Friskies Reviews

My cat has had diarrhea watery for a long time. I did not know it was Friskies until I got something else. It's not diarrhea watery, it's sold so please fix your food trouble. It's watery food to much watery stuff in it use to be. We get the gravy now. Nope watery. I am sorry I put cat through this because of the trust I had for this brand that is hurting cat's belly. It's cat food I can get over looks but watery needs fixed. He will eat friskies and a second later hard food. He did not do that before. Please fix

I have a very finicky eater and when I found the Lil' Gravies and he liked it, I was ecstatic. But now, you have changed the recipe and he refuses to eat it, not even the feral cat outside will eat it. The smell is horrible. I would not recommend this product to anyone and I will not be buying it anymore. Are you guys cutting corners to save money, at the expense for our cats. Shame on you Friskies.

I have been using Friskies salmon dinner with no problem but then I gave my cat friskies saucy seafood bake indoor meaty bits with greens wet food and my cat started sneezing uncontrollable many times in day after feedings. I finally figured after stopping it for one week no sneezing then back on it and sneezing began all over again and my cat became lethargic! I then knew it was this food! Buyer beware if cat begins to sneeze, it's allergy to an ingredient in it. Not sure of other indoor foods!

I've lost 3 of my cats (3-4 yrs ago)... The first one the vet said was Felv. The other 2 I assumed the same. Now reading these comments I'm not too sure.. I've noticed all my healthy kitties are vomiting every time they eat their Friskies dry food. We switched the flavor (still Friskies) and the same. It started with my senior kitty I found outside a year or 2 ago, I brushed it off because I know he's old. But now it's concerning... My poor cats are all vomiting. (2, 3, 15+ yr olds) I can't see it being anything else. It happens within 30 minutes of eating. Looking back, my babies that passes were vomiting too beforehand... Reading these comments confirms that I will NOT be buying Friskies again. I'll spend the extra $ to keep my babies healthy.

I have 19 cats that I feed with this food. Inside and outside. They smell it and walk away. Something has changed. The label and color of food. I pay .078 cents per can and open 22 cans a day. Then I wind up trashing all left overs. I have cats that died. Maybe this is why. There is a number on can that I am going to call to see what they say.

My young male cat got suddenly sick and passed within hours. Vets told me it's the Friskies I fed him. Caused some kind of crystals in his urethra, which caused a clog or infection. If this is has rampant as the vets said. Why is this not told to everyone? They said another one year old male died the same way earlier in the day. Thank you Friskies for taking a beloved family member from us.

Like a lot of cat foods that put absolute 💩 in their products this one has gotten worse as reviews tell that story. I see this cat food has nothing but bad absolute disgusting ratings. My cat is throwing up eating this garbage lately whereas she didn't before. I don't know what they did to it but I hope you lose a lot of customers selling this crap. Bought this stuff forever. Now it's over. Switching cat foods. Keep selling this crap and see what happens. Again, I've never seen so many bad reviews on any cat food in my life. Good job Friskies. You suck.

My cats have been eating Friskies since they were a month old. Suddenly, after 12 years, one by one, they have been vomiting all of their food for days on end. It was after a $800 vet visit, lab work, x-rays, liquid IV, anti-nausea medication and antibiotics, that I realized Friskies was poisoning them. Their liver enzymes aren’t good, there’s gas in their intestines, etc. my vet is certain, it’s something they are eating. I only put 2 and 2 together when all THREE cats were vomiting.

But now the flavor & color of the food is much the same. For example, Salmon pate had a salmon color, now is pale & like a lot of the other pâtés. Beef & Salmon filets used to have a beefy color, my cats loved it. It now doesn’t have the color or the flavor, my cats won’t eat it. And the filets are now huge chunks, I have to try & cut or mash them, cats can’t eat them! I don’t want to change foods, but I can’t afford the waste of them not eating it now. Please go back to the previous recipes for all the wet food.

Friskies, “Gravy Swirlers,” dry food customer here. Been feeding the babies this for over six months now with little to no concerns (even the sensitive stomach baby didn’t have issues with it) until this most recent bag (16lb). For some reason they won’t go near it for most meals, and if they do eat it, they’re either vomiting it up, having loose stool, or both…like en mass…not just one cat…each of them. Frankly, I’ve noticed that even the feral strays that had no problems with this food before are all of a sudden walking away from it or only eating the wet food I put on top and barely touching the dry. Something seems SERiously off about this food right now, and I don’t know what they’ve changed, but whatever the difference(s) in their process(es) is/are, it’s wreaking havoc on the fur babies. Perhaps it’d be prudent to consider a different brand for now. =/

I been using the Friskies wet variety pack 40. The seafood now has all little bones in it. Let the makers of friskies eat it. Not my cats anymore. I am changing to most likely Fancy Feast or Iams. It a same they're one of the only that has the 5.5 oz cans but never again after reading the reviews. I thank god my cats haven't gotten sick.

After feeding him Friskies Pate. My cat hasn't eaten in almost 2 days aside from nibbling dry food, vomiting and behaving generally off, avoiding food, sleeping and less active, he's become very sick very fast, avoid Friskies esp the pate.

I have come to have 7 cats in total. Three are indoor/outdoor. In the past few months the cats have not been wanting to eat the Friskies food, which is what we have always used. At first I chalked it up to the outside cats hunting and eating and then not being hungry, until I realized it was all of the cats avoiding the food. They walk away from it most times, and I notice vomiting in them all which is unusual. This review asks for a receipt to make you a verified buyer. If I had kept all the receipts of purchases of Friskies wet cat food, it could be made into a book.

My boyfriend has been feeding his cat Friskies wet food for years. Out of nowhere the cats got very sick. Throwing up, not touching their food, acting off. Don’t know if it was just a bad batch or if they changed something with their food but I definitely recommend to not buy Friskies food right now for your cats. I’m seeing people having the same problem too right now. Lucky he caught it early on. DON'T know how much more damage it can cause.

We have rescued and socialized ferals for quite some time. Have mostly always fed them Friskies canned cat food, all varieties, as well as Purina Indoor dry food and Purina One hairball formula. Currently almost all of our cats (double digits) have been throwing up. This has never happened before and is troublesome. We buy big boxes at BJs and the rest from PetSmart and Walmart. We recently noticed that the new packaging claimed there were no artificial colors and the beef shredded is no longer brown and in fact all shreds look the same now. I know it sounds weird but what if the removal involved some process that is making them sick? And not just beef. The Pate color is just about all the same and the texture is different too. So we’re at a loss right now not knowing if it’s happening to others out there. So right now I wouldn’t recommend Friskies canned.

I've had 2 cats get sick from eating Friskies variety pack pate Friskies cat food. The 1st cat got very ill, horrible stools and very smelly. I had the vet run 2 kinds of special stool samples trying to pin down the cause. The food smelled ok. But my cat was so sick even antibiotics and probiotics didn't help. Now my other cat is starting to show the same symptoms, runny stools that smell horrible. He's refusing to eat the food, even though it looks fine and has no bad odor. I can't go through the heartache of losing another, so I will no longer feed or buy this brand again. Something is obviously wrong with this food and I think it should be tested before other cats become ill.

Would rate zero if it was an option. My 3 cats will not touch the wet food, any kind. And, regardless of the 'type' they all look the same. They all smell the same - nasty. Waste of money. Years ago I used this food but then switched. I tried this again and the product is not the same as it was before. Reading through the other reviews has convinced me that the company sells so much that they don't care about quality.

I'm so disappointed in your meat bites. I order my food from Chewy because it's cheaper and I ordered the variety pack that came with gourmet grill chicken dinner and with beef. All three cans look like the same food. None of my cats will eat it. I don't know what y'all are doing but it needs to stop. Your food is crap. The feral cats outside won't even touch it and the recalls y'all had shameful.

The extra gravy cat food has very large chunks. Is it lack of knowledge thaT MAKES your flakes so big. 1/2 inch is too large. It would be better with smaller flakes. Bear is a 22 pound male. He has a hard time with the large pieces. Try reducing meat size. You won't regret it

I've been feeding my cats Friskies for years. The past 2-3 weeks my adult cats have been so sick. I've been fostering 2 kittens, but noticed they're not experiencing any symptoms. Then I realized I was feeding the adult cats friskies pate which resulted in my search of any ingredient changes. I was alarmed by what I've read. Though some people seem to have favorable reviews of friskies, but I'm convinced it's the food. I've been using this site for years & have found the information credible. Thank you for providing this platform of reliable reviews.

I have been giving my cats Friskies cans for years with no issues, they all love it. Last week I fed my four cats a can and two of them just sniffed it and walked away. One took a few bites, and one ate a lot of it. The two who ate it, began to vomit it up within 20 minutes. The one who ate a lot, threw up violently. Two days later she was lethargic and had bloody diarrheal which has gotten worse and worse. She may not make it at this point. Multiple organs in her digestive system have severe issues and she is now fighting for her life on 6 different meds. Right before she ate the Friskies she was running around and playing. The one who only ate a few bites also has digestive issues still but are much less severe. I am certain it is because of bad food.

I have been feeding Friskies can cat food for 51 years. The quality has drastically changed. I have 8 cats and they have been rejecting the food lately. They refuse the pate completely now. They are starting to do the same with the shreds in gravy. Either there is very little gravy in the can, or the gravy is separated and looks odd. Having a problem with white fish and sardine. 7 out of 8 refuse it and the 1 that eats a portion of is gets diarrhea. Trying others brands now. Very disappointed with Purina products. Stopped feeding dry food from Purina a year ago. Using hills now.

CHECK THE SERIAL NUMBERS ON YOUR WET CAT FOOD. I have multiple cats, and we rarely buy 40 pack of wet food for the cats, but recently got some for free because of the fact that we're now fostering kittens. Two years ago, we also had a few cans from a 40 pack. Friskies wet cat food made him extremely lethargic, and he drooled everywhere. out of worry, we tried to keep him comfortable and try to figure out what happened. He passed away the same day. Then, yesterday, we fed our cats these 'treats' again, which made my male cat sick and lethargic. We're still keeping an eye on him, as he made it through the night without many complications. My other cats seem to be alright, acting like normal, but i have already lost one cat to the wet food this company sells, and will not ever be purchasing ANYTHING from friskies again.

