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Originally Posted by maxdog  You work for a vet and trust him completely which is great. I also trust my vet completely and will follow her advice to the T. I never said the vet gets a kickback but if you think money is not involved in their decisions then I am also saddened. My point is that I am quite sure there are other options out there that would work just as well but that vets are influenced by the large companies. Spend 2 minutes of googling and you will find articles supporting both sides. But the one thing I just read makes this all very clear now.
– Veterinary diet manufacturers do not have to complete the FDA approval process when changing ingredients, unlike prescription drugs. So, the answer is no, you do NOT legally need a prescription to purchase a “veterinary prescription diet.”
The name “PRESCRIPTION DIET” is trademarked by Hills but is not a true prescription per the above definition. The only reason you MUST buy it from a vet is that Hills only sells it to Vets. They could legally sell it to any store they wanted to. A prescription is not required to buy their “Prescription” food. That is the perfect example of a joint business venture. All other food manufacturers must call their version of the food “Therapeutic diet” or they will get sued by Hills. |
I understand your cynicism but the PROBLEM started in a few places...with companies BSing people in order to compete with the larger food companies. Most didn't hire qualified people in the field of animal nutrition, isntead using marketing ploys like the wolf in your yorkie.
Then, we had the self proclaimed expert on nutritionm ranking foods based on INGREDIENTS...and grains were SO bad
.. a HUMAN DENTIST mind you but people believe the hype they read.
I have ranted over and over on this forum about the importance of listening to qualified people about what to feed your pups.....vets don't make a ton of money selling food. That was another thing the companies cried about...but many of them simply don't do the research that is put into RX foods and there is NO WAY I will feed my pups foods from any company but one of the big three. I will home cook first...and I have done that .. but ONLY when the diet was formulated by a VET nutritionist.
This new study is scary and I pray people now wake up and stop listening to people who have NO clue about animal nutrition. I have fed my pups grains forever and a day and have never had a problem. The ones who don't happen to have some weird genetic health issue are happy and healthy on GRAINS.
Good info here....if you read the FAQs and library...
www.petdiets.com Run by a vet nutritionist. AND You can email questions and she responds.