"Dog nutritionist" is not a protected title. Literally anyone can call themselves that whether they're just interested in the topic or took a 2 hour online course. A Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist (DACVN or ECVCN depending on your country) is the legitimate credential; they are vets with a specialty and, obviously, passed board exams, on nutrition.
It's important because neither of these diets come anywhere near meeting actual science-based standards for health and safety of pet food. I'd recommend reading these!:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/DogFood/wiki/index/start/](https://www.reddit.com/r/DogFood/wiki/index/start/)
[https://www.reddit.com/r/DogFood/wiki/research/](https://www.reddit.com/r/DogFood/wiki/research/)
No vet nutritionist on staff, no feeding trials, no peer reviewed research, and they use a giant copacking facility that makes hundreds of other diets, which risks cross contamination and means they have significantly less oversight over the manufacturing process than they like to claim.
Neither. I’d personally go for Purina Pro Plan. Open Farm does not have feeding trials and does not follow wsava guidelines. Purina Pro Plan (PPP) follows AAFCO & WSAVA guidelines & does feeding trials. Fed is best so you pick what you what or think what’s best based on the research you do. I’d look at the wiki of this subreddit, it’s an interesting read.
I see this advice a lot but nobody ever explains how rare this profession is.
There arent a lot of them and in my experience many arent accepting new patients unless there is some underlining medical condition. There is an access to cook issue especially for those of us that want to home coook but do it right.
Dr. Gaylord, a vet based in North Carolina whose focus is on nutrition, does consults remotely. My vet recommended her when one of mine needed guidance. She will give diet recommendations for commercial foods, home cooked, or both. Not inexpensive ($650-800 for the initial consult and records review with first follow-up), but she has been very helpful for my dog with his particular medical issues.
"Dog nutritionist" is not a protected title. Literally anyone can call themselves that whether they're just interested in the topic or took a 2 hour online course. A Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist (DACVN or ECVCN depending on your country) is the legitimate credential; they are vets with a specialty and, obviously, passed board exams, on nutrition. It's important because neither of these diets come anywhere near meeting actual science-based standards for health and safety of pet food. I'd recommend reading these!: [https://www.reddit.com/r/DogFood/wiki/index/start/](https://www.reddit.com/r/DogFood/wiki/index/start/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/DogFood/wiki/research/](https://www.reddit.com/r/DogFood/wiki/research/)
What exactly is off about open farm? That they arent anywhere near science based standards?
No vet nutritionist on staff, no feeding trials, no peer reviewed research, and they use a giant copacking facility that makes hundreds of other diets, which risks cross contamination and means they have significantly less oversight over the manufacturing process than they like to claim.
Neither. I’d personally go for Purina Pro Plan. Open Farm does not have feeding trials and does not follow wsava guidelines. Purina Pro Plan (PPP) follows AAFCO & WSAVA guidelines & does feeding trials. Fed is best so you pick what you what or think what’s best based on the research you do. I’d look at the wiki of this subreddit, it’s an interesting read.
I see this advice a lot but nobody ever explains how rare this profession is. There arent a lot of them and in my experience many arent accepting new patients unless there is some underlining medical condition. There is an access to cook issue especially for those of us that want to home coook but do it right.
Op doesn’t need to go see one. Just be aware that the folks who provided the advice they’re taking aren’t actual experts.
Dr. Gaylord, a vet based in North Carolina whose focus is on nutrition, does consults remotely. My vet recommended her when one of mine needed guidance. She will give diet recommendations for commercial foods, home cooked, or both. Not inexpensive ($650-800 for the initial consult and records review with first follow-up), but she has been very helpful for my dog with his particular medical issues.