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Reviewed Dec. 11, 2019
I feed my cats another brand, but my hubby bought Meow Mix this time. My cats have been throwing up, and I just left one at the vet with severe poisoning symptoms. The only thing they've had is Meow Mix. Never again!
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2019
After many years of feeding Meow Mix to my now old Garfield cat, there must have been a formula change as both my young and old cat are now vomiting after eating. My dogs ate some as well and vomited. The appearance of the food has changed. It is now several different colors with light spots in the center. Why would they change such a great product?
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2019
I've bought my cat MEOW MIX for YEARS, UNTIL TODAY. I found in my pets food WORMS. Then I investigated the cat food that was still in the bag I didnt have room for in her SEALED TUPPERWARE container. I can't even tell you how disgusting it was inside as I had not see it when I opened it to pour into her container. I took back to the store I bought it from. Manger opened several more bags off the shelf all from different lits &THEY TOO WERE FULL OF WORMS. I called the meow mix company. Waste of time as they were oh so chalfant trying to insist it wasnt a problem on their end. B.S.!, I sad.
So they offered me free pet food coupons for meow mix, WHICH I WILL THROW IN MY TRASH SAME AS THEIR INFESTED DISGUSTING FOOD. They can't pass the buck off on the store when every bag we opened was contaminated as well. I took pics but can not find where I can add it. But it's on my FB page under LESLIE **. No wonder my cat had been vomiting for the last week when I bought the food. Their factory needs to be investigated for cleanliness because apparently the manufacture place is FILTHY.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2019
My grandson is leaving for active duty tomorrow so I agreed to take in his 2 cats along with my own. Upon putting the food he brought me, Meow Mix Original, in the container, I found a clump of mold toward bottom of bag! I then went through what I had already put in and found small bits of the mold throughout! Needless to say I threw it out and will make sure he never buys that brand again!
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2019
My cat was exclusively fed Meow Mix Original dry Cat food for 17 years (from age 1 to age 17). Yes she absolutely loved it and refused anything else. But now, at the age of 17, she was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism and renal failure by her vet. Totally devastating - her health is very poor now and the vet bills are outrageous.. All due to her Hyperthyroidism (she must now take prescribed meds for the rest of her life). The exact cause of her Hyperthyroidism has not been found, but there have been numerous studies relating ‘diet’ as a possible cause to Hyperthyroidism. So I took her off her Meow Mix real quick. Owners beware.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2019
I have 3 cats and they were eating Purina. We began fostering a 4th so I thought to save money I’d buy Meow Mix. BIG MISTAKE. My cats started vomiting and they got diarrhea and bloody stool. One cat began losing over a pound a week. We took him to the vet, he needed an IV drip and nutrient dense food you feed with a syringe. Took him off Meow Mix and his stool started to harden. Gave him Meow Mix again and sure enough - bloody water all throughout the litter box. How can this company get away with poisoning cats!?
Reviewed May 6, 2019
My two cats got violently sick and had bloody diarrhea when I picked this brand up for them. Made a guess it was the food and switched them back. Cats got better. Months went by with no problems and then my husband brought home a bag of the same stuff and I didn’t realize it until two days later when I was once again cleaning up bloody stools. Will NEVER feed this to my cats again! I don’t care what the company says, there is something really wrong with this product!
Reviewed March 26, 2019
My Luna had 3 beautiful kittens. I kept them all. They were so beautifully unique. I would usually feed them Friskies but then switched to Meow Mix and 3 days later they were all dead. They had vomit and bloody stool the days before. I still cry for them. How could this happen?!! Questions/recommendations pls email me.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2019
Been feeding Meow Mix Tender Cuts forever along with Friskies Temptations, no problems. Figured we'd switch things up a little, gave some Meow Mix Irresistibles as a treat along with Meow Mix Brushing Bits, he's been sitting around, barely moving since it appeared to start the very next day. Looked closer at the ingredients, OMG... Animal Digest, what the hell is that. Anyway, will monitor his manners for a day or so...
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2018
I've been feeding Meow Mix Original to my adopted cat for six years now and he likes it a lot. When I adopted the cat I didn't know what food to give him that he was used to, so I had to go through many kinds of dry food to find out. Of the many brands that I bought he would only eat a little of it, and when finally I gave him Meow Mix Original I knew right away that this was what he was used to, because he started to eat a lot more of it than with the other brands.
This food seems to be very good for him, I can tell because he's a very active cat, often likes to play and run all over the house (for a cat who is around 12 years of age -- he has many white hairs already -- I think that's pretty good). And also, I think this is an important point to make here (eating this food keeps his weight down even though he eats of it as much as he wants, which is not a big quantity -- that's another sign that the food is nutritious and well balanced). I would certainly recommend this cat food.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2018
Jasper is an emotional support animal for a 21-year-old veteran. He ate MEOW MIX and began urinating blood and stool was trapped in his stomach. Meow Mix said there was NOTHING wrong with him and their food is SAFE. MEOW MIX said their food was safe and found no correlation between his symptoms the dry food.