Actually ZERO stars!! I have been giving my cat Friskies chicken pate for the past few years. Something has changed in the way they make the food. The quality has gone downhill. The food doesn't smell right, it looks slimey and I have thrown away so many cans thinking I got a bad one. Only to realize this is the norm now. Not to mention my cat throws up immediately after eating this food. It had gotten to the point that he would smell the food in his bowl and walk away. This coming from a cat who is usually very excited to eat! I am disappointed in this food. I have stopped feeding it to my cat even though I have nearly 2 cases of this junk food left. I won't even donate it, it is so bad. I don't know what happened but someone needs to look into this.

I am so upset about what just came out of one of the wet shreds can!!! A freakin BUG! I'm so upset I just want to scream!!! I am def not buying this food for them ANYMORE. I don't care if the others are more expensive which is sad... We are ALL being poisoned, humans and our pets.

Been feeding my cats Purina for years and the bag I bought last Made one of my cats soo sick he had to be put in IV fluids for 3 days and my other cat just died today. He was completely fine until he ate food from this bad of cat food. He became very constipated and I was having to force him to drink. He sadly passed away. He was only 4 years old. The cat food is the only thing that my cats eat so that had to be what made them sick. They all throw up after eating it and reading these reviews makes it sooo obvious that there is something wrong with the food.

Hi, I've fed my two cats Mixed Grill in the past and they've loved it. Now I've tried them on two cans of the batch # listed in my Review Title (NZ 0800 738 847) and they won't touch it. They love Salmon Dinner (pate) and Sea Captain's Choice (pate), so I think that they detect something wrong with this batch.

All the cats have been on Friskies for yrs - both indoor and stray cats. Both dry/wet. Most get wet food as they age. In the recent orders, and purchase in store the canned food consistency has changed. The only way to describe it is like a snotty texture. The cats (and there are 15) used to wait on my feet, now I have to try coaxing them to eat. If I put it down they walk off. Today at the pets store she advised I reach out and maybe select another brand. Cats have upset stomachs and occasional diarrhea.

Things were going fine, until they weren't. Our indoor cats are having diarrhea and throwing up each time they eat Friskies dry cat food. This started about a week ago. We stopped the dry and it cleared up. Thinking it was a bad batch, we opened a new bag, same result. Our cat who is unable to eat dry food is fine. Our ferals aren't coming for it anymore either. I don't know what changed, but my cats are sick and after multiple 'tests', it is down to this food.

Has the ingredients been changed. My 4 cats loved chicken/tuna, what's with the added scallop? Now they won't eat it at all. Also the spicy indoor one as well. Now I have cans they won't touch and money gone. Will switch to ALL FANCY FEAST.

Over the past 10 years or so the quality of the Friskies wet cat food has gone downhill significantly. Have been a 20+ year customer. Always purchasing the 40ct wet cat food. Now when I order them online for delivery I am getting damaged cases.

BEWARE! QUALITY CONTROL IS SUFFERING!! PHOTO OF FOOD INSIDE FRISKIES CANNED CAT FOOD. COULD HAVE POISONED MY POOR CAT! 2nd time I have received cases of dented cans. They gave me some free coupons for the same items to appease me! I don't want coupons. I want safe food!! Be aware of what you are feeding your pets! See photo!

I really wish you didn't change the recipe for the whitefish and tuna and the salmon. My cats loved the old flavor and now they won't eat it so I will have to find a new food for them. Change it back. It is not new and improved. Thanks.

I usually feed my bengal cat Hills Science Diet, but was in a pinch, so I picked up Friskies from the grocery store. This food gave my poor cat severe diarrhea to the point that I had to take him in to see the vet for some anti-diarrhea medication and probiotics to balance his belly. My poor baby! He was so miserable! I was very surprised that this food affected him so drastically, and so quickly! I will never make the mistake of feeding him this crap food again!

Friskies has a long # on bottom of can. 1157 - 1161 must be pure poison. We started our cats on it because it was "Friskies". They loved the gravy. All 4 have dropped weight drastically. Throw up and occasional diarrhea. One died in our arms yesterday. We are coming after you FRISKIES! Wendee Michelle **

3 of my cats seem to vomit or have diarrhea when eating this food. I think there are some bad chemicals or preservatives than not even animals should ingest. I wouldn't feed this crap to a stray. They need to do better especially when the price for this garbage and their 90% markup (vs what it cost to make) is INSANE. It's cheaper to make raw food that's actually good for your cat than this food and whatever vet bills you may encounter because of it. I smell a long foreseen lawsuit in the horizon if something doesn't change.

I have three cats two which are 15 years old and one who is now 4 years old come September. I have fed my cats Friskies for three four years now, but my female 15-year-old cat got sick first. She refuses to eat and all of a sudden is extremely constipated. As of 3 days ago the other two cats have stopped eating it completely and act like they feel bad. They will go to their bowls and smell it and then just walk away and refuse to eat! From now on I will be buying a totally different brand of cat food!

The Tur Chicken 5.5 oz can has so much watery Gravy in it that you end up with mostly water and a 1/2 can of meat. You are definitely paying for water weight. I bought another 40 can pack Seafood and Chicken and it had 38 cans in it not 40.

My 16-year-old cat, otherwise healthy old girl, has been eating Friskies Salmon Pate her entire life with NO ISSUES until recently. I have purchased cans of food from several different grocery stores and pet food stores in our area and they are all brown and foul-smelling. I make sure to purchase undented/undamaged cans and always cover and place her open food in the fridge. We even wrote down the serial numbers to make sure we didn't buy from that lot of cans again. It doesn't seem to matter the lot number either.

I have fed my cats Friskies canned cat food for more than 10 years and never had a problem until now. They are both good eaters and I am careful with their food, always keeping opened cans in the refrigerator etc. However, I opened and fed them a new can of Chicken Dinner Pate and only one cat ate it. He threw up minutes later. I thought it could be a hairball. I also put a half teaspoon on my 14 y.o. dog's food. Sometimes her appetite is not so good, so I use the Friskies cat food to make it more interesting. She ate her meal and within 10 minutes vomited 5 times. That second incident made me worry about the quality of the food. Unfortunately, as I was looking at the can, a little bit of the food fell on the floor and my younger dog raced over and licked it up. Within a minute she threw up 3 times.

I have 2 female cats. Ages 2 and 6 years old. The 2 y.o. will eat anything. My 5 year old will only eat Friskies Salmon Pate. About a month ago I started getting cans of brown food that smelled bad and had a different odor. Against my better judgement I fed it to them and they both started vomiting. I thought air got in the cans, because they were dented a little, but as I buy this food from Acme, Amazon, ShopRite, Chewy, Food Lion, everywhere and it's all brown and bad. I don't know what is going on, but I am still trying to find the Pink Salmon Pate, because my older cat has lost 6 pounds. I don't know what to do as she will go without eating because she is so picky. I've tried everything on the shelf. Anyway, I stopped this food!

Friskies Pate is making my cats vomit and they are violently ill. And I believe it killed 2 of my cats. I'm sick of the Government oversight on proper regulation of pet food. As, after reading reviews here on this site, it has been a problem for YEARS!!!! THEY MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE!!!! Spend the extra money for quality cat food. Do NOT buy Purina products.

To make a long story short I have been feeding my two-year-old cat Friskies since he has been born and able to eat regular food. Yesterday around three o’clock in the morning he started making horrible moaning noises so me and my husband got really concerned because this was something he never done before. We rushed him to the vet and was actually sitting outside of the vet before they even opened. Once we got in there and as soon as we got in the back the vet stated to examine him. The first thing she did was squeezed his stomach and automatically knew it was a blockage.

My cats used to love a variety of Friskies Pate but lately even the outside feral cats are walking away unless they are starving. The quality has decreased significantly as I am finding bones in the food. The bones are mostly sharp claws of apparently chickens. Sometimes I cannot tell the origin of the bones which can be up to 4mm. I am spending a lot of time removing these bones to decrease the choking Hazard. However, when I am rushed I find their food not eaten and several bones on the plate when I pick up the plates to wash them. I have seen up to 6 such bones in a can. This problem has been is in "liver and chicken" and "mixed grill." I have decided to stop buying Friskies Pate as it is a choking hazard and too time consuming to check every bite for these bones. I hope Purina improves the quality of this product even if it means having to raise the price because a veterinarian visit would be a lot more costly.

My pets love most of your products however you know all the bad health issues. Red40 and all other dyes create for their health. Why do you continue to laden some dry food products especially Tender Crunchy dry with tons of toxic food dyes? It doesn't make sense.

My cat ate Friskies Pate from a new box of the seafood. She began having diarrhea and vomiting. Then went into kidney failure and died. I'm finding out now that so many have went through the same thing with their pets. This has to stop. I'm heartbroken.

I have 2 cats that have been vomiting and now will not even eat because this cat food is making them sick. They need to start a recall on this product immediately. They were fine until I bought this brand of food 2 days ago and now they are so sick. Lot #1159.

Cat became violently ill after eating Purina Friskies Salmon Pate with Gravy from lot #20551157 L8HR51026 use by FEB 2024. UPC 50000 16874. We have used this brand and flavor for years with no reaction, this time an emergency room visit was required ($900). After fluids and anti-nausea meds were administrated, cat recovered in 24 hours. Purina and the FDA have been notified.

My cat just died about 15 minutes ago after eating Batch 1161 of this Friskies Cat Food. My wife is devastated. Our Ginger Love was our baby. This is the 4th time we have tried to go back to Friskies and this is the 4th cat who has died because he/she ate it. My wife blames herself because she gave it to our cats. This wet canned cat food should be recalled but Nestles wants money so they don't care. We will never buy anything "Nestles" ever again. Have fun in Court. There is an animal bill of rights now that you have broken and enough is enough.

I’m not sure what has happened to this cat food recently, but it made my cat extremely sick. He’s been eating it for 12 years but every time he would eat it the last few months he’d puke and have diarrhea (sometimes not even in his box). We thought he was just being picky when he didn’t want to eat it so didn’t think anything of it at first but he would just stop eating altogether. Around the same time he also started growing a lump on his side. We tried different food and he ate it no problem but still got sick if we gave him Friskies. He only ate the shreds but looks like this was a problem with pate as well. One day we decided to not give him friskies at all and the constant puking and diarrhea stopped. We will never give him this again. He hasn’t had an issue with Fancy Feast and even though it’s more money it’s worth him not getting sick anymore. Do not buy if you want your cat healthy.

My cats have been eating Friskies for years. They loved the Mariners Catch and Ocean Whitefish & Tuna Pate when the can was not full and gravy. Now that the cans are full and smell bad. They won't eat it. I don't know what you did but you are hurting your company. Also, the gold top cans smell like diesel fuel. (Mariners Catch) the stray cat won't eat it. And they are hungry. The bad part is I have 240 cans of food. That is a lot of money. And it is hard to find cat food. Why? I will try to look other brands. Thank god for American greed...

