Concerns About the Heart Disease Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)

Over the past few years, the veterinary community and the pet-owning public have been inundated with claims from a small cluster of industry-funded veterinarians that there "appears to be a connection" between grain-free pet foods (and/or specific ingredients, such as legumes and potatoes) and the deadly canine heart disease dilated cardiomyopathy ("DCM").

We believe these claims are not just false, but fraudulently so.  For a quick introduction to the nature of the misconduct, see this article from AP News. (It also appeared in some 300 other publications.)

We are supremely confident that Ketona does not cause DCM. To the contrary, as explained below, we believe it is about the LAST pet food on the planet that could give a dog the disease. Moreover, we believe that the entire DCM scandal is essentially a hoax perpetrated by vets working for "Big Kibble" companies in an effort to unfairly denigrate their grain-free competitors.

KetoNatural founder Daniel Schulof is the one of the country's leading critics of the DCM scandal. He has written extensively on the matter (see, for instance, here and here), has used state and federal public records laws to unearth the financial ties between Big Kibble and the vets behind the DCM scandal, and participated in numerous ongoing and developing lawsuits pertaining to the matter. Through Mr. Schulof's efforts and the efforts of committed veterinary nutritional scientists acting in good faith (as opposed to vets working for Big Kibble), the DCM controversy has slowly begun to unravel.

As this recent evidence review published in the Journal of Animal Science demonstrates, there is no evidence whatsoever that grain-free, boutique, or legume-containing pet food products tend to cause DCM. Not one single study.

In fact, the only established link between diet and canine DCM is one that the veterinary community has known about for many years. A failure to consume sufficient quantities of the amino acids cysteine and methionine can cause a dog to develop DCM. These essential amino acids are most commonly found in meat ingredients. Which is one of many reasons why it is vital for dogs to consume sufficient amounts of animal-based protein.

Fortunately, because it contains so much animal-based protein, Ketona's amino acid content is as high as any other kibble on the planet. Far, far higher than any "traditional" Big Kibble products. For this reason, we have never had a single customer report a case of DCM to us.

Ketona will not give your dog DCM, period. If you'd like to be kept abreast of further developments concerning this matter please join the mailing list at www.veterinaryintegrity.org.