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Old 06-20-2014, 05:29 AM   #282
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Originally Posted by megansmomma View Post
The 2 posts about are pretty much what I have said in the past, as laypeople we cannot run with information from these studies for the simple reason that we are not vets. If you take the time to read each of my posts you can see there are issues with the data, the statistics and even who was used for their research. It's very obvious to me that you cannot just take these studies and use a broad sweeping brush to include every animal into the conclusions of these studies.
All it really takes is critical thinking, knowledge of the terminology, and reading the fine print that is often buried in the Materials and Methods section or in the Discussion. The entire study has to be placed in context, and the posts you quoted from Skeptvet do a good job of that. Plus, the Skeptvet is a veterinarian :

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