Um if you look at my previous reply, you'll see that I recommended the puppy go to a veterinarian for extra investiagetion. All I said in my reply afterwards is that a veterinarian is NOT the person to ask about pet food as there is very little nutrition taught in vet school aside from the few promotions put on by companies such as Science Diet, and yes, they make puppy food, which originally came about due to the public's belief that because babies need extra nutrition, all baby animals do. Unfortunatly, as with baby formula, which was originally thought to be much better for babies because of the "extra nutrition," this is all bogus. Many vets also thrive on financial kickbacks from these companies, and so will support them to the end, regardless of the poor nutrition in these foods. I have had several vets argue with me about the food that I feed, trying to push the brands they sell. My own vet had gone to vet school, and after many years of feeding these brands and vaccinating etc noticed that the health of the dogs was declining. She went to a holstic vet school and took seperate nutrition courses. She now sells raw and grain-free foods and does not promote puppy food.
I'm sure your husband can elaborate on how little he learned about nutrition in vet school, aside from some powerpoint presentation that Science Diet put on for him. My friend just got out of vet school in Australia the year before last and was shocked that even to this day, they didn't learn a single thing about nutrition; Just some company stepped in to promote their food and why the ingredients in THEIR food is best, and just how their company could help them out.
There are many vets out there who do choose to ignore their schooling and read up on puppy foods; These are mainly the breeder vets, as we breeders tend to notice over the years the impact of different foods. Like I said; My GSD was put to sleep at 6 months because of the long bones in his front legs growign too fast. He couldn't walk he was in so much pain. We had a great vet who was knowledgeable about large breeds and puppy food, and I haven't fed puppy food since. My puppies mature quickly so it's important to me for them to grow slowly and properly. I've NEVER had a single one of my pups have any noticable growing pains, and no knuckling over. A vet may be the one to sell, but we as breeders and owners are the ones to realluy know what is good for our dogs, and we are the ones who must do the research.
There is no "stupidity" in that, but thank you for the PM; It was a little defensive and immature.