Science Diet

I had a cat that was diagnosed with kidney stones/urine crystals so I put him on Science Diet C/D to help avoid these issues. I put all my cats on it since I free feed. My 19-year old Siamese cat started showing signs of constipation, but I didn't know what could be causing it or that it was even a major problem until it was too late. By the time I figured it out, it was too late and he had to be put down. I was thinking it had something to do with his age until another cat started showing signs of constipation. Although my vet does not agree that the Science Diet cat food had anything to do with it, I find it extremely odd that both cats developed constipation problems. I am now trying to find a cat food that will help with the kidney stones/crystal problem and help with the constipation. I now have to give frequent doses of Miralax to my cat so he can poop.

I started feeding my two cats Y/D after my vet recommended it for their thyroid issues. After 3 weeks, my Russian Blue got very sick and had to be euthanized. A few days after that, my other cat also got sick, but was able to pull through. Both went into kidney failure and tests. Ultrasound shows that they had an acute toxin (such as antifreeze) in their stomachs.

Both are indoor cats and I do not have anything toxic that they could have gotten in to. The only thing we can think of is that it was the Y/D. My cat that survived is still having issues, but the prognosis is good. The vet thinks it will take 3 months for him to fully recover and they were only on the food for 3 weeks! I am just heartbroken about losing my other cat, not to mention the costs I have endured have been in the thousands of dollars.

Someone should investigate the nutritional adequacy of Science Diet canned and dry cat food. I strongly suspect that this food gave my cats cancer and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. My cats suffered terribly and endured painful and expensive medical procedures. I had three cats at the same time: 2 of them had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and 2 of them had cancer. What are the odds? All three died young for cats (one at age 5, two at age 9). On the other hand, my cats fed with Fancy Feast lived into their upper teens in good health and had shiny coats.

That's a sign of good nutrition, which the Science Diet cats never had. I trusted this supposedly "premium" food because it was sold at vets' offices. But vets, well-meaning though they are, basically trust the manufacturers' reps. They are not nutrition experts. Someone should make vets and pet owners aware that this food is not only not nutritionally complete but also dangerous.

I made the mistake of not reading or investigating the ingredients in Science Diet (SD) and feeding it to my beloved Boston Terriers. When one of them came down with a severe, rare, and aggressive form of cancer of the connective tissue, I stated doing some investigating into Science Diet and spoke with several vets.

Vets call this food "cancer in a bag" and note that the by-products, proteins (which are slaughterhouse leftovers like the beaks of chickens), preservatives, and chemicals make it extremely low-grade food despite the high price and millions spent on advertising and giving incentives to vets to sell the food. Some of these vets don't even realize what they are selling. It is certainly not malicious.

However, my sweet, sweet baby boy died after a brutal and brief fight with cancer at the age of 9. His brother is still with us, and I will not allow him to ever eat Science Diet again. The research and conversations I've had with pet owners regarding SD suggest that this low-grade filler chemical junk is extremely unhealthy and dangerous to our family members.

I hope someone out there in research or consumer affairs realizes the cost and pain associated with losing a pet and takes the time to prove what I have found out anecdotally that Science Diet is killing our loved ones.

I have a poodle for almost 5 years. She is 10 years old. Before her, we had a poodle for 10 years. She was on Hills i/d for a bad stomach. My first dog and this dog are rescues. My poodle now was on science diet i/d up until a few weeks ago when the vet told us to switch to science diet k/d. Shortly after she started throwing up, having diarrhea and losing her appetite, as well as becoming very lethargic and her stomach was distended.

She also had an insatiable thirst. Her gallbladder, pancreas, and liver levels in the blood were found to be triple what normal levels are. She has been on IV fluids, antibiotics, electrolytes and other vitamins for the past three days. When a sonogram was done, her pancreas was found to be enlarged. I believe it is from the k/d and will not give it to her again. She is at death's door. Do not feed this to your pets!

I have been feeding my female Maltese Science Diet canned chicken/turkey food for years. Recently she has had an upset stomach, is eating grass, has loose stools and sometimes even won't eat a "treat." Something is different about this canned food and I hope someone is investigating it and will give us an alternative soon.

I bought food for my dogs at the Veterinarian's office and have been feeding my two bichons and my cairn terrier Science Diet since they were born. They are now 6 years old. Up until now, I had not noticed any issues with the food; however, the dogs have been reacting strangely to the food the past month. I opened the container that I store their food in and bugs flew out of it. I was shocked, surprised and wondered how these bugs got in their food. Upon further inspection, I noticed that there were larvae throughout the container; therefore, I disposed of the food and thoroughly cleaned the containers.

I had purchased a brand new bag of the Science Diet Adult lite for them today. I opened it and inspected the food and found many larvae in this large bag as well. I do not plan to purchase this brand of food again and will research the best food for them. Recently the dogs have been sick vomiting and now my concern is the cause, as well as what are the long term consequences for them eating this food infected with larvae and bugs. I plan to have them examined by the veterinarian and see if they are infected with parasites.

After feeding our poodles this brand for over six years, I noticed a difference in their behavior--listlessness, constipation and not happy with their food. I looked closer at the ingredients and was surprised to find that where chicken used to be the first ingredient, it was now cornmeal and the second is now chicken by-products. Nowhere in the ingredient list was just chicken. Needless to say, I no longer use Science Diet and would recommend that all pet owners take a new look at the ingredients before buying.

I have fed my Maltese Science Diet Light for six and one half years. I thought it was the right food for him but he has recently become ill. At first loose stool, then vomiting. I took him to his regular vet and they put him on a liquid medicine. He felt better for a few days and then vomiting again. I took him back to my vet and he felt his abdomen and there was a lump felt. My vet took an ultrasound and told me there was a tumor that would have to be removed.They did the surgery the next day and told me he had cancer of the small intestines and it was also in the liver and lymph nodes. It broke my heart. I couldn't believe this was happening to my baby boy.

He was only six years old and was healthy, so I thought. So they did the surgery and removed the tumor. They said he had Lymphosarcoma. I thought, how could this be? After recovering from surgery, my dog had chemo treatments, shots, meds at home, different diet, etc. Sadly my sweet, smart, loving little dog that was my special little buddy and friend that was only six years and seven months passed away. I have other dogs but he was my own. Mark my words, I will never buy or feed my dogs any kind of science diet food, ever! If you love your pets, I hope you won't feed them any Science Diet Products either. Please!

My English Bulldog and two Boxers have been on Hills for at least 8 months and they were doing okay. I ran into a bag that was "bad" and has given all three dogs lameness, wobbling, and no strength to stand. The suffering of diarrhea, vomiting, and stool with mucous took about 5 days for what I called the "inoculation" period. One of them had a fever of 103.5-104.2.

I'm switching them to the cheapest pet food I can find. I am so over Hills. They have been on death's door for the past 3 weeks. It started with one dog while the other two were out of town. We originally thought he had panosteitis because of his age. I switched him to chicken and rice only and he got a lot better with an antibiotic and steroid.

When the other two dogs came back into the house, after 8 hours, they had diarrhea and the same symptoms as the first, only after ingesting from the new Bag of Adult Formula. These two were not as bad because they are older and I was able to diagnose the first one. I have thrown it out, I'll never buy Hills again. Also their condition appears to be bacterial.

