Iams Cat Food Reviews

My indoor cats and my feral have been eating Iams 10 years now. Recently I purchased two large bags and my indoor cats are very sick vomiting violently severe diarrhea. They became severely dehydrated. I really did not know what was happening. I went outside to check on the feral cats and I was stunned that not any of them would eat the food so that is when I realized it is the food. Seriously my cat Lambie almost died. He is on antibiotics and lots of fluid. All my poor sweet animals have lost weight. I am truly worried because they have matted coats from not grooming themselves. I called the very reputable company I use to purchase the food and I was told to stop using it immediately so I did. So please everyone be very cautious giving your furry love bug this food.

My cat was on this brand for many years. She was a rescue cat, always small and always kind of rough coated with a kind of dandruff problem. I was told years ago Iams was a good brand so I stuck with it and she ate it well. Last summer quite suddenly she started vomiting. Once a every few days at first then it quickly progressed to daily then multiple times a day. I grew quite alarmed at that point and knew this wasn't just from hairballs.

I was away for a few days and I had my kids buy some cat food for our cats. I told them to buy IAMS but they went to Walmart to get it. My cats will not eat it and the pellets are different shapes and colors than the last bag I bought at a grocery store. With the other reviews I have read I am now very concerned for my cats. I will be contacting the company tomorrow and expecting to get my money back.

We have tried the Orange bag IAMS™ PROACTIVE HEALTH™ INDOOR WEIGHT & HAIRBALL CARE. PROACTIVE HEALTH™ food for our four cats and they puke every time we have tried them on it. We have only used it when their brand is out of stock, but every time it has made them all get very sick. It seems like this is a common problem.

September 9th of 2019 I was given an 8 week old kitten from a friend. She was in good health (even though she was a little small due to being the runt) and when I took her to the vet at 9 weeks they said she was perfectly healthy. My vet recommended that I switch to another food from what I was feeding her and one of the options was Iams Proactive Kitten Food. I switched her foods how I was supposed to, gradually, and she seemed okay for a few days. Until I noticed that she was throwing up every time she ate and wouldn’t touch her food anymore.

My family has two cats, both 12 years old. We have been feeding them Iams since they were kittens and they have never had a problem. As they have grown up, we have switched their Iams brand of food to match their age/stage of life, again, experiencing no problems. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case. Our cats have, both, been experiencing diarrhea and have been vomiting not long after eating the Iams Mature Senior food. Our smallest cat got REALLY sick a few months back, necessitating a trip to the vet. All tests run on both cats revealed negative results. We're beginning to believe it's the food, because they are both experiencing frequent diarrhea and vomiting, not long after eating. We've talked about changing their food to another brand, especially after reading the comments everyone else has posted on this forum. I hope Iams gets the message because it absolutely heartbreaking to see our precious pets get so sick after eating.

My 12 year old cat has been on Iams since a kitten. He has recently starting vomiting within 5 min of eating Iams. He does not throw up when he eats chicken, fish and wet cat food. I have thrown out all the Iams we have in the house.

I have a 3 year old neutered male cat who was recently diagnosed with FIC. The be recommended I change his food to one of the urinary tract health cat foods. I started with Purina One urinary tract health and he hated it. He was barely eating so I decided to try this Iams food. He loved it, but later that same day he started having diarrhea. I thought it was just from switching foods again. The next day he was still eating but the diarrhea persisted and he started becoming lethargic and dehydrated. I will never feed this kind of food to my cat again. I'm also so glad that other people wrote reviews on here about this food. It has probably saved his life.

I have been buying Iams a long time for my 2 cats. For starters does everyone know that Iams cat food brand is owned.by the Mars Candy Company. Just found that out after doing a little research. Anytime I buy. Iams cat food from Walmart my cats get sick. Or they won't eat it. And the Iams at Walmart the dry food orange bag anytime I bought that at Walmart. It's a lot darker the morsels then when I buy same thing in other places. It's a lot lighter. Seems like Walmart get the low grade Iams. Lol I will no longer buy Iams. Their product is terrible and scary seeing my cat get sick from it.

I'm reporting this in the hopes that Iams pet food is investigated. In fact, I demand it. I think it's very important that we divulge what state we're from, and also where we bought our Iams Cat Food. We live in Iowa and we've always bought Iams Proactive Health cat food at WalMart. In August, 2019, our much loved large breed cat stopped eating his Iams Proactive Health cat food. He's been eating Iams since the day we brought him home as a kitten.

I am a TICA and CFA registered breeder and I recently switched jobs so my budget was a little tighter in between pay checks. I went out and purchased 5 bags of Iams dry cat food both the orange and turquoise bags from Walmart to tide my cats over for a few weeks while my pay is worked out. My cats did ok the first few days and then started vomiting projectile piles of cat food. I have several zones where my cats are housed and any new cats or cats set to leave are quarantined as well. Being that some of my cats do not ever interact with one another (studs for example) and the fact that there was vomit from each cat who ate the food I know there is something going on with the food itself. I will also be contacting Iams to try to be refunded for this as my cats cannot eat it obviously. One of my cats threw up so many times I have had to administer subcutaneous fluids for him. Please look into what is happening with your food!

We've been giving our 2.5-year old cat IAMS Hairball Care Adult Cat Dry Food mixed with wet food for two years. 4 weeks ago, he started vomiting on a daily basis. First, he was repeating to eat and vomit and he started eating less and less every day while waiting for the appointment with our vet. It looked like vomiting and not eating made his sick worse. Only he was eating was his favorite treats at the end and one day he completely stopped eating and drinking water.

I have been feeding my 2 cats Iams dry cat food for years. About 4 weeks ago my 10 yr old cat started vomiting once or twice a day. I got her to the vet who gave her a shot to make her stop vomiting and put her on an antibiotic in case she had a bacterial infection that was causing her to vomit. I leave the cat food out for my cats at all times. Within 2 hrs of the shot, cat vomited again. While on the antibiotic, she went two days without vomiting but started back up.

We originally started getting our kittens Blue healthy kitten food and they loved it, but as they hit a year old we decided to try Science diet urinary tract dry food because we were told cats are susceptible to UTI'S and our local store didn't carry anything like that in Blue brand. We did notice occasional vomiting so thought it was the brand and switched to Iams. Almost immediately they were both vomiting undigested food. Projectile vomiting at times and then the one sickly kitty became lethargic, sleeping more than usual, crabbier than usual and then heavy salivating so today we decided to just switch them back to Blue and I recently added a probiotics immune booster to their canned food. I decided to see if their were any complaints on this food and found this site with reviews with similar problems and wise! I'm so glad that we decided to switch before it was too late. Never again will I buy this brand.

