I stopped going to a new vet I had tried out because the woman basically tried to make me feel bad for feeding raw.
Well, another vet did tonight. I work at a pet store and a local vet has cats at the store for adoption and comes in to care for them on occassion. I asked her what she feeds her cats and dogs because I am curious and she replied that she feeds Pro Plan and Royal Canin. In my opinion, not very good food, not horrible, but not great either.
I told her I feed Taste of the Wild and raw on occassion (to see her reply) and she started on about how salmonella and e coli is a huge deal (I told her I disagree) and I thought she would be more concerned about perforations (as the other vet had remarked). She told me if I cooked all my dogs meals (yeah right) I could be assured it was safe of bacteria and what not. I disagreed with everything she said but what really got me is that air of superiority that the other vet had. WHat is with these people, just because they have some degree, they know everything? WTH? More and more magazines, books, and other literature now include the raw diet idea so I know a lot of people are doing it. I don't hear any huge epdemic that raw is taking out dogs left and right. And really, who cooks the food for wild canids? I was flustered so I didn't have any quick comebacks. I should have told her that dogs eat poop and seem to handle that bacteria ok.
Nothing she said will change my mind. I still advocate it and will feed my dogs what I deem appropriate. It just irks me the attitude and how they try to make me feel that I am doing the dogs some great disservice.
URGH! HAd to vent.
Are their ANY vets that don't put you down and try to make you feel bad because you do raw?
Well, another vet did tonight. I work at a pet store and a local vet has cats at the store for adoption and comes in to care for them on occassion. I asked her what she feeds her cats and dogs because I am curious and she replied that she feeds Pro Plan and Royal Canin. In my opinion, not very good food, not horrible, but not great either.
I told her I feed Taste of the Wild and raw on occassion (to see her reply) and she started on about how salmonella and e coli is a huge deal (I told her I disagree) and I thought she would be more concerned about perforations (as the other vet had remarked). She told me if I cooked all my dogs meals (yeah right) I could be assured it was safe of bacteria and what not. I disagreed with everything she said but what really got me is that air of superiority that the other vet had. WHat is with these people, just because they have some degree, they know everything? WTH? More and more magazines, books, and other literature now include the raw diet idea so I know a lot of people are doing it. I don't hear any huge epdemic that raw is taking out dogs left and right. And really, who cooks the food for wild canids? I was flustered so I didn't have any quick comebacks. I should have told her that dogs eat poop and seem to handle that bacteria ok.
Nothing she said will change my mind. I still advocate it and will feed my dogs what I deem appropriate. It just irks me the attitude and how they try to make me feel that I am doing the dogs some great disservice.
URGH! HAd to vent.
Are their ANY vets that don't put you down and try to make you feel bad because you do raw?