Nutro Dog Food Reviews

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The Nutro Company has been committed to creating natural and delicious dog food since 1926. As pioneers in the natural pet food industry, each ingredient is carefully chosen with a purpose, to provide the best nutrients for man's best friend.

Pros
  • Lists meat as first ingredient
  • Suitable for all life stages
  • Grain-free options
Cons
  • Contains meat meals
  • Difficult for some dogs to digest

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    Reviewed May 4, 2026

    I have been reading the reviews on this dog food because my husky has pancreatitis and it crossed my mind that maybe the problem is his food. I have noticed since i have had both of my dogs on this brand chicken and brown rice that they constantly are having diarrhea. My husky is so nauseous all the time that he lays in my bathroom all day breathing really hard. I make him get up and go for walks or play at our dog park but he doesn't want to go. He has been this way since he's been eating Nutro. He is constantly pooping loose stools. Our Vet has him on probiotics and antibiotics but hes not getting better. He’s lethargic 24/7 and I thought it was because he's six years old. My baby Golden retriever is having same issues but eats grass like it's a meal. It's getting so bad. Tonight I am removing this food out of my home and will never feed it again to either dog. I thought this was a good brand but after reading hundreds of bad reviews., I'm done.

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    Reviewed April 4, 2026

    I’m disappointed that I didn’t check out the reviews sooner. My 15lb yorkie jack Russell has had the same issues with throwing up blood over the past 3 months. He’s 6 years old and has always had a sensitive stomach. I’ve been feeding him Nutro since he was 1 year old. The first time he vomited blood it was severe and I took him to the vet. They treated him the exact same way that I’m reading in these reviews, also not able to determine the cause. I decided to take him off the Nutro after his 3rd time with this issue and he’s been fine since. It’s been 3 weeks and he’s doing great.

    I’m disappointed that I didn’t review this dog food before now, but since he has been on it for years I thought it couldn’t be that. My concern now is how much damage has been done to my baby boy. I noticed these reviews are from several years ago and I’m here to say this is 2026 and it seems there is still a potential danger occurring. I cannot be 100% sure it’s the Nutro causing this but why take a chance?there needs to be research done here and this product removed from the market until the findings are conclusive! Otherwise, dog lovers Beware!

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      Reviewed March 26, 2026

      I couldn’t be happier with Nutro Dog Foods! Ever since switching, my dog has shown so much more energy and a shiny coat. I love that every ingredient is natural and balanced, and it feels great knowing I’m giving my furry friend top-tier nutrition. Highly recommend!

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      Honesty & Transparency

      Reviewed Oct. 9, 2025

      Nutro killed my dog for sure with their machines and the way they make their poison, they are the M&M Mars Company; they mix chocolate in the dog food with the M&Ms. They'll lie and deny it. If I were any of you, stay away from this toxic poison.

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      Reviewed July 14, 2025

      Wish I would have researched more other than just reading between bags in the store… This shit almost killed my dog I feel like.. Black stools (I don’t think bloody) very runny and he was up and down all night crying needing to go outside. I immediately thought of the food because I’m very untrusting of just about anything on this planet with how much it’s ruled by money and rich fools who couldn’t care less about the people who buy their products but anyway I am a chef who believes in natural foods over anything packaged or processed and I believe all living things deserve that right as well so my long sausage boi has eaten more human food than probably any other dog ever lol. That being meats, rice, 1-2 fruits, lots of pot roast and Dutch oven chicken with the veggies. Anyway you get the point.

      He mostly eats 5 star foods better than most humans get daily with the occasional pizza crust and this food was just such a shock to his system that I still have a vet appointment scheduled because of how worried I’ve been. He is scheduled to go in on Wednesday and he has been eating this food for about 1 week as he has kibble access 24-7 as he does not over eat so he usually has it for breakfast and maybe a bite or two after dinner. Other than that it’s whatever is cooked and it was a week after that I took the food. Now a week and 3-4 days and he has stopped passing gas and seems to feel more energetic and less lethargic today. His appetite is still not the same though and that has me concerned and why we have the appointment in 3 days. Hopefully things will look good and he will get his appetite back slowly. This has been my Ted Talk/angry rant, this bag was purchased at Walmart Supercenter in Ardmore Oklahoma.

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      Timeliness

      Reviewed April 30, 2025

      Been feeding Nutro Ultra for years, however, twice in the past year, the 30lb bags have been contaminated with moldy, fuzzy, rock-hard chunks. I didn’t notice the problem with current in-use bag until after I had combined the last 1/4 bag with a new bag and feed our dog. Within minutes, he threw it all up. Then I looked at the food and came very close to throwing up myself. No, absolutely no signs of water or moisture on exterior of bag which leads to a logical conclusion that this food was packaged this way!!!!!!!!

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      Maintenance

      Reviewed Sept. 11, 2024

      My husband came home with his dog food, a half bag that his mother sent home with For our dog because it did not work with their dog. Immediately, my husband put some on the table in a bowl and was going to give it to them to try. First of all you should never give a dog or a cat brand new cat food without first mixing it into their current food so that they can get used to it, Our cat jumped up on the table After smelling the food and started to devour some in a matter of minutes. After he finished eating some, he was throwing up. I did not have a good feeling about it. I kept it in the cabinet until today. After researching info on it before mixing it with their current food I said, "Forget it" and there it in the trash. I'm not even trying to find out!!!

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      Reviewed July 25, 2024

      I've got a pitbull dog who's had nothing but Nutro dog food, she's developed a bad knee issue since she was about year and a half limping every day for year and a half. I'm disabled on fixed budget. Buying this pricey dog food because I want only the best for my dog. Vet bills trays and supplements nothing worked. I recently started keeping a Labrador retriever for a friend. I couldn't afford the expensive Nutro. She's been on cheap Pedigree dog food for about 6 weeks and this is first time in the last 3 years that she isn't limping at all. He and the Lab are roughhousing every day and she's never stopped limping like this before and nothing else has ever worked.

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      Staff

      Reviewed July 22, 2024

      DO NOT BUY NUTRO PET FOOD. SERIOUS ILLNESS! WHERE IS THE RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT?! I switched for one time because the jinx food that I normally buy was not in the store I was at. After a few days both my dogs started having extreme diarrhea and vomiting.. I’ve never seen them so sick in their whole entire life. The gas smell is insane. This is not just bad quality there is something terribly wrong with this formula. I’m expecting some kind of bacteria/salmonella. Please be aware and don’t let your pets go through this.

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      Reviewed July 7, 2024

      A couple weeks after I switched my dog (8 year old chihuahua) to Nutro Lamb and Rice dog food, he developed severe stomach upset and was in so much pain. He wouldn’t let us pick him up, was hiding from us and totally not himself. After a $750 vet visit, labs and x-rays, it was attributed to switching him to this brand of dog food. We have since switched him back to the original dog food he was eating and had had no further issues. Don’t waste your $$$ on this junk.

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      Nutro Dog Food Company Information

      Company Name:
      NUTRO Pet Foods
      Website:
      www.nutro.com