9Lives Cat Food Reviews

My cats are finicky and won't eat anything else. They also get 9Lives dry food in the afternoon. If I buy any other kind They will not eat. They love the food they get.

My cats' been recently getting sick from 9Lives. I have never had a problem before until recently. All three of my indoor cats has vomited every time they eat. Recall your food. You are making cats sick and from the reviews I am not the only one having problems. I have recently switched brands and not one cat has vomited. I would have gave you no stars but I had to give at least one. Do not feed your cats this poison.

I have stopped buying your wet food, because the plastic wraps are VERY EXCESSIVE and wasteful. Eliminate the plastic, and I will start buying again. It's takes a thousand years to get rid of many plastics too. Duh!

I found a nickel sized of what looks like charcoal or a rock in 3 cans out of a 4 pack. I didn't get any response from them after contacting them. I will no longer buy any of their products. I'm disappointed and angry!!

I was shopping at Publix about a month ago and came across 9Lives wet cat food on sale and decided to stock up. Our family was adopted by a stray about a year ago and figured he’d enjoy some wet food for a change. A few weeks ago I noticed he was acting a little strange but didn’t think much of it. He’s now having trouble sitting up and he’s doing a weird thing with his neck. He is acting totally lost, circling around and around. A few days ago I was on Publix website and noticed a recall due to low levels of thiamine. All the symptoms fit and I’m livid at this company. After doing a lot of research I’m realizing what garbage I’ve been feeding this poor cat and that they are still selling it recall after recall. Shame on 9Lives!!!

I recently bought 9Lives for my 2 year old female cat since it looked to be a better affordable buy. Day 1. After eating we noticed her throwing up. We didn’t link it to the food until my dog got into her cat food and he started throwing up too. Day 2. We continued to give her the food because we weren’t sure if it was really the food doing this to her or maybe it was something her and my dog got into the day before without us noticing since they are little menaces together, but again she was throwing up again after eating the food. I did a little research on 9Lives daily essentials and found that the reviews were all a little scary and changed her food immediately. She has been doing much better since.

My beautiful feline daughter loved 9lives at one point. I would get this brand at the dollar store to supplement her other food. Here and there I noticed globs of hairballs she would purge up but thought nothing of it. Then a month ago, she started retching. She coughed up 2 hairballs and then just started vomiting up foamy saliva. It did not stop and I had to take her to the ER. It was 4 visits all together in one week because the local vet did not want to help us so my poor baby had to go 4X to the damn ER! Her retching did not stop and she also had stopped eating. I was beyond hysterical. The Xrays and blood work was fine.

My cat had never eaten 9Lives before. I actually bought it on a whim at Walmart. Wish I would of stuck with our normal brand! After eating 9Lives 20# blue bag for a week my cat died!!! He was only 5 years old. Shame on you 9Lives! People need to know that you’re killing pets. People love their pets like family. Check your product!!! I warn anyone and everyone DO NOT FEED YOUR CATS 9LIVES. They will die!

My cat loved this stuff... (9Lives pate). I just bought a new box of pate favorites and after eating he started vomiting all over the house. Thought he had an upset stomach, so I didn't link it to the food until the next day when again after eating he started vomiting but this time it came with horrible diarrhea, that my poor baby couldn't even make it to his litter box for... Never again will I feed him this crap. He seems to be feeling better today. He still has diarrhea but he's making it to the box and he's no longer vomiting. I am so happy it wasn't a worse ending and that he seems to be recovering. Please be very cautious of feeding your kitty this crap, something is very wrong with this food!

I have one cat and one kitten. Neither would touch it. The next morning I tried again. Both smelled it and walked away. They would rather starve than eat it! They are not usually picky eaters. Don't buy this crap.

While I was growing up, my mom always fed our cats Meow Mix. I even did my 9th grade science fair project on 3 different brands with Meow Mix being one of them. Now, as an adult, I have 4 cats, a set of sisters and a younger set of brothers, Tiffany, Tabby (1 year old) Titan & Thor (5 months old). I fed them Meow Mix always until we were in the middle of a job change and wasn't going to have a paycheck for 3-4 weeks. I went to the Family Dollar in Alexandria, IN and purchased a 20# bag of 9Lives dry food. It was on sale at a decent price and I was limited on money, so I figured that it would last them until payday. I usually can't afford a big bag of Meow Mix and I was worried we would run out of food before our next payday. So needless to say, I bought it.

9Lives canned food - I have a senior cat, 15... she has always loved the cheaper brands best for some reason. I had been giving her Meow Mix and Fancy Feast for the last few years. I ran out of food and had to go to the corner store. I had given her 9Lives before without problems years ago. This time she ate it and within hours she had major diarrhea, just once, then she was walking in circles, peeing outside of her box and seemed to be in a daze all day. I gave her water but I had to hold the bowl up to her.

My 2 old cats like 9Lives the best. Have tried other cat food but they will leave it sit in bowl until they both realize that is what is for the meal today.

The cat eats 9Lives Cat Food all the time. If he doesn't like food he won't eat so he must like it. I've tried other brands but he decided he didn't like it so I'd end up throwing it away. This is a good price and good variety. They offer chicken and that's the cat’s favorite.

My cats like all children loved this cat food even though it is not the healthiest diet for them. The grain and preservatives in this cat food turns out are not at all healthy for a cat. So this food is low grade and it is not worth the price you pay for it. Although they have a good mix of proteins, they are using meal mixes instead of whole meat proteins and they use way too much salt. So I have now changed my cat food and my cats are doing much better.

I looked at the ingredients and they are far less superior than Blue Buffalo or equivalent. The more expensive brands have better ingredients, not byproducts and fillers some of the cheaper brands have.

9Lives Cat Food is a brand my cat enjoys. It comes in a small can my cat enjoyed. The can is full of flavor, compact with meat, texture with softness my cat really knows. 9Lives is a brand can always tells when he being fed.

After 12 days of feeding Surf 'N Turf canned food to my cat, she died. The vet didn't know what her sickness was coming from, lethargy, diarrhea, ultimately anemia. He said she looked to have multiple internal issues as well. I got a new kitten, and she started showing the same signs. I looked up the food and sure enough, it's from hell itself. 9Lives customer support didn't take me seriously, and didn't act like they would do much about it! I switched my new kitten's food and she has recovered! I'll never be able to replace my Lilith though. Shame on you 9Lives.

We also have had 5 cats get seriously ill from eating 9Lives Essential Dry Cat Food 20# bag. I notice vomiting and diarrhea in a couple of cats and thought they got into something. As the days went on I saw more and more diarrhea and vomiting. The cats were not playing. Just sleeping. They were getting seriously dehydrated and was giving them fluids when it occurred to me that it maybe the food. I purchased something else and that same day the vomiting stopped and the diarrhea went away by the next day. I tried complaining to 9Lives but they didn't seem to care. Bad food. Stay away.

I have fed our cats 9Lives Cat Food for a couple of years now and they seem to prefer it over the other cat foods they have tried. I'm one of those people if it's not broke don't fix it.

This is a cat rescued from a kid who had allergies and he raised it from a baby kitten. The cat will not eat any table food, loves the canned variety (9Lives Cat Food). Some dry food.

I had to put my 6 month old baby kitten down. She had liver failure and she was anemic. As I'm reading these comments I see the comparison in symptoms. She was sick the same way these other cats were and instead of letting her suffer the vet advised putting her down. We had to bury our first family pet and my 5 year old daughter cried saying it wasn't fair. I'm convinced it was from the food even though we switched when we heard about the recall it was too late for my baby!!! I believe we should start a class action suit against 9Lives!

I wish you have 0 star to rate my experience. I fed my cat with 9Lives wet food by my first time. First day my cat didn't eat it, so I put the food in the plate in a ziplock bag and the second day I tried again. I went outside to walk my dog and when I returned 10 minutes after my cat was death. She was just three years old. This food kill my cat.

We have been very worried as several of our cats have been getting sick. When I checked out this site and realized that other people are having the same problem I got angry. I’ve been feeding my cats 9Lives Daily Essentials for years. The last month and a half we have purchased three 20 lb bag of Daily Essentials from our Dollar General.

Started feeding 9Lives this weekend. I went in the Dollar Store, because we were out of cat food, this was the only brand of wet food they had available. Our cats ate the food Sunday and Monday. One of them threw up everything she ate, but even so, I found her last night dazed and drooling after eating. She recovered and seems to be ok. Our other cat ate a double portion and hasn't been so lucky. Last night he lost control of his back legs. He walked like he was drunk. This morning I went to check on him and he can't move anything but his head, too weak to stand or move. He is at the vet now, getting IV fluids, steroids, not sure if he is going to survive.

My mother is 79 years old. 2 weeks ago I took her female cat Michelle to the vet, due to vomiting, diarrhea, weak, laying around and crying out in pain. The vet gave her antibiotics and pain pills. No blood work was done due her weakness. She died the next day. A week after this happened my mom's male cat died the same way. 4 days after this one died, the oldest female cat of my moms was found dead. Mom had given her cats 9Lives daily essential cat food. These cats are all indoor cats. My mother is suffering very bad from losing her cats. Shame on you who makes and packages this food. Shame on you.

I’ve been feeding my cats 9 Lives Daily Essentials for years with no issues. Last week I bought a 20lb bag of Daily Essentials and since eating it the cats have started vomiting shortly after eating, meowing (caterwauling really) constantly, fighting all the time, ignoring their cat tree and all but refusing to use the litter box. None of these behaviors occurred before the contents of this bag of food was used. Now, while I am not swearing off 9 Lives products forever, the remainder of THIS almost full bag, will go in the pond to feed the fishes, ducks and geese. And until I am satisfied that the 9 Lives people have INVESTIGATED, IDENTIFIED, CORRECTED and/or ELIMINATED THE PROBLEM, my cats will be eating food from a different manufacturer...

I just bought a bag of 9Lives at Wal-Mart. My cats have always ate this with no issues. For some reasons with this new bag my cats act as though they haven't ate at all and have liquid bowel movements. One is barely eating, drinking and sick. This all started with this bag of food. After seeing the reviews I can see a pattern!!! Something is going on. I will no longer be purchasing this brand.