My dog was diagnosed and had to have surgery from bladder stones. Now the veterinarian says he has to be on Science diet for life. He would not eat that **. I was so upset. I did a lot of research and now he loves and eats Royal Canin Urinary SO. I am very happy with this prescription dog food. Also my veterinarian sent me some paperwork on what I can do to feed him other foods. The list says plain cooked chicken, plain cooked turkey, eggs, rice, peas, pasta, white potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, bananas, and melon. I am so happy and my puppy is too! Hope this helps.

This is my 3rd large bag of Science Diet that has been infested with moths. I dumped the first bag in to a secure container that releases food when the lever is pulled. When I saw some of the food coming out had moths in it, I opened the top and they flew everywhere. I sprayed them and threw the food out. I cleaned the container and hung it back up. The same thing happened to the next bag I bought. I returned the contents with moths and webbing in the food. The pet store said it was strand and gave me another bag. I kept this one in the bag itself and opened it to scoop it into a smaller container about once a week. I just opened it (it is a 30 lbs. bag) and it is again full of these silvery little moths. My dog threw up the other night. He is a 16-18 lbs. King Charles Spaniel. I feel horrible. I am returning in tomorrow and I will never buy it again. Be careful with Science Diet food.

Our 10-year-old Labrador mix has eaten Science Diet for the past 7 years. For around the past five, she has eaten the adult light/low calorie in 40lb bag. About 6 months ago, shortly after we opened a new bag she started throwing up. Over the next several days she developed diarrhea and started to refuse to eat. I suspected we had gotten some bad food so I picked up a small bag of something else to see if that would help. She ate the food immediately and within a couple of days was back to normal. I thought maybe the light food was hard on her digestive system and I wasn't really sure if it was the food at all. So, when we ran out of the small bag of cheap grocery store food, I went back to Science Diet but I switched to the adult regular.

About 2 weeks ago we ran out of food so I picked up a new bag and I switched back to the adult light. Over a 5-day period she went from throwing up to refusing to eat at all. She became very lethargic and started having blood in her stool and vomit. I tried feeding her some rice and carrots mashed up together and she ate it happily but threw it up about an hour later. She would drink a lot of water before I would take her outside. In the past 2.5 days I'm not sure she has really kept anything down. I took her to the vet this morning and she is staying overnight.

When I called in the afternoon I was told that she had probably eaten something bad. It's pretty clear to me now that something was wrong with the food. I will pick her up from the vet tomorrow and I'm hoping she makes a full recovery. I'm not sure if I should try to contact Science Diet and let them know about my experience. It sounds like other people have not had a good response from Science Diet. Ultimately, if Science Diet is knowingly putting out a product that is harming and in some cases killing pets they should be held accountable.

Please do not feed your animals Hill's Science Diet food. My 10-year-old Siamese has been the picture of health until now. He has been eating Hill's Science Diet c/d formula for approximately two years; it was recommended by our vet.

Three weeks ago I opened a new bag that was purchased from my vet's office. My cat ate his nighttime meal as usual. He started throwing up around 2 AM. Thinking that he had an upset stomach, I continued to feed him his c/d food. When I returned home from work the following afternoon, I found multiple areas of vomit in several rooms of the house. He has never thrown up that much.

When I actually witnessed his vomiting, it was heartbreaking. It wasn't like his rare episodes due to eating too fast. This was violent, and convulsive, and the food was also digested. I called my vet to ask if anyone had reported problems with the food, but he said no one had. When my vet examined him, he suggested that he may have a serious disease such as lymphoma. What a coincidence; my cat has been perfectly normal until I started feeding him a newly purchased bag of Hill's Science Diet. When I took his food away, the vomiting didn't stop, but drastically decreased. After researching pet food recalls for Hill's Science, I was horrified at the many, many, stories that sounded exactly like mine.

My beloved Siamese has been to his regular vet, an emergency vet where he had to spend the night and most of the next day, and yet another vet that specializes in ultrasounds and endoscopies. My "baby" has had lab work, numerous x-rays, two ultrasounds, a barium swallow procedure, and an endoscopy with biopsies taken. I am waiting on the biopsy results to know if he has the suspected lymphoma of the intestines, terrible enteritis, or gastritis. The first visit to the vet was on October 6, 2011, and today is the 13th day of October. He has been through so much in a short time. My vet bill at this point is nearing the $2,000 point, and I still don't know what is wrong.

I am fortunate that I still have him. I am praying that whatever the food did to him will not have lasting effects on his health. Please warn anyone that feeds their pet Hill's Science Diet.

I have always used the Science Diet puppy food. All 3 of my dogs have become sick and vomiting. I stopped the food for a couple days and fed my dogs with chicken noodle soup, thinking it might have been a viral thing. I started their Science Diet food again. Vomiting came back again. So, they are eating chicken noodle soup and no vomiting at the time. I don't know if I need to purchase another bag of food, wondering if there is something wrong with the one bag they have been eating from. I have been buying this product for over 10 years and I don't know what to do.

The vet recommended Science Diet T/D on our first visit for our Maltese and Maltese mix, 3 and 2 years old respectively. After happily being on Blue Buffalo for 18 months, the vet convinced me, due to dental issues with the Maltese, to make the switch. I immediately noticed how dry my pups stool had become but figured this was due to the new food and its large size, although it was "small bites".

3 1/2 months in and both my dogs became severely constipated, lack of appetite, not drinking and lethargic. I assumed, since it was both my dogs and the common factor of food, it was the obvious culprit. I called the vet and told them my dogs were "blocked up" and that pumpkin was having small success, but that I was wondering if the food and the dry stools were possible indicators of an issue. I was told that the fiber contained in some Science Diet products would remove water from the system and that it was normal to have dry stools. So, their dog food is supposed to dehydrate them?

I immediately removed Science Diet from their bowl, gave them an organic canned chicken and rice food, boiled chicken, and chicken broth to get them rehydrated. I watched improvement and 3 days later my pups are finally back to normal, and tonight ate a full serving of their new diet of Orijen.

I am confident based on my sick pups and the subsequent online research of Science Diet that I was faced with huge vet costs and possibly losing my babies because of this product and will NEVER use any and will warn others of Science Diet products in the future.

I have 10 rescues. When I feed them only Science Diet dog food, they all eat dirt. When I mix it with other food, they stop eating the dirt. Something is lacking in the food. As I read the reviews, I noticed many of the complaints matched things that happened to my dogs. I am changing their diets, even the one that has been eating it for 15 years. The one that eats W/D will find a new food as she vomits very often.

Our 4-year-old Labrador became listless and would not sit or lie down all day. This was due to her pancreas overreacting to fat. Our Labrador is on a fresh food diet with very little fat. Our neighbor brought over a leftover steak for our 2 dogs, and because of the higher fat content in the steak, Maggie's pancreas "over-reacted".

Lipase is an enzyme that breaks down fat, and Maggie's lipase level was 4000! Normal in dogs is 200! The enzymes were trying to digest the pancreas itself! Maggie almost died!

She was given only IV fluids and massive amounts of antibiotics for 3 days. After that, our vet put her on Science Diet RD canned food. This food has no fat/calories, but the label had "pork byproducts" as the first ingredient.

