Originally Posted by princesschloe1 (Post 4513682)

The thing is they spend over $100 a month to feed him Iams. He is a very big, 70 pound dog. To them, they don't know about food brands and only feed him Iams and assume because it's $100 for them that it's great food. Iams contains a lot of fillers and corn products and has been recalled many, many times. I see the dog constantly struggling and being fed this food which actually does trigger his allergies because he can't have food with many ingredients. The vet gave them Science Diet before this which was a little better than Iams but they went back to Iams.. and the allergies came right back with it.

I guess everyone has their own opinion about what they want to food, I mean, after all - it is their dog so that's their choice. The same goes for the few people in this thread who feed Iams without a problem. I just don't think it is a good food, especially to be paying over $100 monthly for it when the dogs hair/skin falls off specifically on this food. He was actually just fine for a month on Science Diet.. this is what bothers me. These people are close in the family so I can state my opinion to them without them being offended.. but they just don't understand that if the dog doesn't do well on Iams then it's time to change it. There is a difference between a dog thriving on it and NOT doing well on it. It's their dog though and nothing I can do. He gets locked up in 1 room 24/7 without any toys ever and he just has to sit there day in and day out then to top it off they feed him a food that isn't working for him... this is what triggered me to write this post - I feel bad for him.

Originally Posted by princesschloe1 (Post 4513682)

The thing is they spend over $100 a month to feed him Iams. He is a very big, 70 pound dog. To them, they don't know about food brands and only feed him Iams and assume because it's $100 for them that it's great food. Iams contains a lot of fillers and corn products and has been recalled many, many times. I see the dog constantly struggling and being fed this food which actually does trigger his allergies because he can't have food with many ingredients. The vet gave them Science Diet before this which was a little better than Iams but they went back to Iams.. and the allergies came right back with it.

I guess everyone has their own opinion about what they want to food, I mean, after all - it is their dog so that's their choice. The same goes for the few people in this thread who feed Iams without a problem. I just don't think it is a good food, especially to be paying over $100 monthly for it when the dogs hair/skin falls off specifically on this food. He was actually just fine for a month on Science Diet.. this is what bothers me. These people are close in the family so I can state my opinion to them without them being offended.. but they just don't understand that if the dog doesn't do well on Iams then it's time to change it. There is a difference between a dog thriving on it and NOT doing well on it. It's their dog though and nothing I can do. He gets locked up in 1 room 24/7 without any toys ever and he just has to sit there day in and day out then to top it off they feed him a food that isn't working for him... this is what triggered me to write this post - I feel bad for him.

Originally Posted by princesschloe1 (Post 4513690)

By the way, I didn't mean to offend anyone who is feeding Iams with good results, I just wanted to clarify that part!

.. andd, this is BabieChloe but this is my new account.

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88 (Post 4513731)

Way to make me think I was going crazy by the user name switch! What's with that anyway?