Iams Dog Food Reviews

I have three dogs who have had horrible reactions to Iams dog food. Our vet told us the infections and allergies were caused by their dog food. Our 1yr old English mastiff had to have surgery because an infection grew so bad and large in her ear, it look like a water balloon. My Chesapeake lab also had the same ear infection but we caught it in time before it got worse and our doberman/shepherd mix had a horrible skin reaction.

My dog suffers from seizure and now that I am reading. I believe it might be the dog food. I have been feeding her IAMS mini chunks dog food since she has been a puppy. She started having seizures over 2 years ago. The last one was terrible, she threw up all over. The last time I went to get her food, the shelves were almost empty, with a sign stating they are having a problem with inventory. I think this is so bad that nothing can be done to prevent all these sick animals.

My mother-in-law has the brother Himalayan of our cat, which is 8 years old. We feed him Hills Prescript diet C/D because regular cat food gave him crystals. I could not recall what he was getting at the time. My mother-in-law has Myca, the brother of our cat, which died of stomach cancer which spread to his lungs because it was not detected earlier. The only food she ever fed him was Iams. I have been reading other claims about Iams. My cat is extremely happy and healthy. He’s also 8 years old. I questioned the product of the food.

It is interesting that I could not find the address for Iams listed on their web page. In any case, I will describe the issues I have had. I have one 5 year old Yorkie who has been on Iams Minichunks since we adopted her a little over a year ago. A few months ago, I noticed that the name had changed to include the term ProActive Health Adult.

I have been feeding my yorkie Iams Proactive Health for Toys and Small Dogs (the green and pink bag) since he was a puppy.

My dog has progressively gotten sick in the last week. I took him to the vet today and they really didn't find anything. He has been vomiting, not eating or drinking, and extremely lethargic. I did some research on a few websites and I've noticed other people with pets who have the same symptoms. There seems to be one common denominator and that is every pet with the same symptoms have all been fed the Iams mini chunks in the green bag.

Two of our cats have been on Iams Weight Control for the last seven years via an automatic feeder. The cats always raced to their feeder and gulped down their food. On Monday,11/22/10, I bought a new bag of this food and put it in their feeder. They raced to the feeder when it went off, but didn't gulp down the food. They ate it with hesitation. By Wednesday, the male started hiding under the couch and the girl stopped eating. Why? What's wrong with this food? Luckily I have canned Wellness for a different (elderly) cat with kidney disease. I gave that to my other two and they ate it. The male stopped hiding. Unfortunately the pet stores are closed today as it is Thanksgiving. First thing tomorrow, I'm getting all Wellness canned and dry food. I'm not going to risk my beloved pets' health with Iams. Something is wrong. The cats know.

I appreciate everyone sharing their experiences. I'm pretty sure I can attribute my dogs digestive problems to Iams. I have 2 dogs that have been on Iams for almost a year. This last week I opened a new bag of the proactive mini chunks. Dog 1, Cater developed diarrhea with a lot of blood and vomiting 2 days ago. I took a stool sample to the vet and they found an overgrowth of bacteria. Dog 2, Dusty, just started with diarrhea this am, no visible blood yet nor vomiting. They are monitored when they are outside and I do not feed them anything else other then Iams. I will be changing foods once they're both feeling better.

The cat is progressively getting sick since I purchased Iams Proactive Weight control with Hairball control, from Walmart in Gaylord, Michigan. After many exhaustive tests , IV's antibiotics , and over $1000 in vet bills, I now read there is a recall on this product. I am convinced this is the problem.

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I have been feeding my dog Iams for the last 10 years and never had a problem until early July 2010. Chloe starting having very loose stools and vomiting. We took her to the vets who ran about $800 worth of tests and found nothing. We gave her anti-nausea medicine and canned food from the vet for a week or so until she got a little healthier. We then decided to put her back on her Iams. She wouldn't eat it so I decided to make it more enticing by adding water from tuna cans or cooked chicken and rice. Unfortunately it worked, she started eating the Iams again against her better judgement.

P & G Pet Food products sold me the prescription dog food Skin & Coat Response E KO: 30 Lb. UPC Symbol 0 19014 21130 2. Two of my dogs died after eating this product. The prescription food was shipped by VetCentric. The food arrived at my home around May 18, 2010 and the recall for salmonella appeared later in June. I stored the food for a while until my dog ate the rest of the last prescription. Then I opened what eventually became the recalled food and fed it to my dog. On May 27, 2010 I rushed him to the vet, his gums were white and he was panting. He bled out and died overnight.

I had believed that Iams was a good quality dog food and fed it to my dog for his entire life. My chihuaha had always been in good health until the beginning of Sept 2010 when he began having seizure type episodes. He was taken to the vet where blood work was done and came back normal. I was asked by the vet to get video of these episodes to determine what was going on. Meanwhile his breathing becomes worse and he became so lethargic that he could not go on walks. I then learned of Iams food recall and the problems that others were having with the Iams mini chunk.

I was out of my dog's food, the same brand and type he has eaten for at least two years (Iams dry dog food, Weight control formula in the blue bag). I purchased a 17.5 lb bag of it at Walmart and promptly took it inside to feed him. My dog is a beagle and willingly eats anything, including his dog food without prompting. He refused to eat it. I scolded him, took the food up, scooped a fresh serving of food and tried again, he refused to eat it and pushed the bowl away with his snout. My dog did however go over to his treats' location and beg and plead so his appetite was intact. I was angry with my dog and insistent that he was just trying to eat treats instead of regular food.

Our dogs have been eating IAMS dry dog food for as long as I can remember. Both of our dogs are 13 yrs old but were very active and always healthy. Our Cocker Spaniel began having diarrhea and within 5 days, he was gone. The entire time, we thought it was old age and it was his time but after further research, we believe that the dog food made him ill.

I normally feed my 25 pound Boston terrier the IAMs Natural Weight control dog food. For some reason no one had it on the shelf last week. I purchased instead the Iams Proactive mini chunks. After two days on the food my dog started having bloody runny stool, has now been getting a fever and lethargic. I had a suspicion it might be the food and after looking online today and calling my vet's office that they have been receiving phone calls for weeks about this and there is several complaints online with the same problem.

I purchased a large bag of Iams mini chunks pro-health and within a few days my Queensland Heeler began having loose stools and vomiting foamy like substance. I took him to the vet and he said he must have eaten something bad and to watch him. Now a few days later his stools have blood and my poodle is also having bloody loose stools. I emailed Iams but have not had a response yet. The sale buy date on bag is 12-23-11.

I just wanted to write and let you know that last month for the second time, all 6 of my dogs came severely ill from the Iams healthy natural dog food. They are vomiting, have diarrhea and are severely lethargic. The first time I contacted Iams representatives about this and they obviously dismissed it to be something else, so this time, I did not even bother. It has taken me about a month to get them all straightened out.

I just wanted to write and let you know that last month for the second time all 6 of my dogs came severely ill from the iams healthy natural dog food. Vomiting, diarrhea and severely lethargic. The first time I contacted Iams representatives about this, and they obviously dismissed it to be something else so this time I did not even bother. It has taken me about a month to get them all straightened out. The veterinarian put them all on medicine and it has not completely taken care of the problem but it is a lot better. After many years of feeding the Iams product this time I am through with the company and all of their products.

We brought home our new pug puppy last night, we fed her some Iams Smart Puppy Food and withing a few hours she had diarrhea. I thought maybe it was just the switch from what she has been eating to Iams. The following morning I fed her two small meals of Iams, and her diarrhea became worse and she was crying with her stomach. I went online to see how to transition my puppy to Iams food and was shocked to learn of the recalls. My husband has her at the vet's right now, I hope she will be okay! I do not know if her illness is due to the Iams food, but I am going to take her off of it because her symptoms sound so much like the other posts.

My beloved 7-year-old Chocolate Lab died this morning, October 6th, from complications of Acute Renal Failure. She started out vomiting, lethargic, sudden flinching when approached, walking crossed legged, and the final vomit contained blood. I had no idea after doing extensive research online that there was an IAMS Recall of certain dog foods. I am still trying to lock down the code list to see if the ProActive Health Weight Control Large Breed dry food is on the recall. She had been balking at this food for only 2-3 weeks, but I just chalked it up to a change in dog food for her. After reading previous posts by other dog owners, it appears she had the makings of Salmonella poisoning and it could have been a contributing factor to her other symptoms.

It's true! It's definitely the dog food. We have a yorkie that is having the same symptoms and issues that I've read about from the other complaints. Our dog "Ginger" is very sick. She is having bloody diarrhea (an almost unbearable odor), and she is constantly throwing up. Our dog does not ever miss a meal, but she is not even eating. This is the first time we've set food in front of her, and she's not eating. She is very weak and just lies in her bed. We were telling a friend about our dog. She asked what dog food we buy. We said Iams mini chunks in the green bag. She asked us what date was on the bag. She told us it was on a recall and is contaminated with Salmonella. We still have the bag and we are praying that our dog will recover from her illness.

I have an 18-year old cat who has maintained very good health despite his age. A couple years ago, he became very ill --vomiting and diarrhea around the clock. After much time, effort and money was spent at the vets with no result. I took my cat home from the hospital (off the IV and meds) and began doing research. I found that he had become ill from Safeway (Menu Foods) cat food that he recently started. I put him on Ark Naturals Probiotics and within the day, he was better. When I contacted Safeway and Menu Foods, Safeway was professional while Menu was below horrible. Safeway refunded my vet fees while Menu never bothered to return phone calls.

I echo the complaints of many I have seen posted on this site, the ASPCA website and others. I purchased a large bag of IAMS proactive health mini chunks and my dog had diarrhea initially, but over time she became very ill. She vomited, had bloody stools and appeared to be hallucinating. Would not eat or drink for 24 hours. After not being exposed to the food for a 24 hour period, she became more energetic and began drinking water again. I purchased her regular food, the proactive large breed formula and she has had one regular stool but still seems under the weather. After reading all of the comments on the internet, I may switch her food altogether. IAMS seems to have problems maintaining a quality product and it is disappointing that so many people are reporting having problems with mini chunks without any official word from the company.

My dog quit eating, losing weight, breathing problems. He refused to eat until we changed pet food. He is very smart Border collie also will not eat any sugar free products. Older Boy, hopefully will regain his weight and get frisky again. $20.00 plus dollars for the food!

A few weeks ago, we purchased a new bag of Iams Mini Chunks Dry Dog Food (in a green bag). Late last week, I noticed that my dog was having loose bowels. I didn't attribute it to anything serious and I fed him some pumpkin, which was a common remedy. I felt something was just not right with him and I watched him for a few more days. He started panting for no reason and then his diarrhea became very bloody. I was horrified! We immediately contacted the vet and we took in a stool sample. The vet found no parasites, but said that the amount of mucous/slime in the stool was a result of an inflamed colon which most likely indicated a food problem.

