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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 313825" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Strange as it sounds, I would not put too much faith in what a vet says about foods. Veterinary schools actually spend very little time on nutrition and what classes they have are taught by representatives from the<em> pet food companies</em> ... the same foods that the vets sell in their offices. And they get a percentage back on every bag they sell. If you check it out on the dodfoodanalysis website you will see that, while these aren't the <em>worst</em> foods, they're certainly not the best either. While you will have to spend some big bucks to buy the good foods, if you're not careful, you can spend some big bucks and end up with garbage too! The good ones may sound expensive but it is cheaper if you buy the big bags, and if they eat the good stuff they will actually eat <em>less</em> because their nutritional needs will be met with a smaller volume of food.</p><p> </p><p>If you can find a good small independent pet supply store, they are usually very knowlegeable about pet foods and can steer you in the right direction. And although the 'big box' pet stores usually don't have the really good foods, I <em>think</em> that Petsmart is now carrying the Wellness brand which is another really good one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 313825, member: 1883"] Strange as it sounds, I would not put too much faith in what a vet says about foods. Veterinary schools actually spend very little time on nutrition and what classes they have are taught by representatives from the[I] pet food companies[/I] ... the same foods that the vets sell in their offices. And they get a percentage back on every bag they sell. If you check it out on the dodfoodanalysis website you will see that, while these aren't the [I]worst[/I] foods, they're certainly not the best either. While you will have to spend some big bucks to buy the good foods, if you're not careful, you can spend some big bucks and end up with garbage too! The good ones may sound expensive but it is cheaper if you buy the big bags, and if they eat the good stuff they will actually eat [I]less[/I] because their nutritional needs will be met with a smaller volume of food. If you can find a good small independent pet supply store, they are usually very knowlegeable about pet foods and can steer you in the right direction. And although the 'big box' pet stores usually don't have the really good foods, I [I]think[/I] that Petsmart is now carrying the Wellness brand which is another really good one. [/QUOTE]
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