Nutro Dog Food Reviews

Please, please file a complaint with the FDA. We all have something in common here and this company needs to be investigated immediately. Our extremely healthy and happy coonhound got so sick and the only change in her diet was a fresh bag of Nutro wholesome essentials purchased on 1/15/13. She is not getting any better.

I have a 6-year-old female pug and a 3-year-old male pug. I've been feeding them Nutro Adult (chicken, rice and oatmeal formula) for about 4 months. Let me first remind you, I've had no issues with either of these dogs until now. Over the past 2 months, I've gone through so much. The 3-year-old male first experienced diarrhea. I took him to the vet and a couple antibiotics later, we were back to road to health. Then shortly after, he started urinating blood. No stones in x-ray, but I'm waiting a month to do another lab test. Then about 3 weeks ago, he had anal glands protruding out of his rectum. He has also gotten ear infections in both ears. This was all in the past 2-3 months.

I have used Nutro for years and switched to their Natural Choice when that line came out. I had 2 hairless Chinese Crested dogs (a male ~10 years, female ~7 months). I always buy the light pink bag and then supplement with the soft Small Adult food (3 flavors). I recently bought on 1/9 the new formula hard food (darker pink bag). On 1/12/2013, Saturday, my older dog suddenly experienced liver and pancreas failures; internal bleeding, etc; and his blood work went off the charts. He had just had blood work and was very well in November 2012. We had to help him pass on and he is sorely missed. Then this Monday, 1/14, my puppy started vomiting red blood and had black, bloody stool. The vet put her on IVs for 2 days and switched her immediately to Hills Science Diet for gastro intestinal health.

If you have a problem associated with this food, save the bag and call this number: 1-800-833-5330. I am convinced it made my dogs sick and it's called a liver test. I've fed this food for years and they have changed it! I am so angry that it made my dogs so uncomfortable and sick. If you insisted on feeding this to your dog/cat, I sure hope you get regular blood tests for your poor dog/cat. I changed their food, and after 4 days, I noticed a huge difference.

Our 7-month old pup (part border collie, part Lab) eats anything and everything 3 times a day. We gave him his cup of kibble and it is gone before we barely turn around. Until about a week ago, same kibble, same pup but he walked away from his food dish with food left over. Lunch, same way. Finally at dinner, he ate most but even then did not finish. After a few days like this, we got smart and tried some can food we had around. Old eating habits, he gobbled it down. So we tried some different kibble and the eater is back. He was turning his nose up to an almost brand new bag of Nutro Large Breed Puppy (he had eaten the first 20% or so) so we think the bag had turned bad and he was smarter than his owners. Read these other comments and we have learned our lesson. Nutro is out.

I rescued a dog and it came to me with terribly loose stool, gas and a terrible skin and coat. After a few months on Natural Choice Chicken Rice and Oatmeal, the dog has firm stools, no more gas that clears a room, and scars that healed over with fur. It is not the same looking dog that was about 35 pounds under weight. I would recommend Nutro to anybody and everybody. All these complaints but there is no proof that it is the food and not some issue with the dog ... C'mon, really?!

I have given my dogs Nutro food for over 20 years and had been very pleased with it. However, within the past few months, one of the three dogs eats the Natural Choice Small Breed formula and has had an episode of diarrhea twice now that required vet care with antibiotics. On the second occurrence of diarrhea, there was a lot of blood with it. When we took a sample to the vet, they told us that there was no healthy bacteria in her stool. They again gave us antibiotics along with probiotics to put on her food. After reading through other instances, I am wondering if it's her food causing this problem now?

I can't believe that I still read horror stories about this brand. Three years ago I was feeding my 3 dogs that brand and they got sick, I decided to check the dog food forum and cats and dogs were getting sick and dying. When I buy dog food and I see pet owners buying that poison, I tell them, “Please read the Internet reviews. Please do not poison your pets and that brand should be banned.”

My two Cairns have eaten Nutro (green bag) for years with no issues. However, with this last bag, my dogs started to have stomach aches and vomiting. I stopped feeding and went to Pet Food Express and was told that the Mars Candy company bought Nutro and have been changing it. The last recent change is what has been making dogs sicker with 1200+ complaints regarding sick dogs. I asked them to please stop stocking it. Please leave a message on the Mars Candy company website and share your concern. Thanks to a more quality food, my two are doing better and are going in for blood work next week.

I have been feeding my 8-year-old golden retriever Nutro dry all of his adult life. I recently let myself run out and when I got to the store, I could not find Large Breed Weight Management as the packaging (and apparently the formula) had changed. It was suggested to me that it was perhaps time to switch to the senior formula anyway. At first, everything seemed fine. Moose loved his new kibbles! But halfway through the second bag, he began vomiting, sometimes just yellow bile and sometimes undigested food. He was eating grass and his thirst was increased. He became less interested in eating.

I switched my dog to Nutro's grain-free formula about 4 months ago. My dog loves the food, but I noticed his stool has been looser. Most recently, I purchased their new-looking bag (went from light blue packaging to darker blue). My dog is still eating although he is puking up yellow bile on almost a daily basis and eating grass nonstop. I started to do some research online and found the complaints here. I noticed that they are all the same story of what I am experiencing. Sadly, many are much, much worse. As of today, I am throwing out his food and going back to Science Diet. Rather than just voicing our complaints in here, please also call their consumer relations line and tell them your story: 1-800-833-5330.

On December 26, I bought a 5lb bag of Nutro Natural Choice Senior dog food (main ingredient: chicken) for my two senior dogs because I was out of town and couldn't get their regular, veterinarian-prescribed food (Hill's K/D). On the 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th, one of my dogs, a lab, had violent seizures. He has never had a seizure before. The other dog, a shepherd mix, vomited the same days. My wife read online about dogs having seizures and vomiting because of Nutro dog food, so we stopped feeding it to them. The lab has had one more seizure but has been okay for the past two days since we stopped feeding him the Nutro. The shepherd stopped vomiting immediately after switching her food. Be careful!

Our German Shepherd mix had been eating Nutro Natural Choice Chicken Meal, Rice & Oatmeal formula for sensitive stomachs for at least 4 years without problems. We did not realize Nutro was going to change the formula until it was too late and our PetSmart only had the new formula. They reassured us though that they only took things out of the food, so we thought it would be okay to just feed our dog the new food. My wife and I fed this food to our dog for a week and nonstop vomiting and diarrhea ensued. We took her to the vet and went on a hunt for pet stores that still had the old formula dog food in the old style packaging. We fed our dog only the old formula food and as you can guess, my dog's stool and health immediately became better.

I have been feeding Nutro Lamb and Rice to my pets for 13 years until just recently. My two Terriers passed away more than a year ago from natural causes and I acquired two more, a Wheaten and a Welsh. Both dogs were on the same food and doing well until about a month or so ago. We also met a Nutro rep at the pet store and she was telling us how the new formula was so much better. I absolutely hate it when dog food companies change their formulas! If it works, you have repeat customers for life. Now I will never buy that poison again.

I have the same experience as the last reviewer. I purchased the Natural Choice Senior Indoor cat food (a week ago), which my cat has been eating for at least four years with no health issues. As soon as I opened a can from this batch, she vomited a few hours after eating. She also had loose stool and was extremely thirsty. She has been like this for three days (vomiting and loose stool), and I finally decided to google the food to see if I could find any info. I am horrified that this has happened. I hope she does not have any permanent damage. I will never buy this food again and plan to get the word out!

We recently purchased a new bag of Nutro Natural Choice Senior (pink bag) dog food. Nutro has been their normal diet. This wasn't a change of diet or a brand change. After consuming the food, all 3 dogs have become ill. The first dog started with vomiting. All 3 then had runny diarrhea that showed signs of blood progressively getting worse. The sickest of the 3 dogs then had severe, watery diarrhea - mostly blood. She was seen by our vet yesterday, 12/27/12. They sent out a stool culture and sent her home with meds since she was not running a fever. Last night, she quickly became deathly ill. We rushed her into an emergency clinic. They suggested she was too ill and suggested she be put to sleep. She was only 8 and very healthy. We are completely devastated.

I am absolutely disgusted with Nutro dog food. I have used it since I got our dog was a puppy and he is now 11 years old. When we went to purchase another bag, we thought that we were getting the same product that we have always got. As soon as he started eating the new bag, he began to vomit bile almost everyday. We called the pet store where we purchased it and they told us that Nutro had changed the formula and that may be causing the vomiting. Looking into it further, we found that the pet store has had endless complaints about that product. What is wrong with Nutro? We feed our dogs this, trusting that it is okay for them to eat. It's not, it makes them very sick! Again, this is very, very disgusting!

Thank you everyone for your posts. I too have fed my dogs Nutro dog food for many years. However, recently, both of my dogs were vomiting some bile with blood, and sometimes chewed up food right after they ate their Nutro dog food. One of them was just diagnosed with pancreatitis. Hmmmm, I wonder why Nutro recently added oatmeal (good for sensitive stomachs) to their food. I am appalled and I will inform the FDA as well. Keep posting to keep consumers informed and prevent future illness and casualties.

Two of our dogs have eaten Nutro dog food, both dry and canned, for several years. Our oldest dog ate a dry food recommended by our vet. Over the past few months, our two younger dogs have had frequent spells with diarrhea (sometimes bloody) and vomiting yellow bile. We went to the vet and the dogs were treated for their symptoms but it flares up on a regular basis. Last October, our oldest dog had her teeth cleaned. Because her mouth was sore, I gave her some of the other dogs' Nutro canned food. Within 3 weeks, she was dead from liver failure, crystals in her urine and pancreatitis.

We started a new bag of food two days ago and my dog has been sick since. She had all the same symptoms as other reviewers, diarrhea and vomiting. She has eaten Nutro Rice & Lamb all her 7 years. I have an appointment with the vet this afternoon. Hopefully it is not too late.

All I know is that I bought Max cat wet food from time to time over the last two years, although I normally feed my 3 cats Science Diet dry and wet. About 4 weeks ago, I decided to just feed the cats Max wet because it was a few cents cheaper and also continue with dry on the side. I took my boy cat to the vet about 3 weeks ago for a lump on his tail, but also noted his normally somewhat loose stools were really getting bad. The doctor was more concerned about the bump which turned out benign. I added some pumpkin to his Max, hoping it would get better but gave up when it didn't seem to help. About 2 weeks later, I noticed one of my females also had soft stool. I went away overnight to come back one night to a kitchen full of vomit and also diarrhea all around the litter box. I realized now it was not only my boy, but also my girl who never had problems.

Our beloved Athena, a Pit Bull/Staffordshire terrier mix, deserves a full review but when I read all the posts here, it’s only repetitive of what everyone else is saying. Athena passed on Dec. 7th, 2012 after more than 3 weeks of suffering and $5k in vet bills with nothing conclusive other than liver failure and pancreatitis. She ate Nutro Ultra Large Breed Adult 3 times before succumbing to the bile vomits, refusal to eat and more than 20 lbs. in weight loss. Our vet specifically asked us about changes in food, table scraps, etc. but at the time, I only found a recall in 2009 and did not find this site till after she passed.

We lost a stunning 6-year-old male from a brain tumor that appeared practically overnight in 2010. Thought nothing of it. He was a puker and could clear a room with SBDs, but we thought nothing of it. We didn't ask for an autopsy with regard to the liver. It may or may not be related, but we're putting two large beautiful dogs down in the span of three years. However, our 10-year-old female (my princess) is dying at present. Although her spirits are good and she is doing well with her treatment, her liver is gone. She apparently had a liver spell a few years back, perhaps that is when we think her damage started. She is diagnosed with advanced cirrhosis of the liver. We have spent in thousands, but her spirits are great. When we can get her to eat, she responds very well to her new diet and treatments.