We have 12 cats so I decided to give them some variety in the dry food we give them. A few years ago I began buying Iams dry food in various types to have alongside the Purina blue food I give them. For a long time the cats ate either type in the same quantity. About 6 months ago I noticed they were not eating the Iams, and would not eat until I put the Purina out for them. Not even the feral cats on the porch would eat it. I came looking for a way to ask Iams if they had changed their recipe, and found these warnings. I threw away the 3 bags of Iams I had just bought and am looking for a new "other food" to give them.

I bought the food at Chewy.com but I am not putting a receipt in here. You will have to trust that I actually bought this food. In April, I decided to see if I could give my (older) cats something different and tasty to eat. So I bought Iams Cat Food. Iams Urinary tract formula. What I am reading in these reviews match my experience VERY closely. I have male/female siblings, the male was pretty unhealthy, so I thought it a coincidence that he became lethargic and sort of ill. He then died of a (not diagnosed) problem that from what I have read matched symptoms of congestive heart failure or feline asthma.

I purchased Iams Proactive Health, Healthy Senior today. I mixed a bit in with her current food and she ate it up pretty quick. I’m not even sure why but I decided to read some reviews and became terrified from everything I read. About an hour after she ate, she was just acting very strange almost like she was confused, I could tell she wasn’t herself and became sick and puked most of it up. I tossed the bag out. I just wanted to share my experience in hopes to save anyone else from putting their car in danger from this toxic food. Blows my mind that companies can sell this crap.

The only reason I gave them 1 star is because they wouldn't allow keeping them all blank. I started feeding our 3 cats Iams Urinary Tract dry food in January to give them something different. By March, 1 cat, who had been healthy died unexpectedly of Kidney failure. He started losing weight right after I started them on it, but, I just thought it was because I was restricting his food intake to get him to lose weight. But, he lost 5lbs from February, when he was last at the vet to March when he died. Now, my 2 other cats are starting to throw up on a daily basis after eating their dried food (they don't get sick when I feed them their Friskies canned food at night), and their stools are now black.

Bought Iams food when pet store was out of our usual Purina product. Within one week I realized my cat was drinking much more water - as much as 24 oz. in a day - and producing copious amounts of urine. His normally silky coat had become coarse and dry. There was some weight loss and an obvious decrease in energy. I thought to check online and discovered many complaints about this brand causing serious health problems in cats. We immediately resumed using the Purina brand. In 4 days my cat was drinking reasonable amounts of water and urine output had returned to normal. He looks better and seems much more his old self. I hate to think what might have happened had my cat continued to consume the Iams food.

I have had three cats die May 2019 and the only thing I have done is feed them Iams Cat Food. Recently I mixed in Iams Adult urinary tract health nonprescription food. I've had some vomiting, and three dead. There are no warning signs except they may eat less until the day they die when you may noticed faster or labored breathing, fluid build up in their abdomen, chest and heart. They are dying of kidney failure within the day. I have reported this to the FDA today 5-22-19.

On a whim I decided to buy a bag of Iams Weight & Hairball Control (light blue bag). This is the first time my cats have ever tried any Iams food. After 2 days of feeding my 3 cats this food they became sick with one cats almost dying. They all three became very lethargic “out of it” acting the first day. The second day of feeding the cats Iams food 2 of them were still lethargic, not eating or drinking and our oldest cat was in bad shape. He could barely walk, his face was swollen and he kept his mouth open and shaking. He looked very bad and we thought he was dying.

Recently I got some Iams Perfect Portions cat food. I usually get the Sheba brand, but I thought our cat would like something different. Well, this food makes our cat throw up - and it happened twice, shortly after eating this cat food. So it's definitely this company because it never happened with the Sheba cat food. I appreciate others' comments, and I agree: don't feed Iams cat food to your cat. I'll never buy this again!

I picked up a bag of Iams Healthy Cat dry food. I thought, “It is Iams; it has to be good.” One tortoiseshell cat died mysteriously. Fine one day; dead the next. Gable, my oldest cat who was reasonably healthy, started sleeping an awful lot and losing weight. I thought it was her old age. She died Sunday. I had a rescue kitten who, again, was healthy and active. It died an hour after Gable died.

My cat likes the food but there have been several times when she's thrown up a few minutes later. Also, I can't find a recycling symbol for the bag. Because of those two factors, I'm going to try a few other brands.

I have been feeding my 11 year old cat Iams all his life with no problems. Recently I have noticed he is losing weight and not really wanting to eat his Iams. I took him to the vet last week and he has lost half a kilo in weight and his coat has started parting. We had blood and urine test done and came back with no abnormalities. The vet and myself decided to monitor his weight for a couple of weeks and see if he loses anymore before we go ahead with a scan. I then thought about the change of packaging and wondered if Iams had changed the formula. I then came across all these reviews and they are the same symptoms as Khan has. Have spoken to the vet and told them of my find. Will now be going to get a different food and will never use this again. If this is the case the people who have written previous reviews have saved me hundreds of pounds so thank you.

We started our three cats on Iams adult cat food about a month-and-a-half ago. The cats seemed to like it at first, but then each of them started throwing up little bits of cat food after they ate it. Two of my cats have become very lethargic and lay around almost 24/7 now. Their coats have gone from beautiful and shiny, to dull and Messy looking. I came online to look at Iams recipes and found so many reviews about this cat food that resemble my review. We are changing our food today. I will never go back to Iams. Our cats have the same symptoms these other cats have and we had lost two kittens previously for unexplained reasons, also eating Iams food. I am sickened at what this company has become.

Had to take cat to vet after eating this food. He was vomiting, not able to pee and limping! $90 vet bill!! Some cats have died too! I'm so glad we figured this out because I looked on Consumer Affairs with this Iams indoor cat food. This is terrible that innocent fur babies are sick because of this food!! I will not ever buy Iams again. And I've been all over social media and telling everyone I know to buy different cat food!!

My beautiful cat Sammy was fed Iams hairball formula dry cat food from a year old. A few months ago the food was not its usual color or size so I just figured that they changed the look of the food and fed it to Sammy. Two weeks into the food he had lost a substantial amount of weight. He would vomit the food randomly. I thought at that point the food was accidentally packaged in the wrong bag and that maybe it was a weight loss formula. I stopped feeding it and went to the store to get another bag and it was the old looking food. I said, "Ok, it must have been packaged wrong." Sammy put all his weight back on and was looking great again. His bag emptied and I went to get another bag but to my dismay it was the smaller different colored food again.

I have been using all types of Iams cat food for the past year. We switched from another brand. I noticed they don't need to eat as much as they use to. We were going through 60 pounds every two weeks. Now we go through 109 pounds every 5-6 weeks. We foster as well as taking care of our own. I did notice that if I didn't mix the two types of food properly to wean them off the other brand it would make them sick.

