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There are so many cons when it comes to the pet food industry. Now I’m not saying that the documentaries I watched were 100%, but they were very interesting. Here’s a little bullet point of the cons that I heard about:I think Purina and Science Diet must have some kind of deal with most vets. When Luc was in for his first visit at my vet, the vet asked about his diet. I still had him on kibble but said I planned to switch to raw. She was very against it and recommended I stick with kibble and specifically said "I like Pro Plan." I knew I wasn't going to give Luc that but out of curiosity I looked up the ingredient list. Three of the top 4 ingredients are rice, wheat, and soy. If I was going to feed kibble it certainly wouldn't be Pro Plan.
The specialist vet that helped me with my other dogs (she also does acupuncture so I was there several times a month for nearly 4 years) does support raw diet. I trust her knowledge and judgement much more than the regular vet. One thing she told me that really pushed me away from kibble was that the number 1 killer of dogs is kidney disease and the low water content of kibble is a major contributor to that.
- Less moisture
- Severely dried out when processed
- Unnecessary amount of fillers
- Can say “100% beef/chicken” etc but doesn’t have to list what parts
- Possibly contributes to more health risks, thus more time at vet and giving them more money
- Dogs aren’t as excited to eat it
- Some troubles processing - gas, smelly poop