thank you LadyMom and Nancy. I repeat this information all the time to no avail. People will believe what they want to believe tho. I was a tech for many years and worked in numerous offices....but what do i know....
Vets do make money off of selling science diet but they will make a big profit off of selling any type of food really. They mostly sell science diet because its the "regular" brand compared to the Prescription diet that they have to provide in their offices. Some of the offices i've worked or volunteered in have sold science diet, but others have also sold Wellness, solid gold, eukanuba, iams, and royal canine. Vets get these foods at a much cheaper rate then stores but sell them for the same price. So yes they will make a bigger profit on them. Its not a kickback, its just retail business.