Beneful Pet Foods Reviews

We started feeding our registered Yorkie Sarah Beneful dog food about two years ago. She started having occasional seizures, which the vet could find no reason for. She suddenly stopped eating and having incontinence. (She was only 8 years old.) We took her to the vet and blood work determined she was starting to experience kidney failure. She stayed at the vet overnight for observation, 2 nights to receive intravenous fluids to try to jump start her kidneys. She seemed to improve but almost as soon as she got home, she started wandering around aimlessly and evacuating her bowels on the floor.

My German Shepherd/Lab was only able to eat Beneful original brand. She had a sensitive stomach and could only eat this brand with no side effects. I did have her and my other dog, a Maltese, eat the Healthy Fiesta brand for a few months between August to September because she was putting on some weight, but I switched back to the original brand because family members felt the other regular brand was safer (don't switch up her food). However, in October 2012, I noticed a big weight loss - enough that her ribs were showing and the area around her nose, eyes, and mouth became extremely bony. I thought the family members were not keeping her fed enough, so I took the responsibility of feeding both dogs morning and night. She put on a little bit of weight, and then in November and December she was showing signs of a urinary tract infection.

I purchased Beneful dog food from Family Dollar Store (zip code area 73096). After eating it, our dog became very ill. He vomited, and had diarrhea for hours on Jan. 13, 2013.

I have been feeding my pug Beneful Fiesta for almost 6 months. I recently bought a new bag of Beneful with expiration date 10/13 at Walmart. My pug who normally gobbles his food didn't want to eat. He actually shunned his food. When I got him to eat his food, he threw it up. After reading the recent reviews, I will never subject any of my pets to Purina products again. I am returning this product to Walmart and switching his food immediately. I am very disappointed there has not been a recall of this product.

I began feeding my dogs Beneful about a year ago. Other than the occasional upset stomach, nothing was wrong with either of them, until they shared a new type of Beneful food - Beneful Healthy Radiance. Within days, my family found themselves in a month-long struggle that cost us nearly $1,500 and the life of a beloved friend. My first dog, an 11-year-old chow/German Shepherd mix, became sick first. He began to have excessive diarrhea, having accident after accident in the house. Then one day, he stopped going to the bathroom completely. We took him to the vet and he determined that my dog had an enlarged prostrate, though the cause was unknown. For the next week, we paid for every test possible, only to be told that they were stumped. They wanted to send him to a specialist, but considering that he had not been able to urinate/defecate for days, we decided to put him down on 12/14/2012.

We had a puppy on Purina dog food, who inexplicably when eating Beneful and the ProPlan, became incredibly ill and was forced to be put down because of seizures. We didn't make the connection until after the fact but he was fine until we switched his food to Beneful (we were out of town and didn't have his normal Fromms) which is when he had bloody stools and his first seizure, losing almost all muscle function. Then after putting him on a chicken and rice bland diet, he started regaining his ability to walk and our vet recommended ProPlan. We began incorporating it into his diet and he began getting very lethargic and sick again.

I came across the article regarding the Purina Foods by chance. All the while I was going through the same things these other few hundred people were experiencing. My 4-year-old Bulldog was stricken suddenly with kidney failure, directly after we tried a couple new foods including Beneful after the store we shopped at stopped selling our prior brand. Izzy stopped eating. She started throwing up, lost weight and became lethargic. Blood panels showed her BUN at 220. She is currently managing chronic kidney failure and we are only buying time with her. Purina needs to re-examine and try to find out if there is something to these claims.

In 2011, my 12-year-old Bichon Frise had to be put down due to seizures. He had a lot of blood tests run on him, and a lot of other tests but nothing(!) came up. He was put on meds, but that didn't help. He still had the seizures and he just didn't look happy. He was suffering; he kept having seizures. The whole time while he was suffering, he was still getting fed Beneful. Back then, I did not know about any of the complaints that Beneful had because if I did, my dog would have still been here if the food was recalled. He was eating Beneful for a good 1 or 2 years before his seizures started to occur.

After reading your report on Purina's Beneful dog food killing dogs nationwide, I felt the need to report. My cat has had the exact same problems in the symptoms list. We have spent $1,500 in emergency vet bills to find out we need to change my cat's food. For years he has eaten this and it came upon him fast. He started vomiting, vomiting with extreme diarrhea, and excessive water drinking. I noticed him with lethargy and getting weight loss. The vet told me to feed him only wet cat food, so I found a gluten-free, grain-free brand called BFF. Due to all this trauma, he has developed mild diabetes. But it seems to be controlled by the food change, which has been a struggle. I also only give him Orijen dry cat food now. He just has not been the same since this problem. He was always so healthy until this rapid onset.

Our 3 dogs have been on Beneful Healthy Weight for a good 4 years and never had a problem. Until recently, we purchased a bag of Beneful probably about 1 month ago from our NEX. We started having diarrhea issue with our two smaller dogs and couldn't figure out what was causing it. We took the dogs to the vet to see what it was. They alerted us when we told them what food they eat, and that they have seen a couple of dogs eating the same dog food with the same problems. Luckily, we caught it early but won't be buying Beneful anymore. Our dogs are our kids and won't put them in harm’s way.

I have a 6-year-old registered female Sheltie. Two years ago, the vet stated she was worried about the dog being overweight, so I started her on Beneful Healthy Weight. In one year, she lost 10 pounds and seemed to be on track. Recently, she started having problems with her kidneys and seemed to be suffering from excessive thirst. Then I found out that Purina is having a problem with Beneful, making dogs sick namely kidney failure. I immediately removed my dog from Purina Beneful and will never again purchase a Purina product - neither dog food or dog treats. I also will never purchase another dog food or dog treat that is not manufactured in the USA (which is almost next to impossible).

All I've ever fed my dogs was Beneful. I never had a problem with it until I noticed my dogs looked like they were losing weight! Our female Boston Terrier ate so much and looked like we starved her for days. Our male didn't look as skinny. On October 31st, we came home and noticed that our female dog wasn't really moving and she looked really ill. She didn't want to get up to go to the bathroom and had massive diarrhea. She died within 30 minutes. We had no idea what had happened to her and unfortunately didn't have money for an autopsy. Never did we think the food had anything to do with it. During the next couple of months, I still kept feeding our male dog the food and he started looking very skinny as well. My husband kept asking me if he was being fed and my answer was always yes, I feed him!

My dog Gizmo was a very healthy 9-year old mixed terrier that for the past few months started having seizures. The vet lab reports did not indicate seizures were due to tick bites and all tests came back normal. After being prescribed Phenobarbital and taking it for two months, the symptoms did not improve. Two weeks ago, he started to not eat and became even more lethargic. He died soon after and I can't help but wonder if this product Purina Beneful is responsible. By recent stories I have read, I believe this product killed him.

My husband purchased a bag of Beneful at a local home improvement store on Sunday, 1/13. I fed it to our 8-year old Pomeranian and 1.5 year old Chiweenie. The Chiweenie didn't eat much of it, but the Pom ate normally. That night, the Pom had large amounts of stool including diarrhea. Dogs get that sometimes, so I didn't think anything of it. Then he had it again for the next 2 nights. I found the article regarding the Beneful dry food on 1/16, and I immediately got different food. The dog was fine last night and today. We have used Beneful before with no adverse reactions. So, either they changed ingredients or an ingredient was contaminated.

I have been feeding Beneful Healthy weight Formula to my two dogs for 6+ years now and never had a problem. I chose this product because of the reviews and the trusted (?) company Purina. Recently, my Basenji Sadie started vomiting. She stopped eating almost entirely. (This girl loved to eat, would fall on her food and try to steal what she could from our other dog, Skip a Chow mix). She started drinking and urinating excessively (for her) and had couple of accidents in the house. She's ten now and hasn't since she was house broken. This went on for two weeks or so. I took her to the vet as this was something that was not getting better and the weight loss had become quite evident. After approximately $800 of tests, it was determined that she had liver failure. All of her enzymes were excessively high; one so high it could not be measured. I was told she may not make it. We would put her on some meds to improve liver function and hope for the best.

In September 2012, our 7-year-old Lab Bella, who has been eating Beneful all her life, suddenly became lethargic, complacent and just not herself. She was walking into walls, falling down steps and would bury her nose in your leg. She didn't want to eat and drank excessively and would miss the water bowl like she couldn't see it. Just a few days after noticing the change, we took her to her veterinarian. They ran all kinds of blood work and tests. They put her on antibiotics and steroids to try and save her because she was declining rapidly. We spent thousands of dollars and shed many tears only to find out that she had developed this liver disease, out of the blue, that was poisoning her brain. All the while we kept feeding her the Beneful.

I bought a small bag of Beneful dog food because we were out of our regular food; just to get by for a couple of days until my husband could buy the usual food at the local feed store. Our 3-year-old German Shepherd died unexpectedly and we were racking our brains trying to figure out what happened to our precious dog. I want to know why this product has not been recalled?

I just heard about the Purina Beneful food being the cause of seizures, kidney failure, weight loss, vomiting,diarrhea and sometimes death. I was appalled to hear that this has been ongoing since October 2012. One of my dogs has lost weight, is vomiting and has diarrhea. She is going to the vet and I will be sure to let them know that I had been feeding her Beneful Playful Life. To think that the food I am feeding my beloved pet could have harmed her, is making me furious! I never buy food or treats from China because they have been tainted in the past. Who would have thought an American company would be so neglectful as to leave food that can harm our pets, on store shelves? Purina, shame on you! Recall this crap now!

About 6 months ago, I introduced Beneful healthy weight dry dog food to my 8-year-old terrier mix. At first, very few signs of problems. She started getting sick after just a few weeks. We took her to the vet and they said that it is most likely not the food. After 3 months went by, we noticed our dog's hair falling out in clumps. She started vomiting every other day and not acting normal. About a month later, we took her back to the vet and they did blood work. The blood work found that she was having kidney failure. The vet prescribed an antibiotic and IV fluids. She then became better for about a week, then suddenly became ill again. Symptoms included vomiting, shaking, poor appetite, excessive water intake, lethargic and hair falling out. A few day later and $1,100.00, we decided to put our amazing loving dog to sleep. If you are feeding your dog Beneful products, beware!

We ran out of our dog's usual brand, Natural Choice Lamb and Rice that we purchase at Petco which is a 45-minute drive for us. So we purchased a bag of Beneful. This wasn't the first time they ate Beneful but they acted like they didn't really want it. I thought they were being picky. All four of our dogs have had issues with vomiting and loose stools (dark stools, almost black) and darker urine. I thought our Pomchi had a seizure and stopped breathing one night. We finally got to Petco and bought their regular dog food. The health issues seem to be letting up. We are done with Purina. After the issues with Waggin Tails, now this. If our dogs' symptoms continue, we will take legal action. They are our babies.

My dad and I switched to Beneful 5 months ago. My dad mentioned that his dog wouldn't eat a few times in the morning, which had never happened to him. He is very health conscious with his dogs. I also found vomit once in the backyard of his house. Keep in mind, we just saw the story on MSN and it all clicked. Now to the more serious issue. My dog is eating the Beneful as well - the prepackaged meals in the containers. My dog has puked up the Beneful 4 or 5 times. He has also puked bile a few times and eats grass every now and then. I just tacked this up to a few unlucky random events until I saw this article. This has never happened before with other dog foods. The days that he puked, he would not eat at all that day. 4 or 5 times is quite a bit in 6 months, but some dogs puke every now and then so I thought nothing of it.

On December 30, 2012, my 8-year-old Labradoodle, Butters, stopped eating and vomited a couple times but otherwise was acting fairly normal. He had been eating Beneful for a few months, then switched to Diamond Chicken and Rice but the Diamond appeared to be causing itching so I had just changed him back to Beneful Healthy Weight since he was a few pounds overweight. We were planning to drive south the next day and, despite reservations about traveling when he wasn't feeling well, decided to make the trip. During the 14+ hour drive, he refused to eat but drank large amounts of water and urinated large amounts of dark urine as well.

I recently discovered the numerous complaints of dog illnesses and deaths surrounding this brand food. My dog recently and unexpectedly died. After being forwarded an article regarding this brand food and researching the complaints regarding Purina Beneful, I have strong reason to believe my dog passed away as result of this toxic food. My dog experienced several symptoms prior to her death, which seem very closely matched up with reported symptoms. I do not understand how a company can be so irresponsible to not place a recall on its food after so many consumer complaints. My dog was always a healthy and vibrant dog. Purina is acting negligent with regards to its Purina Beneful foods. This food must be taken off the shelves. I have lost my best friend, protector, joy and love in my life because of Purina's corporate irresponsibility and negligence.

I just watched my normally healthy 3 year old dog have a seizure. He's also been eating less, excessive water drinking, and vomiting. He’s been exclusively eating Beneful Healthy Bites for over a year now. He never had a problem until just recently. I will be switching foods. I don't know if it's related or not, but I'm not taking a chance.

