Purina Dog Chow Reviews

We've fed Purina Puppy Chow, since we've had them & our newest 10 year old blind Mini Pin, that we've had for 6 months now, is on it & she has beautiful fur, has started playing again & doing so much better since her rescue! Our other Mini Pin little boy, was rescued at 9 months & is now 5 years! He has come a long way & is playful, with a beautiful coat & healthy, because of Purina Puppy Chow!

Too dry for dog taste but needs more moist ingredients to taste better... better health. Dog isn't that happy but she eats anyway. Would rather give her combo of moist and dry.

I love the price and I love that I can pick one where the first ingredient is chicken. Oh yea, and also I love that they have different size of food. Like for small and big dogs. They don’t discriminate. Not even with the prices.

Check ingredients for what is best for your dog. I have used Purina for over 50 years and have never experienced a problem. My dogs have been very healthy, few vet visits and had good skin, nails, teeth and emotional health.

Purina Dog food and puppy food is by far the best brand pet food to buy. I have used it for many years and have had many puppies and dogs and they all do very well on it. I don't buy any other brand dog food usually.

I pay $26.00 for a bag and kibbles and bits is like $12.00 a bag, I try to feed my dogs healthy dog food, not full of fillers. I hope I make the right choice for my dogs. I would love to find a better priced dog food but with good quality.

My dog is an American Terrier Pit Bull. I got her from a rescue shelter so I had no way of knowing what food she was accustomed to. I began using Purina Adult mix. She has always liked it and I believe it to be a healthy brand. If I should give her anything but Purina then she gets very loose stools. When I change back to Purina then she seems more content and at ease when going for a walk.

My dog loves the food. I chose it because of the ingredients...there are no legumes or corn fillers. It was recommended by a veterinarian. The only downside is that it is somewhat difficult to buy in stores where I live, so I've been buying it from Chewy.com.

We have a range of dogs from medium (Keeshond) to small (Pomeranian) and a range of ages 6 to 12(?)*. We use Purina Salmon-based Sensitive Systems. It is a small enough kibble for the poms, but substantial enough for the Kees. We supplement the kibble with a homemade chicken-Sweet Potato-Veggie wet mix. The dogs love this diet and have regular well-formed stools. The only reason we would change would be if the food became unavailable. It is getting somewhat hard to find.

My dog always liked the food so I did not change to a less expensive food. Unfortunately he had to be put down due to liver dysfunction, pancreatitis, and gall bladder involvement. Vet could not pinpoint the cause. He was 11 and had no signs of illness. Everything culminated in matter of 3-4 days. The vet bill would have been close to 15K plus he would have been on a feeding tube. All this caused by the food? We don't know.

My min-pin loves the special chunks in the mix, so much so that he carries a mouthful out of his room to the room we are sitting in to eat it there. He never has stomach issues while eating this brand. The fact that it is dry seems to help keep his teeth clean. Being dry makes it possible to be on constant feed.

I own American Bulldog which does not seem to like any dog food that I buy. If I mix can dog food in with the kibbles She will eat and enjoy it seems. I’m still looking for a better tasting dog food for her.

It’s not the cheapest but it is close to it. It doesn’t give my dog bad smelly gas like other ones in the same price range. I can’t pronounce some of the ingredients so it can’t be too good for my dogs. My dog eats it so I like it.

I really love this food for my pets. My only complaint would be that my dogs will pick out the meat chunks and leave the kibble. Other than that it seems to be a hit. I can tell that their coats are getting shinier and no more itchy dry skin.

Purina dog food has good ingredients/vitamins!!! We have fed our dog Purina would he was a puppy and now he is a senior!!! The price is right!!! And for his 11 yrs of life still likes to go out with mom while I hang clothes on the clothesline!!! Love my lil guy!!!

For 35 years I've been using Purina dog and cat food products and have always been highly satisfied. I believe the good health and longevity of my cats and dogs can be attributed to Purina nutritional products.

We buy the Purina Beyond Simply 9 dog food and love it! It's easy to read the ingredients and is a reasonable price. It can be hard to find in some stores, but overall we've been very happy with this brand.

Like different shape and color of ingredients, makes it look like mixed up food. Size could be smaller. King loves to eat and licks the bowl. Large bag is hard to open. Need to cut with knife/scissor.

They are the only brand that I could find that carries lamb and rice. I've had several dogs with digestive issues and it's one of the few that they could eat without issues. Plus, my vet said that it was one of the better brands.

Ok...grew up in country and it was always Purina to the rescue. My dogs have all thrived...especially with more modern researched product lines. Great quality for the value? I'm just a satisfied customer so why do I have to ramble on??

Purina dog food has been around for many years, and has Vitamin K in the food! These other dog foods are talk, and no show! They all claim to be the best, are they?? Most of them do not have Vitamin K in them! I think people just like to out do each other, and forget what is best for their dog, or cat! Remember, your animal comes first!

I have a 14 month old German Shepherd who I've fed Purina dog food her entire life. However I've always made sure it was just chicken! Because she's allergic to beef. Had been feeding her Purina complete care “chicken” however lately she's not wanting to eat it and she's starting to lose weight, getting dry skin and extremely!! Itchy and just miserable! So I decided to double check the ingredients and of course there's BEEF FAT!! In the food. Why would you put BEEF FAT! In a food that says chicken!? Now I'm having to give her ** to stop her itching and am slowly giving her a different food. My point being do not! Say it's a complete care chicken! If it's got beef in it. Talk about false advertising! I will never feed any kind of Purina product to any of my animals again or recommend it to anyone. I guess the saying "you get what you pay for" is definitely correct in this case. I may be on a budget but no more low end dog food for my pets.

We adopted our little guy from the local humane society when he was 4 months old (now 1). They fed him Purina Pro Plan so we kept him on it. He gradually started getting really sick & refused to eat. Took him to the vet & he was fine eating their prescription canned food. After that ran out, we gave him Purina again. He refused to eat it. I even put a little water in it. I decided to start a new food (natural/grain free) and he’s 100% better. He’s excited again to eat, jumps up & down at mealtime, more energy. I know it was this dog food. I feel bad for giving it to him all this time when it was making him miserable.

My experience with Purina Puppy Dog Chow has been a horrible experience. My poor 3 month old puppy keeps throwing up and having diarrhea. She hasn't been acting her usual playful self - just lays there not wanting to run around and play with my sister's older dog. I'm just very upset.

I have fed my dogs and cats Purina foods and treats for over 35 years and have always had very healthy and happy animals. My vet as well as any vet I have talked to over my lifetime have always recommended and approved of Purina products. And my pets love the foods and treats, either canned or dry. They are of the highest quality and always made in the USA. Feeding Purina has kept my animals very healthy. And well into senior years. My husky lived to be 16 about and very happy and healthy. And that is not uncommon for my babies at all. Like I said well into their senior years. My poodle is 15 and no health issues at all, still runs and plays. My cat is 17 and again in top health and very active.

I have 3 large poodles, one of whom is nursing a litter of pups. I bought a bag of Purina Prime Cuts instead of their regular brand hoping to save some money. One dog developed vomiting and diarrhea with lethargy. One developed diarrhea with lethargy. The third dog did not eat much of it, so she is fine. However, I mix the dry food with canned Pedigree varieties. Otherwise, I believe my dogs would have gotten much sicker, and they are still sick. Up all night trying to catch them when they needed to go outside before another accident. This morning it's chicken and rice for them, and the bag of Purina Dog Chow goes in the trash after I contact their address on the bag! Do not try to save a buck and end up with sick dogs. Now I'm worried about the pups too. I purchased this bag at Dollar General.

I have 2 elderly dogs, one is a small Terrier/Cocker mix and the is a full Cocker Spaniel. Was in a rush and instead of going and getting my usual expensive dog food from PetSmart I grabbed a small bag of Puppy Chow to help me get to the weekend. 2 feedings in my smaller dog started having diarrhea, gagging, vomiting, shivering, and the weirdest thing was she would just lie down wherever you put her. This dog is sooo active, tail always wagging usually, the sudden change scared me. The larger dog having issues with loose bowels. Went online and found all these horrible reviews. I know it's this stupid cheap food. Going straight to PetSmart and will feed rice for dinner as I read on here to help settle tummies.

I regret of using Purina Dog Chow for a change on my retriever who is suffering from loose bowel and dehydration right now. Will take him to the vet first thing in the morning. Thought it would be a great change and will keep him healthy but it's totally opposite of it. I will never recommend this product to anyone who wants their paws to be healthy.

I have always been a loyal Purina brand supporter. I used to haul corn into their dog food plant in Edmond, Oklahoma. I know how strict they are on product that they put in your dog food. Good. After feeding my dog Puppy Chow he started getting lethargic - had severe diarrhea gas. I did not think it would be the dog food since I know the quality control that Purina has so I continue to feed my dog 15 lb bag the Puppy Chow. I was ready to have him put to sleep because he couldn't hold his bowels. We tried ** probiotic. I changed his dog food and after the first feeding his stool stiffen back up. He is more energetic now - eating good, sleeping good, no more whining, no more biting at his tail. I will never purchase Puppy Chow again. I did however purchase another Purina brand call Beneful Healthy Weight. He seemed to do real good on it.

I have been a loyal Purina Dog Chow user from puppy chow when young to adult food. Noticed that lately my dogs, I have three, have slowly been eating less and less. With them being lethargic and vomiting. They all have had health issues lately - rashes and infections, urinating blood and high liver counts. The smell of the dog food I have noticed, turns my stomach and smells sour. Because of this we have started the change to new food. We have noticed a change in less than a week. They have stopped vomiting and their coats are looking better.

I purchased a 4 lb bag of Purina puppy chow instead of the regular brand. Fed it to my pup for supper. By the next morning he had very loose bowel and was extremely lethargic. Didn't consider it may be the food so I fed it to him again. By the evening he was even more lethargic, loose bowel, slowly walking in circles nipping at his tail instead of playfully running around like his normal self. Both eyes are weak and one is barely open. He seems to be off balance. He won't bark or play just quietly whimpers all of a sudden. After reading the other reviews and consider the rapid onset, I'm convinced it's the Purina dog food as nothing else in terms of exposure has changed. Mind you in less than 24 hours my pup is having a negative reaction after eating Purina. Prior to he was as happy and energetic as any healthy would be. Very upset and highly disappointed Purina!

