Hello! My vet recommended I stay away from grain free with legumes due to the HCM risk showing up in dogs and some cats. I took her advice because she thought she noticed a mild heart murmur during her first visit almost 2 years ago (but hasn’t noticed it since) and at another appointment she commented my cat had a lower heart rate (around 108 bpm despite her being nervous). So, I wanted to ensure I wasn’t putting her heart at risk while giving her the best and most cost effective diet I can handle.
I’ve been feeding her Wellness Digestive Health Chicken and Rice dry food and a good variety of wet food brands (Rawz, Stella and Chewys, Koha Pet). I wanted to find more variety for dry food, but holy cow is that near to impossible when you want high protein and NO PEAS! I recently gave dr elseys clean protein a shot and she loved it. I loved it. We were happy, and then I find out the only Canadian retailer that sells it is discontinuing it (PetSmart), so so much for that idea! Lol
So, I’m back to square one and she continues to eat the same wellness brand. I’ve ordered Rawz Turkey and Chicken dry food to try, but it does have pea fibre and pea starch in it. I chose it as overall the amount of fillers seemed to be less than other brands, and those ingredients were #7 and #9 on the list I believe. Most other brands had peas, pea fibre, chickpeas, red lentils, potatoes, etc in one bag lol.
I am still worried I may be putting her at risk again with peas, but I feel like I made a good choice in a very limited option selection.
My question is:
if I only feed her the Rawz dry food with peas in it as part of her diet, yet keep the other half of her diet with high quality wet foods that include more taurine (Rawz dry has taurine but it’s very low on the list of that means anything), then is my concern unreasonable?
Thank you in advance to those who can help put my mind at ease! 😊