Nutro Dog Food Reviews

I’ve been feeding our dogs (now 1 dog, the other was almost 13 and that’s old for a great Pyrenees) and all 3 of our cats (2 now as the 14 yr old was switched as much as didn’t want to science diet renal help for her kidneys) for over a year, probably closer to 2 years. I’ve had no issues other than finding out my Maine coon mix cat might be allergic to chicken. From what I’ve read a lot the negative comments are from owners who didn’t transition their pets slowly into the new food. The rest do appear to be a mystery. I’m sad so many have lost their pets, but having worked in a pet retail store, if the food was really the culprit, there would be a recall involving Nutro. I have not heard of one in the year and a half I’ve worked at my store, nor have I heard about complaints from customers.

We have been purchasing Nutro Brand Lamb Meal and Rice Formula for years. Recently, I noted that our local store was only carrying something new called Lamb Meal and BROWN rice Formula. I bought it figuring it should be ok. Our 8 year old Black Lab has always done well on this Nutro dog food. The first night we fed her this dog food, she vomited and vomited and vomited. Our poor dog has been so sick for the last 5 days and we finally figured out it must be the dog food. We took her to the vet today, X-rays and blood work revealed nothing. After reading the other reviews on this site, I see we are not the only ones experiencing this. We won't be feeding her this food anymore because she won't even eat it at this point. We will never buy this dog food again and I hope people can get the word out that this dog food has something wrong with it.

I have a 19 month old golden retriever named, Charley. About a month ago, he started vomiting and having diarrhea. We took him to the vet and got X-rays, fluids under the skin and given antibiotics. We started to transition from chicken and rice to Nutro Ultra. Once the transition reached past 50%, the symptoms started again. The vet repeated X-rays, fluids and got blood work. All of his tests came back normal and was placed on ID (canned). Again, when the transition reached past 50% he got sick again. We met with a specialist who thinks that the food is the issue, since he is doing so well on ID. Our vet advised us to throw away all of the Nutro Ultra food, as that is the likely culprit for the illness. It is a shame, because he did so well on it, all of his life, which makes me wonder if they changed the formula, because there are too many similar cases out there. After a month and over $2,000 in vet bills, we will NOT be buying Nutro food.

I have feed Nutro large breed puppy and Nutro large breed to several GSD's without one single problem over the years. All of my Shepherds have lived at least 12 1/2 years to over 15 years. The 12 1/2 year old one is still alive. No hip problems, skin problems, stomach problems. Now have my dogs had upset stomachs, vomited, had colitis??? Of course but not due to this product. I was on here as part of researching Blue Buffalo Wilderness Large Breed Puppy as a possible change or to mix in with in Nutro for a GSD puppy I am picking up soon. At first I was shocked to see the negative reviews so being some what suspicious in nature. I started to check other brands and WOW THEY WERE ALL BAD. Every brand from the More expensive like BB, Nutro, Eukenuba, etc were just as bad as the grocery store brands on here. EVERY DOG FOOD IS KILLING DOGS ACCORDING TO THE REVIEWS.

I was feeding my dog (small poodle mix) the dry food, Nutro Adult - Small Kibble (pink bag with a terrier on it). At first she was eating the food but then after some time she would just sit there at the bowl. I would tell her to eat and she would eat some but then she would just walk away and eat more later. After a while, it got to a point where she didn't want to eat it at all. Then, she started vomiting every now and then. That turned into every night. The same time of the night, she would vomit. She was also very lethargic and just laying around, panting more than ever (as if she was hot) and also shaking (as if she was cold), excessive use to go outside and urinate (every couple hours), etc.

I'm from Burlington, NC originally - now in Wake County. Wonder if we got some of the same shipment /batch from the company? My Doberman (and service dog) is having kidney issues. So worried.

I switched my service dog to this brand and have used about half a large bag. My dog has become incontinent, is excessively thirsty, and is urinating in the house. She just turned 3 less than a month ago, is completely trained - as I indicated also works as my service dog. I took her to the vet and her urine shows no infection. Before testing for kidney failure we decided to try something for incontinence, although she is young and has had no problem until a week or so ago, when she became so thirsty. I am wondering if this food is tainted, but can find no recent recall. As of tomorrow she will be taken off the food and given only food I prepare for her for a while. I am praying she will heal and recover as not only she my helper and my companion - she holds my heart in her hand.

In February, we adopted a 7-week-old American Foxhound. Within weeks, he started having seizures, so we rushed him to the emergency vet where they informed us he had hook worms and a severe infection in his intestines. He is now almost 11 months old, and has not had a seizure since around 6 months old. I work at a pet store, and knew that I wanted him on Blue Buffalo. However due to his belly issues, the vet said we should switch because he was constantly having loose stools. He has been on Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed puppy for nearly 8 or 9 months, and at first he would gobble the entire bowl up as soon as we would put it down for him.

We have been feeding our 17-month-old GSD Nutro High Endurance for 4 months. In the beginning he loved the food eating it every time we put it down for him. Then this weekend, we came home to find a large amount of undigested food on the floor that he had thrown up. Ever since he has been very lethargic, not eating anything, initially drinking a lot of water. We took him to the vet today and have him on antibiotics and are awaiting the results of blood work. Then while doing some research tonight, I came across these threads and it seems more than a coincidence that other people have had and are still having similar issues. We have decided to stop feeding him this dog food even if it is not the cause of his illness due to the doubt it has set in my mind that this is not a good dog food. Good luck to everyone.

Below is my original post. I switched dog food the same day. It has been a little under 1 year and the pugs are doing much better. Honestly no problems at all. For all the readers who feel it's not the dog food... well I don't believe in consequences anymore.

Our German Sheppard was rushed to the vet 24 hours after my last post, with bloody stool, lots of blood. ER Vet did not think it was the food. Even though, we said our other dog was showing symptoms, she thought it was something rotten that he ate. So we came home. Our other dog seemed better so we fed her the food again. This morning 2nd dog now has bloody stool. Headed to the vet this morning. It must be, has to be the food. The vet said that with the serial number from the bag we can call to see if it has a problem. Cooking all dog food for now. As both dogs have food issues anyway, I have to make 2 separate foods for them.

I have 2 dogs, one about 6 1/2, the other a Pit/Boxer mix that 12 1/2. I been feeding them Nutro Senior (chicken and brown rice) for maybe 10 months or year. We almost lost Bailey the elder dog a couple of weeks ago. If it wasn't for a wonder, caring vet. And he was so sick it scared her. Reading these complaints, it's stuff I've been dealing with for 10 months, that we attributed to age. The upset stomach, we had him on Pro-Pectalin and Sucralfate for months, along with yogurt.

In the beginning of Sept. 2013, we began feeding our 8 year old Beagle Nutro Naturals Lite. Despite having no problems with her previous food, Purina Beneful, we had heard several complaints about it and thought that by switching to the Natural Choice dog food that we were making a good decision. How wrong we were...