Iams distributed contaminated dog food, injuring my pet which took his life yesterday 9/28. For over thirty (30) days, Proctor & Gamble had permission to contact my vet, but did they do so? No, they did not. Additionally, I made numerous calls to them (Proctor & Gamble/Iams), yet I never received a call back even after I informed them that all four of my dogs were getting ill from the recalled food. Once I finally did connect with Proctor & Gamble/Iams, they attempted to intimidate me by saying they would close the case if I would not give them permission to contact my vet. They had over thirty days to do so and they think they can strong-arm me into giving them more time? How can this be a credible organization? I wonder how their shareholders would feel if this information was made public?

I have fed my 90 pound Boxer dog Lams since he has been 2 years old. I felt I was doing a wonderful thing for my dog and that Lams was a reputable company. His coat looked shiny and beautiful while on Lams food, making me think it was wonderful dog food for him. In November of 2009 my dog started having vomiting episodes and started belching as well. I didn't know what was wrong with him. He is an inside dog. I walk him out when he uses the restroom. He did not get into any food or poisons. I do not give him table food.

The following is what I sent to Iams earlier this evening. I am just appalled at the mess and the reaction from my dogs to Iams Dog Food.

After filing my complaint, IAMS threatened me that if I didn't give them the authorization to speak to my vet after waiting for help, they would close my case. They are aware that I reported them to the FDA, Consumer Affairs, States Attorney's Office, as well as the BBB. How dare they threaten me. I have the rights too, as well as my dog. Please see below.

We are a non-profit animal welfare/rescue/rehome organization. We have an adoption center in Columbus, Ohio. We have been feeding Iams Kitten Food (purple bag). All fecals have come back negative for parasites and bacteria. The kittens are still dying. A veterinarian donated fecal and culture testing. It came back positive for salmonella.

I have been using Iams pet products for years. My 18 month old cat was diagnosed with acute renal failure on Saturday at an emergency vet clinic. By Sunday morning, he was dead. I believe the Iams cat food played a large role in this, even though it was not a food on the recall list.

The health of my dog has not (yet) been impacted by Iams dog food, and my condolences to all those pet owners who have been through these horrible accounts below. My complaint seems trivial in comparison, but shows how Iams really is in it for the bottom line and not at all for the "health and happiness" of your furry family member.

I recently purchased IAMS probiotic food to switch my Boxers to. My two-year-old developed an allergic reaction. She had sores, excessive salivating, bad breath, itchy eyes which resulted in two vet visits and an eye antibiotic. Then she started vomiting and having diarrhea which resulted in pancreatitis and a $411 vet bill.

This is my third post on the poison that Proctor and Gamble (Iams) are allowing our innocent animals to consume with horrific results. Not only is it making an outrageous amount of animals across the country very sick, but killing them as well. Do not call Iams, they are not concerned. If so, they would have pulled their poison from the shelves a very long time ago. They are only trying to cover their own butts and bottom lines. A year ago, our beloved Robbie, a beautiful healthy Australian Shepherd ate Iams mini chunks and like others, he suffered severe diarrhea for six weeks and multiple emergency room visits.

It turns out that I believe our 14 week old Collie is smarter than I am. When we brought him home I bought Iams Premium Protection Puppy food. He did not like it but ate slowly during the day. I was surprised that he did not consume as much as I thought he would. Two days ago he woke us at 4:30 a.m. and rushed from his crate and out the door. His stool was very loose and he seemed distressed. He again had us up at 6:00 a.m. and it was the same, he rushed out and loose stool. During the day there were many trips out, accidents in the house (a first for this little guy).

We recently (8/6/2010) purchased a new bag of Iams Large Breed Dog Food (Green Bag) from Costco and our 5 year old husky/lab mix became violently ill after eating only one 4-cup serving. Within 5 days she went from being a perfectly healthy/active dog in her prime to vomiting blood, lethargy, diarrhea, critical dehydration, and systems in septic shock.

About two weeks ago, my 2 year old English Bulldog, who I fed Iams Large Breed Puppy, died. I obviously was consumed with grief and assumed it was my fault. We live in Florida. I assumed once again that maybe she was out too long. Well then I noticed that her baby a 3 month old Bully had excessive diarrhea. I thought he just had a sensitive tummy, so I changed his food and within the day, he started to recuperate.

Oh, my God! After reading the strings on this website, Iams should be put out of business by us consumers. We bought Iams Proactive Health Mini Chunks on a Thursday and by Saturday one dog (Mini Doxy) was throwing up foam and had bloody stools. Two emergency vet visits over the weekend and $300 later, dog #1 is "looking" better by Monday. Dog #2 has been restless and pacing similar to another complainant's dog. It is totally not typical for him either. He (Rescue Mutt) threw up today, Monday, and so did dog #3. Why hasn't this product been pulled from the shelves? The last entry on the website string was at the end of June, seven weeks ago. Again, why was this bag of intentional cruelty left on the shelves to make our best friends suffer?

On July 24th I decided to google Iams and see if there were any problems like mine. I have been using the Iams green bag for 15 + years, not the mini-chunks. The first dog got sick the week of the 4th of July. We purchased the food the week before. Two 40 pound bags from Petco. We have three large dogs (a shepherd, and two collie/bernese mountain dog mixes that are brother and sister) and the first one got sick with diarrhea in his crate (which never happens). It has been rotating between all three since then. We thought maybe they had gotten into something because they like to eat grass, etc. The shepherd, however, is an all indoor dog that does not leave my side and has been vomiting on and off though along with the diarrhea. None of them have had blood in anything. Yesterday she had good stools and today is crying and having diarrhea, one hour after eating. This prompted me to google Iams and the word diarrhea. The problem was on and off but has now worsened. Because it was on and off, I was not sure if it was the heat wave we have been having also. They all do not like extreme heat that we are experiencing lately. They are spoiled indoor dogs. I have called my mobile vet service and she doubted it was bad food. I have called Petco and asked if they knew anything (recalls, etc.) and got an attitude and denial.

Wow! I can't believe what I'm reading on this site. My 2 year old golden retriever hasn't done well with this dog food, and more recently upon opening a new bag, had developed diarrhea and had it for a week. He was dehydrated and needed IV fluids from the vet. We changed his food about 4 days ago to a science diet, chicken/rice flavor, and he has done extremely well. He is also on antibiotics.

My chihuahua is soon to be 5 years of age has been eating this Iams dog food for a few years. We just purchased a bigger bag of the food just 2 weeks ago from Wal-Mart. It is now July 31, 2010. On Wednesday, July 28, 2010, my dog began to get sick with bad diarrhea, runny stool, no appetite and will not drink anything for days. I had to force feed her water and milk from rice.

I have been using the IAMS green bag for years; not the mini-chunks. The first dog got sick the week of the 4th of July. We purchased the food right around that time also; two 40-pound bags from Petco. We have three large dogs (a Shepherd, and two Collie/Bernese Mountain dog mixes that are brothers and sisters) and the first one got sick with diarrhea in his crate (which never happens). It has been rotating between all three since then. We thought maybe they had gotten into something because they like to eat grass, etc. and get into things. The Shepherd however is an all-indoor dog that does not leave my side and has been vomiting on and off though, along with the diarrhea. None of them have had blood in anything. Yesterday she had good stools and today is crying and having diarrhea.

This is the second time my four dogs have become extremely ill eating the Lams dog food. Vomiting and explosive bloody diarrhea. The first time we contacted them, they told us there were no reported issues with the food and gave us a coupon for another bag free. This last time my dogs become so ill that I had to bring them to the vet to get medication and a special prescription dog food which finally cleared up the problem. I will never feed them Lams again.

We began suspecting that Iams Healthy Naturals could be causing a problem for our otherwise healthy and energetic dog when he began vomiting all over the house and brought up huge quantities of undigested food (we measure out his food twice/day to make sure he doesn't get overweight, and the amount of food that came up was way more than just his last meal, so clearly the food was not being digested). The other thing we noticed while he was eating the Iams was our normal "vacuum" dog who eats anything and eats it fast would hover over his food bowl, eating much more slowly, almost unable to chew the food. It seemed, and began dropping a lot of it half-chewed, as he struggled to chew it up.

Two weeks,ago my fiance and I witnessed our 4 year old Brussels Griffon suffer from diarrhea, vomiting and lethargy. The vomiting was so bad that she wasn't throwing up food anymore, but bile. It started happening at night and we watched her closely as it continued into the morning. We thought that she had gotten into something, but she is a shadow dog and rarely leaves our side. We went over all the possibilities and one of them was that my fiance just bought a new bag of Iams mini chunk dog food a few days before. She has been eating this since she was a puppy.

I took my dog to the vet for annual checkup 3rd week of June. Clean bill of health, said she could stand to put on 3 or 4 pounds. She's 8, so he suggested either putting her on regular food (had her on a healthy weight food prior) and supplement w/ glucosemine or put her on a food w/ the supplement in it. Purchased a bag of Iams ProActive Health Large breed. Her health spiraled downwards. I began suspecting the food and found this site. I immediately stopped feeding her the Iams food. There is significant improvement already.

My black lab is 5 years old. I have only ever given her Iams products for meals. I also exclusively feed my cat dry Iams food. The last 2 months she has stopped eating. Not that her appetite has decreased because she still begs for treats. She has not had issues with diarrhea or vomiting. She pants and drinks water incessantly. When I switched her food last week from Iams to another brand, my dog's appetite went back to normal.

I purchased a new bag of Iams Large Breed Dog food (which my dog previously devoured). First, he threw up the food and now he refuses to eat any at all and he drinks more water than normal.There must be something wrong with this food that he loved in the past but will not touch since I bought the new bag a week ago.

My Border Collie has eaten Iams Mini Chunk dog food for the past four years, and has done well. Recently, he became very lethargic, unsteady on his feet, and having some pain in his back quarters. A trip to the vet (including xrays to determine possible injury and blood work) showed nothing more than dehydration.

My mother purchased the Iams Small Bites for large dogs which she always does for her standard poodle. She called me because she found a clump of capsules inside the bag and one outside the bag, next to the dog dish. I picked them up, looked them up on the internet and found them to be antibiotics used for puppies.

In the last three to four weeks, my dog has been eating less, and less of her Iams green bag 2. She would have panting fits after eating the Iams Mini Chunks, and some lethargy. She refused to eat the food entirely a couple of days ago, and was begging me for treats constantly.

On July 3rd, 2010, I purchased a bag of Iams Senior for my 10 year old Lhasa. For the next day and a half, she had bloody diarrhea stool. I immediately thought it may be the change of her diet, so I pulled up her food and tried to keep her hydrated. After about 24 hours, I was able to get her to eat a little lean turkey and rice. The diarrhea has stopped which led me to believe it was the Iams dog food. I will contact Iams, my vet and Wal-Mart tomorrow as well as the FDA. Thank you all for the posts.

I was feeding my 2 pug-mixed-breed dogs with Iams Mini Chunk, from the green bag. It was a new bag, and I noticed my dogs were reluctant to eat it. The dry food came with a free can of sample wet food, so as a treat, I gave each dog a tablespoon of the wet food to encourage them to eat. That night, the smaller dog had diarrhea all over the house, and began vomiting in less than 48 hours.

I have fed IAMS dog food for years. I have 3 white German Shepherds, 1, 7, and 2 years of age. The 2-year old was at the vet, getting spade, when the 7 and 1 year old dogs got deathly ill, vomiting, and had bloody loose stools. Taken to the vets, IVs, and medicines, and a couple of nights, not thinking they were going to make it.

