Science Diet Grain-Free Formulas

[Saeleofu]

http://www.hillspet.com/ideal-balanc...d-compare.html

I don't know whether to or

[dignity]

Well - they decided to jump on the bandwagon. . .

[AllieMackie]

Originally Posted by Saeleofu

http://www.hillspet.com/ideal-balanc...d-compare.html

I don't know whether to or

That site... oh my god.

OPTIMAL NUTRIENT RANGE*

*Source Small Animal Clinical Nutrition, 5th Edition.

Small Animal.

So confused. Not to mention they're selectively choosing "nutrients" that give them the edge, like calcium and phosphorus.

[JustaLilBitaLuck]

Originally Posted by AllieMackie

That site... oh my god.

OPTIMAL NUTRIENT RANGE*

*Source Small Animal Clinical Nutrition, 5th Edition.

Small Animal.

So confused. Not to mention they're selectively choosing "nutrients" that give them the edge, like calcium and phosphorus.

I have paged through that very book, and it is focused on dog and cat nutrition. "Small Animal", in veterinary medicine, generally denotes dogs and cats.

If you run a small animal practice, you see dogs and cats. If you run a large animal/production animal practice, you see cows, sheep, horses, etc.

[AllieMackie]

Originally Posted by JustaLilBitaLuck

I have paged through that very book, and it is focused on dog and cat nutrition. "Small Animal", in veterinary medicine, generally denotes dogs and cats.

If you run a small animal practice, you see dogs and cats. If you run a large animal/production animal practice, you see cows, sheep, horses, etc.

Okay, that thought had run through my head, but as you know, in the pet trade "Small Animal" pretty much means pocket pets. LOL.

[JustaLilBitaLuck]

Originally Posted by AllieMackie

Okay, that thought had run through my head, but as you know, in the pet trade "Small Animal" pretty much means pocket pets. LOL.

Haha, I know! It gets so confusing - at school a "Small Animal" is a dog or cat, and at work, a "Small Animal" is a mouse/hamster/rabbit/etc.

In my experience, in veterinary medicine, mice/hamsters/rats/rabbits/etc are referred to as "pocket pets" - for example, we have a class titled "Care of Pocket Pets"