When my Lab was in liver failure, she had to have no more than 15% protein as too much meat was very hard on her struggling liver. So she ate Science Diet prescription designed for liver disease for her last few months. But before that, she ate Canidae or Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul and years before, Atta Boy or Purina One....before I even knew about premium foods.
Yeah...had a discussion once with a vet, took in the part of the bag of Chicken Soup and showed him the ingredients; ie: meat, meat, meat, meat and more, lots of wonderful ingredients. He said something about these "no name" companies making their bags look pretty and otherwise they were pretty much not to be trusted and he showed me Science Diet ingredients proudly. And I said, "Well, and???" (in other words, "your point?") He seemed clueless. Or just out to sell his stuff. I didn't even go back to that vet...didn't trust him.
I don't trust vets when it comes to nutrition OR behavior/training. I've heard some real doozies from vets, both nutritional and behavior travesties.
Yeah...had a discussion once with a vet, took in the part of the bag of Chicken Soup and showed him the ingredients; ie: meat, meat, meat, meat and more, lots of wonderful ingredients. He said something about these "no name" companies making their bags look pretty and otherwise they were pretty much not to be trusted and he showed me Science Diet ingredients proudly. And I said, "Well, and???" (in other words, "your point?") He seemed clueless. Or just out to sell his stuff. I didn't even go back to that vet...didn't trust him.
I don't trust vets when it comes to nutrition OR behavior/training. I've heard some real doozies from vets, both nutritional and behavior travesties.