On June 10, 2010, I went to a local pet store and purchased Iams PA Health Large Breed Puppy Food #44 because someone had told me that this food would be much more nutritious for our new lab puppy that we had recently gotten. She is 5 months old. The manager of the pet store told me not to give the food to the puppy straight, but to mix 1/4 cup with the other dog food that we had been giving our lab pup. In a few days, he said to increase it to 1/2 cup mixed with the other dog food and so on. So we started mixing 1/4 cup with the other dog food and I noticed that our lab pup was having some loose stools. But I did not give it much thought because I figured she was just adjusting to the new food. Well, when we increased the Iams to 1/2 cup mixed with the previous puppy food we had been giving her, she acted like she did not want to eat it.

My dog got sick from Iams small breed dog food. I had her on it for over a year but this was a new bag and after a week, she was sick and would not touch the Iams food but she would eat rice and chicken eggs so I will be getting her onto another dog food.

Our two Labrador Retrievers are less than three years old. Both became ill within a day of one another with bloody diarrhea, rapid breathing, excessive drooling, and water drinking. When I took them to the vet, the chocolate lab was going into shock and was not given a very hopeful prognosis. A friend of ours made us aware of a news story about a local couple who suspected Iams food of making their dogs sick.

My dog eats Iams Large Breed Proactive Health and about May 1st, he got sick. Vet could not find anything after extensive testing and about $1,300. I got him back on his feet then. Now, June 25, 2010, he is very sick again. Multiple tests show nothing. I just discovered the Iams problems with other dogs through blogs. I got him on IV's and prednisone and he is responding. This Iams is gonna kill dogs. I'm contacting FDA next.

I gave my dog less of the Iams and mixed it into his regular food, A few hours later my dog was very restless and was pacing around the room at night which is not normal for him. My husband took him out and he proceeded to vomit large amounts twice in the house a few minutes later. There was red in the vomit but I thought it was something he ate that was red. I fed him his regular food and he seemed better. A few hours passed and I took him out and he had very loose stools and there was blood present in the stools. I am very worried about my dog after reading similar (or worse) complaints about Iams dog food and the fact that my dog is ill! Also, Iams cat food was recently recalled so I'm wondering if there is a connection there.

We have just had a similar experience with Iams Large Breed Proactive Health dog food in the green bag. We purchased a 48lb. bag from Costco last Sunday. We've been using Iams for over 15 years and have never had any issues. Less than 24 hours after giving our Lab mix girl a bowl of food from the new bag, she had a massive bout of vomiting. She also was drinking a lot of water. The next day, she seemed better and I put her normal amount of food in her bowl. She wouldn't touch it.

I bought a bag of the red Iams Lamb and rice, for my dog. I noticed at check out that it had a free can of their wet food in it. I fed my dog 4 meals. She was very hot and she seemed to have some breathing issues but I chalked it up to the heat. After the 4th meal, I hit can with my scoop, pulled it out and saw that it had exploded and looked green. I thought, well thank God it's in a bag. I put it in a zip lock and tossed it.

I, too, about 2 weeks ago switched my Saint Bernard’s to IAMS Large Breed dog food in the green bag. After 3 days I had one girl vomit and started to not want to eat. She had recently been bred, so I thought it might be pregnancy. Then a male did the same and then it started staggering from one dog then another. Today I was up to 7 Saints vomiting, diarrhea and not wanting to eat. For all of my babies this is very unusual. I have spent several hundreds of dollars on blood test for possible infections and exams. I decided to search and found an alarming amount of complaints recently. I immediately filed a report with the FDA and bought another food. My guys ate with no hesitation and no vomiting afterwards. This is scary as I always thought IAMS was very reputable but there can be no other explanation but the food, in my opinion. Please, everyone, file a complaint so it can be investigated. I paid several hundreds in vet bills and have very sick dogs.

I came across the information about Iams Proactive Mini Chunks (green bag) and Proactive Weight Control (blue bag) through another source. I recently (approximately mid May) started feeding both my dogs Iams brand foods: my Lab Iams Proactive Adult Lamb Meal & Rice Formula and my dachshund Iams Healthy Naturals Lamb Meal & Rice. I have noticed in the past two days that my Lab does not want to eat his food in the mornings, which is very unusual for him. My dachshund hasn't been eating in the mornings either (not too unusual for him). I have not paid much attention to the nature of their stool, but I will now. My Lab has been smacking, licking his jewels a lot in the past couple of days and has been very thirsty. Generally, if there is a problem with the dogs in my household, my Lab starts to show signs of it first as he has a very sensitive stomach and immune system.

I have three Cocker Spaniels, two of which have gotten very sick eating the IAMS Mini Chunk dog food. They have been sick for the last couple of weeks with bloody diarrhea, vomiting, and extreme thirst. The third dog is on another dog food for dietary reasons and has not gotten sick at all. I have been out of town and my husband has been calling me asking what to do. He stopped feeding them for 24 hours to see if that would help. I then told him to put them on a bland, rice based, soft dog food. They are getting better. I called IAMS and they asked me several questions and said that we should throw away the food we have and get a new bag. I asked if they had changed their formula by adding any new vitamins or minerals and they said no. They will give me a coupon for a new bag.

I reported our dog Scrapper dying a few weeks back and our dog Boo being lethargic, stopped eating, and throwing up blood and followed by bloody stool. The lab is still recovering, almost back to normal since switching to a high end food. The FDA contacted us and came to our house and talked with us for 3 1/2 hrs. They took 10 lbs. of dog food to have tested at three labs. No results yet. We sent samples to independent labs for test also, no results yet. Whatever you do, log on to the FDA database and fill out the info for pet foods.

This is an update to my May 30, 2010 posting. It's interesting to see a posting mentioning that pet owners should be contacting Iams directly. Many indeed have contacted Iams only to be told the company has not received any reports of pets getting sick, nor is there a problem with the food. In speaking with them myself, I was told there was no problem with the food, but they would be willing to replace it. Food replacement will do nothing to alleviate the suffering of the pet companions, nor will it reimburse the owners who have spent a great deal of money dealing with the sickness; some have had devastating costs. Some are so concerned that they are paying for their own testing of the food at a huge expense after being told by Iams only nutritional tests would be performed on any food sent to them.

Dog number one started to get sick around June 15th. We took her to the vet and were told that she had probably eaten something with bacteria in it. I switched her diet to rice and gave her antibiotics and she was was feeling better within a day. Dog number two just got sick, and dog number three is looking pretty lethargic. There is no compost pile or anything in my yard and I clean it regularly, so I looked up their food. We are using the green Iams bag of mini-chunks purchased in bulk at Costco. Imagine my surprise at running across so many complaints!

If you think your dog's illness is because of Iams, you need to call Iams directly. My husband contacted them and they are being very helpful and proactive in finding out if it is their dog food that caused our dog's current illness that I had reported on this site on June 7th. They are contacting our vets and are having us send a sample of the dog food to them for testing. Again, let Iams know so that if it turns out to be the food, they can take steps to keep any other dogs from getting sick.

I have three dogs, two of which have been eating Iams Mini Chunks in the green bag. I bought a 40 lb. bag at Sam’s a few weeks ago. On Monday night, 14 June, my miniature dachshund started getting sick, vomiting through the night. She became so lethargic. We took her to our vet the next morning. She continued to vomit and started having diarrhea with blood in her stool. They ran many different tests and couldn't find a cause. They gave her IV fluids to rehydrate her and a shot to stop the nausea.

I have 3 dogs and they have been sick off and on for a couple of weeks. I have been feeding them the Iams in the green bag (small chunks). A week a go I put them on a strict diet of rice, boiled chicken and a little bit of boiled sweet potato. They all started having normal stools without any issues. I let that continue for 3 days and switched them back to the dog food. Today all 3 of them have had diarrhea and one of the 3 had blood in her stool. I have an appointment with the vet tomorrow but it is clear that people need to stay away from this dog food until the problem is cleared up. I have 3 dogs with bowels movements that are watery, bloody and sporatic.

I purchased Iams dog food (green bag) at Costco this weekend. Both dogs did not want to eat the food, but reluctantly did. Today both dogs had diarrhea and vomited. Add our family to the growing and recent list of concerned dog owners.

My dog died today. I had 2 dogs, a 5-year old (Yogi) and a 12-year old (Shadow). They both have eaten Iams Green Bag all of their lives. I did notice that they didn't want anything to do with their dog food and like everyone else, thought they needed some variety. So I added some beef and/or chicken broth to make it taste better which worked for the 12-year old but not the 5-year old, he would not touch it. Both dogs got sick. Got lethargic, vomiting and diarrhea (no blood) and some hallucinations). A couple of days ago I found this site and read everything and stopped feeding Iams to both dogs. The younger one has recovered after 3 days with no issues but the older one was having more issues recovering. Last night I thought she was getting better as she drank some water (threw up most of it but that was an improvement) and ate a couple of slices of turkey lunch meat.

My dog has had loose stools for about 3-4 days. She also didn’t want to eat the food and leaves it there which is a new effort by her and highly unusual. After having loose stools and gas for days, she woke up last night while I was sleeping and she pooped all over the house. This is also highly unusual. I have to suspect that something is wrong with the food. I am taking her to the veterinarian today to see what the issue is.

I have two Pug-Chihuahua puppies about 7 months old. I had been feeding them Blue Buffalo--they both liked it and their digestive systems seem to work like clockwork. But it was a lot more expensive than some of the other premium brands. So then I switched to Iam's. They didn't seem to like it as much, but ate it. Then I started noticing a lot of accidents during the night, and it was loose stools or diarrhea. Quit giving them that but bought Eukunuba (didn't realize same company). They were fine on that (seem to like it, no digestive issues), but when I got low on food the other day, I started back with the IAMs. (I know switching is bad, but I tried to mix some of the old with the new). They both have had loose stools/diarrhea again and multiple accidents on carpet. I am done with IAMS and Eukunuba! I will either go back to Blue Buffalo or find something else. Dogs suffered from loose stools/diarrhea and my carpet suffered from the dogs!

My five dogs have been very sick the last few days after I began to mix in some Iams dry food with their regular food. Today, I found out why in the middle of the bag of food there is a rotten, exploded sample can of food that tainted much of the dry food surrounding the can. The can was in a plastic and even that didn’t seal the mess. The bits of food are very dark and stained with the rotting substance and now my poor dogs are puking all over.

I purchased the green 40 lb. bag of Iams from Costco in late May, 2010. For the last 7 days, on and off, my dog Golden has been lethargic and has had several bloody diarrhea stools--only on my white carpeting of course. I just bought Beneful that I mixed with Iams today--until I read all the comments. Yikes! There may be more problems to come. I am switching her to meat and rice for the next few days to settle things down. Poor thing.

Two weeks ago, my 10-year old mixed pooch started turning his nose up at his Iams Dry Dog Food (Green Bag). I mix fresh cooked ground beef in with it and at first I thought he was just tired of the hamburger. I switched and cooked up a nice chuck roast for him and he ate all the meat, but once again he ate around the dry. Then he got really sick!

