New link between fresh pet food and unusual bladder stones on the rise

Stone analysis has found a link to an emerging unusual bladder stone in dogs.

“The data showed a clear link between choline bitartrate found in some of the most popular fresh dog food brands––including The Farmers Dog, Justfoodfordogs, and Nom Nom––and the newly discovered CTT uroliths.”

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As a veterinarian, we commonly ask what you’re feeding your pet when we see gastrointestinal or skin issues such as ingestion of foreign material, diarrhea with no apparent cause, skin itching, excessive weight loss and it seems that certain brands of food are brought up over and over during the history taking in these cases and it lends the question - why did you switch to this particular food? Marketing of new or boutique food recently brought to market is not the best reason to choose a pet food. Research and time may tell a different story. #askyourvet We prefer to improve the lives of dogs and cats, not treat them like guinea pigs.