I was working at a big box pet food store when this controversy happened in 2018. Our store implemented a temporary return policy where customers could return any grain-free food they had bought, with no receipt, and even if the bag was mostly empty. We had hundreds of returns and probably lost tens of thousands of dollars. Let’s just say my own dogs were eating good that month 😂
Just an objective person here, but one my parent's cat very frequently had urinary tract infections. Their Vet did recommend the Science Diet cat food formulated for UTI on this particular cat and I will confirm this cat food definitely help my parent's kitty.@@PetFoodPuzzleGuy
@@PetFoodPuzzleGuy His comment does hold up. You on the other hand have a clear conflict of interest. With this being said, what you say has no merit based on this material fact.
@@JBinAZ not sure what my conflict of interest is. I’m retired. I can say exactly what I know and believe. The statement that the goal of many therapeutic diets is to get off the drugs. I listed 2 examples right off the top of my head. You may not believe it. That’s fine. If you don’t work in vet clinics and see this first hand, you might have a difference of opinion. It’s funny. I guess we could argue the vet wouldn’t like diets that work because they lose drug sales. And Hills wouldn’t like drugs that replace diets. Maybe, just maybe, they’re working together to help pets? Oh, metronidazole sales must be down with Hills new GI Biome diet. I don’t hear vets complaining.
@@PetFoodPuzzleGuyIf you're not sure you have a conflict of here you are not as smart as you think you are. You are a former employee, that's a conflict of interest. I wouldn't be surprised if you have a pension of some sort or still have friends that work in the company are just a couple of examples of how your opinion might be swayed. More blatant examples of Conflict of Interest will be provided to you upon request.
Thank you so much for keeping us pet owners informed. Our pets are part of the family. So it definitely matters. I've been making our dogs food from scratch. So I know EXACTLY what is going into it. Two of our dogs have irritating reactions when it comes to grain. So we cut out grain from all of our kids diet. I actually enjoy making my own dog food.
Only problem is the lawsuit won't go anywhere. You will need some very hard evidence proving most of this. I read the full lawsuit and just didn't see anything that would warrant a trial. My guess is during pre-trial, the case will be dismissed. I hate Hills and agree with the lawsuit; however the KetoNaturals profit margins didn't decrease that much. Most people don't even know of this brand to begin with because it wasn't started until 2018. Personally, I wouldn't feed it even if the grain free thing was a problem. Any new brand thinking they will make it with all of the tough competition is crazy.
@@PetFoodPuzzleGuy Either you're incredibly naive or brutally dishonest. Furthermore, a conflict of interest for you exists here; therefore, your opinion, including, but not limited to anything you say in regards to this matter, has much less merit than someone not affiliated with this fraudulent pet food manufacturer or a former employee. The FACTS don't lie and Science Diet is going to pay for their crimes against pets and their parents. Not only should Hills pay all the small companies they intentionally harmed, the four (4) vets and numerous Executives from Hills must be prosecuted and sent to Prison for a minimum of five years based on the dollar amount of the fraud committed by Hills. If nobody goes to Prison will prove Equal Justice and Liberty for All is a Myth. Hills is going down and it's going to be a beautiful thing to watch KARMA working.
@@benoit.b9337 lol! Well, I’m not sure what an agent of the shareholders is but I know the nutrition end of it. I know Hills makes some Prescription Diets that are very expensive to make so they make little profit on them but they are needed by vets. Not smart for profit. I know they have a research facility larger than Disneyland and they just finished building an addition dedicated to small canine nutrition, that cost millions to build. No reason to spend that money when 99% of pet food companies don’t spend a dime on research, or pay the salaries of top board certified nutritionists last time I heard, Hills had more than any other company. Decades ago Dr Mark Morris decided Hills should help vets by letting them send their urinary stone sample to the MN Urolith Center to be analyzed, so to collect and evaluate the data more effectively. Hills paid for every one of those thru the years. I bet 80% of vets don’t even know that. Hills scientists successfully mapped out the feline genome, data worth millions, but donated it to the Morris Animal Foundation so all researchers had access to it. So yes, they make a profit but I like what they do with their money!