Our cat will only eat Friskies chicken and tuna pate wet food. Unfortunately, all Friskies canned cat food has been out of stock recently at all the stores, but we were fortunate enough to be able to find some online. Also, the price is SO good for us! We realized just how great the price was when we had to look at some other brands. We did try giving our cat another brand of more expensive food, more than twice the price, and she would have none of it. Friskies is the best!

I have purchased Friskies Pate Wet Cat Food, Ocean Whitefish & Tuna Dinner, 5.5 oz. cans for years and my cats happily ate it. For the last 5 months, the cats have snubbed most of the Friskies flavors; they especially have an aversion toward the aforementioned flavor. I have thrown out a few dozen cans after they sniff it and turn away. They used to gobble it up and now it sits all day and dries out. I have wasted a lot of money. Has the formula/recipe changed? Has anyone else experienced this same problem? Friskies, please help.

My cats love Friskies dry food, treats and wet food. It is easy to find and not expensive. I get it delivered by Chewy every month. They have a wide selection of food to choose from so my cats never get tired of the same old thing everyday.

I have been buying the pate. The amount of BONE and BUGS is disgusting! I almost throw up every time I see it. I have a hard enough time trying to find a brand my cats will eat without having to pay for garbage! I know Companies are permitted so much per millions or some such thing. I'm ready to find another brand as one of my cats had blood in their stool. Could be a number of things but, why do I have to worry about a bone chip getting lodged where it shouldn't to!

You can check my review on Fancy Feast, narrow it down to one star reviews to get the true stories of people that have horror stories like mine. Purina products contain known carcinogens, they also use what's called 4D meats and I believe they added a fifth now. 4D meats are dead, decaying, diseased, and dying.. I believe they added discarded now.. you know how maggots invade dead animals, other species of critters do as well and that goes into the food when they toss these decaying, dying, diseased, dead or discarded from like the vet's office that may have been put to sleep with medications or that have died from disease..

Hi, my cat is diabetic and there a few affordable options for wet food. I’ve tried Fancy Feast. Cat loves. Then decided to try the Friskies pack sold at Costco. Cheaper and larger cans. Cats been puking and not really eating much every day. So I’ve stopped. Back to Fancy Feast and no puking. Don’t think this is very good food for cats. I wouldn’t buy it again.

My cat has eaten Friskies pate canned food without problems over the past 2 years. Recently she has been vomiting every time she eats it. I wasn't sure it was the food until my daughter's dog came over and ate what was in the cat's bowl and he started vomiting. I bought Sheba brand and no vomiting! There has to be some kind of contamination or composition change with the recent lots.

Around the end of last year I fed Tasty Treasures to some foster kittens and they got horrible diarrhea. Very run down and sick. Luckily that litter all recovered and lived. I contacted Purina about the incident and they basically blew it off. I since had never fed tasty treasures again. I foster for a rescue and they had got a box of tasty treasures in. They gave it to me for my last batch of foster kittens. The kitten started getting diarrhea and a couple of them started getting very lethargic. I was giving them sub Q fluids, **, and FortiFlora to help with the diarrhea.

I have two cats. One is 13 and the other is 11 (both are spayed females). Both cats are in good health. After feeding my cats Friskies Poultry Platter (pate), Mariners Catch, and Chicken Shreds with gravy, (on different days) my 13 yr old cat started vomiting and developed diarrhea. The 11 yr old became lethargic and lost her appetite. When I switched to other brands (Fancy Feast, Royal Canin, Blue Mt) the problems went away. I purchased the cans (loose) from a local grocery store on different days over a two week period (May/June 2021). I have reached out to Friskies but, given the absence of a previous food allergy (or underlying medical condition) I am forced to conclude that it's something about the food itself that has changed. I only, recently, became aware of this page and that the issue may not be limited to my cats or even my region of the US.

For the past several weeks, I thought 8/10 of our cats were bored with Friskies. Even when I bought flavors they hadn't had in a while, 8 of them stopped finishing and would sit there and stare at me or eat a bit and go lay down. They lacked the luster of hunger when meal time approached, but were all otherwise fine except for getting diarrhea and vomiting from some of the cats that were out of character. 8/10 chose to starve instead.

My mother owns a senior cat. She is between 18 and 20 years old. Over the years we have had her on dry food for most of those years, sometimes giving her canned food but only as a treat or supplement to her diet. Recently however, within the last month or so she stopped eating the dry cat food (meow mix). We sometimes had to mix in the hair ball mix, which is normal for cats to cough up a hairball every now and then. But about a month ago she quit eating the dry (meow mix) so we decided to give her some canned food.

I buy the 32 case of wet food (pate) for about a year now from Walmart in Ontario and then over the last week two of my cats have been vomiting and then vomiting and diarrhea.. We couldn't figure out what was doing it, it got to the point where they were not even attempting to eat the wet food, so even tho I had 18 cans left in the box I went to store and bought one can, came home, fed to them and guess what... no vomiting.

I purchased the multi pack Friskies shredded food batch 1159. My senior cat normally does love friskies and all food but recently he hasn't. He has had bad diarrhea and gas and is now having difficulty breathing, my 3 dogs also normally steal his food and tonight all three have now been gassy and had diarrhea. I will never buy this product again and would not recommend it.

I have been using Friskies for about a year. I mix a little bit of it with dry food for 3 out of four of my cats. My other cat gets a special wet food for his stomach. This last box I bought (batch 1159) has been making my cats violently vomit! They all have been less interested in their food then puking all over my house. I have white tile and noticed the vomit had blood in it. I started researching what could be going on and noticed a lot of people have been having the same issue with Friskies Shreds. I am absolutely appalled they are keeping it on the shelves. They need to look into this and figure it out ASAP!

Friskies canned food ending in lot 1161. My normally healthy eager eater cat has liquid diarrhea, vomiting after eating. Luckily we were near when the diarrhea started (heard the unwelcome sounds of it pouring out of him), and realized his recent fussiness over food was probably food related. We do not normally buy Friskies due to all the crap in it, but my husband didn't realize that and our usually brands/varieties were not available. Reading the ingredients made *me* want to throw up.

Fed Butterbob and Julie Friskies Chicken and Salmon Shreds in gravy on Thursday evening, 3/11/21. They stopped eating and became very lethargic. Heavy discharge from their eyes. They didn't eat or drink anything for 4 days. Then Julie started drinking water. Butterbob started drinking again on day #5, Weds. but still died on Thursday 3/18/21. Julie's now eating but is a bag of bones from weight loss. Still very low energy. She usually eats Friskies Turkey & Giblets so, who knows how long she'll last. my top two suspicious cans are 03391157 L83680281 and 03391157 L83680155. Also, not ruling out 10461157 L54051219 Turkey & Giblets but I'd already fed them several of those.

I purchased multipack (48 cans, 3 flavors, shredded and bits type) of Friskies at Sam’s Club to give it a try. In the past, I was purchasing individual Friskies cans in the local grocery stores, various flavors of pate, shreds and bits and had no problem. After I started using cans from the multipack, my cat started puking everything right after the meal, often several times in a row until she could puke yellow liquid. In the morning I feed her with wet food and in the evening with the dry food. I use Kirkland brand dry food from Costco. My cat was taking dry food in the evening without problems and was able to hold it well.

Both of our cats came down with severe diarrhea (some actually bloody) and vomiting after eating Friskies shreds with batch number 1159 which others have posted as causing similar distress. An analysis of the feces revealed a high level of clostridium. Both cats have recovered but only after one was hospitalized for two days.

My cat loves Friskies wet food. That is until recently. She used to devour her bowl and lick it clean and the past week she licks the gravy and maybe takes one bite before walking away. I am concerned so I decided to look into this. I read about a lot number ending in 1157 and that's what I have! I'm not feeding her the rest of these cans! Thankfully she is acting normal besides not eating her wet food. I can't believe that Friskies would allow this to go on! All for profit? Greedy corporations are the worst, my blood is boiling for all the pain people are feeling who lost their fur babies due to this bad batch! I will not be buying Friskies again.

I so wish I would have checked this site a month ago. I just had to put my cat down a week ago. I am beyond devastated. He was my baby, and I miss him so. He was 12 years old and his teeth were not the best anymore, so I was feeding him Friskies can food only. Salmon, fish, and chicken pate variety. I spent over seven hundred dollars at veterinarian clinic, and all his tests came back good. I then had four more cats develop vomiting and diarrhea, but they didn't have the back leg weekness that he did. I immediately stopped the can food, but it was too late for my Mitty. Since I stopped the Friskies can food, the other four have recovered and eating again. The cans I have saved have the lot# ending 1157. Please if you care about your cat, Don't Buy Friskies. I had to figure this out the hard way.

Certain Friskies canned food Chicken and Ocean Fish Pate made one of my cats violently ill with vomiting and diarrhea. He's lethargic and won't come out from under the bed. I had always fed my cats the shreds until this summer when they started throwing up on them. I notified Friskies and they denied any problems with the shreds and sent me some free coupons, which I used for the pate varieties.

I just started to feed my kittens a little canned food to see if they would like it. They ate it but later that day they started to vomit and developed diarrhea. I have been feeding them canned tuna and cooked chicken, beef, etc. with no problem. Three of the four of them are better after vomiting up most of the food. One of them is very lethargic and just sleeps. She will not eat or drink and if she dies this will be one of many bad reviews I will leave for this garbage they are selling. I will never feed this stuff to my pets ever again and I have used and trusted this brand for years. Do not buy this.

Like other reviewers on here, everything was fine until it wasn't. This week I got a new batch of Friskies wet cat food at the store, and it's bad (batch 1161.) I've never been around such a stench in my life.. Cat literally has endless farts, as bad as dog farts, for two days straight, all day and all night. He also has diarrhea with a stench that made me puke. Just disgusting. I decided to see what was up with this food, when along comes this page. When I realized I had one of the "unlucky" batches I immediately switched him to dry food. I don't even trust wet food anymore. The poor guy is gassing me out as I type, non-stop death farts from hell. I feel really sorry for him. I can only hope I caught this in time and he'll be okay. I'M NEVER BUYING FRISKIES AGAIN.

Just today we put our beloved Bella to sleep due to oral squamous cell carcinoma. The issue was just noticed about a week ago when she started drooling and began to eat less. We took her to the vet and discovered the mass on the roof of her mouth. We hoped it was an abscessed tooth and made an appointment this past Monday for today to put her under anesthesia to examine. A short time ago our vet called with the news. We chose to let her continue to sleep instead of waking her and being in more pain.

