Topic: Does your vet sell Iams? (Read 6783 times)

Gillian Harvey · « **Reply #28 on:** December 31, 2007, 16:28:39 PM »

Quote from: alisonandarchie on December 30, 2007, 20:20:32 PM

My vet told me not to feed cats IAMS as it causes urinary tract problems. He rated it one of the worse. They do not sell it and concentrate on Hill etc

Thats true - its the food that cause my Ben to have his bladder blockage, and I've heard of others that have had urinary tract probs that have been fed Iams too.

Millys Mum · « **Reply #27 on:** December 31, 2007, 15:47:46 PM »

Thats good you got her on some wet food Mark. You may find Burns works ok for her as many people list the downside to it as weightloss.

As to helping numerous illnesses, i think you could say that about any food that has minimal crap in it. Mr Burns got in to trouble for claiming too many things on his website...

Teresa Pawcats · « **Reply #26 on:** December 30, 2007, 20:50:44 PM »

Iams made Eukanuba last I heard.

My vet sells only Royal Canin,in fact he educated me about Iams.

Mark · « **Reply #25 on:** December 30, 2007, 20:34:55 PM »

Quote from: Desley (booktigger) on December 30, 2007, 19:24:58 PM

Burns only do 2 cat foods, chicken and fish, if you get their literature, it can help with lots of things, but I Was very dubious about one dry food that can help with numerous illnesses, and it has a very high grain content, about 40%, although the meat content is similar.

I will have to check the fat content. I have finally got her eating some wet so maybe with a good quality dry food, that will be enough to control her weight.

alisonandarchie · « **Reply #24 on:** December 30, 2007, 20:20:32 PM »

My vet told me not to feed cats IAMS as it causes urinary tract problems. He rated it one of the worse. They do not sell it and concentrate on Hill etc

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #23 on:** December 30, 2007, 19:24:58 PM »

Burns only do 2 cat foods, chicken and fish, if you get their literature, it can help with lots of things, but I Was very dubious about one dry food that can help with numerous illnesses, and it has a very high grain content, about 40%, although the meat content is similar.

Mark · « **Reply #22 on:** December 30, 2007, 19:23:06 PM »

I had a shock the other day. I had a free sample of Burns from my local garden centre. I thought I would try Willow with it as Kylie has refused every brand I have tried. I was quite surprised to see Kylie chowing down on it later

- I will find out if they do a low fat one as I have one bag of Hill's r/d left but I read some negative things about very high fibre diets for cats (also it makes her poos lethal

) - Would be great if I can get her on Burns

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #21 on:** December 30, 2007, 19:16:28 PM »

Good point BC, I personally still feed JWB cos the cats like it - bought them PAH which has similar ingredietns, and had to buy some JWB despite having 12kg of biscuits in teh house!! if anyone near me wants 4kg of senior PAH, feel free to pm me!!

Mark · « **Reply #20 on:** December 30, 2007, 19:12:34 PM »

Quote from: fluffybunny on December 30, 2007, 19:03:18 PM

Why not write and ask them, I'm sure they'd be delighted to hear from an enquiring potential customer

I would probably get the same kind of reply I got from St Dalfour jams when I emailed them regarding their long spoons.............nothing

There are plenty of other jams around so I always vote with my wallet

blackcat · « **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2007, 19:08:46 PM »

you also have to ask yourself, from time to time, on what basis the 'clean' companies devise their menus. Surely they are also developed either from tried and true formulae (that at some stage were tested on animals, whether or not by that particular company) or they are buying the results of those tests from the companies doing the testing. Mypoint being, where do you draw the line. Personally my line is whatever is best for my pet.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #18 on:** December 30, 2007, 19:06:34 PM »

No idea who makes Eukanaba Susanne, never looked into it. On Vet UK, there are only 4 companies who do certain diets for health conditions, Purina is the other, so not really a great deal of choice for ethics if you have to feed a prescription diet for a health condition!!

fluffybunny · « **Reply #17 on:** December 30, 2007, 19:03:18 PM »

Why not write and ask them, I'm sure they'd be delighted to hear from an enquiring potential customer

Mark · « **Reply #16 on:** December 30, 2007, 19:00:57 PM »

The point is, I have been into loads of vets and never see it so where do they gets their "facts" from?