My 10 yr old male cat has eaten this food off and on for years without any issues. I recently bought a new bag from Walmart. My cat won't touch the food now. I am sure he ate some and he is lethargic and cannot jump onto the sofa without falling. His is not grooming himself and laying down on the floor which he never does. Last night he was really bad. I kept him in my bed so I could watch over him. He isn't meowing or playing or even trying to lay on me which he always did. I am hoping this runs its course and he recovers. Someone needs to look into this as soon as possible.

I purchased 3 20 pound bags of 9 Lives Daily Essentials cat food. I have 2 barns with cats and house cats. They are all vomiting and very sick. The cats in one barn are not eating at all and just sitting around looking very bad. I have fed this cat food for years - I will not feed it anymore.

I've got cats and they keep throwing up the cat food which is 9Lives dry cat food careplus. I just had a cat die and now I have another cat very very sick. I will never buy this cat food again and I will make sure that everyone knows to beware of this cat food... not a happy customer.

My senior cat started to have seizures when I was feeding him this garbage. I started buying it because it was convenient to get for the moment and it messed him up. I will never give my cat bad food ever again. Since I’ve been giving my cat good food now, he doesn’t have seizures anymore. What the heck is in it that causes this? Stop making this crap.

Plus Care made my cats sick. I have three indoor cats that I've fed Plus Care for years. Bought a new bag on Sunday 1/07 and they stopped eating all food and have been violently vomiting after eating from the new bag. They've all had no appetite and after taking them to the vet they're on antibiotics and appetite stimulants now. There is definitely something wrong with this batch of the Plus Care dry food.

My Puma has been eating 9Lives Plus Care for a few years. Recently he began vomiting within minutes of eating. I thought at first perhaps he just had a temporary upset stomach. But it's been going on two weeks, within minutes after eating he vomits multiple times. Breaks my heart, I'm a 9Lives fan but will definitely have to move on for my boy's sake.

My 3 cats all are inside cats... I fed all 3 this 9Lives Plus Care. Within a day violent vomiting, I am so upset the one cat is very ill. The other two no energy. You better recall this crap. Before more cats are affected... Please!!!

9Lives killed my cat, I hate that I ever purchased the product. My cat became sick vomiting, not eating, and shaking. He lost his battle this weekend. My family is heartbroken, a member of our family was removed over $10.99.

I recently started feeding my 2 cats 9Lives salmon and whitefish canned food. At first everything seemed fine and they liked eating it. After a week or two, they started vomiting it. Now one of the cats won't eat anything and has been crying like she's hungry but refuses to eat. I have even tried homemade cooked chicken, turkey, beef, canned human tuna and milk. She takes a lick and then stops. Something is really wrong and I am starting to suspect the canned 9Lives has something in it making them sick. She is going to the vet tomorrow.

I have been using 9Lives Plus for yrs for all my rescues. I had a Tom that needed to have his peepee removed because of like a sand in his urinary tract. All my seniors since then are coming down with kidney failure??? I thought I was trying to prevent this. I now have a 6-yr-old with weak kidney??? I have had no problem with males getting blocked. Why the kidney problem? Please explain.

9Lives can cat food Real Chicken and Beef Gravy lot # 7151803, A1BEF1636, Best Used By 5-30-2020. I purchase two 4 can packs. I noticed the can looked strange. The lid was not flat, it was bubbled on top. When I opened the can it kind of exploded (pressure). It was not vacuum packed. When it exploded it went in my face and my shirt which got soiled. The food had a foul odor. My cat walked up to the bowl and backed up. I have a cat that eats everything and when he walked away I knew something was terribly wrong with the cat food. I have been using 9Lives wet and dry cat food for years. I have 2 cats and they always look forward to dinner but not tonight!!!

I want to share with you about feeding cats anything with Tuna or White fish and you may already know this. I bought for my cats 9Lives can cat food and noticed immediately my senior cat started to have convulsions and seizures! He was having them so bad he couldn't walk! I jumped on Google and found what was going on with him was Mercury Poisoning! I stopped feeding them any food with Tuna or White fish and no more seizing. So beware, if you feed yours any canned or dry food with tuna or white fish and they start showing signs or acting weird like seizing stop feeding immediately! That was the scariest thing I have ever seen but now I know. Mercury is found in larger fish like Tuna. So remember: the bigger the fish the more mercury. So with that said, I fed them Salmon and they are fine and no signs of Mercury Poisoning so it's a good choice if you want to feed them fish.

Have been using 9Lives Cat Food for over a year now. Cats were okay. Only liked 2 of the flavors they had though. Last month, I noticed they were having issues with vomiting cat food back up occasionally. Then in the last 3 or 4 weeks they have nearly stopped eating any of the wet food (9Lives) I have put out for them. Cats are experiencing weight loss. I recently opened a can of Meaty Pate with Real Chicken and Tuna (their regular favorite) and it turned this color not long after I put it out for them. Don't know what's going on with the 9Lives Company, but I'm switching cat food brands for sure!

I have 3 indoor cats and I feed 4 outdoor cats. I usually Friskies hard and soft food for my cats. They get 1 can soft food in the mornings and there 4 bowls always has hard food for them. My cats range from 2 yrs to 5 yrs old. I have never had any problems with them throwing up till I bought them 9Lives last week. They went 3 days without eating their hard food. They picked at the food and my oldest cat walked away from dish and instantly throw up. I usually have to fill their bowls twice a day but for 3 days their food stayed the same amount and they all would cry when I went near their bowls.

I have been feeding my cat the 9Lives cat food because likes the can food, but he became sick. I thought to switch to a different brand and decided to go with EverPet cat food figuring that would help, but it didn't, so I took my cat to the vet and they had to keep him there for a while. A few days later there was no change. $200.00 later I decided to try to feed it to him through a feeder. He started looking better, but he was getting weaker. I took him back to the vet and $51.00 dollars later due to him needing vitamins and a stronger medication.

In Dec. I got my 15 year old cat 9Lives, to give her a change. She got very sick! & has lost over 10 lb. 4 cans of your 9Lives may cost my cat her life. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY 9LIVES AGAIN. I was not planning on my furbaby getting sick off your food!

I'd have to say surprisingly my cats did not like the white fish which I thought was normal to maybe see white shards. But! They always loved super supper which had nothing residual until the past couple of months or so.:-( Thank God this thing has been recalled in my area of Virginia.

Last year a neighbor moved and left at least 5 cats. I have been feeding them. Most of them are feral and will eat anything. The weather has been cold and I wanted to increase their calories I have added canned food. I bought 9Lives this time and they won't touch it. Not one of them. What's going on?

I usually buy Friskies canned food, but thought I would try the 12 pack of 9 lives canned food. My cat has started throwing up his food, and is crying because he is hungry but won't eat now. He never leaves any food on his plate but has been eating only half of the half can I give him. Am taking him to the vets Monday because of this recall as I think it is the food since it started about 3 or 4 days after giving him this food. The UPC numbers do not match but have a feeling it is still not good food. I have never had any problems with this cat and his eating until now. I am going to return the balance of the food even though these numbers are not on the recall list. I truly believe this is what is making him sick. I can't find my damned receipt from Meijers now. Don't care. I will throw away the 6 cans left. My cat is worth more than the money they cost. I still have the cans if you want them.

My husband used to buy 9Lives dry cat food. Our cat would go crazy. She would nonstop meow when my husband would get home from work, climb on furniture, try and get into our food. We thought since it's so cold out that she didn't like being cooped up in the house. (She loves being outdoors.) And our cat would inhale her food. Last week I bought Purina dry cat food. And we have seen a positive change. Queenie doesn't meow nonstop, and staying out of mischief. She now eats her food slowly. Please do not buy 9Lives cat food!

We normally do not buy 9Lives for our two cats after being suspicious that the food was making them sick and the company never replied to our numerous emails, so we avoided this brand at all cost. 4 days ago we bought a pack of 24 cans to save some money since Christmas was stretching our budget thin. Today is day 3 of feeding our cats from this pack of cans. Both cats started vomiting until they have lost all stomach contents then continued to dry heave for over an hour. Our 8 year old cat now can't walk a straight line, is lethargic, has diarrhea and is mewing pitifully. Our 7 year old cat is also lethargic, has diarrhea and panting. When I manage to get them to take some water, they immediately vomit again.

My furbabies are both 14 years old and usually have ate 9Lives dry food most of their lives. Started giving them 9Lives canned food and Oreo started throwing up then Fee Fee had a stroke!! First thought it might have something to do with moving instead of food (they're not used to going out or being in a different place). Then DG was out of dry food so I got them canned food again and that same week Fee Fee had her second stroke.:'( Never thought it was the canned food since they've ate 9Lives dry food most of their lives. Gave it to them Christmas Eve and my baby girl had ANOTHER stroke and went blind out of nowhere, and Oreo threw up all day. :'( Vet said it might be the food and sure enough. /3 Terrified after reading these comments that I might lose my furbabies. Don't feed your pets the canned food EVER!!!

My cats are finicky eaters. 9Lives has a variety of flavors. The price is reasonable. These are the most important reasons for me in buying this product. I have four cats. I feed them wet and dry food.

My cat loves the taste of the food. I'm only buying this food right now because it's the only food so far I found he's not getting an allergic reaction to. I'm just not happy with the ingredients because the first ingredient is corn. I do supplement a can of wet food with actual chunks of meat once a week.

They died. I had 10 cats and four of them died within one week. I am so sad. Just writing this makes me wanna cry. My dog got to eat some of the food as well and she was hidden for one week underneath the car. She just would not come out. I forced her to drink milk so she could get better. Luckily, she is not running around happy but there is nothing I can do that can bring my cats back. It is not the first time that I get a bad bag of 9Lives Cat Food.

When my wife bought a case of 40 9Lives canned food can to save money, we are cat lovers over 40 years, few days we noticed 4 cats vomiting and diarrhea. One of our cat loves to eat any chickens even McDonald chicken nuggets. That 9Lives can (chicken), she did not eat it. I wonder it was not real chicken? Also I notice they were not playful. Keep vomiting and diarrhea. We were done with that canned food and returned them and bought other different brands. Now they are back to old ways. I even emailed my messages to 9Lives company. I have not heard from them. The canned food should be recalled. What shame to keep selling them and getting sick! I wonder the canned cans were manufactured in China?

