Science Diet?

[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.

[Daisy and Delilah]

I'm still waiting to hear what's wrong with Colgate?

[lizbud]

I'm still waiting to hear what's wrong with Colgate?

I think the swami is uh.. still... aw.. well, researching it.

[borzoimom]

I think the swami is uh.. still... aw.. well, researching it.

The what??? I didnt hear anyone ask for it. Colgate is a soap company and use more chemicals than most. They were also one of the last that dropped ethoxyquin long after even Iams dropped it. Meanwhile- all the other foods had dropped it, as they continued to use it. We use NO Colgate products in this house- NONE!

[JenBKR]

I'm still waiting to hear what's wrong with Colgate?

hmm I'm rather curious myself.......

[kittycats_delight]

I'm still waiting to hear what's wrong with Colgate?

LOL...I don't think it has anything to do with there being anything wrong with colgate but colgate is a toothpaste company and we are talking dogfood. Usually when you have a company branching off in a hundred different direction that means the quality of the porduct drops. JMO

[Daisy and Delilah]

Thanks everybody

[king2005]

Usually when you have a company branching off in a hundred different direction that means the quality of the porduct drops. JMO

That could be true... but I hope thats not the reason if its not true.

Look at the company I work for "Samsung"... Did you know they have the best insurance, the best hospital, the best hotels, the best children fundrasing thing(I totally forget what its for, omg I'm so dead lol), & the #1 coloured tvs in the world? The company is trying to be the best in everything in its electronic department. They don't want anymore cheap junk coming from this company, its now a high end only. The Blu-Ray was delayed months because it just wasn't ready. Sony put theres out on time not caring, HA, they ran into loads of issues, that they knew about but wanted to rush things :P

[borzoimom]

LOL...I don't think it has anything to do with there being anything wrong with colgate but colgate is a toothpaste company and we are talking dogfood. Usually when you have a company branching off in a hundred different direction that means the quality of the porduct drops. JMO

EXACTLY!

[Kfamr]

I personally would not feed Science Diet, even if the vet perscribed it (there are other foods that are specifically made for health problems with better ingredients) However, that's just me.

It's certainly not a horrible food, but there are better out there that would be more worth the money.

[DrKym]

Michelle? Remeber how awful it was when I lost Emmy to bloat? they still swear it was because of the kibble.

If the handler had kept her on RAW she never would have been lost

[JenBKR]

I feed Chicken Soup, and I'm very happy with it. I get it at a specialty feed store, and it's at a great price there. I pay less than $30 for the big bag (don't remember how much comes in the bag though). I actually did try to feed Roscoe Science Diet when we first got him, but he didn't really like it so much

[cyber-sibes]

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

It cost me $27.45, including tax, for a 40 lb. bag of Science Diet at Petsupplies Plus last week.

[Lady's Human]

Just one question.......

What is the process of extrusion and why is it so bad?