Dog nutrition is a welfare issue with significant misinformation in the marketplace, and evidence-based feeding decisions protect dogs from both deficiency and excess while supporting long-term health.
Dogs fed poorly formulated diets suffer preventable nutritional deficiencies or excesses. Raw feeding without nutritional expertise risks both deficiency disease and bacterial infection. Grain-free diets associated with DCM represent a documented welfare risk requiring veterinary awareness. Evidence-based nutrition from qualified sources protects dogs from diet-related welfare harm.