Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Miniature Poodle | Male | neutered | 1 year and 4 months old | 15 lbs
Is Royal Canin KO formula (kangaroo and oat) a grain free food? I’m a little confused on how they classify an ‘oat.’ I am trying to avoid grain free products, but need a novel protein. Is a novel protein a concern with DCM or is it just the grain free component?
1 Answer
Published on April 30th, 2019
Hello and thank you for reaching out to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. No, this is not a grain free diet. Oat groats are the first ingredient on the list. They are the hulled kernels of cereal grains: in this case, oats. Groats are whole: they include the cereal germ, the bran, and the endosperm of the grain. They are very nutritious. The novel protein is not a concern for DCM. So this diet would be good for Jack! I hope this is helpful!
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