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Originally Posted by dottiesyrky  I have tried to keep out of this. My only post was aimed at humor in the hope that the sharks here would see it and STOP before it got nasty.
An innocent post informing YT members of one source of diet info was ridiculed and made to feel stupid for posting such a link.
I am an average Yorkie mom who started off knowing little about the issues and diet needs of my dog. When I first came here I thought it was for people like me, not the self elected experts on all things Yorkie.
In my experience, when a dog is sick the average person takes him or her to the vet, is diagnosed and treated...then given meds and a prescription diet for the disease in question, if needed. No vet has ever told me to get a boarded nutritionist, and I would like to know how many here have received that advice from the vet.
The owner of the publication FDA is a dentist.......so what?? How many here are certified nutritionists? This man is well educated and able to research and give his opinions for others to read and digest and use as they may. Has he been given a chance to defend his reputation??
The scientists here should know that berating another professional is unethical without the person being given a chance to defend the accusations.
As we all know, dog food is a very personal issue and we all choose the food we deem best for our dogs. Most of us have to seek diet info from vets and our research, however imperfect is may be.
This thread has become a slug fest and the bait was laid at the beginning, knowing some would bite!
The poor OP was probably devastated by the mean and attacking responses, she thought she was being helpful....as she was to many I am sure.
This is a rant I wish I did not have to write, but I am not an uneducated idiot and I feel my views are as valid as other non experts here.
Please try and understand many here do not have the time, facilities and experience to spend hours researching literature and writing extensive analyses and comments. We are dog moms and dads who just want the best for our dogs, and we live on ground level not in ivory towers.
Now the sharks have more chum to attack, and I will take whatever comes.
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I think is informative to let people know that the DFA isn't more than an entrepreneur! That's an important fact people need to know. His opinions are not a source of good advice in my view. No ivory tower here. I just don't understand why debate about this guy leads to the conclusions that the dissenters are "sharks" or live in ivory towers.
As for vets referring to boarded specialists, they don't usually do it. This is why I like to tell people about it, so they can ask their vets and get a referral if they need it or just go on their own.