My 16 year old cat doesn't like dry food any more so she has been getting cans, Friskies most of the time. I ran out and got two cans of 9Lives from my neighbor, who told me it was on sale (4 cans for a dollar), so I got a bunch yesterday. This is the 2nd day that she eats a can, and she is going crazy. She is meowing/screaming loud, pacing around, restless, begging for more food but then stops eating, maybe not really knowing what she wants - restless. Now I am scared, and all those cans are going back to the store tomorrow.

Opened a new 3.15 pound bag of cat food that I bought last week and in the top of the bag was an off tan color, about 18 inch piece of a fabric like substance. How does something like that pass through the inspection line? It is definitely some piece of a machine, used to seal the bag or part of that process. Time to change the food our cats are fed.

My cat was very healthy. He is 6 years old. I live in Seoul and normally we feed him with Fancy cat food. This band was sold out at the supermarket so we decided give a try to 9Lives Cat Food (can). My cat started have bumps over his lip and nose. We thought were allergy or something dirty that he touched. But not. Now looking feedbacks and comments from others customer I realize is the cat food. We take him to Vet and they give a strong medication for fungus. We applied and the bumps disappear. One week later he started again the same condition. He starting losing his hair near his lips and is black. I do not know how this cat food is in store. Please keep away from this brand. Is poisoned and terrible.

My experience is the worst. I had two cats that were 100% healthy eat this crap and became ill. My kitten died first, he was only 6 weeks old and a week exactly later my female cat age 12 yrs of age died as well. Each showing signs of lethargy and vomiting. I have never used 9Lives and never will. I'm disgusted and deeply depressed to have lost my babies. No money or apologies can make up for the mourning of my 4 year old with autism. She expresses herself by drawing pictures of them.

I had bought a bag of 9Lives daily essentials last month. I started to notice he was losing his hair and wasn't gaining weight and now his right eye is bothering him. It's running and he can't open it all the way. I looked at his cat food and the bottom was nothing but big clumps of food and is completely covered in hairy mold. What can I do. I stopped giving it to immediately and started something new. Cat food companies should not be able to do this!

Over the past week, I noticed that my cat who is about 8 years old has been throwing up or leaving runny stools in different parts of the house. He has also been lethargic and not his usual playful self. I had added 9 lives to his diet. This is the first time he's eaten 9Lives because he has been eating Fancy Feast (which can be pretty costly). But I bought the 9Lives because I thought I could save a few pennies. I didn't know why he was doing this -- I am still keeping him under watch. Whoever is reading this -- please do not buy this product. It will put your cat in ill health and possibly high vet bills if the cat doesn't get better. If my cat survives this storm, it will be Fancy Feast from now on!!!

My orange tabby had 1/8 of the can 9 Lives Canned Tuna/Chicken this morning and within the hour, did not feel well - not his usual self. Checked out this blog and found similar comments. You need to check this batch... Purchased at Fred Meyer in late April.

I recently adopted my kitty cat from a lady who fosters cats and adopted them out. She has always given them 9Lives. I gave him 9Lives when I first adopted him and he was fine. Now, he is getting VERY sick, throwing up EVERY TIME I give him his food. I stopped it and I have been just giving him meat and veggies and he is fine. He has been eating ALL day without any problems. I am glad I stopped feeding him the product when I did. The organic brands are pricey, but they are worth it and I guess I am going to have to start buying TRUSTED, organic brands and maybe I may have to just put my kitty on a paleo diet since none of these brands care about kitties producing a CHEAP POISON for money.

I had an appointment at the vet for my buddy, Gus literally the day after he passed away. 12 more hours and he may have made it. I know everyone thinks their pet is the coolest, but Gussy boy was one of a kind. A sweet, loving and hilarious soul who packed a ton of laughs and life into his short 3 years. Was never a cat guy, but loved Gus since I saw him under a porch as a tiny nugget and would bring him haddock.

I would NOT say it if I had any doubts! FAIR WARNING: Super Supper & Chicken/Tuna 9Lives DOES make your cat ill! I gave it to my cats against my better judgement, and 7 out of my 9 cats were vomiting for 3 or more days all day long! It's working its way out of their systems and their vomiting is almost done with I hope, but we are still on watch. 2 cats have vomited today. If you remember hearing anything about this kind of **, well, it is true! There have been no other changes to my babies' diets except the Super Supper & Chicken/Tuna by 9Lives! It breaks your heart when you can't get them the vet care they need in a case like this. Thankfully they seem to be okay now. Save yourself but most of all your sweet baby the pain!

I bought a 4 pk of 9Lives chicken/tuna. Took home to feed 6 kittens from 2 separate litters. Within a day 5 of those 6 kittens were dead. Within A few hours of feeding them they would let out a painful scream and act like they were paralyzed from the neck down and Within no time they were gone. I am completely freaked out by this. I thought at the beginning "oh my, what have I done wrong" but after thinking again in the years we have been doing feline rescue never has this ever happened. I have more than enough experience caring for animals and have to convince myself this is not my fault.

Our cat normally loves wet food, including 9Lives. He used to be a street cat, so he's pretty smart about what he eats. He's happy with wet or dry food, but always eats the wet food first...until now. Something has gone seriously wrong with 9lives, and our cat won't even touch it. Fortunately, since we feed him dry food as well, he had another for option, and didn't starve or have to eat it out of desperation. Avoid 9Lives, at least until they sort this out but this issue doesn't speak well for their practices and if your cat refuses it, or pukes, you're not alone.

9 Lives Meaty Pate with Real Chicken & Tuna. Can was purchased undamaged. Best by 12 29 18. 5363BC D1TCK0245. BEST BY 12 29 18. 5363BC D1TCK0246. Contents had mold growing in at least 3 spots towards the center NOT along the sides of the can. The largest spot was about quarter sized and the other two were about dime sized. I carefully reinspected the can for signs of post packing damage and none are visible. Contamination must have occurred prior to canning. None of the other cans that I have with the same numbers have the same problem. I thought you should know.

We have been using 9Lives for over 20 years feeding all kinds of cats. Inside cats, outside cats, to include feral cats. Recently, NONE of the cats now will even touch the food. So what is in it, they know that I do not? They were eating it, began throwing up EACH day whenever they ate it. Now, they just eat the dry food which is NOT 9Lives. So, we give up, trying all the flavors=the same result. Going to another brand!

This would have to be one of the worst brands of cat food to buy. I bought a small bag from walmart and within a day or 2 I noticed my 6 month old cat's mouth was completely swollen and red and only getting worse. My 11 year old cat who normally eats a lot and isn't picky was also eating much less than usual. At first I wasn't sure what was causing the inflammation and figured it had to be the food since it was the food since it was the only change in our home. After thoroughly cleaning their bowls out and replacing it with their usual brands I noticed my oldest cat was eating normally again and the inflammation starting to improve. I will never buy this brand again and highly recommend anyone that cares about their pets to not buy this product at all.

I got a deal on 9Lives at my local grocery store and figured my cat would like it. When I opened up the can I could see red congealed stuff at the top but I thought nothing of it even though it did smell a little less appetizing than her regular Friskies. She didn't even touch the stuff and an hour later the stuff dried up and clumped in her food dish and I could see what looked like (and after further investigation) actually was little flecks of clear hard plastic. I immediately called the number on the can and filed a complaint with the company. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS FOR YOUR CAT.

What is going on with 9Lives cat food?! My cat throws it up when I feed it to him. I've tried giving him a different flavor of it and the same thing happens. I have to wonder what is really in this cat food. I've read reviews on here that says a lot of other people have had problems with it when feeding their cats also. Is this made in China and shipped here?

I feed my cats 9lives daily essentials and they have both ended up getting stones in their bladder which causes them to be unable to urinate and causes bladder to explode. My vet told me it's caused from bad food. ONE OF MY CATS HAVE DIED. MY OTHER IS ON THE VERGE OF DYING!! I cannot afford another $300 vet bill, let alone the one I'm still trying to pay on. My cats are like my babies and I hate to see them in this pain! I feel horrible for them and I miss my Knight every day. Now I'm about to lose Tiger too!!! 9lives was a company I thought I could trust. I will make sure to never use your products again. It's a shame that my cats had years left to live and fell ill due to horrible food products!!! This is my exact comment I mailed the company

My family had bought a house and the previous owner would feed the stray neighborhood cats. They were hanging around and causing a real problem with getting into the house and peeing when we weren't there. We decided to use 9Lives wet cat food to trap them so we could take them to the shelter. We bought a 4 pack of gravy and beef flavor and put it in a cage. The cats were basically starving and ran to the cage. We did manage to catch them but to our surprise the cats we caught refused to even touch this food. These are STARVING CATS, and they WOULDN'T TOUCH 9LIVES.

I have a tripod male 7 year old male cat who I have had for 6. Someone abandoned him and left him for dead. I took him in and he's been the best cat I ever had. I usually give Friskies wet food too, but decided to try 9Lives because money was a little tight and 9Lives was cheaper at the stores. Worst mistake I ever made. My cat (Smokey) would eat the gravy and run away from the food. My cat eats everything and it was not like him not to touch his food. He started losing weight. He was having problems pooping. He was constipated and blood was coming out of his bottom. He was wheezing trying to vomit, sneezing, with rattling while he was breathing, and nasty gunk coming out of his eyes. Took him to vet immediately. My cat is now on amoxicillin for an upper respiratory/urinary tract infection. And now have to have x rays done next week because the vet said he's not gaining any weight.

Purina was our first choice for food when our cat was a kitten, but have since changed to 9Lives. We were buying the 9Lives Kitten food, and our cat loved it. We are now feeding him 9Lives adult cat food, and he enjoys it very much. We tried other off brand cat foods, but he doesn't like them much. The canned food is also great. This is given to him twice a week, but he eats the hard food the majority of the time.

About a week ago, I bought my cats 9Lives dry cat food because the store was out of my usual brand. After feeding my three cats the 9Lives for 3 days, my cats have been throwing up every night and I can tell they are feeling bad. A friend asked me if I had changed their food at which time I told him bout getting 9Lives coz they were out of regular type of food. He informed me that he had read something about 9Lives having poisoned food... To make a long story short, I went and bought their usual brand and my cats are no longer sick. I thank God none of my babies died, but would like to warn others away from 9Lives!

