Why Do Vets Ask What Your Dog Eats But Doctors Rarely Ask Patients about Diet?

Why does my vet write my dog's food in his chart but my doctor doesn't ask me about food?

Pictured above: Our Nova Scotia Retriever Gilbert. Seeing how lean he is in this old picture makes me realize he needs to do more intermittent fasting. 🤣

Every time I take Gilbert to the vet, the first question the vet always asks me is what dog food is he on. Then he writes the answer in his chart.

Let’s suppose one day I go into the vet because Gilbert…