I've fed my cat this food for years. No issues until Summer 2020. My cat started throwing up and having other issues. I've taken him to the vet lethargic and dehydrated three times since this summer. I just checked the batch number of the cans I fed him. They are from batch #1159. I will never buy this food again. I'm taking cat to the vet tomorrow again. He is seriously dehydrated, lethargic, and vomiting green bile. I wish I had realised this sooner and I am praying he will recover.

I’ve fed our rescue cats Friskies canned food for years, but had switched to kibble because we feed so many cats (about 12) and it’s more affordable. Recently I started adding the canned back to the kibble for our 5 indoor cats, and the vomiting started immediately after. I’ve tried many of the pate varieties, but the vomiting has continued. I found this site and decided t check the batch numbers on the cans and they all end in 1157, which is one of the bad batches listed on this site. We have 2 cases of the salmon and seafood & chicken pate varieties. They all say 1157. I won’t be trusting Friskies again. I’m very disappointed!

I was searching Google to see if something was wrong with this food and found the comments on this site. I have read those comments prior to writing this and despite Friskies' statements to the contrary, there definitely seems like there is a problem with this food. We have "adopted" a stray neighborhood cat that is about 3 years old. We feed her, let her sleep inside when she wants, but generally, she wants to be outside. She is a pretty tough kitty and never vomits...she has a cast iron stomach for a cat. Drop a french fry? She's going to eat it. Leave a slice of pizza unguarded? She will pull the pepperonis off with her claws and eat them. And she has always loved Friskies Wet Pate Cat Food. She truly gets excited when the can pops open.

I would give anything to have read this site. On Nov. 13th 2020 we had to euthanize my my beautiful 4 year old cat, Bonnie. We served our three cats canned Friskies on or about Nov 9th. By the 11th Bonnie started throwing up. By the 12 all three were sick and lethargic. By the 13th Bonnie was bleeding from the rectum. It was decided she be euthanized. I have contacted Friskies and will be sending in a sample of the food. Lot number on can 1161. Please please don't feed this to your furbabies!!!!

I have had cats my whole life. We have always bought the Friskies. My cats lived to be 18 years+. My recent cat loved the Prime Filets. About a month ago I noticed he wasn't finishing his food. Then he just stopped eating it. I noticed also a "canned" smell after opening certain cans. Tonight my cat was lethargic and not eating. Then I came on here and saw people having issues with batches #1157 - #1161. Those are the cans I have!! I had another can of cat food from a different brand I had accidentally bought and tried that. He ate it all! I can't believe I was giving my cat this garbage. I'm calling them tomorrow after I contact my vet. Share on social media and help save other peoples pets!

I began feeding the strays that neighbors moved and left behind about 7 months ago. For the past week they will not eat it. I ordered another 24 pack of shreds to replace the pate subscription. If this goes uneaten, am switching to another brand, as winter is approaching and they need to eat! I have nearly 23 cans left in this batch and really hope it isn't making them ill. I have no way of knowing. I only know they stopped eating even one bite.

This happened a year or two ago but once I realized I could write a review for this poison I did. I decided to try a can of Friskies for my two cats, it was a beef flavor. After trying it once both cats were lethargic, and my second cat China began to vomit excessively, EVERYWHERE. She was terrified of how sick she was, running around crying and pooping diarrhea out of control accompanying her vomiting episodes. This lasted two days, we were going to take her to the vet the third day after how sick she was, but she thankfully recovered and was just lethargic the following day. DO. NOT. BUY. THIS. FOOD. It is not worth the cheaper price.

Updated on 09/17/2020: Update on Tux - Friskies Wet Cat Food Issues. Follow-up on previous review. It has been 2 days since Tux refused to eat his Purina Friskies cat food and I changed to 9-Lives. A different cat. No more vomiting of food after eating or clear liquid after drinking. No more crying for no apparent reason. More interactive and playful. Always eats all the 9 Lives wet I put out for him. Still eating the same dry foods and treats. I have contacted Purina, and they don't know of any issues but asked me to provide specifics on the batch # of the cat food that caused the issue. Thanks for all the comments and concern.

I am so furious that this product is still in the market. I have been feeding my 2 young cats (2 years old) Friskies wet canned food since I adopted them from the shelter when they were 3 months old since that’s what I was told to feed them by the staff there. Never had any problems until recently. The last batch I got was #1161. My cats both began vomiting and having diarrhea uncontrollably after eating their food. The diarrhea was so bad I woke up in the morning to numerous diarrhea marks all over the house, they couldn’t even make it to their litter box. They were so lethargic and weren’t playing or coming to me for cuddles which is very unlike them. They just stayed under the bed all day for 4 days. They kept throwing up within minutes of eating their food.

I have had a similar experience to several other people who wrote reviews on this site. My cats (eight) have eaten Purina Friskies canned food for several years. Within the last three or four weeks they began refusing to eat it, leaving most of it in their dishes. I have one cat who is dehydrated and lethargic, has lost weight, and is requiring some intense veterinarian intervention. He and another cat have elevated pancreatic enzymes; however, I can’t say for sure the elevation is related to the food. I have been speculating Purina changed the recipe - not for the better. I will not be using this product any longer.

I noticed my cat wouldn’t eat the regular Friskies: pâté, shreds or other styles (in defense of friskies she wouldn’t touch 9lives wet foods either). I decided to try the Friskies lil’ soups and see if she liked them. The first thing I noticed is the ingredients (this is for the sockeye salmon):

Seafood Grille is the Friskies brand cat food that our cats will eat - the only brand and the only flavor. I can't vouch for the health benefits of the food because we have one cat who is a tub of lard - he reminds me of the couch potato father from the "Married with Children" television show. The other cat we have is a very feminine female who is quite thin. They are brother and sister and their personalities as well as their body types are on opposite ends of the spectrum.

We recently bought a new case of Friskies Shreds Canned Cat Food, serial number ending in 1157. Woke up yesterday morning to one cat with bloody diarrhea and now both are vomiting and experiencing diarrhea. The only food they both ate was this canned food and they have never had stomach issues before. Extremely disturbed by how many pet owners have experienced similar symptoms in their cats. We even had to rebook a trip to stay and take care of them. Never buying Purina products again. PLEASE do not buy this food for your pets.

I've had many (8) cats that lived 20+ years each on Friskies canned pate and Purina dry food. Three months ago, my cats started seriously ignoring the wet Friskies. Last couple weeks they'd eat a bit later in the day then one or another (of 3) threw up. Yeah, cats can be picky and they can have hair balls.. but this is/was different. This morning I gave them salmon (usually a favorite!); all three ate some, then two threw up repeatedly, over and over until only bile was left. Something has seriously changed for the worse in Friskies canned catfood starting 3-4 months ago. I'm throwing out the many cans (14) we have left tomorrow and, after 40 years of Friskies loyalty, I'm buying other (grain free) brands online as I write this. Good-bye Friskies!

He is a year and half old. Great little cat. About around the 18th he started projectile vomiting. Never seen an animal ever do this. So disturbing. Well I switched foods but unfortunately after reading all the reviews that are in the same time line of sick cats, dying cats. It's the food and now my little fella probably is not gonna make it. Same exact description as mine in the statements on here. Well glad I know now. Wish I had figured it out sooner. My 9 year old is just devastated. And he loved this food. Wouldn't eat nothing but beefy bits. Maybe they will recall and save some poor little kitties. How many people have to complain before they do something. What a shame.

Well, let me start off by saying we used to have 8 cats. At the time of this review, we currently have 6. Sam died July 1st and Reese died July 18th. Yeah, two cats within that short of a time span. And the month isn't even up. We're terrified what will happen for the rest of the month. We have fed our cats Friskies food for their entire lives. Neither one of us could've predicted the "Flowers in the Attic" turn that would take. We also couldn't have predicted how lousy Purina would be about doing anything about this. Step one for a greedy corporation: Always point the finger at something else. That's why we titled this entry the way we did. It's "rumors" for anybody to get on a website and talk about how Friskies made their cats sick or ended up killing them. I also want to call out the poor reaction that Purina will end up doing.

I have used Friskies can food now for quite some time and my cat absolutely loves it. If I try to switch it up she won’t eat! They have several taste variations such as pate, chunks filet. Seafood etc.

I purchase the sensitive stomach formula for my 3 cats. They really seem to like it and it has helped their digestive issues as much as more expensive brands. I would definitely recommend trying it, especially if feeding multiple cats or if you are on a budget.

Turns out cats are finicky. When they get bored with their regular food I have to switch to Friskies filets cause they won't eat the types. If you chill the can prior to opening it in summer or warm it up in winter they'll gobble it up. Mine don't like cheese in their food so I avoid those flavors, but mainly beef, chicken and fish are what they prefer.

Their pate is preferable, not a fan as much with the ingredients in the other mixtures, thickening agents used, pate doesn't have any. A great variety of flavors to choose from, and they have veterinary nutritionists involved.

I regret buying this garbage! My cat used to love the wet food. Last year, Every morning she'd be waiting impatiently for the wet food to come out. Within the last few months, our cat refused to even touch it. She got very sick, started throwing up stomach bile and would refuse all food and water. We took her to the vet 2 times and even brought her to the emergency vet, as she was so weak and lethargic. It was heartbreaking seeing her so weak and depressed. Sadly, she has passed away. If I had known that this brand would compromise animals' health in order to make more profit I would have NEVER supported their corruption. I feel sick to my stomach reading all of these reviews. Please do not let your friends or family feed this toxicity to their beloved pets.

Friskies cat food is great because it offers varying flavors that cats like. It is always on the store shelves and it is priced right. After trial-and-error, I have discovered my cats are happier eating Friskies cat food. My cats are energetic and healthy. I recommend Friskies cat food for cats.

This brand is always creating new types of food mixes and very reasonably priced. My cats love this brand, one thing they need to do is make it in pouches like other brands, would take up less room in the trash can.

I have been feeding this food to my cat for over 4 years. I find it readily available at most markets and in a variety of sizes. I have tried other food but always come back to Friskies because he does best with it.

I like the price and quantity in each can is just perfect for two. There are several flavors that my cats get excited about. The Country Chicken, salmon pate and the Shredded Turkey are their favorites. They also like the indoor dry food. But of course the wet food is their favorite.

My cat just loves Friskies. He only tolerates anything else. He'll eat Meow Mix, but doesn't enjoy it. He particularly loves the canned food. Not the paté, he likes the chunks. He lets me know that he loves it.