I thought, hey I love my cats, I should take the best care of them I can. So I splurged and bought a $40 bag of IAMS. I was well prepared for the transitional phase from one brand to another. I mixed the 2 foods for a week or 10 days gradually making the mix more Iams. It has been a month!!! Both cats still have extreme diarrhea. I am going to get them new food tomorrow. They have had diarrhea on my bed, it soaked through my quality mattress cover, onto my expensive mattress. They have had it on my pillow, on my carpet, on the hardwood floor, on my laundry, on my bathmat, in the tub, ON MY END TABLE AND MY KITCHEN COUNTER!!!

I saw this food in one of my local pet shops and decided to give it a try. It looked quite reasonable at first. After about a week, my cat started acting a lot differently and becoming unresponsive to my usual calls. She was constantly out of energy and sleeping more often than usual. Her fur was starting to get extremely rough and patchy... I immediately knew that it was this food that was doing this. I luckily caught this early, if I left it for another week, I would of taken her to the vet. Her condition was shocking, she seems like she was extremely sick. She is doing much better now since I have given her old food back. Her fur is silky again and she is much more playful and happy now. This food should be banned completely from every shop in the world and the business that made this food needs to get a massive fine. They are poisoning innocent cats!

Just over two years ago I had to adopt my mothers two cats because she is suffering from dementia, one of those cats she has had since it was born and we think Spencer was 11 years old. Notice I said was... I have a picture I took of him on 11/26 and you would go, "Fat beautiful cat." Just a few days ago he seemed fine, we were gone for not quite 3 days. Left the cats food and water as we always do since they are 100% indoor cats. We notice Sunday when we get home that in just those 3 days he looks terrible, weight loss and very lethargic so yesterday we take him to the vet.

I've never bought Iams brand before because I've noticed that seem to show up on a lot of recall lists. About a month ago, I reluctantly bought Iams Senior Cat food because it was the only senior cat food in Target. Both of my senior cats seemed to be doing fine with it at first. One of my cats had a bout of diarrhea, and threw up a couple times, but I put that down to introducing new food. I noticed that my oldest cat stopped using the litter box shortly thereafter. Both of my cats started having very dark, almost black feces, and one cat appeared to have crystals or mold in hers. The stool wasn't tarry, so I chalked that up to there being too much dye in the food. Both of my cats also had worms - one with tapeworms, the other roundworms, so I thought any sort of oddness might be because of that. I gave them both the same combination dewormer, and that cleared up the worms, however the poop weirdness otherwise continued.

We adopted two beautiful, vibrant, healthy kittens on December 23. We started them on Iams Kitten food because the food they had had at the rescue facility was not available in our area. After only three days of eating the Iams, they were experiencing life-threatening symptoms. By December 27 they had diarrhea and were vomiting, and had stopped eating and playing. On December 28 we took them to the vet. He could not find anything wrong with them illness-wise, but gave them an anti-nausea medication to see if that would help. They showed some interest in sniffing some wet food, but still would not eat and continued to have the digestive issues.

I have been feeding my cat Iams Hairball and Weight Control (teal bag) for years. I just noticed from reviews on here that she may be experiencing the nausea and lethargic symptoms from a recently released formula. I've only been feeding her the recent bag for a few days and all the symptoms came on strong. Came home to throw up piles all over the house. Took the cat to the Emergency and they said all her labs showed nothing wrong. A co-worker suggested it could be the food and now I'm not ruling it out. If you notice sudden changes in behavior and you've been using the food I'd say switch before the nausea kicks in. It's painful to watch and not really be able to help.

I'm so glad I came across this website. I have been very frustrated as our 8 year old cat has been getting sick about once a week or so, often on one of my daughters' beds. The other day he puked on my daughter's arm as he didn't have warning enough to move, and had diarrhea under her bed. He was always healthy and ate the orange bag food for years. I de-wormed him thinking it might be parasites. That didn't work. Finally I decided to try changing his food before taking him in for a battery of costly vet tests. I picked up some canned grain-free food today and he scarfed it down. He's estimate he's lost about 3 lbs since around Sept when this all began. He's so malnourished now that he aggressively tried to eat some canned beets we had for dinner the other day. What the heck did Iams do to the formula? I didn't even know they changed it but Joe I demand to know what the changed ingredients are to make so many cats so sick!

I purchased the IAMS weight and hairball care for the first time a few weeks ago because Target didn't have the grain free food I usually get. A couple of weeks in, I noticed that my cat looked like she had lost some weight and I thought, "wow, that seems fast". But then one morning, both my dog and cat threw up. My dog always finishes up her food if I don't pick it up. That's when I started to think this may be the cat food. This morning, she threw up again. Now, I am only feeding her a different brand of wet food because I'm afraid to keep giving her this. If she doesn't feel better after getting just her wet food, I'll have to take her to the vet. My poor kitty! I should have known. I remember hearing bad things about IAMS in the past, and I felt a little weird pulling it off the shelf. I should have listened to my intuition.

I had been feeding my cats Indoor Weight & Hairball dry food for some time. One of my cats started throwing up, even water, he got very lethargic. Started on a Friday night. By Sunday I thought he was dying, he began to stink. I took him to the vet as soon as I could Monday morning, told me his kidneys were shutting down. That there is a fat or too much fat in the hairball food, that helps the hair just slip on through, but it's too much for a cat. A dog could handle that much, but not cats. Took steroids and feeding a watered down prescription diet to bring him back. I'll never buy another Iams product again.

I have a 1.5 year old male indoor cat who's never had any health issues. He weighed 15.8lbs & only ever had dry Costco brand indoor cat food. I decided to put him on this Iams Proactive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Control (Teal bag) for weight loss & gave him smaller portions over the last month. He dropped 3.5lbs within that timeframe and I thought it was a good thing. That was until I started to notice he was acting different, stopped playing, eating, drinking, pooping, sleeping 24/7, groggy, drooling, throwing up with blood, very bad breath & zombie like. I took him to a vet specialist & had the two cat leukemia/HIV tests (negative thank god), however he was so anemic his gums were white & blood tests showed his red blood count was 12 (should be 28-42).

Bella used to eat all of her IAMS, not leaving any for later. I noticed the kibble was smaller and she was not eating all of her food when it was time to feed her again. I became concerned when she seemed to constantly be itching with allergies it seemed, and did not anything to do with her food at all. So I took her to the vet and got a shot for her. She seemed to be more and more like herself little by little. The change I noticed was with the new packaging, the plastic bag.

We started my one year old Nebelung, Opie, on the hairball formula (orange bag) about a month ago. This is my first time with IAMS, but decided to give something new a try because I read it was good to switch up their diet every once in awhile. Opie isn’t a picky eater, so getting her to eat it wasn’t the problem. The problem came when she started throwing up. She was vomiting twice a day, where before she maybe vomited twice a month. My boyfriend and I realized tonight that we started her on this new food around the time that the problem started. Reading the reviews of it just confirmed my suspicions more. Can’t believe this hasn’t been recalled yet. I’ve taken away her food tonight and definitely will be switching her back to her old food tomorrow. I’m only posting this because I would be devastated if something happened to my Opie, and I don’t want anything to happen to anyone else’s babies out there.

