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Originally Posted by Woogie Man  Linda, your post shows me that we are talking about different things. I don't think I've ever posted in a thread about any Rx food. It's just out of my experience. Luckily, I've never had the need for any Rx food. Any issues mine have had I've been able to treat with resting the stomach and/or feeding chicken w/rice & broth.
No doubt that I would not hesitate to use an Rx diet if the need arises. Just from reading on YT, I know that Hill's, Purina and Royal Canin all make prescription foods. Whether there is any difference in them, I don't know. If I had to make a choice among them, I would choose to follow my vet's advice.
My opinion is not just an anti Science Diet one, but I'm against any brand that uses corn in its formula. Again, just talking about regular foods. That being said, it's not something that keeps me up at night. Everyone is free to make their own choice. I do believe we should research and feed a quality food, especially with toy breeds. We all have seen different dogs do well or not so well on different foods, so it really comes down to what an individual dog does well on.
Personally, I now feed my dogs Authority. Based on ingredients, is it a premier brand? No, it's not holistic/human grade, etc., but all mine do very well on it. That's about as far as I would go in making a recommendation.
Since Hill's and others make Rx foods, it probably is a good idea to specify which foods we might be talking about so there is no confusion. I would hate for someone to get the wrong idea and avoid a food their pet may need based on opinions not directed at that food. |
Authority foods uses corn and corn gluten in its adult chicken formula dry kibble. Just as Authority does not use corn or corn gluten in all of it's products, Science Diet does not either. For example, SD's Natures Best Nature's Best Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner and its
Lamb & Brown Rice Dinner do not include corn or corn gluten in the products.
I'm not advocating for SD and am not anti Authority since I am a home cooker and have only used kibble infrequently over the years. I'm just pointing out that not only do formulas vary among brands, the brands themselves can be questionable unless you study up on who is doing the manufacturing. Not sure who manufactures Authority - pretty sure it's Simmons who acquired Menu Foods.