#for anyone curious i feed my dog Diamond naturals skin + coat formula due to severe food allergies and I find it to be pretty good

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my parents have been getting hill's science diet for years, what is bad about it? /gen

there’s not anything inherently wrong with feeding hill’s science diet particularly if it is a specialized formula that helps your pet with an issue they have. however a lot of animal nutritionists recommend against it because it is pretty high in carbohydrates and can make the average pet gain weight even if they have a healthy lifestyle. it’s also hella expensive compared to a lot of foods of comparable/better quality. basically afaik it’s not going to like kill your pet a la Hartz products but there’s better options