Better alternative to Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Canine Gastrointestinal Low Fat??

[curlyccue]

I totally agree. I feel like I'm always worried about doing the best thing for her since she can't talk and tell me what she needs. After talking to all you ladies about this I now feel so much better about it and if the vet recommends her starting the RC next week then I trust him.

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by curlyccue

I totally agree. I feel like I'm always worried about doing the best thing for her since she can't talk and tell me what she needs. After talking to all you ladies about this I now feel so much better about it and if the vet recommends her starting the RC next week then I trust him.

IMO sounds like a good plan! There are a lot of people with different opinions regarding food. It's fine to try different things unless there's a medical reason. Then it's best to use a highly tested food to address the issue

[curlyccue]

After doing a few tests today he thinks it could be just common digestive issues. He mentioned pancreatitis as a possibility but after looking more closely he said he isn't sold on that being it. She is on medication for the week and he will decide about the food next week. He told me to feed her regular food until then. So we will wait it out. But I def don't have a problem switching her if he thinks I should! Thanks everyone for your concern and advice. I really appreciate it!!

[Nipper]

Originally Posted by curlyccue

My doctor suggested Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Canine Gastrointestinal Low Fat food for my baby to possibly help with some digestive issues she may have. Is there a better alternative to this that doesn't have by-products in it?? Thanks for your help!

Of course they recommend that. That bag they sell for $80 - $90 costs the Vet about $45, so why wouldn't the vet recommend it. Ingredient-wise they are the cheapest foods in terms of ingredient cost. Royal Canin as a whole uses the lowest-cost ingredients but charges obscene prices.

If the dog doesn't have a specific high-risk problem, I would try Pro Plan SSS, Annamaet Option or Farmina N&D Wild Cod.

The Vet is just wanting you to drink the Kool-Aid.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Nipper

Of course they recommend that. That bag they sell for $80 - $90 costs the Vet about $45, so why wouldn't the vet recommend it. Ingredient-wise they are the cheapest foods in terms of ingredient cost. Royal Canin as a whole uses the lowest-cost ingredients but charges obscene prices.

If the dog doesn't have a specific high-risk problem, I would try Pro Plan SSS, Annamaet Option or Farmina N&D Wild Cod.

The Vet is just wanting you to drink the Kool-Aid.

Seriously vets do not make a lot of money on prescription dog food......... Makes me sad when people think it is all just for the money.

[Cherie6446]

I pay about $35.00 for the bag of kibble and about the same for one case of canned RC. The case lasts several months. One can feeds four days. I paid more than that for raw food when she was eating that.

[Zoey Zendaya]

Is what works.....the vets are vets ...and know more than we do , that's why we go to them when we have problems. My DH and I know we almost lost our one year old Zoey just last week....due to "gastric issues" we took her to ER vet early one morning after walking the floor with her all night, in morn started vomiting with dirareah ,they gave her IVS a shot for nausea and antibiotic. She was better for a few hours then went down hill that night till by 10:00 it was another ER call and she was left there on IVS for 40 hours!
No pancreatitis on tests.....gastritis they say....

She was sooooo lethargic scared us to death..but they put her on Hills Rx ID .
( I was horrified, thought that was the worse food! Till they asked me if my food was tested before marketed)
I said " she won't eat that, I tried wet food and she won't eat it",
Well she loves it and in a few days regained her strength and is back to normal.

Don't mess around with a baby that is a picky eater....it might be they have tummy issues...I know feeding time now is a totally different experience.
I now have to figure out how many times a day to feed her!

[107barney]

Originally Posted by Nipper

Of course they recommend that. That bag they sell for $80 - $90 costs the Vet about $45, so why wouldn't the vet recommend it. Ingredient-wise they are the cheapest foods in terms of ingredient cost. Royal Canin as a whole uses the lowest-cost ingredients but charges obscene prices.

If the dog doesn't have a specific high-risk problem, I would try Pro Plan SSS, Annamaet Option or Farmina N&D Wild Cod.

The Vet is just wanting you to drink the Kool-Aid.

This is wrong on so any levels. Farmina = soup du jour here on YT.

[107barney]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

Seriously vets do not make a lot of money on prescription dog food......... Makes me sad when people think it is all just for the money.

I can think of a lot of better ways for the vet to make $ than selling a dog food. I buy prescription food wherever I want too. It's more convenient for me to have chewy deliver it to my door.

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by Nipper

Of course they recommend that. That bag they sell for $80 - $90 costs the Vet about $45, so why wouldn't the vet recommend it. Ingredient-wise they are the cheapest foods in terms of ingredient cost. Royal Canin as a whole uses the lowest-cost ingredients but charges obscene prices.

If the dog doesn't have a specific high-risk problem, I would try Pro Plan SSS, Annamaet Option or Farmina N&D Wild Cod.

The Vet is just wanting you to drink the Kool-Aid.