I write this through tears and a broken heart. My 7-year-old (one month shy of 8 years) white Labrador, Nikko, is dead because of Nutro Natural Choice dog food. It never occurred to me until it was too late. He died within 3 weeks of eating this new stuff, folks. We realized something was wrong when he would eat his food then drink and drink like a mad dog. Having him drink so much sounded odd at first. Then I asked my husband what food he bought. My husband said the same dog food we always get him; however, the label/packaging was different. After a week of eating this food with the new label and drinking water like crazy, he just started to vomit. Everything he ate and drank was coming up.

I have a 5-year-old girl Beagle, 6-year-old boy Beagle and a 5-month-old Lab. They were all on Blue Buffalo and everything was fine. Around the middle of November, I was at Petsmart and a Nutro rep or something started telling me how great Nutro was and went through a big spiel. It worked. I switched all of them to Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy & Lamb and Rice. The first week, I noticed that they were not eating like they normally did and I thought they were maybe depressed. The girl was peeing in the house which was driving me crazy. She wasn't pooping. They weren't eating the food and my Lab was breathing really heavy and they had a weird smell. It was like a sweet, tarry, musty smell. I can't describe it but it was making me sick.

We were feeding our 9-1/2-year-old German Shepherd Science Diet for Older Dogs. A lady at PetCo raved about Nutro Natural Choice Dog food for Senior dogs and said that it would make him feel young again because it had glucosamine and chondroitin in it, as well as other good things found in premium dog foods. We'd read that Nutro food had caused these sorts of problems with dogs, but we were very skeptical thinking that maybe the people who wrote the reviews were angry people and blamed Nutro for their dog's issues. We decided to try it. First bag - Our dog loved it. He gobbled up his food and always looked for more. His coat got very shiny and there was a pep in his step that he probably hadn't seen for a long time.

I have had rotties for 20 years and always fed the Nutro large breed. Recently, I switched my 18-month-old from the Nutro puppy to the Nutro large breed. The bag said "new formula". Sad to say, I didn't do my research because I had always fed it and have never had any issues. If you've read any of the posts above and/or other websites, you'll know what happened next. My story is the exact same as all the others who are having problems. My hyper, happy puppy started vomiting, had diarrhea, weight loss, lethargy and she was refusing her kibble but eating anything else you put in front of her. I know sometimes in Canada, certain foods have different formulas and with Canada's stricter laws, I thought this would always be a good choice of food. Wow was I wrong. Thank God my dog only ate half of an 18kg bag before I discovered all the websites. I told my vet that I thought it was the food and they just said, "There is no recall on Nutro."

I purchased this dog food two days ago, two days! I was excited at first because my dog really seemed to love it. I came home the first day after he'd been eating it to vomit in my bedroom. I've had my dog for almost two years and the only time he's vomited was when I made him for eating something he shouldn't have. I found it very odd, but thought it was just a one time thing. This evening, I came home and he has now vomited a second time on my bed! The only thing that has changed in his routine is the food. I also noticed that his stool went from being dark and firm to soft and tan in color, almost diarrhea-like. I will be taking this food back, and I refuse to ever purchase this brand again. It's stamped with a Made in the USA label. Why are you people making a product that is literally making animals sick?! I'm beyond upset and am damn right furious!

Sick dogs from bad dog food - My 2 terriers are now getting sick because of the change in Nutro dog food. My 12-year old is constantly vomiting and urinated in the house (he has never in his life) because of his heavy convulsing. A $330 vet bill and still no answer other than a rehydration IV and meds to control vomiting. Now my 6 years old refuses to eat her food too. She never refuses her food. They eventually have been eating it because they are hungry, but now reading the other complaints makes me realize the cause - Nutro dog food. Why is nothing being done?

I started feeding Nutro Natural Choice Senior Chicken and Rice canned dog food to my senior toy poodle. She had intestinal cramping and diarrhea and started creeping off with her tail between her legs, hunched over and hiding under the bed. This occurred for two weeks. She was tested for parasites twice and both tests were negative. Two days ago, I switched over to Nutro Natural Choice for Sensitive Skin and Stomach and the problem seems to have resolved. Today, the PCR lab results for intracellular pathogens came back positive for overgrowth of Clostridium Perfringens. I don't know whether the Nutro Natural Choice Senior Chicken and Rice canned food was responsible for the diarrhea and cramping, but the inception of symptoms coincided with starting it, and resolution of the symptoms coincided with stopping it.

Nutro Lamb and Rice: My dog Molly has started having horrible diarrhea. I looked up the Nutro reviews after remembering the new and improved. I am so distraught that there are so many complications and nothing being done. I will be throwing the new bag out and changing brands.

My dog started Nutro new and improved for large breed dogs. She would consistently vomit, and we took her to the vet. The vet gave her a steroid shot to stop the vomiting. We brought her home, and she continued to vomit. She became lethargic and weak. We brought her back, and the vet took blood work, which resulted in our dog having acute pancreatitis - which we believe was due to the Nutro new and improved dog food. It was only after switching to that food did our dog become sick. She had none of these symptoms prior to switching her food. Our dog died on Thanksgiving morning 2012, and I believe it is the Nutro food that caused my dog to become ill.

We fed our English Bulldog the lamb and rice formula for puppies, then we switched to adult as he got older. Angus would constantly vomit his food, but he did continue to eat it. We lost him at age 5 from sudden renal failure, and it coincided with Nutro's massive pet food recall. I read so many complaints about others who bought this food for their dogs with similar symptoms and sometimes death. One day, he was fine; and then the next, the vet said there was nothing we could do. I have written the company but heard nothing in response. Towards the end, Angus refused to eat. I believe the food is what made him sick over time and do not think it was a coincidence. I would encourage you all to look up the facts about Nutro's recall and see for yourself. This company should no longer be selling food. Do not buy any of their products. Trust me.

My beagle is shaking, drooling and seemed to be in great pain. He has just started a new bag of Nutro Lite, New, and Improved - not! After two days, he refused to eat it. After pain meds and about 12 hours, he seemed better. He ate some and within two hours was back to the drooling, shaking and unable to get comfortable. My dogs have been on Nutro their whole lives, not anymore. The food is going back to the store and I am switching to a different brand! I am really mad!

We have fed our bulldog Nutro Max Lamb & Rice for almost 7 years without a problem. Since the first day of feeding the new formula, our dog has been sick; she's been vomiting, urinating frequently, has been very thirsty, had loose to very loose stools, was lethargic, etc. Blood tests showed an abnormal liver reading but not enough to do anything. She has also had 2 seizures and developed a mast cell tumor (not saying that's related, but just in case). She has lost weight and doesn't ever want to eat the food when I give it to her; I have had to mix rice with it. Today I switched brands to see if she improves and will not use this product again.

I work a police K-9 German Shepherd. He is currently 7.5 years old. I started working when he was 1.5 years old and he has been with me ever since and has had great health. When I first got him, he was on another brand of dog food. I noticed that he constantly had an infection in one of his ears. After consulting my vet, she suggested it could be a food allergy and suggested that I try a different brand of food. So I researched, talked to other K-9 handlers, family and friends and heard good things about Nutro. So I switched to the Lamb and Rice Large Breed formula. After about a month the ear infection was gone, his stools were normal and consistent, and he had great health and energy. Recently I noticed the "New and Improved" writing on the bag. I noticed that the food looked different than before, smelled different than before, and was shaped different.

Tuesday morning, I rushed my 3 1/2-year-old pit bull/lab mix to the vet after she had been up all night vomiting. They did blood work and all was normal, so we decided to do X-rays; and barium after the X-rays weren't definitive in a diagnosis. The vet found what he thought was a blockage, and we decided to go forward with surgery. When he opened her up, he said her intestinal track and lymph nodes were extremely inflamed, and that investigating the intestines, he didn't find an actual blockage. She stayed in the hospital for 2 more days after the day of surgery because she refused to eat and wasn't taking medication orally. Thursday of the same week, both of my other dogs (a rottie mix and another pit bull mix) started vomiting excessively. I rushed both of them to the hospital, and they gave IV fluids and anti-nausea medication. The vet told me to toss that food. It is the only thing that has been different. I will never purchase another Nutro product again. That food almost killed my dogs, and I put one of them through surgery due to this poison! Will Nutro refund me for almost $2,000 of vet bills? And what if the dogs didn't get better? What then?

I have purchased Nutro Natural Choice Lite for Overweight Less Active Dogs in the tan package for about 11 years for my Westie. She thrived on it. Now you've changed that? The new substitute called Adult Lite Weight Loss Diet, also in a tan package, is totally different! Even the kibble is shaped different, and it smells different, and my dog's poop is different - soft. And she has terrible gas. Why why why? Why not let well-enough alone?

My two 13-year-old Siberian Husky sisters have been eating the grain-free fish meal and potato since Nov. 6th and they are both experiencing the need to pee excessively, even in the house, which is not normal. Only today did I realize it was affecting both girls which I thought suspicious. After reading so many accounts of other pets made ill by this food, I have decided to discontinue feeding them any Nutro product. We previously experienced strange effects from the senior mix, which included runny eyes. None of my dogs has ever had that before Nutro. My senior Beagle developed an unusual condition of her nails where the quick turned dark red along with runny eyes and constant scratching and sensitivity about the ears. It's just been non-stop lately. I just don't have any confidence anymore and I am very nervous about making another bad choice. I am just so thankful that I decided to check the internet, which led me here.

I worked in high-end pet stores for years back in high school and college when Nutro was the new, best food on the market. I recommended this food to many happy pet owners. Many years later, my wife and I got two Pugs and have fed them Nutro Chicken & Rice for the last 6 years. We even stayed with Nutro when they evidently were purchased by a larger company and when there were claims of bad canned food that hurt or killed pets. But the "new" formula will be the end of Nutro for our dogs. Luckily, we have not had illness (yet), but our dogs have had bad stools, horrible gas and had little energy. It's sad to see a company and brand I believed in so much go down the drain.

I have Cairns, 9 yrs. old and 6 yrs. old that I have fed Nutro Natural Choice Sensitive for the past 8 yrs. Once I brought home the "New and Improved" one, I noticed the dogs were starting to vomit and had loose stools. I never expected it to be the food, so I started the routine of isolating other things, carrots, training treats, gave the family the 3rd degree on who was giving them what. It came back to the food. I have since changed to another brand and the dogs are both much happier!

I have 2 poodles, a 5-year old toy and a 6-year old miniature. I have been feeding them Nutro chicken, rice and oatmeal dry food for 5 years. They've always seemed to like the taste. I liked the fact that their stools were always well-formed, never soft or runny. About a month ago, when I purchased their dog food, I noticed it said "New and Improved" on the bag and the graphics looked somewhat different on the front of the bag. But I didn't think anything about it. I noticed when I opened the bag, the food smelled different than what it always smelled like. I didn't think too much about it at that time.

I have been feeding my 2 dogs Nutro Senior Natural Choice for about 5 months. One dog is now experiencing liver distress/problems, hopefully not failure. After reading the above reviews, I thought it might be helpful for Nutro to get this feedback.

My Boston Terrier has been on Nutro Lamb and Rice formula for a year and a half now. There were no problems until a week ago. She has had non-stop diarrhea. Thank God she does not have the other issues people are stating like losing hair or whatnot. I am taking her to the Vet and discontinuing her on this terrible brand. I pray to God she is okay and it is nothing serious. I feel horrible for even giving her this food that is slowly making her fall ill. I will be calling the FDA. This just is not right.

When I wrote a complaint on Nutro Dog Food (Max Chicken and Rice Senior Dog Food), there were 1221 complaints on every kind of Dog Food that Nutro makes. Now I see there are 1252 Complaints on Nutro Dog Food! How come nothing has been done about Nutro? The FDA said they would look into it and I had my Vet to back this up and I went all the proper channels! This food is making dogs sick and killing dogs! Why does the FDA continue to let Nutro sell their Dog Food products?

