Hello {{first_name}},

I want to talk about money. I know that is uncomfortable. But this is the conversation most dog owners never have until it is too late.

At Santa Barbara Humane, the number one reason people surrender their animals is they can not afford veterinary care. I have watched people walk through our doors in tears because a surgery bill or an allergy treatment was more than they could handle. One man came in with two dogs he loved more than anything. Took us 30 minutes to get him to say what was really going on. He had lost his job and could not afford food for both of them. He was going to give up one of his dogs. We sent him home with both of them and as much food as he needed.

That is what we do here. But the harder truth is that so many of the health problems we see could have been caught earlier, managed earlier, or avoided entirely with better daily nutrition.

We have performed over 100,000 veterinary procedures for families. Dr. Katie and her team of nine veterinarians see it every single day. And this is what she tells me:

I am not saying VitaDog Nutrition replaces your vet. I am saying that the vet treats problems and nutrition helps prevent them. Both matter. But only one of them saves you from the bills that come when prevention was never part of the plan.

Your community code is still active if you want to try it.

P.S. "If your dog is fat, you are not getting enough exercise." - Unknown, but brutally accurate