Its just sad that u would support and back a company that is killing dogs.

Thank you for your thoughts, lets move on.

Both of my dogs eat Purina rx food. One absolutely has to and the other is my choice. I do have more faith in their rx foods. I woud not go near their chicken jerky. I also would not choose their OTC foods.

If it hurts my girl I'd be devastated, but she was slowly getting sicker and sicker while not on it, so her risk is lower even with a comany that is causing concern. I could switch the boy to ID or something, but he likes his EN and does well on it. If I saw the rx food hurting the girl, I would be inclined to switch him. For now he will stay on it. I don't like playing the flavor of the week food game with him. If I was really worried about their rx food, then sure I would change his. I am just not though.

At some pount I gave up putting a ton of energy into figuring out exactly what food is safest at any given time. In general I am still more concerned about smaller companies than larger ones. I don't put thought into where the money goes because it is saving the girl's life and saving a lot of hassle for the boy. The other food he did well on was Eukanuba. I would sooner feed Purina. Honestly, I feel like I owe this company quite a bit for helping my pups.

This is another example of if that's what works. I think Purina is one of the most repulsive companies out there. I would never willingly feed their food. But if their food was the only thing that worked, would I? YOU BET!

That said - Have you ever looked at Royal Canin's prescription diets? I find in general they're better quality then Purina's prescription diets, and I trust the company more then Purina. While the ingredients aren't the best - I will also use their OTC foods in some cases, because I have found their food to be one of the most tempting foods on the market, and can often get sick dogs to eat Royal Canin that won't touch anything else. Do I consider it a great food? No, but I have one dog on Royal Canin Gastrointestinal HE canned food and HE puppy, anything else I've tried she has major GI upsets and/or constipation, and I tried DOZENS of other foods with her! I also always keep a bag of Royal Canin Mini Special 30 in my freezer to keep it fresh that I break out if I have a dog that's not eating well, and I did have one dog that it was keep her on that, or put her on a prescription GI diet - The Special 30 is the only food again out of dozens that didn't upset her stomach. And in some cases prescription diets are the only way to really prolong an animal's life, especially with owners that aren't able to do a home prepared diet for whatever reason. Do I think they're the best choice? Depends, would I feed them to a dog that'd do well on a higher quality OTC diet? Probably not - But they have their place. That said, I personally wouldn't use a Purina OTC diet because of the company's reputation of not caring and not having good quality control - Working in a vet clinic where we use ALL brands of prescription diets, I did notice frequently that the consistency of the Purina food was often very off compared to the other prescription diets that tended to remain more consistent.

This is what my friend feeds her dogs. She's been using it for years and said she's only ever had tummy issues when she tried the higher end foods, she swears by it!

The boy is on it and the irl is on HA. HA is an amazing food.

I have looked. My Yorkie is liver compromised, has had recurring pancreatitis, IBD, SIBO, severe food allergies, and some type of esophagitis. So she needs moderate protein, very low fat, nomeat..she can't process it, certain textures, no acidic, hydrolyzed... She started going downhill on homemade food. She could't keep weight on. Love HA. she is not doing perfect, but very well considering...


as for Iamond, I think thy recalled more today.

Oh Ellie May, bless your heart. You sound like you've been through the wringer there with a lot of issues with your lil one. Thank God you found a food that she does well on and can tolerate. I've so been there and done that and it's such a relieve to see when they actually start to get better and thrive. My hats off to you, having a furkid with allergies is no easy thing.

More recalls? Oh no.... I'll have to check the rest of my mail, as I've just been able to get on a lil while ago, had my grandson all day.

Diamond puppy food this time...

Oh ya, I got that one yesterday from Dog Food Adviser, I signed up for their E-mail alerts. I have a feeling before this is all said and done, a lot more of the foods coming out of the Diamond Pet Food Company are going to be added to the recall list.

Acana
 

Anyone use Acana?

You know you don't have to respond to me right?

I'm sure she did feel the need to respond. You did quote her message in your response.

yeah but if she wants to drop it doesn't responding just keep it going?

Yep, sure do, just being polite ;-)