I have a husky and he is about 5 months old. Tried every food including Blue Wilderness, Blue Buffalo. Everything made him sick until I got him Puppy Chow. He absolutely loves and my vet loves it! Thanks Puppy Chow!

I have 3 large dogs who are relatively healthy, 2 are pit bulls and 1 a pit bull St. Bernard MIX, due to circumstances I was forced to switch dog foods due to costs of previous food, so I introduced them to Purina dog chow mixed with their other food and they handled the transition wonderfully but then seen that Purina makes adult dog chow complete beef, so I DID the same thing on introducing this food to them. Now I'm just feeding them the adult dog chow complete beef and they are sick!!! Throwing up piles of food, phlegm and gagging, so I had them checked out and was told to give them rice cooked in chicken broth to settle their tummies. Ok did that and slowly reintroduced the dog chow again following the vet's instructions.

I purchased a bag of Puppy Chow and after a few hours my dogs began to vomit and become extremely sick. He couldn't keep anything down. My dogs became extremely lethargic and dehydrated. I had to get a bottle of Pedialyte and keep them hydrated. I pulled food from him for 12-24 hrs and began to see improvement. I gave them rice with no season and they were able to keep it down without incident. I fed them again the same dog food and yet again the vomit started. This is terrible. With this many complaints this food is still being sold in stores to continue to make other pets sick as well.

My mother dog has been very sick from Purina Puppy chow. Gave it to the pups and they also threw it up. Not good... Recall needed... This use to be a good food for mother dogs. Now I would not recommend it at all!!!

I just want to say I wish I never switched to this dog food. I have 4 furbabies who I love dearly and yes I fell terrible for switching their food 1 week ago. I am glad I caught it early. I started noticing two of my dogs were gagging/coughing a lot last night and now today those two would not touch that food. My other two dogs were still eating it up...loved it. Tonight I decided to check the kibble and I found LITTLE FRAILS OF WIRE sticking out of the food! I am beyond sick about this. Please no one dare feed this to your pups. I have thrown the whole 40lb. Bag in garbage! I bought off Amazon $19.99. I will return to the more expensive food.

Bought puppy food and it has mold. Store refused to refund my money. I've used Purina for over 20 years and never had a problem till now. I would never use them again. Can't poison my babies. Stop buying Purina.

I have been giving my dogs Pedigree for over 25 years and I thought I would give this brand a try since they were giving a rescue a donation per bag. At this point since I found bailing wire (a wrapped up bundle) before it caused my dog any harm I can say I will never buy this brand again.

Never again Purina.

We have been feeding Purina Dog Chow to our dogs for over 18 years. All of a sudden our 3 German Shepherds are throwing up piles of dog food and stomach bile. Headed to the vets today! PURINA RECALL YOUR FOOD!

Two months ago (June 30, 2018) my dog had a full panel blood test and Xrays. Note: We started the Purina One SmartBlend lamb and rice after our dog's labs. Kidneys and internal organs were normal. Two months later my dog was not eating, drinking water but only sleeping. I felt something was wrong so I took him in to get checked out. It turns out he now has kidney disease. Creatinine and BUN levels were elevated or off the charts. Creatinine was 7.3 when ranges should be .5-1.8 and BUN was greater than 130 when levels ranges 7-27. Phosphate was 14 when ranges 2.5 - 6.8. Now we are giving our dog IVs and know our dog will die soon. The Purina One was the only changes we made with our dog. Now he's suffering and we are heartbroken that they will give this dog food to animals. Is there a lawsuit out there or planning to remove this from the shelf? I heard this food is process out in China.

Just went through an entire week of struggling to keep our 6 month old German Shepherd puppy alive. She tested negative for parvo, but had vomiting, diarrhea, bloody stools. Drank water, but vomited it up. We brought her to the vet, tons of medication, IVs daily. She started feeling better this past Friday. Last night, I let her have a handful of kibble and this morning, she was vomiting again. All the Purina is going in the trash! All my dogs eat this brand, even the canned version, my older dogs have been turning it down lately and not eating much. So I assume it was making them feel bad as well, just not as sick as it made the puppy. I don't know what has changed, I've used this brand for years. But not anymore! This has been an exhausting, horrible week. Purina, please, pull your product again, find out what's going on.

My dog a 3 year old Mini Australian Shepherd who is always healthy (no problems or concerns with the vet after any visit), active (5 mile hikes, 1.5 mile walks in the evening before bed, frisbee player), and just a characteristic dog... until just a few days ago. I gave the Purina healthy weight dog food to manage his weight with him being slightly overweight. Everything was fine. Then suddenly in 1 week of switching his food, he wasn't being himself. Whenever he would lay down, he would dig at the blankets while crying and spinning in circles, then he would stretch and continue to lick anything that was in front of him excessively. He had a very dry mouth.

Dogs have been fed this for couple years because of cost of feeding 2 large dogs on a fixed income. Experienced some issues as I recall in the beginning such as diarrhea but attributed that to switching brands. Just lost dog yesterday... she had to be euthanized and emergency vet said it appeared to be toxin ingestion. I believe it’s directly related to this latest bag as this is when symptoms began: violent diarrhea until food was withheld for 36-48 hours & she bounced back happy & perky as when she was a puppy. Then last evening very soon after eating 2 cups of this she began standing around panting as if she was hot and went out briefly but came right back in & collapsed vomiting everything on her bed and own paw and her symptoms worsened quickly as we rushed her to emergency hospital.

I've been feeding Puppy Chow and I stopped Tuesday and got a new bag (Tuesday). One puppy had diarrhea this morning (Thursday). Took her to vet. Vet gave her some antibiotics and said she should be fine. Now 2 other puppies are throwing up. Has anyone else had this problem recently? 06/21/18.

I really like this food. We rescued a dog and he loves it. It never upsets his belly. He seems to like the flavor and enjoy it. He eats it up. It smells good and looks good. My vet says it's good.

Have two Chinese pugs. Not sure what food to feed them so we tried Purina Purina Dog Chow, was surprised that they love it. It's no fun when you try new food and they won't eat it.

We bought a bag of Proplan at Petsmart. It was left in a wicker basket with the top rolled up from May till we returned to Florida in October. The house was air conditioned through the summer. On return the home was completely overrun with moths and webs, under ceiling beams, the pantry, lamps, art on the walls, clothes in the closets, everywhere. The bag was one huge web of moths and larvae.

I had an 11 years old Redbone Coonhound dog. She was full of energy, and behaved and looked like a puppy. She had a shiny fur and a robust body, and rarely ever got sick. Smart & Final run out of her food, and promised to have it the next day. Ten days later, they still didn't have it, and I run out of dog food. So I bought Purina Dog Chow. She started feeling bad the same day. It started with nonstop drinking, and watery diarrhea. The next day she became lethargic, she had labored breathing and refused to get out of bed. I added some salt to her water, to compensate for loss of electrolytes, due to the diarrhea. Her breathing became normal almost immediately, and she started getting on her weak legs. Her stool seemed to get gradually better, and she went back to eating. A few hours later, she had her 1st very violent and long seizure. It knocked her down for an hour.

Horrified when I found out my parents had switched my dogs to Purina while I was away. One of my dogs has epilepsy and once she was moved to this food, starting having seizures on the regular, despite their frequency being on a downward slope for many years. Poured out what was left in the bin and immediately replaced with Zignature. Her seizures have been happening less frequently for the past few months, but I'm still worried... Purina is one of the lowest quality dog foods on the market. If you love your pet, do your research and find a better food. (Iams/Pedigree/Beneful are no better.)

I think it's pitiful everyone uses this site to bash Purina and says things like "if I find out Purina made my dog sick, I'm going to sue!" IQ tests should be given before they let people go public. My dog loves Purina Dog Chow, has done very well on it, with no problems, and if he did have a problem I'd take him to a vet to determine whats wrong before I blame the dog food company.

Purina Dog Chow- Why are they still selling this product?? After buying a bag of this stuff and feeding one cup to my dog, he’s become so sick. Vomiting and diarrhea, very lethargic, no pep, and lost all interest in even moving around. This stuff hasn’t made my dog so ill. I hope to God my dog gets better. Purina stop selling this stuff it’s making our dogs sick.

Have been using Purina Dog Chow for over 40 years and it has served 5 labs very well and kept them all healthy. Can't say enough about the high quality of Purina products.

Grew up with grandparents who breed German Shepherds for a living. They always used Purina Dog Chow. I have two XL Cane Corso's who love this dog food. It is affordable and keeps them healthy.

I have been feeding Purina Dog Chow for over 30 years. Most of my dog have been healthy and lived to their teens. There have been times when I ran out and bought other brands that they didn't like.

Purina Dog Chow is a food brand that is design for dogs. Its value is sailing at a very low price in most stores and the ingredients are still the same.

We have been using Purina Natural Puppy Chow for almost a year. Our Golden Doodle has done fine with it, but in October we added a German Shepherd Mix to our family, he did not do so well with it. He has had diarrhea since the first day we got him. We got him tested and he did have parasites but even after they were rid of he still had slimy, bloody stool. Our vet suggested giving him a bland food to help settle his stomach. That has worked to some extent but it wasnt until I came onto this site and read some of the reviews of the dog Chow that I thought it could be the initial food we had been giving him. This week I started him on IAMS dog food and TWO DAYS later his stool is finally healthy and how it should be. My only regret is not thinking that it could be his dog food sooner, then he would have been in less pain and I would have a lot less money spent on vet bills.

My dog started to have an allergic reaction to something. Trying to figure out exactly what has taken awhile. We took him to the vet and have had him on a large dose of **, and he started feeling better. And then I watched him eat Beneful dog food and a few hours later he started to act strange again (chewing holes through his feet, acting very strange in general). He's a small dog and normally doesn't eat much dry food, however I do keep it out for him. Thank God he prefers wet food, because after reading the reviews about this food I am horrified!

I'm just want people to know about Bella Purina dog food. The first bag I bought my dogs loved it. Not until the very end of the dry dog food did I see the black bugs. I thought maybe it was something that got in my dog's food. So I bought another bag. This time there was more bugs. I'm not buying this product again! I have seven dogs and I love them too much to see them sick. Please take off the market. I bought the bags at Walmart.