When asking our vet about this, he said byproducts on this food was different than what byproducts mean on regular dog food. Because Maggie was starving all the time with no fat or calories, she ate this food down enthusiastically. But over 2 weeks, not so much. And we noticed her coat changing, coarse and dry.

We started to integrate fresh food back into her diet, mixing it with the Science Diet RD food. The more she got fresh food, the better she seemed to be, and her coat started to return to the soft, smooth look as before. I asked our vet why they use this horrible food. He agreed that it might not be the best, but they are the only company out there that has done studies to prove their food helps in cases like Maggie's. And he has to go by the proven studies.

But he also agreed that Maggie may have improved on chicken and rice, but he didn't want to take any chances. I appreciate his carefulness in her care and she seems to be fine now. Although we will take great care the rest of her life to keep her away from fat and sweets so as not to over stimulate her pancreas, which could mean death to her.

I, too, think Science Diet is crap food and way too rich for most dogs. Remember, your vet gets those cans of SD food free and that's why they all seem to have it, not necessarily because it's the best.

My vet recommended Science Diet's z/d for my 6-year old Irish Setter. From September 2010 through April 2011, he ate the wet and dry varieties.

After a visit to the vet for our perfectly healthy Mal-Shi pup (eye-related visit), we acquired a free bag of Science Diet. So, of course, coming from the vet's office, I thought what could it hurt? Boy, was I wrong! I started integrating her regular food with the Science Diet just as recommended. She accepted the food fine and ate it for approximately five days without any side effects, or so I thought. By Day 6, our happy, vivacious, very energetic pup had now become gravely ill. She stopped eating, had diarrhea and was extremely lethargic. I was scared that she would not make it through the night and never get a chance to go to her vet appointment the following morning. I said a prayer and went online one last time hoping to get an answer.

Thank God, this website came up and saved my pup's life! After reading pages of stories that were so similar to mine, I immediately went to the kitchen (at 2:00 a.m.) and boiled chicken breast and rice. I was able to feed her and I kept watching over her for the rest of the night. To my surprise, she had regained strength through the night and her morning poop had become more solid. In addition, she had regained her appetite as I continued with the chicken/rice. Within less than 24 hours, she was back to herself and is now happier than ever.

I am so grateful to everyone who shared their stories about Science Diet, because of you my puppy's life has been restored. My sympathy goes out to the losses. Please do not give your beloved babes Science Diet or any other food without doing research first. I thought I was doing the right thing by giving her a food from the vet. I almost lost our love Kahlua over such a simple mistake!

My cat has eaten Science Diet Cat Food bladder health formula for almost two years now. He would throw up now and then, but he loved eating it and had no other problems. He is a little over two years old and has always had a good appetite, eating five-six times a day.

Last week, we opened a new bag and he won't go near the food. For five days now, he won't eat it. He eats other food, but the Science Diet just sits in the bowl. He smells it, and walks away. He knows something is wrong with it.

My girl friend moved her cat in with me and she started him on science diet! Well, his stools were stinky and he wasn't himself! Then, he was vomiting and we had to get him to a vet. Sadly, we had to put him to sleep! ONLY 7 years old, raised by her since he was 2 weeks old, we thought he ate something but reading this site, we are rethinking his demise! OMG, please pull this crap. This cat was her therapeutic cat and she is disabled, and since we found 2 new kitties. BUT Milo... we feel we killed him!

Science diet food is crap. I used it blindly since the mid 80's when it was a good food for pets.

I didn't know it, but they kept adding more and more fillers and crap to the food. My one cat ended up sick and the other have diabetes.

I have mixed breed chiweenie who we adopted at 6 weeks. He is now a year and a half. The pound provided us with a bag of Science Diet dry dog food so we kept him on this for some time. Then we noticed he started to throw up a lot and had bloody stools so my vet suggested we make a homemade mixture of boiled meat mainly chicken, carrots and rice to calm his stomach. We did that and in a few days he was fine. We also bought some organic foods and he loved them as well, but he really liked the Science Diet dry so we continued adding that to his food so there wasn't too much of a change.

He had bouts of throwing up that can't be explained so for the last 4 months or so we have given him exclusively the homemade mixed with some of the organic can food that he liked. He was fine. Well I found a small bag of Science Diet that I had purchased and never opened so I thought why not use it up and I started mixing a few pieces here and there into his food. He ate it and that was about a week ago. Now he isn't eating again (not even his dog treats) and he's throwing up again and had blood in his stool. I would have never thought it was but It has to be the Science Diet because it is the only common denominator. Science Diet needs to take this stuff off the market.

My complaint has to do with Science Diet food for dogs. My daughter and I have two Schnauzer's who have eaten Science Diet all their lives. My issue is that we would buy the 20 lb bag and now the 17 1/2 lb bag is more expensive than the 20 lb. What is the deal. This is not right to get less food and pay more. There are 1,000 of people who buy science diet because they believe in the product. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!!!!! What reasoning can you give me? Please send me coupons to make up the difference of having to pay more for less food. It does not seem like this should be able to be done. Thank you for your consideration.

Upon opening my 35 lb. bag of Science Diet Small Bites for Mature Dog +7, there are big bites an inch in size scattered among the small bites.

I have six Chihuahuas, Mom, Dad and their four kids. I bought Science Diet for a good food for my pets; what a mistake. I got the Science Diet was from the Vets. After only one feeding, three of my babies had seizures. I took the food away, and thought that was that. Later in the month, after talking to the Vet, I again tried to let them eat the SD. NEVER again. Four of them had seizures this time. This food is contaminated with something that is extremely toxic to small dogs. I recommend anyone with small dogs, or even large dogs to beware of this product.

I had two Labradors who both died within 2 months of each other. I started researching Science Diet which they had all of their lives. One was 11 and the other was 12. Both had tumors on their spleen. Our black Labrador had surgery last year and we were lucky that the tumor was benign. Our yellow Labrador got sick suddenly this April and she had a tumor on her spleen also. Unfortunately, she wasn't so lucky and had cancer in her lungs and liver. Their mother is still living at 16 and has been fed Purina all her life. I am so angry. I am so sorry that we ever started using what is supposed to be the best dog food there is.

I have been feeding my dogs Science Diet for years. They loved it. I have two English bulldogs and two pugs. But recently I have noticed a big change in the color of the food. The food is not as dark and does not seem to have as many oils. The smell of the food is also quite different.

The last two bags of food ,my dogs don't want to eat it. I thought at first it was because summer was here and they were not as hungry. But when they do eat, they have loose yellow stool (the same color as the food) and their hair does not seem as lush and shiny. One of the bulldogs now has dandruff. The vet has recommended that I change their food.

I have had many cats which were raised on science diet, one which lived to be 25. I have had my younger cats on SD also but have noticed the fur on them turning white, one which is a Havana Brown. The fur started turning white about one week ago today. SD is on sale now at PetSmart but I'm not gong to buy it. I know the food is lacking something and with the price and risk it's not going to be worth the consequences.

Science Diet is not a top quality food as most of the bag is made of up ground corn.

If you want top grade quality dry food, try Orijen, Acana, Natures Logic or Evo. If u want top quality raw food, try Primalas; these foods contain more meats and barely no grains at all and the other ingredients are of top quality not fillers and bull.

