![]() ![]() Some taurine loss occurs in freezing, so if you feed lots of meat from freezer clean outs etc, make sure you add fresher meats in the diet.Īlso, grinding meat decreases the taurine content as it increases the surface area of the meat and exposes the amino acid to the air. The type of dietary protein fed, the amount and type of dietary fiber, and the degree of heat treatment that is used during food processing may affect taurine levels in dogs. Taurine is abundant in most fish, seafood, birds, and rodents. Smaller animals have a lot higher concentration of taurine. Larger animals, such as cattle, have a lower concentration of taurine. Organs like tongue, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidney have high levels. ![]() Darker meat indicates hard working muscles thus higher levels of taurine. The amount of taurine in meat depends on how much work the muscle does. Muscle meat contains fairly high amounts of taurine. Mussels are a great food as they have a high amount of taurine plus manganese, zinc, iron, iodine and Omega 3. Fish and seafood also have lots of taurine. ![]() In a varied PMR diet which includes heart, organs, plenty of red and dark muscle meat, dogs will get plenty of taurine. So, making sure there is plenty of dietary taurine in the feeding plan and avoiding legumes and other plant proteins may be helpful. So when it comes to diet, the hypothesis is that legumes like peas and lentils or other veges like beet pulp and potatoes that are used in kibble as fillers instead of grains may inhibit the uptake of taurine and therefore in some cases cause DCM. The impact of dietary considerations on dogs who would likely develop DCM with age and genetic predisposition is unknown. It is not present in plant protein sources such as grains and/or legumes.ĭCM has a huge genetic component and several breeds are predisposed to it. It can be synthesized in dogs from the precursor amino acids cysteine and methionine. Taurine is an amino acid which is found in animal protein. You may have seen in the news or elsewhere on Facebook groups about supposed problems with grain free foods and a possible link to DCM (dilated cardiomyopathy)įirst of all, grains do not contain taurine. ![]()
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