Quote Originally Posted by Kfamr
I don't believe anyone's ever said that ALL vets/tech don't know anything about nutrition. The fact is, a lot don't. My vet didn't even know HALF of the organic/all natural dog foods when we spoke about foods one day. He knew Science Diet, Iams, etc.
I may just be fortunate enough to work for a hospital that isn't into trying to make a profit from the sale of dog food. From what I've heard from many of our new clients, it seems to be common at other vets to 'push' a particular brand for profit, and toys and try to compete with the pet stores.

However it's comments like this one earlier in the thread....

Quote Originally Posted by Giselle
Unfortunately, veterinarians and vet techs don't know everything. It's up to pet owners to fill the niche between our dogs and their doctors.
and others far worse I've seen in other threads that seem to generalize that ALL vets/techs know nothing about pet nutrition. If I worked for one of those 'push the dog food brand XYZ' type of hospitals I'd probably not be quite so bristly about it.

If our vets are unfamiliar with a particuar brand a client is using they ask to see the label and look at not only the ingredients but the % of things in it to determine if it's a good food or a lousy one on a case by case basis for that particular dog and it's health needs. If we find a particularly good one they usually ask where the client about where they got it and how much it cost in case they want to refer it to another client.