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Originally Posted by guliverandmaya  Has anyone been feeding their little guys with Medical by Royal Canin? Here in Canada they can only be found at the vet's clinics.
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I tried to look through your older post to see what type of medical condition your little girl has and could not find anything that was posted regarding her. If your vet feels that Maya needs to eat a Rx food for a reason I would listen to him. In the past I would have felt the same as one of the members posting to your thread that there are sites to learn about food etc. But over the years I have come to learn that some of the foods that were ranked so highly by these laypeople were not what they were made out to be. If I were told that my pet needed a food that was specifically formulated for a DXed condition I should would follow the advice given by a medical professional and not a Google search. There are too many instances of owners following Google advice and having disastrous outcome.
I feed what I believe to be the best food for my dogs without medical issues. Being that they are relatively healthy this leaves a much wider chose but if my vet suggested a certain food I would follow the advice given. If it didn't work medically and caused an adverse response I would then move on but once again look for guidance with a medical professional who could further guide me.
It always makes that little nerve in my right temple twitch when I see blanket advice given regarding food for medical necessity. This is the reason that research is done by Veterinarians and it should not be so easily downplayed by the public at large because of an ingredient such as Corn making it "bad".
I'd never dream of going to my Primary Care doctor and telling him that I Googled a better treatment plan and carry it out myself and I cannot understand why anyone would think this was proper for our canine companions.