Iams Dog Food Reviews

From the day I picked up my beloved kitty at 17 weeks of age from a highly reputable breeder who advised using IAMS foods, that is all she has eaten her whole life until about 2 weeks ago. She had already started acting strangely, trying & sometimes succeeding in vomiting, then having litter box accidents like never before. Then I heard about the recall & compared the information on the Orange Bag w/ the numbers on the FDA site. Horrors! I took the bag back to Walmart after photographing all pertinent information & posting it on my Facebook page to warn all my readers. It gets worse.

I normally feed Purina one cat food and natural, but I bought the Iams with my older cat in mind to try new brand and she liked it but the others did not.. When the recall came out I did not pay attention because I forgot I had the Iams. It wasn't til Saturday that my 18 year old cat started vomiting and refusing to eat or drink and she had awful retching usually foam and a little water.. I then remembered recall and looked up the brand and it is on the list for salmonella contamination.. She passed at 3:00am this morning after suffering a horrible painful death. I am unemployed and could not take her to the emergency vet because we couldn't afford to. I still have the cat food and was wondering if there is some place that can test it to see if it actually was salmonella or if she had other issues. She was declared in great health on June of this year by my vet. Has anyone else complained of death from this particular cat food?

After feeding my Australian Cattle Dog Proactive Health Dog Food on August 17th she started to vomit, then start to have loose bowels which in the next couple of days turned to bloody stool. After 3 days, I heard about the recall and immediately stopped feeding her IAMS. She remained lethargic, would not eat, continued with horrible digestive weakening ordeal. I have since then taken her into the family vet. As of yesterday, she is showing signs of feeling better and I have started to feed her Adult Pedigree dog food.

I purchased Iams Dog Food before this recall and I get two different kinds, the Naturals which is for my older dog and the Active Formula which is for my 2 year old Greyhound. Both dogs got sick and started Friday, it is now Wednesday and they are still not well. The older one won't eat and the younger one is vomiting and has diarrhea. My older one has this as well, and he won’t eat at all. I am taking them both to the VET to hopefully get something to stop the vomiting as they are losing some pounds. Also the VET mentioned they may have to keep them to make sure they are not dehydrated. Is IAMS going to help me pay this bill? I don't know, but I have changed foods already.

We bought some Iams Hairball Control cat food at our local Walmart, several weeks ago. We have 5 cats and all they will eat is Iams dry cat food. This has been the first time we had a problem with the food. We have been cleaning up cat poop and throw up all over our house. We have used a little over a half a large bag. It was time to pick up more, like to keep it on hand don't want to run out. We went to Walmart to buy some and we could not get any because it was in recall. Well if it was recalled, is that why my cats have been sick? The store told us to contact Iams because they would not sell it to us. This really has me upset. My poor cats have been sick and it had to be from the bad food we bought in this last bag. How would you like to get up in the middle of the night and step in throw up or runny poop? We rescue cats and do we need to change to a different brand of cat food. I always thought Iams was the best for the cats, for this is what we have used since we first started to take in these babies. I have to find something to feed them other than Iams at this time because I can not have sick cats. My problem is they are so picky that Iams is the only thing they like. What can we do?

We have only fed our dog Iams dry dog food since he was a puppy. Never gave him table scraps. Only rawhide & ice chips on occasion as a treat. He started throwing up & having loose stools & then quit eating altogether. Took him to the vet 4 times in the span of a month & 1/2 to do blood work & all kinds of testing. He lost 30 pounds in the span of 4 months until we finally had to put him down. My husband & our 2 boys (ages 4 & 6) are heartbroken. Heartbroken & really angry after seeing the recent recall. Chopper was a family member & a member loved by our entire neighborhood. Cannot believe what I am reading about so many similar stories. Wow. Shocked.

I recently bought Iams proactive minichunks. I fed it to my bullmastiff and rottweiler. The bullmastiff, who will eat any dog food, ate it and threw up sometime later the same morning. The rottweiler did not want to eat it at all. She sniffed it and looked at me. Normally I have no problems with my dogs eating their food. I did not feed them anymore of that food. I went straight to the store and bought something else. Have not had any problems with the replacement food. It was not Iams or Eukenuba. I still have the bag of food but now that I'm sure it was the food I guess I'll throw it away as soon as I'm sure my dogs are alright!

Update on the pug and chihuahua from yesterday: The pug's diarrhea has become completely blood and mucus. I have taken samples and pictures and spoken to a vet. We will be seen in the morning for tests and an exam. It is sounding an awful lot like salmonella, even though my bag was not recalled on the latest list. I really hope IAMS responds to this. I have called and left messages with corporate. I've never seen my babies this sick before. Neither of them have left the house since they started on IAMS and have had no other changes in diet or activities. This is so disturbing. I hope no other puppies become ill.

I have a 5-year-old Chihuahua and a 4-year-old Pug. They are both taken to the vet regularly and have no health problems. They have never been on IAMS before, but we decided to give it a try after seeing it at one of our preferred pet stores. We slowly introduced it to them, as we do with any new food, and they almost immediately began having diarrhea. The diarrhea has become so bad, they drink constantly and are extremely lethargic. The pug is also vomiting.

Iams Proactive Health - I have been buying Iams for my dog for 2 years and never had a problem. I bought a new bag of food for my dog a few weeks ago and when I first gave it to him he snubbed it which for him was very strange. He did finally eat it but whenever I would give it to him he would smell it and walk away. He did eat it so I thought he was being finicky then he started vomiting 4 or 5 times a day and I started to wonder if it was the food. I bought a bag of Blue Buffalo and the vomiting stopped. I tried giving him some more Iams and although he didn't eat it at first but did pick away at it. I can tell he does not feel good after eating the Iams and will not feed him it anymore. What the hell is going on with that food?

What is going on with Iam's Dog Food? Both my cocker spaniels are sick. One has raging diarrhea and the other is throwing up. They do not eat anything but Iam's. We've had this problem before but not to this extent and tests showed nothing. Tomorrow we are going to vet. Nothing better happen to our two precious pets. Question for IAMS - Are ANY, and I mean ANY of the ingredients in the Mini Chunks Dog food in the Green Bag made and/or purchased from CHINA??? We demand answers now - these pets are our family members.

My 5 year old French bulldog was very healthy all these years, On Monday 12th August, I received an emergency call from the owner of the recognizable Dog Hotel where my dog was boarding, my dog was taken to the Vet and they found out he has acute pancreatitis caused by the IAMS food given on Sunday (the healthy food I brought with me to the Dog Hotel had finished and they gave him IAMS Pet Food). My dog is in very delicate situation and I am very concerned for his health he has been very sick for 4 days and it is not improving. Please contact me, I need to know who is taking responsibility for this.

Update to my 2012 post in which I described the problems with 2 of my cats after feeding them Iams healthy weight formula. As I previously posted, lost 2 of my best buddies within 2 days of each other. Now, almost a year later, my little man Murphy is dying. He has a mass in his stomach area just like my sweet O'Malley. Taking him to a specialist in 2 days to see if we can save him. I honestly, truly believe the food changed my cats' metabolism or chemistry. I feel this will be the 3rd cat I will lose simply because I decided to feed them the "better" food. Iams should be more responsible and stop "apologizing" to all posts. If they cared they would recall their products.

We have a Pitbull and a Pitbull and Australian Shepherd mix. We have been feeding them the Iams ProActive Health MiniChunks dog food and recently they both got very sick and started having bloody diarrhea and vomiting and refusing to eat. We took them to the vet and their tests came back negative for everything so the vet decided to just prescribe them an antibiotic and it cleared everything right up and they started eating normally again. They then again got sick after eating the Iams. Everything cleared up after switching brands.

I feed Iams Weight & Hairball Control to my three cats. I've always considered Iams to be a superior brand of animal food. (I feed the Senior Iams to our 14 year old dog, and this is the food that seems to be best for her.) Two of our cats are doing fine on this food. However, one of our cats gets severe diarrhea with the Iams food. He seems to have a chronic case of diarrhea while on Iams. I accidentally bought the Purina Hairball & Weight Control, and the diarrhea cleared up.

I have been feed my lab Iams ProActive Health Chunks (green bag w/ orange stripe) for the past 2 years. WHERE has it gone in the stores? I emailed Iams and they seem to act dumb about why I can't find it. It isn't in Petco, Petsmart, Walmart, or Target. Always used to be. The emailed response said it was at those stores in the 60134/60510 zip area, and it most certainly is NOT. I just stumbled across this site and I'm wondering what kind of coverup is going on by Iams. Why is there a HUGE number of illness in the last two months w/ this food? You (Iams) are obligated to tell us if there was a problem with the food.

I started feeding my GS puppy Iams and he has been sick since. Today he threw up numerous times until his entire meal was out. I have not given him any more. He seems to already be happier. Praying he will get over this.

I too am concerned after reviewing several reputable dog food review websites. The horror that went through me that just stopped me dead in my tracks. I have also noticed the foul smell and requiring to purchase more food because it was spoiled. I also noticed that the supposedly fresh dry food that my two pups will leave in the bowl for a week. I always am giving them canned food, but they treat the Iams canned with the same urgency as the dry food. And Dear Dena RVT, if you really had a "high level of nutritional expertise" then why don't you use this to bring your products up to maybe a 4 or 5 star rating? If you really appreciate people postings, then why comment with the same lame answer that you can't even feel sorry for what your company is doing or providing?

I am concerned and frightened at what I am reading about Iams pet food. My two small dogs have been eating another brand up until recently, when we switched them to Iams. After a couple of weeks, the dogs have been experiencing diarrhea, vomiting, and have been lethargic. We've switched to other brands before without experiencing this. We are switching to another dog brand immediately. My only hope is that this has not hurt my dogs permanently. To all consumers - stay away from this brand!

We have a small Pom (4.5 lbs.). He was doing very well on this food (for 2 years) until about 2 weeks ago. He developed diarrhea and was given antibiotics and the diarrhea cleared. The bag smelled slightly off (it had been open for about 3 weeks) so I discarded what was left.