About a week ago, I opened a new bag of dog food and began feeding my dogs as normal. We have used this dog food for years as it was the only thing our German Shepherd could eat that did not make him sick. That morning we awoke to lots of diarrhea, listlessness, drinking lots of water, and he had stomach cramps it appeared. I went to the internet for help, after 4 days of the spontaneous diarrhea . So I began making his food boiled chicken and rice, plus giving him plain yogurt. This morning I was awakened by my other dog, she had diarrhea, now, listless, cramping. She is a special needs dog, she is on medication that already affects her kidneys, so anything else could be very dangerous for her. I have stopped feeding her the food as of tonight and have no plans to feed it to any of my pets.

I have a 10-month-old Great Dane puppy. I could not find a puppy food that would settle well with his sensitive stomach until I switched to Nutro Large Breed Young Adult dry dog food. His poop was finally normal and not a runny green color! His coat is shinier and he has more energy. Thank you Nutro!!!

Our dog has had a sensitive stomach since we got her from a rescue 6 years ago. We finally found a food that didn't make her sick, Nutro Lamb and Rice. She has been doing well on that until recently she has been vomiting every day and licking her bottom a lot. She also does this when her stomach is upset. I like other responders have ruled out everything else so it has to be her food. So, etching in the formula has changed. She is vomiting a green frothy bile usually every morning or during the night and burps a lot. She also has had urinary incontinence lately and we thought she had a UTI but the urine came back negative. Now it is sounding like a lot of other responders. We have worked with her for a couple of weeks on this since she has always had a sensitive stomach but tonight we decided it has to be the food. I am taking her to our vet tomorrow. Right now all she has is the vomiting. She still eats and plays so hopefully we got her soon enough. That food is going in the garbage and Nutro will be hearing from me!

I finally had someone pick up the phone at Nutro in TN. The woman treated me very badly. She told me to never call back again. This was the first time I called and talked to someone about the issue that was never resolved. She made me feel like crying. She was so rude to me. I just asked her where is my replacement coupons for my bad dog food. My dogs won't eat the food and as promised I mailed in two UPC's. The lady was a real **!

Our golden retriever ate Nutro for 8 years. This September 2013, she became extremely ill, vomiting her food, was lethargic with anemia. She stopped wanting to eat or do anything active. She just passed away October 22 2013 at only 8 years old. She had a very healthy and active life before this September.

My dogs, 5 of them, have been sick since Tuesday. Opened a new bag of Lamb and Rice and had vomit for the last 2 days. No matter what I do, they keep getting sick. Help.

I switched my dogs (2 Yorkies, 1 Bichon) to Nutro early September 2013. We had bouts of bile vomit and one of the Yorkies started having bladder control issues. We took him to the vet and he has been diagnosed and is diabetic. We have switched off the Nutro and are waiting a week with some treatment to retest before we begin the insulin. Hoping that his body will be able to recover and re-regulate if in fact the food is the culprit. This dog had routine blood work done 3 months ago and everything was normal. Seems quite a coincidence based on everything I'm reading here. Can't say Nutro is for sure to blame but why risk it?

My 12-year Lab has a black dotted rash all over his cheek / abdomen after eating the Nutro Senior food - I will never buy another product from this BS company.

We kept hearing about the importance of natural dog foods on the market. I thought it would be a healthy choice for my two dogs. After just two weeks, my Yorkie is lethargic and has been vomiting. She's also itching like crazy. My 7-month-old Collie quit eating. I thought it must be the new food. I decided to do some research and found out other dogs are ill too. I talked with PetSmart where I bought it and they were great. They will take back the remaining food and credit me. I put my dogs back on Science Diet. No more switching food!

I have had my 2 dogs on Nutro since day one. They used to love eating it and wasted no time. We have always bought the biggest bag and only purchase dog food about every 2-3 months. The last bag we bought lasted about 4 months and the only reason was, because my dogs refused to eat. I thought they were depressed because we had just moved into a new house. I kept having to mix boiled chicken with their food and even still they would only eat little bit of the lamb and rice dry food.

I have only seen one comment regarding Nutro's cat food and I'm concerned about my niece's 3-year-old male cat. He has stopped eating. The vet can see that his small intestine is bulbous and has some fluid around it. Blood work came back fine. High temp. Still tries to play but is growing weaker. She feeds him Nutro Max Cat Ocean Fish flavor. Ruled out cancer and pancreatitis. Vet said intestines are inflamed. I wonder if it's the food??

My 8 year old yorkie is currently in the hospital on an IV... After reading most of the reviews below I am starting to see a trend.. She has been eating Nutro for the past 6 years.. I've always given her the same dry dog food, lamb and whole grain rice small bites. 2 weeks ago I purchased another 15 pound bag.. This time I noticed the label said lamb and brown rice small bites.. For the last 2 weeks my dog has not been acting the same. Yesterday, Sunday, I noticed bloody stool and vomiting twice in one hour.. This has never happened to her before.. I took her to the vet right away where they told me she have a fever of 104.6. She had also gained 2 pounds since last week when she was vaccinated.

We gave our two dogs Nutro Treats Digestive Health Pumpkin flavor. They had diarrhea starting on Tuesday night. My husband and I stopped giving them the treats right away. Thursday, the same week at 4 a.m, my husband and I both got diarrhea. Our vet told us it's not from taking the dogs to the dog park, it is from the treats. She also said that we should wash our hands after touching the treats. The dogs never had a problem like this before with Nutro. After going through this terrible almost week-long stomach cramps and diarrhea for all of us, we are never buying Nutro again. Not even the Nutro Max food. We don't want to risk it. That was the worse I have seen us being sick. What the hell did they put in those treats?

Same story, different dog. Nutro Max Senior seems to be the common link. My very healthy lab has now consumed 1/2 a bag. He's vomiting bile, urinating in the house, with $900 worth of vet bills, and clean urinalysis, clean labs, clean ultra sounds, but now lethargic, sick, not eating, and on pain meds... Wow, seriously NUTRO. Thanks goodness for these reviews, we just might be able to save him. How heartbreaking do you think it is Miss CEO to know you are the one that fed the dog every day and made them sick? We are all crying in our household watching our beloved lab go limp. DO NOT USE THIS FOOD... ANY OF IT.

They are the most criminal of companies. The company is well aware that they are putting out a toxic product worldwide. Expect lies and no help whatsoever from this company. This dog food has been recalled by the USFDA but the recall is voluntary. Complain to the pet store you bought it from, to the FDA that they make the recall mandatory instead of voluntary. Warn your friends and call your local news media. ABC, Turner Broadcasting and more advertise for NUTRO so even getting anything in you local newspaper is a challenge. Fight them so more dogs will survive. Veterinarians are getting rich off of this. Their incomes and educations are subsidized by pet food companies so it is not in their interest to see this poison off the market.