My cat has become a little finicky with age as to her preference to which brand or flavor she prefers. Sometimes I have to switch brands and that can be frustrating.

I buy a lot of the canned cat food because I have 3 cats. They like the Purina indoor formula the best. I buy a 16 lb. bag every month. I feel like there's not enough variety of canned food. I buy about 60 cans of that.

The bag I bought was the biggest bag that the store had and it was reasonably priced. When I brought it home and fed it to my cats they seemed to like it, but after about an hour the cats started throwing it back up. None of the cats could keep it down. I had to take the bag back to the store and buy a different brand.

We used to buy 9Lives canned food in the 4 packs - About 2 months ago EVERY time we fed our cats this food they ALL had projectile vomiting. Never again.

I've used more than one brand but Purina was what I used the most of. We mainly used dry cat food due to the bad smell when using wet food.

My 5 cats eat any dried food. For canned they prefer 9Lives with gravy regardless of type of meat. It could be chicken, beef or whatever. And as long as it has gravy they are fine.

This particular brand has become quite innovative over the years. And at a very competitive price. Not only does this company offer a formula for hairballs, you can now try a small box if your cat is indoor only or overweight or if you're concerned your cat hasn't been getting important nutrients. Plus I never have to throw food away. They eat every single piece. Crumbs included.

Despite the obnoxious aroma of most cat foods, the pets appear to like it. It is not uncommon for them to prefer juicier "wet" foods than tightly packed ones. Too wet does produce regurgitation, apart from normal dietary reactions. Dry foods are pursued with less vigor. Often times store brands generate greater appeal than national food company brands like 9Lives.

On the 19th of October my cat of 7 months got sick. On Oct. 20th he passed away. About 4 weeks ago we decided to get 9Lives dry cat food because it was cheaper to feed seven of our furry babies. Only two out of the seven got sick and threw up. One of my babies named Thor lost a lot of weight from throwing up all the time. He did not want to eat so I had to force feed him soy baby formula with pedialyte and some Iron drops to get him to feeling better and it worked, but my Nimers did not do so great.

I usually purchase 9 Lives when it's on sale or Friskies. I have tried cheaper brands and they all seemed to eventually give my cats loose stools. I favor 9 Lives because it's a good food and I have never had problems with my cats eating this brand. It is also an affordable food. Not overpriced and it's a good product.

Ironic about Melissa from Easthampton as I am in the next town over in Holyoke, MA. My 2 cats have always eaten 9Lives wet sliced cat food. Then one of them started vomiting. The other would barely eat it. I ended bringing my beautiful Shadow to the vet and she had to be put down. Now my other cat is starting to vomit and cries in the litter box. She doesn't want to eat it.

I've kinda adopted a stray cat that showed up at my house. I can't hardly afford to feed myself at the moment but I make sure this cat gets fed at least twice a day usually 3 times. So I bought a few cans of 9lives different flavors and as I was putting this particular can of seafood platter, in her bowl. Thank goodness I noticed a chunk of what I have decided is most likely a piece of conveyor belt, a big piece, she is young and gobbles her food. She could've choked easily on this. I would be more than happy to send you a picture of it. Ok for some reason it wouldn't let me post my picture but I could email if you would like. Thank you.

Bought a 32 pack of canned 9Lives cat food. After an hour of opening it, my house smells like a fish dock (the can I opened was not seafood, it was chicken) and it all turns blood red!!! What the Hell is this??

This is ridiculous, I found worms in 3 out of the 4 cans I bought. It is disgusting. My cat could have had multiple problems had I not found this.

I have always fed my 3 year old cat the same brand cat food, I've never varied it. 8 weeks ago I took in 2 wonderful, lively young cats. About a week and a half ago, I switched their dry food brand from Purina one to 9Lives. I highly regret this action. My cat Andy is so sick. In less than a week he has lost weight, has become lethargic, and to be quite honest I am terrified he won't make it through the night. I took him to the vets today and they are running tests. I've been on the internet trying to see if there is anything I can do to help him.

Found pieces of metal in the chicken with garden sauce. My cat was choking and found the rest in his bowl.

My 4 cats love 9Lives dry and wet cat food. But the last 3 12lb bags I have purchased at different locations have been a half bag of crumbs. I already feed four cats that I would make sure they eat before I do but it's just a waste for me to keep buying bags when they won't eat crumbs. I didn't really think to write until I had yet another bag of crumbs. Thank you for listening.

I purchased 12 cans of the chicken cat food. My cat just had kittens and needs to eat a lot. She will not touch this stuff!! My cat will eat anything though. So this is beyond weird. She doesn't even recognize it as food! I've tried mixing bacon in with it and she moves the food around to eat the bacon but won't eat the cat food. I just wasted my freaking money and I'm super irritated.

My cat has been eating 9Lives Longevity for almost 2 years now and seems to like it, but has always had bad breath. Vet says nothing is wrong and am wondering if it could be the dry food giving her this. Has anyone else had this problem? Thank you.

I purchased a bag of 9Lives Cat Food and my cats have been throwing up many times daily. I purchased an alternate brand today and the puking has stopped already. 9Lives is not the only brand that has caused this in my cats. Also Kit & Kaboodle. Gonna stick with Meow Mix I suppose.

I'm not sure what's going on with all these reviews. We consistently buy 9Lives for urinary tracts (it's just good in case any of the 30+ cats we care for need it) along with a few other brands (Purina, and the H-E-B brand) for all our cats. We've never in the past 20 years had any problems with any of our cats regarding the food we feed them. We even use canned cat food from time to time. Maybe it's the fact we buy our food from H-E-B rather than Walmart?

My 3 month old kitten is very sick. I bought 2 small bags of 9Lives indoor complete for her and my older cat. The first bag they did fine with a few days ago. I opened the 2nd one. Now my kitten is very sick, very loose stool and vomiting. The older cat won't eat the food. It's been sitting there 3 days now Untouched. A friend of mine has her right now while I'm at work giving her did food and trying to help her. So I hope by the end of the day she is still with me.

2 weeks ago I purchased a 20-lb bag of 9Lives dry cat food and since then the bed, floor, sofa, chairs, pretty much everything in the house has been vomited on! NEVER AGAIN will a 9Lives product enter my house. There has been NO previous vomiting issues with ANY other brand of food! I'm contacting the FDA next!

My kitty acts much younger than his years and is an indoor cat. I recently purchased 5 cans of 9Lives as I ran out of his regular wet cat food. I started feeding him the 9Lives on Wednesday, June 17 and he has been vomiting daily through today, June 22, when I took him off of 9Lives. He's had several bloody stools and has been drinking enormous amounts of water and acting as if he is in pain and frightened. I've just read these recent reviews of the product and can only believe that it is the 9Lives that is making my cat sick. Has there been a recall?

I bought wet food from a Rite Aid (16 cans, actually) and to my disgust, I found maggots. I thought it must be expired and an oversight of the store, but the can has an expiration date of 6/2017! So I checked two more cans, and yet again, maggots. I am absolutely disgusted and I will never buy your cat food again!!! I have written to business bureaus and turned to social media to spread the word and warn other cat owners. There is absolutely no excuse for this level of neglect.

I just adopted a cute cat and bought 9Lives canned cat food. Just want to check the quality of the food and I found this website. I went through all the reviews and was shocked about the bad reviews. However, my cat seems to love 9Lives better than the other cat food I bought her so I feed her half and half. It didn't go well for long. On the 5th day I fed her, as usual, after she was done, she came to my bedroom and jumped on my bed, then she threw up the whole food she ate. I dumped the rest of 9Lives and started to fed her other food. Now she is all well and has not thrown up since then. When the majority said the food is bad, you should believe that. Lesson learned the hard way...

Ok, this is getting old. I changed my 18-year old cat to 9Lives and now I have 12 cans of wet cat food with 1 teaspoon of food inside the can. Come on who is letting this happen? I'm on a fixed income, I'm 54 years old, baby is 18 (88 in her years). I want nothing but the best for her and I don't need my $$$ to be wasted like this. I buy by the month so now I am running out because none of the cans are full of the food. It's the Meaty Pate Super Supper and the Hearty Cuts with Real Chicken & Fish in Gravy - all of them have 1 teaspoon of food in the can. I was told you was a good co., and made good healthy food for cats. Well no one said you would charge full price for 1 teaspoon in each can you buy. I'm so disappointed with 9Lives at this time, and I will let all my cat friends on Facebook know about this. Thank you for screwing me over.

I have been rescuing cats for many years. And for many years I've relied on 9Lives because of the price and quality of the product. About a year ago all of the cats started getting diarrhea. I did all the tests for parasites which is usually the reason for bowel problems and they were all fine. I started giving them only bottled water thinking that it may be the water. Nothing helped. So here are 15 perfectly healthy cats having diarrhea constantly. Last month I hit some hard times financially and had to purchase the cheaper store brand food. I couldn't believe it. IMMEDIATELY the year long bout with the diarrhea had stopped. But I didn't add it up quite yet. Of course when I could I went and purchased more 9Lives (dry, I don't give wet) and the diarrhea came back immediately.

I can never get the pull tabs on the can to completely open the cans. I have cut myself on more than one occasion. This is extremely frustrating because I bought the 40 can box and had to throw half of them away because even my can opener couldn't open them all the way.

First, let me say that I am a cat lover and have had them and adored them for many, many years!! I would do anything for my babies. But, this cat food has not been a problem for my cats at all. A very important point I want to mention is, as I was reading through these reviews all that I read consistently said that they had 'just bought', 'recently bought', 'bought a few weeks ago' the subject cat food and then complained of their cats having urinary tract issues. The problem is that you started it on them TOO LATE! They were already developing this problem from the previous cat foods you gave them and by the time you bought the urinary tract formula it was just too late to help them!

We bought a box of 12 mixed 9Lives cat food. We opened 3 cans of chicken flavored cat food and there is maggots in it. We stopped opening the cans of cat food when we discovered this and gave them dry cat food of a different brand. I cringe to think that my kids my have feed the cats maggot infested cat food without realizing it. I have video taped the maggots in the canned food and have shared the video on Facebook and youtube. I will no longer be using 9Lives cat food. A person couldn't pay me enough money to use it.

Thanks to your product. I just watched my best friend of 9 years die who was completely healthy before eating your soft food. Very angry. Please don't feed this product to your cats. It's not pretty how they go :(...