My dog has experienced almost the same thing as with all the others on here. The only thing that I am not aware of is the blood in his stool. About 3 weeks ago our chocolate Lab stopped eating his Iams dog food. This is not normal for a Lab. He left it sitting in the bowl for over 5 hours and never did touch it. We gave him carrots and he ate them and other biscuits. I had read about Iams previously and knew this must be the problem. We switched foods and he is doing much better and is also not lethargic anymore either and wants to play. I do believe there is something wrong with the Iams (blue bag and green).

I think IAM's dog food was to blame for my dog’s recent illness. I've been feeding my various dogs IAM's for about 30 years and have never had a problem until recently when one of our dogs got real sick. He had started eating a lot of grass a month prior, then last week I found him severely dehydrated, extreme drooling, lethargic, etc. I took him to the vet and they kept him for the night on IV fluids.

We bought a small bag of the Iams dog food in the green bag and 2 days later, my 2-year old toy poodle was sick with bloody diarrhea streaked with mucous. She has never had any issues with digestive troubles so we were alarmed. I called the vet and they suggested we take her off the food and keep her on a bland diet. I thought maybe she was having problems with dog food switch. So we fed her rice/chicken for a several days to let her "recover". We then decided to mix her old food with the Iams and she began showing small signs of blood. Well today, my son unknowingly fed her Iams alone. Now, she is pooping almost straight blood. There must be something bad wrong with this food.

I've been feeding my 14-year old beagle and 3-year old lab Iams since last October. Everything was fine until we left for our house in Colorado May 2nd. We had about a gallon of left over food to get us to our house. We bought a new bag when we got to Colorado. In about two weeks, the beagle started shunning the Iam's. Being so old, I thought it was just her teeth. We started added warm water and she started eating it again. The lab continued to eat it dry. Then on about May 23rd, the beagle started getting very lethargic. Then she started not eating her food again.

My 6-year-old yellow (120 lb) Lab is lethargic and won't get up. She cries when belly rubbed. She won't eat her Iams dog food or Kirkland Signature Adult Dog Food with Chicken purchased from Costco. She only eats her snack bones. She has been eating this dog food for 5 years, but at times her food would be untouched. She is a beggar and sits by the table with big eyes when we eat. I put the Iams in my hand and a dog biscuit and she won't eat the Iams. She will eat the dog biscuit treat. I’m taking her to a vet now.

I recently had in my care a pair of amazing Labs. They were healthy in all aspects. They are currently suffering the same maladies as are posted here, vomiting, diarrhea, and bloody stools after eating Iams. They have been fed Iams/Eukanuba food (Procter & Gamble products) their entire lives. All other potential causes have been ruled out by the veterinarian.

I have been feeding my dogs Iams dog food for years. My Hazel has been sick for weeks now-vomiting, loose stools. I got online this morning and found this site, and read all these complaints. I'm going to say it's the dog food! Never will I use Iams again! Everyone says the same thing that is happening to my dog!

I fed my 3 dogs Iams soft dog food. At first they did not look interested in eating the dog food then they all started to eat it. First, my momma dog and her puppy (Sherlie) got sick. They were vomiting blood and had bloody stools and they wanted water all the time. After they got sick, they would not eat the Iams dog food. After that, they got better but my little baby (Maggie) still wanted the dog food.

Both my big dogs became ill with watery diarrhea the day after a new 40-lb bag of Iams dog food, Friday, May 25th from the HEB store in San Marcos, TX. I have been feeding Iams products to my pets for at least 10 years without incident. I didn't think anything about the 1st dog getting diarrhea on Saturday afternoon. I stopped the food and then the 2nd dog had the exact same symptoms on Sunday. All told, there were at least 6-8 pools of diarrhea all over the house. I stopped feeding them for 24 hours and then cooked rice and meat with a little yogurt for 4 days for them. No diarrhea, no bowel movements at all. They seemed fine so I thought it must have been a little "bug" they both had. Last night, I introduced about a cup of the Iams food to each moistened with water and a couple cups of rice. They seemed fine this morning. When I got home this afternoon one of the dogs had filled the bottom of his large crate with diarrhea, chewed out of the crate and covered my house with pools and pools of it. The other dog hadn't gone, but when I let her out, she had very, very loose stools also with massive amounts of mucus. The carpet in the living areas of the house is basically ruined from at least 9 dinner plate sized pools of diarrhea. The dogs do not appear too sick at this time. However, if further symptoms develop later on, they may need medical attention. Both are large 60+ pounds and 6 years old.

I fed our dogs Iams Proactive Health Large Breed 1yr+ (Bar Code 19014-13347, Expiration 5-30-2011). We purchased this dog food and tried feeding it to them. They were never very interested in eating it. However, when they (Rhodesian Ridgeback and Golden Doodle) did eat it on two occasions, at least one of them would vomit and both of them were very lethargic, seemed unusually thirsty and lost their spunk.

We just wanted to let you know that we have been feeding our dogs Iams Pro Active Mini Chunks and Puppy Food and all of a sudden they started getting sick. First it was our big dog, Zeppelin. She started with diarrhea and slowly turned to vomiting. I believe it was bloody vomit. Whatever is causing them to do this, it's causing them to eventually vomit nothing but blood. Anyways, our dog Chico started having diarrhea and then we started getting worried, dogs vomiting and massive diarrhea.

I switch my dog to Iams large breed formula the pre biotic and she recently began drinking water excessively over 42 cups of water in 24 hours and peeing. Vet advised to take her off the product immediately for fear of it causing kidney problems. This is after testing for obvious causes. She has never had this problem and after reading all of this, I am taking her off before too late. Over 500$ in vet bills right now and daily medicine until symptoms subside. More blood test necessary.

My three year old black lab mix had two seizures within a month (April 16 and May 10, 2010) and my six year old black lab had a seizure yesterday, May 13. Neither dog had ever experienced a seizure before. They were eating Iams Proactive Heath Chunks dog food. I switched to a different dog food and healthy supplements and am hoping I can prevent more problems. Time will tell. So far, I've spent lots of money on blood tests, vet visits, etc. This is disheartening, to say the very least. Iams should be held responsible for this damage.

I recently purchased a bag of Iams puppy food. About a week after opening this, our 14 week old puppy has begun to vomit blood. He was fine before. I called Walmart and they have asked me to bring back the food, and contact Iam which I plan on doing first thing tomorrow morning. My opinion to anyone is stop using this food or any other Iams products. I will never buy it again. I will be calling our vet as well.

I recently started feeding my dogs Iams mini-chunks dog food and within days they started having bloody stools and vomiting blood as well. This situation needs attention as soon as possible. I have been reading online all of the reports of other dogs having the same symptoms. Is there anything I should know about this dog food that in not already posted online?

Tests results have come back from two major universities regarding the food problem (Eukanuba and Iams, puppy and adult various) I'm a breeder and used large breed in both; they were confirmed to be with contamination! Vomitos toxins and bacteria, that's why the company is not testing for anything but proteins, fats, moisture, etc. If they don't test, they cannot admit guilt. It's the same thing for everyone. It doesn't matter how many call, they say they haven't received any calls. Now they have bought the Natura company that sells the Innova and Innova Evo brands, do not buy them, either! That's what happened to the Eukanuba/Iams products when Procter & Gamble bought them. They have been garbage since and many animals have died in the ten years following and not because of age! I have posted before; I almost lost 15 6 -week babies, 1 5-month old baby and 6 adult dogs! The company told me no one else had called with problems. I have spent a lot of money to get my own testing done. It is confirmed positive on contaminated food from chemists in two different states!

After starting a new bag of Iam's Mini Chunks in March, 2010, both of my Scottish Terriers became critically ill. Same symptoms others have listed, vomiting, diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, progressing to vomiting pure blood. The male (6 yrs) got sick March 17th and was hospitalized the 20th. The female followed two days later. Her liver Alk-phos was over 14,000 (high normal is 150). After weeks of intensive care by me, the male recovered, however, the female's (8 yrs) liver will never recover and she will be on meds for life ($70.00 a month). I contacted Iams and the FDA in mid-April. I also sent sample dog food to an independent lab and am awaiting the results.

Update from the original post on April 12, 2010 re: Iams Mini Chunks dog food.

I purchased 35 lb bag of Iams Healthy Naturals. My golden retriever and dacshund both eat this food exclusively. With the last bag, the retriever became very ill. We took her to the vet to check for parasites, etc, nothing. Then the dacshund also became ill with the same thing. The vet said the dog food is bad and is the cause of the illnesses. Both dogs became very ill. We are now having to feed them prescription ID canned food to try to help them recover.

I had called Iams a few weeks ago because my cats didn't like the new Iams Proactive Health. I was mixing with their current brand (Science Diet). They were polite and sent me a coupon for a new bag. In the meantime, my husband started feeding them solely the Iams product without my knowledge. We transfer to a smaller container. Suddenly, the cat started vomiting. On the first day, it wouldn't eat, its stomach was clearly hurting. We took him to the vet but he's still vomiting a week later, but producing nothing. Its eyes started tearing yesterday. The vet claims it's probably an upper respiratory infection.

My dog was diagnosed with pancreatitis from my giving him too many bone marrows. I was instructed by the Vet to feed a low fat food, so I purchased a bag of Iams Healthy Natural weight Control Dog Food at Walmart. This is not his usual brand, usually purchased at the pet store, but this was a quick fix until I could get to one. We bought a 15lb bag and are 3/4 through the bag. Today I found an old dried up dead mouse in the bag. My dog's enzyme levels are back to normal, but he has been acting lethargic. Never having tried Iams before, I trusted their past problems had been resolved. I am disgusted that this could happen and will make it my quest to share this experience with all pet lovers.

Iams changed ingredients last year in most of their products and at the same time both of my small dogs began having bloody stools. I used Iams for years with no problems, but then last year, both of my dogs became sick. I took them to the vet and after ruling everything else out, decided it must be the Iams that made them sick. I changed food and they had not been sick since.

Sick Dog! I opened a new bag of Iams ProActive dog food and my Golden Retriever has been sick ever since. She has been eating Iams for 11 years with no problems but after starting this new bag, she has had the runs and has been vomiting. I took her to the vet over the weekend. They gave her a shot to settle her stomach, an antibiotic, and a probiotic with a bill of $80.00. I've been feeding her hamburger and brown rice, she's been fine ever since getting off the Iams dog food. Please call Iams at 1-800- to inform them of your circumstances. They said that they haven't received any calls. They did say they would refund my money. $80.00 vet bill.

I have now heard from the company and they are disclaiming any responsibility whatsoever! They wanted food and biscuit samples. They called me to inform me that they are only testing them for the protein, fat, moisture, etc. content as if they were putting it on the shelf to sell it! They are already selling it, making a profit from it, making dogs/cats sick, as well as killing them! They are not testing for toxins, contamination, bacteria, etc. Each piece of food that I picked up had a piece of rodent hair baked into it! My vet viewed it under the microscope and was very dismayed and was happy to hear that all of the pups and adult dogs are responding well to the new food and are well on their way to recovery.