I have a 9 week old Alaskan Malamute. When we first got him his appetite was robust and he was current on all of his shots plus dewormer (they gave me his records). I-- thinking I was being frugal--- put him on Purina Puppy Chow, and ever since the first day of eating it he's had watery stools and has been extremely thirsty. I'm a skeptic by nature so I read everything I could find on the possible causes for his suffering. I decided to throw the Purina away and put him on a bland diet of boiled chicken and cooked brown organic rice with a little mineral salt. Within 24 hours his energy has returned to normal and more importantly, he is now passing normal looking stools. I plan to put him on a high quality food from now on. This is a beautiful dog, and shame on Purina for all the hardships they have caused for so many.

I have 3 dogs and one recently just passed this fall, and he was a full grown pitbull and I have another full grown pitbull who also was sick with the same symptoms, vomiting mucus diarrhea weak fever, not want to drink or eat. Now I have my 3 dog who's a small Yorkie and he's showing the same signs and symptoms. Hopefully he will pull through like my other dog and not pass away like my one did this past fall.

This is it in a nutshell... About a month or so ago I bought some Purina Complete Dog Chow (dry kibble) for my Chihuahua-mix dog. Since I started feeding her the food everything was fine, until a couple weeks ago she started acting different like she was starving and very skittish, so I brushed it off thinking maybe she was just really hungry and continued feeding it to her just giving her a bigger portion. Then last week I left her at home for about an hour to do some shopping and when I came back she had thrown up all over her bedding and on the floor... and the whole next day it was the same thing, whenever I would check on her there would be more throw up.

Was recommended to put my new puppy on puppy chow large breed by my vet. After ruling out several bacterial infections with antibiotics, vet and I reviewed the "new" ingredients list. Turns out the food has almost no meat in it now, is loaded up with tripe and corn, and has a ton of red dye in it. We both were also horrified to find they use garlic oil in it, as all parts of the onion family are toxic to dogs. Some dogs can tolerate small amounts of garlic, many breeds develop very bad reactions that can be life threatening. The fact that a dog food would contain it at all is mortifying considering they recommend so much more kibble to be fed than higher quality brands. My pup now has IBD from the intestinal damage done from this food after 7 weeks of testing. He now routinely has to take medications or has internal bleeding and diarrhea. Thanks Purina for almost killing my puppy and making the rest of his life miserable.

I have been using Purina Dog Chow, Puppy Chow, Dry Food for well over 15 years with no problems... all of my dogs have been healthy and happy. I have recently upgraded to Purina One (locally available easily) and hate to see the bad reviews! I don't know that I would change their diet unless it was medically necessary- my dogs have always had good weight and remained active. On another note my AGING cat will not touch any other food except Purina Cat Chow. Tried to sub generic in a emergency one time and his stubborn old self wouldn't touch it. Regular or indoor formula, don't matter... picky picky he only eats his brand. Stop with all the complaints and give some praise for once.

Making my dogs sick! I have a 5 year old Boxer and 12 year old Dachshund. We just lost our 9 year old Boxer, so I thought my dogs were grieving when they didn't want to eat and began throwing up. This has now gone on for almost 2 weeks. My dogs are foodies and I know it's no longer grieving because it's getting worse.They will not eat. So, I cooked for them yesterday chicken and rice. They gobbled it up, held it down, and their personalities came shining through. I read the other recent reviews of this same food and something is seriously wrong with this food. I am taking my dogs to the vet to have them checked for poison.

Not sure what's going on but our Doberman is now eating home-cooked food and recovering. Last week, 2/14/17, Rhett had what the vet described as extreme food poisoning. 2 days of putrid black puke, black diarrhea, and weakness. After surgery to look for a potential blockage, his appetite is returning. His normal diet is Nutrish dry food and a can of Alpo Prime cuts with chicken. He's been getting the same food for more than a year. Now he sniffs the Alpo and walks away.

A few incidents where my dogs have thrown up in the past. Few days ago I noticed some wire like fiber sticking it out of the dog food kibbles, and the bag had a foul odor. One of my fur babies has refused to eat the dog food altogether. I threw out the dog food and I'm switching brands. I don't want to take the chance of losing any of my fur babies.

I have recently changed my dog food to Purina Dog Chow. I was told it was better for them. We had been feeding them this food for about 4 weeks. Just last week we lost a mama dog who had just had puppies. Didn't know for sure what the deal was but then we lost my15 year old baby (Datson) tonight. All had the same symptoms. Started laying around not wanting to eat or drink, then gasping for breath, then to the point she could not even walk. Seemed too much like poison. I am taking my baby to the vet on Monday and have her tested to see if it has anything to do with the dog food. If so, purina will be hearing from me with a lawsuit.

I have tried to give my "adult " dogs every other dry food, expensive, nutritional value without much success. They have eaten this dry food since they were pups and they refuse to eat any other food. I mix it with a good wet food (if they could have homemade chicken more often they would) that provides them with any of the vitamins and nutrients they need that the puppy may not. They are thriving happy dogs who love the chow.

We have a few dogs large and small young and old that will ONLY EAT purina puppy chow. Trust me - we've tried to switch them to a better Food but they go on strike Unless its human food which I can only afford for so long. Any who NEVER had a problem until this "new blend". 1st bag 2 pups and my older Chihuahua got sick puking at the time I thought my roommate who I was evicting at the time put something in their food 2 pups died. I threw food out.

In attempting to buy the Purina Dog Chow in the green bag the shelves are full of chicken flavor. 5 different stores in my area. Is Purina dictating what we buy now due to not stocking the shelves? I have used this dog food for over 40 years and with only one other complaint when bag had massive clumps in it. Purina responded within days.

Purina recently changed the formula, so they said. I contacted Purina about odor and dogs ill after eating Puppy Chow, soft and chewy in September. No response back only asking if I had a receipt - no answer why food has terrible, rotten odor and my dogs - 2 poodles sick - throwing up and black tarry stools! They don't care! There is something wrong with this new formulated Puppy Chow as we have used it before and never like this issue! The vets stick up for the companies $$$ so - you never get a true reason why dogs sick (due to dog food)! Mad as h over this and especially the concern from Purina! Do not let this company get away with this! I reported this to FDA and little concern and no reply there either!

I change my dogs' food every two years or so just to give them a variety. A few years ago I switched them to Beneful. Within a short period of time my beautiful Boxer lost half of the hair on his back, and my Pointer started to have full blown seizures. My vet ran a thyroid test on my Boxer which was negative. I told her the only thing that was different was that I had changed dog food, but told her that I already suspected something was wrong with it, and changed it back. Within a couple of weeks my Boxer's hair was completely filled back in, and my Pointer never had another seizure. They were completely fine on another brand.

I have been feeding my dog this since 2 months and till 8 years she had a seizure and died without warning. She had plenty of exercise, had her shots every year, but one day she just laid down and had a seizure, peed in her bed. We took her to the vet. She was fine and 5 min later was back in seizure state. They tried to save her with oxygen tank, but she was gone. I fully believe it was the food because 2 months earlier my other YOUNGER dog got lymphoma without warning. He swole up and 2 months later same as her laid down and left us heartbroken!!! I blame it on the food. We have a 3rd and switched her to steak and chicken and Blue Buffalo hoping for a better life. We truly blame this food. It's TOXIC for pets and recommend not BUYING!!! If you love your fur baby.

I feed my labradoodle Purina original since he was a puppy. Around 2 years old he had seizures that appeared about once a year. I never thought that it might be his dog food. I read the reviews several years ago and owners had similar experiences and some of the dogs died. I switched his dog food and he has not had a seizure in over 2 years. This is very convincing that the Purina dog food was responsible for his seizures. Whatever they put into their dog food is toxic for some if not all dogs to some degree or another. Cooper is now 9 and going strong.

My little Lacy died due to this food and now I have over $1,300 in vet bills due to Purina's negligence!! Their vet is supposed to call my vet but hasn't happened yet.

Oh my goodness! I've gotten numerous bags of Purina puppy chow complete... Never had a problem until this bag! There are numerous like string fabric all in the bag! Almost like shredded clothing! Sure hope my dog doesn't get sick from this! Changing food today! Shame! Can't even trust the food you feed your dog!

Here's the short version...I bought Purina Dry Dog food in June and it was full of bugs. Purina sent me a coupon for a new bag of food. I bought a new bag of Purina dry dog food with the coupon this month, and once again it was full of bugs. Gross. I'm done with Purina.

I'm trying to find out if anyone has had sick dogs from Purina puppy chow soft morals... I just lost 6 puppies and had 2 older dogs sick, and the only thing they had in common was the puppy chow...

Don't let yourself be fooled. Not only are the chemicals bad for your fur babies but it's also the source of the meat (not even meat) that they're getting. Your dog/cat could be eating a euthanized animal or roadkill, and yes this is from research. You need to have specific sources of the ingredients. Just like 9Lives, Pedigree, Alpo and many others, this is TRASH. I don't think you would want to feed yourself euthanized house pets or a shelter animal. Do your research and realize that THIS IS KILLING ANIMALS. There's a reason that these brands are at the back of the pet store and that you can get away with buying 50 pounds of food for just maybe $20 and that is sick. Please, save your fur babies from eating this junk. Natural/organic pet food is expensive but vet bills are much more expensive.

I usually feed my small terrier mix another brand 2 days ago I ran out of food for her. So on my way home from work I stop my local store. They didn't have her usual. I end up buy Purina Puppy Chow a small box and has the best before May 2017 which is till next year. My son feed our dog in the morning and she didn't even come near the food. On the afternoon, I was gonna give her water. She never touch the food at all and notice a worm and I went outside and empty the box. It was full of worms. She vomit and look like she wasn't feeling ok. I threw away that nasty dog food. I went to the store and bought her usual food Pedigree for small dogs. She has ate some and looks better now. I do not recommend Purina Puppy Chow. I looked up online and they have history of this.

We have a Standard Schnauzer that is 5 years old and in good health. We started feeding him Purina Little Bites several months ago. We bought a new bag with the best by date of July 2017 and code # 601210841625L.06. We noticed that within a week he started having loose stools and by the next day he was vomiting yellowish vomit and a lot of bloody diarrhea. He was very lethargic and weak. We took him to the vet's office where he had blood tests with findings of dehydration and elevated liver enzymes. He was treated with IV fluids and two different IV antibiotics. The vet was shocked at how sick he was. He is now on the road to recovery and is doing very well. We are convinced that it was the Purina dog food that caused the problem. The vet recommended that we discard all the unused bag. We checked for recalls on the dog food but found none.

