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Originally Posted by dwerten  key word most cases as my dog would have died had i not gotten him to an internal medicine specialist with this disease as the vet basically told me he was going to die so i think these groups are very helpful to gain knowledge and understanding so you can work with the vet and specialists and get the best care but you can learn alot from other pet owners and gain knowledge. I have learned sadly a vet does not know everything about everything and why there are specialists that have further education in organs etc. Also vets do not know hardly anything about nutrition only prescribe vet diets based on food companies pitch. They only take one class in nutrition in vet school and many do not further their education after college on nutrition. Luckily my dog has done well on purina ha for 4 years but some are not so lucky and why many use a board certified nutritionist from ucdavis on here. |
Some vets are not good with diets...I agree. I just think that sometimes when people start advising people online they don't always have the full picture of what is going on. I believe a vet knows more about how organs work together and how lab results are interpreted. There are many gray areas...nothing is black and white. I much prefer to listen to my vet about what I need to feed....not necessarily what FOOD, but certainly what I should be feeding in terms of calories, fat, and protein, etc. I see people advising people what to feed based on a diagnosis and how they interpret lab studies and I don't agree with that. I believe that the vet should tell the person...low fat or whatever....then, I can see advising them on different foods.
I had my vet do a telephone consult with the vet who is the head of Clinical Nutrition at Texas A&M Small Animal Services. Anyone can do that...they do not have to physically go there. If a pup has had a full workup, no need to go physically...records can be faxed.