My cat has been on and loves 9Lives can cat food. The past two weeks she will not touch it. Tried different kinds. No go. She was throwing up and lost appetite, weight. Thought she was dying. I fed her table food and she ate it. She has never eaten table food in her life. She is hungry. I think something is wrong with the canned food. Cats know.

9 Lives tender slices with real beef in gravy can cat food. My cat is 16 years old. He's very picky and likes cans better than dry. About two months ago I began buying him strictly cans. He began acting strange at the same time. Waited a while because at his age was not sure what to do. After a while of noticing he was not improving I brought him to vet. He said it was probably something with his brain after doing a test for leukemia which he did not have. After thinking about how sometimes he would be better and his old self and at other times be totally out of it I thought why is this happening at times and that is when I thought about the cat food.

I had our three cats on Meow Mix. Switched them to 9Lives a few weeks ago, and I opened the wet can food of 9Lives and found live worms in the cans. Thanks for the other reviews, will take my cats off of it and let my neighbor know about the problem with 9Lives who feeds the feral cats.

I have used 9Lives Cat Food for over 10 years and never had a problem.....until two weeks ago. I purchased the 28lb bag of food from Walmart (which I normally do). I noticed that Miss Bailey had changed her sleeping location within a few days of purchasing the new bag of food. I didn't pay too much attention to it at the time. Then a few days later she joined me in the kitchen and it was then I realized something was wrong. She was skin and bones and had anal oozing. I kept her comfortable and in a quiet dark spot. I kept offering her fresh food and she wouldn't even try it.

I was just reading the reviews and it's a good thing I did so I can convince my mom to not get rid of my 11 year old cat. He was always good about using the box and was very playful, but since we have been buying the wet food as treats. They always liked wet food but 9Lives was cheaper than other brands. Now he won't eat it. My younger one will eat it a little, but for a time after he was weaned from his mother that's all he would eat was wet food. Anyway my older cat has started peeing in the closet and behind the couch. Haven't checked to see if he has crystals in his urine but that behavior has never been from him.

I have four cats that used to be strays. They used to eat anything but they won't eat 9LIVES cans of cat food. They love the other brands of cat food but will not eat 9LIVES. 9LIVES doesn't have the courtesy to put a phone number on their products so that we can complain. Our cats used to eat road-kill but not 9LIVES.

I am sitting here in total shock after reading just 10 or so reviews. To say I am angry wouldn't even come close to what I am feeling. Angry, horrified, shocked, INCENSED! Several weeks ago I bought 9Lives Plus care which says "Helps Maintain Urinary Tract Health". I am not sure how long it took but my elder cat who is about 18 1/2 started crying every time he tried to urinate and not much would come out. I am on disability and couldn't afford to take him to the vet right away.

My daughters beloved Calico is laying here dying in my arms after days of bloody diarrhea and vomiting uncontrollably. She so severely dehydrated and lethargic. She was strictly an inside cat... NEVER BEEN OUTSIDE. Healthy and playful until 2 weeks ago when we bought our first bag of 9 Lives Dry Cat food. NOTHING ELSE about the cats’ daily routine. My daughter is devastated... absolutely inconsolable. To make matters worse now our big maine coon is vomiting. We are saving the cat food and the original bag to be analyzed by the vet and if they say it is the food we are suing!

We experienced the bag of cat food we purchased as being infested with tiny moth-like bugs.

Last week I bought the 28lb bag of 9 Lives Daily Essentials Cat Food for the feral cats I tend to. This was the first time I tried this food. My 2 indoor kitties eat "4 Health" dry cat food, but they always get a few daily "treats" of the feral dry. Shadow Ninja always gets more several times a day, because he's a little food machine who's "always starving" (at least he wants you to believe this so he gets more treats).

I have feed my two cats 9Lives one can a day for 10 years. Once in a while they would verp. Normal. Go to vets once a year for shots. One time when moving they got fleas, got rid of those. Inside only cats very loving. Both of my cats are not themselves. My Maine coon had a haircut one month ago. Two weeks later started noticing a boil like wound on him. Took to the vet. She assumes it's a allergy. Gave him steroids. Said could be the food. I really think something has changed not just new labels. They do seem chunky at times and smooth - others less or more juices. But my beautiful Maine coon is losing weight - keeps vomiting. His skin is getting blisters all over him. He is miserable, and my little 10 year old fluffy 8 lb cat is now 5 lbs. and doesn't want to play and constantly vomiting.

I have a 19 yr old cat next month. I just switched over to this food approximately 4 weeks ago! My very healthy cat all the sudden has taken a turn for the worse! I noticed a weight loss in my cat after about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks after I started the food but I thought it was because it was new. He was eating it but started out not eating a lot then gradually increased & then all the sudden started eating less & less & now he wont eat @ all. Now my cat lays in his bed with his favorite toy & baby blanket wrapped as we have to try & force feed him baby food & water!

I fed my perfectly healthy adult cat 9 Lives canned food because I needed to save money. Within a month she developed urinary tract problems and began peeing outside the box. I damaged her by feeding 9 lives. If you love your cat do not feed this product.

My cat recently passed away from a tumor near her stomach. I was feeding her some food my niece recommended that was sold at the pet store where she worked with no problems. Then about fives years ago, I started feeding my cat 9Lives wet food and Purina Cat Chow in the morning. Since then my cat started getting lumps on her skin, two were very large. The Vet took a sample of the fluid from them and could not find any cancer. Since she had very long hair, she would spit up hairballs. I used to brush her, but couldn't with the lumps. I did try a baby hair brush, that helped a little. In the last few months she was vomiting, and in the last month, she also had diarrhea. When she just ate little nibbles, I took her to the vet and learned she had the tumor. She couldn't eat much and was almost starving. So we did put her to sleep. Not sure if this was caused by the food, but after reading the postings, I am wondering.

I just wanted you to know that your hard cat food makes my cat throw up every time she eats it so I had to throw it away. I will never again buy it for her.

Our family has always had cats, since we were kids and now that I'm married I have two cats of my own and we have always fed our cats 9 Lives because it was obvious they preferred the taste of it. They always seem to enjoy it much more than any other brand and we have always had strong healthy cats that live very long lives. I noticed all the complaints were with wet food, we only feed ours dry food. Perhaps this problem is only with canned food because the dry food has worked perfectly for us.

I used to buy it all the time for my cat. Now he has crystals forming in his urine and now on a special diet food. Sorry 9 lives.

I have two boy kitties about two years old. They are not related and very healthy. I switched to 9Lives as one was starting to have a peeing problem (urinary tract) and he is susceptible to the infections. The plus care is supposed to help maintain a healthy urinary tract. This particular kitty is a piggy. He turned his nose from it when I put the dry food down for him. He's been eating it about three days, along with my other kitty. He got sick yesterday, vomiting. About four times in total, but small amounts. Last night the other kitty started vomiting as well. We figured we would mix in more digestible wet food to maybe help, again 9Lives. Now they are projectile vomiting and very sluggish. Going to bring them to after hours vet. If it is this food and they have not recalled it, after I contact them, I am getting a lawyer.

Thank God I found this website. I just bought four-four packs of 9 lives wet food for my 10 week old kitten. I have been feeding her only Fancy Feast. She seems to like it really well. And sleeps well and plays well so it must be giving her enough nutrition. I bought the 9 lives because 15 years ago I had a cat that only ate that and he was very healthy. Guess things have changed! I was reading up on 9 lives and found this site. Thank goodness because when I got home from work tonight that is what she was going to have for the first time! I called Wal-Mart and they are taking it back! Thank you for letting me know and possibly saving my kittens life!

I have 32 cats I feed daily and they have been eating nine lives for about 2 years now. Recently they have been having issues with vomiting and bloody stool. I have recently lost 2 old feral cats due to illness which is unexplainable. I am definitely going to switch to another brand just because I love my babies. Glad I found this forum and seen other cat owners' experiences with nine lives cat food.

I usually am very picky about what I feed my three cats. I made the mistake of sending husband out for cat food. He came back with 9Lives indoor dry cat food, and immediately after the first feeding the problems started. My cats barely emptied their bowls, and started throwing up. There was puke everywhere. And the smell that came from the litter box was unbearable. I would have to scoop the litter every time they used while they are 9 lives. The smell was soooo bad. After about three days of cleaning up puke, I refused to feed my cats that poison. I went and bought Blue wilderness, and the puking has stopped and the litter box is finally back to normal. I threw out the rest of the nine lives, and I will never buy it again.

I don't normally buy my cat 9Lives. She usually eats another brand, sometimes Priority. Anyway, i fed my baby (cat, not human!) some of the 9lives, and she ate it okay. Except for when she was done, i noticed a TON of bones in the bottom of the can. Now, i understand that cats in the wild will eat the bones of their prey, but beef bones are waaayyyy different than rodent/avian bones. She has blood in her waste, and is running a high fever. I will take her in the morning to see if she's been hurt inside. If she has, i will consider suing the company.

This is my experience, for what it is worth. Until a year ago, I had five cats. I am down to two. My first loss was a 23 year old gray sweetie. She had cancer of the mouth. The second was a 9 year old yellow male; he had cancer of the mouth. I just lost the 3rd this week, a yellow female, "Momma Kitty". She had cancer of the bowel. I have stewed over this for months trying to determine what is happening. I give my cats raw meat, cooked meat. They eat very little dry now because of it. The only thing I have consistently given them is 9 Lives flaked fish in a can. It was the only canned cat food they would eat. I gave it in the morning as it was convenient. My 23 year old had never eaten much canned cat food as I could not afford it when she was young. Is it the cause? I don't know. All I know is it is the only thing that links the three, and none of them have had it consistently until the last five years.

My cats mostly like dried food. I decided to try 9Lives and I was surprised my kitty really loved it. But after about a week my poor kitty started vomiting like crazy, and constantly. She would wake me up and vomit on my bed, all over the floor, etc. It was a living nightmare. This was going on for days and it made my life miserable. I tend to believe they put something in that cat food to make her like it so much, but bottom line she did start vomiting like crazy only after 9Lives was started. When I read some cat foods can trigger food intolerances, I got rid of it and changed to Purina One for sensitive stomachs and the problem went away. I can only say BUYERS BEWARE!