I have had my dog on 50% Science Diet Mobility and 50% of the other dog food I've been using his whole life. He has been eating this for about 4-6 weeks. He is now been getting sicker and sicker for the past 2 weeks. He has been throwing up and each day he was not eating as much as he use to. He has been drinking water a lot. I decided 24 hours ago to stop giving him the Science Diet. He now has his appetite back, drinking normally and has not thrown up at all. I pray that I have stopped in time using Science Diet. I will never recommend this food to any of my dog friends. There is definitely a problem with this food if there are this many negative comments on the computer. I only wish that I had read this before I tried the product.

I have bought a case of 24 cans of the Science Diet cat food and have recently noticed my cat is not eating much or wanting to drink much. As well as now , it is also being lethargic for about the last three days. So tomorrow I will be contacting my local vet to have it checked out. What makes this most frustrating is that you make sure to only buy top quality food for your pet, then have that very food put your pet's health in danger.

I have used Science diet cat food for 20 years. I attribute my cat's healthy long life to it. I have another cat who loves it also. She is only a year old. I am grateful for your product. I now buy it for our new puppy also. Thank you Science Diet.

The only difference in their life was the introduction of this new food. We never gave the food to our other dog, and she is fine. Both of the dogs ( a 12 yr mixed breed and a 12 yr bully) had some health problems but were doing well. Never in a million years would I have given this food to my dogs if I thought it would harm them in any way. I will never recommend this company or buy any of their food again.

My husband and I really think this was the cause of their sudden downhill slide and ultimate death because it was the only difference in their lives. We are devastated by these losses, and can't believe that with all of the complaints I read about the food (unfortunately not in time) this company sells, that the problems have not been looked into. Nobody can bring them back, but I hope someone out there prevents this from happening to someone else's beloved family members.

We have five dogs of different breeds and have fed them a variety of food but have used Science Diet before and since all the scare of bad food I figured this one should be good. Been on it for a couple months now and ran out so I go buy another bag. Two strange things to start with none of my dogs want to eat all their food (stand indeed) but whatever. Then the day before yesterday, my daughter's large breed dog could not walk or stand and had diarrhea all over the place. Took her to the vet. The vet says probably a bacteria in her gut. Puts her on antibiotics. She's doing better. Then today, my son's Jack Russell starts doing the exact same thing! Called the vet and she says they are eating something making them sick. Well, unless my neighbors are poisoning them (highly unlikely), the only thing they eat is Science Diet ! No more and Science diet should be ashamed!

My 11 year old mini dachshund had a 1.6 lb tumor on his spleen, and he has been on Science Diet dog food. A neighbor said her dog had the same thing and fed the Science Diet. I don't think this was coincidence.

I purchased a 30 lb bag Healthy Mobility dry dog food for Adult 1+ large breed. My large breed dog could not chew the food as it was so hard. No problem I would just use my food grander and make it small enough for him to eat. Didn't work I could not get it to grand up as it is so hard. Why does all Science Diet dry dog food have to be so d**n hard? No, I do not like the smell of moist dog food. Sorry but after 5 years I'm going to try another dry dog. Thanks for taking the time to read this.

I have had my beagle puppy now for 3 months; i have not had one single problem with this food. my vet has recommended it to me and it is working out well for my dog. I'm writing to say that; if your dog or cat isn't acting right, why are you keeping the dog or cat on the food for so long? It doesn't make sense! Dont keep your pet on the food if you think it is making him or her so sick; this is pretty obvious!

I purchase SD Pet I/D dry food and canned wet food. I was giving my boxer the canned food and he started getting sick. I couldn't understand what was making him sick, because he hadn't eaten anything other than SD Pet I/D food. He ended up going to the vet, getting hospitalized overnite, with IV hook up, x-rays & blood test, which cost me $500. He had gotten a bacteria. At this time the vet told me it was something he ate. I explained I had not fed him anything other than the pet I/D food. So I went home & checked the cans and found that they had expired. I don't know where I purchased them. I had run out and purchased 6 cans from 1 location, another 8 cans from another location and another 5 cans from another location. Since I couldn't figure out exactly which vet/store I purchased them from, I was unable to return them. All 3 locations claimed to not have any expired food on their shelves. So I was unable to return them. At $50 a case of 12...thats a pretty high expense for cans that I cannot feed my dog. So if you can compensate me some how for this expired food, it would be great. I have 4 cans left. This is the only kind of food I can feed my dog or he gets sick. Thanks so much in advance.

I purchace canned Science Diet Lite dog food every 3 weeks or so, by the case, each can is not completely filled with the product.

I have been feeding my 4 Chihuahuas Science Diet for 8 years. They are 10 and 11 years old and all 3 have diabetes and one has kidney problems from the dog food.

I've been feeding my 8-yr. old cat Science Diet for cats hairball control for a month now and she seemed to be fine up until 2 weeks ago. She started vomiting a few minutes after she ate. It never ever occurred to me it could be her food. I just thought, I have to take her to the vet. I let my bust life style get in the way and never took her to the vet. Then my husband and I went on vacation this past week only to come home and find she had went in a corner of our closet and urinated and died. Our friend who was looking after her said she didn't seem like herself and was just sleeping all the time and kept vomiting. We haven't had proper sleep yet. I feel so ill for neglecting and not taking her to the vet.

I have been purchasing Science Diet dog food for the last 12 years. I purchase the Adult Light Small Bites 40 lb bags. I have had repeated problems with this dog food having moths in the dog food. I have tried three different pet stores in the area and it is the same problem in each store. I sent an email to Science Diet and never heard from anyone. I decided to try the food one more time and still had the same problem. I contacted Science Diet at their 800# and they assured me they have a quality assurance department that checks for this and there is no problem with their food. I asked the customer service rep what happens when my dogs eat these bugs and she said her dogs and cats eat bugs all the time and it's not a problem.

We have two cats that about five years old. One cat appears has been vomiting lately and we believe it's due to her food. We feed them Science Diet Mature with Hairball Control. I just saw her eat five minutes ago and she threw it all up. I googled "cat vomiting science diet hairball" and found this site. After reading through some of the complaints and recognizing the same symptoms, I'm going to switch back to Purina or Iams.

I have an 11 week old kitten who were fed exclusively Science Diet Kitten canned food (of varying assortments) and started mixing in Science Diet's Nature's Best kitten kibble. Two days later, one of the kittens started exhibiting urgent urination and I noticed blood was present. After going to an incompetent vet and spending $1000 to diagnose the issue, I went to a second opinion. Urinalyses were performed and calcium oxalate crystals were present. A sonogram showed several stones in his bladder as well.

The second vet told me to take him off of Science Diet as it is too acidic and can cause uroliths and a disorder called hypercalcemia. This can result in those crystals causing the bleeding and the stones becoming lodged in the ureters (the tubes from kidney to bladder) or the urethra (the tubes from bladder). Additionally, I noticed after I switched to a different, low acid, high fiber grocery store brand, the other cats in the house preferred this food to Science Diet.

Also, I noticed in the Science Diet canned food was, often times, pieces of arteries and other unidentifiable sinewy pieces that were hard and difficult to smash a knife, let alone my fingers, and much less, a kitten's esophagus. If this is such an acclaimed product that uses USDA approved meat products and higher standards above "other brands" I should not be finding this stuff in the food.