Our 2 labs used to eat Beneful until one started getting sick with frequent vomiting and diarrhea. It should be noted that corn mash is the #1 ingredient and corn in the US has been heavily, genetically modified over the past few years. I'm not an expert in this field, but think there could possibly be a connection. To those who have lost a pet that was fed Beneful, you may just want to seek legal advice. No, I'm not a lawyer either. Just a concerned pet owner.

On Thanksgiving Day, I had to put my 18lbs foxypoo to sleep because he had been bloated. I had him at the vet twice and they couldn't find the reason. I have tried to find out what happened to a very healthy and active dog like Frankie. I feel like I know the reason why he got so sick. I lost my best friend and I thought I was feeding him something that was good for him. Shame on Purina for putting something the equivalent to antifreeze in the food. Now I can cry my eyes out over the loss of my little friend Frankie. All that's left of him is a little box of his ashes. Purina is to blame. Please do something about this, for me and Frankie.

I bought Beneful Original on January 3rd, opened and fed my dog this food on January 9th and 10th. On the 11th, she experienced severe diarrhea and vomiting for two days and would not take water. Fortunately, I took her off the food after the second day and put her on very small portions of rice and chicken. Symptoms remained for another day and a half but now are hopefully under control. This bag is going back to the store for a full refund. Since I have purchased this product before with no adverse issues, I am wondering what has changed. No more Beneful for my pup.

I have fed Beneful to our 7-year-old Pekingese for several years and didn't have a problem. However, for about the last 4-5 weeks, he has been having lots of accidents in the house and drinking lots of water. I find myself refilling his water bowl frequently, but hadn't thought much about it until I read about the recent problems experienced by dog owners and Beneful. He has also thrown up. Since he is not an outdoor dog and is on a leash during his potty times, I wasn't worried that he had gotten into something bad. I just assumed it wasn't something serious. Now I am going to have him checked out asap.

My 2-year old German Shepherd crossbred with Japanese Akita recently passed after switching to Beneful. We had to have her put down due to a serious none savable case of bloat. She was a very healthy dog till we switched to Beneful. It was not expensive and she liked it. After a few months, she became very ill, gray oily stools, gassy and runny stool. Vomiting started the day we put her down. After a trip to the vet, we found out she wasn't digesting food properly so we switched food to an expensive duck blend. The runny stools had stopped but sadly we were too late with the food switch and she had gotten bloated. We went to the vet asap, but the vet had said this was a rare case and had killed 75% of her intestines already in a matter of 10 minutes. My beautiful healthy baby girl had to be put down. There was only a 5% chance of survival during surgery and a 15% recovery chance afterwards. After reading all these other statements I now wonder if this food is what caused my dog to become deathly ill. If so, I too am interested in suing. This is terrible for all these wonderful pets to be killed by something meant to help them survive.

Propylene Glycol - Beneful has this in its ingredients, as well as many snacks and other dog foods. This stuff is used in antifreeze. Why is it being put in our food and our dogs? It's lethal and this needs to stop!

After Christmas, my beautiful healthy 5-year-old Golden Labrador fell sick. He began by breaking into shivers for about a week and then around New Year's day, he got really sick and started to go into kidney failure. I had to put him to sleep on January 4th, and the vet said the blood work, and from his experience, it looked like antifreeze poisoning. Only my dog was a very loving and loyal inside dog. I chose to feed him the top of the line most expensive dog food for his health, and his stomach always came before mine if I was broke and needing. This gives me some closure but I'm sick and disgusted. Do not feed your dogs this food or stop feeding them this food immediately.

My 5-year-old Cairn terrier developed an abscess in her anal gland which burst within 2 weeks of changing to Beneful dog food. The vet said she had no liquid in her anal glands, just solids. I don't know if this is related to the food or not, but thanks to everyone that wrote in. No more Beneful for her; it is better to play it safe.

My 8-year-old Lab mix has never been sick a day in her life. In September, she was not eating and was urinating excessively (as if she couldn't empty her bladder completely) and very lethargic. 2 rounds of antibiotics, multiple tests to make sure her organs weren't failing and lots of dollars later, she was diagnosed with a "raging" bladder infection. She seemed to be better, but in the last few weeks she has been showing the same symptoms. I'm wondering if it is related to her food. Needless to say, better safe than sorry! I am switching her to another brand today.

After opening a new bag of Beneful food, my two Shiba Inus (a 3-year-old and an 11-month) became very, very ill. They both had diarrhea everywhere. I took them to the local emergency animal hospital. They had to get an IV and tons of test and meds, $700+ in medical bills. The findings were there were no parasites. The only thing that was new was the Beneful Dry Food. The doctor told me to throw away the food. Since they haven't eaten the food, they are getting better. This food needs to be recalled immediately!

I too have had the same exact problem with Beneful dog food. I have called the customer service line and got the same ** that others have gotten. It is not Beneful; it must be something else. My issue started back on Wednesday before Thanksgiving. I have a 7lb Chihuahua and a 85lb Doberman. On that Wednesday at 9:00AM, my chi started having a violent seizure. It lasted a good 5 minutes. I did not freak out immediately because I am in the health field and sometimes, dogs get into things and so on. Well at 1:00PM, bam! Another even more violent seizure that lasted about 7 minutes this time. This time, we jumped in the car with him and took him to the vet. Since it was the day before the holiday, the vet clinic was closing but I was able to talk to the doctor on the phone. He advised me on what to do. OK, I gave him 2mg of Valium and back home we went.

My two year old shepherd mix was full of life on New Year’s Eve. By January 3rd, she was dead from some "environmental source". I had purchased a bag of Beneful Dry Dog Food on Christmas Eve. We fed her from the bag exclusively. On January 2nd, she became lethargic. By the time she saw the vet on Jan 3rd, she was having difficulty breathing. She died at the doctor's office. The vet said it was an environmental cause but was very vague as to how a completely healthy young dog could decline so rapidly. I can only attribute this strange occurrence to having ingested Beneful Dog Food.

My healthy 7-year-old Lab got very sick last fall. He was eating Beneful dry food. He just stopped eating one day and then started vomiting and had uncontrollable diarrhea. He was lethargic and we took him to the vet the next day to get him checked out. The blood work showed very high liver enzymes. It was several days before he got better but would not touch his Beneful. He is a very healthy dog and has not been to the vet for any illnesses. We switched to another brand and he has been fine ever since. Honestly, I always wondered what happened to him and after reading the testimonials about possibly Beneful causing problems, I am thinking this could be the same issue with our Sammy.

We were giving my dog the regular Beneful dog food for two months. I had noticed she had been vomiting and was losing her appetite. We took her in to the vet where she was kept for dehydration and stomach issues. The vet still does not know what was causing this, even after surgery. We have switched to Purina dog food and neither of my dogs have had any more problems.

My dog is 2 years old and has been on Beneful (bag food, chicken and rice, lamb and rice, beef, etc). The symptoms I noticed with him were vomiting; white foaming around the mouth; loose and at times, extremely smelly stools. Sometimes the vomiting is just a foamy white substance. I have stains on a dark brown carpet from his vomiting that a commercial carpet cleaner has been unable to remove. I attributed it to oh maybe he ate something outside while being walked, or maybe the food in the bag was old and expired. I also recalled a couple of months ago, I came across a patch on his back where the hair was gone and looks as if it had been removed via wax. My dog has regular doctor visits and yesterday, he had blood work done. I have called his vet to check specifically for the condition of his liver. I am sad for everyone who have lost their pets, but extremely grateful to hopefully have found this information in time to save mines. Purina products are gone from this house.

We started using Beneful in the summer of 2012 after using Nutro from October 2011 (when we got the dog) through 06/2012. After a month or so on Beneful, my 1 year old black lab started having grand mal seizures lasting 1-3 minutes, and coming about every 12-17 days. We consulted with the vet who told us that we could start on Phenobarb and start a battery of tests. We opted not to start the meds and instead looked for toxins in the environment. Was he getting into something? Was he allergic to something? It was just so odd that these appeared out of nowhere and without warning.

My miniature schnauzer has been dealing blood in her urine since December 2012 and accidents in the house which never happened. She has been on different antibiotics, numerous injections and the vet changed her food. She was eating Beneful Playful for numerous years. Why are they still selling Beneful? My pet is a member of my family and I would not feed my child a food in question, so why my pet?

I have a 6-year-old English Bulldog and a 4-year-old Rottweiler. Both have been on Beneful. I got up one morning a month or so ago to both dogs vomiting, diarrhea with blood, and no energy. I went back and forth to vets, finally getting them on antibiotics and it was a bacterial infection caused by the food. As soon as I stopped feeding them the food and getting them on boiled rice and boiled hamburger, their symptoms improved. I kept them on that for a week and giving them their meds. Thankfully, both of them recovered. But it was a week of them both so sick. I have put them on Wellness and they are doing wonderful - no skin issues, no getting sick. I will never feed Purina to my animals again. My two co-workers both fed Beneful to their dogs and both of their dogs also got sick. They too have switched.

I lost my 5-year old, 9 pound, toy fox terrier, 6 years ago from pancreatitis. It was during the time of the 'dog food scare' when several products were being removed from the shelves. My doggies were eating the dry Beneful at that time, which was not on the list of pet foods to be concerned about (I double checked!). Nicky was always healthy and active, and as a responsible dog owner, I was up-to-date on all of his vaccines. But he came down sick very quickly, lethargic, not eating or drinking, and I thought perhaps he just had a flu bug if there is such a thing for doggies. I took him to our vet on the second day of having the symptoms since he was not improving, having no idea how serious his illness was. That morning, he went into a coma and passed. I had our vet confirm her suspicions via an autopsy and it was, in fact, his pancreas.

My dog (3-year-old poodle) fell very ill during December 2012. He was lethargic, so I carried him outside to use the bathroom. He squatted and buckets of blood poured out of his behind. I come to find out that his body was sloughing off his intestinal system. He has intestinitis, pancreatitis, and an inflamed liver. His red blood cells were through the roof (his white blood cells were normal). The vet said that either the intestines, liver, or pancreas became inflamed and then it spread to the other two. The liver took the longest to heal. He has eaten nothing but Beneful for the last year (Fiesta blend). Hopefully it's a coincidence that he was eating Beneful, and that's not what almost killed him; however, I'm not willing to risk my dog's life by continuing to use this brand of dog food.

I have been feeding my dog with Beneful for over a year and a half now. He has a very weak stomach thus, gets no table food, only dog food. Here in the past few months, he has been very indifferent with his food. He will let it sit a while (which is not like him) and sometimes not eating at all. Lately, I have noticed that he has had very bad gas and just a few days ago, was vomiting. I think I will try a new food and believe Beneful could be to blame. :(

My 6-year-old Bichon/Cairn mix has always eaten Beneful and has always been healthy with no medical problems. We bought a new bag of Healthy Weight from Walmart around Christmas (22931085 2047L08 October 2013). She has been plagued with vomiting since opening the bag. We have been trying to figure out what is causing the vomiting which happens after she eats her food and continues as just bile. I am now reading that this problem is not just isolated to my pet but is widespread for pets consuming Beneful products. In addition, I have noted that Beneful has been associated with pet illness due to mold in 2007. I am extremely angry that you, as a company, have taken no action to notify pet owners of the widespread complaints or to reasonably address this matter. I will no longer be purchasing or feeding my pets any Purina products until this issue is addressed with more than lip service telling owners how great your product is. I will also be arranging to have the food tested whether through our vet, the ASPCA, or any other independent organization. I am very disappointed in your attitude toward these concerns.

I've been feeding my 7-year-old Shepherd/Husky mix Purina products (mainly Beneful Healthy Weight) for several years. In the past few months, he began to exude a bad smell and needed a grooming session (more frequent than normal). The groomer stated he appeared to have a food allergy and she needed to give him a skin treatment (black flecks on his skin). She also stated to switch him to a dog food that was free of corn and had meat as the main ingredient. I heeded her advice and he has been doing much better. No more corn-filled Beneful Healthy Weight for him! I find it ironic he had issues with Beneful around the same time as so many others. I can only hope there is no internal damage.

My mother has a Silky Terrier that almost died after eating this food. In June, Scrappi had her usual check-up with her vet and my mother was told that she was in perfect health. In July, my mother had to rush her to the vet. She was vomiting, had severe diarrhea, was very lethargic, constantly thirsty, refused to go near her food, and was not steady on her feet. After rounds of tests, scans, medications, etc, it was determined that she now has pancreatitis. My mom is doing everything she can to get her healthy again but the reality is, she'll never be the way she was again. Too much damage has been done to her little body and my mother is heartbroken. Scrappi went from a 10lb, healthy, rambunctious dog to a 4lb dog that does as little as possible now. Also, according to the vet, this is not the first case she has had come into her office. The common factor? Beneful! Something needs to be done! When my mother called Purina to tell them what was going on and what the vet had said, Purina told her, "Really? This is the first we've heard about anything like this. We'll send you some coupons to try another bag."