Some flavors the cats refuse. They dislike fish but the chicken and beef are liked the best. They only like tiny pieces and gravy, which means I have to chop it up. They do not like pate either. Plain chicken or plain beef seem to be their preferred favorite with gravy!

I have 2 cats. I give them a little bit of canned food in the morning for a breakfast treat. I don't use the whole can so it lasts a couple of days in refrigerator. The only flavor they're not too happy about is beef. Other than that, they love mornings.

My cats really like their food. I have 3 and they are always waiting when it's time to eat. We have tried several other brands but they don't like anything but Friskies. I feel like it has good nutrition for them. They like the sea food one best.

Friskies is a cat food that my cat's always liked so it's definitely a cat food that I'll keep purchasing as I get more cats in the future. It's a good price and the taste is good to cats at least! It's also easy to find wherever I go shopping.

I admit I haven’t tried a lot of different brands of canned cat food. Cats tend to be fussy eaters, so I settled on a brand that they all liked (I only have one cat now, but used to have two or three at a time). Friskies comes in a few different formats and my cats all liked pate, which is a snooty label the manufacturer uses for ground cat food. I like this brand due to its wide availability, its variety of flavors, its convenient multi-packs and its competitive pricing. Despite my vet’s insistence that it’s unnecessary, I still provide a small amount of dry cat food, too. For this, I buy Iams indoor cat weight/hairball control.

Food appears to be fresh. It is easy to find in many different types of stores. There are many flavors and types to choose from. Pate, bits, garden greens, gravy and their favorite shreds. The pricing is very good on the assorted products.

I like Friskies because of the variety of flavors and cuts in their wet type of cat food, as for their dry brand food also variety to fit each cat you do have needs! I also like the wet type food because as far as I know I hadn’t saw that horrible, no-no word in the ingredients (gluten). I do not wish my cats health nor kidneys to be shut down because of the (gluten scare) we had years ago, after all, my cats are like my fur kids! Thanks Friskies!????

My two cats eat a variety of Friskies wet food. They love some flavors more than others, but they always eat whatever I give them. My son-in-law brought me some wet cat food from his Healthfood store, and my cats would not eat that!

Our 18 year old indoor tabby will only eat Friskies Prime Filet Chicken with Gravy! After trying many other countless different brands & flavors, this has been her favorite, and only choice, for at least 17 years. It has kept her healthy & active all these years! Our other cats come running for Friskies Dry Cat Food Tender Crunchy Combos! When they hear the bag rustle, they come running & meowing!

Their indoor cat food has tons of nutrition and my cats love it! Just wish they had more flavors available in stores. Also wish there were more indoor cat options for a variety. We purchase from Chewy for the 3 flavor variety pack.

My family has 6 cats and they all are sick after eating Friskies batches 1159 pate style and one cat has started vomiting from eating the salmon shreds style wet canned food. I'm so mad and livid to hear that I'm not the only one and that everyone else's cats have became severely ill eating Friskies similar style cat food. What kind of sick, heartless, and greedy types of individuals that profit off of poisoning every cat that is exposed to any of Friskies brand cat food? I'm never buying a Friskies/ Purina brand cat food ever again. Scoundrels!!!

Not sure what is happening, my cats ate Friskies for years, now they don't eat it anymore. They sniff it and that is it they leave everything uneaten. Gonna have to go with something else. Hopefully they will fi.

We usually buy Friskies cat food for my cat and she loves the dry food and the wet food and at the same time it is not expensive, I would totally recommend it to any cat owner. And it is good so don’t worry. Go ahead and buy it.

I don't like that they use aluminum, which is not good for any living thing when used for food. They also don't have the best to offer in terms of health, but I buy it because of cost. Also, my cats really like it. I don't buy the shreds or anything with gravy because it's a waste of money. I prefer the pate because it's the most actual content for the money.

Our cats seem like most of the different flavors. They eat less of it in hot weather. And sometimes the food in the can has more liquid than solids. I worry about tartar builds on their teeth.

My cats love the Friskies Shreds wet food, as well as the pate. They will not eat anything else. I have 3 cats and all three prefer Friskies. My cats do eat the dry food too, but they seem to like the wet food a little better. The price is very competitive. Like many people, I am on a budget and cannot afford expensive cat food.

I feed my 2 cats Friskies canned food shreds daily. They rebel any time I try to switch. More importantly, I also feed Friskies Lil Soups as a special treat as well as when they need medication. They will lap up ANYTHING cloaked in the Lil Soup food. Beautiful coats and healthy cats!

Cats prefer over other brands, have three cats and like most all varieties especially pates which are hard to find in my local Walmart so I do a lot of online ordering. They also like the dry food and I feed both.

I have 2 cats- both of whom were runts that would not have made it outdoors. They have, after 14 years with me, turned into the most picky critters ever! Friskies Indoor has been OK with them! That is a miracle!

I have a picky kitty. She's looking more normal for her age/size. She loves this food. I fill her bowl daily and let her choose when she wants to eat. I gave some to a friend for her kitty and she now buys this kind. Another friend started buying it, she always buys what I buy.

The cat food is okay. My cat really likes it and I've tried several different brands. I believe it's average in quality and price, nothing special. I use the dry and wet cat food, the wet cat food send to be a little bit better in quality. Especially, the salmon flavor.

My cats seem to love friskies cat food, so that’s why I stay with that brand. And I also feed a few feral cats and they love the food too. The price did go up in the last year but I still will buy this brand.

Batch 1157. Our previously healthy indoor kittens who ate the ocean whitefish flavor were gradually introduced to the chicken and salmon shreds. One immediately began vomiting, and both are experiencing diarrhea and weight loss. The vet found bacteria in the previously healthy kitten and treated him, but the diarrhea continues. We are switching brands and hope it fixes the issue. I'll update with a new review in a few days. Normally I would introduce a new food gradually, but I'm not going to this time which could cause more problems but frankly I'm too afraid to keep feeding them this food.

I have been feeding Friskies Shreds for 2 years now. I have been feeding the TurChicken for 11 months. We had no problems, cats loved it!! We have 4 house cats at home, 4 barn cats at 1 barn and 2 barn cats in another barn. NO ONE IS EATING it anymore. They might sniff it, lick it, or have a few bites, but otherwise, I’m throwing away a lot of uneaten food.

We have been feeding our cat Friskies off and on for the last 2 years. A couple days ago we brought home a box of Stuf’d and Sauc’d wet food and it immediately made our cat vomit all over the place. We dismissed it at first, but by his 3rd meal it was obvious. I will be taking him to the vet ASAP to make sure there isn’t any major damage. Please let me know if anyone pulls together a lawsuit for this. A company that ignores repeated complaints to avoid a recall will not be getting my business any more. Purina is poison.

My cat was fine until eating this batch of variety pate Friskies cat food mixed grill, ocean whitefish and tuna, turkey. My cat was throwing up yellow and white bile for 4 days and was no longer eating or drinking.. She was turned off by that food. We could tell and only eating 1/2 of what she normally would. I wish we would of followed the signs she showed and she was also lethargic..My dog ate some of the cat food as well and now he is sick also and headed to vet. We bought this food at Costco Oxnard CA early May. Friskies needs to stop selling this poison and costco needs to be alerted!! I'm sending this to friskies directly as well and costco!!!

We fed our cat Friskie's Pate for most of his life. He's now 14 years old. We said goodbye to Friskie's for good in February 2020. Cat's life has never been better. Last year we found out he had arthritis and his kidneys were starting to show signs of decline through blood tests. He also had lifelong anxiety issues as well as on and off vomiting and asthma.

The cats were eating Friskies beef for several years but I started this year to give various flavors. It was ok at first, but then they would start refusing certain flavors. They really loved Mariner's Catch for a few cans, so I bought a lot. Then they stopped eating it (both cats). And now, it's love or hate with all flavors. Is this a gimmick to sell more cans? Batches 1159, and then 1157.

I have been feeding my cat Friskies canned cat food for 5 years, but recently purchased 40 can box on Amazon, specifically pate fish and chicken. Within hours of feeding my cat Friskies pate 5.5 oz can Mariners Catch, she began vomiting 3 times hourly for 12 hours. 2 visits to emergency vet and $700 later determined that the food was contaminated as there was no other reasons for her sudden illness. There is something very with this batch of food, and I will never feed my cat Friskies cat food again.

I bought a large case of Poultry Flavored Friskies pate food for my cats last week and noticed right away that something was different with this batch. I thought it was the new flavor that was possibly causing the vomiting and lethargy in my cats. But now after reading these reviews, I'm afraid the problem is with all Friskies cat food in general-and that it has made my cats sick. I have one that has been in the hospital since yesterday! I will not buy this brand again!!

My cats have eaten Friskies as part of their overall diet for years. It’s been their breakfast, something they’ve come running for - until the last few months. Whatever Purina has done to the recipe, they need to undo; although my cats used to love the flavors with cheese, they won’t touch the newer, “fancier” Friskies, even the more expensive “stuffed” recipes. My vet said her cats have had the same reaction. Apparently a lot of pet owners are seeing their cats reject the new Friskies. Purina, you made a bad business decision. You might want to rethink this one.

This stuff is really bad. I bought it at Costco (March 2020). Their previous stuff at Costco was pretty good. But this batch gave my cat diarrhea for a week. It’s a shame crap like this can be sold. The company must of laid off the Quality Control staff, or maybe some disgruntled employee took a dump in one of their batches, or, heaven forbid, Friskies is using roadkill or rotten, diseased meat for their protein sources. In any event, I’ve lost all confidence in them. Their main concern may be profits, but my main concern is my cat’s wellbeing.

Our rescue cat came to us in February and as he was underweight and super skinny we decided to get some weight on him by feeding wet food and ended up buying Friskies. He always would leave the "meat" pieces in the bowl. We first thought it's his bad tooth but then remembered he would eat all of that in the beginning. He would not throw up from each can, so we didn't think it's the food. We removed all plants that could harm him, still throws up. We got different litter, we mixed the food with water and dry food, tried to switch to pate and still, cat throws up. So I again looked it up today to find all this posts about badge 1157, 1159, 1161. The current cans I fed are 1161 and my cat throws up twice a day. I'm seriously worried and it better didn't do any longterm harm to him. We are not afraid of sending a laywer.

I’ve been buying cases of Friskies Meaty Bits for like 5 years now. Lately I have noticed that our feral cats are not interested in eating it so much. This may be far fetched, but does any of the ingredients come from China? Coronavirus? I’ve read a lot of these reviews from the last couple months, and cats are getting diarrhea and sick. Now that I think of it, one of our cats had diarrhea last month. I fear that the quality standards have fallen. I fear also that my cats know the stuff is toxic and that’s why they are so interested in it anymore. When I’ve given them Meow Mix wet food, they dive in and lick the plate.