We are currently spending thousands of dollars to diagnose and correct the potentially life threatening condition caused by this product and we still aren't sure if he's going to make it through this. We must try and find the funds to pay for the surgery to remove these stones that will inevitably block his urinary tract and cause renal failure.

Because of a possible food allergy, six weeks ago, my active, fit and trim 65-pound Lab was prescribed Hill's z/d formula. She has a skin problem and is otherwise healthy. Since that prescription date, she has lost eight pounds and is lethargic. I believe there is no nutritional value to this food and that I have been starving her.

I took my new puppy to the vet for his first check-up. I had done some research on pet foods that were what I thought to be the healthiest for him and what are not. I currently have him on Blue Buffalo which I think is a healthy choice. When we were at the vet, she asked me what food I had him on and when I said "Blue Buffalo." She gave me a strange look and said she had never heard of it but would highly recommend Science Diet. But she said that her dog is on Purina and it's good too without even bothering to ask if my dog was doing fine on his current diet. So why is she recommending this again? He's doing just fine! She gave me a bag to try for my puppy.

Since this is the vet and I want to trust her, I slowly introduced him to the Science Diet and about 1 hour after his feedings, he would make cow-pies' in the yard. When I switched him back to Blue, he was just fine. Later on, I found a website called **** which analyzes ingredients in dog foods and rates them on a 6 star scale. I was shocked to find that the Science Diet the vet gave me for my growing puppy is rated one star. The top 5 ingredients are of low quality. There is no meat in this particular food I was given but only by-products and fillers, to name a few. Needless to say, it is not recommended on the website. The food he is on that the vet never heard of however, rates 4 stars and for the price, we will stick with that.

I am blown away that the Veterinarian would recommend this brand and I also find it very odd that every vet office I have been inside stocks Science Diet. Apparently, do they all have the exact same opinions? I'm not sure if it's a conspiracy but I find it very hard to believe that every Vet practice I have been to have the exact same opinion on what brand of food is best suited for our pets especially with the first ingredients being corn and by-products. Sure, they have vitamins in the food and all but isn't the bad stuff they put in just as significant for our pet's health as all the good stuff?

I have two 12-year-old Corgi's, they are brothers. I also had a Keeshond, who died a number of years ago. All three dogs have been fed one form or another of prescription Science Diet for their entire life, usually RD and TD for weight management and tartar control. The Keeshond died of a kidney tumor rupturing, I was too young to know why at the time until recently when my Corgis have become ill and I asked my mother about what had happened. One of the Corgi's just had his spleen removed because of a large tumor, which upon biopsy, has been identified with a type of cancer that usually attacks the liver and not the spleen. All three have had Cushing's disease.

There are only two things consistent with all three dogs, the water and the dog food. After looking into the ingredients of the dog food, I did some research online to find out more. I shared this info and all family members who have dogs have chosen something other than Science Diet for their pets. I chose Nutro Ultra figuring. What had happened with the melamine had been fixed and the ingredients appeared to be of good nutritional value.

Well after reading your recent article on official secrets related to Nutro, I have just decided to make another change. Since changing to Nutro Ultra, the Corgi with the splenectomy has been vomiting and been lethargic. The other Corgi has been extremely thirsty, having to go outside to do his business multiple times at night, which has never happened previously and has not been eating his food, and opting for anything else he can find, including going through our garbage cans.

This is quite aggravating to find that our government is not protecting our pets with better regulation. What commercial food is good for our dogs? Does anyone have any non-vested and honest suggestions? Where can I find an analysis of dog foods to see what is really in there?

I came home from work and my cat got sick with vomit and diarrhea all over the house. I took him to the emergency vet that evening and they told me he was extremely dehydrated and asked me a lot of questions. I have been feeding my cat Science Diet wet food and dry food for two years. The vet kept him over night gave him an IV and monitored him. They did an X-ray when I got there and 4 hours later. Everything was fine. I checked the Science Diet can it said it was good until 2011. I followed the Vet's instructions and now a week later he is sick again after I put him back on normal food. It is the Science Diet wet food because there is a mysterious white spots in the can which I assume was part of the food but it looks like mold. I will no longer feed him wet food.

My problem was with Science diet wet cat food. It is the Red can,culinary creations. This paticular can when opened showed a large white area with a jellied substance along the edges. The can was not dented at all.This particular can was ocean whitefish,lot#P25. I contacted the company,and sent pictures.They verified that the white area was definately mold.I was lucky I spotted this and did not feed it to my kitties,I have three. I was hoping the company would recall this product but in return they sent a 10.00 coupon and a letter thanking me for my input in their product.

About 4 months ago I changed my cats over to Science Diet Mature Hairball control dry cat food per my vet. I've been mixing it in with their old food and gone completely to Science Diet as of a few weeks ago. About a week ago I purchased a new bag and both cats were immediately sick. One has had diahrrea so badly the past few days that I am taking her to the vet in a few hours.

I find it interesting that both cats were sick immediately after eating the new bag of food. I have gone back to their old food and one cat seems to be back on track, but we'll see today what is wrong with the other. After reading these other posts I am certain that there is something wrong with Science Diet's food. Here's the info from the bag: K2130436 CH 202 Best before 02 2011 Product #7534 LCN 660.08

After reading the same complaints on line, I'm amazed of the similarity to the others. If I only had one cat I would have continued to feed her the same food and probably killed her. This is scary! The vet sold us a bag of Science Diet sensitive stomach dry food, which I also threw out after reading the complaints. Thankfully, my cats are recovering after in excess of $2000.00 in vet bills.

One of my cats is a bit "large" so we put him on Science Diet Lite. We were given samples by the vet. He started vomiting soon after his first meal and the vomit contained only SD Lite. We reverted to his old diet alternating with SD Lite. The vomiting continued when on SD Lite. We discontinued the SD Lite and put him back on only Purina (but less of it) and the vomiting stopped.

I returned the food to Pet Club and bought another of the same food with a different lot number. The cats won't eat that one either. I've been using this food for years too. I told Pet Club not to put the returned food in the donation cat bins. Something has definitely changed. Vomiting, diarrhea, staring into space, depressed, lack of appetite, and won't look up at me.

My cat was diagnosed with pancreatitis in March 2009. Although we tried all the sensitive stomach foods the vet prescribed, the only foods that didn't cause vomiting were Science Diet original dry formula and canned Meow Mix tuna and shrimp. Since Science Diet is supposed be better than Meow Mix, we've been feeding that for several months without any vomiting.

In July 2009, we purchased another small bag of Science Diet and within 5 minutes of eating, my cat was vomiting. Thinking she had a pancreatis attack, we withheld food for 24 hours, as recommended by our vet. Withholding food for so long is extremely stressful on our baby and watching her starve is agonizing. She began vomiting soon after eating more Science Diet.

Thinking maybe the bag had gone rancid, we purchased another bag with the same results. Every time she vomits, we have to withhold food for 24 hours to "reset" the pancreas. For the past two months, our cat has had recurring episodes of vomiting with Science Diet. She has not had any episodes of vomiting with Meow Mix.

I suspect there is something wrong with the food, at the manufacturer's level, and strongly encourage a recall. We will no longer feed this food to our cat. After reading all the recent complaints on your website about Science Diet, my suspicions that the food is foul are confirmed.