We have a Pekingese who is 7 years old and has been on Nutro Venison and Rice for three of those years. He has a sensitive stomach and this food worked well until the New and Improved formula was fed to him. He was vomiting and his stools were different in color and amounts. He didn't want to play, just wanted to lay around. I got to the point of mixing this food 50/50 when I took him off this food and changed brands. He is starting to feel better as I write this. I returned the food to the store for a full refund and let them know how unhappy I was with the change that was made in the food. I will never use a Nutro product again. I hope someone will look into this soon before more dogs have issues. Pet stores are backing Nutro and saying no one has complained. I don't believe this statement.

I have been using the Nutro Lamb Meal and Rice Formula (Large Breed) dry food for many, many years. I have (3) Siberian Huskies, and since the company has changed the formula, all 3 of my huskies have been sick with diarrhea and vomiting; and 2 of the 3 have had sores on the pads of their feet, which they have been licking raw until it bleeds. They are also losing hair around that area of their paws. I have had to bring them to the vet and have them on antibiotics and steroids to prevent infection and stop the inflammation. It got better with their feet after 2 weeks of being on meds, but the vomiting didn't stop. Now, they have the same sores on their paws, which is causing me to have to go back to the vet today! I received information on this website, and I am finding so many others are having problems. My dogs, which are normally very active, are now withdrawn and lethargic.

I wanted to try Nutro Ultra small breed since my dog’s other bag of dog food was finishing and wanted to give him a variety of proteins. I mixed the Nutro Ultra with his old food and 2 days later, I noticed my dog's stool was wet and bloody. Nutro Ultra was the only change and I decided to read reviews online and noticed I was not the only one that experienced this effect and immediately took him off the Nutro. Luckily, I caught it right away so there was not enough damage. He is back on his old food again and his stool is fine.

Nutro natural choice dog food - I'm in shock. My 10-year-old mini schnauzer has all these symptoms as I write. She has been on the sensitive stomach food for two weeks and has been very sick since yesterday - vomiting, just looking very sick and depressed. My other dog just finished his bag of new and improved limited ingredient adult dog food and yesterday started with runny stools. I feel so lucky I decided to google Nutro food and found this page. I'm slowly killing my dogs with this food, and I bought another bag today not thinking it could be the food - they really like it. I'm so scared for my schnauzer; she doesn't look too well. What food can I trust now? I'm scared.

Can anyone confirm a formula change in Nutro's lamb and rice formula? We have two dogs that we feed it to and one is losing hair on his feet and around his eyes. The other is fine. We are retracing our steps and noticed the bags of food smell different. Do you have any idea of a formula change?

I am glad to see the others commenting with regard to formula change that Nutro has made. Our Golden Retriever has been on Nutro since he was a puppy. He has been on the Senior Diet for several years now. Our Golden/Border Collie mix has also been on Nutro, large breed small bites for years. Since switching to the new formula, our Golden has had nonstop diarrhea and now our Golden mix does too. We now have $70 of worthless food and it doesn't seem that Nutro is willing to do anything after reading numerous complaints by others.

About a month ago, we were running low on our 8-year-old beagle's food. When we first got him 5 years ago, we have heard good things about Nutro. Since his regular food was not available, we decided to give it a go (the Lamb and Rice small bites). We mixed it with his old food for a few days to ease the transition, but he seemed to really like it and did not have any initial issues. We keep a pretty close eye on him as he is on meds for epilepsy. Fast forward two weeks and he was having severe abdominal pain; so much that he was pacing and couldn't get comfortable, and was throwing up. He seemed better after that, so we thought it was a one-off.

On a new formula, our dog is suffering from diarrhea and vomiting. This company should be sued and should recall this poison from store shelves.

Since my 11-month-old puppy has a sensitive stomach, we were happy with the Nutro Lamb and Rice for about six months. Then they changed the formula and about two weeks later have had nothing but problems. Dog doesn't want to eat this anymore, has loose stool and has been throwing up. I now stopped this food and put her on a bland diet and she's been doing well. This food formula change is very disappointing.

We have been feeding our dog Nutro Dog Food since getting her in July. On Friday of last week, we had to finally buy the new and improved formula for her. That night, we started to notice some small bumps but didn't think anything of it. The next morning, nothing had changed so we went about our business. After getting home around 4 in the afternoon we noticed larger bumps and decided to take her to the Vet. After talking with the vet, we put her on antibiotics and went home. That night, we gave her the normal amount (of medicine) and food but she wouldn't eat, and by Monday morning she looked a lot worse. We literally took her off of the food yesterday after another visit to our vet and today she is looking better and acting more normal. When we called Nutro, we also got the same speech about no complaints having been reported since the food changed and that it must just be our dog. We will never use this food ever again. All of their food should be pulled off the market.

My 15-year-old Doxie has been on Nutro Senior for years. The last bag I bought said "new and improved". After just a few meals, my poor boy got diarrhea and sometimes runny dark spotting or seeping. We've been to the vet and all the bloodwork came back normal. I put him on special food and some Metronidazole but we've had no luck even after a week. Then, the vet put him on high fiber food, probiotics, and Perm-a-Vite. It's been 3 days and I'm not seeing the progress I think I should, so I'm sure we'll be back to the vet again this week.

About 2 weeks ago, the Nutro rep in my local Petco convinced me to switch from Science Diet. In those 2 weeks, my dog has lost weight, and the last two days, has been throwing up. We took her to the vet, and after lab work and X-rays, they could not find anything wrong. I found this site, and cannot believe how many people are having the same issues. I'm really not happy that my girl got sick, and also with the $400 vet bill. I really think an analytical report of this product needs to be done, as well as a class action suit.

They have been throwing up, lethargic, and experiencing bloody diarrhea. Lab results have been done for everything under the sun, and all came back normal. Now, I see that there are many complaints of dogs getting sick with the same symptoms. Vet had suggested to change food, but as a loyal Nutro customer and not seeing any recalls, I haven't changed it until today. I will no longer buy Nutro and will advise all the owners of dogs that I know, as well as I will make it go viral on Facebook that Nutro dog food is what's making my dogs sick. Everyone knows what I've been going through for the past few weeks with lab test and vet visits. Recall Nutro dog food and investigate to see what ingredients are making the dogs sick.

It has only been a couple of days since I have purchased a new bag of Nutro senior dog food. My dog has diarrhea and has vomited. I actually feel somewhat lucky that I came across this site. As of today, he is no longer eating Nutro brand foods. And here I thought I was buying a top of the line product for my beloved companion. I checked out Nutro on Wikipedia and it has some pretty scary facts on there too. So what do you do in times like these where pets are being poisoned and/or sickened by what we are feeding them? It just seems that I am hearing so much about different brands. I don't know which way to turn now.

I have been using Nutro Venison and Wild Brown Rice in my Aussies for years and have been satisfied with it. But since the formula change, my dogs have become ill with loose stools and vomiting along with a noticeable decrease in energy and they just do not feel good. They have thrown up bile intermittently, but I thought it was just because I wasn't feeding them enough or that it was too far in between feedings so I upped their food intake. After speaking with my veterinarian and treating them, they seemed to get better, until the meds stopped. I knew it was because of the formula change but the symptoms were not getting better. I called the company and got a message that all of their customer care reps were in a team meeting and to leave a message so I did. I never heard anything. I emailed them and never heard anything.

I decided to check on the Nutro rewards program because we feed our black 11-year-old lab the new senior formula. I came across a bunch of reviews about this food making dogs vomit and even one dog who eventually died from liver cancer after being fed Nutro dog food her entire life. Well, guess what? Our 11-and-a-half-year-old lab had liver cancer and died in March of 2011 and she was fed Nutro dog food most of her entire life! We had switched to Hills Science Diet grain free for our second lab and my husband thought that she didn’t really like the food, so he went back to purchasing the Nutro Lite for senior dogs. Since starting on this food, she has vomited 2 times and has been eating grass more than she ever has before.

I have been feeding my Lab Nutro for years and now the new formula, and she has starting vomiting yellow bile. I went to this website and am stunned at how many others I see. I want a refund. What do we feed our dogs now?

My dog, a Boston terrier, was slightly overweight so I decided not to go the cheap route and went to Petsmart for advice. I was told that Natural Choice Lite for inactive dogs was a great brand. All of a sudden, she has been throwing up a yellow bile, white foam and eating grass which she throws up too. I went online to see if there were any complaints and I was sickened by the number of complaints.

No one can seem to find an answer as to why my potty-trained 2-year-old GSD has started going to the bathroom in the house. She was started on the Venison Meal and Potato Grain Free dog food as recommended by my vet b/c of skin issues. After reading some comments, some of these pertain to my situation. My dog has had yellow bile that she threw up in the morning a month ago. It only lasted 3 mornings and I just fed her more food as recommended online. She started getting UTI after introducing this food and has also had very runny poop as well as diarrhea. Is this caused by Nutro Natural Choice?

I have been giving the Nutro Venison and Brown Rice (sensitive stomach and skin formula) to my Cane Corso for a while now; being that he has a very sensitive stomach, finding the right food for him has been a challenge. Before they changed to the new formula, he was fine; however, since we have started with the new formula, he has experienced vomiting and now he will not touch his food at all. I ran into a dog rescue woman at Petco and she was very adamant about not feeding my dog Nutro and told me to look up this website. I am very glad that I did because now I am aware that the symptoms that my baby is having are not normal, plus the fact he will not eat the Nutro now at all. Thank you for all of the reviews. I will never feed my dog this food again ever!

I got a new kitten (Bengal), and started feeding him Nutro Max. After 2 weeks, I started letting him eat as much as he wanted, that’s when he got really sick. He has had diarrhea for the past month and still does. I am changing his diet to get him back on a good track. But I read about another cat that was super sick, had diarrhea for 10+ years twice a week, and she thought it was just the cat, but she changed the diet to Medallion raw and his diarrhea cleared up. Anyways, I think this food seems suspicious, especially after reading all this stuff on the internet about it!

I bought my 14-year-old Pomeranian "Cookie" Nutro brand Natural Choice in July 2012. She was eating Blue Buffalo, but even the small bites were difficult for her to chew. I thought I was buying her quality food. I purchased the toy breed size of Natural Choice. After just a couple of days of being on Nutro, she started to vomit yellow bile. I thought that she had a little bug or something. By day 7 and 8, she had severe diarrhea, vomiting yellow and could not eat and looked uncomfortable. I took her to the vet where they gave her fluids under her skin and also injections for nausea and stomach pain. They also drew blood. She continued to vomit and have diarrhea.

I have used Nutro dog food for years and when I purchased the new Senior one, my dogs got runny diarrhea and throwing up and are very sick to their tummies. What have you done to the food?

My two dogs were constantly throwing up yellow bile after eating. Finally, we changed their food to AvoDerm and both dogs are doing great. After seeing online the number of people having issues with this pet food, it's obvious the formula and/or contents have changed. This happened at the time of the Mars purchase of Nutro, so I guess the writing is on the wall.

This past week I had to purchase another bag of dog food. Having 2 boxers with extremely sensitive stomachs, I feed Nutro Sensitive Stomach. I never had a problem the past 4 years until this new bag. My dog has had severe diarrhea and throwing up after every meal. This is not like him at all. I don't know what they have done to this food, but with all the complaints, you would think they would check into things. It's making dogs sick and miserable. Don't fix things if they aren't broke, Nutro.

In the beginning part of August, my dog Maddy got real sick. She was having diarrhea in the house, was lethargic and stumbling all around. One day my husband was home and she has a seizure. He told me when I got home, so I started watching her closely. That night I gave her some Nutro can dog food (Max Senior chicken and rice). I have had her on that for the two years that I have owned her. Maddy is around 11 years old and was my daughter's dog before. That night she would not eat the food and that is not like her. No matter what, she always eats. So, I threw it out and got out another can because I thought to myself that she was telling me something. Anyways, she ate the food and I thought okay, there was something wrong with that can of food. So, I called the 800 number on the can and the girl that answered from consumer service said they didn't have any complaints about their dog food.

Two years ago, our nine-year-old lab got bone cancer and died a year later. Now, our other lab (who is also nine) was diagnosed with lung cancer. They both ate Nutro dry food for their entire lives. Although their cancer may not be related to eating Nutro, it is a possibility that I have never considered until I started doing some research online. I am switching to a grain-free food from now on.