My 1 1/2 year old cat has been raised on Natural Choice Cat Food. I purchased a new bag of dry food in early September (forgot exactly which type, but I know it was chicken based - no seafood) and within a week he began to show signs of illness. He has had loose stools for the past week and has vomited twice in the past 24 hours. He also hasn't been as peppy. I stopped using the food today after reading all of these reviews. I have only seen comments about the dog food and wanted to ensure that people knew about the cat food as well.

This food came highly recommended to me. But about 3 months ago I switched my healthy 3 year old 44 pound collie mix to Nutro Natural Choice Dry Dog Food - Lamb and Rice, and Dry Dog Food Nutro Venison and Potato. Over a month ago she started vomiting a frothy yellow color vomit. And she had suddenly started seizuring. She has never had seizures before in her life. I took her on emergency to the vet. He did a ton of extensive and expensive tests. Turns out her liver enzymes were through the roof. He put her on seizure meds, Denmarin (to clear the liver) and a Laxative syrup to help clear her system of toxins.

We have 3 adult dogs (2 labs and 1 golden retriever). We switched to Nutro Natural Choice Adult breed chicken and brown rice several months ago. We had previously fed the dogs Pro Plan, but one of the labs had an allergy issue so decided to change food. Soon after, all 3 of the dogs started vomiting bile. It only happened once or twice a week, but these are dogs very seldom vomited before. We discussed this with our vet and he said exactly what a previous reviewer said, that it was probably caused by acid reflex on an empty stomach. The Nutro had been recommended by our puppy trainer (we raise puppies for Canine Companions for Independence), but after reviewing the various posts on this site and reading having the exact problems, something has definitely changed in the Nutro formula. We immediately threw out the remaining Nutro and are changing over to a different food.

All tests are indicating a toxin is the culprit for my dog’s death last night and the critical state my other dog is in. Diseases have been ruled out. No bacteria either. I have filed complaint with FDA. I have a pretty full 15 pound bag to be analyzed. My dogs had no access to other food other than the Nutro. I do not provide treats since they don't like them. Deceased was 4 years old and my other dog is 3. Both in good health until about a week after feeding them from a new bag of Nutro ultra small breed.

My Shih Tzu Eli passed this evening and my Shorkie Tzu, Coco, is still in hospital. I am crying as I write this. Both have eaten Nutro Ultra small breed for two years. Late last week, we opened a new bag and it has gone downhill from there. Add in that the vet we were seeing did not take appropriate action and after several office visits this week, IV fluids and blood work for both, we have concluded that it must be the dog food. I am going to have it tested to leave no doubt. Eli was so precious. He was a rescue a couple of years ago and has been a blessing. We will miss him. I hope Coco makes it through. I can't lose her too.

We just bought a new bag 10 days ago and after a few days all four of our Maltese were sick with symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting, very unusual for them and all of them at one time???? Now, that's a bit much, so we knew there had to be a common factor. The only thing we can contribute it to is the new bag of Nutro dog food. We stopped feeding it to them today when we ran across all the complaints. So hopefully we will have a positive outcome. I am so sorry for those who didn't.

I switched my puppy to Nutro after we adopted him from a shelter two months ago. He has continued to have diarrhea and vomits at least once a day. It's sometimes his food which doesn't seem to be breaking down as it's whole or it's just stomach acid. I thought this was the best choice for my dog so I've been changing other things, like no treats, feeding less at a time but after reading all these other complaints, I'm returning my bag I just purchased and seeing what other options there are. If I have more health problems with my puppy Nutro will be hearing from me.

My 7 yr old Yorkie has been vomiting since Saturday, with bloody stools. Have spent almost 900 dollars trying to get him better. But after reading these complaints, I may have found the problem! He had been eating Nutro Naturals toy breed kibble, got sick, had been without dog food, just boiled chicken and rice. Seemed better after he got back from vet yesterday. Fed him Nutro canned turkey and rice sensitive stomach food, started with the vomiting and lethargy again this morning. I am so sorry to hear about the other fur babies having the same symptoms, even unto death. I think the company should take this seriously. Can't have this many different breeds in different states with the same problems, not a coincidence!

I adopted a Lab mix puppy and switched her onto Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice a few weeks after bringing her home. She started vomiting bile in the mornings and sometimes in the afternoons. I took her to the vet and was told she may have acid reflux or just be vomiting because her stomach was empty. I fed her smaller meals more often. She was still vomiting bile so she went on antacids. The medication did not help.

I am so thankful that I did the research trying to see if any problems had been reported about Nutro dog food. I have a Mastiff 7 years old and a Chihuahua 6 yrs old. Both have eaten Nutro for about 5 years now. Around March, they got to where they did not want to eat and I have had enormous vet bills and no diagnosis. Never thought it could be the food. Now our Mastiff looks swollen and blood in stool and urine. I am calling the vet in the morning and see what he says. We took stool and urine specimens today.

Melissa just wait ‘til you get a bad bag of that poison they call Nutro. You can take your grain of salt and stick it where the sun don’t shine and the same with others who gave this company a 5 star rating. It’s just a matter of time before you’ll get a bad batch of that poison. You and others will be singing a different tune. How dare you mock and make fun of our pain and grief. You’re a real piece of heartless work and so is the Nutro Company, you BLOOD GUILTY HEARTLESS MURDERERS.

I have a two year old pug and two other small dogs. I bought a new bag of this food about a week ago from Petsmart. All dogs have been on this food for about 4 years without any problems. The pug started throwing up yellow, semi-digested food about three hours after eating this food. He also was moping. I stopped the food, gave him rice over the next few days, and he improved. Last night I again tried the Nutro food - he has now thrown up twice, is having chills, and looks miserable.

I reported the problems my Mom was having with her Australian Shepherd after eating Nutro Naturals lite lamb meal & brown rice food last week. Her dog Gracie was approx 7 yrs old, never been ill, a great dog, very loving & smart. She ate the food & became very ill, had to go to hospital for several days. Her vet said her kidney & liver had been affected by something she ate. She ate this food. She came came home & struggled, tried to hang on, but today, she died. My Mom called Nutro Naturals & attempted to report this so no one else would experience the same problems, & was treated very rudely, with no compassion or apparent concern from the customer service rep. named Diane. If you're using this product, good luck. I sincerely hope you don't have the same experience we did. R.I.P., Gracie. We know you've crossed the rainbow bridge now, & aren't suffering anymore.

I have fed my Mastiff Nutro large breed for about 5 years but when I purchased her food on 7-7-13 and my dog started vomiting a few days later, we didn't think it was the food. We thought it was the high temperatures, 97, that was making her vomit and about 6 days later, she would get up and was panting heavily. So we called the vet to take her in but by the time we went out to open the car door, she had died. I later, about 2 weeks, gave the leftover food, that was in a sealed container, to my Niece because she had a Mastiff and within a week of feeding the food, dog has died!! This is no coincidence!

