Science Diet Dog Food (Summary)

by Mike Sagman
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For a list of all Science Diet product reviews published by The Dog Food Advisor, please use the complete name, Hill’s Science Diet.

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06/24/2011 Original summary
04/03/2012 Last Update

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  • maxmabi

    Hi, Dr. Mike. Is that “hover” feature still active? I don’t seem to get the posting history. I “thought” I did see it a couple of weeks ago, but now I don’t.
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  • melissa

     Hi Guest-

    I have to agree with Michelle. I would not feed them a food that is causing them to border on incontinence.  One or two pounds heavy is not obese, and can be managed by a slight decrease in the amount fed of the original food. SD commands a high price, and imo, is not worth it. I fed SD many many years ago when it was new to the market and the dogs did fine, but there are better foods out there.  Stay awhile and check out Mike’s site for reccomendations, write down the ones that catch your interest and check them out at your local petstore. You will be amazed that many higher rated foods are less than the SD both grain free and grain inclusive(I feed a mix of both)

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  • Dorothym

    what about Ideal Balance Science Diet?  It does not have corn in but does have whole grain, chicken, veggies, cranberries, etc.  I was told that “chicken meal” is all the chicken “junk” mushed up together.

  • Dorothym

    what about Ideal Balance Science Diet?  It does not have corn in but does have whole grain, chicken, veggies, cranberries, etc.  I was told that “chicken meal” is all the chicken “junk” mushed up together.

  • LabsRawesome

    Hi Guest, the extra output is probably due to higher fiber content in the weight management formula. You are paying a premium price for a 2 star product, please  read a detailed review above. For the money that you are paying, or maybe even less, you could get your dogs a much healthier food. If you would like help in choosing a new food please let me know. If not ,then I would suggest just feeding less of the original formula. :)

  • Guest

    We have 3 dogs, 2 Shih Tsus & a Boston Terrier/Pug mix.  We were feeding them the Regular Science Diet Small Bits.  Our vet thought all 3 were a little overweight.  He thought they could all loose 1-2 lbs.  Recently I bought the Science Diet Small Bites weight management formula.  Our dogs’ bowel movements have increased so much, maybe at least 3 times more than before.  They’ve been having accidents, if they’re not walked every few hours.  Is this normal?  Should I switch back?  Anyone have any experience with this.  Is this temporary?  No upset stomachs, just a lot of….output.  Not to be gross.

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    I like this new blog format. I also prefer the default, ‘Sort by newest first’ comments option so one can see straight away the latest comments.

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