I have been feeding my cats Iams Original orange bag dry cat food since the eighties. I used to purchase it from my vet and was delighted when I could purchase it from the grocery store. My cats have always been healthy, but recently they have been losing weight. I brought them in for blood work and the results came back normal.

Our cats have only ever eaten Iams Hairball Control... blue bag. Approximately 2 months ago, after purchasing the last bag, we noticed our cats wouldn't eat it. They would dump it or bury it but wouldn't eat it. After a day, they were hungry enough and finally ate it but they both started vomiting shortly thereafter. This is unlike my cats, and they have always loved this brand. My husband gave what was left to our neighbor's dog. The dog began to vomit as well! So I knew it was the food!

I have been feeding our cat the Dry Indoor and Hairball kibble for years because it worked so well. In the last few months my indoor only cat, who has been incredibly healthy has become more and more ill, each time after she eats and starts to digest. Frequently vomiting up the food, diarrhea, and lethargy. It became so bad this past weekend that a $450.00 ER Vet trip was needed. The vet could not find any bacterial or viral reason for the illness. After the vet suggested stopping all food and slowly reintroducing, she would only eat the non-Iams food I gave her (vet suggested giving choices to assist eating as she has lost 2 pounds). There is no recall on the dry food, but the change in formula definitely is causing my cat's illness.

New Iams Dry Cat Food is Unhealthy. My 4 cats have been on Iams Indoor Hairball Control dry cat food for several months with no problems until the latest bag. Upon first using it all cats began vomiting and one developed loose stools. I also noticed loss of appetite for their canned food and dulling of their coats. The one cat became so ill it required veterinary care. After that I did online research and found the reviews on this site. This product should be recalled and a class action suit filed. I have contacted Chewy.com, my vet and Mars Company (Iams parent company). Anyone who has had trouble should contact via Contact us at iams.com.

I have 2 cats, 4 years old. They’ve been on the food for sterilised/overweight cats for their whole lives until now. When I went to buy more I was told that there’s a new improved range. I looked for an equivalent one to the food I’d been using but there was nothing, so I bought the orange bag: adult 1 plus years, with fresh chicken. “Supporting 7 signs of healthy vitality” apparently. Because there was no equivalent to the food I’d been using, this was in effect, a completely new food to them so I couldn’t introduce it slowly as you’re meant to with any new food. I wasn’t given that option. Neither of my cats would eat it and when they did, because it was all I had, they were sick.

My cat has been eating IAMS Sensitive Stomach for a long time and I purchased a bag on Saturday and added it to her bowl last night. I noticed the color was different. Today, she is very sick and threw up green vomit and now isn't eating. I can tell she doesn't feel good at all. I decided to stop feeding her the food and picked up a bag of Purina One. I'm hoping she'll be OK with the change. She's a picky eater and IAMS was her favorite food. I have no idea why they changed the recipe and hope they go back to the old one because it seems like a lot of cats are experiencing the same.

I have been feeding my cats Iams Sensitive Stomach for a couple years, being that -oddly- the Indoor hairball care makes them throw up hairballs. I don’t know if they changed the formula recently but the kibble on the last bag was shaped differently. I got another bag when it was finished and it was back to the usual shape from before. Both of my cats are incredibly sick, throwing up with horrible diarrhea now. The only thing that has changed, since they are indoor cats, is that single bag. I’m scared and angry and a $13 bag of food is about to become a very expensive vet bill.

I have been giving my cat different kinds of Iams for 5 years. My most recent bag I noticed the kibbles were darker. Ironically my cat has been having social withdrawal and she has had poop spots on her butt. I took her to the vet and they noticed elevated white blood cells and gave her an antibiotic. Something told me to do some research on Iams. I was just telling my husband that I think the quality must not be as good as it used to be. Then I found all these other consumer complaints. So glad I followed my instinct and did some research. It's time to change cat food to a better quality since Iams is no longer trusted.

I wanted to get her a better branded bag of cat food, and she ate some, was sick for three days, just lying and sleeping. Wouldn't eat. Wouldn't use the litter. I ended up buying Fancy Feast and she started feeling better, now she won't even touch the Iams. There's something up with this batch.

My cat has been eating the Iams Hairball food for many years and now is throwing up. I use to like the color of the old food better than this dark brown new product as it was easier to clean up when there was an hairball. Now my cat is vomiting 3 or 4 times a day with this new formula that is darker. I'm very unhappy and want the old cat food back. I will be returning this and switching from Iams.

I have contacted a local investigative journalist after reading what other consumers have written in here. My parents called me last night to tell me that my cat has had diarrhea, and vomiting. There has not been any poop in the litter box for a couple days since starting to use Iams Weight Control cat food for about a week, maybe a few days longer. There are some people whose cats have suffered more than mine, even some whose cats have died. I also contacted Iams cat food company (Mars). I have contacted Proctor and Gamble as well (Google list them as a parent company along with Mars). Hopefully they will do something about this.

Recently the shape of kibble has changed and I believe the formula has too. My cats, one who this was her favorite, they will no longer touch. I lost my beautiful kitty on 8-25-18 and I think this may have had something to do with it. Anyone else??? I miss you Katie???

My cat is 9 years old. He began with Iams Kitten and has been on Iams ProActive adult since he began eating adult food in 2010 and never had problems. I bought this new bag in June and noticed it was new plastic packaging. I didn't begin using it until August. He gets this dry food only in the morning. Immediately after beginning this bag of food, the profuse vomiting began. It took less than 5 minutes from ingestion everytime he eats it without fail. He also has had diarrhea since beginning this bag of food and had some wheezing. I have removed this for the last 24 hours and he has been fine. Not sure what has changed either in the formula or packaging but something isn't right. He doesn't have any reaction to the wet food he eats at his evening feeding. He has a vet appointment Monday and will discontinue this food and switch to something else. Not taking chance.

I recently bought this cat food for the first time ever for my cat, after her eating another brand for years. She ended up with chronic diarrhea, going 3-4 times a day, for four days. Once I removed the food, she went back to having her usual once daily, solid poop. I will be calling Iams about this, although it looks from other reviews like they couldn’t care less about their customers.

We've been giving our cats (all of whom have been indoor cats) Iams hairball formula (blueish bag) for many years, pretty much as their only food. Its worked really well. All of our cats have been really healthy & living to ripe old ages. We just adopted a starving stray. After plumping him up with canned food, we started him on Iams adult diet (orange bag) - but he won't eat it & the others aren't interested in stealing it from him. I guess it doesn't taste good.