A week ago, my 11-year old German Shepherd became extremely sick. She began vomiting excessively and couldn't keep anything down even water, which was difficult as she became very thirsty. I took her to the vet after 2 days of this. The vet believes she had a bacterial infection, high fever, and dehydration. He immediately put her on antibiotics and fluids for dehydration. He also put her on a bland diet of medical soft food. She is getting better each day, and soon will be back to the dog park. When I was reading the other complaints, they sound so familiar. My heart breaks for those who lost their precious family members.

I just lost my 9 year rottie boxer mix last week. She was a perfectly happy and healthy girl until 2 days before Christmas. She has been eating Beneful Healthy Radiance for the past two years. On December 23, we opened a new bag of Beneful Healthy Radiance and fed it to her and her brother. Within 2 days, she was acting very strange. She wouldn't eat, drank water like there was no tomorrow and threw up at least 7 times a day. It was filled with mucus and bile. I tried feeding her rice and beef and she wouldn't even eat that. All she would do was lay around and look sad. It was heart breaking. On the third day, she started with a stuffy nose and felt warm to touch.

I almost became physically ill after a friend sent me a link about the Beneful issues. My previously healthy Sheltie died less than 5 days after starting a new bag of Beneful. I must say, however, that my dog has exclusively eaten Beneful for the majority of her life. The day after she began eating from the new bag, she exhibited excessive thirst and she did not want to walk as far as usual. Within 3 days, she was having trouble breathing and did not want to walk at all. A visit to the vet and blood work showed a lung infection, but definitely something seriously wrong with her liver. The vet wanted to get the infection under control before perusing and treating any liver issue. My dog died the next day and the vet was completely at a loss as to why she died. Could it be that there was a very bad and lethal batch of this food? It saddens me beyond words that this dog food may have contributed to the death of a previously healthy dog.

My dog became very ill with weight loss, hot spots, lethargic, watering eyes and itching until she would bleed. We took her to the vet, switched her food and now she's doing much better. The vet was not sure what it was but thought maybe allergies. We switched her food and gave her allergy medication. At her worst, we thought we were going to lose her. After reading about other dogs becoming very ill and some dying, I can't help but wonder if it's connected to the other complaints.

I bought a bag of Beneful about 1-2 months ago and found it full of a grain fungus (looks like threads mixed in with the food). I called Purina. They told me what it was and sent me a coupon for another bag. They also told me to remove the bag from my house right away. So, this time I bought Purina One with the coupon, and I found the same problem with the added bonus of little grubs in the food. This seems to tie in with other complaints I saw on this site about moths in the bag. They were purchased from different chains, so the problem seems to be with Purina and not the store's storage. Fortunately, I recognized the problem before giving it to my dog. I have not bought any Purina products since.

We have been feeding one of our dogs Beneful for a few years now (our other dog is on a special food due to urinary stones). We noticed that she was only eating about 1/2 of a serving and all of her Cesar (1/4 cup only). Since she is already little (15 lbs.), we cut back on the wet food, hoping to encourage her to eat more dry food. No luck. Beginning of December, we called our vet and switched her to Purina Pro Plan. She is now eating her full 1/2 cup of dry food. Hope this is only a problem with Beneful!

We are trying to figure out what is wrong with our dog. She suddenly fell ill, stopped eating or drinking. She's weak. I took her to the vets, and it is unexplained without further tests. He gave her two antibiotic injections in hopes that they would work and she would be well enough to regain appetite, etc. She has been exclusively eating Beneful.

I have fed my dog that is a Lab mix Beneful just recently and she became sick to her stomach, throwing up and diarrhea which we said enough because we didn't want to chance it. We ended up switching her food to Purina Little Bites which is making her sick too. I am scared. My dog is eleven years old and if something happens to her because of their dog foods not being recalled, I will sue.This isn't right. I read all the complaints and they all say the same thing or worse.

My dog & my brother's Husky got sick from Beneful. I noticed right away when my dog ate some of the Husky's food while he was visiting. My dog normally eats Nutro Natural Choice with no health problems. Within hours of eating Beneful, she started having runny stools, gas, vomiting, peeing in the house, & excessive drinking. His dog was sick for weeks with runny stools, vomiting, peeing in the house, excessive drinking, & lethargy. My brother had continued feeding his dog the food after he returned to his home. He had to take him to the vet, too. I have warned him about the complaints I read about Beneful so he would switch food. I still have the bag with food if it needs testing.

I had 4 Doxies, 3 senior Minis and 1 two-year-old Tweenie. I'd been feeding the 3 seniors Purina One Vibrant Maturity 7+ Senior Formula and the younger one Beneful Playful Life. One of my little ones developed sudden kidney failure about 2 months ago. One day she didn't finish her food; next day she wouldn't eat it. I didn't worry too much because sometimes dogs don't eat. (I'm a long-time dog mom.) But then she began vomiting. Again, I didn't worry a lot because sometimes dogs vomit. I didn't offer Purina One again; rather I tried some baby rice cereal. She only ate a little. I waited a few hours then tried a small bit of very high-end wet food, and she still wouldn't eat. And she vomited again, twice. Then I found her hiding behind a pillow on the bed, which she had urinated all over, something she had never done before. In fact, the only time any of my dogs have had accidents on the bed is when they get very old and senile. My little Pie was only 9 years old. My dogs have a doggie door so they can go out whenever they want, plus I always have a pad on the floor near the door because doxies can be very fussy about going out in the rain or snow.

I had not heard of any issues with Beneful dog food until I saw a friend's post on Facebook tonight. I immediately read the short article and am sure that Purina Beneful killed my dog just two months ago. Wylie was a 110 pound wolf/shepherd/malamute mix that I rescued in Alabama 2 years ago. He and my Jack Russell terrier had been getting fed Purina Little Bites most of the time and Beneful occasionally when my local grocery store was out of the Little Bites. A few days before Thanksgiving, we opened a new bag of Beneful and began feeding it to both dogs. They both acted normally until Wylie suddenly fell ill on Thanksgiving day. He was fine when I played with him at 10:30 in the morning. But when he came in from playing outside at around noon, I knew he wouldn't make it much longer.

I fed my Lab Beneful Healthy Weight to keep his weight down. He used to eat grass and throw up, but it wasn’t constant so I didn't think much of it. Then in October 2012, he started vomiting more consistently and was not eating his food - which for a lab is definitely not normal. I brought him to the vet, and the only thing they noticed wrong was his liver values were sky high. We put on bland diet, Pepcid, liver enzymes, antibiotics, etc. A few days later, he was so week and dehydrated, we brought him back to the vet. No one had a clue; but since he was an older dog, they assumed that maybe that was what was going on.

I fed my four-pound Chihuahua Beneful, and she got pancreatitis and almost died. She had to be admitted into the ER vet. She had not eaten anything except her dog food so this has to be a factor in her sickness.

My dogs were itching, getting bare patches, licking paws, etc. so I decided to take them off of Purina One Lamb and Rice - hoping that Beneful was a good second choice. I started seeing vomit spots in my carpet after I switched but didn't put two and two together. I couldn't figure out which dog was sick. By the time I found out it was my little baby, it was too late. He had begun to dehydrate, wouldn't eat, and finally, we caught him vomiting. Then I knew for sure it was him. Long story short, he died three days later of pancreatitis, kidney failure and renal failure. I was also told that his bowels were full of bad bacteria. I changed their food around the second week of December to Beneful and he died three weeks later.

One night, my dog began drinking water excessively. I noticed in the morning that his stomach was bloated, round and hard like a basketball. He was hunched over when I got him to walk, which he didn't want to do. He was shaking and clearly in pain. The vet had me watch him, massage his stomach, give him Mylicon Drops every half hour, and if there was even the slightest negative change, to rush him to ER immediately because bloat can be fatal to dogs. He came out of it and I continued to feed a grain-free wet food diet with pumpkin in very small multiple portions for a few days, until the bloating went down and he was acting more normally. He still drank far more than he used to though.

My dog was becoming picky with his food. He is a 5-year-old lab and on the heavier side. We started feeding him Beneful Healthy Weight to cut back. We noticed scabs on his belly (our vet said heat scabs, so we said OK), and then he started vomiting more often. He also had no energy to go outside and didn’t seem all around happy. One day I read a bad review about Beneful, and we switched him to Merrick Grain Free food because we thought he was allergic to the corn or grains. Well, needless to say, now he’s scab free and hasn’t vomited in months. He’s more energetic and seems all around happy.

My 5-month-old puppy was eating Beneful puppy food. I knew it wasn't the healthiest choices. I had bought Eukanuba and my puppy wouldn't eat it. If he did eat it, he would not finish his food. I bought the Beneful without having any experience with it. My puppy liked it; he would finish his bowl. Halfway through the second bag, he then began to not finish that food. One morning he didn't wake up. I went to his cage and he was unresponsive. I took him to the vet immediately. His blood sugar was 21. He was in liver failure. He died the next day. We will never know what caused the liver failure, but just reading this article makes me concerned.

I purchased a new bag of Beneful healthy weight food. On the second day of feeding from that bag, he vomited after his morning feeding. I'm so glad I was at home all day as I then could see he wasn't very energetic after that. Then all he wanted to do was drink water (wouldn't want to dehydrate). By very early the next morning, I called an emergency number for a vet as he was very weak after drinking and bringing the water back up on an off. Before they could meet us there to see him, he passed. That was 24 hours from the time he showed any sign of not feeling well. I called Purina so that it was on record. I thought possibly it could have been a batch of food that should be recalled. I was told nothing has changed with the formula. At that point, I just wanted to prevent someone else going through that. This occurred in October 2012. A friend who volunteers at an animal shelter led me to this link.

I was on vacation when I purchased Beneful dog food. The dog has had just a little added to her food, just a little extra. Today she was vomiting and diarrhea all over the house. This is a bad dog food. Stop feeding your pets this food as soon as possible. I’m back to Eukanuba; I never had a problem with that brand. My dogs that eat Eukanuba live to at least 14 years old.

A consumer review from this site was put in our local newspaper yesterday, and I just read it from a friend on Facebook. I am extremely concerned because my beloved Pitbull mix has eaten Purina Beneful since he was able to start eating hard food. After reading all of these horrible responses, I am calling my veterinarian first thing tomorrow morning and scheduling an appointment for a checkup and changing his dog food immediately. Shame on Purina, and I sincerely hope they go out of business. I will definitely be doing my part in telling every single person I know about this.

On the 19th of December 2012, my 10-month-old dog, Lulu, died suddenly and unexpectedly. On the 24th of December, her older sister, Leela (14 months old), died also. After stumbling across an article on a friend's Facebook page, I am positive that Purina Beneful is what killed my dogs. They had been eating it for almost a week when they both died. Thankfully, I have switched my current dogs' food brand and they seem to be fine but I am very sad to say I will never get the image out of my head of my dogs' deaths. They both were very happy and seemed fine on the days they had died. They were more than animals. They were my family! The FDA needs to ban Purina before more people have to experience what others and myself have gone through!

I have 5 dogs and 3 became really ill when I switched to Beneful. The other two dogs are on a special diet due to allergy and did not become ill. One of the dogs that became ill is a service dog and extremely picky; gobbled the food up and within a few hours, was barfing up his insides and was listless for days. The other two did not eat as much and were not as ill and bounced back more quickly. The service dog was in excellent health prior to this incident and it has been a challenge the last few weeks to get him back up to par to have him out working again. This all began on November 26, 2012.

About a year ago, we encountered the mist of a horrible nightmare when we realized our closets were infested with moths chewing through everything expensive we had in there. Nothing cheap, no cashmere, wool, organic cotton, you name it. We were infested with a moth colony that had taken over our house. I was horrified and nearly went crazy throwing out thousands of dollars in clothes. I took everything out of the closet, etc; you get the picture. Pesticide guy was sure that it had originated in the pantry but I was sure I hadn't seen anything in there.

My husband and I would like to express our condolences to all those who have lost their loved ones and prayers to those that are suffering. We lost our "little man," Cruise this morning, diagnosed with liver failure. We always fed him Science Diet small bites, and lately because of dental issues, we were adding water to soften the nuggets. I had made a choice on December 17th to change to a softer food that still had substance to help prevent tartar buildup; I chose Beneful. He was eating the Beneful up until December 24th, when he started vomiting and had very loose bowels. We immediately admitted him into the Animal Emergency Center with a temperature of 104.

My friend decided to switch her 5-month-old pit mix puppy to this food. She ate it for breakfast on Dec 23. She went outside and played then came back in and just laid on the floor for the rest of the day. She refused her dinner that night and the next morning. We tried chicken soup around noon, and she would not touch it. She died at 8:30 on Dec 24, 2012. She was a wonderful puppy, very healthy and active until she ate this food. Please help stop the deaths of other animals.