About a month ago, I purchased a bag of Iams weight control food which I have used frequently before. Within a day or two, three of my four dogs began vomiting and/or having diarrhea. I took fecal samples to the veterinarian where they tested negative for parasites and giardia. The diarrhea persisted and I had the fecal samples tested to culture bacteria. All were negative. I stopped the food on a hunch and all dogs returned to normal. I asked the veterinarian to check with Veterinary Information Network for any recalls but none were listed. Over $150.00 in lab testing.

On 3/31/10, I purchased a 48 lb bag of Iams Mini Chunks with the PetSmart logo in Plymouth Meeting, PA. I have used Iams Mini Chunks before without incident and have successfully transitioned back and forth between it and Eukanuba Maintenance. On 4/3, I poured my dogs remaining Eukanuba chunks into the top of the Iams bag and began feeding the mix to my three Shetland Sheepdogs. A week to 10 days later, I started seeing behavioral changes (lethargy and irritability) then changes in BM schedules. Unfortunately, I did not attempt to examine their BM's, but now believe they were probably becoming runny as they were ingesting higher quantities of the Iams kibble.

My 9-year old kitty, 6-year and 4-year old dog have all developed crystals in their urine from eating Iams cat food. We have a third 5-year old dog who is fine only due to her only eating the dog food and never the cats. Two weeks ago my cat was the first to be put to sleep because it was too late to treat. Now both male dogs have the same thing the cat died from but hopefully can be treated. When my cat was put to sleep the vet asked if we fed it Iams because it was known for causing crystals to develop in the bladder and if not seen in time could kill pet. Until I found out the dogs developed it also I believed the death of my kitty was just something that happens in life sometimes. Today I know the vet who put my cat down was hitting the cause of my cat’s death head on with their possibility or personal thought. I lost a close pet costing me $300 to say goodbye. And $1000 plus and still rising for two more close pets with possibility of death.

I started using Iams Dog Food, the green bag, about a month ago. We are currently on our second bag and my APBT started having trouble going to the potty. She had the runs but now she can't go at all. Maybe because she stopped eating. My Yorkie Poo also stopped eating a few days ago, only having a few bites here and there to sustain. I didn't draw the connection to the food until today when I handfed my Yorkie Poo the Iams food because I was concerned since she wasn't eating. As a result, my Yorkie Poo now has diarrhea. I threw out the Iams dog food. Both dogs immediately responded to the new food. They suddenly have their appetite back, hopefully the diarrhea seizes. Only time will tell.

I gradually switched my dog to Iams Lamb & Rice (easily digestible). I noticed the onset of grass eating followed by stomach irritation, finally culminating in diarrhea and vomiting. Vomiting became so severe that it became tainted with blood. Chronic inflammation led to bacterial infection which was treated with antibiotics. My dog made full recovery while on bland diet of boiled rice and turkey. After 1.5 weeks on the bland diet, Iams was slowly reintroduced (since it was not initially suspected as the problem). My dog quickly relapsed; grass-eating, vomiting (blood tainted) and diarrhea.

I have fed my Norwich Terrier with Iams Mini Chunks for 6 years with no problem. I have just realized his shaking/diarrhea and vomiting must be due to his food. The new bag is dated 2011. I have stopped feeding Iams and fortunately, he is back to normal. I am sorry that I didn't read this sooner. This has been going on for one month!

After feeding and recommending Iams Lamb and rice adult dog food for over 11 years, I'm noticing little things here and there (grass eating a lot, chewing on carpet edges, then throwing it up, chewing at their feet, runny noses, eye discharge). All my dogs have been checked by my vet. Allergy tests were done but there was nothing conclusive. I opened a new bag of food and feed their evening meal now. Two are German Shepherds and one is a Cairn Terrier, All love to eat, but not one would eat their food that night. The next morning, I put chicken gravy on their food and everyone ate. When I came home early afternoon, one of my Shepherds had vomited, By early evening, all of my dogs had gotten sick, One had bloody vomit and diarrhea, They needed charcoal and IV fluid treatment, then a course of antibiotics. Needless to say, I am now preparing their food and big surprise, there is no grass eating, no chewing at their feet, no runny noses, and no eye issues. I have lost all trust in dog food manufacturers. I am monitoring the 7 Year old German Shepherd and the other two at this point.

IAMS Mini Chunks product is a staple that I have fed my three Schnauzers and one Schnauzer Mix over a period of time. They are ages 10, 6, 4 and 3 years, respectively. Two days after opening and feeding from a new bag of IAMS Mini Chunks, my dogs would not eat the food. I assumed the change in the weather from cold to much warmer, and my dogs were just not as hungry. Three of the dogs have had to be hospitalized. One dog was able to come home after treatment from the vet for bacterial infection, causing dehydration and bloody diarrhea. One of the dogs brought home from the hospital yesterday, April 11th, 2010, has to see a kidney specialist and is back in the hospital this morning because of rapid kidney failure.

My dog is a Boxer mix and I have been feeding him Iams ever since the age of 5 months when I got him. He started with the puppy formula and ate that fine and I switched to the adult (green bag) and he wouldn't eat it alone so I began mixing it with canned Iams. He was sick frequently and would constantly eat grass until I switched him to the rice and lamb formula (red bag) and he won't eat it alone. There are some times he just won't eat. I am finding more and more info about commercialized dog foods and came to the conclusion that my dog is getting sick from the food that I fed him. I am outraged and feel that this should be taken off the market if there are that many repeated incidents of dog's being sick from this product and some even dying.

We have been feedings our cocker spaniel and cavalier Iams (in the green bag) for years. We just opened a new bag and our cocker spaniel has been throwing up and has diarrhea with bloody stool. Our cavalier was hesitant to eat the food even though he has been eating it for years and loves it. After reading the other posts, something is wrong with this dog food and Iams needs to address this immediately before other dogs get sick. I am going to call the FDA to complain. Hopefully, they will do something.

My 10 pound Pomeranian, a 25 pound cockatoo and a 12 pound Yorkie suffered excessive diarrhea and vomiting after eater Iams small chunk dog food. The dog food comes in a green bag. I would suggest this dog food be recalled immediately. Who do I contact?

Our dog, Samson, recently became very ill. His symptoms included bloody vomit, increased thirst, lethargy and bloody stool. As his symptoms worsened he eventually had no fecal matter in his stool at all, it was just pure blood. His vet indicated that Samson had significant levels of bacteria in his system which may have been caused by the dog food. If his symptoms corresponded with beginning a new bag, in which they did. We found several complaints online of people whose dogs exhibited the same symptoms after eating IAMS dog food. We also spoke with friends whose pets were on the same food and they had the same symptoms (although not as severe) as well. Please let them know if your dog is on IAMS and exhibiting the same symptoms. A recall needs to be issued before any more pets become ill or worse. Thankfully Samson is going to be fine but he experienced incredible pain and suffering and we incurred unnecessary medical expenses.

I urge anyone whose dog has become ill after feeding them the Iams green bag dog food to contact the FDA. Although I believe they have regional offices, we contacted the office out of Colorado. You may not reach them immediately but they do call back and take your complaint. I directed the FDA to this website and she saw the pages of similar complaints but acknowledged that no one else had contacted the FDA. She advised that the dog food bag be saved as well as any unused food in case it is needed for checking. I already have a posting on this website as Iams green bag made my Golden Retriever ill after using this product for years prior. Iams says they are not aware of any problems and will send coupons--like I'd ever purchase the product again! Please call the FDA so we can get this product recalled.

I have really sick German Shepherds. I am a breeder and my kennel is controlled. All my dogs became very sick: diarrhea, blood in diarrhea, profuse vomiting, lethargic, not eating as much. Took the dogs to the vet for exam. No worms, no cocideia, no Giardia, etc. Not sure what to think. They all got sick together. Dogs are getting sicker. I can't figure out what is wrong. Then my husband mentioned we had purchased 5 new bags of Iams. Got on the internet. Every dog I own on the new Iams green bag was sick! This is serious. I took them off the Iams put them on special diet from the vet and they all started getting better. Dumped all the Iams out. My vet and I concluded food poisoning from the Iams dog food.

My dog started vomiting and having diarrhea since buying a new bag of this product. Two days ago I thought we had given her bad table scraps. So we stopped and only gave her the food. The first day she would not take it. It wasn't until 1/2 way through the day that she began to even drink water. Today we started back with the food because she seemed like herself, playing and barking for food. Once I gave it to her the vomiting and diarrhea are back. She is one of the family and I don't want this to kill her. I am very concerned.

Our Golden has been on Iams Mini Chunks for 4 years. We purchased a new supply only to find out that our dog shunned the food. We began mixing it with another brand trying to get her to eat, which she did. She became bloated and began having diarrhea in the house and waking us up at night to go out. Before taking her to the vet, we put her on the ground beef and rice diet. She readily eats it and the diarrhea has stopped. We believe the Iams is either tainted or they did something to the formula. Why isn't the company doing something about this with so many similar complaints?

On February 28, 2010, my American Bulldog started having frequent bathroom trips outside with diarrhea. Vomiting started that evening. By 6:30am, the next morning, my entire kitchen floor was covered in blood and vomit. He's been on the Iams (green bag) for 6 years and I switched to the (purple bag) last year because my 11 yr old Yorkie had elevated liver enzymes.

On 2/21/10 I purchased a bag of Iams Mini Chunk dog food (green bag). Within a few days our dog was slightly lethargic and gassy. Within a week she was vomiting and had severe diarrhea. I feed her homemade food for a few days and she recovered. I then went out and purchased a new bag of a different brand of dog food and she has not had any further problems. I learned today that my neighbor across the street had almost the exact same story recently with the same Iams dog food. After what I’ve been reading online, I will never by Iams products again. Our dog was very ill with severe diarrhea and vomiting. We are going to have to replace two area rugs in our home damaged by the diarrhea.

I brought Iams Small Bites dog food. My dogs started having diarrhea after eating this food. Their stool smelled foul. I took my dogs to the vet to check to see if they had worms. The doctor told me they were healthy. The veterinarian gave me some prescription diet food and antibiotics to help settle their tummy. My veterinarian advised me to watch them carefully to help me figure out what might have got them sick. I watched them like a hawk. Once their diarrhea ended, I feed them Small Bites dog food again. Then all of a sudden, they started suffering from diarrhea again. I have now realized that the Iams dog food made my dogs sick. I will never feed my dogs Iams again. My experience of feeding my dogs this food was awful. My dogs and I were tortured. This food made my dogs *** runny stools almost every two hours and throw up. I hope I never have this type of experience ever again. I recommend everybody to stay away from this food.

I have been feeding Iams Large Breed to one of my dogs and Iams Weight Control to the other two. The one on Large Breed started getting sick and vomiting yellow followed by not wanting to eat for over 72 hours. He has had X-rays done and blood work. His X-rays are normal. I am now waiting for the blood work. He has also started to have yellow diarrhea.He also was not finishing his food for a long time, eating less and today at the vet his weight much less. My dog's life and so far $346.00 in vet bills.

Purchased new bag last Sunday 2/21/2010. By Wednesday, my dog had terrible gas and then by Thursday uncontrollable diarrhea, lethargy and joint pain.

