Science Diet?

[lizbud]

I have alot of opinons on Science diet- but the biggest complaint I have is that its made by Colgate for God sake.

You seem to have a lot of opinions on many things, but that's all it is,
just one opinion. Heck, we all have opinions. There's no need to convert
everyone into thinking as you do, is there?

[caseysmom]

You seem to have a lot of opinions on many things, but that's all it is,
just one opinion. Heck, we all have opinions. There's no need to convert
everyone into thinking as you do, is there?

Well said.

[king2005]

Chad's friend use to work for Nurto & he said Science Diet was made in the same factory as Nutro.

Are they the same company or partners?


Bear is on Science Diet & so far I'm not impressed with it. When both bags are gone, I'm putting her on Nutro. Diet & Senior. Bear doesn't really like the diet stuff, but LOVES the senior, so I mix the 2 & she'll gobble it up lol

I find her poop is large with Science Diet, compaired to when I used Nutro with my old dog (both are large dogs)...

Her fur is 100x better then it was when we rescued her, but its still dry & not glossy, like my old dogs.

[borzoimom]

Chad's friend use to work for Nurto & he said Science Diet was made in the same factory as Nutro.

Are they the same company or partners?


Bear is on Science Diet & so far I'm not impressed with it. When both bags are gone, I'm putting her on Nutro. Diet & Senior. Bear doesn't really like the diet stuff, but LOVES the senior, so I mix the 2 & she'll gobble it up lol

I find her poop is large with Science Diet, compaired to when I used Nutro with my old dog (both are large dogs)...

Her fur is 100x better then it was when we rescued her, but its still dry & not glossy, like my old dogs.

Not sure about that one- I will have to look it up. The only compliant I ever had against Nutro is that they have recalls.. On the other hand- at least they recall the food verses letting it go unchecked. I do not follow Nutro anymore. I got into serious research on dogs foods in the early 80's and just continued to follow it.

[caseysmom]

So what is wrong with Colgate?

[PJ's Mom]

The point to this thread was to make sure I wasn't paying $25 a bag for something that's as bad as Alpo or Kibbles and Bits. I didn't want tempers to flare.

I don't want to have to switch foods over and over trying to find something they like and that's good for them. Let's face it, they'll eat just about anything ( ) but it's up to me to find something that's really good for them.

[JenBKR]

Personally I don't think that Science Diet is anywhere near Kibbles and Bits or Alpo, although I am certainly no expert in the field. I think you should be fine with it, especially if that's what your vet recommends.

[king2005]

The point to this thread was to make sure I wasn't paying $25 a bag for something that's as bad as Alpo or Kibbles and Bits. I didn't want tempers to flare.

I don't want to have to switch foods over and over trying to find something they like and that's good for them. Let's face it, they'll eat just about anything ( ) but it's up to me to find something that's really good for them.

I don't think Science Diet is a poor food. Its by far not the best, but its not toxic like kibbles n bits.

Chad & I made an agreement that we would try Science Diet first & if we didn't like the results compaired to our old dogs being on Nutro, then the next bags would be nutro.

Bear hasn't been ill off the food or anything like that (but its only been 1.5 months)... Its just the stool size & fur quality I don't like.

Luckly Chad has noticed that Bear tends to be covered in what we call Snow lol... Hes grossed out by it, so I know I'll have an easy time talkin ghim into switching the brands.

But like I said, its still a good food to use & I like the variety they have Its a food I'd recommend to someone who cannot afford the top brands, but still want a healthy & safe food (no by-products, & no BHA/BHT).

[areias]

Science Diet is not as bad as kibbles n bits, but I honestly I won't pay that much for a dog food when I can get a better one for cheaper. I feed Nature's Recipe for the adults, and Nutro Puppy for Romeo and Skye.

I know someone said the other day that Nature's Recipe started using a rendering plant..that dosen't bother me one bit. It has flax seed, oatmeal, lamb...stuff that I like.

Science Diet is 35lbs for $30..Nature's Recipe is $26 for 40 lbs.

The BEST foods you can get, as someone said, is Innova, Chicken Soup, etc. I simply can't afford to feed this many dogs on $45 a bag, or I would.

And Biljac's 3rd ingredient is corn, I crossed that food off my list a long time ago.

[king2005]

The only compliant I ever had against Nutro is that they have recalls.. On the other hand- at least they recall the food verses letting it go unchecked.

I'd rather a company become public & say "WE SCREWED UP, PLEASE RETURN THE PRODUCT!" Instead of denying it & having thousands of animals die or suffer... Remember that horrible issue several months ago

People need to realize that nothing can ever be perfect 100% of the time. But if the company is doing its best to make sure miss haps don't happen & they admit to the error & try to correct it, then they are a good company.

[borzoimom]

I'd rather a company become public & say "WE SCREWED UP, PLEASE RETURN THE PRODUCT!" Instead of denying it & having thousands of animals die or suffer... Remember that horrible issue several months ago

People need to realize that nothing can ever be perfect 100% of the time. But if the company is doing its best to make sure miss haps don't happen & they admit to the error & try to correct it, then they are a good company.

OH I TOTALLY AGREE!!! A company that will stand by their food is better than those that uh dont..

[beeniesmom]

I never knew they had a recall???
I knew that diamond food was killing animals but I never heard of a nutro recall. When?

[king2005]

I never knew they had a recall???
I knew that diamond food was killing animals but I never heard of a nutro recall. When?

Thats the brand I was trying to remember... Diamond...

Ya Nutro had a recall many years ago, forget why though.
They also use to use animals that were PTS, but once realized that the chemicals in the animals that were PTS were going into the food & harming pets, they stopped using animals that were PTS.