I have an eight-year-old Golden Retriever Tiger. She is generally in good health. She loves to eat and has gained some weight. I have been purchasing Purina products for years. I decided to try the Beneful Playful Life. This is the 1st time my dog refused to keep eating so much. She also started looking sad and lethargic all of the time. She started drinking a ton of water, excessive amounts of water. Then last night, she stopped touching the food altogether. I put out a bowl of my cat's food and she gobbled it down. I am taking her to the vet this morning. I thought she may have been bitten or something. Only after seeing these posts I am sure it was the food. I am going to take the rest to the vet to see if they know why this might be making these poor dogs ill. They say Golden Retrievers are really smart dogs, so I am glad she helped me figure it out.

Daisy, an 8-year old mutt, woke up on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 6:00AM. She ate a full bowl of Beneful and went straight into my room, and vomited. She continued to vomit all day until there was nothing left but bile. She didn't eat much for the next week. Wednesday, Nov. 14, she vomited all day (4-5 times). Empty tummy and bile. We tried Science Diet, but she still didn't eat for a week. We took her to the vet on Wednesday, Nov. 21. She had fever, high WBC, high neutrophils (bacterial) and high alkaline phos (possibly liver). We went home with antibiotic, a prescription stomach med and a $227 bill. Saturday, Nov. 24, she was deathly ill. We could feel her raging fever and she was lethargic. She wouldn't even drink water from her bowl. We drizzled water into her mouth with a pipette and let her lick a wet wash cloth. I removed her collar, stopped giving meds and told the kids to love on her today. She was going fast.

I have been feeding my dog, a 4-year old, 10 lb. Havanese, Purina Beneful dog food for over the past year. I gave her the original variety initially, and then switched her to Healthy Fiesta. Approximately, three weeks ago, I purchased another bag of Healthy Fiesta Beneful dog food from Target (11160 Veirs Mill Road Wheaton, MD 20902); 10 lb bag, best by: Aug 2013, Lot #: 224010850246L09; QC: 017800141956. I began noticing changes in my dog’s behavior after opening the new bag and feeding it to her. During the course of the week she was on the new bag of dog food, she was listless, barely eating her food, and vomited twice on Friday, November 16th, 2012.

I just bought Beneful Playful Life as a change for my dog. She ate it every night for 3 days. On the 3rd night, she ate as usual, but a couple of hours later she began to vomit a lot and it was only the dog food that came up (put a glove on and inspected it to make sure she didn’t get into anything she shouldn’t have). She continued that night until it was only dry heaves. I looked on this website and found over 200 of you with similar problems with Beneful. We stopped feeding it immediately and I went to the FDA website and submitted a report about the food. You all should do the same!

November 30, 2012, our Siberian Husky, who is normally so playful, suddenly showed signs of lethargy on November 21, 2012. She has been on Beneful Dry Dog Food for a few months now. In early November, she had a bald spot on her leg and it was red. We took her to the vet, and it was treated it with a topical ointment but no real explanation. Then we started to notice that the one step into the house was suddenly a slight problem, and she started to slip while even walking on level floors every now and then. I attributed it to her always rushing around, hopping and bouncing her body around, since she is normally very active. Then she started to get mopey, and I thought maybe she had a stomach virus because she stopped eating and had diarrhea and threw up some bile. She would eat a bit and throw it up, and then she started drinking water profusely. She refused to eat anything, even if it was hand-fed to her. I couldn't get her to eat a scrambled egg, a piece of American cheese...nothing.

I have a 6-year-old Chihuahua/Daschund hound mix. She was perfectly healthy, actually at one point overweight at a whopping 8 1/2 pounds. One and a half years ago, I decided to switch up her dog food because the Beneful looked appealing. The first time she ate it, she devoured it but three days later, she started vomiting with blood in her stool and diarrhea. She was treated for inflamed bowels and GI issues and we have been dealing with it ever since, vacillating between boiled chicken and rice and Rx dog food.

I've been feeding my beautiful 2-year old black Lab Beneful since he was 8 weeks old. He always seemed to have dry skin and dandruff. Around six months old, he started developing skin irritations, sores, lesions, and hard dry patches of skin on his elbows. I tried everything the vet prescribed and then some. All the while, he had a great appetite, never refused his food. A few months later, he started having episodes where he would lose control of his hind legs. I thought maybe he was fetching things to hard.

I opened a new bag of Beneful this morning, and my dog gobbled it up. I came home from work, and he's definitely not feeling well. I tried feeding him this evening and he wouldn't go near it. I've even tried a little hand feeding and he spits it out. I'm buying a new bag of food, first thing, and throwing this out. A new brand - any recommendations?

My Golden Retriever, who will be 8 years old on November 28, got sick on November 5, 2012. She had diarrhea and was vomiting. I took her to the vet on the 9th, they gave her antibiotics and acid controller. And they put her on a bland diet of rice and chicken she was starting to do better. So, I put her back on her dog food which is Beneful. She would not eat it, so I mixed the rice and chicken in and she ate it and got sick again. I stopped the dog food now and I'm feeding her the rice and chicken, until I know all is better - then I'm changing her food to a natural dog food. I hope that will do the trick because my dog, Brook, is a part of my family and I want her to be here for a long time. I hope Beneful will do the right thing and take this poison off the shelves, so no more animals get sick or even worse die!

Not happy with this dog food. My chihuahua's stomach has bloated so much that she can't walk completely normal. She is also unusually hot and unbalanced. This didn't start until we opened up the new bag of food. We are keeping an eye on her and then taking her to the vet and I'm terrified to know what's wrong with her. I am absolutely disgusted at the quality of this product. Is it really that difficult to make a quality and dependable dog food? I know which one my dog will never eat again. Is anyone else's dogs experiencing bloating and fever?

My father purchased a 31.1lbs bag of Beneful original dog food. His 2 year old, very healthy, neutered male Pomeranian became severely ill, was vomiting and lethargic. He took him to an animal hospital where they administered an IV and two stomach meds, and he said he was dehydrated from vomiting. Two days later, his 2 year old cat also became ill (yes, she likes dog food). Today, his 8 month old, healthy Beagle became ill. The only food they have eaten is the Beneful original. Please look into this matter before any more people lose their precious animals.

On October 22, 2012, my 10-year old terrier/labrador mix fell ill. It appeared to be a stroke. The blood work showed massive infection and possible Hepatic Encephalopathy. Poor Keaton, just wandered all over the house, endlessly hitting the wall and getting stuck under chairs. She had almost no cognitive skills. She would not respond to her name. She could barely walk. After 7 days of a special dog food, an antibiotic and milk thistle, she is at 90%. Her sister Buster did not get sick, but Buster would not eat the dog food. She stopped. It sits there and neither will touch it. They are both very happy to eat the low protein KD dog food. Given the time frame, I now wonder did a lot of dogs get sick on this dog food? There are a host of complaints on this page all basically the same and same time frame. I will look into getting the dog food tested.

I am thankful to the other people who wrote in a review about Beneful dog food. You may have saved my dog’s life and I hope I might do the same by adding my own review. I have a five-and-a-half year old Sheltie/Beagle mix. He's beautiful, smart and well-behaved. We have been feeding him Benefuls pretty much his whole life, so when he got sick earlier this week, I didn't think that it could possibly be the dog food. However, we recently opened a new bag. (We purchase the large bags from Sam's Club.) He threw up Sunday after eating his breakfast and Tuesday after eating dinner. He just threw up his undigested food, so I didn't think much of it.

We have a year old chiweenie. She's been eating Beneful for about 6 months. A couple of months ago, she had a bad seizure. Then on Saturday night, she had another and today another. She did throw up a few times. I am convinced now it is the dog food. Nothing else is wrong with her except for being little. I sure wish they would take it off the shelves before it kills another pet. Bad product. I'm shocked.

I have a puggle about a year old. He was on Puppy Chow before Beneful. I've had friends who had good reviews with Beneful, so after my dog nearly died on Ol' Roy, I went with Beneful. I wanted to know if there was a good dog food out there. He became sick after about a month on the Beneful. Not as sick as with the Ol' Roy, however, he was vomiting every other day and had runny stools. He also had ear infections, dry skin, etc. I had no doubt that if we continued with the Beneful we would have killed him. He is currently on 4Health. I will not go by what my friends say anymore, and I will research every single aspect of each food out there.

Our dog's last meal that she ate was Beneful regular dog food purchased from Wal-Mart. She began vomiting, became progressively sicker, and died 3 days later. We are heartbroken. She was a healthy 8-year-old dachshund. We took her to the vet, and they told us to give her pedicile. We thought we were buying good, safe food for her and have fed her Beneful for years. The last thing I would want to do is to say something about the food that wasn't true, and we cannot rule out the possibility it was not the food; but if this dog food is bad, people should be warned. I found this site by searching for a recall or possible health warnings. I wish I would have known Beneful may not have been a good choice before now.

Beneful dog food needs to be discontinued. My dog Brandy started vomiting her Beneful dog food and then wouldn't touch it for days. Finally, we started feeding her chicken and rice, which she ate at first, but then she wouldn't even eat that. We took her to the vet, and she was diagnosed with kidney failure. Vet said probable cause was toxin in dog food. **

About two or three months ago, we started our seven-year-old Lab on Beneful. At the end of one month or so, she had a violent seizure and another one about a month later. Our vet started her on phenobarbitals at a dose of two pills per day. After one week, we were told to reduce her pills to one in the morning and one half at night. On Oct. 9th, she had a slight seizure and another one on the 10th. On the afternoon of the 10th, she had two bad seizures so the vet kept her overnight. He ran an IV with charcoal through her that evening and again the next morning. He ran blood work and found an infection. She came home very happy and will be taking 2 tablets for seizures and an antibiotic.

My healthy, 5-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has eaten Beneful Healthy Weight for the last 2 years. Last night, we opened a new bag and gave it to her. 30 minutes after she ate, she became very thirsty and then she threw up and passed away. We are heartbroken! Has this happened to anyone else? Has anyone contacted Beneful?

We have a very healthy, happy lab named Belle. We started her on Beneful a little while ago. She never showed any signs of problems before. One day, two months ago, she had a full-fledged seizure. Then two months later, she had another one. She is now on meds for epilepsy. She just started her seizure meds a little over a week ago. Today is October 10th and my husband started researching reasons why dogs develop seizures. He found a website that had 190 complaints about Beneful. A lot of the complaints were about seizures. People in these complaints contacted Purina and they denied any problems with this food. You must recall Beneful before another healthy dog like mine gets sick. I hope we can reverse the effects this food has had on our dog because if she dies, it will be my fault for feeding her this food. Please recall this food.

I have a Chihuahua and English Schnauzer and they have been eating Beneful for years. And for the last 2 weeks, they won't eat a lot and when they do eat, they throw up. I called my vet and they told me to feed them rice and chicken with no skin. Does anybody know where to call to make a complaint?

Bad dog food! I’ve been feeding it for 3 years to my Bassett and other two and my 12-year-old lab (who died last week of weird causes - vet did x-ray). She stopped eating Beneful and would not eat it! Then 5 days later, she died gasping on the floor! She was gagging, liver or kidney failure! Now, my Bassett won't eat her dog food, and she is throwing up blood - other two have refused to eat it too. Recall Beneful! Why isn't Purina doing anything about this? It is not the dog; it is their crappy dog food making dogs sick! Check into it and do something! I will never buy Purina products again! Unsafe!

I decided to start converting my 18-month-old Old English sheepdog Henry from puppy food to adult dog food. I decided on Beneful and started mixing puppy food/Beneful 2-1 for the first and then began increasing the Beneful. I started this two weeks ago. On Sunday night, the diarrhea started. By Monday morning, it was all over my house. There’s vomiting and more diarrhea continued all morning. I went to the vet at 10:30 am and he wasn't sure of the cause. He told me not to use Beneful and to use a good quality meat-based dog food.

We started feeding our 2 dogs Beneful from Costco in NYC. After a few weeks, the older dog (12 years) started to leave most of the food in the bowl. He is vomiting & has violent diarrhea. We stopped giving them the food, and we're taking him to the vet tomorrow morning! Stay away from this food!

I have four dogs of which I have always fed Purina products to. For the last 3 years they have been eating Fit-N-Trim. I thought I would try what I thought to be a better and more beneficial product to them and bought Beneful Healthy Weight. After about 2 weeks my younger dog who would normally eat anything started to refuse to eat. Then one of my older dogs started to vomit every night after eating - and not just once, but one night it was 7 times and this would continue until the next morning. Then one of my other dogs started to do the same. At that point, I decided to switch them back to Fit-N-Trim and all of a sudden the vomiting stopped and the other dog started eating again.

I saw on Golden Retriever Rescue site not to feed Beneful dog food to your dog. My 6-year-old Golden has been having bad skin infections, vomiting and seizures. I believe this was due to the dog food. I changed brands and she seems to be doing much better. Don't feed your dogs Beneful dog food. It will make them sick and give them bacterial infections.

