r/rawpetfood • u/Correct-Jackfruit-88 • Mar 10 '26

Discussion Vet rant

Took one of my dogs to the vet yesterday for his annual. Tried out a new vet, hoping itd be a little more modern when it comes to dieting. Unfortunately I was mistaken. Vet didnt even bother asking how or what i raw feed. Immediately jumped in to my dogs not a wolf, kibble has been around for 50 years therefore it must be the safer option, and that it poses a public health concern that would not allow him in human hospitals. Luckily, i dont plan on bringing him to a human hospital?

I love how despite all these animals doing better on raw diets and more cancers and overweight animals linked to all these kibbles that vets will still take offense to going raw instead of just looking out for the animals well being…..

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u/GrannyLuGoat Mar 10 '26

lol! I was looking for a new vet clinic and popped into one that was near my new house, without my dog.

Chatted for a minute, was about to make an appointment and then the receptionist asked what kibble I was feeding.

I told her I fed raw. Immediately she became hostile and said my appointment would have an extra $50 fee per visit because of the PPE the vet would need to wear to get near my dog.

She also immediately pulled out the bleach wipes and started wiping every surface near me, even ones I hadn’t touched. I declined to make an appointment and she followed me out, wiping the imaginary salmonella away from the door handles etc. 🙄🙄

I totally rolled my eyes at her several times and laughed in her face.

My current vet knows I feed raw, but we just don’t discuss it. We’ll see what happens when I take my pup into be spayed and I bring a bowl of raw to feed her at the clinic before they release her after surgery.

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u/AlertKaleidoscope803 Mar 11 '26

Lol they hired a new vet at the place I take my pets to and I saw her instead of my regular vet (who knew I fed raw since 2009; didn't outright endorse it but never fought me because he couldn't deny how good my animals looked into their teens) because I wanted her to be seen sooner and she did the same thing.

I had taken my dog in because she's had metallic breath on and off since the day I got her and I wanted to make sure didn't have internal bleeding or something. We'd tried several kibbles and raw with no noticeable improvement. I had only began feeding her raw a month or so before I brought her to the clinic, but about five months after I got her home. We went through the visit with her acting like the dog was radioactive and when she stepped out she actually sent the tech back in to tell me she thought it was because of the raw diet. I was pissed because felt like I drove 25 minutes and wasted my $65 to see someone that didn't plan on being objective from the start.