When I took him to the hospital he was SCREAMING and CRYING in pain. He had to be sedated before they could even examine him. The veteran has severe anxiety due to military trauma and Jasper was unable to help her for months. He lost a lot of hair, and went from 12lbs to 6lbs in roughly the span of 2 weeks. He was urinating dark blood and screaming while passing urine or having bowel movements. Jasper's vet bill was $615! And guess what!? He still wasn’t fully recovered after medication. The food is horrible! There are harmful chemicals. NEVER, EVER feed your cat Meow Mix or 9 LIVES. If you do your research you will read about hundreds of DEAD cats because of this food.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2018
I got my cat in 2016 as a kitten and started feeding him Purina Kitten. All was great. As he got older I switched to Meow Mix and he started vomiting all the time, which I have never had a cat before so I thought it was just normal hairballs. He also would develop scabs on his body which I thought was from dry skin and scratching at his skin. My vet told me it was because he needed fixed, I got him fixed and had switched his food to Purina at that time and he was fine. A month ago I switched back to Meow Mix and over the last month his body has become increasingly covered in red sores and scabs. He’s throwing up multiple times a day. Found out it’s the cat food, he’s allergic to the nasty stuff they put in it. This ** shouldn’t be fed to cats! So mad I even ever gave him this garbage!
Reviewed June 27, 2018
My cat seems to like Meow Mix. The price is good for the quality of the product and has less fillers. Her litter box doesn't fill up and fast as it did with other brands.
Reviewed June 25, 2018
My cat Bigfoot ate this lousy food. I couldn't get the normal stuff I bought for his thyroid medication and got this instead. First day, acting off, 2nd day won't eat and vomited everywhere! 3rd day to the vet pancreatitis and more vomiting, wouldn't eat, had to syringe feed him, went to the vet 2 more times then because of the severe vomiting and not eating his liver failed and I had to put him to sleep! Didn't realize it was the food, my other cat Jay ate the disgusting vile food, next day he was vomiting and laying panting, howling in pain, off to the vet pancreatitis again! Luckily Jay only ate 1 cup and not 2 or he'd have died too!!! These pet food companies need to be responsible for the ingredients in the food, I'm positive Bigfoot died from that food and that it almost got Jay as well, avoid Meow Mix!
Reviewed June 24, 2018
Since the 1970s Meow Mix has been the preferred food of my cats. It is higher priced at times, but I'd rather not deal with finicky attitudes. Often I mix Meow Mix with cheaper brands, and it is eaten first.
Reviewed June 23, 2018
My cat loves her Meow Mix. She’s always ready for another bowl of her favorite stuff. Unlike other brands that I’ve tried that are either too hard for her teeth or too soft she don’t like the texture she always finishes her Meow Mix.
Reviewed June 22, 2018
Cats maintain their weights on this. They seem to enjoy eating Meow Mix and they do not waste this food as they have with more expensive brands. We like that they have indoor and elderly formulas for the cats too.
Reviewed June 13, 2018
I’ve been using Meow Mix Original since the mid-seventies. I’ve had many cats live into their late twenties and two live past thirty. I started noticing a difference in the smell of the food in the early two thousands. I had several cats develop cancer and several more developed urinary tract infections and stones. I had to switch to special foods. When my last cat passed in two thousand fourteen, I didn’t think any more about cat food. But, in January this year, someone decided we needed four feral kittens. Without even thinking I had my husband buy Meow Mix Original. It had that funny smell. Kind of musty. He bought a bag from Sam’s Club that is formulated differently.
This bag didn’t stink. The cats seem to like it but they just don’t seem as healthy as my other cats did. It’s hard having to go to Sam’s every time we need cat food. I contacted Meow Mix on Twitter to find out if Purina had problems with their dry food. A different company responded that Meow Mix has never been affiliated with Purina! Now, I’m not sure who owns it now but I’m absolutely positive the Meow Mix I raised my fur babies on was made by Purina. If they’ll lie about that, what else are they lying about? And if they’re getting their meat from Thailand, how do I know it’s not cat/dog/goat or who knows what? How can I trust a company that has cheapened the product to the point of being poison? I’m even sure I shouldn’t feed this to the possum! I shouldn’t be scared to use a cat food I’ve been using for so long. I’m finding something else. ASAP.
Reviewed June 13, 2018
My cat seems to enjoy the Meow Mix brand the best. There are a number of varieties. I've tried the indoor cat formula, as my cat is an indoor cat, but he prefers the tender centers best, for a combination of soft and hard foods.