We have two Jack Russels, both eight years old. We began feeding them Beneful Healthy Weight about two years ago and never really noticed any problems until this week. I had just purchased a new bag of the food from Wal-Mart. A few days ago, I came home from work to find seven (7!) piles of vomit in the living room. Only our Maggie had eaten her breakfast that morning. Charlie didn't touch his but it was still hard to say which was sick (if not both) because although Maggie was the only one that ate, it's unlikely of Charlie to not eat. Thinking maybe it was just a stomach bug, we took them off the food and fed them rice with chicken for two days, and they were both fine - no vomiting or diarrhea. So tonight, we decided to try to give them the Beneful again. They both ate it with their usual appetite, but sure enough, within no more than an hour of eating, Charlie was vomiting again. We decided to search online to see if there was possibly a recall, and came across all of these other complaints. A lot of them make mention of buying the food from Wal-Mart, and several within the month of September or late August, which is the same time I had purchased our new bag of food.

I have been buying your Beneful dry food for over a year and every time I buy a new bag, it doesn't even make it out to the car before it tears open. It is frustrating that I spend $16 on a bag of food and the material is so poor that it rarely makes it out of the grocery store.

My prayers and condolences are with those who have lost their fur babies from eating the Beneful dog food, and my prayers are with those whose babies are sick. I hope they are able to recover. I use the Beneful Baked Delight Dog Treats for my six-year old Chihuahua. I used to use the other Beneful treats until they switched to these. She is in good health; however, does have the hairball type cough others on this board have described. Are the treats included in the "Please to stop feeding Beneful"? Until I receive your feedback, I shall stop feeding them immediately. She only gets one a day as a noontime treat. Fortunately, she doesn't seem to be suffering any ill effects that are manifested externally. What are symptoms of liver and kidney failure that I should be aware of? Thank you for your input and time.

I am very upset with Beneful dog food. I bought their product because my dog did not want his dog food anymore, so I decided to try Beneful. He vomited constantly and lost a lot of weight, he also developed issues with his skin. I noticed this after about 2 weeks. I figured out that it must have been the food since that was the only change. I am now feeding him a new product and is much improved. I will never use any of their products again.

Kidney and liver failure due to Beneful - I just wanted to post my piece on this issue. About 3 weeks ago, my 3-year-old beagle/Pekingese mix came down with all the symptoms everyone has been posting about. Long story short, my very much loved dog suffered kidney and liver failure. He is now better but not after my fiancé and I spending our wedding fund of $6,000. He spent 4 nights in the hospital. As some of you have posted, I called Purina and got the same "Oh, I am sorry but we have heard nothing of this problem." I am going to my vet in the next few days to get their backing in filing a Federal Trade Commission complaint. I suggest everyone do the same. I am so sorry to all whose dogs did not make it. This is just awful. I am going to attempt to sue Purina to get my wedding fund back.

For the last month, my dogs have been vomiting and bad diarrhea all the time. The only food I was feeding for the last 2 years was Beneful. I started buying at Walmart about 2 months ago and that's when the problems started. I threw out 30lbs of it today and will never buy any of their products again! Is this making my dogs sick?

I bought Beneful Healthy Weight for my dog at the end of August. Immediately after feeding her the food, she became sick with the same symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting. I figured she may be just sick, but after a few days, it got worse. When I came home to several piles of you know what everywhere, I was concerned, she just does not do that. So, I did the whole rice thing and she got better and then started adding the dog food back in and she got sick again. I went and bought another food, did the rice thing and started her on this new food and no problems whatsoever. I called Purina and discussed this and they had actually told me they didn't have any other complaints about this food. Wow, I couldn't believe they lied that easily about it, and just brushed me off by "we will send you a refund". They have to know if something is wrong and the government needs to step up and test this stuff and find out what it is that is making the dogs sick.

I bought Beneful and mixed it with his regular dry food. Immediately, he stopped eating after the first time of him eating it. I couldn’t understand. He ate six cups of his regular Nutro dog food and then went to zero. I kept forcing him or trying, but he was very sick and I didn’t know how sick till I ended up at a vet. He was dehydrated and had bacteria in his stomach and a high fever. I thought he slacked off eating because a female nearby was in heat. Then after a week of not wanting to barely drink and by the time I realized he was sick, I rushed him to the vet. I bought Beneful at a Family Dollar store here in Gila Bend, Arizona. We are in this area for my husband’s work. I never feed him anything before other than his Nutro, which I buy at PetSmart in Phoenix, Arizona. I was running low and went to the store here and this small town - Phoenix is 50 miles away.

Beneful made my baby sick! I've used Beneful for my Maltipoo for several years with no problems. This last bag I bought was the healthy weight kind because the other kind was sold out. I noticed that he's been throwing up a lot lately. He has a very sensitive stomach anyway so I thought he had been receiving treats from the dinner table from the children. Now that I'm reading the other complaints, it all makes sense. He never had this much vomit. I will not buy Beneful again and will tell everyone I know! Now I have to research to find a healthy alternative.

My pug, Buster, is 11 years old. He has always been healthy. Because of a recent move and the inability to get his old food which had been produced regionally, I switched him to Beneful Healthy Weight. In just two short months, the change has been alarming. He went from being happy and energetic to lethargic, sleeping 95% of the time. He stopped seeking out affection, which he has always done. He had been right next to me for 11 years, to isolating himself onto his pillow. He started stumbling when he walked with his hind legs frequently giving way behind him, and he became unable to jump up onto our very low sofa. I attributed these things to age but worried about the rapidity in which they were happening. He has also been largely non-reactive and unable to meet my gaze most of the time.

I am a groomer. Whenever I have a dog-client with yeasty ears/eyes/paws and/or a dull thin coat and/or skin problems, I always ask the owner, "What do you feed your dog?" Nine times out of 10, the answer is Beneful. (The 10th time usually is Kibbles n Bits or Pedigree - both Purina products, I believe.) I tell the owners to please, please, please throw away the Beneful. Don't even donate it to rescues/shelters. I impress upon them the importance of buying new dog food on their way home and to feed not one more kibble of Beneful to their beloved pets.

We had our Lab on Beneful and he stopped eating, had diarrhea and vomiting and started losing weight. This was within just a couple of days after we had opened a new bag of Beneful and we took him to our vet on a Friday. And he started bleeding from the nose and mouth on Monday and we had to put him to sleep on July 29th, 2012. That day, the vet stated he would not make it through the day. This makes me so upset. This was a dog we had gotten for our grandson's 2nd birthday and he is now only 5. That was his best friend he no longer has.

My 7-year-old spayed Beagle was 45lbs (very fat!). I took action and started walking her more often. The weight wasn't coming off. I switched to the Beneful formula and have been feeding her this for two years. She's down to 36lbs, despite my lack of effort in portion control and exercise. If not for this food, I believe she would be heavier than 45lbs. She is still a little chubby which is to be expected in this breed (beagle) when sedentary. Her vet is happy with her weight and overall condition. Her companion which is a Rat Terrier also eats this food and is 8 years old and in good shape. If my dog had continued to be obese, she would have bad health, including pain. I am happy with this food and it delivered on the promise implied by its name.

We recently had a family pet experience the majority of the same issues listed in every post here. I would suggest to anyone looking for something that is worth it (and a lot of them are affordable) to go to Dog Food Advisor and search something 4 stars or higher. I happen to feed a 4-star food after pulling our dogs off a "higher" grade Purina food (same dirt fancy package). My dogs are happier, healthier and even poop less!

My 9-year-old Sheltie Chloe had to be euthanized on July 6th. On the 4th of July, she began vomiting bile and stopped eating. I brought her to the vet on the 6th because she was still lethargic and refused to eat. Her CPL showed acute pancreatitis and her CBC showed end stage renal failure! The vet said there could be an underlying cancer but her BUN, etc. were so elevated that there wasn't anything to be done but comfort measures. She developed chronic yeast infections in her ear three years ago that were thought to be environmental. Her food the last three years? Beneful and it's the same food my now 10-year-old male Sheltie had been eating until I put him back on Iams after Chloe died. Now, I am sick to think this food could have killed my Chloe and worry about my Eddie who ate it as well. I trusted Purina. Not again!

We have had our 2 dogs on Beneful for about 6 months. Athena, our Rott, started acting lethargic and just looked like she didn't feel good. Her coat was dull and she got 3 urinary tract infections during that period. She would intermittently vomit and she also developed a rash that had to be dealt with from Dr. Tom. Chance developed not only vomiting, but also uncontrollable itching and almost totally liquid stools with lots of mucous. It took 5 days of keeping him on a bland diet of chicken broth and rice. It's easy on their tummies and soaks up the extra fluid in their system, 4 days after trashing the Beneful and going back to Taste of the Wild, Salmon recipe. It's grain free, awesome dog food! Anyway, 4 days later, the dogs were starting to act like themselves again, no itching, getting sick or diarrhea!

My brother has a beagle mix and it had started to throw up, had diarrhea and was not able to jump up on the bed and had stopped being active like he normally was. He is only 3 yrs. old, so they took him to the vet and it turned out he was going through liver and kidney failure. We thought he was going to die or had to put him to sleep. $6500 later, the vet didn't know what was wrong with him but he started to get better and it just so happened that my brother fed him Beneful. They changed his food and now he is doing better, eating again and running around like the active dog he was. This is terrible, to sell this food and have all these dogs getting sick. There should be something done for the people who have had to lay out all this money just in case your food is poisoning dogs.

I have two Great Danes, one is a year old and the other is nine. Both of my dogs have been sick since April. The puppy Zke has had a rash, which was minimal at first but now is all over his body. I have spent almost $800.00 on vets, medicines, IV for hydration, shampoos, antibiotics, and anti-fungal meds. I can go on and on. My older dog was hospitalized for severe blood in a liquid stool for days. I almost lost her. She's dehydrated and needed IV, a sonogram of her abdomen, and bloodwork. I spent hundreds of dollars again. I made all the similar attempts to get her better.

I have five dogs, all different breeds. They are my babies! I have been feeding my dogs Beneful dog food for a very long time! I'm shocked that I have seen all of these complaints. My dogs have been off and on sick, vomiting and diarrhea. I just chocked it up to weather, etc. Now, my Pekingese has been very, very sick for the past few days. She has lost weight, vomiting, etc. I cannot believe that this is still on the shelf. I will never ever buy any of your products and God help me if I lose my baby, you will pay! This is horrible. I have saved most of my dogs from abuse, etc. now to find out that I'm the cause of my dogs being sick. Thanks to your product. Trust me, everyone will know! Thanks to everyone that posted comments. I hope that I can save my dog!

Annie is a Labrador-chow mixed breed, very strong in spirit and body despite being a three-legged amputee dog. She is an AKC CGC and a retired, certified therapy dog with Therapy Dogs International, Inc. She is 15 years old, but she has been strong and doing great despite her advance age. Then we bought her a bag of Beneful and she got sick! Within a couple days of opening the bag and feeding it to her for breakfast and dinner, Annie was lethargic, weak, and shaky. She stopped eating, threw up bile and globs of mucous. She stopped eating, drinking, peeing, pooping. Her gums were pale and she was so weak she couldn't lift her head. We were making plans to have her put to sleep, certain that her kidneys or liver must have finally worn out and suddenly failed. Heartbroken doesn't begin to describe how we felt at this very sudden and shocking downturn in our beloved pet!

My Scnoodle had suffered the same effects (i.e., vomiting, runs, sleepy, shakes, etc.)! He just died. I had been frying him burger, chicken broth, etc. A friend at work today told me their dog was doing the same thing, and I asked what kind of food, and they said Beneful. I am more than angry! Something must be done. Get on your Facebook pages and warn people!

I have been feeding my two small dogs different dry foods for three years. I always bought the 15 pound bags. So, Beneful was not the only brand for any length of time. I also mixed a wet food into their morning meal so the amount of dry food was cut back. Dinner is always just dry. I do recall once last year that Shadow would not eat much for a couple of days then for the next couple, she would eat like a pig. Two weeks ago she vomited a couple of times, had diarrhea with bleeding and was lethargic. I took her off dog food and gave her rice and hamburger, and no- salt chicken broth and she seemed to recover until I put her back on the Beneful. Then, she got constipated and lethargic again so we went to the vet and she suggested getting another food.

After I bought this bag of Beneful, which I don't usually buy, both dogs started vomiting and sleeping all the time. Then I read this and now I know why! If my dogs die, you will not believe the fury I will unleash on you! I'm taking the rest of this bag to Wal-Mart and giving them all this info and loudly so everyone in the store hears me! Dog killers!

I had complained to the Purina company a couple weeks ago because my dog had been ill. Luckily, I had a post on my FB page about dogs becoming sick and some even having to be put to sleep. It seems the common denominator among the stories was the dogs had all been fed Beneful. So, I called Beneful and they gave the same generic answer they have given everyone who complained about their food. Then, I went and complained on their FB page, which led me to another spiel to try and placate me. I have been following this for the past two weeks and today, I received coupons in the mail. They gave me two coupons worth about $40. It's a hell of a lot more cost-effective to mail out some coupons than to stand up and admit, "Hey, there is a problem with our product. Maybe we should do the right thing and address the issue." I don't want any coupons for your food. I will be sending them back to you, Purina. I have found a new brand to try that has no animal products and is hypoallergenic and gluten free. It is expensive, but my baby is worth every dollar.