Bought Iams 48 lb. large breed dog food, approx. Feb. 11, 2010. Lucy, my dog is a ravenous eater, second night of feeding from new bag, didn't come looking for dinner (unusual), called her and she did eat. Then drank two big bowls of water, stools were formed but much larger than normal and three times a day (her normal is twice a day), much lighter in color and much larger in diameter, almost puffy looking. By 3rd day, dog was anxious and sometimes frantic looking, eyes very stressed look.

Like other postings, I have had dogs develop diarrhea on the green bag of Iams mini chunks. I had used Iams for years but this problem which as happened over the last month or so. The diarrhea recurs when the mini chunks are fed and resolves when they are off of it. Couple of trips to the vet, negative work up for parasites and such. Nothing new to add to other postings.

My dog has been on the Premium food (white bag) adult for many years. Last week, I opened a new bag and he eats a few bites and then sits down and barks at the food. I touch it with my hand and tell him it's okay to eat it and then he eats the rest. This happened for 5 days and then I switched his food to Purina and he is fine. My friend's dog is on the same food and didn't even want to eat it and pushed it away with his paw. Could it have been a bad smell, a mouse that had gone through it? Obviously it is not my dog's teeth or being finicky because he eats the Purina. I returned the dog food to the store and they graciously refunded me my money.

I live in Tallahassee as well and for the past week our two weimaraners have been sick and having diarrhea. I'm glad that I found these reports for other people having the same problems. We have used Iams for years, and have had these problems twice in the past year, but didn't realize it was the food. We will never give our dogs it again.

The green bag of Iams Mini Chunks is what I'm thinking has made my dog sick. He's only 3 and over the weekend, had the worst diarrhea he's ever had! He was taken to the emergency vet, given a drug and the vet said to feed him hamburger and rice and/or chicken and rice. I'm hoping he's over it. I mentioned to the vet reading this site but that didn't register with them.

I have been feeding our two dogs Iams Chunks or Mini Chunks dog food for several years. Just a couple weeks ago, the dogs started having diarrhea daily. They stayed in a kennel during the day so it was hard to tell if it was both of them or just one having the problem. Then they started not even being able to hold it at night and were going in the house. I started feeding them hamburger and rice and the diarrhea stopped. Then as soon as they went back on the Iams food, it started again. I finally just threw the bag out and bought another figuring it must be the food if they were both getting sick. Now, I see several postings from other people just in the last month that are having the exact same problem. I am not feeding my dogs Iams food ever again!

Our dog has been eating the mini chunks dog food for three years. It is the one in green bag. I bought a new bag last week and began feeding him on Sunday. He has had diarrhea every since. Anti-diarrhea medicines are not even working. I am glad that I found other people having problems and will change his food immediately.

For the second time my dog food lamb and rice senior. 1 year ago lamb and rice weight control had white pieces of bone in each piece of food. I sent samples in 1 year ago. It's fish bone that didn't get ground up good enough. I have yorkies. Boy straight bloody stool! It happened again. They are sending me coupons. Big deal. They need to fix this problem! I think I will change brands this time! They would not send me a copy of the results. Just told me what they found. Surprise. Surprise. Sick dogs! Messes everywhere! Time spent with that. Making phone calls, sending in food.

We recently changed our dogs food to Lams Proactive Health dry food (green bag). Our dog is a mut and has never had any problems with whatever food my husband bought. I had a cat until recently and she took Lams with no problems, she had only a reaction to Cat Chow. Since I lost my cat around Christmas, my husband got me a Cane Corso puppy. We got them both Lams, our older the green bag and the pup the yellow bag. Poor things have been having horrible diarrhea all over the place. It was two weeks of this. I didn't want to believe it was the food, blamed it on everything else. Went to the vet, who said, they were fine, just need to change their food. Lost $300 in vet bills. Had to throw out shoes that were pooped on. Shampoo our carpets upstairs and down.

The new puppy now has diarrhea as well since starting him on the Iams yesterday. I fed my older puppy rice and chicken and raw hamburger and her diarrhea went away for the day but as soon as I fed her the Iams again she had diarrhea all over the living room. I was terrified my older puppy had coccidia or parvo but when they both developed it after eating the same food. I suspected the food, because we have only had the puppy since Thursday night and it is now Saturday morning so he would not have had time to develop something he had picked up from the other dog.

I h ave been feeding my dog IAMs Mini-Chunks for years (green bag). I always buy the 20lb. bag from BJs Warehouse and bought a new bag a couple of days ago. He (yellow lab) has left the food from the new bag in the dish for 48 hours now and absolutely will not touch it. After going online, I see other people having problems with this brand as well. There's clearly something going on here. I just went to the pet store to buy an entirely different brand of food, which he's eating happily as we speak. What's up, IAMS?

Three weeks ago I adopted a perfectly healthy and happy Pomeranian (4 years old). I bought a bag of Iams (green bag - Proactive Health) and three days ago, he developed acute diarrhea. I just got home from the vet, who advised me to switch his diet back to Purina (what he had been eating prior to adopting him). After being reminded about the recall a couple of years back, as well as reading other pet owners' sad accounts on this website, I am convinced Rocky's problems stemmed from the Iams I was feeding him. I just wish I had accessed this website a lot sooner. My carpet is going to have to be professionally cleaned and my bank account has dwindled considerably. I also suffer the guilt in knowing that if I had not given him the Iams, he would be the happy and healthy boy he was a mere three weeks ago.

I fed my dog Iams dry dog food in the green bag. My 80 lb. dog kept throwing up, so I took him to the vet and after numerous tests was told to change his food to Science Diet. With the change of food he stopped throwing up. Not thinking much about it, I gave the rest of Iams dog food to a different dog. Two weeks later, I find out that this dog died. I feel horrible that I didn't connect the dots and now I'm convinced it's the Iams dog food. My girlfriend went through the same thing about 6 months ago but it was with dry Iams cat food. Her cat died and she did think it could have been the food, so she gave the leftover Iams to a mutual friend. Her cat's not only got sick on it but the squirrels that were eating it outside actually died from it.

I want to inform you that I believe your product Iams Healthy Naturals Weight Control almost killed my one year four month old cat. I introduced your product and by the time I switched over completely in a matter of two days, he was vomiting and two days later he was in kidney failure with an intestinal blockage. After having emergency surgery, our Vet felt that the blockage which was a hairball was too small to be the cause the problem and that her toxin levels were so high they did not think he would survive.

If you refer back to my September posting about my precious boy who was very ill for 6 weeks because of the Iams, once food was stopped and given pectin, it helped. It is now 4 months later and December 23rd, he was diagnosed with lymphoma and has 6 weeks to live. I am losing my world, my precious boy. Don't tell me that this poison they put in their food did not bring us where we are today, which is devastating. When is anyone going to do anything to stop this suffering?

I have been feeding my 3 1/2yr old Lab Iams for two years. I purchased a large bag from Petsmart in September. She was rushed to the ER with severe allergic reaction and hives but they thought she was stung by a bee. She later started having diarrhea and accidents in the house, which was not normal. Her hives and itching became worse. I have tried hypoallergenic shampoos and it did not help. My vet thought it was just a seasonal allergy but I began suspecting the food and started to switch her to another brand gradually. She seemed to be doing better. With all the complaints that I am reading on this site, I am sure that it was the Iams food! It sickens me to think of what commercial pet food companies are putting in our pet's food and I pray to God that I have stopped soon enough! I can't think of anything worse than the physical harm that this has caused my dog. Not just the external but the internal damage that this may have caused.

I have used Iams small bits dog food for almost 3 years. My Australian Shepherd started having seizures in September 2008 and has continued to have them. I have taken her to the vet numerous times, and we have her on 2 medications to stop the seizures without success. I stopped feeding the Iams, and the dog is much better. I am watching her very carefully to see if she continues to improve.

I purchased a can of Iams moist dog food from Walmart and after putting the food in my Westie's dog bowl, a few hours later I came into my kitchen and found maggots all over my kitchen floor and in the dog dish. Needless to say, this sickened me. I will never buy Iams products again. Apparently, whatever junk parts they threw into their foods sit somewhere and became egg deposit areas for flies, which in turn, developed the maggots. No more Iams products in this home for my pet. I called my veterinary immediately who felt that there was no present danger, however, if they are lax in quality control in this area, what else are they not doing to produce safe products for our pets? I am totally disgusted.

I switched my Great Pyrenees food about 2 weeks ago. After a week of diarrhea, which then turned to that and vomiting. Now she won't drink water or eat anything. She can't keep anything down. She shows all the sign of Aflatoxin poisoning. We still have half the bag and the original packaging and will be getting test done. I already have an attorney. Dying dog.

Please go back and read my post from around June 24th. I had fed my cats Iams from the orange bag for years only to have them start being affected in different ways after January of '09. I had a Bengal develop a food allergy and I did lose my one older cat that had horrible diarrhea and after repeated vet visits and the vet finding nothing wrong. I found him dead one morning. I hate to say this but cat chow is not a great food either. I have since switched my remaining cats to Natural Balance Green Pea and Duck and everybody is thriving on it with no additional problems. It is not cheap though about $15 for a 5 lb bag but for me it has been worth it. They make dog food also. My only regret is not finding out it was the Iams food until after losing one of my cats!

Our dog has been severely ill for the last six months. It took some time for me to suspect that it was his food. We took him off of Iams dry food and fed him chicken and rice for two weeks, which rectified the problem. Yesterday, we put him back on Iams and today he is extremely ill once again. We have had several carpets, floor spaces, clothing items, and family events ruined because of this. I am also gravely concerned about the health of my dog this evening, as he is vomiting and defecating profusely.

I use the IAMS Orange Bag Cat Food and I have not had any problems and I have been using IAMS Cat Food for 14 years now. Has anyone else out there had any problems with the IAMS Cat Food Orange Bag? I had a person stop me at Walmart because I mix my IAMS with Cat Chow or I used to. She stopped me because she's seen a 16lb bag of Cat Chow Cat Food in my cart and told me 3 of her cats died from Cat Chow and it was confirmed after numerous test were done by her vet. Be careful out there if you use Cat Chow. I know I don't want to take any chances of my cats dying; they are part of my family!

I cannot believe what I am reading on this site. I too have been feeding my Australian shepherd Iams mini chunks (green bag), and after 4 weeks of diarrhea, vomiting, and continued loose stools; two trips to the emergency hospital with multiple tests done on my poor little guy and everything coming back negative; having him on chicken, hamburger, rice, and removing all treats; and yesterday finally a stool that was starting to form. He ate a few pieces of mini chunks and it started all over again.

I took my 8-month-old St. Bernard to the vet yesterday morning because she had diarrhea and no energy at all. She was very sick and they kept her overnight with an IV. I picked her up this morning and she was doing much better. Later in the afternoon, she had some Iams Proactive Large Breed and just wanted to lay around again. So I am convinced that it was the Iams and will not feed it to her ever again.

Iams in the green bag has caused my two dogs to become very ill, just like all the other people's animals on this site- same symptoms. I have two very sick dogs and large vet bills.

Iams Proactive Puppy is making my 4-month-old Golden have diarrhea non-stop. She is losing energy. I took her to the vet because I thought there was seriously something wrong. After $170.00 of testing, medicine and of course not finding anything wrong, they sent me home with bland diet instructions. Every time I tried to re-introduce food, she was up all night with diarrhea.

