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Originally Posted by ladyjane  And, for those of you who feed Science Diet and other commercial dog foods, the same goes.
Do not be intimidated by those who say that raw is better. I live with some very healthy and quite lovely pups (great coats...poops normal) and they eat kibble. Everyone feels their dog food is better...except those who read forums like this and want to believe everything they read. You really have to be very careful when you start out thinking that it worked for so and so and it will work for me.
Do not accept anyone's word for anything on the internet....research, research research and consult with your vet. That brings up another point: Don't be intimidated by anyone who intimates that vets are stupid and know nothing about nutrition. Remember that the vet you use may one day be needed to save the life of your precious pup! Always good to shop and find a vet you are comfortable with!
This is not a discussion and/or opinion of which way of feeding is best. I refuse to engage in that discussion. |
I don't think anyone is trying to 'intimidate' anyone in this discussion
. People are just sharing their experiences with different diets. Some share their experiences/knowledge about Prey Model (tjdmom, candigirl etc), some share their experiences/knowledge about pre-made raw (me etc), some w/ kibble (you etc), some w/ homecooked (Ellie May etc). Some with chew bones etcetera. Tjdmom has always been super helpful here w/ Prey
.
I agree that this is not a discussion about which way of feeding is
best; I don't think anyone is trying to say this
.
As for nutrition knowledge of vets...unfortunately, they only receive about 1.5 hours of didactic teaching about nutrition in Vet school...that's very disappointing (and, so much of what they learn about nutrition is sponsored by Hill's). Good vets should be comfortable in knowing their own limitations about nutrition. I would trust their knowledge
about nutrition
more if their knowledge about it was more broad, of better quality, and covered methods other than just kibble.
Your dogs do wonderfully on kibble, and that's awesome. Bc also, if you fed pre-made or Prey - you'd put YHR out of business
.