Catlady, my Vet is awesome! They sell Wellness, Solid Gold, Evo & pre-made Raw, and he is happy to give me Raw advice. I went through 4 other Vets before finding him... all except for 1 pretty much shunned me for even suggesting feeding Raw, and pushed Eukanuba & SD & Iams instead. Not ALL Vets are poorly educated about nutrition, but unforunately many are, and prefer to give "safe" advice & push popular, lower quality kibble. In a way, I do understand why many of them do it, but nothing is going to change until more Vets at least try to recommend premium kibble. My friends stepmom has been a tech for years & years... she didn't even know what Evo, Solid Gold, etc, is. She feeds her animals Iams & SD, and although 2 of them are quite unhealthy, she refuses to even consider feeding them something better.

"It costs me basically 70 cents a pound to do this way- verses any good "commercial diet " ( including bil jac or solid gold, timberwolf etc) that is over a dollar a pound."

I pay about the same per lb for Raw all together... however, because of the moisture content, feeding 1 lb of Raw is very different than feeding 1 lb of kibble. ;] I paid about $2 per lb for Evo, and although in the long-run I do pay more for Raw, it's absolutely worth it if I factor in the cost of daily greenies/chews/teeth cleaning/supplements/etc. Plus my two (especially Gonzo) are phenominally healthy.