I purchased the 50 lb bag and there was an odor when I opened the bag. Being this is all I had to feed my three large dogs I fed them this. The first day one dog threw up everything and then another dog threw up watery yellow vomit. My other dog won't eat it anymore after the first bowl. I do plan on returning it to Walmart. The coding and expired date is: 0 17800 15810 7, Best by August 2017; 605460012334108. Hope this helps other pet owners. I have not found a recall on this product.

I have three dogs who all eat Purina ONE. I noticed when I purchased the last bag it was not the same color as before. All dogs after two days have been vomiting and have diarrhea. Disposed of that bag purchased another AND noticed the color changed? NO MORE PURINA FOR ME.

We used Purina briefly for our dog, Sadie. However, we noticed she didn't have the spring in her step anymore and her tummy started turning black. We immediately quit and switched her to Halo. What a difference! It's like we have a new dog and her tummy has turned back to white!

I used Purina Dog Chow for years when I had two collies. Both of them lived to be 14 years old. I highly recommend this dog food as it is the only dog food my dogs ate all those years. I have a cat now who only eats Purina One Cat Food. It is great food from a great company.

We always try to pick a quality dog food that is affordable. We have fed our dogs many brands, and out of the ones we have tried we always come back to Purina, because our pets love it.

Good medium grade food. Not top of the line but not low grade. Ok ingredients and doesn't break the bank, I trust Purina. My dogs enjoy it and it's available everywhere, it's like a lot of the medium foods... lots of fillers.

Purina Dog Chow kept my dog healthy and satisfied for a very long time. His vet always said he was as healthy as any dog could be. I would highly recommend Purina pet food products to everyone.

Of course, you must realize that anyone able to type out a review of their purchased dog food - is not themselves a dog! With that said, my dog seemingly loves her Purina Moist and Meaty Chopped Burger. The ingredients seem a bit scary but let's face it - it's dog food. Dogs do not have the daily allowance - vitamin and mineral option. They eat what we give them. Moist and Meaty has it all (all the vits and mins). Even the high fructose corn syrup - what dog doesn't love a coke with their meal? The pre-measured packets are a plus. My dog is 14 lbs. One packet a day works for her. Lulu is 9 years old and in perfect health. Thank you Purina!

Dogs are healthy and happy. No health issues.

It's been a long time since I had a dog but the last one thrived on Purina. At the time, there was very little choice as what to feed animals. So, Purina was the best bet for health, nutrition, well being and I believe still is.

I have been a dachshund owner for over 40 years with a few beagles and labradors sprinkled into the mix. I have fed primarily dry dog food, but also canned dog food.

It pretty good. Some foods are very expensive. This one is affordable. Other foods give my dogs gas. This one doesn't. Love it. A lot of people cannot afford those expensive foods that are suppose to be the best. Just because we can't afford the best and most expensive. Don't mean we don't care about our babies as much. Hate the commercials that try to say that.

I'm not sure if my dog likes this food or not. It is nutritionally good as far as I am concerned. He downs it with no problem. The one he really didn't like is the one that is made with vegetables.

I currently use Purina 1 dog food, having upgraded from Purina dog chow. I am very satisfied with the way our two adult dogs feed and digest this Purina 1 on a regular basis. The only other dog food I can say I have tried with positive experience is Science Diet. The extra cost is one limiting factor, although it takes less of this feed equal a ration of other dog food... and accessibility is another. It is not always available in the stores I shop at. I consider it a top dog food, and would use it more often if it were more available. I am certain other brands are available that are very good as well, but these two are the ones I stay with.

I have used Purina for the past 20 or so years and find that it works as well or better than the more expensive "designer" brands. We inherited a friend's dog a few year. Her owner used a mix of an expensive exclusive brand. Her coat was thin and she had a lot of gas. We switched her to Purina and her coat soon became thick and luxurious and the gas problem disappeared.

The kind I used most recently was the Senior 7+. I bought it because of the high fiber content that my 16-year-old SharPei/Boxer needed to help with firming up her stools. I had tried other high fiber foods but she didn't like the taste, so this one was next on the list to try. She liked it, so we went through several bags. Unfortunately she died a few months ago. The doc thought it was most likely cancer.

I have sick dogs and I wasn't sure what it was but the Golden Retriever is having major problems with itching, hair loss, bluish looking belly and chest, throwing up for a week with total distaste of his food. Absolutely not wanting to eat the food. He had been eating Purina for some time and so we bought the 50lb bag of Purina Dog Chow Complete. He doesn't want to eat it at all. I decided to research recalls but there is nothing. I read the reviews here and he is having the same symptoms. I'm taking the food back!! Something is going on and it should be recalled. I hope changing food will help him to heal and I won't need a vet. Poor Clifford... I hate that food we trust could make my loyal big guy hurt sooo much. I will share this with all my friends. Thank you for this message board and other reviewers. Sorry about your suffering and loss of furry family members.

Ok price but smells funny. At time it would have spiderwebs in the food and we also purchase Pedigree which would be old most of the time and we switched to Kirkland brand was much better.

I couldn't find the large dog breed Purina One dog food so I went with the Lamb and Rice Formula from Walmart... Bad bad move. My dogs have suffered with diarrhea, gas and the small one vomited just after eating it. I have had to clean up her messes from the middle of the night and now I get up with her every four hours (worse than my kids as babies!). Ugh. NEVER buying this brand again, it should be pulled off all shelves as I have read others who have had similar, word for word and worse experiences with this product. Shame on Purina for selling this.

My lab has been on Purina dog food (Bentiful) all his 10 years and my shepherd for 3 years. I have noticed these last 2 years, both dogs have severe anal problems (my lab has blood coming out) and I have to have my shepherd cleaned every month. I switched over to Purina one, and now both dogs are itching like crazy. My lab is starting to lose his hair on his chest. But no anal problem. I will not EVER use Purina products again.

I have a German Shepherd/hound dog. He is 3 years old. I started feeding him Purina dog chow about a month ago and he's shedding. Has been awful yet alone his attitude. He was very playful and now just lies around a lot. Instead of this dog food to give him all the nutrients he needs like they say? It's making him lose all his nutrients and his hair. I can rub him with my bare hand and chunks of hair come off. I am never feeding him Purina products!

After reading these review I decided I needed to post one as well. I purchased a large bag of Purina Puppy Chow a few months ago. I recently noticed that one of my dogs got sick... Just thought it might have eaten too quickly or because of the heat. But then one after another they all began to vomit very yellow, watery vomit. I knew they didn't get into anything and could not figure out anything different that could have caused this till my husband said "it's got to be the food." I stopped feeding the food and went and got a new bag and the vomiting stopped. The stools are starting to get back to normal. I called Purina and told them I believe their food caused my dogs/puppies to be sick. They asked for the UPC code and mfg code and good till this date info but didn't seem shocked that this could happen or anything.

I have been feeding my dog Purina dog chow since it was called denta crunch. I now have a new dog. He is seven months old and was fed the same. Within a matter of a week of buying a new fifty pound bag his health declined. He has now been in the vet for a week. He tested negative for parvo and they are not sure why he is sick. For a solid week he had bloody blow outs from his rectum and had lost a lot of weight. Thank God he is finally stabilizing, but we nearly lost him. My other dog will not even look at his food any more. I contacted Purina informing them of my loyal business along with my nearly 2000 dollar vet bill. I was treated like a moron and they played the glad hand politician role. I am disgusted. These people actually had the nerve to tell me it's not because of their product when I know that is a lie. Do your dogs a favor and don't fed them this soylent green rubbish.

I purchased Purina Dog Chow in Nov. 2014. I gave my dog this food until on January 21, 2015. I noticed she begin throwing up. She stopped eating the Purina Dog Chow food and continued throwing up. Numerous attempts to feeding her to no avail. I watched my dog suffer until her demise March 16, 2015. Purina Dog Food caused my dog internal bleeding in her stomach.

We have been feeding miniature aussie Purina Dog Chow since she born six years ago. She been having seizures since she was two. We give medication twice a day for them. Having seen the news on Beneful, grew cautious and changed her food a month ago. She has bit had a single seizure since the change. There is more than Benefit in question.

Since hearing all this I am wondering if this is what caused my lab mix to start having seizures a few years ago. The vet said there was no medical reason he should be having them and I kept feeding him Purina Dog Chow. He is now on meds and a special dog food and he has been seizure free over a year. The shedding was awful. Definitely going to ask the vet.

Buddy is on Purina Dog Chow and he is only 3 1/2 years old and is in critical condition, he cannot run any more, he walks and if we don't give him a pain pill the dog growls at us. Vet said he is in so much pain, his right eye is being affected also, and he has no energy and was a high energy dog. He eats very little and drinks a tremendous amount of water and has no energy at all. It is so sad, I feel he will die soon.

I've been feeding my dogs Purina Puppy Chow dry food for many years and their health starting deteriorating the past 2 years. My 2 chihuahuas had all the symptoms mentioned in the recent Purina Beneful lawsuit: vomiting, diarrhea, bloody stool, uncontrolled urination, seizures and trouble breathing. My male dog passed away 3 weeks ago and after reading about Purina Beneful making dogs sick, I'm thinking the Purina Puppy Chow might also be tainted. I stopped feeding my female dog the dry food today because I don't want her condition to worsen. Let's hope her health starts to improve. I believe Purina should be responsible for all my pet bills, medicine and cremation I had to pay. My dog is currently taking 4 different pills! How can we be heard by Purina and how can we get them to pay for this?

After eating Dog Chow, my dog became weak and didn't want to eat and was thrown up. This happened on a Fri. That same day, I took her to vet and they gave her antibiotics and anti-vomiting shots. Pd 90.00. She lost weight and doing a lot better since started giving her rice chicken w/ coconut oil.

I just purchased my first family puppy about 2 weeks ago. The breeder I bought my yorkie 2 lb puppy from advised me to keep her on the same dog food she had been giving her, which was Purina Puppy Complete. The same night I brought her home she started violently vomited and continued to vomit until the next afternoon. The next evening she started vomiting again a couple hours after she ate. I have been to the vet 3 times in 1 week trying to find the problem and fix it. $600 later, I still have no answers. My vet did give me another dog food and told me to try that and since then she hasn't vomited once. Now I'm watching the news and see that there's other customers that are complaining of Purina dog food possibly making their dogs sick. With the same symptoms of my new puppy it makes me wonder, if all along it wasn't the puppy food I'd been giving her that's supposed to be good for her, not make her deathly ill.