Veterinarian visits and fees; watching my cat go through unnecessary starvation; I am an attorney and realize there is little I can do -- I just want the general public to know there may be something wrong with Science Diet.

I am involvd in pet welfare and a long time dog mom--we always have more than one dog in our house. My heart goes out to everyone experiencing problems with any pet product because we trust that companies police their own products. I know what I went through after that one incident since I fed one of the foods in one of the recalls.

I would like to thank this site for the accounts on Science Diet. Our recently adopted puppy who got sick (not related but i will look into this now) was fed some Science Diet puppy while housed at the vets. I don't use the product but to everyone who is concerned about their dogs health, please check out the following publications:

Whole Dog Journal - this is like a Consumer Reports for dogs. I have saved more money and learned more about our dog's health than anywhere else. They rate the top 10 dry and canned and frozen foods every year. They accept no advertising so there is no conflict of interest. The lives of our dogs have changed so much for the better since I began reading this magazine.

Someone told me that vets like to push Science Diet because the company helps them through vet school--I don't know if this is true or not.

Second thing that has been very helpful to me is a book called The Nature of Animal Healing by Dr. Martin Goldstein.

When you find out what is put in alot of dog food it will make you sick (not referring to Science Diet but many of the store brands).

Some of the good brands that have appeared in the top 10 dog foods are Innova, Natural Balance, Evo, Wysong, Newman's, etc. They are mostly at pet stores or online. Newman's I have seen at Target stores.

An excellent report done by I believe it was the Animal Protection Institute explained all the stuff not considered fit for human consumption (like tumors cut off) that is put into alot of the store brand dog food. Again, not referring to Science Diet. I know little about them.

The greatest gift you can give to your canine friend is not the fun "gifts" we think of, but rather the gift of knowledge about their health and safety.

I hope this helps you folks out--I usually don't post online, no time but wanted to get this info out to you.

I now am a much more informed canine consumer!

My oldest cat was poisoned after eating Science Diet Savory Cuts in 2007 when pet food was tainted with melamine. Although she managed to survive that ordeal her digestive system never returned completely to normal and she would have problems with vomiting and diarrhea and constipation. The vet put her on Hills id Feline Prescription Diet for about a year after which time the vet recommended trying her on Science Diet. I was very skeptical about ever buying Science Diet again but the vet indicated that not only now was it safe but it was a very good quality food.

For over a year everything was ok until the morning of June 15, 2009 after she ate from a newly opened can of Science Diet Indoor Chicken and within 30 minutes of eating it started vomiting all over the kitchen floor. Even though I immediately threw the food out, by the time I got home from work there was ALOT more vomit and quarter sized spots of bright red blood on the kitchen floor. She was extremely sick, lethargic and dehydrated. I rushed her to the vet and she had to be euthanized.

I advised Science Diet of these details and the serial number from THE CAN but never heard anything back from them. Apparently Science Diet is having a big problem again and it is not being reported. This is a sin.

i have tried so many things for my dog and finally went to science diet r/d canned. it worked fine the first time around. he LOVES the food !! this morning i opened a can and it kinda scared me !! the bottom side of the lid had a white, spongy film on it. the complete "casing" of the dog food ( sometimes comes out like a "jelly roll" ) had the same white spongy film all around it. the smell was HORRIBLE! like it had gone bad. around the bottom, on the paper of the can, was a dry "ring" of what looked like previous wetness.

i opened another can to compare it to see if maybe, since it was early morning, i was not quite awake but no... the dog food slipped out just fine and smelled like how it's suppose to smell. my dog has had so many problems with his health, the LAST thing i can afford is another vet bill from him getting sick!

i plan to contact my vet and science diet directly about this. oh, and the can came from a SEALED CASE. so far, no other cans have the same problem. how could this be? i'm packing it up to SHOW the vet and i took pictures that i'm going to email to the company!

We bought Science Diet for Large Puppies from Petsmart, the same foord we have been feeding our puppy for the past 7 months. Opened the new bag bought in July 2009 and our golden had horrible uncontollable diahrea with lots of mucus that night and next day. We Stopped feeding her the dog food for a few days and made rice and chicken. She returned to normal and then we fed her the Science Diet food again thinking something else caused the illness, and now again immediately after eating the Science diet she is back to having horrible diahrea. I have searched the web sites and have not found any indication of a recall. However based on the statements I have read here I believe it is the food and will not be feeind her Science Diet any longer!

My dog has been eating Science Diet J/D prescription dog food for several years and has never had a problem but in June 2009 he started not wanting to eat it. I thought his mouth was hurting him and took him to the vet but nothing was wrong. Then in July he started vomiting every day and wouldn't eat it. I discovered that it must be the food because he will eat Iam's. I have seen many postings online of dogs who started having problems with Science Diet in May/June of 2009. There is no recall, but there must be something wrong with the food if lots of people are having the same problem.

Our Golden Retriever was 11 years old and in good shape for his age. We have always used Science Diet Sensitive Stomach. He did vomit from time to time but I thought it was from the kids getting him excited after he ate. I am not sure on the exact dates, but sometime in late May of 2009 the neighbor's 12 year black lab past away. They had left over Science Diet and offered it to us since they knew we used the same brand. I thought it was sensitive stomach but found out later it was the vegetarian type. I mixed it in with the current batch. Our dog did not like it and did vomit. I thought he was just being picky. I ended up throwing it all away becuase it was too much of pain to pick out the new food. Even after I bought a new bag he would not eat and quickly went down hill. The vet said he contracted a auto immune disease. We tried to put him on medicine but it did not work. We had to put him down on June 15, 2009. I did not make the connection until I was telling a friend about the situation. I contacted the neighbor and found out their lab had the same symptoms before she past away.

I woke up to find my mom's 17-year-old dog had vomited in her crate, which is unusual (despite her age, she had just gone to the vet last week and has a clear bill of health) but I chalked it up to an upset stomach. Today my chihuahua (who shares the same bag of food with my mom's dog and Yorkie) threw up multiple times. I couldn't pinpoint the reason. Just a few moments ago, my mom's dog threw up again. This is a large amount of vomit, not just a bit of spit up. My Yorkie hasn't thrown up to my knowledge, he could have gone out to the yard. I am discontinuing use for good. I've used Science Diet for years without a problem. My mom's dog does not need the added stress of vomiting up her food; we were using the Adult Small Bites for her in particular.

There is no recall from Science Diet, but I have discontinued use. I will be feeding them rice and chicken, homemade, for a week till they are better.

A Month into the dry and 2 of my dachsunds are throwing up and have diahrea. One of them does not want to eat it at all. Everything seems to sound just like everyone elses comments on here. Strang thing only 2 out of 3 are sick and they all eat the same food. But not taking any chances, chicken and rice and hopefully that will clear it up soon.

Possible bad batch of Dog food.

We have used Science Diet for 1 1/2 years without any problems until this past week. We bought a 10lb. bag of food for our miniature schnauzer and he has been throwing up and has had mucus in his stool.

Has there been a change in the composition of the Dog food?

Science Diet Small bites June 3, 2009 and began feeding my 2 Jacks a couple of days later. (They have been on the same brand for over two years.)By June 8, 2009, both were vomiting and had loose stools. Prior to this, both dogs have always been very healthy. I immediately stopped this dry food and started making them a combination of white rice, scrambled eggs and carrots. It took 4 to five days to clear up their systems. I plan on returning the remaining food to Petco since I have been a loyal customer for 10 plus years.