I have been feeding this food for several years without any incident. I feel terrible that I ignored all of the warnings from people saying it was making their pets sick. I now have two cats that are deathly ill. One is in complete kidney failure and one has enlarged kidneys. Both have suffered dramatic weight loss along with severe vomiting and diarrhea. My barn cats have also lost weight and started vomiting. I did notice that my cats turn their nose up at the food a couple of times and I threw it away. I cannot in good conscience feed this food knowing it made my cats very sick. I went from having perfectly healthy cats to dying cats in a matter of weeks.

I’ve been purchasing the Friskies canned food for almost a year now. In the past two months I have noticed my Maine Coon has been vomiting directly after being fed the meaty bits. At first I thought maybe he had just over eaten or ate too quickly.. however that is not usual behavior for him.. He typically takes his time eating. I now have a very sick cat .. He hasn’t moved, he’s not being his normal Maine coon self.. He’s allowing to be petted and cared for. I’m so upset that this is allowed to be continued to purchase. It’s poison! I thought I was crazy until I came across this post and now I see that I am not the only one there are several of us! Let’s get this stuff recalled!

Friskies has fast tracked my cat into kidney failure. I had the same problems as all the people with the bad batch recently. 1159. Cue over 5000 dollars of vet bills. My cat has been barely hanging on to life. Friskies really needs to be held accountable. I don't know how Friskies is not in the news everywhere for cat genocide at this point. After my cat started dying from Friskies I read about all the toxic ingredients and fake advertisement they have. Blood money!

I recently have changed my choice of food in my house to Friskies Pate under the advisement of a person who works with me. My older cat has been howling and meowing loudly has started to occur, excessively scratching of my furniture, and has lost a tremendous amount of weight. I read online to throw away batches of the Pate food that have a certain number 1157 or 1159 on them. I am shaken tonight to learn this 1157 was just purchased tonight. I am going to go back to the expensive wet foods I used to purchase in hopes I can reverse the health issues that it looks like my poor cat has been displaying. I am devastated to learn this as my cat is my baby. With the weight loss that he is displaying, I am worried about the nutrition level of this food for him. What is in this food?

I've used Purina Friskies canned cat food for several years now without issues. In the last few months my cat has had many episodes of gastrointestinal issues. I didn't think it was the food until I was trying to syringe feed him when it would get stuck. As I picked apart in the canned food I found small dark brown/black pieces of plastic type debris. I looked online and no recalls, but others are having many cat health issues with this product as well. I will no longer use purina products. I would attach a pic of the debris but it is not letting me attach.

I will make this simple and blunt. My cat keeps throwing up. This last batch of isn't good for the animals you are making it for. I strongly suggest that you recall so that we as consumers can trust our decision on buying your products in the future.

I can’t believe so many people are going through exactly what we are. Our cats have eaten this food for two years with no problem, but this last batch of food is just bad. They barely want to eat any. They got hungry enough and finally ate and ended up with severe vomiting and diarrhea. I thought it was a virus and continued to feed them this garbage, and it just kept happening. I finally realized it might be the food and was shocked to find this page with the same complaints. My dog even finished a plate they didn’t eat before I could stop her, and now even she has severe diarrhea.

Ever since I bought my recent 40 can box of Friskies from local Costco my cats recoil from eating any of the cans. Today I really wondered when I opened a can of Turkey and Giblets whether the food was safe. The top layer was dry and bottom layer wet, and shrunken from the sides. I threw it out and came here to see that others have had problems with batch #1159. I'm taking the rest of the box back. I looked at bottoms of my cans and see #1159 on all of them.

My cats have eaten Friskies shreds canned wet cat food for 2 years. They used to love the stuff. I just recently bought another large box and noticed they basically refused to eat it. They ate a little bit but really seemed reluctant. They used to meow their little heads off begging for the stuff. I have used four cans out of the 24 pack and now 2 of my cats are vomiting. They are indoor, vaccinated healthy cats and I cannot think of any other culprit other than their food. I checked the internet only to discover all these similar reviews about batch numbers ending in 1159!

For about the past 3 months my cats have been getting sick. And my dog who will and always have eaten some of their food. I also had noticed that the label had changed on the liver and chicken. Have fed the wet food liver and chicken mainly for about 40? years. When I was a kid we always fed it to our cats. My cats have been getting sick with diarrhea and also frequently vomit back in their bowl after eating. My one cat is clinging for his life as we speak. The food with the chicken and turkey gravy seems to be the worst. I don’t know what has changed in the food but I feel my animals are being poisoned. Have tried different flavors of the food also. Some of the flavors my cats don’t even touch anyone more. I just loaded up on food at Walmart and I am returning it all. Very disappointed in what is happening to this food. It seriously should be looked into.

My cat has eaten the Friskies canned poultry variety packs (pate, shreds, and meaty bits) for years without issue. Then in late December 2019, he began having daily problems with diarrhea and vomiting. The issue became so severe that we took him to the vet, and $500 in tests later the vet couldn't find anything wrong. They treated the diarrhea and nausea and sent us home to monitor him. Over the past week (once the meds ran out), the issue has started again. Nothing in his diet has changed, so I came here and was shocked to see how many reviews have been left by folks whose poor cats are experiencing identical symptoms. I checked our batch number, and sure enough it's the same one named in several posts here (ending in 1159). My cat is miserable and we're out $500 that we can't afford to lose right now, all because Purina has neglected to recall this product.

My 8 cats have always eat Friskies Wet Pate or Meaty Bits for the last 5 years. Loved it! Then about a month ago, I noticed that every single one of my cats were not eating it and would turn away once they smelled it. Has something changed within this food? I have wasted so much money on these cans that they wont eat for some reason. 2 of the cats will not even come looking for the wet food anymore. They just eat the dry food and move along which is very unusual for them. I've tried buying from Walmart, Tractor Supply, Food Lion, Fresh Foods, Dollar General, and Family Dollar. Also tried buying from 3 different towns!! I'm tired of wasting money on this food they wont eat. Can someone please give me an answer??

Give serious consideration to the reviews submitted about Friskies wet cat foods. For several weeks, 13 of my 14 cats have been retching and throwing up after eating this food. I changed to wet food because I have several I am treating for kidney failure. I just recently read these reviews, and I take them very seriously because of what I have been experiencing.

The Friskies Pate Mixed Grill cat food 1159 has made my 2 cats extremely sick these past two days. Throwing up non stop with lots of diarrhea. Now very lethargic and dehydrated, they're still trying to recover from it. I have no idea what's in their food anymore and I refuse to feed it to my cats and have me worried sick about them. DO NOT BUY FRISKIES!!!!

I have 5 cats. I have been feeding them the Friskies canned cat food for a few years. Recently, I felt as though I had to force it down their throats! They would only eat a little bit of it and turn away. They somehow much preferred dry food. But YESTERDAY, all 5 got sick, throwing up all over the place and all have been suffering from diarrhea. So today, I searched the web for some answers and found this website where every review is describing what I have been through! Batch numbers were the same for me: 1157 and 1159. Purina claims that there is nothing wrong with their product while cats are getting very ill all over the place. I, for sure, am done with this dangerous product! I'm NOT going to be making my babies sick! Now, it's off to Facebook to alert the people on my friends list! I've done enough "picking up messes" and mopping the floors for one day!

I have 4 older cats who all grew up on Friskies canned cat food with no problem. Suddenly in the last 6 months or more they have been not liking the food. They may eat a bite then walk away. I go through at least 6 cans a day and throw away most of it. What happened? I am starting a new food that they like.

We recently adopted a cat from the local shelter. He is very active and eats more than my other cat. We feed both cats Science Diet dry food and Fancy Feast each morning. Because of his appetite, we decided to try Friskies because the cans are larger. We made the change about a month ago. He was fine for the first couple days and then has had intermittent diarrhea and drinking a lot. We took him to the vet yesterday and were told that Friskies is “hot on the stomach” like too much fertilizer on the lawn. The vet gave us a probiotic to sprinkle on the food.

I have been buying my 6 cats pate canned cat food by Friskies. One cat has always refused to eat the soft food. Recently all 5 cats that do eat the Friskies pate have been throwing up after eating their soft cat food. They throw up the food and some weird foamy substance. It just occurred to me the only thing it can be is this batch of food. All of my cats are very young and healthy otherwise. Please don't let this bad food kill my family's cats or any other cats for that matter. There is something very obviously wrong here!

Have 5 cats. 4 female and 1 male. One is a rescue and others born at home. They are aged 9 years and approx 7 years respectively. All have not been eating flavors of the Friskies 5.5 oz pate that they had previously loved. Cats are picky and it was hard enough to id flavors that all would eat. Initially I thought they were bored but all of them at same time for same flavors?! I had been ordering from Chewy as it was very convenient but in/around November 2019 I tried to place an order and the few flavors that were still somewhat "workable" were not available! As it turned out only 2 of their Friskies 5.5 oz flavors were available. So what happened? Coincidence? A big company like Chewy dealing w a major brand and couldn't restock...suspicious!!! Did they sell until it ran out or was it pulled?

I foster for a local shelter and purchase all of their food myself. After spending easily $40 a day on those tiny cans, I opted to buy the 13 oz cans of Poultry Platter Pate by Friskies. Because of the number of fosters/housepets I have at any given time, I buy in quantity. The first day I served it, everyone gobbled it down, so I went online and ordered 9 dozen cans, figuring it would keep me ahead of the game for awhile. Within days, every single cat and kitten had extreme diarrhea and many were vomiting as well. I didn't know if they had a bug or what, so I gave the food another try. More of the same.

I have been feeding my what was 8 cats Friskies canned food for years, up until a few months ago they would all eat it with no problem, they have dry food down all the time and canned food each morning. After a few months of them eating just a bit and throwing up constantly now they stopped eating it at all. I had one cat die in the spring, she was constantly throwing up, was lethargic and was suddenly dropping weight, but she was a Sr at 17. The Vet said probably liver cancer so I had to have her PTS. Then suddenly I had 2 more cats die in less than 8 weeks, an 11 year old boy that was healthy up until this summer, and one of the few that would still eat the food, and my 15 year old who also would still eat the food and started dropping weight and throwing up constantly after eating her canned food.

