KASIKS Grain-Free Wild Pacific Ocean Meal Formula Dry Dog Food, 5-lb bag

My yellow lab Ellie had a chicken allergy and sensitive digestive system. When she was about a year old I found this food and her digestive system did great on it and she always liked it so I was a dedicated Kasiks customer and never tried to switch her to anything else. Fast forward 5 years, Ellie was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) after collapsing on a hike. This disease led to her premature death at age 7 after a year of medical management that involved thousands of dollars, giving 9 meds 5 times a day - luckily I’m a nurse and work from home to be able to give her the care she needed. The veterinary cardiologist that treated Ellie confirmed her condition was dietary related. There were no warning signs of Ellie’s illness until it was very severe and life threatening. Please talk with your vet and do your research on dietary related DCM and avoid foods like this that are grain-free and use peas, lentils, chickpeas as top ingredients - they could cause illness in your dog. Research is still being done to pinpoint the exact cause of DCM so food recalls have not yet taken place. For more information: https://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2018/06/a-broken-heart-risk-of-heart-disease-in-boutique-or-grain-free-diets-and-exotic-ingredients/ https://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2021/09/diet-associated-dcm-research-update/ Facebook group - “Dietary Associated DCM in dogs” - 125,000 members In loving memory of Ellie, Erin