Raw meat, liver, brown rice, carrots, brewers yeast, bone meal, berries, cottage cheese, canned sardines, whole grain bread, butter, fish oil etc.
When I told the new vet how old my Border Collie was (he's 13) she was stunned. When she asked what I fed him...she tried to talk me out of it. "You should feed him a well-balanced dog food to ensure he get all the nutrition required for a healthy life".
He can still run 10 miles easily and catch frisbie all day long. Barely any grey whiskers.
Vets are NOT trained in nutrition. They get one semester...and all vet schools are funded by pet food research.
What did dogs live on before Purina?
I feed my German Shepherd cooked chicken thighs and mixed with high quality dry food. I used to give her raw ground chicken but she would not eat it unless mixed with cooked food.
Try to find a vet’s office that doesn’t have a Hill’s Science Diet / Royal Canin display. Good luck unless you go to a holistic vet. The reps from that company get to the vets while they’re still students. I wouldn’t use that brand if it were given away for free.
Here’s a great site to check out your brand: http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/dry/
HEY!!! What'd I *do*?
Purina was something we gave our dogs those evenings when there were no scraps. :)
That is exactly what my vet told me about felines. She attended the UC Davis vet school in CA. She was one of the few vets I've ever run into that advocated a wet/raw food feline diet, calling dry food "kitty crack"