I have a 10-month old Havanese mix puppy and have been feeding her Iams ProActive Puppy since I got her. The breeder recommended it at the time. Last weekend, I kept my daughter's Terrier mix and fed both dogs from a new bag of food that I had purchased at Walmart. I spent the entire weekend cleaning up after them. Normally, my daughter's dog is very well potty trained. I awoke on Saturday morning to a living room full of ** and vomit. Both dogs were throwing up and had severe diarrhea. I thought at first that it may have been viral, but when my daughter's dog went home, he got better for a few days. Then she got a new bag of Iams adult food from Walmart. Her dog immediately got sick again.

My chow/lab mix dog has been sick with severe diarrhea and vomiting since eating from the latest bag of Iams mini chunks (the green bag) purchased from Wal-Mart. He had a similar incident a year ago, and we took him to the vet and had an IV, tests, etc.; and he had no underlying health problems. I did throw away that batch of Iams and get a new bag. Since this latest event, it was from a new bag of food. I believe that it is tainted in some way. Save your self money from vet bills and pain and suffering for your pet, and don't buy Iams dog food!

As usual, I bought my dog Iams Proactive and a few days later, he started having bloody loose stools, refuses to eat his supper, vomits and is very lethargic. My dog is very active and enjoys eating, not anymore. I know that it is Iams dog food.

My dogs ran out of their normal pet food over the course of the weekend. So in order to make sure the dogs had something to eat, I ran by Walmart to try and purchase something that would hold them over for the weekend. I got a bag of the Iams proactive puppy formula. Within 24 hours, both dogs had excessive diarrhea; one even became a bit lethargic. Thank God on Monday, I was able to supply them with their normal brand of feed and so far, they both seem to be doing a lot better. Product Code: AU 0800 738 546NZ.

I have been feeding my puppy Nutro Max Puppy since we got her in January. Recently, I received a coupon for Iams Proactive Health Puppy and thought I'd give it a try. It has been one week since I started her on it. Two days ago, I went to let her out of her crate and found a bunch of runny poop all over. I thought it was just a tummy bug, so I called the vet. She said to put her on a bland diet for the rest of the day. The rest of the day, she seemed to be fine. So the next day, I gave her Iams again.

I recently purchased a bag of Iams Adult +1 year for my two dogs. The bag was purchased June 14th. Since then, my dogs have exhibited runny eyes, horrible body odor, lethargy and horrible diarrhea. They have both had accidents in my house, something that they never do. After reading the flood of responses about this dog food, I am disgusted that this dog food has not been recalled!

I had 3 cats that I had been feeding Iams dry food for years; lately, as in the last 4 months, the orange bag. Since January my oldest cat, a 15-yr-old developed runny diarrhea but did not act sick. He always had impeccable litter box habits. I had him thoroughly checked by my vet who could find nothing wrong. He did not appear sick but yes, did appear to be losing some weight.

My husband and I just PCSed to Fort Stewart, GA. I had been feeding my dog IAMS dog food for about 3 months and everything has been fine until we moved here to Georgia from Texas and I bought a small bag of IAMS Proactive Health Mini Chunks. The last several days she has had diarrhea all over the house. She is up to date on all shots and has been very healthy until I opened that new bag of dog food.

I purchased Iams ProActive weight control dry dog food from Sam's Club in June 2009. My dogs are all having soft stool and accidents in the house. All seven of them are having a hard time lifting up themselves in the morning. Their joints are all stiff. I took the first one and she tested positive for Lymes disease. She went on antibiotic and died within 2 weeks. The vet said it was highly unlikely that she would die from Lymes disease, some other infection might have been there we didn’t detect. The second dog couldn’t stand up. We took her to the vet and she tested negative for Lymes disease. The third dog, the very next day was unable to get her rear off the floor. I took her to the vet. The vet said it is nearly impossible for all of them to have Lymes disease. They are running blood test, so far it shows no infection. He told me to save the dog food in the freezer and the bag. I have one dog that died, and 6 more that are suffering with the same symptoms, runny soft stool, and stiff joints, and so far, over $400 in vet bills.

We were feeding our cat IAMS dry weight control/hairball control food in the turquoise bag. He pooped on the bathroom rug, fairly unusual and then puked a considerable amount over the next few days. He kept spreading the food farther and farther from his bowl rather than eating it. He's lost about 20% of his body weight. Finally, we tried canned food and he gobbled it up.

We have been feeding our 3 dogs Iams ProActive for 6 years now. One week ago, we bought a 48 lb bag of the Iams at Pet Smart, a day later, one dog had Diarrhea so bad, he was not interested in doing anything but lying around, and he is usually very active. Day 3, he started throwing up every 5 minutes. We took him to the vet, had blood work, X-rays done everything came back normal. He also became very dehydrated. He is now at the Vet Hospital with an IV on him. We are so heart broken, feel so helpless. Now, our other 2 dogs are having the same thing going on. So we know it has to be from the Iams dog food. No more Iams for my babies. I pray for animal owners that have to go through this. We are now at $300 for Vet and counting.

My lab has eaten Iams for 8 years with no problem. I bought a new 40 lb. bag of Proactive Minichunks at Wal-Mart 3 days ago to share with my shih tzu. Both dogs then had diarrhea and continue to have it. My lab has been listless and has eaten very little since. My shih tzu vomits soon after he eats the food. I know it is the Iams as this started with the new bag. I also have a silky terrier that eats a special diet dog food and he has had no problem. I hope Consumer Reports checks on this soon as I noticed many of the stores, including Wal-Mart and Petco, have Iams on sale today. I hope to take the bag back to Wal-Mart today.

We bought a bag of Iams mini chunk dog food at Wal-Mart and fed it to our two pugs. Within hours, both were suffering from the worst diarrhea that we've ever seen. Two days later, they are still feverish and listless with loose stools. We only fed the Iams for two meals and have returned to Solid Gold. These dogs have always eaten anything without problem: Pedigree, Nutro, or Solid Gold. I believe there is a problem with the Iams food we bought.

My 2-year old dog started to shy away from newly purchased box of Iams dog treats (green box) and soon became seriously ill vomiting and bloody BM. I've spent the last two days in animal hospital emergency room and vet office. All tests came back negative for parasites and gastric problems. I will be making a call to Iams and the FDA this evening. I am hoping someone will be willing to run tests for possible contamination. My poor dog almost died.

We have a black Lab mix that has been on Iams dry dog food all his life of 11 years. On March 12th, 2009, the dog was trembling and lying around. He had no interest in normal activities and his appetite was reduced. He was vomiting after eating. We took him to the emergency vet in Wisconsin. They felt that he needed an MRI and we were referred to an animal emergency hospital in Illinois. On March 13th, we took him there. We had to leave him there for 3 days while they did multiple tests and put him on intravenous liquids. An X-ray was done and we were told he had a mass in his stomach, which led to an ultrasound only to find nothing.

All of my dogs got bloody diarrhea. I sent the food to be tested and found out I use Lamb and Rice but there were fish bones that hadn't been grounded small enough. It was tearing them up. They say it's no big deal. There is no way I got the only three bags that were bad! I know they get more than three bags out of a batch. They would not recall. I told them there could be people out there with sick dogs that have no clue it's the food.

I've been feeding my two dogs Iams Weight Control (small chunks) for the last year and a half. The last two weeks have been interesting. I've come home to vomit and accidents all over the house. As my dogs are pretty well behaved, this seemed odd. Yesterday, there was no doubt that the problem was the food. It took them a while to eat their food and both threw it up within an hour. We found the food hadn't even digested. What was thrown up was whole chunks, as if their tummies said "No thanks!" After reading all of the common complaints here, I think this is something worth the FDA looking in to. Thank you.

I have used Iams dry cat food with weight control and hairball for years. Both cats are vomiting with the new turquoise bag. I am going to change to a new brand.

My dog is 2 1/2 years old and has been eating Iams dog food his entire life. I purchased a bag of Iams mini chunks dog food for my dog, like we have always been doing. He started throwing up with the new bag right after he would eat it. I am not sure if the dog food is tainted but he was okay until we got the new bag. He has been throwing up for over two weeks and since Tuesday, he has had runny stool. My dog is still alive as of today and I am replacing his dog food with something else. As far as damage, I can say I have had to bath my dog several times because of the runny stool; scrub my floor and carpet and will need to replace the dog food with other dog food because I don't want him to die.

We switched to Iams Mini Chunk from Large Breed Iams brand. Walmart stopped carrying the Large Breed brand. Our dog had diarrhea, stopped eating and died within a month. We have the packaging from the bag and the remaining food. We see that others are complaining Mini Chunk caused similar problems except we never thought it could be the food. The vet checked the blood work and all vitals, no sign of any health issues. He found what he thought was a blockage with Barium test. He opened the dog up but found nothing while she was alive. He suspected the food could have been tainted. Consequences: close to $1,000 in vet bills, pain and suffering from the loss of our beloved pet.

I have a 2-year-old lab mix. Since she was a puppy, I fed her the Beneful dog food and didn't really have any problems except that she was having more stool than necessary, which told me that the food must have had a lot of fillers in it. So, after consulting with a friend who used to work for a vet, I was informed that her vet recommended Iams Dog Food as the best choice for dogs that was in my price range because it was all natural and used no fillers. I switched my dog's food to Iams Mini Chunks and everything was great for about a year.

Iams Mini Chucks, Product code: 019014111206, Batch: 95907354. Both dogs are throwing up and have loose bowel. Consequences include vet bills and loss of sleep for four nights.

I had been feeding our dogs IAMS Mini Chunks for over a year now, with no issues. In February 2009, I bought a bag from my local Walmart store as I usually do once a month. Within two days, both my dogs were vomiting and had diarrhea. I'm out the $37.99 I spent on the 40-lb dog food, plus all the rice, chicken and sweet potatoes I had to buy to get my dogs stomachs back on track. Needless to say, I have switched to Eagle Pack. I won't go back to IAMS; my dogs are too important!

Our two male three-year-old Siamese cats, litter mates have eaten Iams cat food since they were kittens. We started them out on the dry kitten food and then on to the Adult Hairball/Proactive Health. Last Dec., our local store started displaying not an orange bag but, a pink one stating the product had been improved. Both cats started throwing up the same day they were given this food. This continued over a few days and I stopped feeding them from that bag and tracked down another bag of the same food only in the original orange bag. There were no problems.

I normally feed Iams Mini Chunks but now I am thinking there's something wrong with this bag. At first only one dog had the diarrhea, but now my other dog has it... It was purchased in February 2009. Also, when I went away last week, one of my sister's dogs ate the food and he got sick. Her other dog did not eat the dog food and has not been sick...

On February 24, 2009, for the second time in four years, I put down my less-than-eight-year-old cat (perfectly diagnosed healthy in October '08). I just can't believe it. It feels like deja vu, my poor baby girl. The first cat I put down was in September of '05. Both incidences seemed far too coincidental. I fed both cats strictly Iams dry foods, which are the hairball remedy and the original product. However, I fed my first cat a combination of wet and dry until the product recall came out some time ago. So I am suspicious about the Iams products. I think their food killed my cats!! How is it both cats suffered from liver and digestive track cancer? I bet the same juices that were used in the wet food are in the dry. An investigation needs to be done. Iams is killing animals...