Iams Weight Control Hairball Control cat food - I purchased Iams for a 7-year-old overweight cat. The first bag was fine. I purchased a second large bag and now my beautiful cat is sick with uncontrollable diarrhea and loose stool. After two thorough check ups with the vet, he concluded it's the Iams. After six years of purchasing your products, I'm done. There are way too many similar complaints on this board. And this isn't the first round of vet visits for the same issue. Don't apologize and send me the same form apology letter you post all over this board. Just get your act together. Defenseless animals are suffering at your hands. It's absolutely criminal.

We have a Labradoodle that just turned 5. After feeding him Iams the entire time, both dry lamb&rice mixed with Iams wet, he has stopped eating. Several times in the past year, I have had to just throw the food away. I have tried another food and he still won't eat. Turns out Rudy has canine lymphoma, a terminal cancer. I was told to take him off all store bought food. That made me wonder. I noticed him sick last month and had to throw the food away. I truly feel in knowing my dog that there is something in that food that makes them sick. My best friend, my buddy, my pal will most likely not be here in several months. If I could turn back time, Iams would have not been part of his life. I am trying just chicken and rice for now. Something definitely changed in that food.

I have four small elderly dogs. One of them started with the bloody stool. I finally figured out which one, but shortly after, 2 more started with the same problem. I feed the green bag for toy breeds. The fourth dog has not gotten ill because he is the only dog who does not eat the Iams. He no longer has teeth so he is on a special diet. The other three all have the bloody stools. The mess this has created in my home and the sad condition the dogs are in is alarming. I finally threw the food out today and am hoping for healthy recoveries.

My two cavaliers were having bloody stool and diarrhea. I was worried and took them into the vet to see what was wrong. Tests were done and no parasites. They were given special probiotics and antibiotics. I knew something wrong when they wouldn't eat anything. Still were having diarrhea, then vomiting and lethargic. We took them back to the vet and it was discovered that they both had pancreatitis. They had to stay in the hospital with pain meds and IV for two days. Finally, I found this page about the dog food from Costco! Then I knew how they got sick.

I have fed IAMS for multiple years now and have been quick to recommend their food. At present, I have 6 dogs terribly ill from the last batch (3-26 lb bags) from Target in Mesquite. I have all 6 dogs suffering from diarrhea and 2 are vomiting. I NEVER feed my dogs anything other than dry dog food. They have never been allowed table scraps, etc. I have no doubt this food has made them very ill and the Target I purchased the product at is refusing to refund my money because I put the food into my Blitz feeder and 2 Sterlite plastic totes that I normally store their food in.

I have been feeding my GS Iams Proactive Health chunk for over a year now, but after opening the last bag, he has become sick and refuses to eat. He is lethargic and has diarrhea. He will eat other food but has been turning his nose up to this bag. My minpin swooped in yesterday and took his food when I was not looking and she is now sick. Something is wrong with this food. I will be posting this on FB to let the animal community know there is something wrong with your food.

I opened a brand new bag of IAMS Proactive Health Small Toy 3 days ago... Day one, she vomited in the evening then has had diarrhea once a day since after she ate... It is a green bag as well as fellow person spoke about on here earlier. Is there a recall or are there others out there with sick pets as well? Vet checked her and says she has no parasites so it has to be this food!!

Our 1-year-old Black Lab is now very sick as well - vomit, diarrhea, and acting lethargic. She was sick Saturday and Sunday after opening a new bag Saturday morning. I finally got her eating boiled meat and rice and drinking water again by Monday evening. She was good Tuesday on the meat and rice. I bought a new bag (same big green Adult Chunks) and fed to her this morning (Wednesday). Now she is vomiting and has diarrhea throughout the house again. Then I see this website with all the complaints. Wow.

I just called IAMS and submitted a claim. I am being sent a full refund on the last bag of food. I have 3 small dogs (2 Chihuahuas and 1 Italian Greyhound) all in which have never had any stomach or bowel issues until the last 2 bags of IAMS. I took them to the vet and nothing is wrong. No worms, parasites or suspicious illness. Vet suspects bad food or something they ate. They have no access to anything toxic. Just their fresh water and dog food (well dog food might be considered toxic at this point). I am dealing with 3 dogs all with diarrhea at the same time and it's not pretty. Cleaning up after them is wearing me out, but most importantly, their health has declined. Dull coat, some vomiting, diarrhea and weight loss on all 3.

I have been feeding my miniature Dachshunds IAMS their whole life. Two bags ago, in the very first bowl of a newly opened bag, my one Doxie started vomiting and having diarrhea. I immediately thought it had to be the food, although the other dog didn't seem sick. It took her a week, and feeding her chicken rice and pumpkin to get her straightened out. We finished the bag. I had chalked it off as a stomach bug... UNTIL we opened another bag. The first bowl again, the OTHER Doxie gets sick, and starts vomiting and having watery diarrhea with blood in it. It took me 5 days with a syringe, persistence, water and household cures for diarrhea.

I don't know if Iams dog food is the cause or not, but after feeding from a new bag of Iams (green bag large chunk) for a week, our yellow lab female began refusing to eat it. We pour our dog food into a tote and throw away the bag, so I don't have a batch number. It was purchased on May 16th at Bomgaars in Alliance, NE. She has been on Iams her entire life of 8 years and has always been a very good eater. She had never refused a meal! But after a several days of refusing to eat (I even tried mixing it with broth, softening it with water, etc., as I thought maybe she had a sore mouth or throat from chewing a stick or something like that), I finally gave up on her food and offered her different food. She did eat, but was not acting right.

Yesterday, my daughter was advised by her vet to switch her cat from Iams Hairball and weight control formula as it has been implicated in pancreatitis in cats. My cat, Belle, was a long term user of this product. In November of 2012, she was hospitalized with severe vomiting. She had an operation and was diagnosed with pancreatitis. This cost me five thousand dollars. My cat resins unwell and on medication. This food should be taken off the market.

Like so many of the others on this site, I bought a bag of Iams about 4-6 weeks ago and as soon as I opened the bag and fed it to my dog, she had diarrhea and vomit, including blood in her stool. She then proceeded to refuse to eat for for the next week. This is the food she has been fed for the past 7 years or so. I kept trying to coax her to eat it until I saw this site. Don't do it. Get your dog a better food and they will have no more problems. Very disappointed to waste money on food I had to throw out, but glad my dog is healthy again.

I was shocked to find this site and see so many people having the same problem with Iams food. Both my dachshunds got sick after me opening a new bag of food a couple weeks ago. They had diarrhea and then constipation to the point where they were unable to potty. The vet checked them for a variety of things and treated them for possible infection - worms and dehydration. They both refused to eat, which if you know dachshunds they ALWAYS want to eat! After a few days, they ate rice and chicken. It was over a week before I mixed canned food with the rice. Then I went to Petco and purchased a new bag of Iams. When I opened it, it had webs and worms in it. I returned it to the store and the man said to get a new bag (no apology!). I opened the new bag in the store just to check and moths came flying out!

We recently purchased Iams Weight Control for our dog. We have been feeding her that particular food for several years but this particular batch, we believe, gave her the runs and made her very ill. When we fed her another food, she will eat it. When we put the weight Control back in her bowl, she refused to eat. The batch # is 10715956, created 04/17/13.

I bought a 15# bag of Iams Adult cat food at my local Pet Supermarket today. My cats have been eating this for a very long time. As soon as I opened the bag, I noticed that it looks totally different, not nearly the same shape or size (MUCH smaller) than what I am used to seeing. I immediately returned it to the store for a refund. I won’t have a reaction because I returned it before feeding to my cats. Has the formula/appearance been changed or is it just the wrong food? I wasn't about to feed it to them... not knowing what it was. Please see pic. The food on the left is what was in the bag. The food on the right is what they have always eaten.

We have fed our cat the proactive health indoor weight and hairball care blue bag for 9 years. He was extremely healthy prior to this last bag. He threw up every time he ate his food, he has lost so much weight, and he has difficulty walking. I immediately took him to the vet in mid-April after a full day of heavy abnormal vomiting, and then again in early May. All tests came back good (blood test, thyroid test, heartworm test and urine test, etc). No apparent issues. I did not consider the possibility of contaminated food until I put him on rice and chicken for the last week and has not vomited once. He won't eat much but still hasn't vomited. Then I looked up recalls. There may be something wrong with this batch. Please contact me. I have spent near $1,000 trying help our special family member. We don't want to lose him.

I purchased a 50 lbs bag of Iams ProActive Healthy Weight dog food (blue bag) at our local BJ's on May 20th. Almost immediately, our normally hungry all the time Labrador Retriever stopped eating. When I was able to coax a little bit of food into him, he would later vomit. He acted fine in every other way so we decided to try a different kind of food. He ate it right up. Just to be sure, we put Iams in his bowl again this morning and he refused to eat it. But at the other brand, without reservation. We have never had any issues before with this brand, but there is something definitely wrong with this batch of food.

I have been using this product for a couple of years now and it has greatly reduced my indoor cat's vomiting episodes. He seems to be healthier than ever. My problem started when I was given a rescued baby bird to raise. The way you feed a baby bird is by soaking dry cat food until it is mushy and mixing it with boiled eggs. You mash this up really good and kind of roll it into pellets to feed them. Okay, so you have to keep this in the fridge so it will not go bad. Then you scoop a small amount on to a paper plate and heat in micro for 3-5 seconds.

Like another reader said, we recently bought the Iams from Costco large chunk in the green bag. My dog has eaten this same food for years but absolutely refuses to eat this food starting immediately when I opened the bag. Something is wrong with this batch. I don't know the lot number, but I bought 2 bags at the same time and they are going back. I will stick with Iams; I've been with them for years, but listen to your pets people. If they won't eat it or start to have odd symptoms, pay attention and take action... with any food or treats!

I recently picked up a new bag of Iams from Costco. Large chunk in the green bag. One dog turned up sick with runs and blood. We took her to the vet and tests were negative for anything. Got special food and she's fine now. My other dog, however, has the runs now too. Iams is the only thing in common. After searching today, I see lots of others are having the same experience. This is the last bag I'll buy. Swapping to local organic food companies that care about product over profit.