@@PetFoodPuzzleGuyYou seriously do not know what agents of shareholders are? They are directors. 😒 Why do you spam comments sections and then embarrass yourself?
When we first got our dog three years ago, he was one year old and he is a mixed breed (I think of a lot). Since he had a lot of stomach issues, we talked to our Vet and we tried him on no less than probably a dozen dog foods. In our situation, home cooked food wasn't an option and we can't afford the raw diets such as The Farmer's Dog, Ollie, etc. So, he was on both grain-free and grain inclusive foods, but with our dog and in talking with our Vet, he did best with his digestion on a grain-inclusive, wet canned dog food diet. We chose a small family run dog food manufacturer and finally found the right dog food that he loves and agrees with him. He also is very healthy and a happy dog. I listen to our Vet and what our dog loves and is agreeing with him in his health.
Would like a video on , how to determine what kind of dog food is best for your dog in his life stages. Small dogs verses large dogs. Example: things that will help a person determine, which food is best for certain healthy dogs, and common conditions, to keep them healthy. With so many foods out there, the average person doesn't really understand how to determine this. Plus, vet's don't really ever tell you what kind of food to feed, unless your dogs been diagnosed with a certain health issue. But they don't for a average healthy dog. I think what it comes down to, is someone truthfully explaining what a dog really needs and what to look for, in a food for a dog's life stages, etc . Thanks, Chris Shelties and a rough Collie
most brands do age-specific varieties, as I'm sure you probably know, however the highest quality dog food I'm aware of (Orijen) states that all their varieties are suitable for all life stages. (even though slightly confusingly they also do a 'senior' variety.) when it comes to quality, you generally get what you pay for... in my experience there are not really dog foods tailored to specific breeds (except for the manufacturer Royal Canin, who I do not consider to be quality despite vets recommending them)
I was feeding my 3-yea cat a "Boutique Food" for her first 2 years and she had horrible dandruff and her poo had a horrible smell but I fell into the Hiis. conspiracy theories and refused to feed her anything but the food many TH-camrs said was the best. I changed her to Hills sensitive skin and coat 3 months ago and what a difference. Her dandruff is 90 percent better and at her recent checkup the vet said she was healthy and doing great. The vet has no idea what food I give her so she has no dog in the fight. I have learned to look at the mineral content first, then the ingredients.
My dog naturally processes his own grains, bakes biscuits and kibble and adds stuff so he can store it for at least a month or more NOT likely You don’t need studies to know what dogs and cats naturally eat and prefer
Can you do a review on Bully Max brand. I started to give my dog this and he loves it! But I want to make sure I’m giving him something as healthy as possible.
The fact that grain free dog food companies were blasting traditional kibble as filler garbage and less healthy makes the lawsuit extra interesting. I mean “articles” were published with no clinical studies boasting about why grain free is better and that is why most people switched. No dog needs kibble though. I know people who swear their dogs can’t have people foods such as rice or chicken. (Stuff in the kibble) Kibble’s marketing was brilliant and is the equivalent of eating cereal for every meal of the day. Cereals are filled with supplemental nutrients and were originally sold as health food. You can make your own dog food, there are loads of recipes online. You throw it in the slow cooker and you have meals for the rest of the week. Cheaper than dog food made with far better ingredients. If you need kibble here and there because life gets busy don’t feel bad, but dogs have existed long before kibble. :) I’m already making food for my family so not really much of add on. Just don’t throw thongs they can’t eat into it. (Example onions)
Hi! The FDA was not able to directly link legumes to DCM. This article was pretty helpful further investigating Grain-In vs Grain Free www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7007769/ Most of these same “grain-free” starches are also in cat food. Cat’s NEED taurine supplementation when eating dry food. And the article stated “the increased content of fermentable substrate present in GF diets may lead to gastrointestinal losses of taurine even in a taurine supplemented diet” which means we would be seeing significantly more DCM cases in cats too if peas/lentils were the cause. But we don’t! And unfortunately, nobody wants to or can fully fund further investigations to truly find out what the factors can be (aside from genetic predisposition) that lead to taurine deficiency.
