Proof IMO that Expensive Food isn't Necessarily Better - Page 2

My vet told me what ever you do, don't feed Science Diet crap food. Said that Science Diet prescription foods work for that thier intended for. 
He bred and raised dobies for years and fed pedigree canned. Some of his dogs lived without health issues for 14 years.
He refuses to be a dog food vendor, and I'm so glad for that.

As far as what to feed...........You, me and our childern eat all kinds of crap and it doesn't kill us. Our, and our dogs', bodies are designed to get the required nutrition out of what we eat and let the rest pass thru.

When a person eats too much of one item or another there may be issues. I remember once my sister was on a carrot kick, she ate 5 lbs a day and eventually had crazy reactions. I worked at a peach orchard and loving peaches ate too many for a whole season and once again my body became sensitized.

For our dogs, the issue is if we only feed one kibble and nothing else. They may become sensitized to one thing or another that's in the food. There is no perfect diet for the whole canine family, every dog is different. A diet for one dog could cause big problems for another (just like people).

How many people here feed only the same kibble and nothing else? No table scraps, no trainig treats, no extra meat...etc.

Some vets are terrible and I couldn't agree more about them being food vendors. The one vet we found that did Jewel's spay cheaply had dog food for sale in their clinic, BUT there were different kinds... EVO, Orijen, etc. I can't remember if they had Science Diet or not. I have to kinda doubt a vet any more, is I walk in and see SD on the shelves, with pamphlets all over saying why you should feed it to your pets. Um, no thank you!

I'd change my dogs (and cat, if she wasn't so damn picky) to the raw diet in a heartbeat if I was confident enough and had the money to do so.

Raw feeding is cheaper than premium kibble!!! It really is. It's just hard to get started.

If you feed raw CORRECTLY, its about the same cost as quality kibble.

Throwing a dog a bunch of chicken backs is not a correct diet, but it is cheaper.

Cost depends on the storage you have available to you, too. If you have to buy fresh all the time, it's just as expensive as "good" kibble. If you have deep freezers, you can be an opportunistic scavenger and save yourself a lot of money! 

A recent article in an Australian independent consumer-advocacy magazine, CHOICE stated:

*Both the RSPCA and AVA [Australian Veterinarians Association] have commercial arrangements with pet food company Hills. The AVA says that this arrangement is to fund an education program and does not affect the recommendations of individual vets.

http://www.choice.com.au/reviews-and-tests/household/backyard/pets/pet-food-reviews.aspx

From Hill's:

Hill's Veterinary Nutritional AdvocateSM is an unique, on-line, educational experience, available at no cost to every member of the veterinary health care team. Through VNA you will enhance your ability to understand, communicate and benefit from advocating proper pet nutrition.

http://www.hillsvet.com/vna/veterinary-nutritional-advocate.html

Hmmm?

Hmmm ? indeed !!!     Well I guess if anyone wanted to argue there were no
commercial links, this is a good e.g. to cite - ta, Allanf.  I wonder if the 'VNA'
would answer my question, if I studied it ?  

The philosophy seems to be: "You stock our product and we'll teach you how to sell it... for FREE." A win-win situation for Hill's and ... ummm ... Hill's? LOL. I guess the vets get something out of it other than glossy brochures and the net profit from sales.

Hundmutter, I assume the free training programme is only open to Hill's stockists.

Yeah thats why I haven't tried the site.  L