I recently switched from Nutro Lite to Nutro Senior and my very senior English Lab has started to have loose BMs. Until I found this website, I did not understand what was happening. Our vet suggested rice, cottage cheese, and Kaopectate, but he said the "kibble" would probably be okay. This vet recommended diet has helped a little, but now I think I understand the real cause of the problem, thanks to the reviews on this website by others. I am off to the pet store to get another brand of "kibble." Pet food companies should understand that customers who lose faith in their products never return.

I just purchased the same Nutro food that I always have, and my dog is vomiting. I couldn't figure it out until I googled Nutro and found this website. I have discontinued use. Does anyone know where I can get this food tested and how to get the stain out of my carpet?

I picked up a bag of Nutro Max Senior to try for my aging collie. At first, I didn't see any problems, but she became progressively sick, throwing up at least once a day and becoming lethargic. The only thing that had changed in her life was her food. My beloved blue heeler/walker hound died as a result of melamine-laced dog treats that were part of the recall several years ago. It's hard to not be mad at myself that I didn't know better then, but now I do. I stopped giving the collie this apparently toxic food, bought her familiar Science Diet, and all is well again. Shame on dog food manufacturers for not learning from the lessons of the past! We will never buy Nutro Max again and I'll make sure others hear this too.

Nutro has messed up again. They are in the process of changing the formula on their Natural Choice food. They told me on the phone there were e-mails sent out and signs were to be posted in stores. I went to Pet Supplies Plus, Petco and PetSmart today and could not find any of the food I feed my dogs on the shelves. Not one store could tell us when it would be in and not one of these stores had any signs up telling me of any formula change. As any responsible dog owner knows, you cannot just up and change a food without digestion problems. With no old formula and no new formula on the shelves, we (pet owners) are going to have a lot of sick dogs on our hands. Even changing a formula within the same brand can cause illness and needs to be done slowly. When I called Nutro, they even agreed that the change from the old to new formula should be done slowly. This were the exact words from an employee who claimed to be a vet tech.

My dog (Jack Russel) had been eating Pedigree for the last 7 years. She was 11 years old. In April I thought I would try something different since she was overweight, so I bought Nutro Lite. A few days later while I was at work, she pooped in my room, left the house and never came back. I knew she had to be sick. She never pooped in my room in her lifetime. I thought she might be getting old. She has never come back yet, like she usually does. I checked all dog pounds and neighborhoods. Just a few days ago, I saw the news about dogs dying eating certain dog food. So I checked the brand and that's where I found this site. Ban Nutro, it affected my dog.

Early on this year, I reported that my dogs became ill after eating Nutro foods for a while. I did not know what was making them sick until they took themselves off the food by refusing a single kibble. They thought other food offerings were all just fine - two dogs at the same time refused the food. I've always heard that animals have a keen sense about these things and I believe that they knew the source of their problems before I did. Nutro refunded my money, but that doesn't touch the costs of our vet bills and the pure agony that we went through with sick pups.

My 11-year-old dachshund has been on Nutri Lite for a few years now without severe symptoms. He would vomit bile intermittently, but I did not see the connection. Yesterday, we opened a new bag of Nutro Natural Choice Lite (best used by 4/24/13, production code 217C2VIC01 16:37 CAPFD 0024). About three hours after he ate, he started panting excessively and his eyes were bugged out. We rushed him to the emergency vet, but his lungs shut down and he died. I called PetSmart and they said they would give me a refund for my brand new, just opened bag (without a receipt). This food killed my dog.

We started our dog off on the large breed Nutro food, as the PetSmart employees ranted that this was the best food they sold and it was all natural. It was pretty pricey, but we purchased it anyway because we only wanted the best for our dog. Shortly after we bought this brand, our dog began to throw up yellowish bile a few mornings out of the week. We switched his food to the sensitive stomach Nutro food and he began throwing up every morning.

When I rescued my pup, she was about 3 mo. old. For the first 1-1/2 years, I have had her on an all natural food that wasn't cheap. But she grew like a weed and was very healthy. Because I had another dog and I free feed, someone suggested Nutro and I put both of them on it. The pup has had seizure issues and the other dog started having issues like allergies of the skin and getting welts. I didn't put 2 and 2 together until I just happened to see a complaint of seizures from someone's dog on the same food. I now wonder about the skin issues on my other dog! I have put them on a whole other brand and will never have Nutro in my home again! I only wish I had known of this sooner as I have spent a lot of money on meds to help both my dogs. I feel for all the others that have gone through this. My pets are like my children and I will do whatever it takes to help them. They need a voice!

It's a proven fact that people are more likely to write a review or take action when something bad has happened rather than when something good has happened. None of these people have any proof that this food made their dogs sick. What of the millions of people whose dogs are fine on this food not writing reviews, huh? I've had 7 dogs who were all fed with Nutro MAX over the years (not even the better Natural Choice or Ultra) and they have had no problems related to food whatsoever. Get it through your thick skull: not all dogs will be 100% problem-free no matter what you do, just like people! This is what you sound like: "I ate McDonald’s and got sick. My brother did not. Oh, McDonald’s is on recall."

I have a 5-month-old Rottweiler. She was started on plain old Pedigree puppy food at 9 weeks. It gave her the runs. I was recommended Nutro Source by my local pet shop. My puppy has been fine with it. I tried to get her onto Eukanuba Large Breed Puppy, and she got very ill. So, my opinion of the Nutro Source is that it is fine for my dog and many others. The Diamond dog food company did have a recall this year. I think it was just a few months ago. Fortunately, I checked the codes and mine was not on this list.

As an update to my earlier post, sadly our dog had to be put to sleep last night. It turned out she had cancer. I can't know whether the food made her sicker. There are a lot of posts here that are troublesome. But in our case, she had tumors that had metastasized to her liver and other organs.

I have been feeding my dog Nutro Natural Choice Senior for the benefits of Glucosamine and Chondroitin. For several years, no matter where I buy the food, once I open it, I notice a very foul odor. I've called the company many times and they keep assuring me the food is fine. I have bought and returned Vittle Vaults storage containers, and still it happens only with this food. The brand I feed my other dog always smells fine and fresh, and my other dog has none of these symptoms.

Nutro Natural Choice large breed adult food - I am an award winning investigative journalist. My golden retriever has been vomiting and having diarrhea, loss of appetite and very ill. It started about 2 weeks ago with the latest bag of the above named food (blue bag). I checked for a recall, didn't see one and kept feeding her this food. The last couple days I got a clue when she started refusing to eat it. But she's hungry for other things, so I believe it's contaminated food. Shame on Nutro for not warning us and recalling this food! I am a news editor of a publication, East County Magazine, with 100,000 readers. How do I get this food tested to find out if it is contaminated and get the actual lab results from an independent lab not paid for by Nutro?

I adopted a rescue dog in December 2010 and she has been on the Nutro Natural Choice Adult (pink bag) and the Nutro Natural Choice Crunchy Treats. I must admit I am worried and I am now going to figure out what to do because Bella does throw up periodically and it fits the descriptions written on this site. I always thought that Nutro was a small private company and that the product was Made In America.

I have 2 dogs, both 7 years old. Deciding to switch their diet to a more natural blend consisting of omega oils and glucosamine, I tried the Natural Choice Senior blend. Starting with smaller bags and weaning them into the new food over a course of 3 weeks and after 3 days of them being solely on the Natural Choice. Mind you, I had purchased the 40lb. bag and at this point, they are both suffering from loose stools. After spending the holiday bringing the food back to pet store, who refunded our money, I am now cooking rice and chicken for the next couple of days until they feel better. With all the hype about Natural Choice, I was extremely misled into thinking it would benefit our dogs. Now, I am nursing two sick dogs.

In March of this year, 2012, my 2 1/2 year old Akita became very ill with GI problems including vomiting blood that is still happening today. I had just purchased a new bag of the Nutro Large Breed Dog Food that he ate when his illness started. Not realizing at first that it was the dog food, led me to eliminate other factors. I am thankful for this website because I probably would not have concluded that Nutro's dog food needs to be thoroughly investigated by someone other than the company. I have come to the conclusion that it was the Nutro dog food that likely made my dog sick. I am disappointed how Nutro has handled complaints.

If your dog is drinking and urinating excessively, have a urine sample checked. My 11-year-old golden retriever became very sick 18 days ago. Symptoms are vomiting, diarrhea, excessive drinking/urinating, and refusing to eat anything. She's been eating Nutro Ultra Large Breed Food for 4 to 5 years. She was about a week into the latest bag when she got sick. I went to the vet and did blood work and X-ray. Lab works looked good and X-ray showed slightly gassy colon. I started her on famotidine (reduces stomach acid) and Cerenia (anti vomiting). Next day, no improvement; back to vet for IV therapy. Next day, no improvement; went to a specialist vet and had ultrasound done. It showed severely inflamed colon.

My dog has been very ill since last night after eating a newly-opened bag of Nutro Large Breed Puppy. He is a six-month-old Yellow Lab. He was perfectly fine until after eating. I know he didn't get into anything to make him sick as we fed him and went out for a few hours. He was confined the entire time. We came home to two piles of vomit in the morning. We found some diarrhea (something he never does as he is house-trained) and all day, he has been having watery stool, panting, drinking excessively and urinating a lot.

My 11-year old Labrador mix has been eating Nutro Natural Choice Senior Large Breed Dog Food for about 5 years now. We selected this brand because at the time, it contained a considerable amount of glucosamine for healthy joints and it seemed like a healthy, higher end option for dry dog food. In November 2011, my very healthy dog began exhibiting signs of illness including muscle wasting in his rear legs, reverse sneezing and coughing and an overall feeling of sickness. I took him to the vet, who took bloodwork and prescribed anti-inflammatory. The vet could not figure out why this sudden change in my dog, so I continued with the Nutro large breed senior food.

On 6/9/12, my 46 lb. Springer Spaniel had very bad diarrhea. I had him fast for 24 hours and then started him on rice and chicken. A few days later, I started slowly mixing in the Nutro Lamb and Rice dog food. He was fine for a few days with no stools and then loose slimy ones (The vet said this is common.). Then on 6/18, the diarrhea was back. Now on 6/19, my 28 lb. Springer (who has a stomach of steel) started with very loose stools. Our pet food store has had no complaints, but is starting a list. The vet suggests stool samples be tested. I'm worried about my dogs and will need to decide what food to switch to.

I opened a new bag of Nutro Ultra Large Breed dog food on Sunday, June 3, 2012. On Monday, June 4th, my boxer who has been on this dog food for 5 years was having diarrhea. I called our vet a couple of days later because at this point our dog was having accidents in the house which she has never done. I was mixing rice a chicken with the dog food and realized I was supposed to omit the dog food all together. Saturday morning, June 9th, I woke up to four piles in my house. I called the vet and got her in immediately. The fecal test came back negative but we had to put her on two different medications and give her fiber dog food from the vet. Since then she has gotten better. I called Petsmart where we purchased the dog food and they have got no recall reports from Nutro. Because we put our dog food into a plastic container, I don't have the bag and Petsmart won't return the food. I am going to stop purchasing this brand of food after reading all the similar stories with this dog food. Obviously, they are not pulling their product off the shelves and don't care about the customers' well being.

Katie has been eating Dry Nutro Lite for about 2 years now. I took my 9-year-old German shepherd to the vet 3 weeks ago after having 4 bouts of explosive diarrhea. All the years she has been house broken, she was constantly having horrific diarrhea in the house. I took her to the vet where they sent out a fecal sample, gave her an injection to reduce the diarrhea, an antispasmodic as well as an antibiotic. That visit was almost $300. Thankfully, the stool came back negative. I was told to keep her on a very bland diet of rice and boiled meat and of course water which is what I did. After a week and a half of the rice diet, I started to reincorporate some of her Dry Nutro Lite food as well. Doing so, she still is not getting any better 3 weeks later. I now have an appointment for this Saturday for blood work. I’m starting to think this is from the Nutro Lite. It was a new unopened bag she had when she originally started to become ill. I will keep everyone updated.