Hi, can you give your take on this guys video defending Hills science diet cat food - What's a healthier cat food? Orijen or Science Diet? The pet food puzzle guy
I have 3 rescues with tonsss of allergies. We're feeding Jiminys atm. It's insect protein. But they're all allergic to poultry. Two severely. Even slightest bit like chicken fat as preservative... will result in emergency vet trip. One can't digest red meats anymore... He's 19 yr old now. But nobody's had an allergy to insect protein yet 😂 so fingers crossed
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My vet (one of many in the office) told me not to use grain free because of this. In my mind I said, when you get yourself healthy and in shape, maybe I’ll think about listening to you. She also told me my rescue dog is a pit. My dog is 90% Vizsla, with a tad (probably) pit (white patch on her chest. And likely the cause of her ears and body being a bit shorter than a full Vizsla and). Other than that she looks like and acts like a Vizsla.
I was working at a big box pet food store when this controversy happened in 2018. Our store implemented a temporary return policy where customers could return any grain-free food they had bought, with no receipt, and even if the bag was mostly empty. We had hundreds of returns and probably lost tens of thousands of dollars. Let’s just say my own dogs were eating good that month 😂
@@PetFoodPuzzleGuyYou fed the expired food to your dog?
Hill's and the vet want to keep your dog dependent on pharmaceuticals.
Just an objective person here, but one my parent's cat very frequently had urinary tract infections. Their Vet did recommend the Science Diet cat food formulated for UTI on this particular cat and I will confirm this cat food definitely help my parent's kitty.@@PetFoodPuzzleGuy
@@PetFoodPuzzleGuy His comment does hold up. You on the other hand have a clear conflict of interest. With this being said, what you say has no merit based on this material fact.
@@JBinAZ not sure what my conflict of interest is. I’m retired. I can say exactly what I know and believe. The statement that the goal of many therapeutic diets is to get off the drugs. I listed 2 examples right off the top of my head. You may not believe it. That’s fine. If you don’t work in vet clinics and see this first hand, you might have a difference of opinion. It’s funny. I guess we could argue the vet wouldn’t like diets that work because they lose drug sales. And Hills wouldn’t like drugs that replace diets. Maybe, just maybe, they’re working together to help pets? Oh, metronidazole sales must be down with Hills new GI Biome diet. I don’t hear vets complaining.
@@PetFoodPuzzleGuyIf you're not sure you have a conflict of here you are not as smart as you think you are. You are a former employee, that's a conflict of interest. I wouldn't be surprised if you have a pension of some sort or still have friends that work in the company are just a couple of examples of how your opinion might be swayed. More blatant examples of Conflict of Interest will be provided to you upon request.
Agree 100%!!!!
Thank you so much for keeping us pet owners informed. Our pets are part of the family. So it definitely matters.
I've been making our dogs food from scratch. So I know EXACTLY what is going into it. Two of our dogs have irritating reactions when it comes to grain. So we cut out grain from all of our kids diet.
I actually enjoy making my own dog food.
I started out feeding my dog Hills. I researched it and was fooled. And Hills is not cheap. I don't trust any dog food any more. It's all a scam.
Only problem is the lawsuit won't go anywhere. You will need some very hard evidence proving most of this. I read the full lawsuit and just didn't see anything that would warrant a trial. My guess is during pre-trial, the case will be dismissed. I hate Hills and agree with the lawsuit; however the KetoNaturals profit margins didn't decrease that much. Most people don't even know of this brand to begin with because it wasn't started until 2018. Personally, I wouldn't feed it even if the grain free thing was a problem. Any new brand thinking they will make it with all of the tough competition is crazy.
Hill's is all about putting profits over pets.
@@PetFoodPuzzleGuy Either you're incredibly naive or brutally dishonest. Furthermore, a conflict of interest for you exists here; therefore, your opinion, including, but not limited to anything you say in regards to this matter, has much less merit than someone not affiliated with this fraudulent pet food manufacturer or a former employee.
