Same reason human doctors don't... $$ muneee $$
Let me be clear. My vet is very good at what she does. She is an excellent surgeon, and diagnostician, BUT she has blinders when it comes to nutrition. I also understand that everyone wants to make $$ munee $$, and she makes $$ munee $$ by doing what she does best. It's what she knows, and it's the game (with pharms & PFC's) that they all play.
.... If a doctor says, "Here, take these antibiotics for 3 weeks", that's what we do. And the doctor makes $$ munee $$. Same with Vets.
Believe me, I am all for researching and double-checking medicines prescribed to humans. A family member suffered from Gout and the culprits he was consuming regularly were not addressed by his MD, thus he continued to suffer despite medications and info provided via the Internet.
However (and this is a
big 'however'
) his doctor was not advocating, "prescribing" and selling him anchovies, beer, and gravies out of his office, either.
MD gave him the drugs because MD, not being a dietician, was merely doing his job of combating the symptoms as best he knew. Not faulting the MD. I'd go to him in a heartbeat for things Medical; broken bones, surgery, the Flu....
And here's the catch: An antibiotic is, legitimately and legally, "Medicine". MDs, as well as Vets, are surgeons and diagnosticians and they prescribe medicine.
If an MD's education was funded by McDonald's and we were "prescribed" Big Macs and fries by said Doctor for our high cholesterol and bowel issues, would it be any different? Not to mention, the conflict of interest when the "funding" is taken into consideration? It is known
and has been proven that such food in excess is the major contributor, yet the Dr. refuses to even consider it a possibility in his diagnosis, instead
telling you to eat it?
This may be extreme but it's my opinion that "prescribing" dry kibble to a blocking cat, a Diabetic cat, is no different than a Doctor "prescribing" cigarettes to Cancer patients. Really, how is it any different? Only the species & diseases are different.
Also, with all that education, there is NO way that a veterinary professional is not aware of the physiology of a feline (and canine.) Just no
way they are not remotely aware of the anatomies.
I don't
expect a veterinarian to know anything about diet, ours never pretended to. But for them to be advocating a specific food when they won't even recognise the fact these species are carnivorous?
It's akin to Chelsea Clinton insisting she is authorised to fix all the electrical problems in my house for a nice, hefty price when I consult her about Law, and her being able to legally make a livelihood doing both, and her father being the only person she has to answer to. There is NObody to answer to (outside of the PFI, stockholders), as with MDs.