I took pity on four feral cats that began feeding. They had been eating mostly Purina. Since I am on a tight budget, I used a coupon on bought 9Lives. Since I put out 9Lives, there is only one cat now, who won't touch it. I thought perhaps they didn't care for it, but now after not seeing them for weeks, (except the one who won't touch it) I decided to do an internet search. I hope they didn't eat the 9Lives I put out, and got sick and died. I suspect that is what happened. I am so sad and sick over this!

I had a house cat that was 10 years old and in great shape. I thought I would give her a treat and get her a can of wet cat food since she has always had dried and table scraps. I bought a 4-pack and fed her and her sister one can. I saw that the sister got more of the can so the next day I kept her sister out and fed just her the can food. Less than half an hour after I fed her the food, she started crying and coming up to me and crying and trying to throw up.

I had switched to this cat food. My cat Lua threw it up and she passed away. She had no health issues and was up to date on all shots. This catfood is poisonous! If you love your animal do not feed them this!

My cat (Fluffy) is 14 years old and since she was a year old all she has ate is 9Lives. In the past 2 years the only flavor she will eat is super supper but the texture does not seem to be the same and she turns her nose to it. Some cans I open are juicy and smooth looking. Those are her favorite. Other cans look dry and a thicker - almost chunky looking. Those she won't touch. I seem to waste a lot. Is there something different in the making? I must waste 5-10 cans a month. Over 2 years this is adding up and I finally can't take it anymore. Just thought I'd let you know. I don't know if I should keep trying my luck with 9Lives or switch to another cat food. I am on disability and can't afford to keep throwing away cat food. Thanks for listening.

My 14 and 12 year old cat have have been raised on 9 lives but recently they started throwing up and having severe diarrhea. One cat's stomach is so swollen that you can't even touch it without her yelping out in pain.

I am sad and angry this situation and feel so bad for my cats: I bought a bag of 9lives Plus Care on 1/5/15. Since eating it, 6 of my 7 cats have been sick. It has gone in waves from cat to cat and includes: lots of throwing up - including blood in the vomit - and no eating and no drinking for a few days. 6 of the cats went through this in the course of a 1 1/2 week period. At the beginning of the 1 1/2 weeks I took the oldest kitty to the vet. I got special intestinal food that I fed to each kitty once they stopped vomiting. Then today (1-15-15) I took the youngest one to the vet because she didn't seem to be getting any better. Blood tests ruled out any illness they could have all had. The vet said the only other possibility was the food - the 9 lives Plus Care.

Last week I was a little short on cat food and decided to go with something less expensive. So, I bought 9Lives. About 24-48 hrs later, my cat Mazie has diarrhea and vomiting! Now I have to take her off of food for 24 hrs and give her pedialite.

I have 2 cats (2 yrs. old and 6 mons. old) was feeding them Friskies and had no problems. I started giving them 9Lives and that's when they started to puke. I found a pretty good sized puddle of fresh blood on the carpet. I switched back to Friskies and all is normal. That stuff is poison!!! Please do not buy 9Lives, it will take all nine of their lives in a painful and gross way.

My cats have been vomiting and experiencing diarrhea since eating 9 Lives. I can't explain why a product that I've been giving them for nearly a year would suddenly make them ALL sick. After reading some reviews, I wonder if I purchased a bag with bacteria growth. They all have the same symptoms; vomiting, diarrhea, and now lack of interest in eating ANYTHING. It's unreal to me that so many other people have encountered these same issues, and the company can just continue to produce this food without the animal's health in mind. Wouldn't you check to make sure the good WASN'T contaminated with bacteria BEFORE you passed it through inspection and then onto the consumer? Are you cleaning your packaging machines? Where are the machines located? Does US law even apply? I'm doing thorough research on these things. Moving forward, we may be switching to a raw diet.

Projectile vomiting after serving this putrid smelling hash. I vary flavors and didn't know till the 2nd time that it was the one variety. Vomited so vigorously, we were both terrified. PULL IT FROM THE SHELF BEFORE MORE HARM IS DONE.

I'm 90 % sure the bag of 9 lives I bought made my two cats sick and killed another. I moved a few months ago and there were 4 outside cats there but only two of them stay at the house constantly and the other two eat and run. The two that stay I noticed were not acting right so I called the after hours vet and he told me to bring them in. He stated that he believed that have been exposed to some sort of toxin. He treated the cats and I also told him to go ahead and give them any shots they would need. I bought some litter boxes and brought the stray cats in my home and it has been two days and they seem to be feeling better. One and possibly the two cats that eat and run were not so lucky. I found one of the cats yesterday dead on the side of my home and have not seen the other one as of yet. I have been here 4 months now and there is nothing else other than the food I bought that these cats could have gotten into to make them sick. I truly believe it was the 9 lives cat food I bought them. Is there any way to have the food tested to see if it has an toxin in it?

Purchased a 4 pack with real chicken lamb & no fish. No mention of fish in Exterior labeling. The product is packaged so that the consumer isn't aware fish and the stench is being purchased. Only when the cans are individual can fish be seen.

I bought some 9Lives wet food for my 3 cats. I went it to feed them and my 2 kittens wouldn't eat it but my oldest cat did, so I let her and I didn't get the food up quick enough when she was done and my puppy got a hold of it which she does on occasion with other brands when I'm not looking but has never gotten sick and now both my cat and puppy are sick throwing up some type of white stuff. It's horrible, I can't believe this is not recalled. I am taking to puppy to the vet and hopefully it is just a upset stomach so I don't have to drag my sick 17 year old cat out in the cold. I really hope she doesn't get any worse.

Can't believe the people with same complaints about 9Lives. My cat ate 9Lives dry and canned and began vomiting/diarrhea, shallow breathing, and weak. So sick I spent last night comforting her. I truly thought she was dying. First thing this morning went to vet. Believes it is intestinal bacteria. Still not doing well but on medication and I am hopeful.

I have always feed my cats 9 lives because I have one that is picky and won't eat anything but 9 lives dry cat food. I purchased a 13 lb. bag of the plus care on Friday October 24, 2014. I have four cats, none will eat it. I have one that ate it and now she throws up when she tries to eat it. I put food in their dishes Friday evening and have not had to give them any more food.

I have at least two cats who are suffering some of the same symptoms described in other posting. Two have nearly liquid diarrhea. One have vomited several times and will not eat. If the maker of 9 lives reads this you should know that I am incandescent with rage AND I am a lawyer!! If my pets do not recover, I will be contacting you.

There most definitely is something wrong with the Nine Lives Dry Cat Food because the colony of feral cats that I provide for refuse to eat it... when it comes to feral cats refusing to eat what is provided for them, that is a very good indicator that something is wrong with the product. This is an incredibly disgusting situation and extremely unfair to the consumer that this is not being investigated.

I have used 9 Lives quite a bit and just recently when I gave it to my cats I had a couple of them get sick. My one cat has been throwing up and pooping at the same time!! The first day it was watery and smells bad. Now it's orange and smells. Sorry to be graphic but this is ridiculous. My other cat has been sick since I got her about a month or so ago, with the same symptoms, and I had never contributed it to this but I'm guessing it is. I used Friskies exclusively with never a problem and since I introduced the 9 Lives, my kitties have been sick!! I've had my kittens at the vet already and I am going to have to take a couple back in due to this. I'm not sure what you're putting in this food but obviously it's not good for consumption.

Late last year I had bought some cases of 9 lives cat food on sale..previously I had been feeding them petsmart authority brand cat food canned. My one cat is diabetic and switching from dry to canned and eliminated using insulin and he is in remission. Since petsmart food is expensive I switched to 9 lives. Late in the spring my diabetic cat stopped eating...he is always eating ...he just stopped..would eat anything or drink for about 4 days. I knew it wasn't his diabetes since my other cat who is very healthy all of sudden stopped eating as well. Eventually I gave them some dry food...not the best if diabetic but needed them to eat.

I bought 9Lives canned wet food a few days ago because it was cheap. After about a day of being on this food, one of my cats became violently ill and started vomiting foam and was having clear liquid diarrhea. He was extremely lethargic and had a high fever and stopped eating. We had to rush him to the vet and he's been there the last 3 days plugged up to an IV. We did not realize it was the food until my second cat started showing the same symptoms and I spoke to the vet and he said to check for a recall for their food. I didn't find a recall, but I found this site and my cats are showing all the same symptoms as the numerous complaints listed. The wet food is called 9Lives Ocean Whitefish Dinner, exp 05-13-17. Our mounting vet bill is going to be well over $800, so trying to save a few dollars is costing us BIG TIME. If we didn't bring them to the vet, they would both have died. I am so furious that this is not recalled! I strongly recommend that NO ONE buy this brand EVER.

I fed my three adult cats 9lives tender slices beef in gravy, all vomited and are sick, food is slimy to the touch. Ser. number, best by 05 01 17 - 412bc aibefo9i2. Don't buy!

My 1 year rescue whom I love very much became violently ill after feeding him this product. After reading these reviews and hearing others stories it would devastate me if my baby expires. They say that pets need you but I need him. He has lost a lot of weight and vomits every time he tries to eat. After a few days I decided to check the website and I am horrified that there are so many others, of which, some had fatal results! SHAME ON YOU! The makers of this product and whomever is responsible for regulating it. HOW DARE YOU!!! My baby has suffered unnecessarily! I'm sooo sorry for the lives that have been lost and the families who had to painfully endure dealing with their loved one go through this pain and agony. GOD BLESS you all.

I feed my cat soft canned food sea food platter 9Lives, and with in 20 minutes my cat was vomiting, and bleeding from the mouth and then crying in agony. He lost his bowels and began peeing and pooping on the floor. In a total of an half an hour our cat died.

I have had four adult cats and one had a litter of kittens who are now old enough for solid food. All four adults and all four kittens have been sick every time I feed them the 9Lives brand canned food. And I even tried all the different kinds, ie flaked, shreds, pate etc and dry too. The last kind I tried was the flaked and was horrified when I opened all the cans in a sealed 4 pack and discovered rather large fish bones all through the food and I took pictures. If I had not seen the bones and fed those cans to my kittens, they would have choked and could have been injured or it could have been fatal.