So I have had my four dogs on Iams Proactive health for about six months. I just bought a new bag on 5-3-13. Within 24 hours of feeding my dogs the new bag, they were all sick with diarrhea and blood in the stool. The fist dog to get ill was the smallest of my four. So I took her to the vet but they couldn't find anything wrong with her. When I brought her home, I found all my dogs had a mess of diarrhea and blood in their cages! At that point, I realized it must be the food that is the one common factor. I will never buy this brand again and will spread the word on what it has done to my babies! Iams proactive Heath (green bag) #31014173e6us30940 exp: 11Aug14

I started feeding my 3 cats Iams healthy naturals dry food. I started last year. I buy 2 bags at a time, but for some reason the first bag I opened halfway through, my female cat was very, very sick for one week. Now my bobtail, he is very, very sick. My other male cat is now getting sick. I called a vet and they said to check if there is any recall on the food. My cats are indoor cats in my household. It's just me, my husband and our 3 cats. My cats do not go outside. My one male is 11 or 12 years old; my female is 4 years old; and my bobtail is 5 years old. They have never been sick a day of their life. But they are very sick now. I just changed their food after reading about Iams' 362 complaints. My cats are vomiting and have diarrhea. My cats are my children.

I bought Iams Healthy Naturals with wholesome chicken on 4-27-13. After feeding my two dogs this food, they both began to have severe diarrhea and vomiting. Their symptoms seem consistent with salmonella infection. I obviously stopped feeding them the food immediately, but they are both still very sick and lethargic. I have used Iams products for a while, but I will never buy Iams again. I am just hoping they will come through this with no lasting ill effects.

My boxer rottweiler mix has a voracious appetite. I switched his food from Pedigree (which he liked) to Iams. I did it slowly, incorporating the new food over the course of two weeks. Oscar started picking out the Iams kibbles. When it was only Iams in the bowl, he refused to eat. I had to bribe him by crushing up crackers on top. Even then, he just tried to eat around the food. He also started having loose stools. After going through almost two bags of food, he had pretty much stopped eating. I switched to Nutro cold turkey and he gobbled it down with gusto. His loose stool went away. I threw out the remainder of the Iams food. I think he was trying to tell me something. I'm glad I didn't continue to make him eat the stuff. My vet also told me that it is one of the worst food brands out there. Pure junk he said. Do yourself and your pet a favor - don't buy Iams. It's crap.

We have a Shih Tzu puppy and have been feeding him Iams! He started backing off the food and began vomiting and having diarrhea. We became concerned and now working through this with our vet. We stopped feeding him Iams in order to try and get him well, along with the treatment he is receiving from the vet. I hope other pet owners will find out before their pet gets sick.

I have two friends both of whose dogs are on Iams weight control. One was diagnosed with an enlarged spleen which upon removal weighed 6 lbs. as opposed to 6 oz. which is normal. The other's dog has today been diagnosed with an enlarged spleen. Has anyone else had this same issue or heard of anything like this?

I had a Boston Terrier named Nala. She was my childhood dog and best friend. She was a very healthy dog. Always was. We started feeding her Iams after seeing ads. After a short while, she began to get sick, puking and having diarrhea. Soon she was too weak to eat. I held her in my arms as she died. What ever you do, don't feed your pet this brand of food.

I started feeding my dog Iams dog food and she began to get real sick. She stopped pooping and eventually I had to rush her into the emergency room where they did x-rays on my dog and found that the food was just sitting in her stomach. Her stomach was massive. She was completely backed up from the food. $2,400 later, my dog was okay to come home and she finally started pooping (although the food really screwed up her stomach and was vomiting for weeks). At the time, the vet was not completely sure if it was the food that caused this. But I recently started giving her some Iams food mixed with this really expensive food, and sure enough, within two days of eating it, her symptoms started again. Thanks Iams Food. You should have to pay my ridiculous vet bill.

After feeding my dog Iams Prime Naturals, I immediately knew something was wrong. She didn't even want to touch it and after she did, she began vomiting and got very bad diarrhea even with blood at times. I will never touch Iams dog food again and I will make sure nobody I know does. You should be ashamed for letting poison go out on the shelf. And all of your replies are heartless and uncaring, offering distraught pet owners to waste their time talking to your automated machines. We want justice for our loved ones' pain and suffering. Take down P&G. Put a stop to Iams and take this poison off the shelves!

I gave my dogs the Iams Healthy Naturals Dog Food UPC # 1901402103. It made both dogs sick, diarrhea everywhere when I came home. I was very upset about this, my poor dogs. This dog food should not be on the market.

After switching to Iams a year ago, my Shih Tzu is hospitalized with severe life threatening pancreatitis and kidney infection. He does not eat human food and refuses it. He only ate Iams dry dog food for small breeds and Iams dog treat bones. His illness is as bad as a human that eats fatty foods daily... fast food for example. We are at risk of losing him and have spent thousands trying to save him. All because we wanted the best dog food for our dog. He is only 7 years old and should have a good number of healthy years left. Now he's at high risk. Very upset with Iams quality.

I used to give my cats Iams a few years ago and there were never any issues. Their vet said it was good; and since they seemed to do well on that food, I didn't change it. It wasn't until I took in a couple more kitties that I had to switch to a cheaper brand… Purina One. But I noticed they threw up a lot and one of my older cats had diarrhea. When I heard about Purina brand treats and some of their pet food causing illness in dogs and some cats, I switched back to Iams. The vomiting stopped, and my other cat's diarrhea did too… for a short time. Then they all started having diarrhea.

My AKC registered standard poodle was pregnant with her second litter of puppies. There was a waiting list for her puppies. I gave her Iams canned food 12 days before her due date, supplementing her normal diet. The following morning, she started having diarrhea. I thought it was a change in diet but later in the day, she started having dry heaves, so I called the vet. He couldn't find a reason for this but thought maybe it was morning sickness. The next day, she died. Do I think the food had something to do with it? Yes. She was perfectly healthy until eating the food. Her system suggests food poisoning. Why can't dog food manufacturers be held responsible?

My boyfriend and I got our Bonny as a puppy (Golden/Great Pyrenees mix) a year and a half ago. As some of you know, Goldens are very easy to train; Great Pyrenees, however, not so much. Because our Bonny has both breeds in her, she's great at some things but not so great at others. In order to train her, we used to carry a couple of the Iams Proactive Health Biscuits with us daily, broken into little pieces, to reward her for doing something well.

We had been buying the Iams Sensitive Naturals small bag when our one dog started itching badly. It seemed to be working and the scratching stopped. We had to get more food one day and our store was out of the small bags so we spent the money to get the big bag thinking it would be the same. Boy, were we wrong. After just a couple days, they started to have really loose stools and would even poop in the house and their tummies sounded gurgly. We began to think it was the big bag so we looked closely at the food and it looked odd, like stuff was trying to grow out of it. We have gone back to the small bag and are hoping things will get better. It looks much better. I think there is a bad batch going around.

When I got my first puppy, I wanted her to have the best. At that time, I thought that was Iams dog food. After a year on Iams without any problems, I moved her to Iams adult food. After a year on that, she developed bladder crystals and was forming bladder stones and was urinating blood. My vet suggested switching her food. I switched to a lower quality food, and she got better. She has not had another incident since. I will never recommend Iams to anyone that loves their pets!

Our dog has been eating BJ's Holistic All Natural dog food for years, and I made the mistake of trying to save some money and bought IAMS Lamb & Rice Formula. Soon after, she started scratching her ears and underbelly a lot. So I took her to the vet and was told it was environmental (no fleas or anything). We took her off the IAMS food and back to BJ's brand. She stopped scratching her ears and would occasionally scratch her belly. So after a month, I fed her two meals of IAMS to see if it was the cause of her scratching. Sure enough, after two meals, she was back to scratching her ears and belly vigorously. Any vets out there with any thoughts of how long this will take to get out of her system or what she may be allergic to?

I had switched to the Iams Healthy Naturals because it was cheaper. What a mistake! My dogs have constant diarrhea and throwing up. Their stomachs are constantly grumbling and passing gas all the time. My older dog is lethargic. Do not even try this dog food! I will be switching back to Blue even though it's going to cost more.

I had been feeding my dogs Authority (Grain Free) for the past few months. Unfortunately, Authority does not make a large size of this food, and I have 2 large dogs. I switched to Iams Healthy Naturals with Whole Chicken. I did mix it with some of the Authority. Both of my dogs got sick after one feeding. Now, I have a $30+ of dog food that I am unable to feed my pets. You could hear the stomach gurgling on my 100+ dog, and my smaller dog threw up.

We have a 3-month old black Labrador puppy named Jasper. We have spent over $600 on vet bills already for diarrhea. He has been on antibiotics ever since a week after we rescued him. Finally, yesterday, the vet suggested we take him off the Iams food. He seems better today. It is a shame that you trust a name like P&G, and my little puppy has been very sick. Not anymore. Iams will never be in his food bowl again.

I have been feeding my cats Iams canned food since we brought them home from a local shelter. Recently, I purchased a case of filet Tuna since they only eat the filets, no pate. They both began vomiting after eating and have severe diarrhea and really bad gas. I assumed they just got into something but they are both indoor cats only, so I have watched them both closely. I just got up and again, there is vomit all over the carpeting so I decided to google "problems with Iams pet food" and found this forum. I know there was a problem a while back but I had no idea it is still a problem. No more Iams ever. I just hope my pets will be okay.

OMG, I had no clue this dog food was causing pets to get sick! Maybe if Iams would have recalled it, maybe my sweet baby girl Pebbles would still be alive! The food I was feeding her was Iams Weight Control (blue bag) when out of the blue, she suddenly fell ill. After she ate, I let her outside and she had diarrhea. I didn't think too much about it at first. About 1/2 hour later while outside with her, I noticed she was just laying on the porch not moving much and seemed somewhat lethargic. I called her name and she could barely lift her head to look at me. I went right over to her. I knew something wasn't right. I tried to get her to move and she couldn't even get up. I scooped her up and rushed her to the emergency vet hospital because I knew something was wrong with my girl.

I have to say that I am totally appalled by Iams handling of this issue! Hundreds of sick or dead animals, and the best you can do is reply with a form letter?! Why have these foods not been recalled?! I, like so many of these other pet owners, thought I was doing a good thing for my pets by spending the extra money on Iams. Apparently, I was wrong. My dog has been having stomach problems ever since I opened his new bag of large breed chunks. Vomiting, horrible diarrhea and the sounds coming from his stomach literally kept me awake even when he wasn't being ill. I called our vet the very first night and checked online for a recall.