Nutro Natural Choice company testing: As per my prior post, I sent a sample of dry Grain-Free Venison to Nutro after it made our Welsh Corgi sick. Nutro rep Katy called me back to say the sample looked and smelled fine. I asked her what the test results showed, and she advised that Nutro would do no further laboratory tests as sample was from an opened bag and could have been contaminated somewhere other than factory or in transit. I told her she should have told me that as, well, sense of sight and sense of smell are not all that scientific or revealing! If any of you have sent samples to an independent lab, please post your findings. It does not sound like Nutro plans to voluntarily recall these products, even though they are obviously making many pets sick.

Two weeks ago, I bought a new bag of Nutro Natural Choice lamb and rice formula for my two dogs. This past Monday, we had to put our 11-year-old down due to a severe blockage and hepatitis of the liver. All the symptoms were as described here by other consumers, and I received the same response from the company. The company even told me they would not test the food because the bag was opened but that they wanted a sample of the food to conduct a "visual inspection". What a joke. Two days ago, I finally realized that the food was probably the reason. So I stopped giving it to my other dog, which was one and a half year old; and his symptoms got better within a day. Unfortunately, the 11-year-old did not have the immune system to fight whatever was in the food. Simba's death is so sad, because it could have been prevented. It is obvious the company is not going to do anything about this problem, and it's very frustrating. Do not buy this food, as I am 100% positive the Natural Choice dog food killed Simba.

Our older dog became ill after eating Nutro Natural Choice Lite. Vomiting, diarrhea and his heart rate was high. I took him to the Urgent Care Vet hospital. He was put on an IV, antibiotics and given a nausea shot. He was still vomiting again 7 hours later. He vomited off and on for over 18 hours. We lost our beloved dog. He went into cardiac arrest on April 22, 2012. The cost was well over $1,500.00. Do any of you have numbers off of the bag? I do. I still have almost all of the bag saved.

This food has been poisoning and killing dogs for years. My dog died in spring 2008, wish I had read online about all the issues and didn't realize it was the Nutro, although she would seem fine when fed boiled chicken and rice. Then back on the Nutro, urinary problems, vomiting yellow bile and explosive bloody diarrhea. Vets have no clue, also had weakness in back legs, labs done when she was rushed to the vet and died. She showed very high liver damage and pancreatitis. Gee, I have heard that in so many reviews. I submitted the food and lab tests to FDA, that was in 2008. Unbelievable! I do think Mars company owns or has interest in PetSmart and their veterinary clinics. What a coincidence. This food poisons animals slowly and effects are different for some. Lawsuits must stop this. I still have food in a baggie frozen. Hopefully, an attorney will contact me.

I recently wrote a complaint here telling the story of my poor kitties eating this tainted food from Nutro and how two got sick and how one almost died and needed immediate medical attention at 2 am. I am now updating. I did contact the company. They asked that I give them the "sell-by-date" on my bag, which it do not have. In a panic, I returned the bag and all the food back to the pet store for my refund. Do not do this! Save that bag and just keep it out of reach of any animals and limit your handling of it if you must. Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly afterward.

I have been using Nutro Natural choice large breed puppy for my two dogs for six months now. They are healthy dogs, shots up to date, healthy active dogs. I bought a large bag and my dogs' waste became soft and then like water. They began going on themselves uncontrollably and then came the blood in the stool. I read about this on this site and stopped using it today. Today, I fed them a mix of food from my home and they are better. The stool is still soft but not runny. But I noticed my pit is missing hair from around his hind legs and he is turning red. I will not use this product again and am considering making their food at home. I will take them to the vet if the condition gets worse or does not change.

I have a 7-month old border collie who has always been healthy. I bought Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy food two weeks ago at PetSmart. My puppy has always been healthy, very active, a ravenous eater, and full of energy. Since he has been eating this food, he has been lethargic and doesn't eat much. I googled reviews on Nutro Pet Foods, and here I am. I clean up his droppings daily, and noticed that today, there were 12 piles of soft droppings. So, I immediately changed his food. He has now eaten a whole bowl of different dry food. I'm hoping that I caught it soon enough that he won't have to be treated at the vet. However, I am keeping the almost full bag and intend to ask for my money back.

We've fed my dog Nutro for many years, without any apparent consequences. However, the last bag we bought (Spring 2012) gave him seizures. At first, we didn't know the cause, but took him off Nutro completely to prepare homemade meals for him for other health reasons. Within several days, he was seizure-free and remained seizure-free for several weeks (no Nutro in diet). Not knowing the food could be the culprit, I fed him another bowl one day and, sure enough, he seized again. Back on homemade food for several weeks, no seizures. Then, still not making the connection that a dog food could cause him seizures, I fed him another bowl two days ago. He seized again. There's now no question that the Nutro Senior was to blame. I'll call the company and FDA, but expect no action. Just want to add my voice. I may have the food independently analyzed. If so, I will post results. Please tell your friends about the dangers of Nutro, which many people have noted and experienced first-hand.

I have been buying Nutro for 8 years and have been quite happy, but this last bag we opened has made my dog severely ill. He is an indoor dog and hasn't gotten into anything else that could have made him as violently ill as he has been for the past 24 hours. After a visit to an emergency vet, I reviewed this site and saw all the similar stories in the past 4 weeks. It seems very obvious that there is something wrong right now with their food. I have contacted Nutro and will be contacting the FDA. I truly hope they quickly recall their food before more animals become so ill. My boy is normally a very strong, spunky, 120lbs dog. I hate to see him so listless so quickly. Before he ate the new bag of food last night, he had us laughing at his antics and quirky energy bursts. 4 hours later, he could not stop vomiting. He is still listless 24 hours later and is having difficulty walking, he won't eat and if he drinks, he vomits again. Thankfully, he only ate one bowl and vomited half up a couple of hours later. I hope tomorrow brings some improvement.

My dog has been diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis and she has several food allergies. I tried many low-fat foods, but she had lots of gas, soft stool, and her stomach made rumbling noises. I finally tried Nutro Natural Choice Venison Meal and Whole Brown Rice. She has been on this food for two years and has been doing great. I would recommend this food to anyone with a dog with a sensitive stomach.

My husband and I have been trying to find some healthy dog food for our two small dogs. We decided to give Nutro a try. At first, my dogs loved the food. Then, I noticed one of my dogs started throwing up in the middle of the night. I wasn't too concerned because she has always thrown up often, since she was a puppy, which the vet said was okay. Then, my other dog threw up. I became a little concerned since this dog never does that. It has been 2 weeks since we switched to Nutro and now they refuse to eat their food, which is really unusual. We are no longer feeding our dogs Nutro.

I just got off the phone with Nutro about the testing they did on the lot of dog food I purchased that I believe made my dog sick. They are reporting there was nothing abnormal with the food. But when I asked for the report, I was told it was confidential. They also reported they had not received any other complaints. So if you are having issues, you have to call the company or they do not know! Also, keep the bag the food came in and the food. They want all of the numbers off of the bag and they will have you send in a sample of your food. However, they do not test it due to "household contaminants" but they want to "look" at it. Please beware of Nutro foods as I know I am not the only one with a dog that got sick after eating this brand of food.

Nutro Natural Choice Dry Grain-free - Well, I have read this blog of mostly savvy dog owners and want to tell you of my experience as also a savvy dog owner who rarely overacts! My 1 1/2 years old Pembroke Welsh Corgi has been eating the referenced food for at least six months before any noticeable problems. By this, I mean corgis don't have the least sensitive stomach or discretionary appetite. I noticed the food looked and smelled different in March. He turned his nose up at a batch from new bag but got hungry enough that he ate it.. So to cut to the chase, he had intermittent bouts side March of vomiting, increased thirst, nausea and now finally diarrhea in the form of increased number of movements but all solid form.

My Jack Russell Terrier is in the animal hospital right now hooked up to IVs. She has been throwing up, and had bloody diarrhea severely. My sister feeds the Nutro Lamb and Rice puppy to her bulldogs, and had 3 severely sick dogs, and one that flat refused to eat. I cannot believe this company won’t take responsibility for their food that is making so many of our pets sick. It’s all about the money and no care about our pets!

We have a 4-year-old dog that we switched to Nutro Sensitive Stomach (Venison and Rice) in the lavender bag because of irritation and mucus with vomiting. He has done great on it and we bought a bunch of bags because we heard that Nutro had been bought and might change the formulation. I looked and it has stayed the same, but we just opened a new bag and had been feeding it for about a couple of weeks and he has gotten really sick with small intestine inflammation, blockage, bloody vomiting and diarrhea.

Nutro Natural Choice Venison and Brown Rice sensitive skin/stomachs - I went to the Vet on May 8, 2012 to have my Schnauzer checked for schnauzer pimples on her back. I asked for a good dog food and the young lady recommended Nutro Natural Choice. Unfortunately, my dog did not do well with this food at all. She was panting all night, groaning, and kept licking her lips like she was dehydrated. There was plenty of fresh water for her to drink, even in the middle of the night. She just kept looking at me with a look of pain and groaning like her stomach was hurting. I had been feeding her the Nutro with her old food slowly introducing her to the new food for a couple of days. She kept waking me up almost in a panic in the middle of the night.

A week ago, we purchased 2 bags of Nutro Indoor cat food. Three days into my cats eating it, they all fell ill. In all the years, none of my 3 cats have ever been sick. I have two very expensive Blue Point Siamese boy litter mates (8 yrs old) and 1 Apollo Calico female (10 yrs old). They are strictly indoor cats and I am home with them 24/7. I first noticed my Cali sick first, as she eats the most - none were their perky social selves nor were they eating or drinking. They were throwing up, then started sneezing. I got her in right away thinking if it were just an upper respiratory, I didn't want anyone else getting it.

Last Wednesday, May 9, I opened a new bag of Nutro Natural Choice Lamb Meal and Rice food (the dark green bag). The next day, my dog wouldn't open his eyes and he had stopped eating and drinking. He wouldn't get up and move, and I thought for sure he wasn't going to make it. I took him to the vet and was told he has some eye infection and elevated liver enzymes. My dog refused to go near the food. So last night (May 13), I went and bought a natural Purina One product. He's finally eating and perking up a bit.

My dog was sick around Christmas time last year; vomiting blood, diarrhea. She felt hot and wouldn't eat. She does not eat people food, only her dog food, and I was feeding her Nutro brand. I took her to the vet for blood tests, x-rays, pancreas testing, stool samples, vomit samples and $500 later, I found out she had an intestinal infection. I had to give her three different pills four times a day and feed her a bland diet for two weeks. I ended up switching her dog food and haven't had any problems since. When I read the complaints here, most of them sounded like the same problems we were having.

I started my two dogs on this food (Nutro Natural Choice Dog Food) which helped with their gas. But this last bag, my dogs stopped eating, and when they did, they had diarrhea, panting and obvious discomfort. I found this forum and was shocked to see the proximity of the other complaints to my area at the same time. It is scary that there has not been a recall of this product. To the person who lives in Memphis, you are an idiot. These people trusted that they were getting a healthy dog food and instead their beloved pets were sickened and even died, and you are blaming them? Nutro is based right in your area so perhaps you're somehow connected.

We ran out of our dog foods Sunday night, 4/29/2012. I was at Petco at 8am the next morning buying Nutro Natural Lamb and Rice, small bites. We have 3 miniature schnauzers. All were doing good and everything was normal. We fed the 3 boys at 8:30am on 4/30/2012. That night, all were very sick, vomiting and diarrhea all day the next day. We had done nothing different other than the food. The dogs are house dogs, they only go out to relieve themselves. We do not spray chemicals in the house or the yard. We took the oldest, 12 years old to the vet. The vet said that it was a bacterial infection and get rid of the dog food. Today is May 8, 2012 and the oldest is still sick and will not eat. The other two are stronger and have recovered. We changed the food and 2 of the three dogs are fine. We have the poison food and the bag for evidence. Best before date is March 2013. Watch out!

