I am not "anti vet" but I do know that vets do not know much about animal nutrition. They learn very little on the subject at vet school. Science Diet is mainly corn and is not a good quality food for dog or cats. There are many other foods out there that are better, so why don't they recommend those? Hmmm. You have to wonder. If they are selling the Science Diet in their clinics, they have to make some profit off of it. I know for a fact that my vet does. Stefanie
--- On Mon, 6/30/08, Trisha S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Trisha S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Cesar's canned food? To: [email protected] Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 8:16 PM Vets don't get commission selling science diet. I worked for several vet clinics over the course of 8 years....we received ZERO dollars. We prescribed it for animals who had specific problems. I would use it in a heartbeat. I watched many animals with heart disease, kidney disease, blocked urinary bladders all thrive once put on the appropriate diet. We used it because it worked. As I say with all food though is this, if your pet is doing fine and is happy and healthy with what they are eating don't change it. I think people like to cut Science Diet because of the price and because many people are "anti-vet". I see that same attitude in the horse world as well. Vets aren't just out to make money, but hello, they do have to make a living and they do have to pay for the education and they can't just give everything away for free. It can be a thankless job in many ways. I appreciate the advice given to me by my vets. If I didn't believe in them I wouldn't go to them....sorry for the rant.. Trish Not all those who wander are lost.... --- On Mon, 6/30/08, GJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: GJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Cesar's canned food? > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 6:58 PM > You are correct...about the commission thing - why they push > Science > Diet used to baffle me! > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Stefanie Brannan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > I think a lot of vets get paid commision to sell > Science Diet and > other brands of dog and cat food. > > > > Stefanie > > > > --- On Mon, 6/30/08, Mandy F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > From: Mandy F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Cesar's canned food? > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > > Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 2:40 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My sister's dog is on a special kind of Science > Diet (which is > garbage) because he has kidney problems or something. > Hmmm, maybe we > can do some comparisons or something and figure out what > the difference > is between formulas. > > -Amanda- > >