We switched to Iams while searching for a better dry food that our rhodesian would like. After two feedings, she became severely ill. She had uncontrollable vomiting and diarrhea, skin reaction (hives), and swelling gums (her face blew up like a balloon). We controlled this anaphylactoid reaction luckily with antihistamines. Beware of this trend as many other owners are obviously having the same occurrence.

I changed dog food from Iams in red bag lamb and rice to Iams weight control blue bag. That very night, my dog was vomiting nonstop. Also, she had diarrhea with blood in her stool coming out like water. We had to rush her into emergency to have her rehydrated. She had to be put on several different medications as well, including anti-nausea. The doctor said it could have been a change in her dog food, which was purchased at Walmart. After blood tests, stool tests and x-rays, we still had a very sick dog for 7 days and a vet bill close to $800.00. Lesson is, don't switch dog food and buy premium product at premium stores. I am saving the bag just in case you want to contact me; also the remainder of the food. Both of my other dogs threw up that night as well, but they barely ate any of their food. My two other dogs are finicky eaters the one who got severely sick is a 6-year-old, stocky, healthy lab.

When my cats were little, I tested different brands of food and they seemed to like this blend the best. They have been eating Iams for three years. Last week, one of my cats suffered from severe vomiting and diarrhea. The second cat soon displayed similar symptoms. After a day and a half, they did not improve. We noted they got sick a couple of hours after eating. They indicated they were hungry, so I put some food into a bowl to test their reactions (we had been trying to find the source of their illness). They turned up their noses at the food immediately.

On Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, my dog Sally (Lab) started vomiting an hour after she was fed. She has 2 feedings because she is an older dog. I have had her on Iams Pro Health Diet Formula for about 2 years. I just opened a new bag that day. When she was fed at supper, the same thing happened one hour after she was fed. This is a dog that can eat anything and has a stomach of steel. She very seldom gets ill from anything she eats. By Dec. 31, 2012, she refused to eat her Iams in the morning. She was very sick all day and stayed to her self in a quiet place. I tried feeding her again in the evening and noticed how she turned up her nose at the food. I have another dog that is on different dog food, Summit (Lamb and Rice). I tried to give her some of that; she ate it! No problem. I then fed her Summit in the morning on Jan. 1, 2013, and by evening she was completely well, full of energy and wanted to play!

I just saw a video of some of the dogs at an Iams testing site. I am shocked and saddened that a pet food company would be so inhumane - one look at the body language of the dogs tells me that they are petrified. One dog seemed to have gone crazy at the sight of a human. Why do you suppose that is? I do not think that any study of animals in these conditions would be valid, considering the cortisol levels in their bodies. Do you even know what that is? If people knew what you are doing, they would not buy your products.

My husband and I purchased Iams ProActive Health Ground Dinner Chicken and Rice to replace my dog's dinner for a few nights until I could purchase her normal dinner. The can was kept on a shelf in the pantry and she had the dinner on Friday, October 28, and on Saturday, October 29. On Saturday, our Westie vomited some of her dinner and was not interested. By Sunday, she was lethargic and not interested in eating her dinner or drinking. On Monday, she was urinating blood and vomiting brown. We were unable to take her to the vet due to financial restrictions at the time.

Our 11-month-old healthy Goldendoodle became very ill about 2 weeks after we changed his food to Iams ProActive Healthy Dry Puppy Formula Food. He slowly started to refuse to eat his food and refused to go up or downstairs (which we later figured out was due to abdominal pain). Finally, he stopped defecating and drinking water, so we took him to the emergency vet. All tests were normal, so they put him on an anti-inflammatory painkiller. This has helped him tremendously. We took away the Iams crap and replaced it with the original, cheaper food we were giving him. He has started to recover and eat more each day. Iams owes us $412 for our vet fees! Don't ever feed your dog Iams, ever.

Iams Pro-Active Health - I wish I had read these reviews sooner as it would have saved my 13-year-old lab, Rogue, from illness. About a month ago, I took Rogue to the vet for what I thought initially was a UTI or leaking bladder and a slight anxiety issue that developed over the course of about a week. Rogue is an older dog, but she has always been very healthy with no major health concerns, and I thought this was probably just the first sign of her aging. The vet found an elevated level of white blood cells, but no other issues. Rogue was not lame, nor was she "acting sick" in any way. She was given antibiotics for 10 days. Around the end of these 10 days, the bladder issues had started to subside but still hadn't fully gone away, and she woke up one morning with a massive hematoma on her left ear. I called the vet and took her back.

I purchased a bag of Iams the other evening as temporary feed, because I ran out of his regular feed and my local pet store was closed. I chose Iams because I assumed it was the lesser of the evil compared to the other store brands available. Two days after feeding him this dog food, he began simply vomiting the food up, and nothing else. As the day progressed, he began throwing up a dark brown substance, which after researching, I came to find out was digested blood. While researching, I came across this site where other people were experiencing their dogs getting sick from Iams feed. Finally, he ended up throwing up plain blood and I took him to the local emergency veterinary clinic. While I cannot fathom a dog throwing up blood from simply switching his dog food, the veterinary doctor assured me that it was likely caused by the switch to the lesser quality food. I have fed my dog Purina feed before when I ran out of his brand without any issues. This is why I am drawn to the conclusion that this feed is very inedible, and should not be allowed for sale.

My dog has been eating Iams since she was a puppy and we have never had any problem with digestive issues till recently. Has there been a change in the ingredients? I know it is the food because we stopped feeding her Iams and just fed her my ground beef and rice mixture, and the diarrhea stopped. Please let me know if there has been any change in the ingredients.

We have been buying Iams for about 6 months on the recommendation of our vet. They have sensitive tummies, so we have fed them the lamb and rice formula. We have had no issues up until this last week. We bought the large bag at Walmart, which is where we normally get it. But when we filled their bowls at first when they smelled it, they turned their noses up to it. They eventually ate it throughout the day. Our youngest boxer got sick first - she experienced extreme diarrhea and vomiting. We thought she might have gotten into something in the yard, because the food had never made her sick.

Over the summer, my totally healthy cat suddenly got violently ill and was vomiting everywhere. I took him to the vet and got him subcutaneous fluids. They could not find anything wrong with him, except that his stomach was very tight and upset. Then in mid-September, the same cat suddenly and for absolutely no explained reason got severe kidney failure. It happened out of nowhere, and I think I had just opened a new bag of Iams dry cat food. Thank God, I am a powerful energy healer and was able to bring my cat back from the brink when he showed almost no improvement after two days of hospitalization on IV fluids. However, I am now over $5000 in veterinary costs into this nightmare. And my poor cat is getting poked with needles on a regular basis, because we are still giving him subcutaneous fluids regularly.

Update on O'Malley and Tom: They both died just over two weeks ago. I will never forgive my self for changing their food to Iams indoor weight formula. I have spoken several times to Iams, but they are resolute in their defense of their food. But I have to wonder, why did they both get sick at the same time just after changing their food? O'Malley and Tom were both loving, happy kitties until then. They should not have suffered and then died. Shame on Iams! God, I miss my love bugs!

I have a 4-year-old white shepherd. I have fed him Pedigree up until 2 weeks ago. I just happened to pick up a bag of lams dog food for dogs aged 1to 6 because it was supposed to be the best dog food available. That's when the diarrhea started. He wasn't the same energetic dog anymore, wasn't eating very often and when he did, the diarrhea was explosive. He couldn't hold it and would just go anywhere in the house. I switched to another brand yesterday and already there is a difference in him. I will not waste my money on Iams brand dog food again.

On September 8th, 2012, I purchased a $38 bag of Iams ProActive Dog Food Lg Breed for my 2-year-old Labrador retriever, who has been eating Iams since she was a puppy with no problems. When I opened the new bag of dog food and poured some into her bowl, she took some bites, would spit it out, and eventually snubbed the rest and never went back to eat it again. My husband and I assumed she was sick, took her the vet, which ended up being thousands of dollars to have tests ran to find out what is wrong with her. I think it is her dog food because they cannot pinpoint what is wrong except for the fact her white blood cells are high, her lymph nodes are enlarged, and her liver is mildly enlarged.

I have fed my nine-year-old Australian Shepherd Iams since she was a pup. Last week I purchased a bag of Iams Active Health Senior Plus for large breed dogs that was on sale. I just opened it a couple of days ago when the last food ran out. She snubbed it at first, but finally ate a couple of bowls. We came home last night to explosive diarrhea - some with blood in it. She had two more episodes last night and this afternoon. After reading these reviews, I fear it is the Iams; it’s the only thing that has changed. Are there any recalls?

We've always fed our Border collie mix, now 14, Iams dry food. In August, we couldn’t find the usual active maturity, so my husband bought an Iams mix for seniors. Our dog started refusing to eat, but eventually did eat hours later. He was happy to eat people food or dog biscuits, so it didn’t seem like an appetite issue per se. We mixed the new food with our old bag of Iams to get him to eat it. He became thirsty after starting the new bag of food and would have loose stools.

We’ve been using Science Diet. It was running low, so my husband went to Wal-Mart and got the Iams Pro Health Mini Chunk because he thought it would be the same. It's been 2-3 weeks now, and we have bloody diarrhea poop all over the place, and our older dog is having issues pooping all together. The only change was the food. I checked recalls and see there are none, but my UPC is 4 digits above the recall. 52 are the last 2 numbers; the recall was on 48. Please check and get this poisonous garbage off the shelves!

Our poor Bernese Mountain dog and now our 10 month old puppy have been so sick with diarrhea. We finally have put together why! It is their Iams dog food. This past Monday, our poor Berner, Otis could not stop having diarrhea. I went to bed, but could smell from upstairs at 4:00am that he was still sick. Imagine my shock when I came downstairs to see blood puddles everywhere! I thought he was about to die! I had to take the day out of work to take him to the vet and then come home and steam clean the entire first floor carpets in our house.