I have 5 doxies and for the last 6 and a half to 7 years I have fed my dogs this product. Never had any problems. One of my dogs has a red dye allergy and this food was wonderful for him. The last bag I bought for them, all 5 of my dogs have been vomiting, diarrhea and loose stool. The only changes in their routine is this new bag of food! Something is different with their food and I'm not happy about it! They need to come forward and announce what the changes are that are killing and hurting our loved pets... aka (my kids). I am changing their food even if I have to spend thousands on it. I can't let them suffer - that's way too inhumane! I hope this is helpful for anyone reading this... It's on Purina. We as little people will take you on and make you make things right!

I bought Purina Puppy Chow when I did my grocery shopping. My puppy threw it up a few times... then had diarrhea... then had a seizure the following day. I thought about the food but didn't think much about it even though I saw something on Facebook a few weeks ago! Took her to the vet & had blood work done & her liver count was three times higher than what it should have been! Even the Vet thought that odd since she had a liver test two months earlier & it was normal! After the blood work I came home & threw out the bowl of food! I sealed it up & still have the rest of the food... wish I knew where to take it to be tested. We are still in the process of treating my little pup. She has not had another seizure or vomiting or diarrhea. There is something toxic in the food. My cat ate Cat Chow for 15 years before he passed about four years ago & never had a problem!

I recently had my husband buy a box of Purina Puppy Chow for our puppy who is 11 weeks old. When I opened the box and began pouring the food into his bowl a bug flew out. I didn't think anything of if because it was just one. However then more flew out. At least 6 bugs had flown out and onto the wall and were all marching up my wall. I killed as many as I could but one flew away. When I looked into his bowl it was filled with the flying insects along with larva. The larva (which looked like maggots) was crawling up the side of his bowl.

Bought my 8-year old bichon the Purina Dog Chow on Saturday, less than 24 hours later he began to act strangely and started vomiting everywhere. Found him this morning, extremely sick and he was unable to even get up from his bed. He's never had sensitive stomach and was an extremely healthy dog before I fed him any of this trash. I will never being buy anymore of this dog food and strongly urge others to pass on the message. If you're thinking about buying any Purina products, don't; unless you want to see your pet get very sick.

Very angry. I adopted my puppy in July and fed him Purina puppy chow. Everything seemed to be fine. In about September after buying a larger bag of the food he started to cough and gag. I didn't think anything of it just thought a piece of food went down the wrong pipe. It is now November and he had now been throwing up and didn't want to eat. After him throwing up yesterday I was extremely mad and decided to go buy another dog food brand. He was fine last night and so far today; hasn't thrown up, going to the vet later today to see if it's his old food. NEVER FEEDING OR BUYING PURINA PRODUCTS AGAIN!

I changed my 7 month old boxer to Purina puppy chow. She has never had an issue with any food at all. About 3 hours after giving her Purina puppy she has been throwing up and whining. :( Never again.

We have been feeding our English Bulldog Purina Puppy/Dog Chow since he was 8 weeks old. In the last 6 weeks he has vomited up undigested food more times than we can count. After reading all of these reviews we have changed his food to something better. I am so grateful nothing worse happened and I feel horrible for all of those who have lost their pets since experiencing these problems. If Purina food is the cause of these issues I truly hope they do something about their product!

Five 7 week old puppies died in 4 days. Vomiting and bloody stool. The Mother died two days later. Another adult dog we had got sick as well. We were able to get him to the vet. He was on an IV for a week and had an operation. The vet said it was salmonella. Not Parvo. The only thing these dogs all ate was the bag of Purina puppy chow. We have one more adult dog. Who never ate the food and never got sick. I call Purina, talked to a person. She sounded like they would investigate and cover the vet Bill. She said someone would contact me in 75 hours. 2 weeks later I received a letter telling me they referred me to another company that covers these matters. They still haven't contact me. I lost 6 purebred Rottweilers at $1500 each and $1000 in vet cost and lost work taking care of dying dogs. No response makes me mad.

I have never had any trouble with Purina dog chow. My two dogs have eaten it for several years and have been fine and healthy. I have an Australian Cattle Dog and a, well mutt. We love them both equally. They get regular checkups at the vet and are considered healthy. The Cattle Dog is a little overweight. He will eat anybody's dinner if you don't stop him and he will eat the little one's dinner if I don't stop him. The Cattle dog is 10 1/2 years old and the little one is three. I get my dog food at Marc's and Giant Eagle in Cleveland.

In view of the recent questions surrounding Purina pet products, I have to say that I have been feeding my dogs and cats Purina brand dog and cat foods exclusively for well over 20 years. In the course of that time I have had a yellow lab that lived to be 18 yrs old and a large red mix breed dog and a cat that both lived for 17 yrs. I fed them nothing but Purina products. I am now the proud owner of one black and tan that was skin and bones when he was rescued. In the year that I have had him, I have seen his weight, fur and health flourish with (again) feeding him (and my other three white shepherds ages 5, 3, and 2) Purina Dog Chow. There were 3 litters that went to homes fat and healthy that were on a diet of (you guessed it) Purina Puppy Chow. I am fully convinced that this is, in part, due to the quality product that Purina has always produced. I do, and will continue to recommend Purina to my friends.

Thank you all for posting. After reading, my dog's condition makes sense... So glad I haven't yet lost him! Because his symptoms were getting worse and worse, I was very close to making a vet visit to find out what was happening... I have a 40-lb. bag of Purina Dog Chow and will be toss it... My 1.5-year-old pug was a happy, energetic, fun-loving pup. I've fed him Purina Puppy Chow, and now Dog Chow since he was born. Now? He's been acting so out-of-character, it's scary.

My dog had puppies. Once they began weaning and transitioning to blue buffalo chow they were doing great. Then I sold the pups, transitioned the one I kept to purina puppy chow and 2 days later it began losing weight and they refused to eat but drank water. That night began vomiting and died.

Yesterday, my large Catahoula ate about a cup of the Purina dog chow listed above along with her regular food, "Blue" grain-free. I never buy Purina, but my neighbor gave me a bag after accidentally buying it thinking it was cat food. My dog has never been sick, and today she woke me up desperate to go outside. She has had diarrhea all day with mucus and blood in the stool. The only change in her diet was that 1 cup of Purina. The free bag of Purina is going into the garbage. I hope my girl is better by tomorrow or we are going to the vet.

After feeding Purina Dog Chow biscuits (here in Brazil they are called Dog Chow Carinhos Integral Duo) my rottweiler stop eating anything at all except the biscuits. The vet can't find anything abnormal but my rottie refuses to eat his dried food (Royal Canin) and his boiled meat and rice we prepare everyday. This has been going on for 3 days already and I am sick-worried. Has anyone experienced this and has your loved one recovered from it?

I bought a big bag of puppy chow and it has dead flies and black bugs in it. This really makes me sick to my stomach. Knowing they sell dog food like that, I will not buy dog food from this company ever again. Where does Purina get theirs shipped from, China???

We have several dogs and we had been feeding them Ol Roy but we switched to Purina Dog Chow because one of our dogs had consistent diarrhea and hair loss on the Ol Roy. When we switched to the Purina he got better, his hair grew back and all our dogs liked the new food, but as time went on our dogs showed less interest in their food even when we mixed it with Alpo. In the past couple of weeks we noticed that our dogs have been having diarrhea and throwing up. Our yorkie also had some back leg pain and weakness that went away after a day or two. We now have 4 dogs who have diarrhea and throwing up. We believe this may be from the Purina and we are looking for a different kind of dog food for our dogs. Is there anything else we should do?

I have fed my dogs and 2 puppies a few different kinds of dry dog food for the past 4-6 months since money is tight. In the past, we have only had problems with one kind of dog food with only one dog. This past Thursday, I bought a bag of Puppy Chow thinking it would be good for my two puppies and their mother. WRONG. Since then one puppy came down with Parvo and died. The two adult dogs are very reluctant to eat the food and now the second puppy is very ill as well. Not to mention that I came down with a mystery illness the same day as the first puppy got parvo. I'm 6 mo. pregnant and now on bed rest. I have no clue if all the sickness that's came about since Thursday is all due to the Puppy Chow but I find it very odd.

We adopted my dog from a shelter when she was 8 months old. We have been feeding her Purina Puppy/Dog Chow for the past 6 years. Initially, she happily ate the dry kibble mix. We soon started adding additional food sources to her pet food for two reasons: to improve the quality of her diet and because she slowly began to lose interest in her dry food. We added eggs, homemade chicken broth, chicken/turkey/beef/pork, and veggies. As time passed, she became more and more reluctant to touch the Purina dog food, but she GLADLY ate everything else. As time passed, we've had to put more effort into hiding her kibble mix with other foods, otherwise she would avoid it. But eventually, even that was not enough. I can't even count how many times I had to dump out all of the food in her bowl and make her a new meal that completely excluded Purina. Then, and only then, would she eat. Within the past few months, she has also become more and more picky with commercial dog treats and certain fresh veggies/fruits. I didn't think anything of this behavior at the time.

After trying to switch my dogs from Pedigree to Dog Chow, both dogs became poisoned! Several days later, they are still very weak and lethargic. My trust is broken, I will not go back. We are going to try to make our own dog food out of ground meat, rice and veges. These companies have no soul anymore. They just care about the bottom line and your pet is just collateral damage. My precious dogs look at me with such sad eyes now. I hope they make it through this.

We have a 9 yr old Rottie. We have fed him Purina foods most of his life. The last bag we bought almost killed him. He got sick last Sunday. He was laying around not moving very well, not eating, peeing on himself, and we thought he was not going to make it through the night. Monday he seemed worse and I called the vet and tried a few things. Nothing seemed to work. By Wed he was feeling better and wanted to eat and drink. We were so happy and put his food out, Purina dog chow. He ate a small amount and we thought ok he's fine.

I lost my Lab in November and saved my other one. I was feeding my dogs Purina Dog Chow. Both of them had been on it since I got them. It started with my youngest Lab at 3yrs old. Out of nowhere he started having seizures. We had brought him in a few times trying to figure it out. In the meantime, he kept having seizures. One month later I notice a bump going on my oldest Lab at 6 1/2 years old. This bump looked like a dime size zit. I brought him in, found out it was skin cancer. He had surgery right away. After this we changed their food. Within that same month, my youngest Lab stop having seizures. But later we found out my oldest Lab had full blown cancer. I kept him home with good pain pills. His last day was the hardest ever. He had done things that he enjoyed when he was healthy. It was like he gave his all to walk the backyard before he left us. Maybe, I'm crazy to think its all on Purina. But it all happened around the same time. If Purina is responsible for this. They need to step up. My dogs are my kids. I learned my lesson the hard way. They are now on All Natural dog food and grain free. Its made in the US and they get cooked meat and some raw as well. I will never go back to Purina.

