Iams Veterinary Formula

[josh83]

Be careful because I believe there has been a recent recall on that food because of having Salmonella. Some who I know was feeding her dog that food can't even get it anymore from her vet and ended up switching to Acana which is much better then Iams.

[Higgins]

Hi,

The best advice I can offer is to look into the books and websites by Drs Martin Goldstein and Michael W. Fox, both renowned Veterinarians who have both been speaking up about proper nutrition and overall health for our furry friends. Please google them, their credentials. They have recipes and Dr Fox also lists recipes and approved commercial foods on his website as (I believe) does Dr. Goldstein.

My mother put her cats on Prescription Diet CD, because the one cat had urinary tract infections, and she refuses to believe me .... My parents refuse to believe me that a better diet would help.

Dear xxshaelxx,

I joined to respond to this post and could list so many reasons why that vet should be sued for malpractice, not to mention, fraud (junk food sold under the pretense of "medicine" for $$$ to boot) but more importantly to say that the proof is right in front of your mother to see for herself.

Not sure if the food your mom has is wet or dry, but since many vets do sell dry kibble also under this pretense, consider this:

-if she looks at her cats, and into their mouths, she will see that their teeth are shaped to shear and tear, like scissors. She will SEE NO teeth anywhere in there which are capable of grinding -- anything!
(And we wonder why cats vomiting is considered such a normal cat thing?)

-she will also notice when these cats eat that they can NOT chew anyway, for their jaws do not rotate.

While she can find the fact that cats are the strictest of all carnivorous mammals in any Encyclopedic entry regarding them, she may not have one handy. So if she does NOT believe what is right before her eyes and would rather take the word of a true, renowned Veterinarian such as Dr Michael W Fox and is not near an Enc., you could show her this letter he wrote to the Veterinary Associations.
Conflicts Of Interest In The Veterinary Profession And The Origin Of ?MAN- MADE? Dog And Cat Diseases

I assure you that the vets profiting from her cats' chronic sickness, in the pockets of Big Pet Food, have credentials not 1/10 of those of Dr. Fox.

How and why veterinarians continue to practice with such a conflict of interest legally is beyond me. How many people know that the veterinary universities receive generous funding from pet food conglomerates?

All nutritional "research" is backed by you-know-who.

We can try to warn our families and friends till we're blue in the face but what good will it do when "veterinarians" are legally allowed to do this, because we (general we) refuse to confront-second-guess them due to us needing so desperately to "trust the professional" because our animals can't tell us what's wrong themselves?
We are scared, it's not like we can say for them "hey, it hurts here", and "boy I'm too thirsty these days; my stomach really hurts" We are at their mercy, desperately (<---literally) NEED for them to tell us what's wrong with our pets and to do their best to make it better.

Talk about being between a rock and a hard place. I put my own through needless preventable pain and death due to the blind trust, ignoring logic because I was used to trusting whatever somebody "professional" sold me; scared out of my mind when mine couldn't tell me what hurt. Too vulnerable and too late learned.

[lexisdad]

Higgins:
You correct when it comes to just blindly following advice. Do reserach please. Learn how to read the label of food it HAS TO tell you what is in there. It also has to tell you what they put in there - HOWEVER there are many tricks they can and will use.
First don't ever use pet food that has CORN, WHEAT or SOY in it. Watch the by-products they can be really nasty. Perservatives can be just as bad.
There are some very good foods out there do some research and ask questions. You will find them out.
There are only a couple of companies out there that have not been part of a recall so make sure you pay attention to that. Also check where they are made and where do they get the ingredients they put in. Is it imported - is it manufactured at a faciltiy that can pass USDA inspection or not?
All good questions and there are answers out there. If you need help drop me a note I will show you where to look.