Two weeks ago, I had decided to buy Iams ProActive for my puppy who is 8 months old. One week later, he started to throw up and had diarrhea at the same time for 2 days. When I searched over the internet, I found that other people got exactly the same issue with their dogs. I thought that since Iams is so expensive and recommended by the veterinarian, my dog should be fine. I was scared for my dog; I could not sleep because I had to bring him outside every 30 mins. I stopped giving him this dry food and he ate only rice for 2 days. Now my dog is feeling better and I have changed his food for a brand with natural ingredients. It's a shame that Iams sells this expensive food which is not good for dogs. Please do not give this food to your dog.

Very Sick Dog - Sept 20th, 2012: I am so glad I searched Google and found this site! I have never used Iams Dog Food for my dog because I'm cheap and can't afford it. I typically buy the Wegmans No Name brand dog food. A week ago, I ran out of dog food and picked up Green Bag of Iams Dog food for Miss Ruby Dog. She started having issues with her bowel movements and I thought it might be because she was suddenly switched to the new food. She was having explosive and constant diarrhea. She was obviously in pain and not feeling good as her tail was tucked between her legs for 2 days.

I’m a breeder of bichon frises. I used Iams chicken puppy food on pups, and the first bag was ok, but the second bag of Iams puppy food had different packaging and pro-active on the bag, and what a nightmare, as it nearly killed all the pups. They couldn’t digest the food, throwing up all over the place the bits of food – came out the same way it went in. I will never use Iams again. Thank god I caught it on time. Once I stopped the Iams puppy food, all the sickness stopped. I’ve now got them on Bakers chicken puppy food with no problems at all.

I fed my dogs Iams years ago and then they had a recall. I lost my precious dog to this food. He had all the same symptoms that people are talking about with the Beneful. The problem with the Iams was tainted by products from China. Is this the same problem; they bought by-products from China? The Chinese are killing our dogs and cats and poisoning our children with lead paint on toys. I have made up my mind not to buy anything that is made in China. I think they want us all to die. You all should do the same. I am using Nutrena food now and have been happy. I feed it to my horses too.

I just lost my vibrant 9-year-old cat Steveo. All the symptoms I am reading on this site, all are very similar to my cat. Loss of appetite and vomiting. He died yesterday in front of me, it was awful! I don't wish this on my worst enemy of what I endured, especially my beloved Steveo. Please, if you have your pet on Iams, take them off immediately! Yesterday when my mother mentioned that it's strange how all 3 of my cats haven't lived to 12, where all of her cats growing up grew up to 21, 18, and 20, and she mentioned, "Do you think it could have been the Iams?" It all suddenly clicked for me. My mum continued to say, "I never had my other cats on this food in England."

Our breeder had our puppy on Iams Large Breed Puppy so that is the food we chose to go with for him. He's never seemed to be a big eater and it takes him forever to eat his food, but all dogs are different. Last week we opened a new bag of Iams Smart Puppy Large Breed Formula. Within 48 hours of opening it, he was very whiny and not wanting to eat. We thought he was teething and tried watering down his food, which he did eventually eat. On Tuesday, he started vomiting his food up - couldn't keep it down at all, only vomiting undigested food, no bile. Also, he didn't have diarrhea. Even feeding him a very small amount made him throw up. I began to suspect the food and started doing some research and found a prior recall on the food, but per a phone call to Iams, it didn't affect our bag. They are issuing me a refund. I fed him a scrambled egg per our vet's advice and he kept that down. The vet did some tests and told us to throw the food away, as he suspected that was his issue. We've been giving him a prescription diet right now and he's had no vomiting since we discontinued the Iams. Now reading all these posts, I'm grateful that he didn't get worse. Something is wrong with the Iams food, and they need to do a recall ASAP!

We have a 5-year-old pug named Skooter who has eaten Iams Dry Dog Food since birth. All of a sudden, he developed diarrhea and started pooping in the house which he has never done. Skooter has had diarrhea for over a month off and on! You can hear his stomach turning and churning because it is so upset. We have switched everything in his diet except the Iams Dry Dog Food. After today, we will no longer be an Iams customer. You ought to be ashamed after reading all these reviews. There ought to be a recall along with your shame. No animal should have to suffer, day after day and week after week, because of bad food. When is enough, enough? We even made the choice to pay the higher price for the Iams brand when Skooter was born because we thought it had a good reputation. So much for that idea. More expensive food is not necessarily the best of the best. Get well soon Skooter.

What is going on with Iams Smart Puppy formula?! When I ran out of my regular puppy chow, I saw Iams was having a sale on Large Breed Smart Puppy at my retailer. I thought "Wow! What a great chance to give my growing puppy a better quality of food. Just what he needs!" 24 hours later, my dog is out the door with explosive diarrhea. For the next 72 hours, I had to take my puppy outdoors every 15 minutes for diarrhea. Very, very bad diarrhea; nothing but brown water and stomach cramps. Horribly, I have watched my sweet brave dog be reduced to crying and shuddering because the watery discharge just wouldn’t stop and there was nothing I could do.

Both of my dogs are currently very sick after eating Iams! Stupid me, I did not realize that my 4-month old lab's diarrhea could be related to her food until I reintroduced it to her; after a strict GI soft diet and she got diarrhea again. I'm talking explosive up the wall across the floor uncontrollable diarrhea. My suspicions were confirmed when my two year old Maltese threw up 10 times yesterday, after she ate my lab's puppy food, after we ran out of her adult Iams dog food.

I've been feeding my Cairn and Yorkie Iams for years. Just this summer, they both had bad bouts of diarrhea and vomiting. I did the rice and water thing for a couple of days, then went to the vet. They were given medication and Hills Science Diet for Intestinal Health. It cleared up but came back immediately when I reintroduced the food to them a few days later. I got more medication. Being the rocket scientist that I am, I figured maybe I should switch their food. So they've been on the Hills Science ever since. It almost seems a crime that with all your "standards" and quality control practices in place, you have failed to target the problem, which is clearly in your dog food! All these poor people have lost their best friends. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

I've been feeding Iams Lamb and Rice (red bag) for a couple of years now and have had all too many problems with it until about a month ago. I have two large dogs, a German Shepherd and Shepherd mix. Just about a month ago, both of them got really sick - I mean to the point where by the time I got done cleaning up one pile, I'd turn around to find another of either vomit or explosive diarrhea. After the initial start, I fasted them for a several days and then started feeding them nothing but white rice. It took over a week of feeding water and rice before they were finally able to get everything out of their system. I'm still trying to get the weight back on my German Shepherd, who pretty much got down to skin and bones during the week and a half or so that she was sick.

I am appalled to read all of these tragic stories of pets who became ill or lost their lives after eating Iams dry foods. I, too, experienced similar illness issues with my young healthy dogs and I contacted Iams about my concerns. I must say that the representative was very polite and seemed concerned about my pets and their sudden illness. I was given replacement vouchers for the food but I'm reluctant to use them for fear of further illness.

Iams Pro Active Health Adult Weight Control dog food poisoning - After several weeks of eating Iams Weight Control Food, my 13-year-old, healthy beagle suddenly refused her food and started vomiting. This was very concerning because she always devoured her food. Then, I tried her favorite food: cheese, chicken, and hamburger meat. At first, she ate very small pieces but would then soon vomit. She was acting lethargic and had diarrhea. I took her to the vet and after a blood test - it was discovered she had high liver enzymes. After a few days, she completely refused to eat. The last two weeks were very painful because when she tried to stand, her back legs would slip from under her.

In May of 2012, I changed my cats' food from Purina One to Iams healthy weight indoor food. I did this believing they would get a premium food with better nutrition, and it would help with some weight issues that 3 of 4 cats had developed: O'Malley, age 12, perfect weight but getting older; Murphy, age 11, getting a little portly; Boo, age 10, a few pounds overweight; and Tom, age 5, downright fat. They all seemed to enjoy the Iams for the first week or so. Then, they began eating less and Boo started crying at the bowl. I initially thought the better, premium food was giving them good nutrition, and they did not need quite as much kibble. But then both Tom and O'Malley began to drop a lot of weight. After having fed them the Iams for about 3 weeks, I changed them back to One. Unfortunately, this did not seem to help; and after 4 weeks back on the One, I took O'Malley to the vet as he had become downright skinny. After a full bloodwork panel, he was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism. The doctor feels this can be managed with twice daily meds for the rest of his life.

My 7-year-old chocolate lab suddenly started refusing her food (Iams Weight Control or Iams Large Breed Weight Control (to maintain her weight, not reduce it)) and vomited once on July 29th, 2012. While she appeared to be acting mostly normal otherwise, this was very concerning as she is a dog that devours her food within seconds of it being in her dish and has never refused food. We were not near our veterinarian, so we consulted with a local one the next day. They recommended switching her to a bland diet (boiled chicken and rice) and giving her Pepto-Bismol every 4 hours as needed.

Recently, I opened a new bag of Iams Proactive Large Breed (green bag) purchased from a local bulk store. After a day or two of the food, my Golden Retriever became ill, vomiting 12 times in an 18-hour time frame. Fearing the worst, I took her to the vet; and she was placed on IVs, x-rays were ordered, blood work was done, etc. All came back negative, so I was relieved. Well, that night after feeding our other two dogs the Iams, they both became sick. The common thread between all dogs is Iams. It's hard to believe a company who is responsible for the nutritional health of pets continues to produce hazardous products. I wish I would have trusted my intuition and switched dog food when the second round of recalls for Iams came in December 2011. Now, I am stuck with big bags of tainted food and a $700 vet bill. Thanks, Iams.

I have 4 cats, 3 of which were becoming rather "portly" (one actually obese), so I thought I would change them from Purina One to the "better, premium" Iams Indoor Healthy Weight formula. After about 3 weeks, I noticed my 4th cat was losing too much weight and my obese cat was as well. I took the 4th cat to the vet this week and they ran several tests and decided he was suffering from hyperthyroidism, a condition he had never before shown any symptoms of. He has lost 4 pounds, going from a healthy 10lbs a year ago to just 6lbs. All of which has occurred since the change to Iams. Obese kitty has gotten downright skinny, so he will be seeing the vet this coming week (no easy task since he was feral when we found him).