Shortly after I started a new 40 lb bag my 3 year old Golden Retreiver started having diarrea with huge amounts of mucousy matter. I at first thought she may have eaten something in the back yard but it was still going on a week later. I was out of town for a week and my son fed her Nutro lamb and rice while I was gone and the problem disappeared. When I got back I resumed the Science Diet and the problems recurred. Switched to Nutro and the problems were gone again. This dog has eaten Science Diet for over two years so it wasn't any sudden change in diet. I had lost two prior Golden Reteivers at young ages (6 and 7) and often wondered about the Science Diet since they both died suddenly from digestive disorders.

Petco said there has been no reports of any recent problems but this website certainly indicates that there are similar problems and that there is some contaminated food in the marketplace. I'm sure Hill's must be aware of this and is apparently doing nothing.

Our 4 year old cockapoo, Chloe, was diagnosed 2 weeks ago with bladder stones. Our vet did not do xrays, rather she could feel the stones through palpation of the abdomen. Chloe was given an oral antibiotic and Hill's Science Diet S/D canned dog food. After 5 days on the dog food she became lethargic, immobile, distended and vomited 7 times in 6 hours. We took her to our vet, where they did 2 xrays and found signs of pancreatitis. The pancreas and small intestines were blurred on the xray and the vet said that was indicative of pancreatitis. We could also see undigested chunks of food throughout her large intestine and colon. They then confirmed the pancreatitis through blood work.

They kept her at the clinic on IV fluids for the next 3 days, until we were informed she had rapidly deterriorated and was now anemic (her body was attacking and destroying her red blood cells). We then transferred her from our vet to a specialty clinic an hour away. That clinic did a plasma transfusion in an attempt to raise her red blood cell count but Chloe hardly responded to it.

Ultimately, we were convinced by the vet that the chance of Chloe surviving was less than 10% and even if she did survive this condition there would be permanent damage to most of her internal organs. Based on that, my husband and I agreed that euthanization would be the best for her. It was the hardest, most heartbreaking decision we've ever had to make.

We are distraught over losing our little girl and want Hill's to be held accountable! I've heard that this may not be the first time this has happened to someones pet after eating Science Diet food. Please contact me if you, or someone you know, has had this happen. My email is thebaglady1312@yahoo.com. Thank you!!

i have been feeding science diet to my dogs for over 13 years, and recently this may of 2009, she would hardly eat it, and she has had diarhea and has been throwing up...i took the one bag back and asked if there was a recall and they said no...i took her off the science diet and fed rice and beef for a couple days and she cleared up and was fine...until i put her back on science diet and she's back to the diarhea i'm talking squirting out...so i will take her off completely...they had to have changed something...and it's not good.

I have always fed my dogs Science Diet adult food & they have been fine. Very recently about a week after I started another bag, my Border Collie started throwing up and had diarrhea. Since he was acting normal, I waited it out but after 7-8 days I broke down and took him to the vet. They took a ton of tests (xrays, bloodwork, barium w/xrays) and found absolutely nothing wrong with him.

About 7 days after my Border collie got sick then my LAB started having the SAME problems. I stopped the food (since that is the only common thing they have) and within 3 days of a bland diet of rice and chicken, they both have stopped throwing up! I have 3 other dogs in the house and none of them were sick (they eat OTHER food, puppy and older dog food). The vet said there was no evidence of anything else in the bloodwork or tests, so we have come to the conclusion that it's their food.

We think it might be a bad batch?? Something may have went wrong in processing it. The food was bought at Petsmart appr. May 1, 2009. Although I can not be 100% sure that the food caused this, through the vet and process of elimination it seems that it's the most likely source. $900 in Vet bills/tests & stress for both my dogs and myself. Nothing else noted at this time.

I just adopted a 5 y/o Chessy from the pound. They gave us a bag of Science Diet kibbles. He hasn't had a single formed stool in the month we've had him, all are pudding like. He also could not hold it and went all over my carpet. I'm throwing the Science Diet out. I suspect too much corn in the formulation. I also noticed that he had frequent eleminations with excessive straining. Damaged carpet that remained stained, yellow, even after carpet cleaning.

i decided to take him off the hills diet and started him on benefull by purina and his siezures went away completely, normal less stool, and he keeps his food and water down now. hmmm it makes me wonder if hills is all that they claim to be because i dont have no problems with the 25 dollar purina dog food vs the 80 dollar science diet.

My 13 year old Pomeranian mix, Kitt was fed grocery brands that we thought were good for her(mostly IAMS / Purina). But as she got older we thought her low energy levels and tears coming from her eyes were just old age. She would just sleep all the time and not bark much; even with the kids around. One day after talking to the Vet for a routine exam, we decided to try Science Diet small bite. To our amazement she seemed to like the food better and within 2 weeks she had a new life full of energy. She was barking loudly and seemed to be a new dog! Her coat seemed shinier, breath not as smelly and her stools were smaller. Hill's food cost more but is worth it. Our personal experience shows that good food really can extend the life of a loved pet and really make a difference. THANK YOU SCIENCE DIET!!!!

After purchasing Science Diet Dog Food, noticed that the dogs were reluctant to eat the very expensive food. After several days, all 4 began having impulsive diarreal stools, and could not hold for any periods. Would up throwing Science Diet out and cleaning up four very disgusting kennels multiple times. Now that are on IAMs, there is not am issue.

My 17-year old siamese cat has eaten Science Diet food (dry and canned) her entire life, and the food has treated her just fine. She loves the taste of the Science Diet Senior dry food and the k/d and w/d prescription canned food. She had kidney problems in the past and the k/d has done wonders. I can not, however, get her to eat the l/d canned food for her more recent liver problems - it does not look or smell appetizing at all. However I am convinced that the Science Diet k/d helped put several more years on her life. Her kidney problems are gone and have not reoccurred, her coat is beautiful and her eyes are still bright and shiny. Thank you, Science Diet!

Unfortuatley I had to throw out most of the canned l/d food. My cat just will not eat it. But, that's a finicky cat for you - they don't like everything.

My kitten developed a granuloma on his mouth and the back of his legs that we are still trying to treat. My 3 year old ended up getting bad acne that had to be lanced on her chin. Over the month on this food, I tore my house apart top to bottom to see what they were getting in to. It was when my 3 year old had to stay at the vet for two weeks (due to the infected chin) that we discovered it cleared when they changed her to an all meat diet. I also took my little one off of the dry and put him on prescription ZD.

The consequences....over $3000 worth of vet bills not to mention lots of lost time at work and putting the cats through so much.

I have used Science Diet for many years now and I have not had a single problem. There is usually a reason behind many of the health issues, unfortunately many blame the food. But in some cases it many be the food, but a lot of the time there is something else. Now when feeding a weight control food a dog or cat will go to the bathroom more often (in some cases a lot more often) than if they were on an adult formula, because the weight control formulas are high in fiber which in turn makes them go. In some cases the pet may be allergic to something in the food and the owner many not know it, this in turn may cause them to vomit and have loose stool. Also when switching to a different food the owner MUST slowly condition the pet to the new food, this usually takes about 7-10 days. You can not simply switch a pet cold turkey

Also I know for a fact that Science Diet does not give incentives to vets, because if it was that easy to get a food backed or pushed wouldn't everyone be doing it. The reason vets recommend it is because they know what the company does to ensure the food is clinically proven to work and have the best ingredients. Science Diet has 65 yrs plus of research and history behind it and I do not think that a company with a reputation like Science has would let its quality go down and ruin that reputation. One must look at all possibilities before saying it is the food, and make sure they are giving the right formula to their pets.

