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Originally Posted by Mutt
My vet insisted I feed my dog Science Diet dog food - boring for the dog but supposedly the best.
I was feeding her those plastic packages of those things that look like hamburger patties with cheese bits in them. He told me of course my dog loved that diet, it was the equivalent of feeding her McDonalds every day.
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Your vet is wrong. Science Diet is baddddddddddddddd.
I feed my GSD raw. Raw chicken leg quarters + beef/chicken livers and a splash of Omega 3's.
I used to feed him Taste of the Wild, Orijen, Science Diet, and Blue Buffalo.
I switched him to raw from TOTW(which is a very high quality kibble) due to a suggestion from a friend who breeds/trains GSD's for the military and high end ScH... My dog had a minor irritation that anti-biotics wouldn't get rid of in his ear.. after 3 days on raw, bam gone.. plus the skin allergy he had on EVERY kibble I tried.
He's gained a significant amount of muscle and is in an overall better mood also.
I wouldn't take the suggestions of a vet seriously, especially for SD. SD is known for giving vets kick backs(the same as a doctor gets kick backs from pharmaceutical companies). There are many vets who actually suggest stuff that is good for the dog rather than their wallet, though.