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From: "Karen M."
Alison Perera wrote: In article , (Karen M.) wrote: Alison, Your post was kind of confusing, but in the following post G2 says he worked for PetSmart for years, that's why he "knows" so much. I didn't realize PetSmart *had* nutritional specialists... *My* post was kind of confusing? Sorry, but I definitely think that Lauren's post, Sorry, I simply meant I couldn't figure out who said what. My response came before the error in attributing came out, so my post ended up looking just as screwy as others... "It sure is like talking to a brick wall, isn't it? I have a very strong suspicion that Chris aka is another Hill's rep posting here. Check this out:" confused the issue more than anything. And when you responded, "That's quite interesting Lauren! Makes one wonder, does it not?? " AFTER Chris refuted authorship of the post that Lauren quoted, it definitely seemed time to set the record straight. Yes, that came after I posted, as stated previously. Sorry, Karen. Didn't mean for you to get mixed up in my mistake Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: "Karen M."
Alison Perera wrote: In article , (Karen M.) wrote: Alison, Your post was kind of confusing, but in the following post G2 says he worked for PetSmart for years, that's why he "knows" so much. I didn't realize PetSmart *had* nutritional specialists... *My* post was kind of confusing? Sorry, but I definitely think that Lauren's post, Sorry, I simply meant I couldn't figure out who said what. My response came before the error in attributing came out, so my post ended up looking just as screwy as others... "It sure is like talking to a brick wall, isn't it? I have a very strong suspicion that Chris aka is another Hill's rep posting here. Check this out:" confused the issue more than anything. And when you responded, "That's quite interesting Lauren! Makes one wonder, does it not?? " AFTER Chris refuted authorship of the post that Lauren quoted, it definitely seemed time to set the record straight. Yes, that came after I posted, as stated previously. Sorry, Karen. Didn't mean for you to get mixed up in my mistake Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: "Karen M."
Maybe it's because I've been lurking in rpdh for quite some time, but it seems obvious to me that Chris is no Hill's rep, but simply a Hill's enthusiast on the warpath. Whether he was set on that warpath from experience at PetsMart or simple pet-ownership experience makes no difference to any discussion here, and I saw no claim in the post you linked as to his having been employed as a "nutritional specialist" at PetsMart. I was not saying he was employed as an *actual* Nutritional Specialist, but he stated he learned a lot about nutrition from working there, which I find rather odd since he's only talking to market reps and not veterinarians, so sorry again for the confusion. But I do find find that fact somewhat relevant to the discussion, as I've been wanting to know where he's gotten his "facts" from and it sounds like he's gotten at least some of it from his days at PetSmart, a place that, in my experience, is not well known for providing a lot of factual information . Just my .02 cents. K I've been approached while shopping at Petsmart by a few reps from pet food companies. In my experience, their information about feline nutrition was definitely biased, depending on which company the rep worked for. Also, none of them seemed like they knew what the heck they were talking about. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: "Karen M."
Maybe it's because I've been lurking in rpdh for quite some time, but it seems obvious to me that Chris is no Hill's rep, but simply a Hill's enthusiast on the warpath. Whether he was set on that warpath from experience at PetsMart or simple pet-ownership experience makes no difference to any discussion here, and I saw no claim in the post you linked as to his having been employed as a "nutritional specialist" at PetsMart. I was not saying he was employed as an *actual* Nutritional Specialist, but he stated he learned a lot about nutrition from working there, which I find rather odd since he's only talking to market reps and not veterinarians, so sorry again for the confusion. But I do find find that fact somewhat relevant to the discussion, as I've been wanting to know where he's gotten his "facts" from and it sounds like he's gotten at least some of it from his days at PetSmart, a place that, in my experience, is not well known for providing a lot of factual information . Just my .02 cents. K I've been approached while shopping at Petsmart by a few reps from pet food companies. In my experience, their information about feline nutrition was definitely biased, depending on which company the rep worked for. Also, none of them seemed like they knew what the heck they were talking about. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: "Karen M."
Maybe it's because I've been lurking in rpdh for quite some time, but it seems obvious to me that Chris is no Hill's rep, but simply a Hill's enthusiast on the warpath. Whether he was set on that warpath from experience at PetsMart or simple pet-ownership experience makes no difference to any discussion here, and I saw no claim in the post you linked as to his having been employed as a "nutritional specialist" at PetsMart. I was not saying he was employed as an *actual* Nutritional Specialist, but he stated he learned a lot about nutrition from working there, which I find rather odd since he's only talking to market reps and not veterinarians, so sorry again for the confusion. But I do find find that fact somewhat relevant to the discussion, as I've been wanting to know where he's gotten his "facts" from and it sounds like he's gotten at least some of it from his days at PetSmart, a place that, in my experience, is not well known for providing a lot of factual information . Just my .02 cents. K I've been approached while shopping at Petsmart by a few reps from pet food companies. In my experience, their information about feline nutrition was definitely biased, depending on which company the rep worked for. Also, none of them seemed like they knew what the heck they were talking about. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: Alison Perera lid
(GAUBSTER2) wrote: "I'm providing an example of something "natural" being included in certain foods that can be thought of as "gross" and is completely unneccessary for healthy cats to begin with." Hey Chris, is it completely unnecessary for healthy women to keep up their acidophilous intake--yannow, eat yogurt and what not as we've been told to do--in order to stave off vaginal yeast infections? Inquiring minds want to know. LOL! I can't wait to hear the response to this! ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: Alison Perera lid
(GAUBSTER2) wrote: "I'm providing an example of something "natural" being included in certain foods that can be thought of as "gross" and is completely unneccessary for healthy cats to begin with." Hey Chris, is it completely unnecessary for healthy women to keep up their acidophilous intake--yannow, eat yogurt and what not as we've been told to do--in order to stave off vaginal yeast infections? Inquiring minds want to know. LOL! I can't wait to hear the response to this! ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: Alison Perera lid
(GAUBSTER2) wrote: "I'm providing an example of something "natural" being included in certain foods that can be thought of as "gross" and is completely unneccessary for healthy cats to begin with." Hey Chris, is it completely unnecessary for healthy women to keep up their acidophilous intake--yannow, eat yogurt and what not as we've been told to do--in order to stave off vaginal yeast infections? Inquiring minds want to know. LOL! I can't wait to hear the response to this! ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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GAUBSTER2 composed with style: Karen, I'm not a Nutritional Specialist, whatever that is. I used to believe the same crap that is commonly repeated by people who parrot what others say w/o doing any checking on it at all. Interesting choice of words. Parroting. Hmph. I did do my research on topics and asked for a lot of information by various company reps. The only reps who could ever provide anything legitimate at all was Hill's. I tried their products and noticed an amazing turnaround in my cats. Want to explain why all of the diets are formulated with corn gluten in the first or second ingredient, even when those diets are for cats with digestive problems? I'm talking about the Prescription diets, ID and ZD. Specifically to "treat" or help a cat with IBD. I took the advice of my cats former vet and tried both and if you happened to have been around back then I was frantic over a condition that I'm positive caused it - leaky gut syndrome. He couldn't digest it. Vet didn't know what to do because those foods were supposed to "help" him. Changed vets, was told "No Hill's" switched slowly to Wellness, cat gets better. Not cured, but not drooling and ready to give up life. Just another story of "why it DIDN'T work". I'd love to see any statistics of cats with IBD actually get better on a Hill's prescription diet. Would LOVE to see it. |
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