I think we have to be a
little careful when making correlations or assumptions like this (not saying
you are making the assumption, Ladymom
, but that maltese owner). Because, I don't think there is proof that the cause of the Maltese's problem was
just diet (despite the bloodwork), nor was there proof in Lacy's case. Fatty liver is often idiopathic - in both dogs and humans.
What is possibly more likely is that both these dogs had some kind of predisposition toward these disease states, just waiting for the right trigger - if it ever came. *Boom*, the trigger was introduced and a health issue was instigated.
Of the same vein, think of diabetes - say one of these dogs, unknowingly, had a genetic vulnerability toward diabetes and this particular owner chose a high grain/carb diet for this dog, the dog becomes obese bc it cannot properly process carbs - diabetes sets in. Is it the fault of the diet? No, not directly. It's a combination of nurture and nature - as are almost *all* disease states. In this case - a scenario could unfold here at YT where all of a sudden everyone was in an alarmist state saying "DON'T feed high carb/grain diets - they *cause* diabetes!" - and that's simply not true.
That's how myths get started and I just think we should be careful there - we've seen it here before. Such as the myth that high protein diets
cause kidney/liver issues - we all know that's not true, yet the myth prevails.
My point is, I hope we're all careful in blaming this diet, or that diet, or Petzlife (a possible suspect, initially, in Lacy's case), or this product, or that product as the cause of a disease state. It's almost never that simple. I mean no offense, it just concerns me quite a bit.