I now have had two cats get sick with the same symptoms after eating Iams Hairball Control dry cat food. They'd been eating it their entire lives with zero problem, so I didn't think of the food when Max was first diagnosed with pancreatitis. He went on a low-fat diet and recovered, but once I tried to slowly get him back on the Iams again (the exact same bag from two months before), he was sick within a week. This time, he didn't recover and had to be put down.

I bought a bag of Iams Mini Chunks in the green bag around January of 2009 for my dog and started feeding it to him. Then all of a sudden, when we went to pick him up or rubbed his belly, he would start to yelp. So we took him to the vet and he said that there was a disturbance in his digestive system. Then for the next five days, our little dog threw up 30 plus times every day. We took him to the vet and they kept saying that they didn't know what was wrong. So we got on the computer and found this site and read the complaints about Mini chunks and we stopped feeding Iams Mini chunks to our dog immediately. Within 24 hours of us not feeding this to our dog, he has stopped puking and has gotten a lot of his energy back. Thanks to this website, our dog is better and it could have been something totally different. So I just wanted to tell my story and hopefully it will help someone else out like the stories helped my family and me out! Thank you!

I purchased Iams Proactive for the dog and the same day she started vomiting. I continued to give food for 5 days. The only connection to her condition was the food. I went online and another person on 12/22/08 had issues with this same dog food. We are taking our dog to the vet today. She is not eating or drinking and I'm very concerned.

I fed my cat the little can of wet food that was in the bag of cat food I bought yesterday. I bought the Iams Original with Chicken, the Proactive health food. I have to say that my cat hasn't thrown up until I fed him the wet cat food. Now, I have to take him to the vet to see if he has been poisoned from this food. If so I will be billing Iams food for the vet visit. This is a serious problem.

On Jan. 1, 2009, I fed my cats the Iams carved cutlets with savory chicken and gravy. They only licked the gravy and did not actually eat the cutlets. Within 10 minutes, one of my cats threw up. The other cat threw up 5 minutes later. The expiration date is 07/2010 on the bottom of the can.

Bought IAMS Multi-Cat with chicken & salmon, 8 pound bag (blue bag). Male cat, Harry, started eating this food and almost immediately started throwing up, at least 5 times a day and he lost about 4 pounds. Only fed him one cup of food a day. After a few days of this switched to PURINA ONE, ADULT CAT FOOD FOR SENSITIVE SYSTEMS, almost immediately he stopped throwing up and gained back his weight. Was going to start feeding him the IAMS food again to double check and make doubly sure that was the problem but my wife said, "NO WAY." And as you can guess she got her way. Perpetrator - TARGET STORES ARE NOT AT FAULT. THEY DID NOT MAKE THE FOOD.

Believe we got a bad bag of IAMS Dog Food. Our 8 year old Poodle was getting ill for no apparent reason. Vet said it was possible toxin levels. He had been eating from this bag shortly before he started getting sick so we changed dog food and he is doing better now. The info for the bag of suspect dog food is as follows:

We've been feeding our 8 year old cat the same Iams dry cat food chicken flavored, the one in the orange bag, for her inter short live. We recently bought a new bag of Iams (the same stuff she always had). As soon as she ate the new stuff she vomited not more than a few minutes later. This happened 3 times before I stopped feeding it to her. She never had any problems with the food before. I think in here 8 years she only vomited a handful of times. Now as soon as she is done eating, it comes out again. I switched to another kind of Iams dry cat food that seems to help but she still vomits about once a week, during early AM like 3am. I found this all nature cat food on the internet that claims to be better than the name brand pet food. I will try that to see if it helps. But I know that there is something wrong with the Iams I just got. Here are the #s on the bag: 160210 16Feb10 82904173 B2 US30940.

This is in response to China putting melamine into their Iams dog food pouches. My healthy 7-year-old Labrador died 01-12-07 and had been eating this product all his life. I took him to the vet in late December for his annual check up and by January he had to be put down as his condition quickly deteriorated. How can I pursue a claim against the persons responsible?

Last summer my cat Beega-Boo got drastically sick - he was hospitalized twice with pancreatitis and abnormal renal values - both of my cats were perfectly healthy up to this point - I have had them for about 14 years - the vet asked me if he had been exposed to a toxin and I responded not to my knowledge. I have fed my cats Iams dry food since I got them - as a treat I give them a little wet cat food each day - it is not until now that I am putting it together that the cats had been fed a couple of pouches of the Iams food that was recalled - both of the cats had thrown up a few times but they are long-haired cats and do get a hairball on occasion so I was not overly suspicious. The bottom line is my cat became horribly sick and I really thought I was going to lose him - he is absolutely precious - I had to nurse him back to health over several months after being hospitalized - I still can't believe he made it through. I wonder if the pouches of Iams could have contributed to his sickness.

i changed his food from meat to dry food one month ago. a week ago he topped eatting drinkin. he got constpation and vommitting. took to vet. he gave him injections to stop him bein sick and pain killers. also laxatives. he just lay there all week and became iller. this mornin i went back to vet who said he had kidney failure and there was no hope for him. vet told me we could flush his kineys but he will still die so i had to put him down. i am heart broken. i have two other cats who i wont be feedin on iams. im not bothered about vet bill but if i can prove it was iams i want to sue for loosing my wee fella.

Hi my one year old Yorkie threw up a very hard black piece of plastic. We rushed him to the vet as he became sick. The vet asked us to take him to the meregency room if he threw up again. At night he did so we rushed him to the emergency hospital. We were at first not sure what the piece of plastic was and then realized the same piece of plastic was in his food.

tainted pet food (IAMS) was fed to 3 of our cats over a period of months

My cat has been eating IAMS Dry Original Cat Food & has become ill with Kidney problems. IAMS said they are not responsible & that that dry food has not been recalled. I have spent close to $700.00 in vet bills. Now he is eating Royal Canin, but they are recalling it too... The cat has been extremely ill & is starting to show symptoms again, which only means more vet bills, that I cannot afford. He has to be checked every 2 weeks.

Emmitt was given a full blood work up and his Kidney enzymes were drastically out of range as much as 3X the normal. He was admitted to the hospital and given fluids to flush his system. He was there for 5 days. the next week he was not any better and I drove him to the vet every day for 5 days to receive sub-Q fluids.

My perfectly Helathy Cairn terrier died of acute renal failure due to poisoning. She was always by my side and ate only IAMS dry dog food. there are several complaints about this food.

I am busy compiling all my facts and receipts and evidence for compensation from Menu Foods ... My cat Maggie was affected by Menu Foods through Iams, Science Diet, Eukanuba food. She began her quest for water about 2 weeks ago maybe more and I became quite alarmed when I noticed she could never seem to get enough water (the cute factor wore off when she wanted water from the tub and sink 24/7 not to mention she has 2 water bowls in the house ... when I realized there was far too much urine for 1 cat in the litter box. I called my vet and was told to bring her up there that evening 3/27 for blood to be drawn and evaluated by an outside lab.

My beloved cat Winston was diagnosed with acute renal failure in December after we took him to the vet for thirst, weight loss and lethargy. he spent 5 days in the veterinary hospital on IVF. After we took him home, we administered sub-Q injections every night for 3 weeks until he could take no more and we put him to sleep. He suffered so much. I fed Winston Iams ocean fish in sauce, Stop and Shop companion and fancy feast turkey, beef and chicken in gravy. I thought I was feeding my sweet loving cat, nutritious foods that he liked; I was instead, poisoning my baby with products sold by manufacturers whom I trusted.

My border collie mix was desperately ill after eating IAMS Select Bites foil pouches for cats. She loved cat food but was not allowed to have it. I gave the cat the food but he refused to eat it so I gave it to the dog as a treat she never gets. The following day I tried the food again with the cat but again he would not eat it so again I gave it to the dog. I had no idea that I thought the food was a treat for my dog was actually poison. She became very listless, and was very very ill. We took her to the vet and he stated that she was in severe kidney failure. He gave her some medicine but nothing seems to help. She was dying.

A very healty and vibrant 9 year old shelty went from active and lovingly barky to silent. He stopped eating, could not jump up to his rocking chair, was uninterested even in Cheeze-Whiz . . . a favored at-a-boy treat and pill delivery system for years, and generally lost interest in life. He was fed twice out of Iams canned foods: approx March 16 and March 18, 2007. chicken & gravy, beef and gravey! We have consulted with a veterinarian Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this week. This afternoon his heart rate exceeded 240 bpm. What is happening? We are rapidly loosing a huge part of our lives.

I have a dog named Rusty. I have always fed him IAMS Dog Food. Rusty is 7 years old, Golden retriever mixed that has been in perfect health. All of the sudden 2 weeks ago he became very ill. I took him to a dog emergency clinic and spend over 300.00 dollars to find out that he has developed kigney and liver problems. He has been in medication since that cost for medication is very expensive. This week Rusty is back at the vet and has been there and will not be able to go home (hopefully) until April 2nd- next week. I can only imagine what the cost is going to be this time. He is not doing too well. I am sick and suffering terribly for poisoning my loved dog with his food, feeding IAMS.

I started feeding my dog, Freddie, Iams Select Bites (foil pouch) on 7 Mar 07. On 20 Mar 07, I had to put him to sleep because of severe kidney failure. The bar codes matched the recalled food. Why did it take so long to come forward with the recall and information?

My cat has always been a bit on the small side and I usually only feed him Iams Dry Senior food.. I get him wet food only once in a while as a treat.. I had bought a couple of 12 packs of the Iams Wet food pouches (the orange containers) food in December or January and just fed him one a day for about 2 or 3 weeks... because he had been on the skinny side and I was trying to fatten him up.... I didn't notice him drinking any more water.. but I did start to notice him looking skinnier and he was starting to vomit ever few days..

I don't know if this is related, but now I wonder... I had two cats, one 16, one 7 years old. I have fed them IAMS Dry Weight Control Formula for many years. In June of 2006, the 16 year old suddenly decided to kill the 7 year old. She had been losing weight, but I just figured this was normal aging. (Mind you, they had been in the same house since the young one was 8 weeks old.) I took her to the vet, they declared hyperthyroid condition. At her age and condition, I decided to let nature take its course until euthanasia was her best option. In December, the time came, she started not being able to eat without throwing up. 12/28 I had to put her to sleep, one of the harder things I have ever had to experience in life. Now I fear for my older cat...but with such a gigantic list of potentially poisoned foods, what do I feed him? What if the damage is done?

I purchased the dog food on recall and was feeding it to my 8 month old wolf/sheppard when he suddenly became ill on christmas day. He was in convulsions and could not walk. The night before he was running and playing on video camera, then christmas morning after he had his breakfeast he had a seizure and could not stand up at all.  We rushed him to a vet who didnt know what happened. He saw 4 specialists and he still does not have full use of his one hind leg -- it drags and is raw and sore from this. This is a 8 month old puppy that was checked by a vet when we first got him and got a perfect physical!!