what do you feed your dogs

[JerseyJanice]

Max gets Pedigree dry dog food mixed with whatever we have for dinner.

 

[Fortune1211]

Then I assume you must have read my posts from several years ago when DD's dog had his first attack of pancreatitis and how her DH's cousin treated DD's dog after he was brought home from the vets office, right? When I spoke about the accupuncture and the combination of eastern/western vet techniques - correct? If so, you would have no need to question me now (or imply this is something I just sat here and dreamed up on the spur of the moment) - because you also would have read the posts where I stated her transition to treating race horses exclusively after moving to Saratoga.. Those posts were here loooong before you ever brought up this subject.. No sick or dead dogs - no sick or dead horses - so I'm pretty sure she's on top of her game.. No offense, but if you have only "worked" for a vet (that's what you said - correct?) as opposed to actually "being" a vet, your knowledge base obviously isn't the same.. If you "are" a vet, please accept my apologies in advance..

So I guess I'm done for the moment too.. Have a great Thanksgiving!

Actually now that you mention that, I think I might remember reading that! It's hard to say as there is just SO much information on this board on a daily basis And honestly it doesn't matter how "on top of their game" a vet, doctor or anyone who has one of God's creatures lives in their hands are, there's a chance for a death, whether through their fault,or of the patients(or the animals parents!) fault. The deaths that were caused by Iams were obviously not a vets fault but the food manufacturers fault BUT for a vet to continue to HIGHLY recommend that brand of food is not doing the best job they can.

I still take my pets to the practice that I worked at even though they look at me when I tell them what I feed my pets because most of them have never heard of the foods. Why? They should be educating themselves just as I did. If you had looked at that class schedule that I posted in my previous post you would see that these food companies dominate EVERYTHING the vets are involved in.

And yes I did "work" for a vet, as a certified vet tech for 8 years, 4 of those years as the tech manager and 2 of those years as the receptionist manager after I had my son. I went to many nutrional seminars at national conventions as well as local and sat through many pizza lunches sponsored by reps! LOL!!

Like I said before, I encourage your daughter and son to do some research on what a better food might be able to do for their dog and maybe help to prevent future attacks, as long as he doesn't get into the turkey! It's important that we all self educate and not fully rely on on the opinion or information presented by one person or format.

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[BeachGirlFLA]

Hurley and Kodi get Iams Proactive Weight Control, supplemented by biscuits and pizza (when my roommate is around) and sometimes little bites of spaghetti, English muffins, rice, and Chinese food (when he's not around.)

 

[C.Ann]

Actually now that you mention that, I think I might remember reading that! It's hard to say as there is just SO much information on this board on a daily basis And honestly it doesn't matter how "on top of their game" a vet, doctor or anyone who has one of God's creatures lives in their hands are, there's a chance for a death, whether through their fault,or of the patients(or the animals parents!) fault.

Like I said before, I encourage your daughter and son to do some research on what a better food might be able to do for their dog and maybe help to prevent future attacks, as long as he doesn't get into the turkey! It's important that we all self educate and not fully rely on on the opinion or information presented by one person or format.

Happy Thanksgiving!

No problem! We all have different opinions and different experiences.. He was switched to the IAMS after his first attack of pancreatits and he has been fine ever since - except when "well intentioned" people give him "people" food or he gets into a torn bag of garbage that careless campers leave out here at the lake.. I think prior to his first bout with pancreatitis he was on Purina or something of that nature.. This is one of those cases where "the proof is in the pudding" - personal experiences tend to carry more weight than data that can be manipulated pro or against anything and everything in a very biased manner.. (Just look at all the H1N1 threads..)

Just wanted to make sure that you were aware that I most definitely have discussed all of what I posted here over the past 5 years or so on many occasions - not just something I pulled out of my hat for the heck of it....

Having said that, I think at least in some respects, we're just going to have to agree to disagree..

You have a nice Thanksgiving too..

 

[Fortune1211]

This is one of those cases where "the proof is in the pudding" - personal experiences tend to carry more weight than data that can be manipulated pro or against anything and everything in a very biased manner.. (Just look at all the H1N1 threads..)

Now that I 1000% agree with

Like I said before pancreatitis is no joke, ugh....can feel the pains now

 

[capitolhill]

thanks everyone for the interesting thoughts. I think it is interesting that you mention your dog was fine after you switched to IAMs because I read in another thread or post that someone had more problems AFTER switching to IAMs.

Either way, thank you to whoever pointed out dogfoodanalysis.com. There are a lot of thoughtful, lengthy reviews of Chicken Soup there!

 

[C.Ann]

thanks everyone for the interesting thoughts. I think it is interesting that you mention your dog was fine after you switched to IAMs because I read in another thread or post that someone had more problems AFTER switching to IAMs.

Either way, thank you to whoever pointed out dogfoodanalysis.com. There are a lot of thoughtful, lengthy reviews of Chicken Soup there!

I think it depends on the individual animal.. They're no different than people in many respects - some can tolerate all foods, some only particular foods, and some will have a deadly reaction to a specific food.. The point is the dog has been in perfect health ever since, so there's no need to fix something that isn't broke..

Good luck with whatever you choose for your pet..

 

[Goofy_4_WDW]

I have a 6 year old golden retriever. The breeder feed her chicken soup and she recommended it to me. I have fed it to her since she was a pup. She does very well with it and is very healthy & happy and people comment all the time what a beautiful coat she has.
As many have said, not one dog food is good for every dog. I just wanted to share my experience with you.
Good luck

 

[capitolhill]

Goofy, thanks for sharing your experience. I agree no two dogs are the same I have heard from other people that CS is good for dogs' coats as well!