I have a 6-year-old Shih Tzu that I fed a very small amount of Iams Healthy and Natural Chicken Dry dog food for dogs ages 1-6. I purchased it on sale at a grocery store in the 15 lb. bag size. He vomited repeatedly the following morning. A couple of months ago, he vomited for about a week when I had mixed a small bag of Iams mini chunk dog food with a 25 lb. bag of his regular food Royal Canin Shih Tzu dry dog food. At that time, I did not attribute that to the food, but now I do and I see the connection. I used to feed my cats years ago nothing but Iams food, and now that I think about it, over the years, there were bouts of extreme vomiting experienced by both cats.

I lost my beloved pet. I purchased a 50# bag of Iams Proactive Health Large Breed from a Large Warehouse Bulk Discount store. As the price of food has gone up, I was happy to get the bag at just below $100.00. I have 2 pets that have been on Iams since I have brought them into my home. The short story is they both got sick (gastrointestinal illnesses) and were treated by my vet. The youngest recovered after fluids, antibiotics and supportive care. My oldest however, lost his 2 months battle last Wednesday. He passed away last July 25, 2012 shortly after 11am. Neither would, nor have touched the food since they got ill. I have since purchased Iams products with no negative effects, but recently began associating the purchase with the incidents, as I do not feel this could be coincidental.

For the last 2 months, my dog has been eating Iams ProActive Health MiniChunks. I started noticing after her meals, she started getting sick, vomiting up the food and a white film. And she is now refusing to eat! I will be changing her food to see if her symptoms change.

I have 2 Chihuahuas that are refusing to eat this food after having been fed Iams for 2 years. This is the second bag. Something is terribly wrong with it. Last night and this morning, they were very sick. I want to have it checked. They are very smart and they sense or smell something terribly wrong with it. We just realized it was the food.

Update on previous food. Blood work came back for my male cat. He is perfectly healthy and the vet agrees that it's most likely that it was his food since medically there was no reason for his vomiting. I will contact P&G/Iams.

Iams Dry Cat Food - Indoor with Hairball prevention: I bought a new bag last week. Immediately, my male cat vomited. At first, I did not believe it was the cat food because my female cat was fine. I took him to the vet, they have run test to see if it is his kidneys. Now, he is acting better (gave him canned cat food) but my female cat is not wanting to eat. I’m waiting to see if she perks up too after being fed a different food. Right now, the food is looking to be the culprit.

We've been buying Iams Puppy Biscuits for many years over several dogs. We've, over the years, had to pitch a batch because of little moth-like bugs which apparently hatched after the product was opened. I thought when you wrapped the box in plastic wrap, the problem was fixed. However, we were invaded last month and found that the batch we last bought and stored half in a ziplock bag again hatched these creatures. And because the ziplock was not totally fastened, our house was flooded with those bugs. Can't you do something to prevent the eggs from being packaged with the product?

The Iams Proactive Health Indoor Weight and Hairball Care 6.8 lbs. bag of cat food with UPC 19014 03921 (220813) 22 Aug 2013 has contributed to the death of our cat Sugar and made our cat Spice very sick. Both of them experienced kidney failure. We see these postings and wonder why there is no recall.

I first wrote my concerns on May 24th. Eloise and Patsy got terribly sick from 2 days of eating Iams (a new bag). They were treated at an Emergency Vet Hospital at midnight. Patsy being younger and sturdier has recovered. Eloise had fought the good fight but could not recover. She was put to sleep last week, after suffering a terrible last day. Iams continues to deny any problems with their food. How can they possibly not be aware, as of today, there are over 290 complaints on this site?

We brought Jax home from the vet on Friday. The vet said he has done all he could do. His kidneys are failing. It has been a long weekend, hoping and praying he would pull through. His condition worsened and we are faced with the decision to get him assistance in crossing over. Jax will not eat, he does drink a little water and then promptly throws it up. At first we could get him to eat a little boiled chicken, but after the first day, he just turns his head away. It is at the point now that when he tries to stand his balance does not cooperate and his legs slip from under him. Our other dog, Shooger, has gotten better and is no longer vomiting, acting lethargic or refusing to eat. Once we had Jax at the vet, we immediately started feeding her food we had prepared ourselves: boiled chicken, carrots and green beans. She loves it.

I have a 3 1/2 month chocolate Lab who started having explosive diarrhea about 10 days ago. I thought it was from something she could have gotten into when I wasn't looking. I've spent every day and night with her since this started to keep an eye on her and to continuously clean up after her terrible messes. She's only had an accident twice since we got her at 7 weeks until this happened. After talking with the vet, I stopped giving her any treats, just her puppy food. But she continued to get worse and I thought I was going to lose her. Thank God I found a complaint posted on July 5th regarding two dogs that had the same symptoms as mine. Since July 5th, I have stopped feeding my dog, Zoe, the Iams food and have been making her food myself. She's turning back into the lively puppy she was two weeks ago. I can't believe this was a coincidence especially it happening at the same time. I pray the other reviewers' dogs are okay. The review saved my dog's life!

We purchased a new bag of Iams around the 22nd of June. Our largest dog, a beagle blue healer mix named Shooger, was the first to get sick. Because our little red minpin, Jax, did not get sick, we didn't believe it was the food at first; though we both wondered because it was a new bag. Shooger was vomiting, would not eat, had diarrhea and was lethargic. We tried mixing cottage cheese with her food to settle her stomach and stop the diarrhea. It didn't work. A trip to the vet, who said she had a virus and prescribed pills and bland dog food for her. She started getting better about the time our Jax started getting sick. He was acting lethargic, wouldn't eat, had diarrhea and was vomiting. We took him to the vet first thing this morning on July 5th. He is having to stay overnight hooked up to fluids. His kidneys and pancreas are failing. He has pancreatitis.

I have fed my cats Iams for many years. This spring I noticed a greatly increased number of hairballs (and they had vomit in them). Also, there was an increasing amount of vomit with no hair. The food was Active Maturity Proactive Health with hairball care. I stopped feeding the bag to them and purchased a bag of Proactive Health Original with chicken. They stopped the vomiting. Two or three days ago I purchased and began feeding the same Original formula with chicken (new bag) and I now have vomit all over the house again. I can't believe what I'm reading. My cats will never again eat anything made by Iams. I still have the 2 bags of food. Can I get a refund with the proof of purchase UPC? I don't have my receipts anymore.

About a month ago, both of our dogs, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever and a Lab mix, were up in the middle of the night vomiting and with diarrhea. We had bought the mini chunks Iams food and thought that it was the switch from large breed to that, so we went and bought the large breed bag. Their symptoms did not subside. Then, I figured I might look on the web to see if anyone has had issues with Iams food. Sure enough, I found some complaints about other pet owners experiencing the same problem. I called Iams, as we had already purchased two 40 lb. bags at this time and they said it was the first they had heard of it. Lies!

My puppy has been sick the last four days after eating Iams puppy food. I bought this bag about a week ago. A family member recommended the food as a good source of nutrition. I will be taking my pup to the vet after reading the posts about Iams dog food.

This month, I went to the store to buy some dog foods specifically for toy dogs. I haven't bought Iams before so I decided to try it out. Soon after feeding it to my Chihuahua, he had symptoms of extreme diarrhea and vomiting for 4 days. To make things worse, my standard poodle decided to steal some of his food and he got really sick as well, which was a very unpleasant experience. The dog food needs to be recalled.

Five days ago, we opened a bag of Iams (small dogs/toy), the same that we get all the time. One of my dogs became ill immediately and the other didn't so we didn't think it was the food. We mixed the Iams with the rice to settle his stomach. Two days ago, my smallest became ill too with the same symptoms which are vomiting, diarrhea (with blood), and lethargy. I thought about the food again and came to this website to look for a phone number to call customer service tomorrow and to check for any recalls. I have since thrown all, but a little, out (just in case it's needed for testing). Oreo is improving and Bella Mia is very sick. We have been bringing water to her every half hour and she is drinking it. I'm very angry after reading these posts and finding out this food hasn't been recalled at all. Iams is going to pay my vet bill if I have to take her to the vet. We are praying they will both be okay.

My 16-week old puppy started a second bag of Iams Puppy and within a day began having diarrhea. On the third day, she had an attack of diarrhea and vomiting that lasted for four hours, and then she laid in her crate for 8 hours (probably dehydrated and depleted). I nursed her back to health with rice and hamburger and attempted to return her to Kibble on the third day. She actually cried when we tried to hand feed her the Iams Puppy. I went to the pet store and purchased Nutro puppy, which she immediately devoured. She has now returned to normal eating and I have disposed of the Iams Puppy. I wish I would have read this page earlier.

2 Dogs sick for 48 hours June 16, 2012. Iams Adult Chicken Mini Chunks. We have been using Iams for the past 6 months. We purchased a new bag of food just about a week ago and after our 2 dogs finished eating, they both became very sick. They had diarrhea with blood for at least 48 hours. My wife suspected the food, so we just fed the dogs rice until their stomachs calmed down and purchased a new brand of dog food. The 30lbs of Iams is going in the trash.

I purchased a small bag of Iams on the way home from vacation. My dog had been on Iams for 13 years. He was sick within 2 hours of eating the new bag and eventually got worse. An eventual vet visit suggested the dog food to be the culprit, be it stored improperly before purchase at the small store, a bad batch. The thought being was that one particular bag was the cause. I had KC on boiled rice and venison, and boiled rice and ground beef. He recovered after 6-8 days. I've read some of the stories here online and called the Iams customer service listed in a complaint posted here. Though it was tough to get through, I eventually did talk to Sandy and she issued a credit right away.

On Sunday, June 10, 2012, my 11-year-old black lab woke us up at 5 o'clock in the morning vomiting, diarrhea and would not eat. Her condition deteriorated throughout the day. She couldn't even keep down water. We became very worried about her because she was very lethargic and weak. We were afraid to wait until the morning to take her to the vet. So, we drove an hour to the nearest animal hospital. The vet on call was concerned because of her age. They gave her IV fluids and they did blood work to ensure her liver was functioning. Her blood work came back in the normal ranges. They kept her overnight and that was the last I thought I was going to see her. In the morning, she was still vomiting and refusing food.

I had just opened a new bag of Iams Mini Chunks and my 10 year old Toy Fox Terrier had eaten it twice before she stopped eating and became very lethargic. She refused to eat anything and started having diarrhea, although she continued to drink water. We took her to the vet and they did a blood test. We brought her home for 1 night and waited for the results of the blood test. That night she started vomiting each time that she took in some water.