I have an 8-year-old miniature shih tzu, I have had her since she was 6 weeks old. I recently changed her food because I decided I wanted to try all-natural for her to help her live longer. So I purchased Nutro Natural Choice. Two days and 1/2 cup later, she was bleeding when she went on her walks. She was throwing up constantly, and $300 later, the vet said she had a bacteria infection. When we first got her to the vet, she was so bad we thought we were going to have to put her down. We gave her the prescription food and almost instantly she was better. The vet said that after a week to go back to her other food - we did. A quarter of a cup later, we are back at the vet hoping to save her. My husband found this website. Something has to be done! Too many of our pets are suffering. What did they do? Why did they do it? I really hope all the animals and their owners can get through this! If you have not tried this product, please beware!

We have a beautiful 22-month- old blue merle collie. We decided to switch her food to Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice and purchased a bag from Petco on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. We began the next day feeding her half of the Nutro and half her old food. We feed her two times a day, and by Saturday, the 21st, she would not eat her second meal. It's the same thing on Sunday. She had diarrhea on Sunday night. Then Monday morning, she refused her food and threw up 6 times and had diarrhea. We did not feed her and decided to let her tummy rest.

I had fed my dogs (golden retriever, pug, and boxer), Nutro Natural Choice several years ago and they looked great. Beautiful coats, great energy, small stools, and very little shedding. I was very happy with the food. I brought home a new bag and they started vomiting within 10 minutes of eating. I changed food immediately, and after several days they were fine. I contacted Nutro and got the same story that there were no other complaints. I worked for Nutro at that time in a Petco. I had received several complaints from customers and followed "company policy" and referred them to customer service. So, I knew there had been complaints. Within two weeks I was fired. Imagine that!

I have a miniature poodle pup who is eight months old. Last month, I bought a bag of Nutro Natural Choice Chicken, rice oatmeal formula for puppies. I noticed she would occasionally vomit undigested kibble but I actually thought she was vomiting because of another type of treat that we had given her. I stopped giving her the little treats but continued feeding her the Nutro. I noticed she seemed to be losing weight and didn't seem to like her food so I added chicken or other tidbits to entice her to eat.

Please everyone who reads this site. If your dog has had any bad experience with this food, whether severe or mild, you must contact both Nutro and the FDA. This website is incredible for consumers to share information about products but both the FDA and Nutro consider this site to be nothing more than a blog with no concerns of the posts. We do all still need to post here to keep each other aware but you must file formal complaints.

We have a 13 yr old lab. I just purchased a 30 lbs. bag of Nutro Natural Choice Senior lot # 204G2LE80218:52. On day 3, our dog started to vomit with really deep wrenching and she also started to drink copious amounts of water. Her stool was very loose and red in color. She developed welts on her body and started to urinate every 2 hours. She became weak and could hardly walk up the stairs without losing her footing. Once I changed her diet, the vomiting stopped. She has not recovered completely as of yet.

I have a 16-week old Australian shepherd puppy, an adult Aussie and an adult collie/shepherd mix. All three of them started vomiting undigested food several days after slowly changing their food to Nutro Grain Free for the adults and Nutro Puppy in the red bag. Yesterday, the adult dogs were so sick and the puppy had diarrhea in his crate when he got up yesterday. So we wound up piling them all in the car and rushing to the vet after I read this page. The vet said she can't rule out the food or perhaps some kind of parasite. Since they ate rice for dinner last night and have been on metronidazole and another prescription anti-diarrhea medicine, they are doing much better. They're playing and have that light back in their eyes again.

I have used Nutro Natural Choice food for all of our dog's life. I bought a new bag (Large Breed Seniors) on March 17, Saturday night. On Sunday afternoon walk, I noted my 10 year old Labradoodle's soft yellow stools. We never had this before. By late March, he began throwing up large amounts of undigested food, making deep long sounds! It never happened before (only watery spit-ups after drinking too much, too fast). When it happened several days in a row, then on April 2 four or five times, I became very alarmed and decided to go online. I was shocked to see all the complaints about sick dogs. We immediately bought different brand. He has not been sick since! He is such a big dog that I think he withstood the poison better than a very small dog would! This food should be recalled. How many other dogs are sick with their owners having no idea it is the Nutro company killing their dog!

I've been feeding my pug Natural Choice Small Bites for several years now. But within days of opening a new bag, he developed pain immediately after eating with drooling, panting, shivering, and the glassy-eyed stare of a poisoned dog. His small intestine, it was discovered $4000 later, was "eroding" and ulcerated. We still don't know if he will pull through. This is not a dog that spends time alone where he can get into trouble. It's virtually impossible that this could've been due to anything but this dry food. I'm so sick and angry. Nutro people, who are you and how do you sleep at night knowing your food is causing so much pain?

My cat has been on Nutro Max Dry Food for the year and one half since I adopted him. Two weeks ago he was diagnosed with severe kidney failure. He is now doing better and it is hoped that it was acute and not chronic. He was given a very bad prognosis originally.

I started feeding my 6-year healthy dog, Nutro Rice and Lamb, then the next time, got a bag of the venison for sensitive stomachs and skin because I was noticing a decline in her appearance, skin coat, weight, and also noticed she was vomiting for a while. I did not take it that seriously at first, but wish to alert everyone that you should, as quickly as possible, take them off any food that seems to be irritating your dog or cat, or any animal for that matter. My dog's energy was beginning to get a bit sluggish too, but it was not that obvious at first that she was getting very ill.

I have five dogs and have always had dogs in my life. About three weeks ago, we switched from the Lamb and Rice to the Sensitive Stomachs food because we noticed that they had an increase in bowel movements. Since the switch, all five dogs have displayed signs of sickness. They are vomiting and eating grass consistently to induce. Today, I dumped the remainder of the food realizing that the only common denominator is the food. Nutro needs to launch an investigation to find the reason why this is happening to so many pets as we can all see from the blogs below. I will diligently be writing to help launch this and I highly recommend that all of you do the same. Let's stand together to ensure our pets are getting the best food they can get. The prices we pay are astronomical for this brand of food and our pets should be only getting the best dietary needs. Please file this complaint and assist me in getting a response from Nutro on their food. Thanks.

We have been feeding our two senior dogs Nutro pet food for the past 6 years. A little over a month ago, they began having stomach issues with diarrhea and vomiting. Our 9-year-old Swissy had intestinal surgery 7 years ago, so we thought it was just her issues acting up. Four weeks ago, our 11-year-old lab threw up blood in the middle of the night. We took her to the vet the next morning, and blood tests and x-rays were done. Everything looked normal, but she was put on antibiotics and sent home to follow a diet of chicken and rice.

I've had many different pets for a very long time and they've always eaten Nutro products. Never, ever have I had a problem with their food and I've done my homework. As a matter of fact, I had an elderly dog develop severe food allergies and Natural Choice Venison and brown rice turned his whole life around. He went from having constant skin/ear infections to zero infection after starting this food. In the real world, your pet is going to get sick from time to time no matter what food they eat! Most of these posts are from folks that can't except that and have to blame it on something. Remember, your pet is not invincible and most of your blame game is a delusion.

I have a 2-year-old golden lab and I have been using Nutro Max dog consistently for the last 1 1/2 years. I normally purchase the food at Ace Hardware, because it's cheaper than buying it at PetSmart. In the last 2-3 weeks, I switched from the beef formula to the chicken and rice recipe. Last week, my dog started vomiting mostly undigested dog food. I thought perhaps he was eating too quickly. Anyway, we went to the vet on Monday, did blood work and found nothing. You could hear his stomach growling all the time and he was acting slightly out of character; still playful, but really wanting attention like a little sick child.

I have been feeding my cats Nutro Natural Choice Indoor Healthy Weight formula for the past 5 weeks (approximately). In that time, both cats have developed diarrhea and vomiting. One of them developed ataxia and was acting strangely so I took her to an emergency vet. They performed blood tests and x-rays, but nothing indicated an internal source of the problem. At the emergency vet, my cat received antibiotics and she was fed another kibble. She returned home, and showed some improvement while remaining on the antibiotics.

I have been feeding my dog Natural Choice for sensitive stomachs for about 5 years now, since hearing about the big dogfood recall in 2007. I was thinking it was a good and reputable food, but a new vet told me that ingredients can change without the labels reflecting that. Last time in Petsmart, they had a sale on a larger bag of Lamb and Rice for 20% more, so I bought it.

About two months ago, I was in the local pet food store and noticed a "sale" on Nutro treats. It was such a good buy, I bought three boxes. I do not feed Nutro foods because my vet didn't like it. That should have been proof enough. However, I took the treats home and gave each one of my dogs one single treat at bedtime. About 3 am, I was awakened to one throwing up the treat. After cleaning up the mess and lying back down, another dog started throwing up. Then an hour later, another! This went on all night long until I finally just got up to keep an eye on my sick animals. I spent the rest of the morning tending to them and cleaning up puke. I took the treats back to the store. Thankfully, my sick dogs recovered within 48 hours. I am sure it was the Nutro treats because all my dogs got sick! I will never make the mistake of feeding this food again and not only that, no more Mars candy for me since it's the same company. If they will poison our dogs, are we next?

Second writing to update: Second dog that had stopped eating Nutro was not exhibiting symptoms of illness is now vomiting. We saw our vet on Sat. for more testing for first dog taken ill and she has protein in her urine. We are awaiting more test results in order to move forward. Our vet recommended that we notify our pet food distributor regarding the concerns with this product.

My 4 year old lab who eats everything started vomiting daily after eating his Nutro Chicken and Rice dry dog food from PetSmart purchased on February 11, 2011. After two weeks, he stopped eating it. I took him to the vet and after a $300 bill, I found out nothing was wrong with him. I immediately switched to another food and he is instantly back to normal. The food is bad and I am throwing it away. I have the receipt but threw the bag away after putting food in container.

My dog normally loves the wet and dry Nutro brand. He started hesitating to eat his dog food over the last few weeks. He started vomiting, and had runny stools. I ran out of dog food, and made our own. He started getting better. As soon as I bought a new batch of dog food, he got sick again. I looked online to check the dog food recall list, and found there were many, many people complaining also. There are so many dog food recalls with so many brands. We are concerned about any of the dog foods. After a little research, I found that Nutro has had numerous recalls, so we will not be returning to that brand.

I switched my two dogs to Nutro Grain-Free food a couple months ago, and all was fine. I just opened a new bag, and neither of my dogs want to eat it. They never don't eat their food! I noticed the kibble doesn't look the same either. One dog is 8 years old, and the other is 4 years old. Both are in good health. One of the dogs vomited this morning. So I started researching to see if Nutro recently changed their ingredients, and I came across this website. I am grateful for all the comments and will take the dog food back to Petsmart tomorrow.

We bought and started feeding our dogs this Nutro Max natural lamb meal & rice recipe, and our oldest dog (12 years) has been vomiting ever since (about a week). She is now extremely lethargic and stopped eating and is rarely drinking, We are force bottle-feeding her broth and honey, trying to nurse her through it. This morning her condition has deteriorated. She is in pain, panting and crying. We are losing her. It is apparent that hundreds people all over the world have linked vomiting and kidney failure to this product through the internet and community forums. Where is the media when our pets need them?

We recently bought a new bag of Nutro Natural Choice large breed dog food for our 2-year-old lab. The dog began to get ill after eating the food, usually vomiting the entire meal up still in whole pieces. He also appeared to be in pain and cannot sit or lay down. We stopped the food for a day, thinking that he might have eaten something out of the trash. We gave him canned food and he was fine for that day. As soon as we started him back on the Nutro, he became extremely ill again. He is acting like he is poisoned and is just standing stiffly, drooling everywhere and refusing to come inside the house.

My puppy is 7 months old and has been on Nutro since we got him. He was growing very fast and healthy, but over the last 3 weeks he has lost his appetite, has had the runs on and off and has been drinking excessive amounts of water. After seeing all the reports on this site, we made the decision to switch his food to Blue Buffalo and he seems to enjoy it.