Iams Proactive Orange - Junk. Both cats are scratching and puking. Reading other reviews here since 2016. Things have changed for Iams. Ownership, mgmt., profit margins, who knows. Caring for pets is not a priority witnessed by the two years of complaints and the stuff is still on the shelf and many others who have called Iams get, "We don't know what you're talking about." Horse puckey. They know. They have had recalls in the past but I think Mars is too worried about $. The new plastic bags must be contaminated with cheap poisoned recycled plastic. Time to do something. Boycott Iams if you care about pets! How else can we stop it?

We accidentally bought Iams Indoor and Hairball formula (teal bag) instead of our usual Iams Senior formula. Both of my cats, Mushy Cat who is a 16 years old female and Harry who is a 2 year old male, started vomiting profusely after eating this specific formula. After 4 days of continued vomiting, we had to take Mushy Cat to the vet (7-11-2018). Her blood tests were “ok”. An X-ray was done and they found her stomach to be enlarged and inflamed. An oral Barium contrast was then done to confirm there were no blockages. This contrast X-ray did confirm she had no blockages.

I lost my cat Ferra June 13 2018. She has been eating Iams Cat Food for weight control and hairballs. Evening of June 12 I noticed her Just laying around not really moving well. June 13th I'm at the vet at 8 am soon as they opened. I got her on the exam table just before she died. She was 13, she had never been sick. I had just went from the Orange bag of Iams to the greenish blue bag for weight control and hairballs. Her whole life she never had a hairballs but she was over weight. I bought it for her cause I thought it would be healthy for her. But I just heard today my friend lost her cat being fed same food, hers died June 9th. Ferra was a healthy fat cat. No sign of any sickness until the night before she died.

Iams is a trusted brand and my adopted cat was already on the Iams diet so I did not want to change it. Little more expensive but he is worth it.

We have been feeding our cats Purina One Indoor Turkey & Rice formula for many, many years (probably about 16 years) and have never had any problems or issues with it. However, about a month ago when our cat and dog food delivery from Chewy.com was delayed and we were about to run out of dry cat food, my husband picked up a large 22 lb bag of Iams original adult formula at Target on his way home from work because they didn't have any of the Purina One in stock, so I told him to just get the Iams thinking that it would be fine.

My 12-year-old, indoor-exclusive, short-haired, gray tabby cat has been eating IAMS brand dry cat food all her life. When she grew to adulthood, I switched to the Proactive Health for weight and hairball control (as the title suggests Iams PROACTIVE HEALTH Indoor Weight & Hairball Care Dry Cat Food). Since adulthood, she's gotten a measured 1/4 cup of food in the morning and once again in the early evening when I came home from work. For the past 8 out of 10 years, my Lovely has been eating this brand without issues. However, like so many other cat owners who rate this brand as poor... I'm too am doing so not only because of to the vomiting but because of other issued I've listed below.

About three weeks ago, I bought some Iams cat food for weight control/hairball. My cat has never been a picky eater; he is 15 years of age. From the start, he began to lose his appetite; he would not clean up his food. I attributed that to the change of food; my grocery store does not carry his regular food, so thought the Iams mixed with his regular diet would be a good choice. WRONG. After two to three weeks, he was really dropping weight. He began to leave more and more of the Iams. He became lethargic and almost anti-social. He spent more and more of his time in his favorite hiding place. He had large, loose, soft stools. I became very concerned and decided to take him to a vet and change his food.

Two weeks ago, I bought Iams hairball control food at Target because the store did not have our normal Purina hairball food. I gradually switched my cat over, adding a small bit of the new food to the food she was used to and gradually increasing by tiny increments each day to avoid an upset stomach. In the last few days, she has vomited over 8 times, and yesterday I found blood in both her vomit and stool.

We have three adopted domestic short-hairs, two are very large siblings and the third is pretty small. The bigger cats have sensitive stomachs and we found the indoor cat sensitive stomach (pink bag) solved their vomiting problems so they've been on it for years. Ever since the label change (that now says "Digestive Health") all three cats started vomiting a few times a week, even the small one who doesn't have a sensitive stomach. Looking for a new cat food.

Back in November of 2011 Iams had a recall of their pet food. Sadly my cat passed away from this poisoned food. Iams assured me that they would pay for all my vet bills and that they would pay for funeral costs (they would not pay for me to replace my cat and put no value to my cat other than the direct monetary value of the loss). I agreed to this payment, signed all the documentation that they asked us to sign and waited for payment. My assumption was that because they were involved in a legal case that my payment was going to be slow to come. Boy was I mistaken. They have never sent payment. I called them numerous times and they just told me that they would not send payment and the case was closed. So they basically lied to me. How can a company be so callous to a customer? Cost me thousands of dollars and did nothing to cover the costs.

I have 4 cats, ages range from 8-1/2 to 6-1/2 years old. For the past 5 years I have fed them Iams Proactive Health Indoor Weight and Hairball Care with no problems. Some reviewers said that they noticed issues when Iams packaging changed from the paper type to more plastic – I did not. My last purchase was a 7 lb bag, which I normally get. All kitties are fed twice a day, ¼ cup each feeding. We were about halfway through that bag when Sassy (my smallest & oldest) would only eat a couple nuggets then walk away. I thought maybe she had an upset tummy, so after 3 feedings of her not eating anything, I gave them all some Royal Canin dental (which they get as treats). Sassy ate those just fine!

So my cat Rockie, my love and life has been a puker because he has a sensitive stomach. So, I decided to switch to Iams. Heard it was good for cats and so forth. Well, for the past couple of days I noticed my cat losing weight. My fatman turned to bones. He wouldn't eat, he barely drank. Now mind you he didn't puke on this food, just colored food. So this morning 4.7.18 I had to rush my cat to the emergency vet. His kidneys are damaged. When I called the vet to check up on him cause they had to keep him because he was dehydrated and they wanted to observe him, vet advised that he was eating a little and drinking a little cause they couldn't insert an IV.

I have 2 Ragdoll cats, sisters that are 10 years old and have grown up eating Iams Dry Food mainly the Proactive Health Indoor Weight and Hairball Care. That's what their breeder recommended and I had feed my previous cat. Wednesday both cats refused to eat. They walked away when I set the food down which is very unlike them. This continued for days along with diarrhea, the smaller cat having a terrible case with a little blood showing in her stool as well. By Saturday both cats were acting lethargic and still not eating. I ended up taking them to the emergency vet which found them both dehydrated. The vet couldn't find anything wrong and asked if I had changed anything, nothing had changed. They were given anti-acids and anti-nausea medicine along with a bland diet like chicken breast or chicken flavored baby food.

In mid December 2017 I began gradually adding Iams ProActive Health Healthy Kitten food to my then 5 month old kitten's food. I believed that the Iams brand would be better for her. Iams I feel has always stood behind their brand and have a very reputable name. Now we are 3 weeks into the full transition and she has recently started throwing up. Also occasionally when our older cat eats whatever she might leave in the bowl he vomits as well. So this is obviously not a coincidence. There is something wrong and a recall may be in order!!!