I just started Nutro Natural Choice a week and a half ago and ever since then my puppy has been having yellow stools and itching like crazy. I thought it would pass but it is not changing at all. I agree, something must be up!

Dog sick from lamb & whole brown rice - My 2 year old Lab has been eating Nutro all her life, but she has been acting odd and sick for at least 2 weeks since we bought her a new bag of food. Last week, as far as I can remember, she started to put off her food until she couldn't wait any longer and would eat her breakfast and dinner in one sitting late at night. This week she is still doing that and has thrown up several times a couple of days this week. She also has been burping a lot more than usual and seemed lethargic, giving me a look like "Help". Broke my heart. I was searching for a recall when I came across this site and thank God I did! I'm really sorry for all the horrible stories being paired with everyone's dogs and this food. We are stopping the food immediately and calling her vet. I really hope we caught it in time so there are no more consequences. We have to get a recall going!

I started changing my dog over to Nutro Natural Choice Limited ingredient Lamb and Rice formula dog food back in August. Mid August my dog had two seizures within a couple days of one another. She had never had seizures before. I gradually changed her over to all Nutro and noticed she just wasn't that interested in eating her food...seemed rather lethargic...not really like her normal self. When I took her to the vet, they said she had elevated liver enzymes which indicated some kind of toxicity.

We have just returned from the vet with our sick 4 year old Doxie Chon. We have fed her Nutro lamb and rice for years, but just recently she has become extremely sick. The vet says there is no recall on the product but to stop feeding it to her immediately. She has the exact same symptoms as most of the animals on here - vomiting yellow mucous and bloody diarrhea. She will no longer eat and is lethargic. People can use their own judgment for the product but just too many similarities for us.

4. File a FDA registered complaint. (This is the only way to get a recall folks!) 5. File a complaint directly with NUTRO (they sent us to their insurer and refused to show us the lab tests of our food). 6. Comment on the NUTRO website about your concerns (let others know). 7. Tell your friends, find support, spread the word.

This has not been mentioned in anything that I have read on this site. Our dog is 8 years old and we have been feeding her Nutro Max Lamb and Rice for 8 years. She has been fine with it. In June of 2013, we were at PetSmart and we advised that Mars had bought out the company and were changing the formula. Since then, our dog has been vomiting in the mornings. I don't understand why I can't find one thing on the internet about the company being bought out and the food changing?

My mom called Nutro Naturals about the problem I reported, was very nice to the phone-answering person (Diana) & got inconsideration, rudeness & ridicule & smart-mouthing in return.You'd think they could at least act concerned & professional about a complaint, but no.

I have 2 Dachshunds. Their food was recently switched to Nutro brand. After a week, one Dachshund started vomiting, blood diarrhea, and dehydration. The vet thought he was diabetic due to his blood sugar being so high. He is currently at the Auburn Univ Vet hospital, still bleeding from his rectum. Our other Dachshund started having bloody diarrhea a day later and now he is at the Vet hospital. Both had made progress due to the great care they have been under.

Nutro Naturals (light) lamb meal & rice - My Mom purchased this food for her Australian Shepherd, thinking it would be good for her (the dog). She ate some, approx. 2 weeks ago, & became extremely ill, won't eat or drink, has lost 15 lbs, & has just been brought home from Care More Animal Hospital in Evans, GA. This dog is about 7 yrs old, never been sick at all, & is now hanging onto life. She could die any moment. There's absolutely no doubt whatsoever her illness is the result of eating this food. After all the worries & heartache from this, I find out about the recall. Now I'm furious. This product was purchased at PetSmart in Augusta, GA. I have already contacted their corporate headquarters & informed them, & will send e-mails to every single person on my contact list (over 400), every one of whom are dog lovers & fight for animal rights & safety. Feel free to contact me if you even care.

My 12-year old Siberian Husky was recommended to start a weight control diet. We chose Nutro Natural Choice over a supermarket brand thinking we were doing good by her. We were wrong. Within 5 days of starting the latest bag, she was vomiting and had diarrhea containing blood. She stunk to high heaven and was very lethargic. Upon a $700 visit to the vet for x-rays, blood work, etc., they decided she had enteritis and placed her on a special food along with antibiotics and probiotics. She recovered beautifully until.....

I feed my dog Nutro Natural Choice Grain Free Fish and Potato. He used to get sick and vomit on every other dog food we have tried. With this food, he doesn't have stomach problems anymore.

My dog is a 3 year old Chihuahua mix. He's been eating this dog food for almost a year now. When I bought a recent bag last week (8/24/13), it looked different. The colors were off from the previous bags. That should've been my gut feeling not to feed it to my dog. He ate it for about a week and yesterday, he started vomiting. This morning, he had bloody diarrhea. Since I'm a nurse, I knew those weren't good signs and symptoms and I didn't want to take a chance to wait it out. I took him to the vet. Thank God all his blood tests came back normal and there's no pancreatitis. The vet said it has to be the food I bought. That's the only thing he eats. He prescribed him antibiotics and famotidine. Plus he got injections of fluids.

I purchased small breed puppy food this Saturday, August 24th. The first puppy died Monday, the second, Tuesday and third, Today. They started off vomiting, then diarrhea, and bleeding from the rectum. Then breathing problems prior to death. High vet bill and still didn't help.

Wow, thank you for that information. I will switch dog food right away. I have been feeding my Nutro Young Adult Formula and he eats it, then runs around trying to scratch his back on everything and I've noticed an increase in his gas. Thanks again.

So sorry about the dog food (Nutro) not being good for peoples pets. I have had my 2 dogs on Nutro for a few years. I use the Grain Free Fish and Potato Formula. I have seen excellent improvements in their fur - real soft. They don’t throw up the food they eat all over my carpeting - my dogs love it. It’s a little pricey but worth it if I see they like it and their coats are in real soft and good texture shape. This is the only dog food my dogs are eating.

Since I started feeding my overweight cat with Nutro Max Cat, she has lost A LOT of weight and vomits everywhere. She's lost her appetite and this was never an issue before. I have stopped feeding her Max cat so we shall see if her mood changes.

My little silky terrier has has diarrhea for about a week now and my other little silky just started vomiting. I have been trying to figure out what it could be and asked my husband if maybe the food was bad so he recommended I look up Nutro recalls. I found this site and was so sad to read these reviews. I've used Nutro since my dogs were puppies (they're now 6 &7). Anyhow, I'm so worried about the harm I could possibly be causing my dogs and will be trying a new brand of food as of tomorrow. My dogs recently went to the vet and they are healthy. I'm not taking my chances on the food, my dogs mean the world to me and with that said, no more Nutro for my babies.