I have three adult dogs and three 7 month old puppies that I was feeding the Purina to and noticed that the dogs were not wanting to eat the food and when they did, they all had diarrhea and were vomiting. It was a yellowish mucus that they were throwing up once the initial food all came back. After noticing it was all of them, I changed the brand of food to a different one and after two days these dogs are more alert and are no longer sick. I actually have one of the puppies that I thought was just going to be small start to fill out. I am convinced that the Purina Dog Chow is contaminated in some way.

We have a 14 yr old Retriever mix & 3 yr old poodle mix dog. We usually feed them food from Tractor Supply. That store is not convenient to us. When we ran out of food we bought Purina Dog Chow from local grocery store. Immediately after eating dinner BOTH dogs started throwing up. It's very unusual for either of them to be sick. Both are very well taken care of and have regular vet check ups. The only thing they both have eaten is this dog food. I've read these posts and am VERY concerned now. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I only pray my dogs won't need a vet because of this food. Purina needs to be sued into bankruptcy before they kill or hurt anymore animals!!! We just lost one dog to old age 1 week ago. I don't think I can handle losing my other two dogs too! Shame on anyone in charge at Purina. All I can say is "KARMA IS A B....H!! I wish I could put less than one star up on this post. I'm way passed "1 star Angry".

In the past two weeks, we have lost two puppies being fed Purina puppy chow. After seeing two different vets, and running every test in the book, both puppies died, we will never feed Purina foods again. Symptoms include loss of appetite, lethargy, vomiting and loose stools. Please don't feed your dogs or puppies ANY PURINA FOOD.

This is an add-on from 9/9/13, when I originally posted about the Purina dog food my dogs had eaten and the BUGS that flew out of the bag. I had/have a little 15 lb. poodle that has dental issues, so his feedings consisted of small amount of dry kibbles, with added canned food with a small amount of hot water to soften his food -- so he consumed small amounts of the Purina dog chow. I also had a gorgeous, beautiful, healthy Labradoodle, "Mocha", who was the "daughter of my dreams". Mocha weighted about 70 lbs., and ate about 3 cups of kibbles every day with a small amount of canned food mixed-in just so she would not feel "left out" with Muffie getting the canned food.

I have always used Purina Puppy & Dog Chow for 10 years. I go thru 80lbs a week and I notice in the past 8 months that all my dogs are eating twice as much but also all 4 are having weird health issues. All 4 are purebred Boxers. 8 1/2yr old male is puking, rashes formed and spreading on chest, eyes draining snotty stuff endlessly and it has formed sores, hair loss in his muzzle creases, and on his paws like a weird fungal thing and it stinks horribly. 8 yr old females are both having endless icky stinky eyes snotty draining and their bellies are making loud grumbling and their gas is 100x worse than ever, and boxers are gassy dogs. They seem to be itchy all the time.

I started a bag of Purina Dog Chow to my 2.5 year old terrier/mix male dog. It started with nausea, then vomiting with nausea, then nausea, vomiting, and discomfort, bloody slimy stools and malaise. He was unable to keep water down. He was very ill. We started an IV and antibiotics and he had to be flown to a nearby community with a vet. He spent several days at the pet hospital. Upon his return, he was on rice and boiled hamburger. I restarted my dog again to his dog food, Purina Dog Chow, slowly. The symptoms reappeared. I stopped the Purina Dog Chow and he recovered. I attribute my dog's illness with Purina Dog Chow.

My shepherd is 12 years old and has been eating Purina dog Chow forever. She has NEVER been to a vet. NEVER been sick. It depends who you talk to. I heard Iams is the worse food for dogs. Go figure.

I recently got a new puppy. I purchased a bag of Purina puppy chow. It has been several days and the puppy is really sick, diarrhea, vomiting, fever. So I thought maybe she couldn't handle the food, and I bought Pedigree and fed the puppy chow to my other dog. Now he is sick with the same symptoms. After reading all these posts, I am so afraid of other animals out there! It is clear it's the Purina food making them sick. Purina needs to step up to the plate!!!

I have four dogs that are sick from eating Purina Dog Chow. Three of them just won't eat the food but my Bull Mastiff has been vomiting for three days. I bought the bag of dog food from Walmart on August 27th. She can't keep any food down. I didn't even realize it could be the food until I saw this thread. I started looking for recall information and didn't find any. Do NOT feed this to your animals!

My six-year-old Terrier passed away 2 weeks ago Aug. 2013, from eating Purina Dog Chow & my 3-year-old Lab is really sick from eating it also. I am now trying to save her. I couldn't save my Terrier. It was too late. I talked to the Purina/Nestle company. They've done nothing & they will not recall Purina Dog Chow. It has made many dogs very sick & it has killed many pets nationwide!!! So many dog food brands are being recalled nationwide. What is going on? Since I couldn't get anywhere with Purina/Nestle, I went to my Department of Agriculture. They will run more tests on the dog food and help my Lab for free. Please check the FDA list daily for recalls... although Purina/Nestle will not recall the Purina Dog Chow - it will not be on the FDA list. But please don't feed Purina Dog Chow to your pets...

Last week I bought Purina dog chow and tapered it into my dogs feedings over several days while switching from pedigree. Within a couple days one of my dogs began to get lethargic and vomit but continued to eat so I assumed he was recovering. Yesterday he died in my arms on the way to the vet. Last evening my remaining dog ate his dinner of dog chow mixed with moist food. He was restless all night and vomited this morning. I immediately got him into the car and held him while he died in the vet's parking lot.

This weekend I bought an 8 pound bag of Purina Dog Chow from a grocery store. I poured it into the container I keep my dog food then dished out 2 bowls for my Chihuahuas. I looked down and saw something in one of the bowls while my dog was eating. I picked up the bowl and took out the object. It was a paperclip!!! My dog almost ate a paperclip!!! Irresponsible is the only word I have for this. Why exactly are their office supplies in the dog food for my dog to ingest?

I bought a bag of Purina Dog Chow on Saturday, August 17, 2013. It was the 20 pound bag. When I opened the bag it had huge chunks of mold! I always buy this brand of dog food every week. I took it back to the store and replaced it with another one. I opened it in the store to make sure this one was good. It had an expiration date of November 2014.

I am writing in regard to my dog becoming very sick after eating out of a new bag of Purina Dog Chow that I opened last week. I wanted to write more of a formal business letter in regard to this, but have not had the time as of yet. I figured that it was important for me to get this information to you as soon as possible in order to prevent it from happening to anyone else. Last week Friday, my dog vomited a few times. I put him on a white rice & boiled chicken diet to help settle his stomach. He seemed fine, but things suddenly changed from him mildly not feeling well to him being gravely ill in the middle of the night on Friday, May 17 (into Saturday). My husband & I were in the kitchen saying goodbye to friends when our dog came in the kitchen, sat down & was looking down at the ground. He didn't look right, so we called him to go outside. He got up, was very shaky & almost fell over, but did make it outside. He used the bathroom a little bit & then lied on the cool grass.

I started feeding my dog Purina Puppy Chow when she was pregnant. She had diarrhea but I thought she would get over it. I had to eventually change her to adult food to stop it. About four days ago I bought a bag of Alpo and she has been in the hospital for two days vomiting and diarrhea. They are running test on her to find the problem but they do know she has blood in her vomit. The puppies were also vomiting but are better now they are not on her. I must also say I have 2 older dogs that seem ok at this point. The mother dog showed negative for any type parasites. She is on Revolution which takes care of most parasites. It is just odd that she became I'll on Purina Puppy Chow and Alpo which I found out is owned by Purina. I hope with all I have that she makes it through this.

I've fed my dog Purina Dog Chow for several years, and also fed the dog before her Purina Dog Chow. Dora has been throwing up for a few weeks now and won't eat the dog food like she used to. I took her to the vets and other than her losing 5 lbs since April, she got the OK. I think I'm going to change dog food brands to something more trusted. Dora is not just a dog to me, she's a good friend. I don't think Purina of my childhood days would buy poison from China, but another American company made that choice not too long ago, chasing profit before the well beings of their customers.

I am very concerned about Purina putting our products that are harming our pets. I have 2 full-blooded Shih-Tzus and 1 Chihuahua. Today is the second round of extremely loose stool and bloody diarrhea that ALL three have had. The first time that it happened, I finally was able to track it down to the Purina puppy chow that we feed them. After not buying any of it for three months and thinking that maybe we had a bad batch of it, we tried it again. We feed them Meaty Choice in the meantime.

My dog Lexie is a 5-year-old 6.5-lb Yorkie-Chon. When I brought her home, the family I got her from gave me Purina Puppy Chow for her. As she got older, I gave her the Dog Chow. Last year, she had two seizures. At the time, I thought she got stung by a bee. I bought a new bag and twice this month, she has had what can only be described as horrific seizures. I took her to the best old-fashioned country vet on the planet. He did a complete bloodwork up and everything was perfect, except her potassium was very high. The first question he asked me was "What kind of dog food do you give her?" I told him and he said, "Take her off of that immediately. Purina brings in meat from other parts of the country and that stuff is just bad for dogs."

I fed my bullnese Purina Puppy Chow for 2 days. He started gagging and throwing up yellow bile. He was having 10 plus bowel movements and it started having blood and mucous in his stool. Then he started to gag, started swaying back and forth, and fell over. I googled his food and came across this website. I switched his food to Iams small breed. It was incredible. He did a complete turnaround. I am sick that this company is still selling this food. We should all band together and do something. I will never buy Purina products again.

My dog was eating Purina dog chow (green bag) and he just passed away this at 5:30 am. So I know there is a recall on this dog food.

My dogs are 5 and 7, and had been eating Purina Dog Chow since they were old enough to eat it with no problems. A couple of months ago, I bought a new 50 lb. bag. The dogs ate the first few bowls, but then refused to eat anymore. I assumed maybe they just didn't feel well since it was flu season. After not touching their food for three days, one dog finally ate and had immediate diarrhea. My other dog sniffed his bowl of food, whined, and then brought me the bowl of food and dumped it out. He sat there looking at me like he was saying feed me! So I went out and bought a different brand of food even though I still had most of the 50 lb. bag of Purina Dog Chow left. Both dogs scarfed it down and suddenly, their diarrhea was cured.