I had to rush my cats to the vet. He had diarrhea all over, very strong pee odor. The vet did all kinds of test and every test came back okay. She bring in the food. I did it was the food. The cat is on medication. We know it was the food because the other cat did the same. We switch to probiotic food for both cats and they are doing fine. I will not go back to Iams again. It needs to be taken off and they need to pay the vet bills.

We got a new bag of cat food a couple of weeks ago. I have three cats. All of them have been vomiting lately. I decided to see if other people had the same issue. Looks like this is the case. We won’t be buying Iams again. Very disappointing. We will have to toss the ten pounds of cat food that’s left. What a shame! I hope my cats are ok.

Have been feeding my cats Iams dry food for 4 years. One would throw up everything eaten periodically but for the last week has or so has become extremely I'll and neither cat will touch the food. An expensive trip to the vet for evaluation and antibiotics and anti-vomiting med didn't find any problems as of yet, we are returning for blood work if he's not better tomorrow. He's very lethargic, looks very sad, as if he's pleading for me to help him, but he won't pick up his head when I come into the room and sort of squeaks when I try to pick him up as if he's in pain. After reading all the other similar accounts, I am discontinuing use of Iams.

I have two 7 month old purebred ragdolls. I have fed them Iams Kitten exclusively and at first there were no problems. Mid to late January I bought 2 more bags and my female began vomiting within 20 mins of eating. She is also moving multiple stools a day and urinating frequently, in large amounts and urine is very strong smelling. I thought I was feeding too much so I controlled her food and fluid intake. Recently the male has started having similar symptoms. The vet proposed possible virus and/or infection. Started them on antibiotics. They are still having these issues, vomiting after eating, increased BM and urination but otherwise acting normally. I've been googling for days and today thought to Google Iams only to find many other pet owners with similar experiences. I am switching them to another food immediately and very interested to see if it changes their symptoms.

I've read the multiple reviews of people who's cat is sick. Were able to find out from their vet the nature of the problem. Bought a bag of IAMS and since mid-January 2018, cat is sick. Vomiting and won't eat. Saw the 5 vet who ruled out just about every disease. Now treated for an infection somewhere in the cat: so antibiotics, anti-acid, anti-nausea, morphine and vet prescription food urinary as a precaution in case of a kidney infection. She started eating the vet food but does not have her usual appetite yet. Please comment because she looks as if she is dying off slowly. Thanks.

I have four cats that I have fed only Iams top four years. They've all been vomiting - but I thought maybe they'd eaten something else to cause it. Then, my son gets a cat, and after a week on a different brand of dry food, he switched to Iams. Now his cat is also vomiting. I would never have thought this high end brand of cat food would be a problem, but everything points to this cat food! After reading the reviews, I'm switching to a different brand. Very disappointed in this company's lack of interest in what appears to be a serious problem!!

We’ve been using Iams cat food for years. Purchased a bag recently and all three cats have been vomiting profusely. The dog also got into the food and has had severe diarrhea. Sometimes she gets into the cat food but it has never made her sick before. She also eats Iams dog food. I bought a new brand of cat food and the kitties are no longer vomiting. My dog still has severe diarrhea. I’m thinking I may need to get rid of that too.

Our cat, Henry, has been eating Iams for 6-8 months without incident. A little over a week ago, we bought a new bag of the Iams Proactive Health and almost immediately, Henry began vomiting within 10 minutes of eating it. It was constant. This was on a Friday. By Wednesday when he was showing no improvement, we took him to the vet and after a battery of tests and an overnight stay, the vet declared him healthy. BTW, he did not vomit while at the veterinarian's and it is important to note that they fed him a food other than Iams. The next day he came home, ate some Iams and promptly vomited again. I bought a different brand and he stopped vomiting and by the end of the weekend, looked healthy and happy again.

We've fed our cats Iams for many years without issue, however we've had 2 bad bags of Iams within this last year and have decided not to risk purchasing it anymore. The current bag purchased from Walmart, caused all 4 of our cats to be sick. They were vomiting, had diarrhea, and lethargic. They stopped eating and drinking. We switched foods and they started eating again.

For the last 2.5 weeks my cat has had serious diarrhea. Nothing in her diet changed nor cat littler. For last 10 years she has always eaten Iams Indoor Hairball & Weight Control. I purchased a new bag for her about 3 weeks ago. This was not the paper type Iams used, it was in a plastic type of bag. She had diarrhea immediately after she ate. I monitored and after week 2 I was concerned. I jumped on Google and was shocked that I read other cats had same issues, consumers think this is something to do with new packaging. I pulled her food immediately, diarrhea stopped. I'm now feeding her Rachael Ray grain free, no issues. We are the voice of animals. I'm So very upset this has happened- she could have died!

We've had our cat since she was 6 weeks old. She's 6 months old now, we used to have her on Purina, but made the switch to Iams soon after, seeing the vet recommended label. She never had issues before Iams, but her coat is shiny and smooth! She's been eating Iams for about 5 months, no issues at all!

I fed my male cat IAMS Proactive Health High Protein Chicken & Salmon Cat Food. He has had stomach issues and has lost weight from diarrhea. I had to stop feeding him this food. $240.00 vet bill. I do not recommend this food.

Very disappointed that Iams drastically changed their formula for dry cat food. Our 2 year old started with Iams kitten and we switched her to adult dry kibble. No problems. Until the new packaging and new product earlier this fall. She immediately developed diarrhea, it stuck with her for over a month. I recently threw away the rest of the Iams and gave her a different brand and over the next few days her stools were back to normal. Solid evidence.

My cat unexpectedly started to throw up all day, then next day she felt better and ate her dry food, then after eating a few hours later the vomiting continued followed by bloody diarrhea. At that point we weren’t sure what the problem was and brought her to the vet. She wasn’t eating and just kept vomiting, the doctor prescribed antibiotics and all day I took care of her, gave her wet food and bouts of water. Since she seemed to be getting better she went to go eat her Iams dry food, once again that night she started throwing up. All she was able to do was sit on the floor, immobile, cry and vomit. I was worried for her life.

Sorry to everyone who has had problems with Iams. I have a cat who I found out had food allergies from regular dry cat food. Her fur was very dry and brittle... Also she had bumps on the back of her neck and was constantly scratching and licking. So I decided to try Iams in the Aqua colored bag. Since she's been on it her bumps are gone... and she doesn't lick or scratch anymore. Her fur is so soft now and silky. Not quite sure what happened with all the poor kitties who got sick. But my Bella is so much better now!

I have recently started buying Iams protein formula or senior care formula for my 12+ year old cat. Before I was lax in what I fed him. Whatever I could get for a good price because he's not picky and I am on a limited income. As he is getting older, the quality of foods (fillers and additives) are getting harder for him to digest.