I'm sure these companies know how to massage figures

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #15 on:** December 30, 2007, 18:52:25 PM »

Quote from: Desley (booktigger) on December 30, 2007, 17:05:11 PM

I didn't think Iams did any diets specifically for health,

Eukanuba do prescription diets - arent' they produced by Iams?

My vets don't stock anything as standard but they can order in anything. So I guess they'd provide Iams if it was asked for, but they don't advertise that they sell it. They don't have any display or advertising in the waiting room.

Millys Mum · « **Reply #14 on:** December 30, 2007, 18:30:59 PM »

With RC and JWB its abit like Loreal buying out the Bodyshop, some see it as a seperate brand and others see it as total profits in the bad guys pocket. The trouble is most supermarket products are owned by the likes of P&G, Nestle, Colgate Palmolive and Mars who all fund invasive and cruel animal testing.

fluffybunny · « **Reply #13 on:** December 30, 2007, 17:09:49 PM »

Quote from: Gwen on December 30, 2007, 16:31:52 PM

besides isn't Hills just as bad as IAMS in the testing on animals topic?

That's what I thought too - and Royal Canin as well??

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #12 on:** December 30, 2007, 17:05:11 PM »

My vets stock Royal Canin and JWB, plus the Hills prescription diets.
Gwen - I didn't think Iams did any diets specifically for health, but most cats dont like prescription food anyway (although very few will turn down a/d), and with most illnesses, it is more important to get them to eat, than worry about if it is the 'right' food.

Gwen · « **Reply #11 on:** December 30, 2007, 16:31:52 PM »

I think the person who was given IAMS pouches were on them because of medical reasons,therefore if your cat/dog requires them what do you do if your vet only gives them IAMS? Can you refuse to feed your cat that particular food? The last thing I'd want to do is put my pets life in danger

besides isn't Hills just as bad as IAMS in the testing on animals topic?

Millys Mum · « **Reply #10 on:** December 30, 2007, 16:27:50 PM »

Hills only in 6 out 7 vets in my town, havent been in the other one. Yet.

Gwen · « **Reply #9 on:** December 30, 2007, 16:23:09 PM »

I have seen my vets giving a customer Iams pouches only last march so i guess they still have them. They also have hills too

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #8 on:** December 30, 2007, 15:43:47 PM »

Nope, my vets only stock Hills...

Den · « **Reply #7 on:** December 30, 2007, 15:37:54 PM »

One of my vets stocks Hills and the other stocks Arden Grange.

dolcetta46 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 30, 2007, 15:29:24 PM »

Quote from: Ruth (Bazsmum) on December 30, 2007, 15:15:18 PM

Quote from: dolcetta46 on December 30, 2007, 13:49:29 PM
I haven't tried iams with Oliver, I heard a few people saying they are overrated and overpriced. What is exactly wrong with iams?

They test on animals....

OMG, that's awful!! I never knew!!

Alright Oliver will never have a taste of iams in that case.

Bazsmum · « **Reply #5 on:** December 30, 2007, 15:15:18 PM »

Quote from: dolcetta46 on December 30, 2007, 13:49:29 PM

I haven't tried iams with Oliver, I heard a few people saying they are overrated and overpriced. What is exactly wrong with iams?

They test on animals....

Sarah (seldom_use) · « **Reply #4 on:** December 30, 2007, 15:11:31 PM »

my vet defo doesn't - they recommend hills and james wellbeloved..

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #3 on:** December 30, 2007, 14:52:43 PM »

It probably was voted No 1 by vets .... Iams Vets!!!!

dolcetta46 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 30, 2007, 13:49:29 PM »

I haven't tried iams with Oliver, I heard a few people saying they are overrated and overpriced. What is exactly wrong with iams?

Mark · « **Reply #1 on:** December 30, 2007, 13:29:57 PM »

I was surpised to see a full-page ad in a magazine yesterday (one of the House & Garden type OH buys

) saying Iams had been voted number one petfood by vets

- I'm curious as to where they got their figures. I know a lot of them used to stock it but as far as I am aware, a lot stopped selling it.

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