I have had enough sick dogs in my life to know that prescription foods save lives. What many people do is fall into the trap of the marketing ploys that some of the smaller companies use to try to compete with the larger ones. All the hoopla about corn and soy in my humble opinion is just that...hoopla. I have pups at present who are on RX diets by either Hills, Purina or Royal Canin and they are all doing very well on those foods. Two had bladder stones. One of them has been on Urinary SO for a few years now and no recurrence of bladder stones (prior to that in his former home he had stones twice).
Now, if a pup has a couple of conditions often it is difficult to find an RX food that is good ... so I have opted to home cook. At present I home cook for two pups. Both diets were through consultation with a veterinary nutritionist.
As for a regular maintenance diet, I trust Hill's because they do all of the research and feeding trials. I look at the company first and ingredients second. My healthy pups are on Hill's Ideal Balance and they love it and are thriving. |