The FACTS don't lie and Science Diet is going to pay for their crimes against pets and their parents. Not only should Hills pay all the small companies they intentionally harmed, the four (4) vets and numerous Executives from Hills must be prosecuted and sent to Prison for a minimum of five years based on the dollar amount of the fraud committed by Hills. If nobody goes to Prison will prove Equal Justice and Liberty for All is a Myth.
Hills is going down and it's going to be a beautiful thing to watch KARMA working.
@@PetFoodPuzzleGuyDude, you were just a rep, you were not an actual agent of the shareholders.
@@benoit.b9337 lol! Well, I’m not sure what an agent of the shareholders is but I know the nutrition end of it. I know Hills makes some Prescription Diets that are very expensive to make so they make little profit on them but they are needed by vets. Not smart for profit. I know they have a research facility larger than Disneyland and they just finished building an addition dedicated to small canine nutrition, that cost millions to build. No reason to spend that money when 99% of pet food companies don’t spend a dime on research, or pay the salaries of top board certified nutritionists last time I heard, Hills had more than any other company. Decades ago Dr Mark Morris decided Hills should help vets by letting them send their urinary stone sample to the MN Urolith Center to be analyzed, so to collect and evaluate the data more effectively. Hills paid for every one of those thru the years. I bet 80% of vets don’t even know that. Hills scientists successfully mapped out the feline genome, data worth millions, but donated it to the Morris Animal Foundation so all researchers had access to it. So yes, they make a profit but I like what they do with their money!
@@PetFoodPuzzleGuyYou seriously do not know what agents of shareholders are? They are directors. 😒 Why do you spam comments sections and then embarrass yourself?
When we first got our dog three years ago, he was one year old and he is a mixed breed (I think of a lot). Since he had a lot of stomach issues, we talked to our Vet and we tried him on no less than probably a dozen dog foods. In our situation, home cooked food wasn't an option and we can't afford the raw diets such as The Farmer's Dog, Ollie, etc. So, he was on both grain-free and grain inclusive foods, but with our dog and in talking with our Vet, he did best with his digestion on a grain-inclusive, wet canned dog food diet. We chose a small family run dog food manufacturer and finally found the right dog food that he loves and agrees with him. He also is very healthy and a happy dog. I listen to our Vet and what our dog loves and is agreeing with him in his health.
Glad to see you uploading more lately.
Would like a video on , how to determine what kind of dog food is best for your dog in his life stages. Small dogs verses large dogs. Example: things that will help a person determine, which food is best for certain healthy dogs, and common conditions, to keep them healthy.
With so many foods out there, the average person doesn't really understand how to determine this. Plus, vet's don't really ever tell you what kind of food to feed, unless your dogs been diagnosed with a certain health issue.
But they don't for a average healthy dog.
I think what it comes down to, is someone truthfully explaining what a dog really needs and what to look for, in a food for a dog's life stages, etc .
Thanks, Chris Shelties and a rough Collie
most brands do age-specific varieties, as I'm sure you probably know, however the highest quality dog food I'm aware of (Orijen) states that all their varieties are suitable for all life stages. (even though slightly confusingly they also do a 'senior' variety.)
when it comes to quality, you generally get what you pay for...
in my experience there are not really dog foods tailored to specific breeds (except for the manufacturer Royal Canin, who I do not consider to be quality despite vets recommending them)
I was feeding my 3-yea cat a "Boutique Food" for her first 2 years and she had horrible dandruff and her poo had a horrible smell but I fell into the Hiis. conspiracy theories and refused to feed her anything but the food many TH-camrs said was the best. I changed her to Hills sensitive skin and coat 3 months ago and what a difference. Her dandruff is 90 percent better and at her recent checkup the vet said she was healthy and doing great. The vet has no idea what food I give her so she has no dog in the fight. I have learned to look at the mineral content first, then the ingredients.
@@PetFoodPuzzleGuy Exactly!!! I subscribed to your channel. I look forward to binge-watching.
please keep us updated
I really like Dr. Judy Morgan
If this conspiracy is true, it seems so bizarre that Hills would go through all that trouble instead of just making their own grain-free foods.