I bought a 31.1-lb bag of Purina Beneful Playful Life dog food, and now, both my dogs are throwing up within 30 minutes after they eat. I fed it to them twice, and both times, they reacted by throwing up. I have fed them this type of dry dog food for about a year now, and they like it very much. However, you might want to look into a recall of this product at this time. The bag says best used by July 2013. Thanks.

We switched to Beneful because it was economical and was readily available for purchase at Wal-Mart. We have three Siberian huskies. My oldest dog Nikita, which was 9 years old, became very lethargic, had difficulty in walking, had mild seizures, and eventually had shortness of breath. We took the dog to the vet four times, did every test, blood-work panels, and x-rays - we even took the dog for an ultra sound at a specialist. Even after the ultra sound, it could not show hepatocutaneous. The vet could not make a diagnosis based on all the test results. The vet believed her to have hepatocutaneous or pemphigus and recommend steroids, Pepcid, pain pills, and antibiotics. Now, we have bills totaling more than $1100. Over the course of the next three weeks, we watched the dog lose about 20 pounds in weight and the dog got to the point that she could not walk on her own.

My dog got very sick in June of this year. After numerous testings, blood work twice, x-rays and ultrasounds, we were unable to determine a cause for her illness. We were looking for hepatocutaneous syndrome, which is a liver disease. But the ultrasound didn't show signs of this disease but did show changes to the liver. We ended up treating her with steroids because they thought she had pemphigus, pain pills, and Pepcid to help with her appetite.

My little Chihuahua got sick after I bought this dog food and has passed away. Now I have another one that is having the same symptoms but since reading these complaints, I took him off Beneful. He is doing better but still has the hairball type cough every once in a while. I want them to take this ** off the market asap and reimburse us for our loss. They won't do it because they do not care. It's all about the money to this greedy company. I always had faith in Purina products but never again. I have written a complaint before on the Beneful ad, but I want to keep telling people about this terrible dog food (Beneful) that we have been giving to our babies. And yes, they are my babies. I take good care of them, and when someone wants to add stuff to their food to kill them off, they need to be punished.

I started feeding my dog Beneful about 8 months ago. She got very sick – lethargic, diarrhea, throwing up – and refused to eat and drink! I was very confused; she was fine before this. We ended up having to put her down, and I feel Beneful may have played a part in her death! I have heard and read so many complaints like this; I am not only upset, but am very angered! Reading the ingredients of this dog food and the official rating this dog food has been given, I feel it needs to be taken off the market immediately! Thank you for your time!

I have been feeding my dog Beneful Healthy Radiance, and he has gone from a very healthy, one-year-old dog to a lethargic, sick dog. The last 31-pound bag I purchased from Wal-Mart 2 weeks ago is when he really started getting sick and I noticed the symptoms more. He started to vomit after eating the food and now refuses to eat. Head shaking, itchy skin and ears, and diarrhea. Also, an hour after eating, he would start shaking his head and make choking noises. At first, I thought he was choking then realized he was having a seizure. My dog is sick today – very lethargic, vomiting, and whining a lot as if something is bothering him.

The first week of March, our little healthy seven-year-old Chihuahua started becoming ill: horrible diarrhea, vomiting, she was lethargic and wouldn't eat or drink. After a few days, she got worse and started having bloody diarrhea and wouldn't even get up to walk, eat, drink, play or go potty. Even if we called her name, she didn't even have the strength to lift her head. We immediately took her to the vet again and after tests, they said she had food poisoning and was dying. We had no other choice than to put her out of her misery that night. We felt horrible thinking that she had gotten into something.

Sick dog - I feed my American Bulldog Beneful and she began to throw up daily and severe upset stomach.

I purchased Beneful dog food from Wal-Mart/Sam’s. We only have one dog. She started feeling sick and having severe diarrhea and throwing up. She started to do better and then started eating the Beneful again. We didn't think anything about it might be the food. Then after a few days, she got really, really sick (throwing up bile) and really, really bad diarrhea. We took her to the Vet. She lost a lot of weight and has grown very lethargic and doesn't want to eat. She is not quite six years old, a small Jack Russell. I was shocked after reading everyone else's posts about the same exact symptoms.

In July my 11-year-old border collie started having diarrhea episodes in my house. They were bloody and two to three times a day in the house even though he was let outside often. At the end of August, my sister posted a link to this website as a warning to dog owners about Beneful. I couldn't believe it. This is what my dog was eating! I immediately stopped feeding him this and put him on a diet of rice and chicken stock for a few days. The diarrhea stopped a day later! He is now eating Iams food and is fine. It is time to pull this food off the shelf. While some dogs can tolerate this food, I wonder what might be happening on the inside. I am sad for my dog that he had to be so sick with a food I thought was good for him and a reasonable price for me. Purina, stop hurting our dogs! I'm so glad I found this site.

The first year there were no problems at all - she’s a happy and healthy baby peek-a-pom. Then we started her on Beneful and she started shaking her head and was choking. And for a year, the vet couldn't figure out why her ears and the choking were happening. Then the seizures started. We would sit and cry watching our baby shake. The vet was going to put her on anti-seizure meds. She stopped eating, thank god, so we thought maybe if we switched her food. We started giving her pieces out of our hand and she liked it and now the seizures have stopped. No more shaking her head violently and choking. She is getting better. I feel that if we had left her on Beneful, she would have starved herself or had a seizure that could’ve taken her out. I am mad - very mad. We trust dog feeders just as we trust our own food vendors. My baby Prissy is just as important. I hope they run out of business.

Our 6-year old Jack Russell, Casey, has been horribly sick for the last 5 to 6 weeks. We have fed her Beneful her whole life. About 5 weeks ago, she was a happy, healthy 6-year old. Today, she is at the vet for the 3rd time in 5 weeks. The vet told us that she did not think Casey would make it through the night last night. This started with her vomiting and her not being able to keep anything down. She stopped eating anything. She has gone from 18 lbs. to 13 lbs. in 5 weeks. The vet gave her antibiotics but that did nothing for her and the vet has X-Rayed her looking for tumors. Nothing. Her stomach is so distended that the vet said there could be a tumor but she was unable to see anything on the film. I bought the Beneful at Walmart and another friend of mine said he feeds his dog Beneful bought at Walmart and now his dog has stopped eating. My 10-year old son and 8-year old daughter are scared and heartbroken. Please get this poison off our store shelves, Purina.

I wish I had read these comments years ago! Last August our dog collapsed, went into convulsions, and died on the sidewalk while out on a walk. She was 10 years old, hadn't been feeling well and was bloated, but we thought it was partly due to the heat. She was a house dog and it was a cooler night on our walk. The vet said her death was due to organ failure. We since have a rescue dog that we have had since December and recently noticed that she has been itching a lot with a skin irritation. We thought maybe it was the soap our dog groomer was using and mentioned it to her. She did some research and found this site. We fed our previous dog Beneful for most of its life and currently had been feeding it to our puppy for 9 months. That bag of dog food is going in the trash. After reading these comments and our experience with this product, I am sure Purina is to blame for our pet's death and the current distress.

Our vet recommended this food due to our pit's allergies. The first month, he was great! The 2nd month, we have had bugs. We called our exterminator and he told us that the bugs were "clothes moths" that were coming from the dog food. He said that when the dog food is at the plant, the moths lay their larvae in the food and then it's packaged with the food and then the eggs hatch and basically swarm your house. Exterminator bill was $100. We took our dog back to the vet because he started having issues with his ears. After almost $150, we hope that the issues have been resolved. While speaking to the vet, he told us that he uses the same food and he is also having trouble with the moths. Just this week, we have noticed chunks of hair gone off our dog. This food needs to be removed off the shelves immediately.

My 2-year-old Akita mix was started on Beneful about 6 months ago. In the last 2 months, I noticed patches where her coat was bare; underneath skin rashes. Then about a month ago, she started scratching her right ear. I was going to take her to the vet when a neighbor noticed this also and said, “She has a food allergy.” What? I inquired on what healthy food I could feed her. My neighbor gave a name and my dog has been on it ever since, which is about three weeks. Also, I had to start giving her rice and beef, just to get her to eat more. Hopefully, she is on the road to recovery. I'm ashamed that Purina is backing their Beneful product. Why so many pet foods and lately they have to recall. Well, they should definitely recall Beneful. I’m contacting Purina to get refunds and asking them to pull the product. What happened to good old Gravy Train that was out there when I was a kid?

After eating Beneful for a few months, my dog started having violent seizures and also her bottom jaw quivers like it is paralyzed. She has been to the vet and nothing was found in her blood tests. My mom saw the post on Facebook about others that were warning of the use of Beneful, so I have removed the food from my house and replaced it with another kind. Please heed these warnings if you use this dog food. We all love our pets and my heart goes out to those who have lost theirs due to this problem. I am hoping our Bella will be okay now after all of it gets out of her system.

My boyfriend has a beautiful loving Boxer. About 2 months ago, he had 2 seizures. We thought nothing of it, just that he was getting old. A little bit after that, he started to throw up after eating his food. He now has horrible diarrhea, constantly panting and wheezing, dehydrated, and won't eat. He has lost between 20 to 30 lbs. He has become lethargic and his eyes are dull. Also, in the bag of food was tons of maggots and mouths, that is disgusting!

I was told by a friend just recently about Beneful. I have read these stories and our healthy 11 1/2 year old Jack Russell Terrier, Annie, died this past January. Our dogs have been on Beneful for the past year or so, and she just started having seizures for no reason – a couple here and there, then daily and multiple times a day. So after 5 days of this, we took her to the vet. He gave her a shot, did some blood work and sent us with some pills. She seemed fine then he called and said her kidneys weren't functioning at full capacity and her numbers were real high and to keep her on the meds and see how she does. That lasted about 4 days and the seizures came back; she was shutting down and disoriented, so we took her back again; more blood work and said her numbers were still bad. She dies 3 days later.

No notification from Beneful! Is this for real? We have used Beneful for about 8 years. First with our Jack Russell that did start the symptoms of diarrhea, pooping all the time and more! She became so ill that she had to be put down. We were heartbroken because she was our “child”! We have no children and she was our first dog ever! Then, when we got our second “child”, sweet Sassy, we continued with feeding her the Beneful. We had no idea that Sadie's death could be food related! We will be stopping Sassy's food tonight! Now, we have to figure out what she can eat that won't do her harm! This really upsets me!

We have noticed that our purebred Samoyed pups (1.5 years) were not eating their food and losing weight. They would pick around the Beneful. Our purebred black Lab (1 year) became very sick – vomiting and diarrhea, swollen face and eyes – as did our Sammies too. We took them to the vet. Cultures were done on all; everything came back ok except for a bad stomach (swollen) in all three dogs. We had many a day of pureeing food and syringing water down to keep them hydrated. We changed their food to homemade only. Three weeks later, all are doing well. We thought it was something they caught, so we put out the Beneful. Nope, they would not touch it.

Last week, I woke to find my lab mix had thrown up about 8 times before 7am, including the food and bile. My daughter called the vet and was given instructions what to watch for during the day. In the afternoon, she threw up white foam with blood. I called the vet and took her in to be checked. The vet said she had a bacterial infection, was dehydrated and had blood in her colon. We took her home with antibiotics and a hydration camel back. That night she was doing projectile diarrhea. She didn't drink or eat for two days and was lethargic, labored breathing.

In reading these reviews, I am horrified. We had an Aussie-Catahoula mix dog named Blue; he was the best dog ever. He’s an inside dog, never has any problems with him being inside. But one day, he had an accident (poop) in the house. We didn't think much about it and just thought maybe he got into something. He increasingly both pee and poop by accident, which was totally out of character for him. Then one Saturday, out of the blue, he became paralyzed in his back hind legs. We immediately took him to the vet and ultimately had to put him down that day. Blue was only 3 1/2 and in good health, and this was the most horrible thing we have ever had to do. We, like others, feed him Beneful thinking it was good for him. I am outraged. Something needs to be done. RIP Blue, we love you always.

I have 10 dogs and they have been eating Beneful for the past few months. This past week or 2, my dogs have had diarrhea with blood, vomiting that smells like bile and lack of appetite. I am so upset about this. Sick dogs from eating Beneful! I want retribution! Purina, own up to the fact that something is wrong with your dog food!

I have 2 Great Danes that were born and raised on Beneful. I had to bring them to the vet because my oldest one started vomiting, peeing and pooing everywhere. Apparently, it was because of the dog food he was on (Beneful). Poor thing. He's always had ear infections since he was a pup (he's now 4 years old) and since I switched on to Acana dog food, he no longer suffers with these problems. On the Beneful, they had severe ear and skin allergies. Hair was coming off by chunks and they had bald spots everywhere. They were starting to look like hairless Great Danes. I am never ever feeding any of my pets Beneful, ever again!

