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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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In response to this question, I have been referred to board certified specialists MANY times over the years. The vets I use are very aware of their limitations with certain conditions and are professionals who have no problem admitting they cannot handle everything. They also know that I am a willing consumer/pet owner who does not withhold specialized care when needed. They always refer me as necessary....unfortunately I have had many pups with serious conditions. I currently have three of my personal pups on special diets and meds for serious, potentially fatal conditions. I also have another who had liver shunt surgery. They are doing well I believe because I listened to my vet and took them to a specialist.
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I consider myself the average pet owner... these words of yours baffle me:
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.
I don't really understand this. I am a dog mom who wants the best and I believe that I live on the ground level. I don't have the time for all the reading and posting and all...I have said that many times. I rely on my vets for this advice which is my point about DFA....I don't care for his advice because I prefer listening to vet professionals for my pups. That's all. For me, it is a matter of priorities. I do for my pups what I would do for myself and bust my backside to afford it...I am not a wealthy woman living in an ivory tower .. I am a commoner who just does her level best to go the extra mile for my pups. They don't choose to live here, I choose to have them and I feel I owe it to them to give them the best. Does that make me an enemy here? Apparently, as you have name called all over the place accusing me of being a shark and engaging is something that did. not. happen. No one attacked the OP. We just found some humor where we felt it was needed. AND I apologized to the OP...it was NEVER my intent to attack her at. all.