Hills Food, Not A Good Brand Since 70’s.
My dog naturally processes his own grains, bakes biscuits and kibble and adds stuff so he can store it for at least a month or more
NOT likely
You don’t need studies to know what dogs and cats naturally eat and prefer
Have done any research on SquarePet and their Veterinary Formulated Line? Can we get a review?
Can you do a review on Bully Max brand. I started to give my dog this and he loves it! But I want to make sure I’m giving him something as healthy as possible.
The fact that grain free dog food companies were blasting traditional kibble as filler garbage and less healthy makes the lawsuit extra interesting.
I mean “articles” were published with no clinical studies boasting about why grain free is better and that is why most people switched.
No dog needs kibble though. I know people who swear their dogs can’t have people foods such as rice or chicken. (Stuff in the kibble) Kibble’s marketing was brilliant and is the equivalent of eating cereal for every meal of the day. Cereals are filled with supplemental nutrients and were originally sold as health food.
You can make your own dog food, there are loads of recipes online. You throw it in the slow cooker and you have meals for the rest of the week. Cheaper than dog food made with far better ingredients. If you need kibble here and there because life gets busy don’t feel bad, but dogs have existed long before kibble. :)
I’m already making food for my family so not really much of add on. Just don’t throw thongs they can’t eat into it. (Example onions)
can you do a review video on senior cat dry foods?
Could you do an updated pet food recommendation video?
What do you think about legumes and its possible relation to dcm?
Hi! The FDA was not able to directly link legumes to DCM. This article was pretty helpful further investigating Grain-In vs Grain Free
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7007769/
Most of these same “grain-free” starches are also in cat food. Cat’s NEED taurine supplementation when eating dry food. And the article stated “the increased content of fermentable substrate present in GF diets may lead to gastrointestinal losses of taurine even in a taurine supplemented diet” which means we would be seeing significantly more DCM cases in cats too if peas/lentils were the cause. But we don’t! And unfortunately, nobody wants to or can fully fund further investigations to truly find out what the factors can be (aside from genetic predisposition) that lead to taurine deficiency.
Hi, Can you tell my your thoughts on Rachael Ray wet cat food Nutrish, thank you love your videos so helpful!!
Hi, can you give your take on this guys video defending Hills science diet cat food - What's a healthier cat food? Orijen or Science Diet? The pet food puzzle guy
?? Orijen is without doubt superior.
edit, the guy has even spelt 'Orijen' wrong on the thumbnail.
I'm still having doubts, due I have an hyperallergyc dog, I don't know what to feed due he has avoid his food which is ProPlan HA
I have 3 rescues with tonsss of allergies. We're feeding Jiminys atm. It's insect protein. But they're all allergic to poultry. Two severely. Even slightest bit like chicken fat as preservative... will result in emergency vet trip. One can't digest red meats anymore... He's 19 yr old now. But nobody's had an allergy to insect protein yet 😂 so fingers crossed
Grain free foidis not good like they claim
Dear sir,
I hope you are well. I researched your TH-cam channel. Your channel Video is very good but there are many Gaps in the videos.
1. Video SEO is n't done.
2. Videos don't have add End screens.
3. Videos don't have Rank Tag.
4. Video Views & Subscribes is very low.
If you do the above tasks correctly and upload your videos, then your channel will grow much more than the current time.
I can help you If you want.
Thank you
Wow really
My vet (one of many in the office) told me not to use grain free because of this.
In my mind I said, when you get yourself healthy and in shape, maybe I’ll think about listening to you.
She also told me my rescue dog is a pit. My dog is 90% Vizsla, with a tad (probably) pit (white patch on her chest. And likely the cause of her ears and body being a bit shorter than a full Vizsla and).
Other than that she looks like and acts like a Vizsla.
I mean, I'm against the whole "grain free is bad", but I have to admit your argument is really really dumb
@@rtlkfrevri completely agree with you on the “dumbness” of that comment
tf is a pet nutritionist?