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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Feed your dog food that meets WSAVA guidelines. They aren't all expensive. [/quote]

WSAVA is sponcon. Your vet is sponsored by a dog food brand, too. While the science aspects may be okay, the branding part should NOT be overlooked.[/quote]

It is a myth that vets get kickbacks for recommending certain dog foods.[/quote]

Hot horseshit, when you see how many have science diet and royal canin literally in their offices. You think they buy that themselves?[/quote]

They also sell medication, and I don't think that's a scam either.

I don't actually know if my vet's office sells nonprescription dog food because I get it delivered. And all my vets have ever asked about food or meds is what my dog is getting, because they do not care where I buy it.

Maybe you should get a vet you trust. [/quote]

Maybe you should take a closer look at the wall-o-food in your vet's office and ask yourself why it's on display like that. You brought up meds: are those equally promoted? If not (and they're not), why do you suppose that is.

Vets run a business. I trust them to make healthcare recommendations for my pets AND I recognize hustle when I see it. These things are, unfortunately, not mutually-exclusive.[/quote]

There isn't a wall o' food in my vets office, but I know they sell prescription food because there have been times one of my dogs have needed it, and it's been convenient to get it during the visit.

I don't know what counts as "promoted" to you. There are posters about various health issues (including warnings about foods that are fine for humans but not dogs, which, hey! I wonder if that means that something can be good for dogs even if it's not appealing to people? kibble kibble kibble), and those posters about heartworm are from companies that make heartworm preventatives.

If a veterinarian is putting hustle ahead of health, that's a problem, and you need a different vet. If the hustle is in the background, why do you care? Why do you think it undermines your vet's trustworthiness.[/quote]

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