Please, I'd like to think that you are a kind and caring person who makes decisions like this after much research - but your logic sounds fucking horrible.

Most dog (and cat) foods are fucking garbage, and the reason behind so much early deaths, and overall unhealthiness of people's pets today. The reason for so many doctor visits. Grain heavy diet along with extremely low quality protein sources is the main reason for this.

"More Grains, More Insulin, More Inflammation

A highly processed, grain-based diet fed to an animal designed to thrive on a meat-based, fresh food diet is very likely to produce symptoms of ill health over time. Diets to address disease most frequently deal with the symptoms that are the result of a lifetime of inappropriate food, not the true cause of their symptoms. The optimum diet for a dog or a cat should closely resemble their natural diet.

A diet balanced heavily toward grain promotes insulin production and the production of inflammatory chemicals. Over-production of insulin makes it hard for the body to maintain its correct weight, and can lead to diabetes and other problems. An overabundance of inflammatory chemicals means more aches and pains.

Improve the balance of your dog's diet by reducing grain, and you may not need the dangerous non-steroidal and steroid drugs so commonly prescribed for dogs. Readers who follow Dr. Mercola's Total Health Program will agree eating fewer grains means less inflammation! Toxic drugs certainly make animals more comfortable, but will shorten their lives too."

[link to articles.mercola.com]



Please go to that link and consider what your dog's body is designed for. I know that oats are not highly processed, but it's just not what your dog's body is meant to use as fuel. They are meant to eat mostly meat, and some vegetables, I'm not arguing with you about your own choice to be vegan, but you're killing your dog with that shit.

Also do some research on soy while you're at it, and you will hopefully take that out of the picture as well, that stuff is bad news.