Prescription foods are made by vets and actual science is put into them meaning they are good foods if that is what your pet needs. I think with all the "education" out there from holistic foods and people like the dentist who does dog food advisor it confuses people into thinking certain things are bad and certain things are good when in reality those people are not vet nutritionist so they are not the best source for education on dog nutrition. I spent a long time going by stars and everything else until I started really looking into the company's and who puts science into it. In the end my dog ended up with IBD so she had to go on prescription Royal Canin. I trust my vet when she suggested the food and we went on it and my little girls IBD symptoms went away and she is doing great. Vets don't make money off those foods so if you trust your vet then I would do what he is saying. If you still are very worried about it I would contact a vet nutritionist.
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