I have three beagles (10, 7, and 2 yo). My wife decided to switch the two older beagles from Iams Weight Control Bits to the Senior Bits. After the first feeding, my female became violently ill. She exhibited, within hours of eating, bloody stools, diarrhea, vomiting, and lethargy. My older male has a tougher constitution. Although he had been acting subdued after his first feeding, we attributed it to his concern for our other dog. He had a second meal before he began vomiting and running diarrhea 18 hours later. When he vomited up the food, we realized it was the Iams Senior Bits that had made them both of them sick. My youngest (male) which did not eat the Senior Bits remained healthy. I have had both dogs on chicken and rice now for two days and they both appear to be getting better. We purchased the 20 lbs bag of Senior Bits from a Super Target store in El Paso, TX on 26 May '12. I will be taking the food and my dogs to our vet to confirm our suspicions.

I have been feeding my dogs Iams Lamb and Rice the past few years. Starting a week or so ago, they were all acting reluctant to eat the food (they happily eat other food offered), but they eventually ate the Iams. Most of my completely healthy dogs (ages 1 through 18) are now sick with diarrhea, vomiting, etc. Did the formula change? Is there a recall? What is going on with this food? I am very concerned, especially after seeing the recent similar post from another Massachusetts resident. I will be returning the extra bags I bought. I’m not sure what else to buy and I’m praying my dogs recover. Iams needs to let consumers know ASAP if there is a suspected problem.

I, too, have been feeding my feline family members Iams cat food for years. One of them is a big eater and has never refused to eat anything. I purchased a new bag of weight and hairball Iams dry food and they both began to eat very sparingly. They walk up to the dish, sniff and walk away. One cat threw up 4 times. After a few days of watching them both not wanting to eat (they have no problem eating Fancy Feast in a can), I started looking online for information. I can't tell you how pissed off I am to read all of these posts. I feel terrible that a "trusted" brand has been making my pets sick! Iams is no longer a trusted name. Please don't feed this crap to your pets.

We have been very satisfied Iams customers for over 15 years. We never had any problems. Two weeks ago, I bought a new bag of food, smaller than usual as I noticed a price increase, but the same green bag I always buy. Right away, my 5 year old Golden Retriever began vomiting and refusing to eat the food. I took her off it for a couple days and the condition cleared. I reintroduced the food and she happily ate, but within 24 hours, the condition returned but this time, with blood in her vomit and in her stool. She has been on hamburger and rice for 5 days now, hoping to improve. I thought we might have gotten a bad bag of food, but now that I saw the other reviews, it sounds like it wasn't just one bad bag. Guess I have to find a new dog food.

I sit at the phone waiting for my vet to call about Eloise's condition. My two mini Schnauzers had become sick after eating from a new bag of Iams ProActive Lamb and Rice bought two days prior. They began vomiting and having diarrhea (with blood) on Monday evening. By Tuesday, they were both suffering. That evening, we took them to the emergency vet. We could not control the projectile of the bloody diarrhea. Our youngest dog was treated with fluids and RX for diarrhea and came home. She is improving on a diet of rice and chicken and still has to be led to the water bowl. She is still somewhat sedentary - not normal for her. Eloise is 13 and not as strong to fit this terrible reaction. She is on IV fluids, pain medication and now has started to suffer from seizures. We took our bag of Iams back to Target and got a refund. But as of today, we are out $1700 and perhaps the loss of our beloved Eloise. We are heart-broken and hope something can be done so other loved pets do not suffer.

I followed all the rules. I bought four 44-pound bags of Iams ProActive MiniChunks, saved the receipts, proofs of purchase, and mailed them all in so that I could get one free bag. The coupon I received is for one free bag up to 40 pounds. I spent nearly $160 on the four bags and now I can only get a smaller bag? That hardly seems fair. I should have received a coupon for one 44-pound bag and hope to receive that from you as soon as possible.

I decided to try Senior Plus for my Cairn Terrier and Westie. After eating it for approximately 10 days, they both developed vomiting, runny stool and dehydration. The Cairn Terrier required hospitalization twice. I have now spent $800 to get them on the road to recovery. I am hoping for the best.

We switched our 13-year-old dog from IAMS Mature Adult to IAMS Senior Plus and after 2-3 weeks, she has developed diarrhea and vomiting. We are now giving her rice and cooked beef in an attempt to stabilize her. From the similar complaints I have read, it appears that IAMS and P&G have some quality/product issues. UPC code: 190146058; 6.1 lbs.; 02J UN 14.

We recently switched to Iams food from a different brand. We have been using this food for the past few months and our dog enjoyed it. I opened a new 33# bag on Thursday. This was the first new bag since they switched from the 40# bag. Since then, our dog has had diarrhea and horrible gas. We are not pleased with whatever change has taken place with this company. We will be switching foods again. There is obviously some problem with the food by all the comments that have been posted.

I have been a loyal Iams dog food customer for many years. I usually purchase the large 40 lb dog food bag and have paid $32 at PetSmart and other establishments. Now, only a 33 pound bag is available for more money ($34). What gives? They say their costs are higher, really. All of a sudden their costs are 17.5% higher? They commented that the price that we buy the product at is the control of the store. They say not. Do they think that the consumer is that oblivious that they won't notice? Like the consumer thinks that they are buying the same amount because it is in the large bag for around the same price and they don't look at how many pounds are in the large bag? Well, there may be a few of those but I would think that their consumer would be sharper than that.

I left a review on 03-27-12. I had my dog food tested for salmonella as I stated in my other review. The results came back negative. I used a laboratory I have used in the past for other issues and trust them. This lab was my choice and not a choice of Iams. I can safely say that the dog food that I tested that made my dog sick was from another source, not Iams. Iams did send me several free coupons for 20 lb bags of dog food. I am giving them to our local humane society.

We have a 12 year old Lab that is very much a big part of our family. She goes everywhere with us from a ride to the store to wherever we go on vacation. I'm not the type of person to complain just to complain. In fact, this is my first letter of complaint ever.

I was buying Iams large dog food for 7+ years for 3 dogs, #40 bags. When I found out last month at PetSmart that the #33 dog food was $33.00 and the sticker on the area under the bag said $33.00 for #40s, I asked the cashier about it. she said that there is no #40 bag anymore and that the #33 price was right. Iams has removed #7s of dog food and charged $33 for #33s of dog food. I was paying $32 for #40s. It has changed my idea for Iams dog food. I have left Iams and went to another brand, which I get #44 for $26. The ingredients were the same give or take 1%. Sorry to say, you have lost a customer. Thanks but no thanks.

I have 3 dogs that have eaten Iams since they were babies. A week ago, I went and bought a new 20 lb bag of food, came home and fed my dogs. Overnight, all 3 of my dogs had severe diarrhea, fowl smelling and messes everywhere. I starting dosing them with Pepto and put them on a liquid diet to try and settle their digestive system down. 7 days later, one of my dogs seemed to be better and was really hungry since they all had quit eating for a few days. So, I let her have some more of the Iams, within hours she was running in and out with diarrhea again! It has to be the dog food! First, I thought it was a virus of some sort but in no way would 3 dogs do the same thing and at the same time! I have started them on a rice, meat, yogurt, pumpkin diet and they are slowly starting to eat, except the one that got hit with a second round, she is starting her recovery all over again.

In the last 2 bags of dog food that I bought from Target, Iams had a dead black little mouse in them. The most recent was last night. This has been happening over the last month. I've bought Iams for 8 years and have never experienced this before.

Our old English bulldog puppy has eaten Iams Proactive Health Large Breed puppy dry food its entire life. She is now 8 months old and has never had a problem with it until now. We just purchased the new looking 33.5 lb bag about a week ago and she has been sick ever since. Her eyes look bad. She had diarrhea and vomiting. Our other dog is fine but eats Nutro. They never share food either. I have no doubt that the Iams food is making her sick.

I have a 5-year old Staffordshire bull terrier. Last month, he developed an eczema type rash on the underside of his body. I bathed him and applied hydrocortisone cream to the affected area, but the rash persisted. I have been feeding him Iams for the last month, but ran out last week. So I ended up buying some cheap dry food. After two days, his rash has cleared up! I originally bought your very expensive Iams food as I thought it was good for him. But since I have learnt that something in it causes an allergic skin reaction, I am better off sticking to the cheapest stuff.

I found this site the other day as I researched dog food recalls trying to figure out what was wrong with my dog. I didn't dream I would be adding my story to it. I have a 2 1/2 yr old pitbull and a 10+ yr old lab that was astray until last Oct. I usually buy Purina One but a couple weeks ago, I got Iams mini chunks because I fed my Pit Iams when she was a pup and had switched to save a couple bucks. I thought I'd get a bag of "the good stuff".

I have been reading some of the complaints listed above. Here is my situation: I have a 12-year old Lab and a two year old Cocker. Both have been eating Iams all of their lives. About a week ago, the cocker was having diarrhea and really smelly gas. I put her on boiled hamburger and rice for four days and it cleared up. I thought maybe she got into something. Now the lab has diarrhea and vomiting and yes, smelly gas. She is now on rice and burger. I see Iams has had issues with their dog food in the past containing salmonella. I'm not sure if that's the issue or not but I am putting my dogs on Science Diet. I will also be sending the dog food off to a lab to be tested. I will post the results when I get them back.

Our dog almost died from Iams proactive Health dog food! I'm a vet tech at a local hospital and my dogs have been healthy until consuming this product! After we slowly transitioned them over to the Iams proactive health, all three of my dogs had diarrhea and started vomiting! Our dog Buddy had it the worst! He stopped eating and I noticed how serious it was when he had developed jaundice. He almost died but as of right now, he is in the hospital on fluids and antibiotics. Come to find out that just in the past month, several dogs have had the same complications and even die after being on this food. Were praying he will pull through, but there's no guarantee he will make it. Now even if he does survive, he will always have to be on a special L/D Science Diet. Plus, he will probably have to take medications for the rest of his life because of the liver damage it has caused! I am going to get to the bottom of this and I will never buy this product again, nor recommend Iams to anyone!

