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Originally Posted by bellasmomok  Also, I've been thinking about switching her to a grainless food since she tears so much, but now I'm worried about doing that since she had an abnormal renal value..... I talked to him about whether or not a grainless diet would be okay because of the test results, and he said he doesn't recommend going grainless because it will set her up for renal problems. I've read a lot about grainless diets, and I thought what I'd read was that grainless diets are not good for dog with renal disease, but it doesn't CAUSE renal disease and is good for a healthy dog??? After saying a grainless diet is not good because dogs need a well-balanced diet, he said he recommends RC and Science Diet. I told him that I'm pretty sure I read about several dogs having problems with and even dying from the RC (that's right isn't it? or am I thinking of something else??), and he said you can't believe everything you read on the internet and if that were true there would be a law suit over it. I told him that I have her on a premium food (Innova California Natural), and that I was thinking of switching her over to Wellness or NV, to which he replied that those newer companies spend most of their money on advertising their product instead of putting their money into the quality of their food. IMO, he obviously doesn't know what he's talking about. |
Oh mercy.
Did he also tell you that he probably gets 40% commission on RC and SciDi? And, that almost all SciDi foods contain carcinogens, listed right in their ingredient lists for all to see? And as far as marketing and advertising, that Hills SciDi spends MILLIONS on Vets while they're in vet school so that they'll later sell their food? Hello Kettle=Black! LOL! Just WOW. You sure you want this person as your vet?
Anyhow, like Crystal said -- higher protein doesn't cause renal/liver/pancreas problems. You just don't want to feed HP diets to dogs w/ diseases of those organs. Also, she is probably dehydrated from being NPO after 10pm - so that's not unusual.
Hang in there as best you can and try not to worry about those test levels.
I'll be thinking about her.