My young Cocker Spaniels will eat almost anything, but I recently purchased a new bag of Nutro Limited Ingredient Venison and Potato dry dog food, and both are refusing to eat it. They actually spit it out if you offer them a kibble. Then I located this website and read the numerous complaints. I had already determined that something must be wrong with the Nutro food because they will still accept other foods, but not the Nutro. Something must be wrong with some batches of Nutro food. My dogs have eaten this food for a while, possibly a whole year. Why else would both dogs suddenly start refusing to eat the same food at the same time and also show signs of illness for the first time in their lives?

My dog became very ill this week. He refused to eat Nutro food (after eating it for 10 years). He was vomiting, lethargic and needing tons of water. After three days, I took him to the vet. Vet said no obstructions, no tumors but elevated liver enzymes. They were going to keep him over the weekend and see if he responded to antibiotics.

Our 5 year old Siberian husky, Mocha, eats Nutro Natural Choice Chicken Meal, Rice and Oatmeal Formula. We adopted her 2 years ago and this was the food her foster home fed her so we continued to feed it to her. I can't say we haven’t noticed any problems up until about 3 weeks ago. The first sign was she had a seizure one evening. We had another dog with seizure disorders so we monitored the seizure and noted it but thought we would mention it to the vet at our yearly visit. About 5 days after the seizure, she started throwing up with diarrhea. It was so bad we brought her to the vet. We put her on chicken and rice for a week and started her back on her dry food gradually.

I have been feeding my dogs Nutro brand dog food for years but in the last two or three months, they all have been experiencing yellow white vomit, lethargic, diarrhea. I decided to look online to see if there was a recall and I came across this website. I am horrified and will stop feeding them this brand at once. I also e-mailed Nutro through their website. I just hope they will be okay.

We fed our two Boxers Nutro dog food for more than 7 years. We lost our male Boxer on Jan. 7, 2012 to insulinoma, a rare cancer. Our female Boxer died on Feb. 17, 2012 of a brain tumor. We don't know if this is what caused their illness but I'm certain this poorly made food didn't help. I came across this site and was mortified to learn we had been feeding our babies nothing but a pile of crap all these years. We have a Jack Russell and he was always throwing up yellow bile when we were still feeding him Nutro but we switched to an all organic dog food and he hasn't thrown up since.

Please, to all who have had pet illnesses and deaths that they think may be related, please report to both Nutro and FDA. I lost three dogs, weeks after switching to this food. All suffered with vomiting, panting, excessive drinking, lethargy, and then into kidney failure and death. Just yesterday, Nutro said they have no other complaints. Please be sure to report to Nutro and FDA.

I was feeding my dog this food for about two weeks. He started throwing up every single night for a week. He's a boxer, so I thought it was nothing, plus he would eat a lot right before bed. He would throw up every piece he ate. The last straw was when my boyfriend got home and my dog ran to the door and basically projectile vomited. As soon as that happened, I took him off this food and started feeding him chicken and rice for a week. It has been a month and he hasn't thrown up since. He's now on Costco brand dog food and is eating it just fine. Do not feed your dog this food if they are throwing it up!

Our previously healthy 5 year old female boxer became seriously ill, a month after switching her food to Natural Choice lamb meal and rice dog food. She quit eating and drinking, and she was vomiting and lethargic. The trip to the vet, then to pet emergency clinic in town offered no solutions. I drove 3 hours to Washington State University Emergency Pet hospital. Her liver values are dangerously elevated, she had a kidney shutdown, clotting factors in blood are off the charts, and she has a bloated stomach. Thousands of dollars, and trying to figure out what caused this healthy dog to be in this state within a week, and no one suspected the dog food. she eats only dog food, no snacks or chew bones, and no table scraps. She is still in ICU at the hospital, and if she recovers, will be on medications for the rest of her life. I am sending a sample of the food to the lab at college, for analysis.

Nutro dog food is making my dog sick. I started my dog on Nutro Natural Choice Large Puppy Lamb and Rice. My 10-month old lab has been vomiting and has severe diarrhea. She refuses to eat the food, which is very unusual for her.

Never have I had a problem with food I have purchased in the pet store. I have been buying food from them for over 15 years. I opened my 15lb bag and there was a roach in the bag. My dog is my baby. I don't expect to put down food that I wouldn't want her to eat. I have been buying her the same food for 4 yrs and expect the best for her. I am grossed out and expect something better for her. Please do something about this matter. I have been buying her the same food for the past 4 years and my past dog, for that matter. I have never had a problem before. I depend on you to give her the best and that's why i don't buy food from a grocery store.

Warning to all using pet foods made by Nutro/Mars International owned pet food companies!

My dog died on Jan. 10th 2012. Vet said it was organ failure and there was nothing we can do. They said he could have been poisoned since it was so sudden. He was skinner, tired more often and was coughing. I later found out that there was a recall on his dog food. We had just bought a bag of it recently before he passed away. I never thought that the cause of his death would be his food that we had been giving him since he was a puppy. My boys miss and ask for him every day. This has truly destroyed our family. Any dog owner giving Nutro to your pet, please contact your vet. I would hate to see another family go through the heart attack my family has gone through.

My 13-year old, very healthy Beagle/Terrier mix had been eating Nutro "Natural Choice Lamb Meal & Rice Formula" dry food for about two years. I had bought the last bag (10% more FREE, 38.5lbs $49.99 at Theisen's) around the first of September 2011 when I began to notice a sudden drop in her weight within 4-7days of her eating it. My dog refused to eat the dog food (which is very, very unusual for a Beagle!) after around the 6th day and began throwing up bile/acidic liquid. I just thought it was something upsetting her stomach and expected her appetite to return the next day not even thinking it would be her dog food at all.

I have been feeding my dog this food for 7 years with great results. I purchased a bag in January 2012 and fed my dog as usual. Later that evening, he vomited. But I figured he got into something gross in the yard. For three days, he was lethargic and drank massive amounts of water and continued to vomit. I kept trying to get him to eat, but he would not. On day 4, I fed him some biscuits and turkey to see if he could eat, and he did. He became a little more like his self.

I want to add the specific information for this 5 lb bag of food, Nutro Natural ‘herring meal, rice & potato formula', lot #143b2vic08 21:12. Over $1,000 later, my dog is home and being monitored and coaxed back to full health (I hope). He will be re-checked in 10 days by my vet and is meanwhile on prescribed food and medications until he's well. Petsmart Corporate and local store manager acknowledged my complaint immediately but have heard nothing from the manufacturer. People should exercise caution with this brand. I've kept the bag in case I need it tested later --- but will never feed my dogs this brand again.

My dog was given a small bowl of this. On the first time I used this, my dog vomited it up 30 minutes later, and continued to vomit over the next two days, and then experienced explosive, bloody diarrhea. My dog is currently in the vet, on various IV medications. I see on message board that other dogs are experiencing the same symptoms on Natural Choice dry food, should be explored for immediate recall. I am contacting the store where I bought it to alert them. I hope my dog doesn't die.

I am involved in dog rescue in Houston, and when we have dogs in foster care. We provide high quality food for them. We received a donation of Nutro Max dog food for adult dogs, in huge quantities, and our foster dogs refuse to eat it at all. Some of them sniffed and tasted it. Some sniffed it, and refused to eat it. They actually prefer Wal-Mart dog food, Ol Roy! Just read all these postings about what is making these dogs sick, and I am afraid to even feed this to our street dogs at the feeding stations. I want to know more about what has been found in Nutro, if anything.

I have been feeding our 2 labradors Nutro Natural Choice Lite Dog Treats for a number of years. This past weekend, they started with diarrhea and vomiting. The 2-year-old lab had massive bloody diarrhea this morning and became extremely lethargic. He is now in the hospital with IV fluids. Our 7-year-old lab went to the vet also and had fluid replacement and antibiotics. The lot number is 131F39JM03 02:05.

I have fed my dogs the Chicken and Rice Nutro Max for the last 12+ years. I will no longer feed any dog I ever own any formula of Nutro Max!

I have fed my dogs Nutro for the last 8 years and never seemed to have a problem with it. Within the last month, my yellow Lab started acting very strange. My dog had lethargy, uncontrollable shaking, drinking excessive amounts of water and vomiting. It got so bad in a matter of 4 days that we had to go to an emergency facility. We did X-ray, an ultrasound and blood work. No masses and obstructions were found. Everything seemed normal.

Wow! I have used Nutro for a few years and was pretty happy with how it was benefiting my dog’s nutritional needs. Started noticing changes in my 3 large breed dogs eating and behavior within last month or so. I'm very careful what I feed my dogs and keep diet very simple and never stray from it. Never give any other forms of treats, toys or food whatsoever. Not even chew bones except the hard Nyla Bones that can not be broken off into chunks or pieces. My dogs are inside with me all day and are only going outside for play and potty needs. First, it's cold and winter temps and they started drinking a ton of water having to fill up two very large water bowls several times daily like if it were summer and hot temps.

I bought a bag of the Nutro Natural Choice Dog Food Chicken Meal, Rice and Oat Formula on December 15, 2011. Prior to that my 3 dogs were eating Science Diet. Two of my precious sweet babies passed away this week, and the other little girl is in critical condition and was transported to L.S.U Veterinary School of Medicine in Baton Rouge to be put on dialysis because her kidneys are starting to shut down.

I've been buying Nutro Sensitive Stomach for my rottie since March 2011. I really noticed a change in the last bag of food, as she wasn't eating it as much. She would eat the canned food that I placed on top, but would leave the dry Nutro in the bowl, resulting in me throwing it away. On occasions that she did eat it, she had the worst smell on her breath, and gas. The last time recently, she had eaten the whole bowl because I used chicken on the food mixed in, and then later she stunk (breath and gas) to high heaven. She had no problem eating just chicken the day before and the day after.

Our Boxer has been eating Nutro Natural Choice and it created the following symptoms: Lethargy (wanted to sleep all the time and not very active), dehydration (never could drink enough water) and urination difficulty (he would try to urinate and it was straining and no solid flow). We finally took him to the vet and received the following information and in one week, we have our dog back! The vet stated that Nutro has been causing these symptoms in many dogs. They are recommending that all their clients switch to different brands. There was crystallization in his urine. Thus, a urinary infection that was ongoing. Imbalance in his blood glucose. Pancreas was not working correctly due to the symptoms listed.

After using Nutro Ultra Chicken for my dog, because it was supposed to be healthier for him, he has gotten ill. He is not doing so well. He is lethargic, urinating a lot in the house, drinking as if can't get enough water. He no longer touches his food. He seems to have trouble walking and seems very tired and out of it, sleeps a lot. Had trouble going pooping, one minute diarrhea next minute constipation.

We have been feeding our dog Nutro dog food oatmeal/chicken/rice (light green bay) for over 6 years. Not anymore! It will stop today after discovering this website! We had to bring our 6 1/2 year old Yorkie/Shih Tzu/Bichon Friese into the emergency center on Jan. 1, 2012 due to severe vomiting, lethargy, depression and severe dehydration. We were surprised about the dehydration because our dog was drinking so much but he was vomiting more than he was drinking, like he couldn't drink enough. Temp normal, x-rays normal, bloodwork showed his blood was very sludgy so they kept him overnight and gave him fluids via IV.

My older dog has been vomiting, drinking a lot of water and sick since feeding Nutro Max chicken and rice. My other younger dog refuses to eat it. I have been putting cottage cheese to make them eat it. After reading the reviews, I will never ever feed them another bite of Nutro. This is terrible! I'm switching to Diamond Naturals.

We purchased a bag of Nutro Adult Natural Meal Venison and Potato Formula two days ago. This was our very first time trying this brand. My 10-year old cattle dog began vomiting off and the very next day and again today. Last night, I noticed my new puppy, 5-months old, ate the remainder of the older dogs' food. She has been vomiting all morning!