I have 3 generally healthy dogs, ages 11, 10 and 8. About 6 months ago, I started feeding them only Beneful. They had eaten the food elsewhere and seemed to really love it. For a couple of years, I mixed Beneful in with their regular food but then they would eat around the normal brand. Eventually I started a Beneful only diet.

My dog has eaten Beneful Healthy Weight for about two years now. For the past couple weeks, he hasn't been himself. He had diarrhea and has been vomiting. There were days he wouldn't even touch his food dish. He’s a big boy, so he eats with lots of gusto. Not so lately, not his Beneful. The vet told me to feed him rice with chicken or hamburger, yogurt, crackers, and other bland things. So far, he hasn't eaten Beneful for 2 days and he has no episodes being sick.

Beneful made my dog sick. The below Beneful complaints are true. My dog had all the issues associated with this dog food: skin and GI problems. We have since switched his food and the problems were alleviated. Please take this food off the market because the consequence of feeding this to a dog is serious health problems!

In the fall of 2011, I got a sample of Beneful Healthy Fiesta in the mail and gave each of my 5 dogs a small handful two nights in a row as a treat. Well 4 of them got very sick - diarrhea, vomiting, etc. They were sick for over a month and I spent about $650! I called Purina and made a complaint. One of the things the CSR told me was that there was avocado in that specific brand. I told her avocado was poisonous and she said that only the skin and pits were but that the flesh was very good for dogs. She then told me that they are "peeled very carefully". Yeah right... I'm sure humans aren't peeling them; and regardless, humans and machines make mistakes! Anyway, they did stand by their product and reimburse me for all my vet bills. I will never buy anything Purina again! The same goes for Hartz... my dog was hospitalized with a severe case of HGE after eating one of their chew bones. Hartz refused to reimburse me a thing and that bill was nearly $1,000.

I adopted a dog from the shelter. They fed her Beneful. So, I thought it must be good and cost-effective. Two of them are fine, but Reese my 70-lb boy has been throwing up both meals a day. I thought it must be the heat we're experiencing. He's not lethargic nor is there anything else that shows he's sick. No temperature - he just throws up his meal. I've always cooked the meat I include with their dry food, so I knew it wasn't the chicken or beef. I'm not feeding this to any animal ever again. Reese is still throwing up, but not as much. Maybe his system has to get back to normal? How can they keep feeding this with all these complaints and is it made in China? I'll check now. There's way too many complaints here. I'm telling friends and neighbors!

I have a very healthy, active purebred boxer who was 90 lbs. 10 months ago. In the beginning of the summer, he had two seizures about a month apart. We took him to the vet and he seemed fine. I’m writing this because he is now down to 50 lbs., vomiting all the time and has extreme diarrhea for the last month and a half. We have had him to the vets many times and dose after dose of many different meds, but he just is getting worse. He is suffering to the point that we faced the fact that we will have to put him down very soon. A friend who is a dog trainer sent me this link this morning and it seems I’m not alone. So many people with dogs with the same symptoms… and dog food (freshly bought) that has had moths and maggots in the bags that we threw out and bought new. Please do something to stop Purina from selling this toxic food and killing our family members! He goes to the vet today again and I'm showing the doctor this report and hopefully we can save him. We are at our wits’ end; and financially, it’s more than we can bear; but we have and will continue to do everything to save him. Please alert all and stop this travesty!

I have been feeding my dogs Purina Beneful for over a year now and one of my dogs was always throwing up and not wanting to eat her food. I just found out that Beneful has been responsible for some major health issues in many dogs and I realized that whenever my dog ate Beneful, she would get sick, throw up, be lethargic and just not herself. I have switched dog foods and she has not thrown up once all week long. She seems to be slowly returning to her old self. Why has Purina not pulled this dog food off the shelves? I can't believe that such a large corporation who claims to have the best interest of my dog at heart would keep this product on the market. Shame on you, Purina! I will never purchase any of your products again!

I thought I was doing our dog a favor by letting her pick out her own food as a treat when I picked her up from being groomed at our local PetSmart. Walking through the dog food aisles, she sniffed around and went nuts when she got to the Beneful bag. So I thought, "Okay. We'll give the small bag a shot and see how you like it." This was the worst mistake ever. This 6-pound Pomeranian was in perfect health. She's obedient, energetic, happy, and playful. Within 5 days of eating this food, she was needy, lethargic, and whiny. At the end of week 1, the diarrhea started, then the vomiting. By day 10, it was bile and blood in her stool.

I have 2 dogs, one has IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and needs to be on a special food. It was expensive to keep both dogs on it, but we did for a very long time (the dog with IBS would eat the other dog's food, that is why we kept both on the expensive special food). So, I looked for a food that I thought would be healthy for my dog that doesn't have IBS - I picked Beneful. She has been fighting ear infections (seems like she has a constant one) and skin infections (was told it could be ringworm, but it wasn't). I spent a lot of money on Lotrimin and the people at Walgreens probably think I have some serious issues with jock itch, and we still don't have an answer for the cause. She never had any of those issues when on the special food. I never even thought about it being the food. She is my dog that has no issues, so I thought! Many vet visits and lots of money have been spent (I love my dogs and do it again) but this makes me so angry. How can they get away with this? I'm throwing the food out today!

My little Dachshund out of the blue became very sick. She started with a little blood in her stool to it being nothing but blood and her throwing up. It went on for days. I called a vet asked him what I could do because I really did not have money to pay for a vet bill. He told me to put her on a 24 hour no food and little water diet; if that did not work, bring her in. She seemed to be getting better during those 24 hours but after just a few days of going back on her Beneful, she became sick again. I did not think she would make it to the vet, opened that I am, but she did and I took her in. They kept her for 4 days and she was all better when I picked her up.

My dog is overweight, so I bought Beneful thinking it would be better for him. Since he started eating Beneful the last month, he has been itchy and vomiting. He was around a puppy that had fleas, so I thought he caught fleas. I bathed him and applied flea and tick medicine. That didn’t help. Then he started the vomiting, so again I thought it was from the flea and tick shampoo and medicine. Again, I bathed him with a mild shampoo. Then, I read on Facebook about Beneful. I threw it out and gave my dog Kibbles ‘n Bits. He ate a whole bowl and is so happy running around now. He hasn’t been playing much the last week. He hasn’t been eating either. Thank you for this information.

I have been feeding my 2-year-old dog Beneful dog food for about a year now and about a month ago I noticed a change in her behavior. She has acted a lot more nervous around us and she has been shaking a lot more and more daily. If I would have known about this before, I would have never started feeding her this food. I just hope that it is not too late for her. I want this taken off the shelves immediately. Let’s save the rest of the dogs while we still can.

We had adopted a very healthy young Rottweiler from a nice lady who went to the same vet as us. We had been feeding our dogs a more natural lamb and rice food from PetSmart and decided to switch to something less expensive. My husband started purchasing Beneful for our dogs. After a short period of time, our Rottweiler began having grand mal seizures. This dog was otherwise in perfect health. We had no idea that the product could be related. Eventually, we switched them back to the more expensive brand to see if an allergy were possible. Our pug was also having skin issues as well. We wound up losing our dog Greta in June due to seizures. We spent many nights in the ER trying to calm her seizures and she had to be on medication which began to quit working. This is horrible. I am so shocked to hear that seizures were related to this product. I am angry that this could have been prevented!

I put my 8-year-old Jack Russell on Beneful healthy skin. In February, he would vomit in the mornings. I took him to the vet and they put him on antibiotics. In April, he started vomiting a lot. He ended up throwing up 18 times in 5 hours. I rushed him to the vet and they started an IV and put him on more antibiotics. They did blood-work and said his white blood cell was very high. They told me to try switching his food off Beneful and I did. He got 100% better; however, his white blood cell is still high. We are not sure if it will ever be back to normal, but he is now a pretty healthy dog. Please don't feed your dog this food.

I usually feed my dogs Purina One and Beneful together. I only had Beneful this time and my dogs became violently ill. Not your usual loose stool because of changing dog food. This was violent, consistent, almost every hour or more for three days of vomiting and diarrhea. The poor things. I was ready to take them to the vet but we got some Purina One and they were almost instantly better. Once the food was changed, they immediately got better. No more vomiting and their stools were firm again in a day. The distress the dogs were feeling stopped almost instantly. I will never buy Beneful again and I will tell others to do the same.

I have had problems with our Stitch vomiting foamy stuff. But has anyone else had any problems with their dogs coming up with cyst or tumors that bleed sometimes and paws swelling up and bleeding? I have to take him to the vet every so often, just to get antibiotics and steroids to take the swelling down. Doctor doesn’t know what’s causing it. He has eaten Beneful since he was a puppy, and he’s 9 years old. I never suspected it could be his food.

I had no idea there was a problem with Beneful. Maxie, our 12-year old Chow mix started to have seizures. The vet did tests and put her on meds. After a month, she had her last seizure and sadly passed away. I fed her Beneful for a couple years. This happened 2 years ago. Also 2 years ago, we rescued a 9 year old Manchester Terrier, fed her Beneful. She developed a horrible skin allergy that we are still fighting to get rid of. She is taking Benadryl and Prednisone. I will never buy Purina food for my dogs again.

I switched dog food to Beneful. My dog died of organ failure and/or poisoning! My 2 dogs that I fed other food lived very long lives. This one got sick at her stomach one morning. She had seizures & the vet recommended euthanasia. If I had unlimited financial resources, I never would have agreed. She was a house dog, only 9 yrs. old.

My son's dog, Butterball, is very sick from eating Beneful dog food. He has been eating it for about a month now and has developed diarrhea and losing weight. I didn't know why until I read all of the complaints. Now, it makes sense. I will be taking him to the vet tomorrow. I will keep everybody updated. Please recall this product before another animal gets sick.

I used to feed my 4 Chihuahuas Bil-Jac but was broke one month so I bought Beneful. They have been eating that for about 4 months now but I lost my little Harley a few weeks ago. I was wondering if it was because of changing their dog food. Now I see where Beneful is making dogs sick and some even dying. I feel that because of this stupid dog food that has all those things from China in it, is what did it and I am very angry and so hurt over losing my little Harley. They need to take this off the market. Our dogs are like our kids. The laws need to be stricter on them as they are children.

I am writing for my mom about Purina Beneful dog food. Her dog has recently been to the vet, one of several times over the last few years. She has always gotten either some type of skin problem or ongoing trouble with bowels and vomiting. They have done bloodwork and trials. I never have a diagnosis other than treating symptoms with medication like steroids. We all know steroids are bad for the organs. I recently encountered the complaints about the Beneful and just about fell over. She has been eating it for years! She has tried others but her dog likes it. What a shock to see that I can tell you from being involved that this dog is dying from eating that crap! It's unbelievable that it is still allowed to be produced with all the complaints. There has got to be someone who can do something. You all are supposed to be the start in this process, but from others posts it looks like nothing is being done. Please keep dogs from dying and fix this. I just had mom throw away her bag she has. Hopefully, we can save her dog. No thanks to anyone that should be keeping this from happening!

Beneful dog food - I always buy this product. I buy it by the large bag because I have 4 dogs. Well, the bag that I just bought; my dogs are sick, throwing up. When I checked the dog food, it’s soft and mushy. The kibbles should be crunchy. So now I have to go buy a new bag which is not cheap.

My 2 and 1/2 year old Labradoodle started eating Beneful Dry Dog Food this month, a change from his regular dog food. He threw up a couple of times but I did not associate it to the dog food. Yesterday, he threw up bile and went into a seizure. He was very healthy to this point. At the pet emergency hospital, they told me about Beneful's reputation. Once I looked it up online I was angry. This product should be recalled!

I just bought Kain, a lab/Belgian shepherd mix, and immediately put him on Beneful, since we feed our 3-year-old Maltipoo Beneful and he has had no problems. Two to three days after feeding Kain Beneful, he has been vomiting and having diarrhea. I thought he had gotten hold of something, and we stopped feeding him. He went right back to his playful self. I started Beneful again, and now, he is back to the same symptoms. I am just gonna stop the Beneful and try something new and organic. Thankfully, he hasn't been lethargic or exhibiting any major symptom. I hope just changing his diet will fix this. Beneful needs to be pulled off the shelf.

Is there something wrong with Beneful dog food? Many problems are listed here and I found more on other websites. If you suspect that Beneful has made your dog sick, please file a claim with Purina. You should also file a report with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Without this formal claim process, companies like this one may get away with hurting pets nationwide. It took almost a year to get the government and pet food companies to even agree that something was wrong with pet food that contained some ingredients from China. Finally, after 10,000 dogs died, it was disclosed that melamine was laced with other ingredients at a Chinese factory.

My 14 year old Westie, in excellent health, has been fed Beneful for approximately a year with a gradual increase in vomiting, especially in the morning. Three days ago, she became suddenly and acutely ill. Currently, she is hospitalized and underwent exploratory surgery to rule out cancer or a bowel obstruction. Surgery was negative. After reading all the similar stories about Purina dog food, I am going to talk to the vet about the possibility of her being negatively affected by the Beneful. We still don't know if we are going to lose our dog. I know this: Something has made my dog seriously ill and everything else has been ruled out. Beware!

