Some balanced diets include Royal Canin® Veterinary Diet Canine Cardiac, Rayne Clinical Nutrition™ Restrict-CKD™, or Hill's® Prescription Diet® h/d®. Your veterinarian will help you determine the most appropriate nutrient profile at each stage of your dog's heart disease progression.
How do I feed my dog with a heart murmur?
The mainstays of a good low-sodium diet may be fresh beef, pork, chicken, bland macaroni and/or low-sodium. Do not give “dog snacks.”
Can diet help with dog heart murmur?
In terms of a diet, there aren't any special diets required for dogs with a grade 2 heart murmur. If your dog's heart murmur becomes worse over time, your vet can discuss with you their diet.
What foods are good for a dog's heart?
Whole Grains- Brown rice, oats, barley, buckwheat, and quinoa are all grains I formulate recipes with regularly. Not only do these grains provide much-needed nutrients for our dog's hearts, but they also are a great source of minerals such as manganese and magnesium.
Can diet cause heart murmur in dogs?
It would be irresponsible for your dog's heart murmur to be ONLY linked to diet-DCM without a definitive diagnosis as there are other causes of heart murmurs. This would be the same as having a fever and dry cough and automatically your doctor assuming you have COVID-19.
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