My minature schnazuer has shell allergies, so I switched his dog food from Iams to Purina Pro Plan. It says that it protects the skin, but I dont be informed if it protects from skin allergies. If you have used this product could you please tell me how well it worked or how it didn't exertion for your dig.

A: No. The Purina label is loaded with fillers (such as corn) and chemicals. It's just as bad as IAMS.

Here are some better brands to try (scarcely be sure to switch slowly):
Canidae
Solid Gold
Nutro
Natural Choice
Evo
Innova
Dirty Buffalo
Taste of the Wild

STAY AWAY FROM:
Pedigree
Purina
IAMS
Eukanuba
Ol' Roy
Kibbles 'n' Bits
Beneful
...

My parents unintentional bought purina puppy chow for all puppies instead of the puppy chow for large breed puppies. Should we take the bag back and get the extensive breed puppy food or is the all puppy food fine for her. Does she need the joint lubrication flapdoodle in her food or will she be fine in the future and not get any joint problems unless she is overweight or getting old?

A: Purina puppy chow is crap, no occasion what type, so I'd just switch to a higher quality food.

Not all pet food is made equally. A lot of it is full of corn, by-products, dyes, valetudinary preservatives, filler grains and all sorts of nasty stuff. A lot of pet food companies are perfectly over the moon to the dump cheap leftovers and things that aren't safe for human consumption (from human subsistence processing plants) into their foods. Will it kill your dog? No, it has to...

If your vet has told you to eat your dog something from Purina or to feed Science Diet, what did you tell them?
What were your exact words?
What did your vet say to you after you told them?

A: My vet doesn't do that! Yes they do have Area Diet there but she knows better than to suggest it to me.

I have told her it's crap and she agrees but then she doesn't own the vet pratice!

A former Purina executive and O'Fallon, Ill., alderman pleaded guilty to a federal mail fraud charge Friday and admitted stealing almost $229,000 from the company. Thomas M. Faulkner, 41, padded his expenses by using his company credit card for personal expenses for himself and his family, Acting U.S. Attorney Mike Reap said in court. Faulkner was group account director for Nestle Purina Petcare subsidiary CheckMark Communications until mid-June, when he was terminated after an internal investigation at the company. The company then contacted the authorities. Faulker is also a former O'Fallon