I recently bought a bad batch of Nutro Max Puppy food. I have been feeding my 2 Papillons Nutro for months without incident. I love Nutro brand and used it for years with my Yorkie, who was a picky eater. I never had a bad experience until recently. I bought a bag a week ago and fed my dogs for 2 days before my female was vomiting and had diarrhea. I thought maybe she got a hold of something on our walks or maybe my little girl gave her something. She remained interested in our walks and was still active and interested in cuddling, but continued to have diarrhea for a couple days. I was still offering her the Nutro Max puppy and plenty of water and Pedialyte.

Nutro Lamb and Rice, largest bag. After giving it to my newly adopted rescue dog, she had very yellow stools that ended up being bright yellow water that she couldn't have control over. She also vomited for the last day and a half she was on the food. She couldn't even keep water or ice chips down. My best friend told me about Nutro recall and I stopped the food immediately, let her stomach calm down for 24 hours and gave her boiled chicken breast and rice. The diarrhea stopped immediately and she was able to hold down food and water. Even had a normal stool within the first 24 hours. I can't imagine if I would have lost her after just rescuing her. The vet thought she would be fine and she would be okay. Please don't take the risk. Even if there is a slight chance it could be the food, it's just not worth it!

My husband bought our 8 year old black Lab NUTRO ULTRA WEIGHT MANAGEMENT dog food a few days before his deployment to Afghanistan. Our dog had never been on this ever before, but he thought since it was expensive it was higher quality than the Purina we had been feeding her. About a week or so later our Lab started having really bad diarrhea. I thought maybe she had been eating cat poop as we adopted two cats - got a litter box containment system and locked up the cats when I left to make sure that wasn't it.

I have always used Nutro Natural choice brand dog food for all my dogs. The first death was my female French Mastiff. She was diagnosed with a hematoma carcinoma cancer mass at approx. age 6. Then about 1.5 years later, our three-year-old female Chinese Crested Hairless started losing weight at a drastic rate. She had diarrhea and was weak and ill. She was never diagnosed with cancer because after hundreds of dollars we ran out of money. The vet was pretty sure it was pancreatic cancer. Then here we are a year later and our male French Mastiff started losing weight at a rapid rate. He was bones within a couple months and started refusing to eat. After he started refusing to eat and trying to add extra meals and once he became skinny to where it looked unhealthy we took him in. They found a huge mass and have assumed it is cancer. They said the testing will be very expensive.

After eating Nutro cat food (of any flavor), my cats started to drink tremendous amounts of water. So I tasted Nutro myself and found that it tasted very salty and somewhat sweet as well. And salt and sugar cause kidney failure in cats. I will not recommend this product and will never give it to my cats again.

I put my Yorkie on Nutro a few months back. I started him on the venison and brown rice. At first he seemed to like it but then started turning his nose up at it. So I tried a different flavor, thought maybe he wanted something different. So I got the fish meal and potato formula. He likes it, he eats it. I have to have him on something that is good for the digestive system or easy on sensitive stomachs because he has IBD. This was the first food I found that didn’t make him sick. I even noticed a change in the look and feel of his coat.

I have written about this product before, as two of our three dogs became sick one week after starting the New & Improved Lamb and Rice formula. Like those trying to dispute or quash the coincidences, my dogs, these two and two others had been on this food for 13 years before this change and never had an issue. I was a huge proponent for Nutro. Now, I wouldn't feed it to a rat.

My healthy 12-year-old Aussie quit wanting to eat this week so took her to vet today thinking it was a tooth, and blood results were through the roof for all 3 liver tests. She has been on Nutro also for years. Thought I was buying a great healthy product. Just opened new bag 1 1/2 weeks ago. From reports on here, I am throwing it out. Too many needless deaths from many dog food brands in the past few years. Looks like I am switching to Blue, which most recommend. I want to keep my baby for as long as I can. Hope people spread the word about this dog food and others that are not the quality that we thought we were buying.

I take these horrible reviews about Nutro with a grain of salt. If you read them closely, they do not prove that food was the cause of illness in the pets. Most of the reviews are full of emotion and anger from someone who lost a pet or had to pay vet bills. It's understandable to be upset when a pet falls ill or dies, but putting the blame on a dog food that millions of people feed with great success is just silly.

About a week ago, I opened a new bag of Nutro Ultra dog food. My dogs, 3 dalmatians and a cocker spaniel have been eating this food for several years. My oldest dal, Austin, started skipping breakfast and I was concerned. Last Wednesday, 7/24/2013 he didn't eat breakfast or dinner and he was very lethargic. I immediately took him to my vet the next morning as he didn't eat again. We did x-rays... no tumors! We did blood work but there was no abnormal levels. By Thursday evening, 7/25/2013, he could barely walk. He had bloody diarrhea. The next morning he couldn't walk. He was so weak... I took him back to the vet. We made the decision to end his suffering. I had Austin 8 months... He was 10+ years of age... had been neglected, starved and abused. He did NOT deserve to go out this way.

I had my Golden on Nutro since he was born in 2004. He started getting gas in 2010. I switch food. The new food seemed to not be working out. I switch back in 2013. Since Memorial Day my Golden went from around 100 pounds down to 65 pounds. The vet is puzzled. He is on antibiotics. He is fading away. It is Awful. He has bright yellow mucus diarrhea. Awful gas. Itching all over.

My dog just turned 10 yrs. old & I've had him on Nutro ever since he was a puppy. Never once have I had a problem with him being on it. I don't understand why some of these other people have had problems with their dogs being on it. If it were the food causing these problems, then there's no way Nutro could sell their dog food. They would have had huge law suits & would never be able to continue to sell it again.

I bought a bag of Nutro Ultra large breed like I typically do. I noticed the shelves were very scarce compared to any other time. I have bought this food for YEARS for my Neapolitan Mastiff... After the first bowl of this bag I noticed she had really bad gas. Over the next few days, I noticed it didn't go away and now she has diarrhea! I returned the food only to see MORE empty shelves...yet still no recall! How many dogs are going to have to get sick before there is a recall issued?! Needless to say I will never buy another bag of this overpriced garbage!

This is an issue going back for YEARS... It is not a pet owner's wrongdoing at all. We lost our Siberian Husky in the worst possible nature and ALL his issues were the Nutro crap food related. We had FDA officials at our home that took samples of the food, and their lab testings showed high levels of zinc and copper, just for starters. Be thankful your dog is alive. This food is poison and should be removed from the market. We made a formal complaint in May of 2009 with Nutro. I contacted them several times in regards to the loss of our dog, and all they wanted to do is collect all the food and bills I had, all originals only, of course. I was not too quick to hand over anything to them, as it seemed to me they wanted to cover up everything.

My Lab of 11 years old became ill the end of May 2013. She was having diarrhea, not wanting to eat her food, vomiting at night, and hind leg shakiness. We've had her on this product since 2004. So, we did not expect it to be because of her food. She continued to decline. She became weaker and didn't want to be active at all. Lethargic. We took her into the hospital and her liver functions, which were normal the first of May 2013, were now off the charts by July 2013. We tried everything we knew except change her food. She died on July 9, 2013.

