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Originally Posted by Beabble  This is what my friend feeds her dogs. She's been using it for years and said she's only ever had tummy issues when she tried the higher end foods, she swears by it! |
The boy is on it and the irl is on HA. HA is an amazing food.
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Originally Posted by Rescuemomma This is another example of if that's what works. I think Purina is one of the most repulsive companies out there. I would never willingly feed their food. But if their food was the only thing that worked, would I? YOU BET!
That said - Have you ever looked at Royal Canin's prescription diets? I find in general they're better quality then Purina's prescription diets, and I trust the company more then Purina. While the ingredients aren't the best - I will also use their OTC foods in some cases, because I have found their food to be one of the most tempting foods on the market, and can often get sick dogs to eat Royal Canin that won't touch anything else. Do I consider it a great food? No, but I have one dog on Royal Canin Gastrointestinal HE canned food and HE puppy, anything else I've tried she has major GI upsets and/or constipation, and I tried DOZENS of other foods with her! I also always keep a bag of Royal Canin Mini Special 30 in my freezer to keep it fresh that I break out if I have a dog that's not eating well, and I did have one dog that it was keep her on that, or put her on a prescription GI diet - The Special 30 is the only food again out of dozens that didn't upset her stomach. And in some cases prescription diets are the only way to really prolong an animal's life, especially with owners that aren't able to do a home prepared diet for whatever reason. Do I think they're the best choice? Depends, would I feed them to a dog that'd do well on a higher quality OTC diet? Probably not - But they have their place. That said, I personally wouldn't use a Purina OTC diet because of the company's reputation of not caring and not having good quality control - Working in a vet clinic where we use ALL brands of prescription diets, I did notice frequently that the consistency of the Purina food was often very off compared to the other prescription diets that tended to remain more consistent. |
I have looked. My Yorkie is liver compromised, has had recurring pancreatitis, IBD, SIBO, severe food allergies, and some type of esophagitis. So she needs moderate protein, very low fat, nomeat..she can't process it, certain textures, no acidic, hydrolyzed... She started going downhill on homemade food. She could't keep weight on. Love HA. she is not doing perfect, but very well considering...
as for Iamond, I think thy recalled more today.