I have been feeding feral cats in 3 different places now for some time. About a month ago I had a litter of 5 kittens (healthy). I fed them the 9 lives food and the next day they stopped eating and drinking, became dehydrated and $800.00 worth of vet bill later, I saved 2. 1 week later they were both sick again. The vet had no answer. At the time I never thought it to be the food. Now about a month later 2 litters of kitten - totally different farms - have become sick along with one of my house cats who is nowhere around the feral cats but ate 1/2 of can of the nine lives for a treat. I finally put 2 and 2 together. It was the 9 lives crap I have been feeding them. The older feral cats would not touch the food which should of gave me a clue, but the kittens did eat it. Luckily I can do IV's myself and have nursed most of them back to health.

My 4 yr. old female cat had a high fever and diarrhea. The vet tested her stool and found bacteria in the cat food she had eaten. She has since been treated with antibiotics and diarrhea medicine and is expected to be okay. This bacteria is of the food poisoning variety. The foods sold at retail outlets should be taken off the shelves as they pose a serious health risk to cats.

For some reason, the cats refuse to eat the cans I put out. I have been feeding them for years. These are feral cats in my garden. I know they are hungry but still will not eat the food. They only eat the dry meow mix. Flies get to the food and I throw it out. I feel there must be some substance in it that makes these cats sick, and they refuse to eat it. Please check into it, and if possible inform me. I purchase it in bulk from BJ's membership store. Packs of 36 cans variety style. If there is anyone out there with the same issue kindly inform. Very important. I spend a lot of money on this product as I feed 25 cats by myself. They are losing weight now, because they do not eat the cans anymore. The dry food and water is not sufficient. Since I still have 3 cases left over, I'd like to know what's wrong with it. Should it have been recalled or something.

3 cats, 3 cats with cancer!!! Need more, ok. Myself and my family have/had 3 cats. We live in different homes but all fed our cats the same food since they were kittens. Having had cats my whole life till they were to the ripe age of 16 years old I knew that when my 7 year old cat suddenly got ill to go immediately to the vet. This group of cats were the first that were ever given 9Lives shredded cat food. Thousands of dollars later and an MRI, my cat passed on the examine table. Bottom line Brain Cancer. My mom’s cat 6 months later Liver cancer, and now my daughter’s cat stomach cancer. All fed the same food their whole life.

For the past 6 months I have been feeding my two cats 9 Lives Canned Pate. In that time frame they have both lost a lot of weight even though eating plenty. Now my little girl started with bloody poop and then drops of blood when she peed. Took her to the vet and she has IBD and bladder infection. Vet gave her antibiotics and prescription food, and said not to give them 9 Lives any more. It is at the root of these issues. I hope my furry babies recover; I am just heartsick that they are suffering because of cheap unhealthy ingredients in a food that has a seemingly good reputation. After hunting for any info I could find online, I am astounded at how many complaints there are about 9 Lives that sound remarkably similar to my experience. Something is wrong with this food and it needs to be taken off the shelves!

Not used often...but the cats seems to like 9-Lives canned food best as their very occasional treat.

Found white powdery substance in it. My cat throws up frequently and has loose stools.

EVERY TIME I feed my cats this GARBAGE they throw up. I am sick and tired of picking up the puke and will NO LONGER buy this for them. My cats do not deserve this and I will NEVER recommend this product to ANYONE. Everyone who is tired of 9Lives I suggest to buy Friskies wet food. My cat enjoys eating it and I enjoy watching them not vomit everywhere. 9Lives.... I hope you run out of business.

I have noticed from some time ago when I feed my cats 9Lives, whether it's indoor formula or Plus Care, they throw up every time. When I give them a store brand, they do much better. Even the cats outside have been throwing up. Observation.

Years ago I used to feed this product. That's until I started reading and understanding what the labels mean. This food is nothing but garbage for your cats. If you love your animals you'll do some research to understand what ingredients are good and which are not. Talk to your vet (if you don't have a vet then you're not being the best fur-parent you can be). I know a lot of people say "My vet always tries to sell me the expensive food" or "I can't afford the fancy food". Well - when you buy "cheap" food it's like feeding your kids Doritos for every meal. Sure - they think it tastes good and they can survive on it but it's not healthy.

I have a neutered male cat who I had to rush to the vet with urinary tract blockage. The vet insisted the only way to prevent this again was to buy his high-end cat food. I chose to go with 9Lives Plus Care, and I'm happy to report that six years later, my cat has had no repeated problems. Merry from Brunswick, first of all, read the disclaimer above. This site is not going to refund your money, you have to contact the manufacturer. Second, it sounds like you fed it to your cats without transitioning slowly from their old food. You can't suddenly change their food. They will throw up, and that is your fault, not the manufacturer's.

My cats both threw up after feeding them Nine Lives Daily Essentials (salmon, chicken & beef). I am not at all happy with your product and do NOT intend to buy it again. After reading some reviews, others have had the same problem. Is there a recall for Salmonella in your food? I paid $10.49 plus tax and I want a refund in the amount of $11.12. Very disappointed in your product. THE UPC is 79100 50218 and product manufacturing code is JUL 05, 2015 (4004 MM04 1131).

I have a 6-yr-old cat and she was very sick and wouldn't hardly eat or drink and was urinating a bloody urine in the bathtub. I took her to the vet and he gave her an antibiotic. She slowly got it back again. I couldn't afford to take her back to vet unfortunatley. Disabled from cancer and no other way to get money for vet. I googled for help in diet or something natural I could give her and 9 Lives Plus Care came up. It was affordable for me and I bought a bag for her. She slowly but surely got better and now on a steady diet of this food, she is healthy and acts like a kitten again. I'm sorry so many have had bad experiences, but mine was positive and I thank God I found this food and didn't lose my furry baby. I wouldn't give to young cats though. My daughter's cat ate some and she got sick. Could be because she ate it all. :)

When they stopped carrying 9Lives at the stores, all the many cats I feed had terrible bowels. I too am a local dump for unwanted cats. Every time I spay one someone drops off a pregnant one. If you are one of the folks using us as your dump site....... please stop, our budget is low and it's not the cats' fault they were born. Seek a caring animal shelter. But back to the review, it's the only food we can afford to buy for a dozen cats. And so far so good. Thank God. They all deserve better than humans to count on.

Our healthy & happy 7.5 year old kitty passed away the other day. Last week my husband bought a new bag of cat food, which we opened a day later. Mugzy our cat ate some and started getting sick that night. By the next day he was yowling and refusing food or water. The next day I was able to get him to drink some. By the 4th day he was gone. He passed away snuggling with me. We are heartbroken especially my 2 special need sons. I urge everyone do not feed this to your animals! Our dogs ate a little of it and they too vomited and had loose bowel movements for a day. I am angry that this is happening and nothing is being done. They keep on selling this and not caring the devastation their product is reeking.

I have been feeding my outside cats this dry food for years. Most of them are not tame enough to pet but they definitely come running when they hear the food! I am pretty much the only one feeding them; they do hunt & scavenge some. The food is small enough for the just weaned kittens, soft enough for the old ones with fewer teeth! I know this brand isn't very nutritious because my complaint is that hardly any of "the herd" have solid bowel movements. Yellow slimy stinky piles everywhere, it's gross! However, the only thing killing my cats is the cars that hit them. So if any of the grieving cat lovers out there would like a replacement, I've got 6 confirmed females, 3 males, 2 undecided & a stray or two wandering in/out. Please help yourself! Even at $9.50 for the big bag, I can't afford them all.

After killing my 2 kitties, I just got off the phone with the ** clowns at 9 Lives. The guy talked in circles, tried to explain their deaths away. "Blaming the cat food is only speculation but we will look into it." If they poison your cat, keep the food and have a vet diagnosis ready for them because otherwise all they can do is "look into it."

I bought a bag of 9 Lives Daily Essentials cat food. A week later they were throwing up, staggering and few hours later they are dead. I believe 9 Lives poisoned my cats. I have had 5 cats to die. I hate 9 Lives and I wish the sorry ** would die. They need to be shut down.

I bought my cat the 9 Lives indoor complete dry cat food 4 days ago. Within 2 hours of eating the food, my cat threw up and hasn't stopped. Every time he drinks a little water, he throws up about 40 minutes or less later. He is just laying around, not really moving and has not eaten since he had the poison that 9 Lives markets as cat food. I can see his kidneys contracting all the time and I'm afraid the poison has caused kidney failure. He didn't even eat that much, maybe half a cup of food. My cat has never done anything wrong. He doesn't deserve the sickness and possible death sentence 9 Lives has given him. Do not buy this cat food! The manufacturer's code on the bag I got is 3308 mm 09 1503 . I have contacted 9 Lives 3 times, without a response. I just pray no one else has to go through this.

I have heard via the grapevine, that a number of pets have gotten sick and/or died as a result connected with the consumption of these products. I've checked the labels of the 9 Lives and it states that the distribution is done in San Francisco. I cannot prove it at this time, but I've heard 9 Lives has their canning done in China and distributes if from San Francisco. If the company does not provide information that proves their product is safe, then they're NOT to be trusted. This is a deceptive practice on their part. I've been feeding my cats the 9 Lives and two of them have been vomiting some hours after consumption that is 'white bile' not food and it is NOT hair balls. Even though cats are susceptible to this type of digestion problem, but having if happen daily or every other day is a bit out of hand. Perhaps if 9 Lives gets boycotted, they may change their tune.

We had two kitties. One was 9 weeks old. He was sweet and full of energy until he ate 9 Lives Shredded Chicken canned food. The day he ate it he threw up and continued to throw up for the next 4 days and then he died, at the vet. Now my older kitty who ate the food the same day who has been sick, but not as sick, is still not feeling well not wanting to eat and throwing up. After reading all of the reviews I am going to worm my kitty and pray that she doesn't die too.

Several days ago my cat had his canned 9Lives Chicken Cat Food like he had been eating since having some of this teeth removed about a year ago. He loved his food and was extremely healthy up until this day. I had just opened a new can from a new package and he ate as usual and immediately vomited. He now has stopped eating. It has been about four days and he has barely eaten anything and I am afraid he is going to die. I have been feeding him chicken breast meat, which he nibbles on. This is a cat that has a voracious appetite, played and ran and was strong as a horse. He wasn't overweight or had any health issues until eating that can of food.

