02-02-2019, 09:08 AM
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Originally posted by Mangosteen
Thanks hikatz!
What do people on a budget feed their dogs? Inexpensive, but also good for the dogs.
An old veterinarian summarized it for me this way: He's seen people feed their pets Alpo their whole lives, and he's seen people feed expensive food like Science Diet (which he sold) their whole lives. And the pets all die at the same age and health. Feed them whatever makes you (the human) feel best.
Some animals are like people in that they are allergic to certain food ingredients, or they develop health problems that may require a certain type of food. That is when you may need to be picky about the type of food they get. What pets don't like is change to their diets, so don't buy whatever brand is on sale. Buy one type of food and stick with it, and when you do change, mix the new food in slowly.
I used to be able to get Science Diet at wholesale, which isn't much less than retail, and none of our animals liked it, one in particular disliked it so much she began to lose weight. Our dogs have seemed happier and healthier after we switched to Pedigree, which is pretty cheap at Walmart and Target.
So unless a vet tells me otherwise (we did have an old cat that required a very specific food in old age) I follow the old vet's advice: It doesn't really matter most of the time.