Geez, that anecdote could have been me, except the issue was vomiting, not crystals. But the rest . . .
"Peer reviewed . . ." problem is, most of the "peers" are vets that were educated by the PFI.
Here's an idea, though I don't know how feasible it is: how about a class-action suit by pet owners? (Stupid question--who do they sue? The PFC is just doing what's "worked" for decades. Vets? They're just going by what they learned in vet school? So maybe AAFCO? See, this is why I'm not a lawyer--- I'm confusing myself.
Hi Pookie
There was one (if you can even call it that, with the way it was non-handled) -- the 2007 recall catastrophe.
AND Dr. Hodgkins testified before the Senate!
All that's happened since then is more clever marketing, more "prestigious" veterinarians endorsing these food$ (google Tony Buffington for one
) ...
Other than on the net, did you hear a peep anywhere about the Purina recall this year? How about ANY recall?
We can call this food "bad" and "species inappropriate" until the cows come home but THEY have the "proof" that this food is "good" because they have the 'research', the trials ... $$$$$ ..Mediots... everyone and everything mainstream, as well as the Gov't and veterinary associations under their wing.
BUT they can't prove a cat isn't what it
is.
(The Gov't and all those other "associations" or whatever, sure as heck wouldn't want to figure out what else to do with all the waste they and everybody else are profiting obscenely from.)
People will pay for PU surgeries, and new flooring, & Insulin & antibiotics & steroids, along with even more expensive carb-laden food, why? Because they have NO idea what a cat really IS. They think they can chew, process carbohydrates just fine, and then will continue to
wonder why they vomit and keep blocking. What can be proven
with no unreasonable doubt -- they just don't know.
And until then, the others will win, because they hold ALL the cards --
but this one.