That switch from TOTW was a good call. RC is a good food. My dog?s breeder recommends and feeds Diamond. If I had a kennel full of dogs, I?d consider it also. We all worry about feeding the right stuff, and many manufacturers capitalize on that.
TOTW was one of the brands implicated in the DCM study. Basically, dogs who have no genetic predisposition to DCM were getting DCM, and the common factor was grain-free diets. The hypothesis is that the legumes used in these and the higher level of plant-based proteins is somehow impacting the dog?s ability to create taurine, leading to dilated cardiomyopathy.
See Section 7 below.
https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinar...tween-diet-and