I will Not exccept Purina, Pedigree, Iams, Science Diet, etc brands. Thank you.
I originally feed Canidae but still it has rice etc in it. As of now I am feeding Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s soul and she does even better on it than Canidae BUT i found they use ethoxyquin to preserve their fish meal so I need to find something els.
My poor cat. He has asthma and he’s always sick because i live in a humid environment. He only eats science diet and refuses to eat anything else. We tried him on three other brands of food but he got so incredibly sick that I had to take him to the emergency vet. The vet says we need to put him on wet food because he gets dehydrated very easily but 1. he hates it. 2. he gets really sick. 3. he can’t eat it because of the way his face is deformed. I feel so bad for him and I don’t know what to do.
I don’t want to put him to sleep because he is only 5 years old and he is so sweet. aside from these problems he functions just like any other normal cat, he plays with his toys even though he wheezes, and he is so affectionate.
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Can someone please tell me why, based on ingredients, you think Science Diet is a good food to feed your dog?
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Science Diet Adult (Active formula):
Corn meal, chicken by-product meal (including white meat, dark meat, liver and other internal organs), animal fat (preserved with BHA, propyl gallate and citric acid), dried beet pulp, vegetable oil, dried egg product, flaxseed, preserved with BHT and BHA, minerals (potassium chloride, iodized salt, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), vitamins (choline chloride, vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin, thiamine, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement).
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Science Diet Puppy:
Ground Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Animal Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Dried Beet Pulp, Chicken Liver Flavor, Dicalcium Phosphate, Brewers Rice, Fish Oil, Flaxseed, Soybean Oil, Iodized Salt, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, vitamins (L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Potassium Chloride, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract.
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LOL, looks like I’m preaching to the choir!
Not a single Science Diet feeder has spoken up yet to support their food of choice.
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RE: “If it’s so terrible why do VETS recommend it?”
The vast majority of vets know nothing about nutrition.
Vets don’t get classes on the specific nutritional requirements of different animals. They get classes such as “Small Animal Surgery”, not classes like “Canine Nutrition” or “Feline Nutrition”.
Here are the required classes at a veterinary school:
http://courses.k-state.edu/catalog/undergraduate/vm/requirements.html
You’ll see there are virtually no courses specific to a certain species or breed of animals.
Here’s a good article from the “Wall Street Journal”: http://www.4pawsu.com/vet_dogfood.htm
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That this food is over priced, cleverly marketed low quality food??
Every time I read somebody ask “what is a good food” there are always 2-3 people who suggest Science Diet (or Iams which is also junk) – it shocks and horrifies me…
Here is the top Ingredient list from their ORIGINAL CAT FOOD
Chicken By-Product Meal, Ground Whole Grain Corn, Brewers Rice, Animal Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken Liver Flavor,
* By-Products are Beaks Feet Feathers and are preserved with a Chemical Pesticide Ethoxyquin which is linked to many health problems…
* Corn is a cheap filler of low digestabilty AND it appears TWICE!!!!!!
* Chicken Liver Flavor – What the heck is that???
THERE IS NO MEAT IN THIS ENTIRE FOOD – Cats are TRUE CARNIVOURS!!!!
Vets were PAID to endorse this food – Vets are PAID to sell and promote this food
Vets receive little or NO training on food brands or ingredients
so………. Why are YOU promoting it??
You might think your cat is doing well on a certain food …. some people think a shiney coat = a healthy cat…
most signs of poor feeding show up later in life.. and a shiney coat only means a fatty food… nothing else
Tagged advocates, attention, Aware, Diet, food, low quality, quality, quality food, science, science diet
That this food is over priced, cleverly marketed low quality food??
Every time I read somebody ask “what is a good food” there are always 2-3 people who suggest Science Diet (or Iams which is also junk) – it shocks and horrifies me…
Here is the top Ingredient list from their ORIGINAL CAT FOOD
Chicken By-Product Meal, Ground Whole Grain Corn, Brewers Rice, Animal Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken Liver Flavor,
* By-Products are Beaks Feet Feathers and are preserved with a Chemical Pesticide Ethoxyquin which is linked to many health problems…
* Corn is a cheap filler of low digestabilty AND it appears TWICE!!!!!!
* Chicken Liver Flavor – What the heck is that???
THERE IS NO MEAT IN THIS ENTIRE FOOD – Cats are TRUE CARNIVOURS!!!!
Vets were PAID to endorse this food – Vets are PAID to sell and promote this food
Vets receive little or NO training on food brands or ingredients
so………. Why are YOU promoting it??
You might think your cat is doing well on a certain food …. some people think a shiney coat = a healthy cat…
most signs of poor feeding show up later in life.. and a shiney coat only means a fatty food… nothing else
Tagged advocates, attention, Aware, Diet, food, low quality, quality, quality food, science, science diet
