Company SUING Hill's Pet Food Over Grain-Free DCM Claims

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@cheesebread3 7 месяцев назад

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 😂

@nxau120 7 месяцев назад

@@PetFoodPuzzleGuyYou fed the expired food to your dog?

@sandypolsky5683 7 месяцев назад

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.

@lookup9078 5 дней назад

Hills Food, Not A Good Brand Since 70’s.

@tbowne05 7 месяцев назад

Glad to see you uploading more lately.

@I-hate-youtube797 6 месяцев назад

This won’t go anywhere. Unfortunately Hills is a mega corporation and this will do nothing. They can pay for the best lawyers and pull shenanigans to have a judge of their choosing presiding over the case. I’ve seen it a million times over. Not with dog food, but mega corps always win against the little guy. I admire their ambition and dedication to the cause but Keto pet foods or whatever they’re called will not only lose but probably go bankrupt because of this lawsuit. Although I will say I’ve never trusted the claims grain free is dangerous. When I read the study so many red flags popped up it always seemed like BS.

@jinxiemac29 7 месяцев назад

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 RU-vidrs 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.

@jinxiemac29 7 месяцев назад

@@PetFoodPuzzleGuy Exactly!!! I subscribed to your channel. I look forward to binge-watching.

@michellewarden7351 7 месяцев назад

please keep us updated I really like Dr. Judy Morgan

@petermankiw4679 3 месяца назад

Could you do an updated pet food recommendation video?

@wobbuffetbuffet 7 месяцев назад

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)

@gretchengutierrez9103 7 месяцев назад

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

@Ozzypomrescue 7 месяцев назад

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

@JBinAZ 7 месяцев назад

Hill's is all about putting profits over pets.

@JBinAZ 7 месяцев назад

@@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 7 месяцев назад

@@PetFoodPuzzleGuyDude, you were just a rep, you were not an actual agent of the shareholders.

@PetFoodPuzzleGuy 7 месяцев назад

@@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!

@skiddmcmarx5368 7 месяцев назад

@@PetFoodPuzzleGuyYou seriously do not know what agents of shareholders are? They are directors. 😒 Why do you spam comments sections and then embarrass yourself?

@semperparatus678 7 месяцев назад

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.

@jfresh2054 7 месяцев назад

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.

@CupidsCrackhouse 7 месяцев назад

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.

@zbignoz.tunnlerwitz_109 7 месяцев назад

Hill's and the vet want to keep your dog dependent on pharmaceuticals.

@sandypolsky5683 7 месяцев назад

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

@JBinAZ 7 месяцев назад

@@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.

@PetFoodPuzzleGuy 7 месяцев назад

@@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.

@JBinAZ 7 месяцев назад

@@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.

@davidsrepairservice 6 месяцев назад

Agree 100%!!!!

@sirena9745 7 месяцев назад

can you do a review video on senior cat dry foods?

@Wifenis 7 месяцев назад

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.

@Journey2AhNewMe 2 месяца назад

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.

@chrisquigley7186 6 месяцев назад

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

@CS-mo7xp Месяц назад

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)

@professorwrinkes6696 3 месяца назад

Have done any research on SquarePet and their Veterinary Formulated Line? Can we get a review?

@louisejeffries7155 7 месяцев назад

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

@ItCantRainAllTheTime 7 месяцев назад

What do you think about legumes and its possible relation to dcm?

@ps_fastturtle2534 7 месяцев назад

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.

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@jhartleyutah 5 месяцев назад

Wow really

@JoeyD786 2 месяца назад

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

@CS-mo7xp Месяц назад

?? Orijen is without doubt superior. edit, the guy has even spelt 'Orijen' wrong on the thumbnail.

@micheleoram840 5 месяцев назад

Hi, Can you tell my your thoughts on Rachael Ray wet cat food Nutrish, thank you love your videos so helpful!!

@cheriwarren4524 7 месяцев назад

Grain free foidis not good like they claim

@OhhCharliee.. 6 месяцев назад

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.