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03-07-2009, 07:25 AM | #16 |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
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| My vet sells Science Diet, too.
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03-07-2009, 01:47 PM | #17 |
LoveMy2 Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: East Tennessee
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| I hate this for ya...All the time and stress in finding a quality food that they will actually eat You should definitely stick with Evo. Maybe take some information to your vet on your next visit about Evo. __________________ I MADDIE |
03-07-2009, 04:17 PM | #18 |
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| There really is some ground for thinking that EVO might be too much protein-- I don't think the vet should be dismissed off hand for suggesting it. I had one pet who was apparently healthy. I had him on EVO for several months, had bloodwork done and his renal values were very high. I switched him to a diet with a more moderate protein level and his bloodwork returned to normal. I don't care much for Science Diet either, but I do think that we should be very careful with the ultra-high protein diets out there, and not jump on the bandwagon of supporting them just because a website says that they are the best. I'm feeding grain-free diets with more moderate protein levels to my pets now with pretty nice results.
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03-08-2009, 01:08 AM | #19 |
YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nevada
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| Nikko had stinky soft poops when I had him on Chicken Soup for the Puppy Lovers Soul, and I asked my vet what other food I should try. She recommended Science Diet, and said it was best because it's had the most research done on it (not a bad argument!). I then asked her about EVO, and she scowled at me and said that because she's never heard of it, it obviously hasn't been tested well enough, and it would not be acceptable to feed. *Sigh* So the next day I went out and bought a bag of EVO and started switching Nikko over to it. Within a week, his poops were already looking better and smelling less. Then within two weeks he had about 85% PERFECT poops... it was so awesome, I wanted to bronze some of them. Since then, he has been so much more playful, and he just seems happier. And just to put my mind further at ease, he had bloodwork done when he was neutered a few days ago, and everything was well within the normal range - particularly the part that looks at how well his body is handling protein. :-) Yay for EVO! Oh yeah, and he scratches himself dramatically less now after the switch as well, so there must've been some grain or chicken probably in the old food he was allergic to. I will happily concede though that higher protein diets may not be for all dogs, of course. Just like people, I'm sure different dogs handle proteins and carbs and grains differently. Nevertheless, I still would NEVER feed my dog a food whose first ingredient is corn. But I'm kind of a hippy that that, lol. Certainly the final word is yours in what you feed your dog, and if he's doing as well on EVO as Nikko is, I say stick with it!!! Lauren & Nikko |
03-08-2009, 06:31 AM | #20 | |
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They sell Wellness at their clinic.
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03-08-2009, 06:34 AM | #21 | |
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03-08-2009, 07:04 AM | #22 | |
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I agree. We had a little Maltese on another forum I belong to have abnormal bloodwork - high triglycerides - while on Innova's Evo. He also had fatty deposits behind his eyes. Everything returned to normal after he was switched to Wellness. We have a vet tech on the same forum who said that they have seen similar cases from feeding the high protein diets. I guess they are every high in fat, too. I would never feed one of my pets Science Diet, though. There are some really great premium foods out there that are lower in protein and fat besides Hill's products. | |
03-08-2009, 08:45 AM | #23 | |
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