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Hill's Prescription Diet z/d Original Skin/Food Sensitivities Canned Dog Food is a prescription dog food made with feed grade ingredients, which are unfit for human consumption. It contains 23 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 2 other sketchy ingredients, including Corn Starch and Powdered Cellulose.

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
  • 23 Synthetics
  • 1 Anti-Nutrient
  • 2 Sketchy Ingredients
Detailed Comparison
Sundays Air-Dried Food for Dogs Human Grade Beef Recipe Hill's Prescription Diet z/d Original Skin/Food Sensitivities Canned 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
23 Synthetics:
Dicalcium phosphate, Calcium carbonate, Potassium chloride, Choline chloride, Dl-methionine, Vitamins (vitamin e supplement, Ascorbic acid (source of vitamin c), Thiamine mononitrate, Niacin supplement, Calcium pantothenate, Vitamin b12 supplement, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin d3 supplement, Riboflavin supplement, Folic acid), Potassium citrate, Minerals (zinc oxide, Ferrous sulfate, Manganese sulfate, Copper sulfate, Calcium iodate), Magnesium oxide, Taurine
Nothing sketchy
2 Other Sketchy Ingredients:
Corn starch, Powdered cellulose
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:
Water, Hydrolyzed Chicken Liver, Corn Starch, Powdered Cellulose, Soybean Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Iodized Salt, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid), Potassium Citrate, minerals (Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate), Magnesium Oxide, L-Tryptophan, Taurine, Beta-Carotene.
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