24-Lbs Rachael Ray Nutrish Just 6 Limited Ingredient Diet Dry Dog Food Expired

Just my 2 cents and there will probably be backlash which I will ignore. We switched to V-dog because we don't trust the meat industry. The meatpacking for humans is disgusting enough and for pets, regulation is barely there. We have a fitness tracker on our dog and he's healthy as can be and plays nonstop all day with us. He does get meat in occasional treats and scraps from the meat eaters in our household.

This is grain free

Grain free diets are not recommended for any dogs. This is current stance by boarded veterinary cardiologists and nutritionists due to risk of cardiomyopathy.

There is no established benefit from a grain free diet to 99.99% of dogs.

Ask yourself is risking your dog's health worth saving a few bucks?

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veteri...iomyopathy

https://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/docs/l...0119r1.pdf

While they can survive on vegan diets I highly highly recommend against it unless your dog has a specific problem to eating meat. Dogs are carnivores, not omnivores or herbivores, and you're depriving them of their biological needs by feeding vegan.

They're not carnivores. You're confusing them with cats

This is grain free

Grain free diets are not recommended for dogs. This is current stance by boarded veterinary cardiologists and nutritionists due to risk of cardiomyopathy.

There is no established benefit from a grain free diet to 99.99% of dogs.

Ask yourself is risking your dog's health worth saving a few bucks?

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veteri...iomyopathy

https://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/docs/l...0119r1.pdf

Actually there from a peer reviewed scientific study there was NO, I repeat, NO link between CDM and grain free diets or legume diets.

https://www.petfoodprocessing.net...cm-in-dogs

There was merely an INVESTIGATION into it and the conclusion is that there's NO link.

I.E. it's SAFE

"BSM researchers noted that while the FDA has referenced many reported cases of DCM in dogs eating grain-free or legume-rich diets, the majority of these cases contained incomplete information. For example, integral data such as the dog's complete diet history, age or the presence of concurrent conditions were often missing.

Additionally, some of the reported cases were of dog breeds with a known genetic predisposition to DCM, which further confounds the claim of a dietary role. Genetic inheritance is the most commonly known cause of DCM in dogs, according to the BSM study.

Several other confounding variables were determined to have skewed data about what causes DCM in dogs leading up to this point, including insufficient samples sizes, nutrient bioavailability and synthesis discrepancies across canine breeds and sizes, and supplementary treating and feeding habits that could affect nutrition or nutrient absorption.

The article also details published research highlighting a number of other factors that could contribute to the presence of DCM. These include nutrient deficiencies, myocarditis, chronic tachycardia, and hypothyroid disease."

They are most certainly carnivores. Dogs belong within the order carnivora and have digestive tracts and teeth designed to consume mainly meat. Both biologically and classified scientifically.

Maybe you mean they're not obligate carnivores such as cats