<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">No they are not interested in primarily making money. Not the majority. They all went to Vet school because they like animals and want to help your pet. </font></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"> Where do you think all that hot-shot top-rated million-dollar equipment that they learn how to use to help your dog comes from? Alumni? Not a chance! Nope, dear reader, it comes from the high profile, corporate headquarters of the biggest dog food companies in America: Hills, Purina, Eukanuba, Iams--some of which are probably owned by the same company.</font></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Push our product and here is ten million green pieces of paper to buy that MRI unit, the new blood machines and a couple of scholarships, plus some leftover funding for that Oncologist you need.</font></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Push our product and here is your new Library.</font></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">What do you need in that large animal clinic this year? Heard about stem-cell research going on with horses? Want to do some of that? Well, Mr. Purina here has a deal for YOU.</font></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">So all through school these are the foods they use, the foods that put them through school,provide their text books, pay for the equipment, send them stethescopes and otoscopes and glaucomascopes (I cannot remember the proper name but the doo-dads that measure eye pressure are EXPENSIVE).</font></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">And the drug companies do the same thing.</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana">And when your Vetlette graduates, who do you think contacts her when she is ready to go in practice? It's not SOLID GOLD, believe me. Nope, it's the big boys. THAT's why those are the foods your Vet suggests off the top of her head. These are the foods that put her through school, gave her school equipment, plastered their name everywhere, fed your future Veterinarian's dogs and cats for free (Oh yes!) </font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana">Thousands and thousands of dogs eat those products all their lives and do just fine.</font><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"></font></font></div>
<div><br>So altho the foods may be rated low by some, it also depends on how you rate the food. Is it essential that my dog have carrots and potatoes in his diet? I have a cancer dog living on McDonald's. I am pretty sure even Purina would turn thumbs down on that one.</div>
<div>None of these foods are terrible. All of them contain essential nutrients. Some contain better protein and better nutrients than others but to answer your question NO your Vet is not just making money for himself. He is promoting what has been promoted to him, that's all. GIve the guy a break for heaven's sake. They don't go into Veterinary Medicine because they want to be rich.</div>
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<div>MomPerson who knows medical equipment does not fall like manna from heaven.</div>