I have fed my dog Nutro for 10 years. Paid more because I thought it was better food. Dog got very sick and when I gave bag to neighbor after dog died, her dog went into convulsions and she thought she was going to die. I'm heartbroken. I think they should be made to pay for my loss.

My Pit Bull Mix has been eating Nutro Natural Choice for the past few years, first the Lamb & Rice and now Venison for sensitive stomachs. I noticed that for the past 2 weeks, when I let her off-leash in my backyard, she immediately starts eating as much grass as she can and vomiting before she even has time to potty. She won't do this if I decide to leash walk her down the street, but it's getting a bit out of hand now. What in the world did Nutro put in the food?! I just bought a giant bag, too. Oh well, I'm switching foods before my dog croaks.

I recently noticed my Australian shepherd had lost some weight in the past month. I weighed her today and she weighed 33 pounds! She has maintained at 39-41 pounds her entire adult life. She is 11 years old. I went online to Nutro.com to read the calories of the Sensitive stomach food vs the Senior. Both have same recommended feeding amounts listed online. The amount is double what I am feeding her! I have been feeding her the same amount for years which I got from the recommended feeding on the Nutro bag. It is written on her dog food container for when others feed her. Nutro must have changed something for the feeding amounts to be doubled!

Within the last two months, I noticed my dog looked ill in the eyes and has started itching again and he hasn't had allergy problems since starting with Nutro Grain-free in December 2010. But now, it seems as if he has allergies again. I couldn't figure out why or where the problem came from but from reading the posts on here, it is in fact the ingredient has changed then. That explains why my dog is ill.

I purchased new bag of Nutro Natural Choice cat food in October and noticed a change in labeling and the look of the food. Both cats began to itch incessantly and one was even vomiting episodically. It took a while. And stumbling upon this page, I figure out it was the food (had cats fast for a few hours) due to probable recipe change causing allergic reaction. Both cats immediately stopped itching and are purring and content once again. I wish these companies would let us know when recipes change!

I have been feeding Nutro Grain Free Venison since it came out. It was the only food that stopped my dogs chronic loose stools. Then when we bought a new bag in October 2011. The food looked different, was lighter in color, smelled like cereal (instead of strong meaty odor) very hard kibble and my dog refused to eat it. He also had vomiting. I have never seen my dog refuse to eat anything. He even takes medication pills from my hand.

We have been feeding our two indoor cats, Buffy, 16 years old and George, Nutro Natural Choice canned cat food over the past year and a half. We spent a little more money to get high end foods so our cats would be healthier. Buffy would would barely touch the wet food, while George would gulp it down.

I have four dogs, all of which have been fed Nutro Natural Large Breed for many years. Recently, my six-year old Labrador suddenly came down with acute renal failure. The cause was undetermined but it started with him not wanting to eat his food. He spent a week in the hospital trying to recover. Now, none of my dogs want to eat their normal dog food. I have no idea why and I am thinking of switching food.

We had used Nutro Max Senior once and noticed our dog’s bowel movements change. Our cat also ate his food and she had horrible poops even though before she has eaten his old food and never had this issue. We didn't equate it to the food and next time we purchased his food they were sold out of the senior food so we got adult. No issues from any animals. Next time we went back to the senior formula and immediately noticed a return to bad bowel movements and vomiting. Our dog now tries to urinate but nothing keeps coming out. We switched to another brand and everything went back to normal.

My 4 dogs are all on Nutro and had just recently switched from Pro Plan cause I can't afford the major increase in price. They were all seniors. I just poured the new bag which was different than last and noticed also the kibble was different in color. I have had 1 dog with blood in stool and urine, and 2 with bile vomiting and all a increase in water. What is going on?

I have been feeding my 5 year-old dog the Nutro Adult for the last 18 months. I recently noticed that the food looks different in the bag that I last purchased. For the last three weeks, my dog has been uninterested in the food and whenever we “try” to get him to eat it, he has been throwing up bile. He skips meals now since this change. It was obvious they changed something in the ingredients and I will now be changing dog foods. After reading these comments from others, it seems Nutro is neglecting to address these issues.

After noticing a change in my two Australian Shepherds, I became worried about their dog food. I came across this website, in which unfortunately I found what I was hoping not to. Both dogs started having very loose stools with mucus and one dog was vomiting. They have been on Nutro Max for over a year, but I am convinced something changed with the food. It was because this all started a week ago when we bought a new bag. Luckily, at least I hope my dogs are okay. We didn't hesitate to switch brands after only a week of these problems. Since we switched, no more problems so far. After reading these complaints, I am dumbfounded as to how all of these have not been more publicized and how Nutro is still being sold!

Our flat coat retriever has had diarrhea on and off for the past few weeks since we have started him on a new bag of Nutro dog food. We always fed Nutro to him in the past. He will not touch his food, has diarrhea again, and looks uncomfortable. He has been panting. Tomorrow I'll take him to the vet.

I decided to switch dog foods around the end of June or beginning of July 2011. My dog Lucy, an australian cattle mix - 34 lbs, 8 years, was eating a brand from Trader Joe's that she had been on for over a year, but she was starting to belch more frequently and I thought I would get something easy to digest. I was debating between Science Diet and Nutro Natural Choice. I went with the Nutro for sensitive stomachs.

I have three dogs and have used Natural Choice by Nutro for three years. My picky eater chose Nutro herself after trying many dry dog foods. I also bought Natural Choice canned dog food as a special treat which they love.

I have fed my dogs Nutro natural choice for sensitive stomachs for a while without an issue. However, recently, one of my dogs got sick and died. I didn't think it was the food until our other dogs simply refused to eat from a brand new bag and one of them is exhibiting similar symptoms. I've since switched them to a different food and they are back to their old appetites.

I bought a bag of Nutro Max Cat adult dry food, and just after two days of feeding this to my three year old cat, he threw up fifteen times in one morning! Leading up to him vomiting blood. He also had what looked like a bloody diarrhea the same morning. I rushed him to the vet, and he had to be admitted over night. He came home the next day because he wasn't eating at the hospital. It has now been five days, and he still would not eat a thing. Just today he vomited green vile. I’ve tried everything! I made house calls and the vet have given him shot to calm the stomach irritation.

Our 2 1/2 year old toy poodle ran out of her regular science diet food, and the store did not have any in stock so I purchased a bag of Nutra Max mini bits chicken (expires 5/31/12 lot12202LEB0419) 15 hours later we woke to her vomiting in my son's room. She vomited once and had pooped 4x in his room (once solid with trailing diarrhea and the other three diarrhea) .

I purchased our first bag of Nutro dry pet food for our poodle and noticed a decline in his well-being, restlessness, vomiting and 'not his usual self'. Vet visit was unsuccessful with a diagnosis but these all started since we started him on this brand.

Our 3 dogs have become extremely sick just days after starting a new bag of Nutro Max dog food. Symptoms came on after the 3rd day of feeding this food. Our Doberman became sick first, had an episode of vomiting bile and immediately had horrible diarrhea. He also peed in the house two different times, which never happens. The diarrhea continued the next day and I schedule an immediate appointment with our vet because a lot of blood was present in the stool. The vet thought he might have ingested a foreign object that upset his gastrointestinal tract and he was given medication to help ease the vomiting and diarrhea.

My mutt is 3-1/2 years old. At 9 months, old Ripley was on Nutro and had mucous and bloody stools and vomiting. The vet said they could not find anything wrong with him but proposed he may have pancreatitis. This lasted 2 months. We switched foods but never really knew if Nutro was causing the GI problems. Afterwards, Ripley has been gaining a lot of weight. He doesn't eat much, but still he is 100 lbs and the vet wants him down to 80. We went to the store today and chose Nutro Natural Choice Light. He had it for dinner tonight and now he is throwing up again. After reading the complaints, I am convinced we have all experienced the same symptoms and it’s because Nutro is poisoning our pets. Ripley's weight gain is also probably because of the stress and irritation on his GI system when he was young.

I have fed my 14yr old Russian Blue cat, (since 8wks of age) and all of my prize Boxers and have never ever had a problem with the Nutro brand food. My cat has regular blood check ups, (as requested by our vet) because she is spoiled and eats canned tuna as a treat almost daily. We have never had a bad lab report from our vet regarding her main diet of Nutro Max Cat Adult and now Senior. We have however changed to premium canned tuna!

First I'd like to say that before this I had 2 healthy dogs; a 3 year old and one 9-month old male pit bulls. Both are in excellent health and they eat either TOTW salmon or Orijen Pacific Salmon, which they love and have no problems with. At the urging of a Nutro rep at our local Dells farm supply (where I purchase TOTW) we tried a new Nutro product grain free venison. We purchased a 4 lb bag just to see if they like it. Well they ate it, no problem, however on days 2 and 3, both dogs got sick and started throwing up. I thought it was a cold or something, however it dawned on me that they were on new food. I immediately stopped the Nutro grain free venison and put them back on TOTW Salmon and thankfully within 2 days they were back to normal. I will never use Nutro products again. I hate the thought of losing my dogs! Thankfully it didn't take long to realize what the problem was. I still have about 1 lb of Nutro if anyone wants to analyze.

I read the complaints and they do not make sense. I've worked as a nutrition specialist for Nutro for 10 years now & have converted 1,000's of cats & dogs. Everyone who stayed on it looked beautiful, was healthy. Never one sick complaint. My cats are 16 yrs old & ornery as can be. Does any one ever follow-up legally on these claims or can any person type anything they wish?

My dog got severely ill after ingesting Nutro brand dogfood. I nearly lost her before I changed dogfoods. I have had to treat her for the last year and a half for various complications due to the severe illnesses caused by Nutro brand dogfoods.

We just started weaning my dog 2 days ago off of his current low-fat Royal Canin dog food onto Nutro Ultra Weight Management Dog food and he had a seizure this morning! He had to be on a low-fat food because he recently was diagnosed with Pancreatitis. Royal Canin is full of animal byproducts and other crap so we knew that once we got Kobe's pancreatitis under control, we wanted to switch his food to something better. We went to PetSmart and looked at the ingredients and fat content in all the food. We found that Nutro was pretty comparable to the fat percentage in the Royal Canin, so we bought it.

I have been feeding my boxer and retriever the Nutro Senior Chicken and Rice for two years. I have been paying $60 for the dog food. For the last three months, the boxer has been throwing up. There is also a small amount of blood in his stool. After investigating the cause, I have discovered that the Nutro brand dog food is the culprit. It has too much vitamins in the mix. I am very mad that I have been paying a premium for this food that is causing my dogs to be sick. Also, I found out that there may be suspected mislabeling of ingredients on this Nutro brand food.

Nutro dog food made our dogs sick! Our three dog household: a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (1), Toy Fox Terrier (3) and our 10-year old Labrador (Sebastian) have always been in optimum health other than the occasional stomach upset while eating Nutro dog food. Suddenly, all 3 of the dogs (beginning with the smallest and going to the largest) became lethargic, started vomiting and passing liquid and blood as stool. We became very concerned when the dogs suddenly lost interest in their food and began having health issues.

This is to follow up on the complaint I submitted a month ago about Nutro Max Kitten food. A brief recap: My cat lost 2 pounds over a period of 4 months ( She had access to Nutro Max food for about 6 months). Her coat was dull and separated. During this time, she had 2 different blood laboratory tests and a full body scan done and all the results were normal. I finally took away the kitten food she was eating because I was suspicious it was causing her weight loss. I did this because all her tests were normal and I thought it was worth a try.

My 4-year old Bengal cat started to lose weight about 4 months ago. I took her into the vet in November of 2010. She had lost half a pound from the previous year. My vet said she looked good and recommended I bring her back to weigh her in another month.

After feeding my cat Nutro Natural Choice dry food for over 2 years, our recent purchase in December 2010 resulted in visit to the vet after noticing she was straining to urinate. I did see a droplet of blood at one point and her urine was very dark. Her urine had a pH of 8 when it should have been zero. I had her on a canned food diet but gave her small amounts of the dry Nutro brand after she was urinating normally.