I am writing this review in response to an article regarding the recent issues with this food. I only wish I saw this sooner, as I see some of these reviews go back to October. I feed my cats vet quality dry food, however for wet food I purchased this Friskies recently. I feed them this alternating with fancy feast cans and Whiskas and switch it up daily as a treat for something new tasting. For the last 2 months my cat had been getting intermittent diarrhea. I was worried so I took her to the vet. They did some tests and couldn’t find the issue, so they treated her for the active diarrhea she had. However weeks later she got it again.

I have been buying Friskies Paté from our local Costco for years. I have two cats 1.5 and 3 years old. Recently, both my cats refused to eat any of the fish flavors, and have been not eating several of the others in the case. However, I have not been paying careful attention to the ones they will eat. The older cat just won’t show up for dinner anymore, and the younger cat often eats a few bites and leaves.

Cat is 8 months old and has been getting sick for the last several weeks. Noticed several mentions of Purina food issues with cats experiencing diarrhea and vomiting. No surprise, the batch numbers match the batch numbers which seem to be making cats ill. Batch 1156, 1157, 1158, 1159 and 1161. Done with Purina....shame on you for selling tainted food. A dozen cans in the garbage and finding a better option tomorrow.

I recently bought the regular Friskies canned cat food and canned indoor wet. Both of my cats are vomiting. Even throwing up foam. The batch numbers ending in 1161 and 1157 are the ones I just threw in the garbage. I am so sad I poisoned my poor babies. Purina please save our babies and recall this wet food!!! I hope the food did no permanent damage????

My rescue cat of 6 years has always been very healthy.... Never been to the Vet. I came on this website for another reason and saw all the complaints! I immediately checked the lot number of the Salmon Pate and it too is 1159!! So this is why there have been so many changes in my baby!!! I am disgusted that Friskies has NOT recalled this lot!! Won't buy it again!!

We have two young adult cats who we adopted within the past year, at different times. For six to 12 months they have been eating Friskies canned cat food, all flavors of "Prime Filets" and occasional "Shreds" -- anything with gravy, with no problems until recently. In late November they both developed diarrhea, and one cat has been retching but not vomiting. I've also been feeding them Sheba and Fancy Feast brands, but not as often. The cat who ate the most Friskies developed the diarrhea first. In general the cats seem fine, but I've stopped feeding Friskies as of yesterday and I'm keeping a close eye on them.

What is Nestle putting into their canned wet foods these days? Diseased rendered pig meat from china??? Last 3 months on and off my 2 cats are puking up or getting diarrhea when I feed them various varieties of Friskies canned foods. I have had them on and off the canned food as a treat and after I put them back on the Friskies canned food inevitably the puking and squirts return. It's the canned food, they like it, they eat it, they seem to crave it, I can't prove it but empirical evidence suggests to me that it cause gastric and intestinal disturbance. I am DONE with any Nestle's product.

We lost our cat this past Sunday (12/1) due to an unknown reason. We were advised by our vet to treat with SubQ fluids for dehydration from vomiting - after her first dose she became increasingly lethargic and developed a very large abscess with necrotic tissue over a two day period (from the vomiting to passing was 5 days). She had been using Friskies Pate (Batches 1157, 1158 and 1159 - there have been some reports of 1161 as well).

I had to take my two 7 month old kitties to the vet today. Vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy. The vet suggested we STOP feeding them whatever we were feeding them and switch to homemade foods for a while. Told her Friskies and she said I should look into whether there have been any recalls or warnings. Lo and behold the new case I have been feeding them from for the last 4 days ends in 1159. One of the batch numbers reported on this site and many others to be very bad. Several sick kitties even some fatalities. I am heartsick as I write this holding one of my boys that is not doing very well. If he doesn’t recover I will forever blame myself for feeding him poison in the form of name brand cat food.

My cat has been eating this food for years. Loved it until this year. He can't keep this food down. He keeps vomiting it up every time I give it to him. Just to be sure I stopped giving it to him for a week & gave him Fancy Feast & he did not get sick but when I tried Friskies Indoor Homestyle Wet Food he got sick again.

Our indoor cat recently started barfing the Friskies dry food, so I switched to the canned food, which I thought would be easier for her to digest. She is ok with most of it, but will barf up any of the "shreds", if she goes beyond just drinking the broth. And pretty much just the "shreds", not the broth. She doesn't like the "pate", but is fine with the other food. It makes me wonder what they do to create the "shreds" consistency as she doesn't seem to be able to digest it.

Similar symptoms, vomiting, diarrhea, drinking lots of water, lethargic, etc. Just now saw this page and I think it's the Friskies pate canned food because it's the only common denominator. It killed 5 of my cats and three were only 8 years old, one had CH. My cats have continued to vomit and have runny stools and I am now believing it's the Friskies. I know people that feed dry Iams and dry Purina One and don't have issues. It's the Friskies cans.

My cats have eaten and loved Friskies canned foods for many many years and been healthy no problems but the last couple months they are vomiting from the canned foods. :( They've eaten the Tuna & egg, the Chicken Dinner with Garden Greens and the Salmon.

I have been reading about people saying that Friskies canned cat food is making their cats ill. Well my two cats have been eating Friskies canned cat food all their life and nothing has happened to them - no vomiting, no diarrhea, no nothing and they have eaten all flavors textures the whole nine yards. In fact my husband just brought back home five more cans and I can't wait to feed them their favorite food. Keep up the good work guys, you all make my cats happy and make me happy!!!!

In June 2019, I believe Friskies Country Dinner made my 5 cats ill (vomiting and diarrhea). They were very sick for several days. I stopped feeding the Friskies when they got ill (it was only one of several brands I was feeding), and because I believed it was making them sick, I never re-introduced when they were better. I kept feeding the other foods (except for some Paws brand food that I wasn't quite sure about) with no problem. When I ran some of the Friskies through a strainer, there were little pieces of black stuff in it that looked styrofoam when I viewed them under a microscope. I reported my cats being sick to the FDA, but they did not respond.

I wondered what was going on when I kept waking up to vomit and diarrhea all over the house, as I come home late after work every night and that’s when I serve my four cats wet food. A girl I worked with mentioned a Facebook post about certain bad batches so I looked it up and was able to match the bad batch numbers to the cans I had been buying!!! To my horror mind you! So I immediately stopped feeding them canned food period so their systems would hopefully recuperate with much prayer. They stopped vomiting the following but are still suffering from diarrhea. I can’t afford to take four cats to the vet but I did call for advice. Haven’t heard back yet. But these Friskies canned foods and food city brand canned food being they are also made by friskies, should be recalled NOW!! So much damage has already been done! I took it off my shelves where I work!! My boss agreed with me, it’s gone! We are not selling poison.

My cats were eating Friskies wet gravy canned food for almost a year. This month they have refused to even touch the cans that I open. The company doesn't seem to care. Something has been done to the food or the food is spoiled from this product line. I bought my box from Sam's Club. Last numbers are 1159 and 1161.

After my cat got violently ill after I gave him a little bit of the chicken and tuna pate’, I turned to the internet. I received a wealth of information. My can was from batch 1159. The fact that I immediately found out there was a problem with this brand/batch means that Purina must know as well. They must know this and the fact that they haven’t recalled it is disgusting. Apparently some animals have died! I suppose I should feel blessed that all I had to do was clean up vomit. Sadly, like me, most people won’t know about this until it’s too late. I never would’ve thought to look this stuff up BEFORE I purchased it. Walgreens doesn’t know to take it off their shelves without a recall. At this point I won’t ever buy another Purina product. Partially because I’m afraid, partially because I don’t have time to research flavors and batches, etc. when there’s plenty of other brands available but MAINLY because Purina is negligent and greedy!

I also found this page through a search for does Friskies cause issues. I have 3 foster kittens right now with diarrhea and vomiting. My dachshund at the kitten food, also throwing up. I have food from batches 1159 and 1161. I see those are two of the big numbers thrown around for the bad batches. This is scary. It appears that the babies are better now that I have stopped feeding them. But that was scary. I cannot believe this is such a big thing and no one is talking about it. I have been treating litters of kittens for coccidia, when it might just be the Friskies on their sensitive tummies. Why is Friskies not addressing this issue??

I have been feeding Friskies for years and all of a sudden none of my cats will touch it. The last 3 cases I purchased are all the 1159 plant number that everyone is talking about here. All 3 cases purchased on Amazon. The cats all turned their noses up at it and one tried to bury it. Jack, my fat boy, is a glutton and will eat absolutely anything you put in front of him and begs every morning for wet food. He is normally standing on his back legs peeping at me as I put the food on the floor and dives in with gusto. He smells this stuff and walks away to the dry food. He NEVER eats dry. I tried every variety in the box and got the same reaction from all three cases, they won't touch it. I tried mixing it with Fancy Feast and got them to eat it but my Chloe spent the rest of the day in bed, lethargic and not acting right, Jack has loose stools that are sticking to his backside and Myles vomited all over the house not 10 minutes later.

I have three kitties, 2 seniors and a 6 year old. All very healthy, even my older cats. I’ve fed all three of them Friskies cat food for years, mostly the dry indoor formula and sometimes the wet canned pate. They all LOVE to eat and ALWAYS wake me in the mornings for food and are very vocal around meal times. Usually when I pour their food in their bowls they run to it, all three meowing like a kitty chorus, and they always finish every bit they’re served. But over the last few weeks they all stopped waking me in the morning for food which is completely unlike them, they all stopped meowing for food at all, and they wouldn’t touch it when I filled their bowls, not even the wet food which they usually go crazy over. And all three of them became totally lethargic, sleeping way more than usual and hiding in dark places like under the beds and couches when they’re all usually so very social.

Something’s terribly wrong with Friskies brand cat food. Friskies has been a trusted brand in my home since I adopted my first cat over 40 years ago. About 3-4 months ago, I watched my very hearty eaters turn their noses up at a can of Friskies. I continued to feed it thinking it this was a one-time anomaly. I should have listened!??? About a month ago my 10 yr old kitty became lethargic, developed diarrhea, very itchy ears, and started dropping weight—FAST. Brought him in to see the vet, and close to $1k later, I learned he’s developed an autoimmune disease (IBD), likely brought on by feeding him Friskies. I also discovered his full-sister has developed it as well.

My 9 year old cat has been in perfect health his whole life. About 2 months ago he started becoming lethargic and anti-social, stopped eating and drinking and lost a significant amount of weight. I assumed it was because of the newborn baby we just had. I took him to the vet and he was diagnosed with pancreas, liver and intestinal damage and a grim prognosis. After $5000 and 2 weeks of me forcing pills down his throat, it turns out it was from the Purina Friskies wet food. He is still in poor health and I fear for my younger cat and other people's cats. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT IN ANY VARIETY, IT CANNOT BE TRUSTED!!!! A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SHOULD BE HAPPENING!!!