I have a 2 year young American Bulldog, Morley. Morley has had a bad stomach ever since we have had her (8 weeks old). She has been on several brands of dog food. The only one that every worked well with her was the Nutro Venison Meal and Brown Rice. We had her on this for about a year and a half. She then started acting weird, not wanting to eat, throwing up, etc. Based on the reviews on this site, I took her off the Nutro and tried a few other brands with her. She still had these issues.

I cannot believe how many people have complained within just last few weeks. I also have had my boxer on Nutro for 8 years. He suddenly stopped wanting to eat, that was a first for him. He always ate his food in the morning and at night. I went back to Petco to ask what was wrong with Nutro food and they told me they had a new formula and bring it back if any problems. SO 3 weeks later after my poor dog has been throwing up and feeling very lethargic and thirsty I knew something was wrong. So that's when I decided to go on this site!

I started feeding my two golden retrievers Nutro max chicken and rice adult food about two months ago. On the second bag of food, they began to have bloody diarrhea to the point where my female would get up and there would be a pool of blood under and behind her. We took her to the vet and she gave her some meds. We changed her food back to Science Diet and she got better within a few days. I found two containers of the mixed Science Diet and Nutro that we had used the two weeks prior and mixed it in with our Science Diet, so I would not waste money.

Recently my two dogs, a Black Lab mix (5) and a Yellow-Lab and Husky mix (3), haven't been eating much. This has been going on for some time and usually they are enthusiastic eaters. After looking up the symptoms and talking to my vet, we attributed it to heat and them not wanting to eat because it is hot. Then I came home one day. There was runny stool all over their kennel, like they couldn't hold it in; that never happens. Then I woke up to frantic cries from my older dog and she had poop, runny stool, in my bedroom as well; this also never happens anymore. They have not been eating their food since.

My one-year-old golden retriever has been eating this food for a couple months. We spent all night in the ER and almost $1,000 in bills. I originally thought it was a reaction to flea medicine, however the vet called poison control and was told her 104.5 fever and severe gas was not a side effect of the medicine. They said she ate something bad. The only thing she eats regularly is Nutro dog food. She has been gassy since she started on the food, and as I am reading reviews of other similar symptoms, I am very upset with what I am hearing. Returning the food today!

I fed my dogs Nutro dog food for a while. One day all of my dogs I have 7 started throwing up & pooping all over the floor. I had to take one of my dogs to the emergency pet hospital. She was throwing up so hard that she threw up blood & was having bloody stools. She was very sick. They gave her an IV & shot of an anti nausea medicine. All my dogs had to be treated. I took the dog food back to Petco. They were very good about taking back the food. My dogs have never had another problem with food after that but they were really sick.

I didn't and won't give a rating. I DID no such thing. Why would I give a company that killed my precious baby a rating? We're forced to give one. I can't stand these blood guilty murderers at Nutro and pet connection. I hate what they DID and every time I put my phone number and email address. You all hide it well. I called CNN and others. I'LL do whatever it takes to see these people go out of business and please somehow, some way let's get petitions and file class action lawsuits.

Nutro Max Lamb and Rice made my dogs sick - especially my English Setter. I normally use Nature's Recipe for my pets, and Nutro Max caught my eye when it was on sale at PetSmart. I compared ingredients, and it appeared satisfactory. I switched their foods gradually. (I switched from Blue Buffalo to Nature's Recipe a year before that and had no problems.) Within the first week of use, I noticed my English Setter would vomit after eating.

I started feeding my boxers the Nutro Dog Food and within a few days, the oldest one started vomiting after he ate. I didn't think it was the food per se. I just thought he ate it too quickly. Then a few days later, he had a seizure; I still didn't link it to the food. A couple of days later, our other boxer went out to use the bathroom and suddenly dropped over having a seizure. This is when I started researching this dog food. HOW many more pets have to suffer or die from this food before something is done? Needless to say, this BRAND should be banned! I will be going to PetSmart and taking the food back to them to see what they will do. If they choose to do nothing, then I will take the appropriate steps in contacting corporate office.

I started feeding my three small dogs and within a week, one had bloody diarrhea to the point that he could not walk across the floor without feces pouring out of his body. My pekingese lost control of his back legs and has never fully recovered... I guess he will suffer this for the rest of his life, and my third dog started biting at non-existent flies. They all nearly died. I was actually going to put my shih tzu down the morning I made one final Google search and started finding that so many other people had had the same experience. This company should be sued.

My pet died a terrible painful death. Abe, my phone number is **. I to want file a class action lawsuit. I’m in. Anyone, please call and let’s end the suffering.

My dog had to be put down because that poison you call Nutro dog food killed my baby. She suffered a terrible death at the hands of the manufacturers of Nutro and Pet Connection. I've started a petition against Nutro and the sellers because you all knowingly sold this poison and DID nothing to stop it. You all are murderers and blood guilty. My petition is with change.org. Please make a difference. Save our babies from this deadly poison. Mine died and it is in memory of my baby, Suzi. Please sign and save and make a difference. Thanks.

I have had enough with NUTRO's lies. I will attempt to form a class action lawsuit against NUTRO and sue them to stop selling this poison worldwide. Please let me know if interested in joining the lawsuit.

I got Nutro dog food at Pet Connection in Fallon, NV and I'm mad as heck for Nutro selling it still and Pet Connection saying nothing. I had to put my baby down. She suffered miserably. She vomited, ate grass, had bloody diarrhea; her stomach constantly gurgled. She suffered terribly. We all need to file lawsuits against Nutro and companies who sold this poison to our babies. Sue them for our babies' pain and suffering, vet bill and our grief, pain and suffering. Let's do this to these murderers.

One dog died after going to the vet, and another spent two days at the vet and almost died. They both were eating this dog food. Vet could not determine what caused the illness and death.

I was sent home with Nutro Max large breed puppy food when I got my 3-month-old Golden. The first bag was fine, but since opening a new bag my puppy has developed diarrhea. The stools are extremely soft and have gotten yellower each time. I am glad to have found these reviews and have stopped giving her the food.

Bought dog food about a month ago and noticed the formula had changed. Kibble is not the same color. Bought the type for overweight dogs, with lamb in it. Our dog never really did like the new formula, but since we only feed him dog food, we kept giving it to him. Now he refuses to eat it, and has been throwing up and having runny stools with high liver enzymes. He is totally miserable. This dog has been my child for 12 years, and watching him suffer like this is intolerable. I am afraid I have no choice but to put him asleep. Damn this company if they knew this dog food was contaminated and did nothing about it.

