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04-21-2017, 12:50 PM | #46 | |
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04-21-2017, 04:55 PM | #47 | |
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Myths About Raw: Is my vet really qualified to be giving nutritional advice? I know you believe that RX food saves lives but it does not cure the underlying disease...it's also for short term use. Carbs in pet food cause many illnesses, carbs are not good for people either.
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04-21-2017, 05:33 PM | #48 | |
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04-21-2017, 07:19 PM | #49 | |
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You know what, I must be the idiot , I did not know that RX food was for life in some cases. I've fed Hill's c/d b4 when Momo & Princess had struvite crystals long time ago. The vet said it was temporary & it also said that on the bag. Also, learned that they didn't need a diet change, just needed to liquefy their diet. When Coco came to live w/us, she came w/a bag of Hill's i/d. It said the same thing on the bag. So I just assumed that it was short term use. I changed her food to raw right away & she has had no problems. She wouldn't eat her i/d...she wanted what every other doggie was having. LOL
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04-21-2017, 08:31 PM | #50 | |
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04-22-2017, 02:35 AM | #51 | |
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Yet there they are making recommendations at times, about something they know almost nothing. And as far as "selling", I don't like or trust the fact that they (almost) all sell 1 or 2 brands of foods, to the absolute exclusion of anything else. If that doesn't scream a sort of "brainwashing" (I don't mean that in a dramatic way, btw, lol!)...I'm not sure what does. Ya know what I mean? I honestly think vets just do not have the clinical time to keep up on animal nutrition unless that's their true focus. But bc of that, I don't think they should give out advice about it at all the either....ie "oh no, ALL raw is just bad!" -- when actually, they've likely NOT researched that statement at all; more likely they're parroting something they've heard/read and haven't necessarily *truly* looked at the opposing side OBJECTIVELY. That freakin' bothers me to no end....bc it reeks of ignorance, and that doesn't benefit anyone. Save
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04-22-2017, 02:46 AM | #52 | |
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Focus instead on Schultz - he's the real leader in that sector anyway. He's published about DOIs countless times, as have many others.
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04-22-2017, 07:44 AM | #53 | |
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04-22-2017, 07:45 AM | #54 | |
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04-22-2017, 07:43 PM | #55 | |
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My theory is just that it's what "works" (but isn't necessarily what's best). They don't have time to research every food out there (understandably) so they go with the brands that they are taught about in school and have a fairly decent track record. If they go and recommend... say, Orijen, to a client and then the dog gets sick, the owner is going to go and blame the vet. My current vet is absolutely amazing. They are a bit of both -- they do some holistic and conventional. They believe combing the two can be extremely helpful in our pets. They look at the body as a whole to determine the underlying issues that are causing the problems and eliminate symptoms before throwing them on an RX food or medications that MAY not be needed (of course, sometimes they are, and they gladly will do what is best for your pet). My vet will have a personal conversation with me regarding Jackson and take the time to listen to any concerns I may have or questions that are reasonable (I wouldn't sit there and take up all of her time lol) but she never makes me feel like a burden like vets in the past have. I no longer feel forced into anything (i.e. prior vets would just be like "oh he needs x, y, z, for sure, so I'm going to go and grab the vaccines and get them ready" and then I would be kind of sitting there like ... uhh, okay (I'm not a confrontational person so I would just be like, okay). And if I tried to be like "oh, what's this one for?" they kind of blow me off and just say he needs it. I went through... 3 vets prior to finding the perfect one because they were all pushy with one thing or another. I do think vets get a bad rep on the internet and it's not deserved. Majority of vets are not in it for the money or greedy people. And I don't think the majority of them mean any harm. I believe it to be a combination of not wanting to change, not keeping up with latest research, maybe ignorance or looking at things one-sided or with blinders on. I've chilled out a lot on my views. I used to be very anti-SD, RC, Purina, IAMS, you name it. *I* was one of those with my blinders on, lol, and couldn't see past an ingredient list on the back of a bag when it's about sooo much more than that and I do realize that now. Do I tend to lean towards the more 'natural' 'holistic' (I don't even like those words lol) approach? Yeah, probably. But I also appreciate those who maybe don't agree with me. I've gotten to the point where I'm very... feed your dog what you're comfortable feeding your dog. As long as it's in good shape, not dying from it, and has good stools and solid bloodwork... I'd say you're probably doing alright.
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04-22-2017, 07:50 PM | #56 | |
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I've seen gorgeous dogs on Purina Pro Plan and out of shape, poor skin, stool and coat dogs on Orijen and vice versa. What works for one dog may not work for the other.
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04-23-2017, 03:23 AM | #57 | |
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I don't understand what you mean when you say you "disagreed with" her vaccine study results....what could you possibly disagree with there....?
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04-23-2017, 03:27 AM | #58 | |
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And yep - what works for not does not for another! Save
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04-23-2017, 09:53 AM | #59 | |
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04-23-2017, 10:12 AM | #60 | |
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