We have been feeding our 10-yr-old Bengal Iams Dry Cat Food since she was little. Suddenly the past few months she vomits every single time she eats it in any variety! Stop the Iams, no more vomiting. It clearly is some kind of change they have made to their product!! We have thrown the bags of Iams in the trash, will never purchase it again, and have a happy kitty now eating just about anything else it can. They can live in denial all they want, but when no one purchases their product anymore maybe they will just go out of business, as is fitting for a company that poisons the very animals it claims to care about. It is such a severe and immediate reaction. God only knows what disgusting trash they have added to their product, but our kitty will no longer suffer the consequences of that.

I am reading about all these bad experiences that have happened to those that have fed the Iams product. I feel so bad for them but feel I need to write in favor of the Iams product and also suggest that another avenue be looked at for others that may come behind all of this. PLEASE insist your vet check your pet's blood to make sure they have not overdosed your cat with their shots. Oh yeah, that happens and every vet on every one of those cases knew that if it was time for those cats to have their shots updated or to get their first kittens shots. I have had my two boys on Iams Indoor/outdoor, Hairball Control for 14 yrs. Yes 14 yrs and they have NEVER been sick. But, they had their first set of shots and I didn't allow the 3in1 or 7in1. Had to be separate, cost more but boys were healthier and not over drugged. Thank you Iams.

I have an indoor only, 5-year-old healthy cat who has dramatically gotten very sick. I have only used Iams in the Orange Bag, with her and my two previous cats who lived very long lives. A few days ago, right after eating her Iams dry food, she began throwing up everywhere for 48 hours. I have noticed they changed the Orange Bag to Plastic, so I'm worried. There is something in the new packaging or food that is making my cat severely sick, throwing up not eating for days and I'm scared for her life, that she has been poisoned by her food. Someone needs to investigate this ASAP!

Recently Iams came out with their own version of perfect portions copying Whiskas. They put out a free try coupon and within 2 weeks all were gone from the stores. We waited and waited to buy some for our cats but none were to be found. After finally reaching someone in the company the lady who had attitude stated they were only being sold in Walmart and Pet Smart as "they are the 2 biggest stores”. Yet surprisingly they stock all of their dry foods and wet dog food in all other stores but the wet cat food can only be purchased at those 2 locations and have been out of stock in our city for a month.

Like other recent reviews posted online, I have fed two cats Iams Cat Food, hairball and weight control food, for several years. I purchase the cat food at a Target located in Delaware. Over the past 2 months one cat has been throwing up at least once a day, while the second cat has lost 1 pound... a lot for a 10 pound cat. There is something wrong! The last time I purchased a large bag it was in a plastic coated bag, rather than paper. Maybe this is the culprit... or the formula has changed. Since Iams does not publish the food contents, simply stating it's a proprietary formula, it's not possible to figure out what, if any, food content changes have been made. Given what I've seen online... Iams needs to acknowledge and address this issue immediately! In the meantime, I have removed Iams from my shopping list... and am feeding my cats another product.

After years of using IAMS indoor cat food, our cat now has chronic diarrhea. This happened with the very first bag of food after they changed the packaging to the new plastic bags. He has been to the vet, has had antibiotics, and it has been 3 weeks of chronic diarrhea for him. It only took 2 days for the diarrhea to start after he ate the product in the new plastic bags. He initially had blood and mucus in his stool but the antibiotics from the vet stopped that within two days.

I've been buying Iams in the orange bag for my older cat for years without any issues... in January 2017 we rescued a beautiful 5 mo old tuxedo Manx mix kitten, not just because it needed a loving home, but to teach my 11 yr old daughter to be more responsible. We were so blessed to have him in our lives and brought so much joy, love and laughter into our household. We had been feeding the new kitten Iams Healthy Kitten. In approximately late March or early April of 2017 my kitten started to have diarrhea. I thought it was because I caught him eating my dog's food the one day and put that of reach, but the diarrhea continued and became worse.

2 bags of cat food dry, in the new plastic bag, were bought from Shopko in Taylorsville, UT, have made my senior cat so ill that I have to put him down. He was a very healthy 18 yr old that was still very active until I started giving him the Iams in the plastic bags. I had switched him to Iams Senior in the paper bag and he really loved it. But once he started eating the food in the plastic bags he began eating less and less until about a week ago he stopped eating at all. He became weak and lethargic and now seems paralyzed he is so sick. He's so stressed his breathing is rapid and shallow and he can't move. His eyes are still bright, his gums look good but he's really scared. He's can't sleep because he is so stressed.

I bought a bag of Iams weight control for my cat in July from a Walmart in New Jersey. My cat started throwing up and began rapidly losing weight within a week and a half of using this food. He is now suffering from hepatic lipidosis and is hospitalized. I am over $1000 in vet bills and he may not live. I used this food with him in the past with no problems but now reading all of the reviews of others getting sick. I believe it was the food. NO Iams products will ever come into my home again.

I have purchased Iams for years, the last 3 to 4 times I have purchased Iams Healthy Cat Food in the orange bag my 4 cats have thrown up the food. This has been since the bag was changed to a plastic filling material. They did throw up the food once in a while with the heavy paper bag, but not like this. Now several had runny bowels and never happened before. They are house cats and very healthy. Purchased food at Walmart and Target. Did you change the formula or what! I am going to try a new product to see what happens.

I have fed IAMS dry to all of my cats for over 10 years. This is the first bad experience I have had. Best Buy Apr 26, 2018. Batch 652D1NCH11 10:19 US 61591. Purchased at Walmart Orlando. Have 3 cats; all are throwing up a few hours after eating. Cut back amount given, still throwing up. Reported to IAMS; denied they have had any other complaints (informed her that is contrary to what is indicated online).

Iams cat food (Proactive health weight hairball care) purchased in April 2017 Walmart. My cat got sick on this cat food, throwing up after each meal and this was a new cat food. I purchased it at Walmart at the in April. Took my cat to the vet, had blood work, everything and no cancer but they think that the bowels have a little swelling. I believe it's due to this cat food bag. My batch number is 708F10HL01 best used by June 23, 2018. Underneath it says US 30941.

I purchased Iams dry cat food after many years of go-cat and various tinned pouched food. Two of my 4 cats who ate this became ill directly after eating and exhibited rapid heart rate, drooling; One had a type of fit. Both looked as if they had been poisoned. I had heard about Iams some years ago causing possible sickness but upon reading this site am now alarmed that perhaps some batches are a problem. I am leaving this review in the hope that someone will be able to help and will contact Iams also to let them know what happened.