I have been feeding my cats Friskies for years. One cat has been throwing up and not being active. Now his sister is throwing up! My other three seem to be fine. Is there something going on with this food? Is Purina aware?

I had been feeding about 20 cans of Friskies canned cat food a day to various house cats, barn cats, and feral cats. The cats had always been healthy and good eaters. In the past few months, I noticed the cats were leaving the wet cat food on their plates. Thinking they didn't like a certain flavor or variety, I tried others. Same result. Cats seem lethargic and disinterested in eating. I noticed some cats were vomiting. I lost a couple cats in this time period, that had otherwise seemed healthy---alive one day, dead the next.

Bought 60 can box @ Costco last weekend. Smelled something rotten on the ride home. Next day 100s of fruit flies flew out of the box. Employee at return desk said she saw maggots in her own returned box. I'm wondering if the cans exploded from bad processing and attracted the bugs. I couldn't get a batch number because I immediately tripled garbage bagged it for return to contain the bugs. From the conversation I had I'm guessing they will be remove the whole lot. The company should have recalled it by now but all I found online was this thread.

Have been feeding Friskies to my cats every night for years. I have noticed my older boy has been a lot less interested in eating lately and they have been acting starving by morning. Last night when I went to feed them I found a chunk of sharp plastic in their food... I was so glad I squished it up and noticed! I will not be feeding Friskies to my boys anymore especially after reading up more on the recent problems! Batch number 6052.

We used to feed our cats Friskies canned food variety flavors. We have 4 cats. 2 are older and two younger. The older ones were vomiting and having diarrhea. One that I have had for 16 yrs was dehydrated and losing weight. All of them were vomiting and got to the point they wouldn’t eat the food. So we changed to fancy feast and all cats started doing better. Then my husband decided to go back to fancy feast. I have seen my 16 year old cat go back downhill again. He is lethargic, skin and bones, vomiting again as well as diarrhea. The other cats are getting where they just won’t eat the food. Even the new kitten. Something is definitely wrong with this cat food and cats know it. We are going back to fancy feast. I have been crying so much today about my sabre because I’ve had him so long and worried I might have to put him down.

Friskies Tasty Treasures: w/Ocean Fish and Tuna; w/Chicken and Tuna - newly added Scallop flavor - cats will no longer eat. Friskies Tasty Treasures: w/Chicken in gravy; w/Turkey in gravy - newly added Liver flavor - cats will no longer eat. I have been using many of Friskies brands of cat food for several years with no problem. The new "flavors" are a DEFINITE MISS. I can see those little added white bits, but what the hell is in them? Even Cabernet, who will eat almost everything and only eats canned food, turned his black velvety nose up at this new recipe!

I have fed all my cats (plus all the ferals I feed) Friskies wet food for years. These past few months they are refusing to eat it and I have wasted so much money on this canned cat food that has had to be thrown out. I hope it's not poisoning them as so many reports reviews have stated! Much of the food has been ordered online so I have no paper receipts. Nestle-Purina..PLEASE check your cat food and find out what's going on! It seems like all varieties are affected! I'm afraid I now need to switch to another brand. Please heed your customer's complaints! Also they DO NOT like the scallop flavor added to the seafood nor the added liver flavor to the poultry.

Updated on 09/21/2019: I wrote in a few days ago about our cat becoming ill with similar symptoms as other cats that are being fed Friskies canned cat food "Shreds" variety. I believe my post is still in Moderation, but I have an update to the cat's emergency vet visit... He is much better now, after an overnight stay at a Veterinary Clinic in Long Beach, CA. He was treated for dehydration and vomiting, but his bloodwork and toxicology were all negative, X rays showed no severe intestinal problems. However, the doctor said "No More Friskies!" (He said it was "basically junk food".)

I have always fed my cat both Friskies dry and Friskies canned cat food. The last bunch of cans I brought (shreds style) seemed to be more watery than usual when I opened them. My cat has become sick and dehydrated after eating them for a few days, and my small dog (who constantly steals the cats food) has also been sick. I threw all the unopened cans away, but my cat is still quite ill! My dog appears to be recovered after 2 days of intense shaking and "panic". I feel they were both poisoned. Those cans of Friskies appear to be what they ate in common.

Sept. 5, 2019 I fed my cats Friskies canned Seafood and Chicken. They are vomiting and not eating anything. This is very scary. I bought it at Walmart in Indiana in the 40 can purple box. They are completely lethargic. All animal food should be tested before distributing for animals to eat. Calling my vet.

My cat is 5 years old and I also have a six-month-old. I have always given my cats Friskies food dry and canned set up until now I have not had any problems. Recently I decided to try Friskies surf and turf dry cat food. To my surprise within a week both cats had diarrhea, and was vomiting. They also stopped using the litter for urinating and bowel movements. Yes both cats have been litter trained ever since I've had them so that is not the reason. They both seem to be avoiding the litter like the plague so to speak. After talking to the vets I decided to put them back on their regular food and see if that helps. I was so happy when they both started using the litter again and the diarrhea and vomiting had gone away. I do not recommend the specific Friskies blend to anyone that loves their fur babies.

My healthy cat ate one can of the Mariners Catch Pate, Batch number 1157. Purchased at Costco, she vomited a few hours later. I wasn’t too worried as she can sometimes react this way, to changes in diet. As days went on, she stopped eating her regular food and became dehydrated. One week after she ate the food we took a trip to the vet and hope she continues to get better. With all of the customer feedback about this product the company should recall.

I have fed my cats Friskies for years. No issues. My son bought a variety box of the little bits in gravy. Had one of the numbers that was giving everyone issues. I saw the many remarks left by people and had him stop giving it to them. Was only a few days. Slowly they started to change. Was laying around, didn't want to eat, and then got so they didn't want any attention and then would separate themselves from each other. Today my son found 2 of the 3 dead. Somebody better look unto this!!!! Something is horribly wrong here!!

I have spent hundreds at the vet trying to figure out what is wrong with my cat. No vomiting or anything but so lethargic, sleeping in the litter box?? Peeing outside the box. Staying in one room. I am googling Friskies ingredients so I happen upon this site and yep this just started this food. Good deal from Amazon, $18 for 32 cans. Exactly when my girl got sick and my cans are 1167. We have to do something. I am going to write a review on Amazon to warn others and I believe we need to force Purina to recall. Hopefully this doesn't get deleted: **, please email if you want to do something about this.

My cats don't always like the cans of Friskies cat food I buy, sometimes my dog gets what's on the plate. I have noticed my cats haven't eaten very much the last few days, but my dog has. The day before yesterday my dog started throwing up. I thought it was because he didn't eat anything the night before. Now this is the third day he has vomited. My cats have vomited in the past but I thought it's because one of them ate too fast. I have fed my cats Friskies for many years but not anymore. I'm making my dog a vet Appointment asap.

For the last month of my cat's life, I fed her 22 cans from a case of the Friskies Pate mixed flavors. She got sick and refused to eat it in early July. I started feeding her baked chicken and hamburger and beef soup broth and she recovered. Then I stupidly gave her the cat food again and within 3 days of starting it up again she died. She was old, but in a very good condition for her age--still agile and vocal at age 19 until the last dance with Friskies cat food. If I ever get another cat, it will be fed NO commercial food at all. You can't trust any of these companies to put pet safety over the almighty dollar.

I have many cats ranging from 2 years old to 14 years old. For 14 years I have been feeding them Friskies canned food and dry food. Two days ago when I opened up 4 new flats of 24 cans (4 different flavors) I noticed about 2/3 of the cats didn't want to eat the food. It was hot so I thought maybe they weren't that hungry. That night & the next day same thing- I kept switching the flavors around. I knew something was wrong because they LOVE TO EAT. So tonight I thought "maybe I should check online to see if anyone else is having this problem" and I hit paydirt. 3 of my cases are plant #1159 which many people have singled out as one of the offending plants that is making their cats very sick, but the other 2 cases are #1169 which no-one has mentioned (or I haven't seen it yet reading thru everything).

I’ve purchased Friskies wet for probably 30-40+ years, no problems before. My Cat Toby loves it twice a day. I got full cases from Chewy. He would not eat most of the cans. I put it down, he sniffs and walk away (these are favorite flavors). I just threw them out. I don’t force him. He is not finicky. Something not right. I took photos of some cans and codes. Other cat Sasha did eat some and threw up across the kitchen. Bought more at Meier. Toby would not eat a couple fish flavor. I looked at these new cans. Same numbers. 1157. 1159. 1161. Toby has refused at minimum 30 cans that I tossed out. I’m so glad I did not let him eat it! It is tainted somehow! I now have to find another wet food after all these years! I would just die if my Toby died.

I have a 1 year old cat and a 14 year old. I typically never give them wet food but I wanted to treat them. I got them Friskies Prime Filets Chicken and Tuna Dinner in Gravy and I gave them each about 3 tablespoons of it. A day or so later my 1 year old began vomiting repeatedly and it looked like there was blood in it. My 14 year old vomited only once. They both seem fine now but the only change has been the wet food. I've seen people talking about how this food can be poisonous and make cats sick. My food is batch number 1161 and I will not be feeding them Friskies anymore. It may be just a coincidence but I'd rather be safe and give them something that doesn't have such a bad reputation.

My furbabies had been eating Purina Friskies wet cat food and shortly after my purchase my 2 Senior started Vomiting and Diarrhea, sometimes missing the litter box! I heard about cats getting sick after eating this product, read some seriously bad reviews, I immediately stopped feeding them this garbage and I will be returning all unused products. Moving forward my cats will not be fed this garbage ever again and Once they stopped eating it all their symptoms have improved!!!

I have 2 momma cats that have both given birth in the last 6 weeks plus their kittens. I purchased 3 40 can variety packs this month. First, 1 of the momma cats started going outside the box which isn't her usual behavior. She clearly had uncontrollable pooping issues that were foul smelling, off color & runny. She was born in my house and has never been outside. I started trying everything as within a week they were all sick. Looked for recalls and didn't see any. Finally came here and discovered there are many sick kitties from Ocean Whitefish & Tuna. I had ordered these cases by mistake as I usually feed the Friskies fillets. I have taken them off wet food all together as I can't afford to replace the catfood till payday and the problem is slowly clearing up. I am so disappointed in Friskies. They should be ashamed of themselves for not recalling these cans. I will never buy their products again.