My cat is sick because of the food. I have been using Iams Pet Foods since 2006. My friend introduced me to the food when I started to take care of my cats. There was no problem that time but in 2011, I've bought the same Iams when my cat started to get sick. I brought my cat to the vet, and they said maybe it’s a cat’s sickness. They gave me some medicine, but my cat stayed the same. They would always have diarrhea. After that, I changed pet foods. My cat enjoys eating it, and is no longer sick. After that, I knew the sickness was caused by Iams.

Since my last comment 6 days ago, I have had a chance to collect myself a bit, my pup survived his battle with Iams puppy food (after a 5 hour coma-like spell) and I have talked with the people at Iams in my local Wal-Mart, local and corporate, the BBB and the FDA. I urge anyone having this problem with Iams pet food to report it to the FDA as they were very interested in my situation and cannot do anything about this ongoing problem without proof. Save the food and get it tested. The manager at my local store pretty much laughed at me when I told her the problem, saying she feeds Iams and she doesn't believe all the written hype, never mind the eyewitness on the phone, corporate was much more interested in the problem with Iams food and their local store manager.

My American Starfishes terrier had severe infections (skin). I had to put her down. I fed her with Iams adult. My Mastiff began to get sick. I took him to the vets. They said he had allergies. Also, I fed him with Iams adult. My old English bulldog (puppy) was on Iams Puppy food dry and he also gets these infections. Vet told us that the reason these dogs where getting sick was the food I was feeding them. I am on disability so having to take my babies to the vet is an unnecessary expense to me. $200 for the last vet visit takes money out of my rent, etc. I am very upset.

Dog Seizures - After less than a week of being on IAMS Weight Control Dog Food, our 5-year-old malamute/golden retriever began to do funny things with her mouth while she was eating this food. It appeared that she was trying to get something out of her teeth. After a couple of days later, she had a severe seizure lasting 2 minutes at 2 am. She is fed in the evening around 6 pm. The next day, shortly after eating, she had 2 smaller seizures (right before the first of these, we observed her strange mouth movement again) and then early in the morning she had another major seizure. We took her off the food after that, and she has been fine although it took a couple of days for her to settle down.

I originally sent in a concern that the new dog food bag 33 lb. is the same price as the old 40 lb. bag, which $45.99 before taxes a over a 17% increase for the 33 lb. bag. I received a communication from consumer affairs stating they had contacted Iams. I received an email and contacted their service representative and stated my concern. They said they are also very concerned regarding customer concerns. Please note before I contacted consumer affairs about this concern, I asked the representatives at Super Store about the above situation. They told me it was the pricing given to them by Iams and there was nothing they could do about it.

Iams made my dog deathly sick! Though okay I’m going to get my awesome sweet amazing happy energetic little chi weenie some good food because I can afford it now. I treat him the way he treats me. I gave my pup Iams Proactive Health Smart Puppy. I gave him the food, he was happy perky eating and fine! I leave and return 2 hours later to find him on the couch nonresponsive in a puddle of his own throw up! It’s like a coma! He can’t wake up, walk or move anything! I am rocking him, crying my eyes out, forcing him to drink water by syringe and hoping he doesn’t die!

Iams is implementing a 17.5% price raise! This is very upsetting! I guess it's time to change brands! My gosh!

I normally buy the 18.14 kg, 40 lb. bag every 3 to 4 weeks, while intending on purchasing the product today Feb. 29th 2012. The company has decided to change their large dog food bag to 33 lb bag. I was paying $45.98 plus taxes for the 40 lb bag. The new 33 lb bag offered by Iams is the same price. That’s a 17.5% increase in their cost to the customer. I asked the representative from store why the increase and I was told I would have to contact Iams. I am sure that Iams has such a good customer base. They are not going to mind losing my business.

Our cats did not want to eat. They started with throwing up and their stool had a foul order nothing like before. They were passing gas with a terrible foul odor. We had decided something is wrong with their digestive system and we started to think what cat food was different. It was Iams. We are very upset over this as we love our pets and do everything right as possible to keep them in great health. We are scared and angry. We started to look on the computer for symptoms like our cats had and the first thing we found was about Iams. There are so many other people just like us who started to feed their pets Iams.

I purchased Iams since getting our dog from the shelter. Over the past few months, she was passing some bad gas and then started the uncontrollable bowel movement in the house and in her pen. We stopped the Iams then bought Science Diet and no more problems. Iams proof of purchase 1901401852. Can I get refunded for at least the last bag of Iams?

I have had nothing but problems with Iams for the last 6 months. The first 2 of my son's dogs get non-stop diarrhea that's a yellow-green. Then my friend's 2 puppies wouldn't stop throwing up and peeing this bright orange color and have to be at the vet's for 4 days. And what they do about it was sent her 2 coupons for some more of their crap.

I bought the dietary and hairball cat food for our 2 cats, to switch them from 9 lives cat food. We thought that switching them to Iams dietary and hairball cat food would stop their problem, which is barfing up hairballs and barf. The nine lives was leaving orange stains on the carpet, which does not come out. So I figured I'd try the Iams cat food, where it could help their digestive system, and it would be better for them, but guess what, we've went through 4 bags of Iams, and we're still having the same problem. I believed in your product, and I am disappointed in it. Also, it sure wasn't cheap for a small bag either! Our 2 cats really love it too, so I hate to stop buying it for them, but I am very disappointed that the same thing is happening! We bought it at our local Walgreens. It shows on your bags a cat's digestive system, and how good it's supposed to be for our cats. What is this, false advertising?

Since my last post, Jan 17, 2012, we have some good news. We took all our animals off the Iams dry dog food and started feeding them chicken and rice (that we cooked ourselves) and I am so happy to say that they all are doing 110% better. I feel so bad that I killed our little Booger by feeding him something that I thought was good for him. I always thought Iams was a good food to feed my dogs, apparently not. Thank God we learned about this problem before we lost anymore of our babies. Lams, you should be ashamed of yourselves for selling something that is causing sickness in and even killing our pets. I will tell everyone I know not to purchase your products.

I purchased a bag of Iams proactive health for large dogs on February 3rd, 2012. I began slowly mixing it in with her old food on the 4th, 5th, and 6th. During the evening of the 6th, she woke up at 1:00, and woke me needing to go out. She had diarrhea, and then came back in the house, and vomited! I took her to the veterinarian, and they told me it was the food that caused it, and to put her on a bland diet, and slowly add in her old food. She was also put on 3 medicines to combat the diarrhea and vomiting due to this food!

I have been buying Iams canned dog food for two years. My dog loves it and it seems to be working for her. I buy chicken chunks in gravy. But I have noticed when I get the canned food, the last 10- 12 cans I have bought have been dry, with no gravy, no chunks of meat, and a lot of barley. My dog is picky and that's why I get Iams. She loves it. But when I buy this particular food for her, I expect it to be what the label reads. I pay $1.49 a can. That's expensive but she loves it and I love my dog and want what's best for her. If I pay that much for food, I want what the label reads. You need to somehow check what goes into the cans. I feel I'm being ripped off and that's not fair to my pet. The food stinks also like old food. Please reply to this email. Thank you

Our English bulldog recently passed away unexpectedly for no foreseen reason, she was a healthy dog. We were feeding her along with our other 3 dogs the Iams dog food. We had some cases of diarrhea in our other pups and a lack of eating but didn't think anything of it until the passing of our bulldog. We, as consumers, trust the pet food industry with providing our animals with a good quality and nutritious food to keep them healthy because like us, for most people, our pets are members of our family and we treat them as such.

I had two dogs. One was a Rat Terrier - beautiful, loving, amazing and full of live and love. He was almost five years old. I could not believe how loving this dog was and how much enjoyment he brought to my life. He had to be put to sleep in December due to kidney failure. It was was a very, very traumatic experience for me. He was always bouncy, energetic, and full of life.

I switched my four dogs over to Iams. It started out with slow eating, to vomiting, to one of my dogs dying and another one displaying the same symptoms. The yellow 8-year old lab was put down Friday, and I am so angry that this food is killing my dogs. I had many test on the yellow lab, it all came back negative for the obvious diseases. I am stopping the Iams diet immediately and contacting a lawyer. I will have the remaining food tested. In the meantime, if my other dogs die, I will not stop to let others know the dangers of Iams products.

We just put our 5 year old otherwise healthy and very active German shepherd to sleep yesterday. His blood tests for his organs were all showing signs of serious problems. He survived the first round of bad canned food in 2007. I continued to feed him Iams lamb and rice up until his passing.

I just found bugs and larva in a bag of IAMS Proactive Health dog food. Then I find out about all the dogs have gotten sick from IAMS dog food. Are you kidding me, dogs are dying due to your dog food. Why do you still make pet products?!

My ex rushed our otherwise healthy three year old chihuahua to the vet about 6 months ago. They couldn't find anything wrong. She ended up dying overnight. Two weeks ago my otherwise healthy 5 year old chihuahua started throwing up and having diarrhea. After antibiotics, Pepto and a bland diet she was recovering.

I would never ever buy Iams or P&G products. They lack quality and concern for your pet's health. Look them up on the internet. There are several sites that have nothing but disgust for this company and Proctor & Gamble. Everyone I know that has ever fed Iams to their pet has gotten sick, and the company does horrible animal testing. Check out Iamskills on YouTube. It's horrific.

We had just purchased to bags of the Iams Mini Chunks dog food for our seven dogs. After a few days of eating it, one of them became ill. We thought maybe he just had an upset stomach, vomiting and diarrhea, but within a few days he had become fatally ill and this past Friday we had to put him to sleep. The vet thought it was Parvo (because of the symptoms). After reading about the recall for the Aflatoxin in the food, I am sure that it was the food. Now, another one of our dogs is ill and we are afraid that he will end up the same way. We are going to have him tested to see if it is Parvo. We have thrown out the Iams and are hoping that it isn't too late for the rest of our dogs. If this company's food caused the death of our precious baby, be prepared for a lawsuit!

My cats have been throwing up daily from eating Iams dry cat food. I fed my cats the Iams dry food for many years. I trusted the name and never imagined that the food could be the reason that they have been sick and throwing up so much. It had become a daily problem. I too thought that it were hairballs and treated them regularly with petromalt.