We recently had a litter of puppies (kept three of them and were dog-sitting two for the week) and three grown dogs. Everyone was feeling great and acting normal until we opened a new bag of Purina Dog Chow. The two males have been having diarrhea and vomiting for two days. The mother dog ended up puking up her breakfast and before we could clean it all up, all 5 puppies had had a bite. Now all five puppies are sick too. We had been loyal customers for years, but beware!

I purchased a bag of puppy chow, which is what I usually buy. This particular bag, all little kibbles, were stuck together in clumps! It made it tough for my little dog to eat and had to go buy another bag! UPC:17800 13048. Best if used by: Sept. 2013. 2075600115L22 2076

OK. My dog is sick right now; she has been for over a month. She eats Purina puppy chow. She, all of a sudden, the day after thanksgiving, started throwing up. She wouldn't eat or drink. She was dying. I finally took her to the vet when she began to have trouble breathing, and they told me her kidneys had damage after they did x-rays and blood work and ran fluids for three days. $330 later, she is still not right. She still throws up and cries. She won't play. You can count her ribs. So what do I do now?

I have just gotten a new puppy and have always fed puppy chow to my new ones. But this time she had runny bowels, vomiting and lethargic after eating it. I thought it was just her shots so I kept her off food for 12 hours. She was better. Back to her playful self, so I gave her breakfast of puppy chow. This evening, she has thrown up once and had diarrhea. So now I know it's the food. I don't know what they are putting in this food, but they need to be reported.

We fed out 3 poodle puppies from a fresh bag of Purina Puppy Chow, and now two are dead. They have been on this same food since weaned 3 months ago with no problems. They were doing great last night, but this morning, they had mild diarrhea and then by noon, were dead. The 3rd one has refused to eat food from this bag and is currently okay. Is there a recall? Is there a place we can have this food tested?

I see all these complaints about Purina products for dogs, and I worry about my pup son's health like everyone else in here. I gave my 4-legged son Beneful puppy chow during his 1st and 2nd years, and he seemed okay with it. After that, I gave him all the above little packages of dried food, and he seemed okay with those, too. For the past 3-4 years, he has been eating Purina dog chow. He's had diarrhea and vomiting, but I thought it was stomach flu season to all humans and animals, and didn't think of it. It concerns me because I don't know any other healthy and safe dog food for him anymore. My pup son has tried brand names like Ol' Roy, Iams, Nature's Products, etc., but they made him lose weight almost to malnutrition, with a body like a bulimic. He puked a lot and had constant diarrhea, and all his energy and nutrients were past him. There has been a lot of recalls for many dog foods and somehow, I don't see Purina Dog Chow on the list. What is the best dried dog food out there? I'm skeptical now.

We have 3 dogs and 2 puppies that have been on Purina Dog or Puppy chow ever since we have had them, which is most of their lives. Recently, within the last month, I have noticed (one at time) them getting sick. We have a 15-year-old dog that occasionally will get sick because she is old and gets an upset stomach easily; it is never serious for her. When she started vomiting, we didn’t see it as odd. Our male lab is on seizure medication for his epilepsy (which is not genetic. It is caused by abuse from his previous owners so it is not a factor.) We thought his diarrhea and occasional vomiting was caused by the upped dose in his medicine. Once again, we didn’t connect the two - only when our two 8-month-old puppies begin vomiting and having diarrhea did we begin to wonder. Now, our other lab is having occasional vomiting as well.

I was wondering what was going on. I had some issues with my two-year old pitbull, Lacy. She has been on Purina dog chow (green bag) since I got her. We've never had any issues with the dog food choice. But recently, after I moved into my house and I started to work, I changed it to the Adult Dog Chow food and soon I noticed that she not only was throwing up but was having yellow-like sand as poop as well as vomiting foam from her mouth. I started to freak out, thinking that maybe she got something from my roommate's dog that has a ton of issues health wise. I took her to get a small check up and it seemed she just had a bug as they told me. Worried, I started to feed her what my mother told me which was cooked white rice and chicken bites. She seemed to feel better after a few nights of eating the home cooked meals but then I started to notice that she was losing a lot of weight and too fast. Scared to death that something was seriously wrong with her, I took her out and checked her all over.

I have 4 dogs, from one year to five years old. They always eat Purina Dog Chow, in the green bag. They never had any problems. But 2 days ago, I opened a new bag. Since then, all four of the dogs have vomited within 15 minutes of eating. I finally connected the dots (I've been busy so didn't take the time to think it over) and realized it's that bag of Purina Dog Chow causing the problems. I'm just glad I figured it out as quickly as I did.

My brother (whom I live with) has been feeding his dog Purina Dog Chow in the green bag for years. Then we got a bag about 3 weeks ago, and ever since then, he seems to lose a lot of his energy, while snubbing the food. Then, early Tuesday morning, he began vomiting, and seemed unable to empty his bowels. From that point on, he became more and more lethargic, vomiting, very depressed acting (walking around with his head down and his tail tucked to his behind). The only upside was that he was drinking water and urinating with no problems.

I am very unhappy to see that since I last purchased the 20-pound bag of the Purina Dog Chow, the weight has changed to 18.5 pounds and the merchant will likely increase the price soon too. I am a Senior who loves my Beagle & Westie, but am unable to carry a larger bag which will probably change too. Thank you from all us, seniors on fixed incomes, for that lb. & 1/2 can make a difference.

We have fed our dogs the same food for a very long time. They have strong appetites and are active and healthy. We recently switched to Purina Dog Chow in the green bag because we weren't at the store where we usually shop. Both dogs have been throwing up and our small dog is lethargic, not eating much and having accidents. They are both hungry, but can't keep this food down. I've suspected the food, but after reading all the complaints here, I am positive it is the food. I won't be feeding this to my dog any longer and am hoping they both start feeling better. I also will be contacting Purina and will not be accepting coupons for more poisonous food.

I purchased a bag of Purina Puppy Chow on 6-10-12 to feed to my nursing momma and her 9 babies. Within minutes of the momma eating, she threw up, some of the babies as well. I had always used another brand, but the store I was at did not have that brand. I have since stopped using the Purina and switched back to the normal brand. I could not risk the health of 10 foster dogs, and my 3 personal dogs who would eat at the same time and had some of the puppy food. All 3 were throwing up as well. I thought at the time it was a bug, but now I know different.

I have been feeding my now 13-year old lab-husky and 8-year old shepherd-lab mix Purina Dog Chow for their entire lives. When they were young, it was Dog Chow for Puppies. Now that they are both over 7 years, they get the Purina Dog Chow for dogs 7+ years in the silver bag. Back in March 2012, both of my dogs became gravely ill with lethargy and very stinky runny poos. I gave it 2 days to clear up and then into the vet they went. The vet informed me that they had "colitis". Since they got sick at exactly the same time on the exact same day, we figured it was something they ate. $300 later at the vet with antibiotics, etc. and 1 week later, they seemed better.

My 7-year-old cocker spaniel has been acting strange for several weeks and the first symptom I noticed was how bad her breath was and she did not want to eat her food. I feed her Purina dog chow in the green bag. She would skip her morning meal and let it sit until 8 or 9 at night and only eat if I would put table scraps on top of it. Then she would get up during the night and drink a whole bowl of water. The last couple of days, the vomiting and diarrhea have started and she is eating grass. She has no energy and she smells horrible and the gas she has is so bad. She only ate half of her food last night and then I found this blog and couldn't believe it.

I bought my two Australian Shepherds their normal food. Purina Puppy Chow for my 7 month old girl and Little Bites, also Dog Chow for my 4 year old boy. I mix these two foods together. He became lethargic and vomiting 3 times in a row. We thought he had chewed something. Then my girl started having diarrhea and vomiting. We bought different food when we went on vacation for her while she was at the kennel/vets for the week. She was fine while we were gone. However, our boy would not eat while we were away. We thought he was just having separation anxiety. This has gotten worse. He will not eat his food at all and I just found some skin abrasion/lesion type things on him. She is eating, but having lots of diarrhea.

We have a golden retriever that has been eating Purina dog chow forever. There was never any problem. This past week, he started acting funny, growling, refusing to come inside, drinking a ton of water, and not eating. Then he lost control of his hind legs, became very lethargic, and was vomiting. We thought we were going to lose him. We took him to the vet. She ran $450 worth of test. All came back perfect. She gave him antibiotics and stuff for vomiting and fever. He immediately bounced back. He came home and ate Purina. Then it started all over again. His water looks like skin tissue and mucus with blood in it. We made chicken breast, and he will eat that, but not his dog food. I will be on the phone tomorrow!

Last summer, as I left for work, I fed my Yellow Lab the last of her usual dog food so I stopped on the way home to pick up a small bag of the green Purina Dog Chow. Within an hour of feeding her, she was on the floor having multiple seizures. We rushed her to the vet and he told us she was probably having epileptic seizures, ran blood work and gave us seizure medicine to use. I noticed after returning home from the vet (after paying $400) that the dog would not touch the food anymore so I threw it out thinking she was being picky and bought her usual food. I continued giving her the seizure medicine and eventually waned her off of it. Everything was great until the next time I ran low on food and not finding her usual food in stock.

Purina Dog Chow made my dog ill. The same thing happened to me as the other complaints, so I guess I can keep this short. My dog has always eaten Dog Chow, with no adverse effects. Then suddenly he developed a bad case of diarrhea. Now, we can barely get him to eat anything at all. He acts as if he has trouble walking at times. I'm concerned that some people have said their dogs have died from this food.

I bought a bag of Purina Dog Chow because it was $3-$4 cheaper than my usual Beneful dog food. I trusted the Purina brand as I had previously given in to my cats for years, but shortly after my dog finished eating, he had explosive diarrhea and has not stopped for 36 hours. He has been taken to vet to clear all possible infectious diseases, etc. and has been put on rice, ground meat and yogurt diet.

I switched my dog to Purina Dog Chow since it was less expensive and would save me a few dollars at the store. I figured it didn't really matter what she ate because she is a dog and dogs eat everything. I was wrong. Shortly after I switched her to Purina Dog Chow, she began drinking tons and tons of water. She would vomit all over the place and have diarrhea. She began to lose weight, she developed bad breath and her coat looked terrible. She had developed a rash and also a couple bald spots. She'd be sick and wake up all through the night. Now, silly me, I thought maybe she ate something bad or that she had some type of allergic reaction. Well, this continued off and on for about a month and she finally became very ill and lethargic.

