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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  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 . |
That's why some of us defer to board certified veterinary nutritionists who indeed have more training and such. I trust a vet who knows when to refer me to a vet nutritionist for nutritionist advice.
I have to also comment that I concur with LadyJane's read on this -- it appears the raw feeders are always acting like their diets are superior, that their dogs look better, have smaller stools, process nutrients better, have better coats, etc. I have beautiful dogs with beautiful coats and beautiful clean teeth and fresh breath. So do many of our members who feed something other than raw.