I went to the store to get my daughter’s cat some food. They were out of what I usually buy so I got a bag of the 9Lives Indoor Formula. Needless to say within 4 days my daughter’s cat passed away. I would like to know how they can live with their selves killing our children's pets like this. My daughter had this cat since it was 4 days old. I watched someone run over the mother cat. She went looking for her kittens and brought back "Peach". She bottle fed this cat, bathed this cat and took great care of him. He lived to be over nine years old. After he ate 9Lives it gave him stones in the bladder and nothing could be done to help him. My daughter is devastated. She said it was like her child had died. I will tell every and anyone who asks me what kind of cat food to get, not to get 9Lives!!!!

I have been feeding my cats 9 lives for 18 years now. In the past few months, I have noticed I have not been able to find it in the stores as much. I have had 2 of my cats recently pass away and one of them very ill. They all have had the same problems. It's like they have neurological issues. They wobble and fall down and are very weak, sleep a lot. They have gone to the vet and the vet even confirmed neurological issues. I thought this was strange but now after changing food to Friskies and Fancy Feast, the cat that is still living has not had issues now. Wow is something wrong with 9 Lives? Was it the death of my other 2 cats and making the others sick? I have every receipt from the store for the past 24 years to prove I have always fed my cats 9 lives (don't wonder why). What can be done about this? I am very sad about my babies.

I got a 12-pack of wet 9Lives. I opened up the cans and in one day, they went bad. Not happy at how they smell. It's awful. I have a new kitten.

When I went back to the studio, I found one unopened can of the Salmon and Crab flavor. It had the 1 888 phone number on it. The customer service rep was really good. She listened to my concern very patiently and sympathetically. She did offer me coupons to get replacement cat food but understood that getting free stuff was not my goal. She took the batch number from the bottom of the can for the research dept. I asked if I should open the remaining can, put it in a ziplock and watch for the growth of any pests and she said that she would send me a prepaid mailer and I could send the can back for them to do that. That's what I wanted. Not free cat food, concern for cats who might be eating the food. The 5 stars is for customer service listening and being concerned.

I wish I had saved the can or the label. I'm so sorry I didn't. I'm keeping a foster cat in my painting studio. She has dry food and water but I give her wet every day that I go to the studio. I gave her Salmon and Crab flavor on Tues. On Thurs. I came to the studio and there were large worms in the remainder of the food at the bottom of the can. They looked like tape worms but not the tiny ones that cats get that are the size of a grain of rice. They were larger than the kibble pieces. I was so nauseated and horrified I threw out the can and Now I can't report the batch to 9 Lives/Del Monte. I've been trying to read up on tape worms and fish and apparently salmon has an especially heinous tape worm. But I'm no expert and I'm too freaked out to be reasonable anyway. How could a tapeworm survive the canning process? The cat was happy to eat the beef flavor. FYI, tapeworm infection in human sushi eaters has tripled.

Having difficulties with moths flying out of pet food container (locked esp. made for cat food), white worms around the lid. Also this kind of webbing. Clean this container everyday thinking that would resolve the problem, by removing worms, killing the moths, wiping the webbing, etc. Yet every day to no avail the problem returns. NINE LIVES DRY FOOD IS THE CAUSE of my having to pay big bucks for an exterminator and my cat acting strange everyday. NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO HAVE THIS FOOD TESTED. PLEASE HELP.

A healthy playful kitty came to me several weeks ago. She was famished so I feed her the 9 Lives canned food from the store due to price. She eats tons of it for a few weeks. Then I noticed she was getting tired, laying about, sleepy and now doesn't want it. but was crying for food. I made her fresh fish and she ate it up. So today I went out and bought her a different brand canned food and she ate it up. She won't touch any of the flavors of the 9 Lives, I bought the kitty one too. I pray she is okay but will not be giving the food away... I'm chucking all of it

I have an 8-year-old cat who loves 9 lives Super Supper. Within the past year, though, I noticed that he would get in what I would call a "mood." He would lay on the bed in the guest room and hiss and growl at me when I came close. Recently, I put 2 & 2 together, and these "moods" always happened after he ate Super Supper (I don't buy it that often). After reading complaints here, my suspicions are confirmed. I recently bought it, and he's been sick for days. The other day, he hid so I couldn't find him for a half hour. I tried to make an appointment with the vet but they're closed today for Labor day. His tummy seems swollen and now he's walking around with his tail down. He eats his normal food and drinks, but he strains to poop. I checked the dish and, like some of you said, sure enough, there were white bony fragments in it that I couldn't crush with my fingers like the food around it. I have to get him to the vet ASAP tomorrow. Why haven't they recalled this stuff yet?

My male cat Oodle is anally bleeding and won't eat. Also he is straining to poop, is unplayful, is scared of everything and just not himself.

Hello! :-(. I already shared my complaint 3 weeks ago and that time my baby boy Hunter was still alive and suffering paralysis, blind and brain damage. In every day taking care of my baby boy, 10 months old, Hunter, he is getting very weak. He doesn't know where to poop and pee. Don't know how to eat by himself and the reason of all of that is he eats the 9 Lives can food, one can 9 Lives can food and that is his first time to eat the 9 Lives can food.

My name is Juana. I have a cat name Hunter and he is just turn 10 months old. And Hunter he always have a Friskies since the day he start eating. On July 27, 2013, he's first time to eat of that food, different brand, and that is the 9Lives can food. I usually feed him the Purina brand Friskies. Then, my husband buy different brand just to have different flavor and brand for Hunter. That day July 27, 2013... in the morning I feed Hunter lots of 9Lives one can of food in a bowl, and Hunter eat and he almost finish the one can. And another, the different flavor the same brand 9Lives can food in the other bowl before me and my husband went somewhere just for the day.

I have been feeding Lyle 9 Lives for YEARS. 1/2 can of pate-style wet food in the am, then he's free to munch on dry food the rest of the day (anywhere from 1/2-3/4 cup). While he still enjoys the dry food, he has started to outright refuse to eat the canned. I thought maybe I had a bad can, but it opened okay, the date was fine, and it smelled "like catfood should smell" (if you have cats, you know, lol). So I bought him Friskies, and he scarfed it down. Tried again this past week w/ 9 Lives Super Supper...refused. More Friskies...gone in 2 mins. This is a cat that aside from "turkey & giblets" or "liver" he will eat ANY pate-style catfood. So what's changed w/ the 9 Lives??

I usually feed my three cats Purina products - Purina One along with Fancy Feast. Yesterday I saw 9-Lives was on sale, 16 cans for $6.00. I was trying to be frugal. When I got home, I dished out the prime entree with real salmon. One cat threw up about 20 minutes after eating. The others had very loose stools this morning. I am returning the remaining product to Shop Rite to exchange for the food I usually get them. After reading the other reviews I'm afraid there may be something very wrong with 9-Lives. Very disappointed.

After many years of feeding my cats 9 Lives chicken dinner from the 4 pack they became very ill. They were projectile vomiting and became very weak and slept. I opened a different can and they did not eat it. I have no idea what is going on with this product but I have bought my last 4 pack or any of Del Monte cat food products.

I purchased 2-4 can packs of 9Lives Chicken Dinner at Foodlion in Concord, NC on 07/20/2013. A feral cat I've been feeding will not eat it, but my domestic cat has eaten a can and a half since last night and she began howling and throwing up today. I immediately got online to see if there has been any problems with this food finding this site. I've disposed of the open food, and will be returning the product to Foodlion with a warning that numerous others have experienced problems with this food too. Something is not right - for sure.

I had been feeding my cat 9lives since she was a kitten. She is now 2 years old. In the last year, we notice she was not gaining weight and throwing up after eating. This really worried me so I decided to change her food to Meow Mix tender centers. She is now back to her right weight and is thriving. 9lives, you really need to stop making cat food that is going to kill peoples cats!!!!!!!!!!

I want to know what is with the white small bones in not only the seafood but also the beef brands? I have a beautiful new kitten. I will not poison him with your junk food I am done with your product. I have asked and asked your company for a reasonable response and no answer. I am convinced pet food companies including your company are not subjected to regulations. Shame on you!

I bought a 24-pack of Nine Lives cat food and have been feeding my cat half a can a day. Over the last week, I now remember he had thrown up after eating, but a vet told me that sometimes cat's stomachs get upset. I ignored it. Today my cat threw up on the outside deck, so I got a glass of water to wash it off. As I was pouring the water, I noticed something shiny. I picked it up, and it was the end of a sea shell. I looked at the can, and it was the Ocean Whitefish dinner. This could have caused internal damage. I am taking the advice of one of the other complaints to call the company. I will be taking the left over food back to the store. I am grateful there is no harm to my kitty.

I have three amazing beautiful cats that are indoor 24/7. Due to financial issues, I was unable to buy the usual Purina brands. So I bought a small bag of 9Lives Dry indoor food. It was just shy of 3 dollars. I didn't think to much of it. I was just trying to feed my cats. I did not notice anything wrong with my female cats but my male cat on the third day of eating it suddenly went BLIND. It was a disaster. He went from the first cat to greet you at the door with loves and purrs to hiding and shaking, breathing heavy, jumping five feet in the air from the smallest noise or touch etc.

My cats have always eaten Friskies until a few weeks ago. For some weird reason, my female would start throwing up after she ate. I took her to the vet and she also said something she ate was making her sick. She got on antibiotics to help her. It's the chicken shreds and any of the tuna or fish flavor. I want to know if there is a recall or something.

I fed my Bebe wet 9Lives for years and he passed away one morning after being lethargic for days. The doctor thought it was diabetes, but he wasn't sure. Then I tried hard 9Lives on my other 2, and they threw up all the time from it and they would walk away from the wet food. Bebe would only eat the tuna and nothing else. I had no choice but to give it to him! He would starve. I stopped 9Lives for years, and then I adopted three full grown cats and tried it again because it was available. And now they are throwing up all over the place!!! What’s up with this? We have a right to know!! I cannot afford these vet bills... please help!

We'd been feeding our cat 9Lives tender slices (chicken and beef) for about 6 months with no issues. However, this latest batch of food must be bad. He had horrible, weird diarrhea last night and vomited recently as well. I didn't connect it to the food until he refused to eat it this morning and only wanted his dry food (which never happens). I did a quick search to see if there was a recall and found these reviews.