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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.

I am positive that Science Diet dry food was the root cause for my kitty's diabetes. I was ignorant and thought I was buying a better quality dry food. He developed Felline Diabetes shortly after I switched.

I can't believe the idiocy that is being written here. Vets aren't schooled in nutrition... Well, vets aren't schooled in heart surgery but post doctorates are. And the same is for nutrition. Every course in veterinary college has nutrition tied to it. The same animal science courses that the "animal nutritionists" take are the requirements before veterinary college. Diseases that are tied to nutrition are taught in almost every block so the statement that nutrition is not taught is complete and total ignorance of the system.

As for the Science Diet, the military procures that brand after scrutiny and quality control has been examined. The dog food is not bought on the lowest bidder, it is quality and the ability to supply a quality product consistently. Blue Buffalo had a recall recently that was tied to poor quality control as did Diamond, Iams, and about every other dog food company, except Science Diet. Science Diet refuses to procure products from overseas and chose to go up in price to keep the quality and they have suffered for the step but it was strictly a decision based upon ethics and quality. Purina has good quality control. Also, the Mark Morris Foundation was an outcropping of the Hill's Company.

As for SD causing diabetes, if you can prove what sets off diabetes in a diet then you should tell the human Diabetes foundation because they still don't know all of the factors. Science Diet and later Royal Canin and Purina jumping on the bandwagon, took the time to develop diets for sick pets to extend the quality and time of the beloved pet's life and is why vets have it in their office. The cheaper or designer companies don't give a rat's ass about your sick animals that have special needs.

The "Raw" diet is also a fad. For every dog that lives 13 years on it, there are several that don't live long on that diet.

So, all of the intelligent posters here, who does the research on animal nutrition, efficiency, and quality control? Usually a veterinary nutritionist. I ramble.

It does matter what diet one feeds their pet but look at the quality control and where the company procures their ingredients. There is a great deal of fairy tales and advertising for idiocy on the Internet, Freepers should know this well.