Food & NutritionWhich is better grain free dog food or grain food? And I’m feeding my dog Royal Canin but he seems not to like it, would you recommend any other dog foods ?
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 August 12th, 2025
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