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Hill's Prescription Diet k/d Kidney Care with Lamb Dry Dog Food is a prescription dog food made with feed grade ingredients, which are unfit for human consumption. It contains 28 synthetic additives (so it is not all-natural), it has 1 anti-nutrient, Soybean Oil (which may interfere with the absorption of essential nutrients), and it has 6 other sketchy ingredients, including Pork Liver Flavor and Natural Flavors.

Warning Due to this being a grain-free food that contains legumes or potatoes this Hill's Prescription Diet recipe may be implicated in the FDA's ongoing investigation into diet-related Dilated Cardiomyopathy (or DCM), a potentially fatal heart condition.

Read our article about Grain Free Foods And Heart Failure
Hill's Prescription Diet
  • Air-Dried
  • Human Grade
  • All-Natural
  • No Anti-Nutrients
  • No Sketchy Ingredients
  • Prescription Extruded
  • Feed Grade
  • 28 Synthetics
  • 1 Anti-Nutrient
  • 6 Sketchy Ingredients
Detailed Comparison
Sundays Air-Dried Food for Dogs Human Grade Beef Recipe Hill's Prescription Diet k/d Kidney Care with Lamb Dry Dog Food
Family-owned Owned by Colgate-Palmolive
Human Grade Feed Grade
Air-Dried Prescription
No Anti-Nutrients
1 Anti-Nutrient:
Soybean oil
All-Natural
28 Synthetics:
Lactic acid, Calcium carbonate, L-lysine, Potassium citrate, Potassium chloride, Dl-methionine, Vitamins (vitamin e supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin c), Niacin supplement, Thiamine mononitrate, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Calcium pantothenate, Riboflavin supplement, Vitamin a supplement, Vitamin b12 supplement, Folic acid, Vitamin d3 supplement), Choline chloride, L-threonine, Taurine, Minerals (ferrous sulfate, Zinc oxide, Copper sulfate, Manganous oxide, Calcium iodate, Sodium selenite), L-carnitine, L-arginine
Nothing sketchy
6 Other Sketchy Ingredients:
Brewers rice, Dried beet pulp, Corn gluten meal, Chicken liver flavor, Pork liver flavor, Natural flavors
Ingredients:
USDA Beef, Beef Liver, Beef Bone, Pumpkin, Millet, Wild Salmon Oil, Sunflower Oil, Kale, Flaxseed, Zucchini, Sea Salt, Parsely, Kelp, Chicory Root, Turmeric, Mixed Tocopherols, Ginger, Selenium Yeast, Blueberries, Carrots, Apples, Tomatoes, Shiitake Mushrooms, Broccoli, Oranges, Cranberries, Spinach, Beets, Tart Cherries, Strawberries
Ingredients:
Brown Rice, Brewers Rice, Pork Fat, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Sorghum, Lamb, Dried Beet Pulp, Egg Product, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken Liver Flavor, Fish Oil, Soybean Oil, Lactic Acid, Calcium Carbonate, L-Lysine, Pork Liver Flavor, Potassium Citrate, Potassium Chloride, DL-Methionine, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Biotin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Choline Chloride, L-Threonine, Iodized Salt, Taurine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), L-Carnitine, L-Arginine, L-Tryptophan, Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Natural Flavors, Beta-Carotene.
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