I have had two Great Pyrenees until late last night. My husband Gerald and I bought Beneful Healthy Weight just 2-3 months ago. Pedigree changed their Healthy Weight's recipe and Lucy and Joe (their names) stopped eating pedigree. So, we switched to Beneful. They loved it. No problems until 4-5 weeks ago. Lucy, age 9 1/2, started developing lameness in the left hind quarter, and weakness. That seemed to pass and she did okay.

I bought Beneful for my miniature schnauzer and after only a week of eating this food, she became very ill. It started with diarrhea. She then stopped eating and drinking. I took her to the vet where I was informed her gums and tongue were very pale, she had temperature and diarrhea. She was given an antibiotic, something for her fever and IV fluids. We took her home and were informed to push fluids with a syringe if need be and call the vet in the morning. By morning, she had blood in her stools and was lethargic and could barely stand.

I have been feeding one of my dogs this product for at least a year. Two nights ago, I had little moths flying around my pantry where the food is kept. I opened the bag and it was loaded with creatures and worms, also disgusting. I have been feeding this to my dog! This company needs to be shut down. I still am trying to get rid of the flying creatures in my house. Molly has not gotten sick, but has not been herself. I wish I knew of the recall and all these people who have sick dogs and have lost some. I am so sorry.

My dog has been sick for days vomiting Healthy Weight Beneful that we recently purchased from Walmart. She also had a front leg injury and I did not know if the vomiting was related to the medicines. So the vet advised cutting back on the medications, but she still was vomiting the Beneful up. I went to the Internet to check out if there have been any recalls or complaints. I then saw a list of recent complaints of other dogs getting sick - and there was no recall. I will definitely call them on Monday to report this and insist on a recall based on the number of complaints listed in Consumer Affairs against them.

My dog Abbie (a mix, Pekingese/pug) started having seizures in December 2012, shortly after changing food to Beneful dog food. Our vet was unable to determine the cause of the seizures after doing blood work. He suggested I use medication to control her seizures. I refused phenobarbital because of possible side effects. However, we were encouraged to use diazepam (Valium) to help relax. I chose to only give it to her after she had a seizure, as it seems to make her dazed and not herself. Instructions were as needed.

I never used Beneful but grabbed a bag in Walmart since we were out of food. My one Siberian has been sick a few times throwing up. I didn't think much of it. My daughter's boyfriend brought over his 7-month old pup (pit boxer mix) and we fed her during the course of the day. She went home and got very sick throwing up and had diarrhea. Then, my other husky started getting diarrhea from it too. At this point, we figured it is the food. We tossed it out.

I had a two-year-old bull terrier who, last month, I had to put to sleep. I came home one night to a pool of urine and poop on the floor and dirty paw prints on the wall from my dog. His water bowl knocked all over the place, which I couldn't understand because he had never, I mean never, used the house as a bathroom or done anything like this before. I paid no mind to it like maybe he just couldn't hold his urine and had an accident. So I cleaned up the mess and let him outside. When I went to get him outside, he just looked at me like he didn't know who I was, so I just assumed he was scared because of what he did. So I had to grab his leash and pull him in the house. I put some water on his bowl and he walked right through the bowl like he didn't know what it was. I was still not thinking anything, but he's scared.

Beneful has made our boxer sick. Our boxer Rosie has stopped eating altogether. She is completely lethargic and will just stand there. She has thrown up and had diarrhea. You need to pull this off the shelf and make it right with those that have lost their dogs and had astronomical vet bills. This is unacceptable. We have also bought this from Walmart. We are taking her to the vet today. I will update again later.

I have been feeding my beagle/chihuahua mix Beneful Healthy Weight for years without any problems. A little over a week ago, he started vomiting after eating and then began refusing to eat when I set his food out for him (a major red flag because my guy never refuses a meal!). He recently sprained his front leg, so I thought at first his symptoms were because of the pain or a reaction to the meds the vet had prescribed, but it only got worse as his leg got better. After a week or so of his symptoms intensifying, it finally occurred to me it might be his food (it took so long for me to even think of this because like I said, I've been feeding him the same food for years with no issues). I switched him straight away to a diet of rice, eggs and green beans. In less than two days, his symptoms were gone and he was back to tearing into his dinner with gusto.

We have been feeding our dog the Beneful Healthy Weight for years. The store was out so I bought him the Healthy Radiance kind. After two days, he threw up all he had in his stomach, then bloody foam came up. He appeared to have some sort of seizure. He became unresponsive. I took him to the vet and he stayed overnight while they stabilized him. His liver enzymes were off the charts and his blood sugar was incredibly high. We are nearing the $1000 mark on vet bills. He still is somewhat lethargic and has eaten only one can of the prescription diet in 2-1/2 days. He had a more extensive blood test today to see if there is a reason for his liver numbers to be so high. He is on the prescription diet for three weeks to see if that helps at all.

I have 6 dogs, all rescues. All six began showing signs of something wrong after I purchased a bag of Beneful Healthy Weight from Sam's Club on June 15 in Indiana. They have no history of vomiting, diarrhea or distress. Three became very ill over this past week. One is in critical condition with Acute Pancreatitis. He stopped eating his normal amount of food over the last week and began throwing up bloody foam on June 29th, 2012. In fact, he experienced projectile vomiting during one very difficult episode. He was rushed to the animal hospital 8 hours after the first episode and has been on an IV for three days. It appears that he may recover some, but his liver is now swollen and a complete blood panel indicates that his liver experienced some kind of toxin. A few more hours and he may not have survived. The cost so far is in excess of $1,200.

I have two strays: a 14-yr-old female and a 1-yr-old Jack Russell /Westie mix male. They are both the light of my eyes. I have always fed Beneful to my girl, Ibis, and she loved it. Then Johnson came along and I started buying Beneful Puppy for him, too. He also liked it a lot. About a month and a half ago, I fed them both. Ibis seemed a little lethargic and lacking energy, but I didn't make too much of it, since she is a 14-yr-old gal; age can do that to you. But then I fed Johnson and two minutes after swallowing the last bite, he vomited as if he had swallowed a whole bag of food. I thought, since he is a puppy and a very hyper one, that it was because he wouldn't stop jumping up and down. So, I didn't feed him again, until next day in the afternoon. Again, Ibis was just laying around, but Johnson vomited again.

I purchased a bag of the Beneful Healthy Fiesta dog food at Wal-Mart because they were out of the usual Purina Lamb & Rice formula. Within 6 to 8 hours, my 10-year-old Lab began throwing up & having bloody diarrhea, also breathing hard and acting unsettled. I took her to the Vet and after several hundred dollars in bills, I still have a very sick dog. The next few hours will tell us if she will recover. If I'm forced to put her in the hospital for the weekend, my bills could be close to $1000 or more. This product needs to be removed from the shelves now, before it does more damage!

My sister's dog started to throw up and have just bloody stools. This was Sunday night. On Monday afternoon, her dog's symptoms worsened and the 7-month-old puppy was put down. The remainder on the dog food was given to my mother, who has 4 dogs. They did not assume it was the dog food (Purina Beneful). The dog was tested negative for Parvo. My mom gave the dog food to her 2 puppies (from the same litter as my sister's). On Tuesday, one dog was immediately sick; the other one, early this morning, has the same symptoms as the other dog.

Like the previous person, I have been feeding my cavalier Beneful for several months. Purina was one of the names my vet recommended. This last bag or two just seemed like it were contaminated. Lately, she has not been wanting to eat the dry dog food like she normally does. This past Sunday night, she threw up; and in the past few days, her feces has not been normal. She is not, however, lethargic; but her appetite is definitely not the same when I put out her dog food. I also give her Beneful soft food in the little containers and sometimes mix it with the dry. So, the containers might be contaminated as well. I decided to look online to see if there was a recall, and then, I noticed this website. So I am definitely not the only person who feels this way. They really do need to recall this product!

Beneful Healthy Fiesta - I also have fed my dogs Beneful for some time. However, the last bag I bought has done the same thing everyone else has described. My Dachshund just yesterday was acting lethargic, started vomiting and today was shooting crimson red, bloody diarrhea. I took off to the vet where he is on IVs and 2 different kinds of antibiotics. He's told me that it doesn't look good and that the next 24 hours are crucial. Now my toy poodle is starting to throw up. He has advised me to bring her in the morning so he can check her. What's worse is he said another client of his brought in her two dogs just last week with the same symptoms and both her dogs passed within 24 hours.

I have two dogs and have been feeding both of them Beneful dog food for quite a while. Yesterday, the younger dog (Abby) started having diarrhea. I thought maybe she had gotten into something bad, but I could not find or think of anything. This morning she still had diarrhea and was acting strange. I tried to feed her and our older dog (Sasha) and both of them refused to eat the Beneful dog food. I also thought that it smelled a little more potent than usual. Then, I found this site and realized other people have been having the exact same issue recently. Abby seems to be doing a bit better now; hopefully, she will have no further problems because of this. Now, I am going on Beneful’s site to make a complaint there! And I am going to warn my local grocery store!

Beneful Healthy Weight - Since then, she has quit eating for the first time in 6 years, has had severe diarrhea, vomiting and been lethargic. I took her to the vet on Monday morning, found elevated white blood cell count and high liver enzymes. She was on IV for 2 days and nights and given antibiotics. I had to clean all the mess in the house. How come this is not on the news to report these problems that kill other animals? They better stop selling those foods. Do something.

I bought a bag of dry dog food, Beneful Playful. I opened the bag and moths flew out of the bag and deposits were left in the food. It was all clumped up into the food. I went to take the dog food back, and because I didn't have the bill, I guess it was tossed out by mistake. The store would not take it back! The date on the bag was not expired. Please, I want to be compensated for this bad food! Thank you.

Just an update from my earlier post, my boxer just had to be put down today. His organs were shutting down and he was suffering. Now, my 8 month old puppy is experiencing the same symptoms. I'm so angry and sad. Please don't feed Beneful to your dogs.

My 7-year-old boxer has always been healthy and had a great appetite. I bought a bag of Beneful at Walmart about a week ago. Since then, he has quit eating for the first time in 7 years, has had severe diarrhea, vomiting and been lethargic. I took him to the vet last night, found elevated white blood cell count and high liver enzymes. He was on IV overnight and given antibiotics. He still won't eat and is not improving. I do not know if he will recover or die. Somebody really needs to take some responsibility for this. It is totally unacceptable that these many dogs have become sick and/or dying, all with the same symptoms. All after eating Beneful.

Why is it still on the shelves? My dog will be a year old in a few weeks. We recently took him with us on a 5-hour trip and I bought a brand new bag of Beneful before we left last week. I put the food down for him when we got there and usually the food is gone within seconds of it hitting the ground, but he took a couple of bites and turned his nose up. I figured the long trip had gotten to him and thought nothing of it. He's been having diarrhea since he finished the first bowl, and again, I just thought maybe it was the trip. Now, we're back home and it's still going on, except now he's lounging around, curled up in a ball. The poor guy looks like he is in so much pain. He has been eating Beneful for the past few weeks with no problems. We tend to stock up on it because he is a big dog. We go through a lot of food, but it seems this batch is tainted and needs to be recalled. And now that I found this, I'm beginning to wonder how many dogs are going to have to get seriously ill before they pull the ** off the shelves. Clearly, there is a problem.

Terrible. My dog began eating Beneful Incredibites and got sick with bloody diarrhea, vomiting, lethargic and dehydrated. I took him to the vet and thank God it wasn't too late. $550 later, my dog is alive for now. They should shut this Purina operation down.

I bought a bag of dry Beneful Playful for my dog 3 days ago. I opened the bag and moths flew out of the bag and laid some kind of deposits in the food. It was dried in clumps in the food. I was mad because I didn’t have the bill and the store would not take it back without a bill. I paid $7.00 for the food and I had to throw it out.

So, I got the dog food and my dog ate it for a few days and pooped her bed and peed and we thought she was about to die. She oozed stuff out of her skin (it smelt bad) and we stopped feeding her, and now she's perfect. That's all but really, it's on the market. Wow!

I just want to say that my beagle had the exact same symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea that became bloody after a few days. We have been using Beneful since we got her 3 years ago. As soon as we switched to another brand, she quickly recovered. We are in day one of her recovery, so time will tell. But she is starting to act like she used to: happy, energetic, hungry, etc.

We changed our dog to Beneful, and she is now sick and has the same symptoms as everyone else has listed - panting, diarrhea, and vomiting. I am so furious, and I assure you I will do everything possible to take action against this company. My dog may come home today; that is a maybe, not a yes. She is better; however, we don't know yet. Her weekend stay in emergency care is more than $800, and that doesn't include vet bills we have yet to see. How can a company with this many complaints keep this on the shelf? I don't get it. And what does it take to get it pulled? Help, please.