I have managed a vet clinic for 12 years and I can tell you that vets do not get any kind of kick-back on Science Diet foods. We only carry prescription foods and do special order other brands. Vets do not make a LOT of money off Science Diet foods unless they are marking it up more than the suggested retail from Hills Pet Nutrition. The suggested retail is and always has been 45% which means if we pay $25 for a bag we only mark it up $11.25. That is not much in the retail world. Believe, veterinarians do not make their money off of food. |