Association of diet with clinical outcomes in dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure

Introduction Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs has been associated with feeding of grain-free (GF), legume-rich diets. Some dogs with presumed diet-associated DCM have shown improved myocardial function and clinical outcomes following a change in diet and standard medical therapy. Hypothesis Prior GF (pGF) diet…