We have just got a bag of Purina Dog Chow and since feeding it to the animals, 3 of our 4 dogs have become ill. One had diarrhea and was lethargic and moaning for about 24 hrs. One had bloody emesis and the 3rd couldn't walk, was shivering, had a decreased appetite, diarrhea, and was moaning and lethargic. It turns out she ended up with pancreatitis which the vet said was from something she ate. Luckily, all three are okay and so far only one had to go to the vet.

I just bought 8 kilo of bag of Purina "Dog Chow" from Walmart, Canada, date code 20620637 1307l07 best by date Aug 2013. I always feed the dog the same food every time (for 9 years). Made by Purina "Dog Chow", the one in the green bag, the regular one. Never had a problem with it till March 13 or 14 2012 (Sick till now, 18th march 2012). The dog sickness and symptoms are the same as others have written, yellow foaming vomit, explosive diarrhea, wont eat, drink and unwilling to go for walks. Just want to say thanks Purina for trying to kill my dog, and thanks for the stress it has put on me and my family, not to mention the huge amount of clean up after an episode both inside and in the yard.

I purchased a bag of Purina Puppy Chow last night March 12th, 2012 as I do weekly. I fed my three pit bulls. Two of which are five months; the mother, four years. Approximately two hours after their scheduled feeding time, they began vomiting as if to be rejecting the food. They continued to vomit until only a thick white foamy substance was left. This continued throughout the night. Now, they won't eat nothing at all nor will they ingest any fluids including water. I've tried milk but they won't even smell it. I have contacted sources in other locations who have had the same problems with your product. After I consult a vet, I will be sure to have them keep stool and emesis samples to send to be tested along with sealing the product to be sent to a lab for testing.

On February 29, 2012, I bought a 44-lb. bag of Purina Dog Chow at a Wal-Mart in Hialeah, Florida. The bar code number on bag is 17800-12914. I started feeding my dogs with it on Saturday morning, February 3, 2012. My older dog vomited all the food a couple of hours after I fed it to her. My younger dog wouldn't touch it. My older dog started looking and acting as if she was ill. She vomited about three times more after that. One of the vomits had something that looked like phlegm or something frothy-looking.

I had been feeding my dogs Purina Dog Chow but it has started making them all sick. If they didn't have diarrhea, then they were throwing up immediately after eating. I had never attributed the runny stools to the food I was feeding them. It wasn't until 6 of the 12 dogs threw up right after eating, that I realized it was the food. I used to trust this company.

Our terrier mix has been on Purina Dog Chow since he was born. He is now 9 and in the last three days, he has had uncontrollable diarrhea. He can barely stay indoors (slightly problematic given that it is winter! ) without pooping everywhere. He has never been like this. Thinking back, the only thing that changed was buying/ opening/ using the new bulk bag of Dog Chow from Sam's Club.

This past weekend I bought my 12-week old Australian Shepard a small bag of Puppy Chow. I had never used Purina products before (he's been eating Nutro Max) and began to slowly introduce the Puppy Chow to him today. I did about 25% Puppy Chow and 75% Nutro Max. He was perfectly healthy. When I woke him up, he went outside and did his business (which was normal) and then came in to eat. Within 30-45 minutes of eating he had severe diarrhea followed 30 minutes later with excessive vomiting. I thought it might simply be the change in food (sometimes puppies’ tummies can be sensitive) but it has continued to get worse throughout the day. After reading the complaints here I'm certain that it was the Puppy Chow that made him sick. I have a vet’s appointment tomorrow morning. I hope he'll be okay. I contacted Purina via e-mail and have not received a response; however, if I don't hear back from them in the next day I will be calling them.

I bought two bags of Purina Dog Chow with the Tin Tin Ad on them because they were so inexpensive. My dog has been sick for three days now since he started eating the stuff and I have to suspect the dog food. Besides him being sick, I am sick of cleaning up dog puke form my carpets.

We have always fed all 8 of our dogs Purina dog chow or a Purina made product. Well, we won't anymore. Our 13-year old Weimaraner became violently ill with vomit and had diarrhea with blood. They had to be taken to the vet, while now, I have another one starting to show the exact same symptoms.

I am writing to complain about the Purina Puppy Chow. I had been wondering why my dog has been suffering diarrhea for the past week and I stumbled upon this website with others suffering from the same complaints. You have to call Purina and go through all the motions of sending your food to be tested so that they will test the food and stop harming our dogs and cats. Make the call today!

On January 3rd, my 5 year old Scottish terrier started getting sick. First, she was shivering at night and was less active for a few days. She became lethargic, was vomiting and had diarrhea. She stopped eating and drinking. She would not play or wag her tail and became disturbingly weak. We took her to the vet who said she was experiencing acute kidney failure. After three days of inpatient treatment, the doctor let her come home with us to die peacefully and comfortably. The vet thought she had cancer, then thought she had Addison's disease, now she has no idea what brought on her sudden illness.

Both of my dogs eat Purina puppy chow. Since the last bag was opened, they both have had diarrhea and have been vomiting. One is a pup and the other is about 17 years old and they do not have this type of issue usually. We've withheld the food for a day now and both are recovering. The older one is walking around as if he has stomach cramps; he's "crunched up" for lack of a better way to explain it.

We have always fed our dogs Purina brand products - we opened a new bag of Purina Puppy Chow that we got at Sam's Club and within hours, our youngest springer started having diarrhea. The oldest springer became really gassy. It took 3 days for me to realize after researching it and finding this info to make a connection. Once I took away the puppy chow and withheld for 24 hours, and gave her rice then introduced a different brand of food, her stomach seemed to regulate. But it wasn't fun waking up on Christmas morning to find her accidents all by the tree. I felt so bad for her.

I have fed Purina to all of my animals since growing up. Now, I am switching dog food due to the serious problems all my pets have been having. My 7-month old Dane has lost weight and energy from all the loose stools and vomiting as well as my 2-year old GSD and a year old Pom-Poo. I have been to the vet who informed me to stop feeding the dogs for 24 hours and see what happens. The vomiting and stools slowed down, but continued again and progressively have become worse while feeding them the Purina Dry Complete Nutrition Dog Chow! If poisoning my pet continues, I will be along side other Purina consumers in a class action suit for damages, etc. These animals are not just "pets", they are family!

I have a 14-week old golden retriever who has been eating Purina One Puppy Chow. She developed diarrhea and started vomiting, which resolves on bland food and returns as soon as I feed her the Purina puppy food. We have been to the vet twice and she has been on antibiotics and has been dewormed. I am glad I checked this website. I think we need to let other people know that it may be the puppy food that is making these dogs sick. I feel bad because I started reintroducing the food again yesterday.

Noticed yesterday that puppy did not not finish her puppy chow. Normally, she would scarf it down like crazy. She was also acting as if she was constipated. Today, she has diarrhea and throwing up. When putting the puppy chow in her bowl, she sniffed it and backed away about 4 feet and gave me the harry eyeball. To see if it was because she was not hungry, I offered a milk-bone dog biscuit which she ate just fine and then three or four more.

Over the past week, my two dogs that have been on Purina Puppy Chow their whole lives have had diarrhea and started throwing up. I thought it was something they got into outside, but their vomit was mostly dog food. It wasn’t until today my husband said he heard on the radio that a lot of dogs have been getting sick off of Purina products. Why has there not been a recall on the bags yet?

We've bought our peekapoo Dog Chow for years. Until recently she's been fine. Now though, she's losing hair and weight, eating very little from what I could tell. Our five-month-old puppy is on Puppy Chow and just recently got over a UTI. Now the puppy is vomiting and there's been no improvement in our peekapoo's fur.

My 1-year-old German Shepherd has been on Purina Puppy Chow up until about 3 months ago, when we changed her over to Purina Dog Chow. She ate the Dog Chow just fine until I purchased a new bag about 2 weeks ago, which smelled strong/bad as soon as I opened the bag. I bought two 44lb. bags from Walmart and Target in East TN. The expiration dates are Apr/May 2013.

This is about Purina Dog Chow, Lot #12801087 1352L11, Exp date April 2013 and the UPC code is: 17800-12914.

I have two, 7-week-old puppies and my boyfriend and I decided that Purina would be a good choice for their puppy chow. At approximately 3:20am, my boyfriend was changing the food dish and he noticed these tiny yellowish worm/maggots. He proceeded to go through the whole bag of Purina Puppy Chow to find hundreds, possibly thousands of these tiny worms along with many nests.

We have given Purina Dog Chow to our dogs for five years. Suddenly after starting a new bag last week, my dog has been continuously vomiting after he eats. He seemed less energetic and cannot keep his food down. I know it is in relation to the new bag of dog food. My husband and I thought we noticed a stronger odor to the dog food, and even fragments of some kind of substance in the dog food.

I bought Purina Puppy Chow for my 4 purebred Boston Terrier puppies, fed them, they got sick, vomited and had difficulty breathing. One puppy could not breathe, I rushed to vet immediately but puppy died. This happened on Wed July 26. I have phoned 3 times and sent an email from wed-mon. Still no response from Purina. Something is wrong with this food and I expected much better from this company. My puppies are healthy and active before eating Purina and after. Definitely the food that cause this.

I opened a new bag of Purina Dog Chow regular adult kind for my dogs in late October that I got at the local Walmart. My female dog became very ill. She was bleeding from the hind region, but we thought she was in heat. Our male took no notice of her so it was strange. She began to drink large amounts of water and would not eat the food. She became weak on her feet and unsteady in her gate. I tried feeding her rice, but she vomited. The whites of her eyes became red. I ended up buying her baby food meat and she began to come around.

We got a new puppy 3 weeks ago and immediately went to the store for all the supplies we needed. One of the supplies included Purina Puppy Chow Healthy Morsels. We started adding this to his current food (Science Diet) so the adjustment to new food would go smooth. The entire first week he would throw up a couple hours after eating. We took him to the vet and they gave us a prescription for nausea and gave us some soft canned food to give him for a week. Everything went well for the entire week. So when it was time for him to go back to hard food, we started him again on the Science Diet and had no incidents for a week. Then we started mixing in the Purina Puppy Chow again, and he started throwing up again. Not sure if this was a bad batch of food, or if he is allergic to it. We had chest x-rays taken, and everything was fine, there were no obstructions.