My dog is 1 1/2 years. I switched him to Nutro Adult Max. Just after 3 small feedings, I had a very, very sick dog!!! I decided to switch his food because he just seemed not to care for his other food that much. At Pet Depot, they told me how great this food was, so I mixed it with his other food just 3 times. On July 4 I fed my dog like I always do in the morning (30% of the new Nutro mixed with old food). He acted fine until 4 hours later, and then he started vomiting. In a matter of 10 minutes, he had gotten sick 9 times (a huge amount especially for a 30 pound dog). He would not eat or drink. Very lethargic. Then another round of vomiting and through out the night.

I have been a loyal Nutro customer for 7 years, even through all the changes to the bag designs and confusion. A week ago, I started my boys on a new bag of Nutro Natural Choice Senior mixed with a new bag of Nutro Natural Choice Adult Small Bites. They have eaten this food for the longest time with this blend and have been happy, healthy until last week. Shortly after starting the new batch, one of them stopped really eating and the second one, who never says no to food, didn't seem as eager. Then, three nights ago, my 5-year-old dog had really soft poop. I went upstairs for a moment and found my kitchen and living room in what appeared to be a crime scene condition. Puddles of blood were everywhere! I checked my dogs and once I identified which one it was, inspected his anus area to find it was blood soaked but no sign of anal sac rupture. I cleaned the dog and then my floors only to step upstairs and come back to a repeat of blood and diarrhea.

I bought Nutro Ultra Puppy Dry food yesterday. Petco employee talked at length about the quality of the product manufactured locally in Tennessee. Six-month-old puppy (10lbs) ate 1 1/2 cups total in two servings yesterday. Poor puppy vomited multiple times during the night and had fever with chills. She seems better this morning, but I will not feed her any more Nutro after visiting this site. I have yet to see her urinate this morning, so I am monitoring her closely. Label states: Best by 20 Apr 14, 316G2l380422:54.

We have fed our dogs Nutro Chicken and Oatmeal for sensitive stomachs for many years. The past few months, the dog has not been wanting to eat the food. I recently discovered the recipe had been changed. Now we have a very, very sick dog who is vomiting, dehydrated and will not eat at all. Something is very wrong here.

Our 8-year-old Goldendoodle has eaten Nutro dog food since we adopted him from a rescue organization 7 years ago. We fed him the Nutro dry dog food for a "sensitive stomach" which seemed fine until the formula was changed recently. We thought he was just slowing down from age until he was lethargic most of the time. After a few days of opening a brand new bag of NUTRO NATURAL CHOICE Wholesome Essentials Dog Food Adult Chicken, Whole Brown Rice & Oatmeal Formula, our dog became extremely ill with diarrhea and, then, had a seizure on 6/10/13. He didn't eat for several days. The vet took a blood sample and our dog was on the verge of pancreatitis.

I brought my 7-week shih-tzu home this past Saturday and gave him Nutro small breed natural puppy food (chicken formula). The puppy devoured the first bowl and three more feedings the next day. Sunday night, my puppy was very sleepy and lethargic. Early Monday morning, my puppy had diarrhea and continue to have diarrhea for the rest of the day. Later that afternoon, he did not eat his food or want to be near it. Then following day, his diarrhea had blood in it. I was scared that there was something serious.

Folks, it's great that we have CA to come to, but for anything to happen to NUTRO/Mars, Inc. (yes, you got that right, NUTRO is owned by Mars, Inc. - our maker of M&M's). They have failed to answer to my emails to their representative on behalf of my little Miniature Schnauzer and beloved service dog BBop. Please!!! Please!!! Please!!! Don't just complain here. Call your local FDA regional office or go to their website and file, file, file. I was told to tell you this by my regional director, who explained that the more we complain to the FDA, the sooner action can be taken.

I have been reading comments about our dogs who we believe have gotten very ill. When Nutro changed their formulas, I put my dog on Lamb and Rice. He was a very happy, active dog until about a few months ago, when I thought he was just getting older and calming down. Then he started to get lethargic, panting more, stool went from yellow to orange. I thought about the food he was on and called PetSmart to see if there was a recall on Nutro food. They did not care. I then put him on a bland diet (rice and boiled chicken). I also noticed the same day that his gums were pale and called the vet, took him in and his CBC count was 17.

I have written about my dog Maddy in the past. I can't believe this last guy online, David from New York, saying that the food is not to blame. Go ahead and keep feeding your dog this food and anything made by Nutro and eventually it is going to make them real sick and like some die. Ever since she's gotten sick from this food which she was on for 2 years prior, she has never been the same. She has seizures about 2 or more a month, and this last one was real bad. She can't control going to the bathroom anymore, and she has times when she goes in the house #2. When she was real sick and I took her to the Vet, he said that her liver was elevated very high. I am going to take her in for her check-up next week and have it checked again because of the seizures. They are caused from the liver problems and I would bet she won't get better and eventually I will lose her.

I have been using Nutro Grain Free Venison and Sweet Potato for almost a year now. Suddenly, one dog has stopped eating for days now and kept vomiting what she had days ago. I took her to the animal hospital and they kept her overnight on IV fluids. Labs came back normal and she ate the food there. As soon as I got her home, she ate a little bit of the Nutro and then nothing. She refuses to eat and keeps vomiting. My other dog seemed to tolerate it so I was sure my female was just sick. Now, they are both vomiting and refusing to eat.

SATISFIED OVERALL, UNTIL THIS LATEST BATCH. Like many others whose reviews I read the other day, I've been feeding my dog the Nutro Lamb and Rice or Chicken and Barley dry food, with great success for about 3 years. I bought a new 15lb bag on Saturday (it's Wed. now), began using it Sunday and read those reviews purely by accident, looking for their other varieties on Monday. He was fine so far after two days on this batch. Others had spoken of using it for years and now suddenly, in just the last few months, people are talking about the dog having diarrhea and throwing up yellow bile along with the food shortly after starting a new batch or even putting up with it for a long, long time. (I'm pretty sure bile is GREEN, not YELLOW; that the yellow is stomach juices. But I only know that human bile is green.)

Mars Inc., the parent company, finally responded to my posting on their Facebook page. They are trying to say that they do over 600 quality checks before shipping the food out to us at our local pet stores. I sent them a long letter as to wanting to know why they just won't take responsibility for their issues, and I am waiting for a reply from them. I am hoping that they will learn that there is only one rule in business - The customer is always right!!! I just spent another $145.00 to find out that not only did my dog have an allergic reaction to the food his former vet prescribed, he has a slight bacterial infection due to his food allergy.

These recent accounts are getting me scared. My dog has never had a problem with Nutro. He was on another brand (something "Essentials" I think) from age 2 until about 3 years ago when demand for it fell and we couldn't get it, and switched to Nutro Chicken and Barley or Lamb and Rice (dry). He also practically demands pieces of white bread as a treat all the time (I try to keep it to something a little healthier, but he never gets much). There was never a problem with the Nutro. For a short time, he had occasional diarrhea, which was puzzling, but our vet figured out it was dental in nature: aggressive bacteria that didn't belong in his mouth (his breath was getting bad too) was getting down to his lower gut and displacing the normal flora down there, giving him mild but consistent diarrhea.

