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Originally Posted by Catrina Just to let you know, I did not want to be mean but you know that Science Diet was rated an "F" right? Vets should not be recommending that, they could be recommending something like Iams, or Eukanuba.. which were all rated better than Science Diet.
Like I said in my entry, I was not "coming down on vets".. all I said was that not EVERYTHING they say is true.. just like doctors. AND I know vets are "extremely knowledgable".. but everyone makes mistakes, including vets and that's where our instincts should come in and decide.
I did not mean to offend anyone from this post, but the whole point of this was that I just wanted to share my own personal experience. Yes it may not be true for some cases, but cases like mine happen a lot and for someone who was in my situation, I personally think that they should just wait a while before making a decision. That's all!!  |
oh i know science diet was rated an F on that food thing that was posted a little while ago. I don't deny that it isn't the best of foods to be feeding, but i'd feed my animals that before i fed iams and eukanuba. Iams and Eukanuba are made by proctor and gamble which is a HUGE animal testing facility in itself. Both of those dog foods are also tested on animals. So i would never buy them. I had my cat on science diet before because he has a senstive stomach and that was the only thing he could eat without puking. Most vet's, or at least all the ones i know, do recommend higher quality foods before they recommend science diet. I just said that science diet is something that you can buy in teh supermarket that is better then all the other brands there (unless your supermarket carries foods like nutro, natural balance and wellness).
yes its true, vet's are human and they do make mistakes too, but i would not fully trust my instincts before my vets because i know they know more then I. As with anything that goes on with my animals, i ask for the entire rundown of what is happening. I want to know everything that the vet is thinking. And if i don't 100% agree with him, we discuss it. he knows most about the medical side of it and i know the most about my pet. So we combine our knownledge and come up with the best possible treatment for my pet. I know alot of people are scared to question their vet or talk to them. Don't be. Ask all the questions you want. Ask them why they are prescribing this medication or that procedure. Tell them your feelings about it and what you would like to be done. Work something out between the two of you. Don't just dismiss his informtion and do something you think is best.
I wasn't offended by your post and i hope you weren't offended by mine. And i appreciate your opinion, but i felt like i had to defend the good vets out there and share my own experiences as a rebuttle.