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To: Siber who wrote (7069)	11/16/2019 2:53:30 PM
From: Sun Tzu	1 Recommendation Recommended By kidl Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8758

Thank you. From the article: some vets are already advising against "grain free" foods...Gelzer doesn’t know exactly how the grain-free pet food trend started, but suspects it had to do with consumer demand for what seemed like a healthier alternative....Generally when dogs develop a food allergy, it’s to a protein, Gelzer said. So, veterinarians will often switch to a food with a different protein source to treat the problem. One of the big problems with DCM is that dogs don’t show symptoms of the disease — lethargy, exercise intolerance, shortness of breath — until they’re very sick, Gelzer said. I've never liked grain-free food. I've believed them to be unnatural. Most people have deep misconceptions about dogs and their natural food. I have a neighbor who puts his dog on "raw diet". Meaning only veins, bones, organs, etc. That is a very expensive diet. It's also very unhealthy and unnatural for dogs. Dogs are omnivores (same as humans) and in nature eat mostly fruits and vegetables with some meat from hunts. They also get all kids of diseases in nature and don't live long. So "natural" doesn't mean we can't improve on it.

To: Siber who wrote (7069)	11/16/2019 4:34:13 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8758

My retired vet told me a lot of the allergies they're seeing in today's dogs and cats can be directly attributed to the fillers they put in their foods. Manufacturers have been using wheat and corn as fillers for yrs. Also chicken parts. My old gal had allergies...............she'd get that horrid ear gunk that had to be cleaned out at least twice a week..........but all of that disappeared when we eliminated wheat, chicken, beef and corn from her diet. She ended up on the Salmon and Rice Costco mix. We'd do venison and sweet potato once in awhile too. As long as we avoided wheat, corn, beef and chicken she was fine.