Reviewed May 18, 2018
My cat has been eating Meow Mix for many years now, he has had issues with vomiting in the past which I assumed was just a cat thing, but not long ago he started becoming lethargic, had bloody stools and stopped eating it. He ended up dying from cancer a couple weeks after the symptoms started. I really hope this brand isn't causing cancer or sickness in cats, but he was perfectly healthy before he started eating it.
Reviewed May 17, 2018
I've been using Meow Mix Original for years as a meaty snack. It smells just like Cheez-its. Screw the cats. I'll just buy it for myself. You guys need to make a human-only variant for people to snack on because dude I crave it sometimes and so I sneak into a dark corner and almost break my teeth on the tiny meat, bone, and gristle pellets because I am a sad, strange little person.
Reviewed April 19, 2018
I purchased the product (Meow Mix Irresistibles Soft) and fed to my cat for about a week before I noticed that in the middle and bottom of the container, the snacks were filled with mold. I did a little research and learned online that this particular issue has happened a lot with mold. I just want people to be aware. I did contact the company with the product's info so that they are also aware.
Reviewed April 9, 2018
I have been feeding my pets Meow Mix since it was created. Recently I have had 8 cats and 1 possum die from this food. I also have 2 more cats that are deathly ill from eating this food. This is extremely stressful for our family. I rescued these furbabies from the shelter just to have them die from feeding them. I feel that you are not testing each batch to assure it is ok for consumption. If this were a food for human consumption, you would have many lawsuits on your desks.
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2018
We've been feeding Meow Mix to our cats for a few years now, but about 2 weeks ago one of them started vomiting blood, wouldn't eat, and had no stools. We took her to the vet, where they performed exploratory surgery and blood work which came up normal. She started to get better by herself after a few days of not eating wet food. Then our other cat started not to feel well. We threw all of it away and switched brands and they've been fine since. Just recently Meow Mix's manufacturer was found to have ** (euthanasia drug) in their canned dog food line gravy train. I am now wondering if the cat food had trace amounts as well. I am NEVER feeding meow mix again after my experience and hearing about the contamination! Luckily my cats are alive and well.
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2018
I gave Meow Mix dry cat food a try and noticed my cat became lethargic, and had rectal bleeding after a few days... I stopped the food and returned him to another brand and it stopped. When I ran out of the other brand, I tried the Meow mix again and the problems started again. Do not know what is going on with the Meow Mix dry food, but, will not use it again.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2017
I have purchased the variety pack of different Meow Mix Morsels before. After I had gotten two kittens and when they had reached the age of about 10 weeks I started mixing a little bit of Meow Mix Morsels in their diet. Within 2 days both kittens had become lethargic and sick. I immediately stopped feeding them the Meow Mix Morsels, called my vet and she guided me on what to do. I had just thought it was because they were kittens and perhaps this was not the best thing to give them.
Then my beautiful cat I loved so much, Hemi, after eating the Morsels with not wanting his dry food, spoiled, guy, my husband found him dead. He had been dead a short time. He was still warm. We were so sad. Then this week our cat Sammy big beautiful yellow and white, ate the Meow Mix Morsels. Thirty minutes later he began to go into respiratorial failure. I have it on video. I could not get him to vet as I cannot drive. My daughter called and told me to get milk down him and Benadryl. I did. Within 20 minutes he began coming around. There has to be something wrong with this food! Never, never, again will I feed it to my cat.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2017
My three cats who passed of cancer one today of cancer of abdomen and one earlier this January of stomach made as well as one five years ago of lung cancer. All Ate Meow Mix Indoor Formula. I read about dry food having old grains on it and preservatives but Meow Mix defends their food when spoke in January. I need the truth as to if these dry foods cause cancer in cats as I am devastated at my loss and need the truth.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2017
My senior cat has been eating Tender Centers dry cat food by Meow Mix for a few months. Recently it looked different when I bought it. He started vomiting and having diarrhea. I will never buy it again since there was no recall on it. That is Scary. Obviously it is not inspected. :'(
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2017
So, went to Big Lots last night and got cat food. Normally, this is where I always buy it from, it's actually a pretty good price for a name brand. However, when I opened the bag, it was full of mold and bugs I have never seen before... I will never get my babies food from there again????
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2017
I have fed Meow MIX to many cats along the way. They have always liked the taste and I have never had a problem with any of them. I once tried a supposedly healthier (and pricier brand) and had the worst luck with my cats getting sick on it. Went back to meow MIX and all was fine again.
Meow Mix Company Information
- Company Name:
- Meow Mix
- Year Founded:
- 2001
- Address:
- 400 Plaza Drive 1st Floor
- City:
- Secaucus
- State/Province:
- NJ
- Postal Code:
- 07094
- Country:
- United States
- Website:
- www.meowmix.com