Where are you getting your information from regarding RC? I know for a fact that I pay $60 for the largest bag of RC prescription food. Never heard of Farmina so I took a quick look to see where it's from and it's not even made in the US in fact it's from Brazil

[Britster]

Originally Posted by megansmomma

Where are you getting your information from regarding RC? I know for a fact that I pay $60 for the largest bag of RC prescription food. Never heard of Farmina so I took a quick look to see where it's from and it's not even made in the US in fact it's from Brazil

Farmina is made in Italty and has been around for years. They make RX foods over in Europe.


As for the reason I like them though? They have 6 staff veterinarians and 20 other professionals with advanced scientific degrees working for them. Two of their people are fellows to the European equivalent of the AVMA. They do extensive testing with the University of Milan and Naples and been around since 1965 and is owned by the Russo family. The food is tested for 24 months in three published studies for safety before they are put on the market. Not sure why this company would be ridiculed or made out to be worse than RC. The reason it's the new hoopla on the forums is because it's new to the USA so we haven't been able to feed it before.

AND I am happy with the ingredients. To be honest I'd be feeding a food from Hills or RC or Purina if they had foods that ... worked for Jackson. The food he did pretty good on was Purina One Beyond, but otherwise, whenever there is lots of rice, corn, and tons of grains, etc, he just gets too flabby for my liking and dull hair and softer poop. But I was in a catch-22 because of my lack of trust in most dog food companies but also not really wanting to feed him certain things. So Farmina has been working for us. We're on our 3rd 5.5lb bag (but had been feeding many sample bags before this too) and all is running very smoothly this far.

Not sure why some think that RC is the end-all-be-all food. Yes they do a lot of research and have good quality control -- that is why I DO like them, but RC has some of the most excessive mineral levels out there! Some even higher than grocery store foods. They are not perfect. I actually liked RC the best out of the 3 more popular brands of food, but I have always said they are over-priced for a lot of their foods. One of their RX foods I looked at a while back was like $40 for an 8lb bag.

[Zoey Zendaya]

Originally Posted by 107barney

I can think of a lot of better ways for the vet to make $ than selling a dog food. I buy prescription food wherever I want too. It's more convenient for me to have chewy deliver it to my door.

I'll need to do that too, how long do they take to deliver and are the code dates fresh?

[Yorkiemom1]

Originally Posted by 107barney

This is wrong on so any levels. Farmina = soup du jour here on YT.

What scares me is there are actually people that will BELIEVE this opinion that is based on...........??????? We all have our preferences for the food we feed our babies. Do your OWN research about a dog food....dont condem or critize ANY dog food that is based on information you are given by people with their own agendas, people that follow what everyone in the crowd subscribes to, people that condem a dog food because they subscribe to the belief that vets are out to snatch your very last penny from you, etc. What is a great food for one persons pup, may not be acceptable for another pup, because of a history of production issues, recalls, etc..... Then there are digestive issues and allergies to ingredients in some foods.....just do your OWN research and dont blindly follow the herd like a lemming.

[OwnedByJezebel]

What I would do in your situation:

If my pup had a condition that required an Rx food, I would not hesitate to use it. (In fact, I did that a month ago and didn't even look at the ingredients, I just wanted to do what it took to get her better). I considered that food to be the best choice at that point in time.

If I needed to feed something long term (as in forever) but felt uncomfortable doing so, then I would get a consult with a veterinary nutritionist that could custom design a recipe based on my pup's needs and home cook.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Britster

Farmina is made in Italty and has been around for years. They make RX foods over in Europe.


As for the reason I like them though? They have 6 staff veterinarians and 20 other professionals with advanced scientific degrees working for them. Two of their people are fellows to the European equivalent of the AVMA. They do extensive testing with the University of Milan and Naples and been around since 1965 and is owned by the Russo family. The food is tested for 24 months in three published studies for safety before they are put on the market. Not sure why this company would be ridiculed or made out to be worse than RC. The reason it's the new hoopla on the forums is because it's new to the USA so we haven't been able to feed it before.

AND I am happy with the ingredients. To be honest I'd be feeding a food from Hills or RC or Purina if they had foods that ... worked for Jackson. The food he did pretty good on was Purina One Beyond, but otherwise, whenever there is lots of rice, corn, and tons of grains, etc, he just gets too flabby for my liking and dull hair and softer poop. But I was in a catch-22 because of my lack of trust in most dog food companies but also not really wanting to feed him certain things. So Farmina has been working for us. We're on our 3rd 5.5lb bag (but had been feeding many sample bags before this too) and all is running very smoothly this far.

Not sure why some think that RC is the end-all-be-all food. Yes they do a lot of research and have good quality control -- that is why I DO like them, but RC has some of the most excessive mineral levels out there! Some even higher than grocery store foods. They are not perfect. I actually liked RC the best out of the 3 more popular brands of food, but I have always said they are over-priced for a lot of their foods. One of their RX foods I looked at a while back was like $40 for an 8lb bag.

I don't think it's the end all be all food but I think it's better then some of the pop up over night and start making dog food without food trials and a vets on staff stuff and I trust it. I will pay more for trust. Farmina has put a bad taste in my mouth by this guy who I think must work for them and down grades every other food because his is the "best" and frankly he is spreading false info. Vets don't make lots of money off of dog food.