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Originally Posted by Erin  I have had my multiple vets turn their noses up at what I'm feeding (Canidae) and recommend their foods - SD & Eukanuba. Not in a "oh by the way we sell this for your convenience" way but a "your food sucks" kind of way. Someone who doesn't know better would totally be persuaded by them.
You don't need opinions about who makes money on SD. You don't even need to read the internet. All you need to read is the ingredients. And for whoever says not everyone can afford fancy foods... Canidae is CHEAPER than SD & Eukanuba. |
In my case, I need the Prescription Diet food to control stones and if that food does the job of keeping his stones away and keeping him healthy, then I can't ask for more. Yes, I would have loved to keep him on the Life's Abundance, the Merrick, the Wysong, the Natural Balance, and anything else I raised Ralphie on, but obviously they were NOT good choices for my dog....too much protein and calcium.
I too questioned the quality of the Hills food with my vet and all he said is it's doing what it has to do and you don't ever want to put him under stone surgery again. I even went as far as calling the Hills tech line and questioned the ingredients. I told the rep I did not see anything that looked like it was fit for humans! He told me that the chicken absolutely IS human grade but it has to be listed as a by-product because it is not 100% white meat. He assured me that it does not contain feathers and other ugly stuff and I should not believe what I read on the Internet.
I'm not a vet and I do know how to read ingredients very well as all I use for my family is natural and certified organic and holistic food as much as possible...Whole Foods Markets gets my paycheck plus
..... and it urks me that I cannot do that any longer for Ralphie.
For now, I am going to stop driving myself crazy reading the ills of SD and hope that at some point I might be able to put Ralphie back to his old diet. It just doesn't seem like that will ever happen. I fear seeing that blood again and if I cause that to happen because of my stupidity and stubborness, I will not forgive myself.