I purchased Iams grain free naturals chicken + turkey recipe 4.3 lbs bag exp 08/29/17 04:23 16124002 RFT F3 for $11.19 + tax at Kmart in Parsippany, NJ 07054. My healthy 5 year old cat has 2 other dry foods always available, as well as wet food 1 to 2 times daily. I added the Iams food to his other two dry foods. He ate the Iams food on two separate days. Both times, shortly after he ate it, my cat, who rarely throws up, vomited violently 5 times all my carpet. I withheld the food. My cat continued eating his regular food with no problems and thank God the cat is fine. I have reason to believe this food contains something that made my cat very sick. I would gladly send them a sample to test. I would like to know if there are other reports on this food.

I purchased a bag of the Iams weight and hairball control last week at a Walmart in Highlands Ranch, CO. This is the same food I have been feeding my cat for the last 5 years (or more) without any issues. This time however, she has been throwing up a few hours after she eats. At first I didn't think anything of it (cats vomit too) but after 3 days and reading on this site that there have been others with an issue as well, I'm convinced the food is the problem. The batch number is 711A1NE04.

Always feed this to my 12 yo cats, as well as varying formulas of Iams dry food, and sometimes Science Hill and have never had a problem - UNTIL RECENTLY... My cats were not eating much, very odd for them, and after a week they appeared to be losing weight. I called the vet and was about to get blood work as I thought they were sick. But then I thought maybe it is the food. I purchased another small bag of the same Iams hairball/weight control formula and they gobbled it up immediately! SO... Something is wrong with that 40lb bag that I purchased from Walmart (in Central new Jersey). I searched online to see if there was a recall but found nothing, except I did find previous entries here on this site where the person's cats were getting sick from same brand/formula recently.

We have been feeding our cat Iams Dry Cat Food for Indoor Weight and Hairball Control (turquoise bag) for the last couple of years without a problem until now. I bought a new bag at the beginning of April (2017) at Walmart and for the last couple of weeks he has been throwing up very frequently after eating it. I am concerned it could be the cat food. I called the customer service number on the bag to make a report. They said there have not been any similar reports made to them recently. However, I don't know that they would necessarily tell me even if there have been. I saw the other review written here (April 2017) stating a similar issue with their cats. It makes me wonder if it really is the cat food. If this is happening to your cats PLEASE report it to Iams. They are sending me a voucher to buy a fresh bag, but I am a somewhat reluctant to do so.

every time he was fed (morning noon and night). I checked bag ingredients and to my shock chicken is not longer the first ingredient!! Now it is byproducts! Needless to say I will no longer be buying this food - now I bought Royal Canin and no more throwing up! IAMS should have let it be known they changed ingredients - they are trying to increase their profits at the expense of the pets so switched to the cheaper BYPRODUCTS!

Our cats have to take medicines with their foods and will reject many foods that do not cover taste of meds. They love Iams Purrfect. It is disturbing that Mars has bought Iams and may discontinue the pet food lines.

We switch up between Iams and Science Diet for the safety and well-being of our cats. They get a half a can each of Fancy Feast (check the ASH content on ALL commercial cat foods) for breakfast. Iams and HSD might cost a little more - but would you knowingly feed your kids POISON? (Ash can kill your cat.) If you are unfamiliar with this - ask your veterinarian or read my comments about Hill's Science Diet to find out.

Iams is a great cat food. Well my cat thinks so. The ingredients seem to be one of the best out there. Iams could be a little hard to find and a little pricey, but Frankie the cat seem to love the taste, and leaves his fur so soft and silky.

I have a 16 year old cat who was not eating much & losing weight. When I introduced her to Iams Sensitive Stomach Cat Food, she regained some weight. Her fur is softer and she has more energy.

In May 2013, I bought new bag of IAMS cat food. It smelled and looked odd. My cat didn't want to eat it. I forced her to eat it because I thought she was being picky because it smelled different not realizing it was contaminated. (MY CAT KNEW IT WAS BAD.) She started vomiting and had bloody diarrhea. I took her to vet, they did ultrasound and said her intestines were inflamed...with swollen lymph nodes. They removed the inflamed intestines TWICE ($2000 and worth it to save her)...but she died anyway. Iams announced recall of food in August for Salmonella. I BLAMED IAMS FOR MY CAT'S DEATH. They refused to acknowledge it MADE MY CAT SICK even after the recall. I TELL EVERYONE TO STAY AWAY FROM IAMS.

I switched my cats over to Iams dry cat food, for weight management, about a month ago. I bought three bags. I went through the the first bag, mixed with the brand food they were initially on for a long time. Now I'm halfway through the second bag. I feed the ferals outside as well. I noticed one of my indoor cats, Max the male had diarrhea but I just thought it was due to the switching. I gave them other canned wet food as well, a little once a day. I switched over like suggested by the veterinarians. The male cat, Max would not stop with the diarrhea. It was literally all over the litter box, on rugs, and by doorways. I again just thought it was him because my female looked like she was doing fine, so I thought, because she was eating it. Then my Male started to vomit, and I had to bring him to vet. After lots testing, X-ray, and bloodwork, they can't really find anything.

Saved the life of my cats! I had fed my cats IAMS Low pH for years. It controlled urinary crystal problems and they enjoyed the food. When I moved to another state, my veterinarian did not provide IAM products, so switched to a Royal Cannin Low pH product. After 3 years when I opened a bag, the cats turned up their noses. I called the company to see if something had changed and they said no. So I continued to feed it to them.

I used Iams indoor cat exclusively for about 2 years. I was very happy with it, my cats liked it and had very shiny healthy coats. It was just the price after a while because of how many cats I have. I needed something more affordable.

We have an 8-year-old "dog" like cat that will eat until it exploded if you left food out. We have a 5-year-old "cat" like cat that will nibble here and there (if we COULD let him) if we didn't have to babysit breakfast and dinner times. There was a time when both cats had gotten a bit overweight and the 8-year-old "big guy" got a lot overweight. I am not sure how the company pulled it off but I switched to this from regular Iams adult cat food. They both lost what weight they BOTH needed but neither was starved. They both received a measured amount and they both lost the right amount for their size.

My cat is a picky eater, but she likes Iams. The vet always comments on her great teeth (she's 15 and has no dental issues). I'm convinced that it's because she eats crunchy food like this.

IAMS Dry cat food is the brand my cat Nena Maru will eat. Believe me. I've tried many other brands only to get a sniff and a walk away. When Nikolas (I miss my boy) was alive he would only eat Nutro but Nena would not so then I had to find a brand they both would eat and that became IAMS Original flavor. I love IAMS Dry because it keeps Nena's fur shiny, she has loads of energy and she is a happy cat! =)

I don't know what to say, my cat doesn't even make eye contact with me. The food keeps her alive another day, I guess. Nothing else.

The cat seems to like this dry food and it comes in many varieties such as hairball control. It is also available for cats of various ages. At one point during a recall, the company sent several coupons for free and reduced price cat food. The consumer only had to send in the barcode of the affected food for the coupons.