My pug is 2 lbs overweight and on the recommendation of someone started her on science diet small bites for weight loss. She has been eating the science diet for approx 5 days and yesterday she ****** a HUGH amount in the apt. this was after I had taken her out that morning @7:00am where she ****** large amounts twice! When I came home from work there was **** behind the couch. I gave her the food per spec on back of bag. This is a dog that has been house trained since she was a puppy. She is 3 yrs old now. The bag of Science Diet (which is still full) is going straight to the garbage today!

Science diet dog food has constituted over 95% of our four dogs diet over 20+ years and have nothing but success with it. I was also advised by my vet that this was a superior product & nutritious. Two of them ultimately died, one of old age and the other of a cancerous tumor.

Later after talking with my local pet supply store I find out HILLS SCIENCE DIET gives money and incentives to vet clinics to push their product. This is OUTRAGEOUS that a veterinary doctor would compromise the best interest of an animal for perks. It's almost as bad a company would have to offer perks to sell their food?

He accutely began to go down hill after the new year. Shortly there after he had to be put to sleep as he was suffering. He was an adult feline,but still had some good spunk and yeas ahead. It was during this recall time period he began to have accute symptoms. I reported this to my Vet, but she did not offer any explaination at the time.

Personal and finacial suffering. Angry that this could have happened and that my food was the last to be recalled and I was unaware until I went to the store to purchase, where it was announced that this food was recalled.

My mini schnauzer had pancreas disease in July 08 I took him to vet and they gave me meds told me to feed him rice and boiled hamburger. They gave me amox. I folled all directions. The vet said they will hac-ve to talk to science diet to see what food I should feed him since the old food was to high in fat for him (U/D).

The vet called and put him on G/D. They told me to start adding 1/4 a day until he is back on all G/D. I did this but he kept on getting sick and I would put him back on rice and hamburger and Chichen. Again I would wait until he was better and start him slowly on g/d. In the meanwhile my other dog also a schnauzer I asked if she could eat the same food as him to make it easier and to ensure he didn't get any of her food.

The vet checked with science diet and they said she could also eat g/d. Meanwhile my first dog comes down with diebetes. I start insulin on him and then about 2 weeks after she starts the g/d she gets sick with the same symtoms as him (maybe 3 or so weeks) I take her off the food and same thing rice and hamburger or chichen. Then she gets pancreas disease and guess what diabetes.

There is no medical reason I have two dogs that are not blood related get pancreas disease and then diabetes within a 5 week period of time. My first dog the boy has been so sick his sickness became worse since he started G?D may have to be put down he is not getting better and has episodes of projectile bloody diarrea.

My girl dog has since started the bloody projectile diarrea and vomiting. This is a case of bad choice of what prescription food to put my dogs on or contaminated dog food. The vet called science diet and they won't test the food because I threw out the bag because I bought a 40 pound bag and put it in a sealed container to keep it fresh. They did say they will give me back my money for the food.

I checked the internet site and g/d is for dogs with heart and liver problems. The sit also said dogs with pancreas disease and digestive problems should eat I/d. Someone made a very bad mistake with my two dogs.

I had two healthy dogs and now to sick and diabetic animals I have to give insulin and cannot keep any food but hamburger or chicken and rice.

After seeing these posts, I decided to tell my story about losing my siamese cat at 18 1/2 years. Due to some slight kidney damage from a prescription many years prior, the vet recommended Science Diet K/D for my cat and not knowing any better, I switched him over to that product. He didn't particularly like it but the vet was insistant to the point that if I didn't use it my cat would die. I raised him since he was a tiny baby, he had been with me through thick and thin and was my dearest little buddy. I was willing to do almost anything to make his life better. What I saw over the next few months was a progressive decline, which the vet attributed to kidney disease. Then we had to start iv fluids and my little guy was very patient and dealt with it.

About five months later, he died a horrible death, screaming in pain and vomiting blood. It was only during the huge recall that I realized that the k/d formula probably contributed hugely to his death. It's been three years and I'm completely in tears while relaying this, I unwittingly poisoned my cat and still miss him terribly. I finally found another sweet cat to fill the hole in my heart and feed her a natural diet, she is thriving and full of energy. I'd recommend "Food Pets Die For" by Ann Martin. It will really open your eyes to what is going on.

I am very unsettled by the Science Diet dry dog food. I have worked in the veterinary field for 5 years now, when my shepherd was a puppy naturally I started her on the best food I could buy and considering where I worked I thought I was doing the right thing. I noticed she produced frequent stools through out the day (even more than usual for a pup) So I switched her to Purina Puppy food and she did much better. I continued to feed that with no problem for about 15 months or longer when I got another shepherd (who was an adult) that had poor body condition and coat. I figured once again to do the right thing and change to a so called better quality of food. I started feeding all the dogs Science Diet Adult dry dog food. Occationally I would find soft stool, but hey that happens right?

Well I am now convinced that this food needs to be thrown away. I came home from work to find Vomited up food and diarrhea in my one shepherds kennel and diarrhea in my other dogs kennel. To make a long story short the vomiting and diarrhea became worse and worse over a weeks time. It finally dawned on me when my female proceeded to vomit about a gallon of brownish, orange liquid, the same color of the food...upon closer inspection it was undigested food chunks mixed with saliva and stomach bile. Then I looked and my male had gone in his kennel again (something he does not do!) and it basically looked like brownish, orange mushed up food. I had never seen stool that looked exactly like mushy food before.

There was no reason for food to be in my females belly at all considering 9-10 hours had passed since she last ate SCIENCE DIET ADULT DRY DOG FOOD! I have come to the conclusion that they are not properly digesting it and it is making them SICK! I too am SICK of thought that I was feeding them this and causing them to feel bad and I am SICK of cleaning my carpets too! Needless to say a half a bag went straight into the trash...I wouldn't even feed this to a starving stray dog! I did however save some of the dog food to get it tested for contaminations..SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG!

I am now in the process of contacting the company, having the food tested for contamination, and having to start all my babies on meds. We will see if the company makes good on this big, yucky, messy, ordeal?

I have fed my three cats Fancy Feast Gourmet dry cat food for several years and throughout the cat food recalls without incident but in October my cats started to vomit fairly regularly when I fed them this food. I called Fancy Feast and they told me the packaging was in fact changed at the same time that my cats vomited. They also sent me coupons to use to purchase their food. My cats have progressively worsened in recent days. My vet changed them to Science Prescription Diet k/d and this seemed to make things a lot worse with vomiting occurring every day with two cats and one has black stool which indicates there is blood in the stool. I have stopped feeding them either of these two dry cat foods and they now eat Fancy Feast wet turkey feast and so far so good. No vomit. Both brands above should be investigated for contamination I believe.

I have spent thousands of dollars in vet bills not to mention the psychological damage done to me because of having to watch as my cats worsened and not be able to help easily.