Food & NutritionMy dog dislikes Royal Canin. Is grain-free safe? What food to buy?
The trend recently was more towards grain free foods. This was not a veterinary related trend. Now what Cardiologists are seeing is a higher number of dogs with a heart condition called Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), mainly in Golden retrievers. Many of the dogs are on a grain free diet. They are currently cautioning everyone that these diets (not all) may predispose them to DCM. We are now recommending clients away from a grain free food unless medically necessary and with the addition of supplements if needed. At that point I would recommend a nutritionist. I recommend Royal Canin to my clients, but also Science DIet, Purina Proplan, Nutro, Eukanuba and Iams. Thank you for using Boop by Petco.
Updated on November 25th, 2025
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