About a week ago, I got a 9 week old Yorkshire Terrier puppy. He had been on Puppy Chow and the breeder gave me some of that food to take home. I mixed it with the Nutro to introduce him to the new food. The first couple days, his poop was okay, but by the fourth night, he began having diarrhea in his cage. Then I noticed his poops were getting softer and yellow. Last night, it was yellow and runny. After reading these complaints, I am going to attempt to return this dog food and try something else.

I have been feeding my dogs Nutro Holistic Dog Food for Large Breeds for 4 years. About three to four weeks ago (around May 10-15th, 2013) after buying a new bag of food, they started throwing up bile. Coincidentally, I had put down some ant poison (although I placed it as the instructions said, in cupboards and closets where pets and children can't get to it). Still I wasn't sure of the cause so I removed the ant poison and waited to see if there would be a change. NO CHANGE - my dogs are frisky, eating well, sleeping well, but they throw up bile (and occasionally the dog food) daily and continue to try to eat foliage for their sour stomachs. I highly suspect it is their dog food. I switched to another brand and will know within a few days if that was the issue. If so, I will be filing a complaint with the FDA and Nutro. If not, I will also follow up on the Nutro website to be fair. For now, this is a warning to be concerned if your dog is eating Nutro products and is throwing up but otherwise seems okay.

My dog was on Nutro for almost six years. There have been many complaints regarding this product. My dog threw up many times so I switched her food to Wellness Core (grain free). Now she is fine and doesn't vomit anymore. Many complaints have been filed with Nutro. The company needs to be held responsible as many dogs are dying...

I spoke with Nutro and they assured me that their food was safe. Then she berated me for not spending hundreds of dollars on blood tests, and a necropsy to determine the cause of the illness. When I brought this website to her attention, she said it was an unregulated blog site with false information... hmmm. Well, I don't know about all the other posts, but my post is real and factual. I have also filed a complaint with the FDA. They asked me to save the food for testing. When I mentioned this to Nutro, she got quite mean and insisted that I release the medical records to Nutro.

We have been feeding our boxers Nutro for a little over a year. We started a new bag of Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice on Wednesday. On Friday, our 6-year-old boxer did not eat breakfast or dinner and was a bit lethargic. On Saturday morning, there were pink spots of urine on the floor. By Saturday night, we were at the emergency vet and they had to put him down. His bladder was the size of a grapefruit and he was going into kidney failure. The vet said this was a very rare acute case. I am going out now to buy a different brand of food! I emailed Nutro and called PetSmart. PetSmart did not care.

I am a Shih Tzu breeder from NJ. I have been using Nutro and switched to the ultra. I have had no problems, but now very worried. Is this product going to be recalled? Do I stop using it? I have 7-week-old pups going to new homes soon and am unsure if I should send them home with the 15 lbs bags I just brought, plus the puppy cans (green). Is the food a problem or the plant where the food is being made or stored? As a dog breeder and owner, I demand a call back or an email. This is crazy. Not very happy right now!

I was told months ago by a Petco employee that this was excellent dog food. My dogs have recently developed bloody stools and not acting like themselves. I have 3 dogs, different sizes, and different breeds. Please, please, please if you are having problems with Nutro, contact the FDA and file a complaint. Too many dogs have already died, and I am reading that the chicken and rice formula seems to be the problem - exactly what I have been feeding my dogs. I am heartbroken watching them suffer. I thought it was Parvo at first!

I recently purchased a 15lb bag of Nutro Natural Choice Lite Diet Weight Loss food for my 2-4 year old Beabulls... what a mistake! Within weeks, 3/4 of the bag, they slowly got worse; and I chalked it off as just being overweight. My smaller one grew a tumor on his front paw, walked with a limp, constantly wants to eat grass and throw up, and licks nonstop all over his body. The bigger one got more and more lethargic to where he was bumping into things and falling on the floor with no strength in his legs, panting excessively and just sleeps nonstop. They both quit eating the food and that is when I decided to investigate it - WOW, I feel so bad that I have been giving them this crap that made them so sick!! After reading these last night, I immediately threw out the Nutro and started them on cooked beef and rice (which they gobbled down). I am hoping that the damage that has been done goes away and they bounce back... waiting and praying!

I bought a bag of their dog food, and the kibble wasn't edible due to being beyond solid as a rock. I sent an email and weeks later, I still hadn't received a response. When I called customer service, the representative was obnoxious and wouldn't so much as offer a simple replacement. To the Einstein at customer service, I’m not going to keep a bad bag of dog food around till come around and respond to an email, or in this case not respond to anything. Lost a customer - simple as that.

I have fed Nutro Ultra dog food for years but I will never feed it again. I have spent several hundreds of dollars on my three dogs. I purchased the dog food about 6 weeks ago but just opened it about 2 weeks ago. Ever since I opened the bag, my dogs have been vomiting and having diarrhea. One of my dogs have even developed pancreatitis. I found that out today (after a vet bill of over $200). The next three days are critical for her health. The vet called me back this afternoon to check on my dog and told me that another pet owner brought in her two dogs with the same symptoms. Yes, you guessed it. She was feeding her dogs Nutro Ultra also.

My dog got very sick and I did not make the connection until 2 weeks after feeding the new formula. Her hair will not stop coming out and even on her head and ears. It's awful! I am concerned for her health.

Our Boston has been eating Nutro Natural since we got him in 2004. He's never had a major problem with it, but being a Boston, his digestive system is a little goofy at times. Back in February, I went to get him some more food and noticed that all the packaging and formulas were completely different. Homer tends to pack on the pounds, so we've had him on Nutro Natural Light for the last two years with no problem, but that formula was changed to something completely different. But trusting Nutro, we got a big bag as always. He was fine for about two weeks, then started vomiting.

I see there are many complaints about Nutro Pet Foods. My dogs have been eating Nutro from the beginning of their lives since 1999. I am a Pug breeder and have never had any problems with this product. When I wean a litter, I start them on Nutro Puppy Kibble and recommend to their new owners this product. The first complaint I read about the two Poodles sounds to me like they had a sickness. Without saying, giving canned food to a puppy without introducing it slowly into its diet first is irresponsible and it's the same with the owner's older dog. I think you should remove this complaint immediately. Any sick dog usually recovers after being fed chicken and rice, and because she didn't introduce Nutro to her dogs again, you cannot say that it was the food that made them ill!

I just purchased a new 6-month old puppy two weeks ago. I was advised to put her on Nutro. I purchased the puppy kibble and some cans of puppy food from Petco. I figured I had might as well do the same for my 7-year old dog. They are both poodles. The puppy had already been on the kibble but suddenly stopped eating it so I fed her the canned food. She developed bloody soft stools intermittently with constipation and vomiting. She was breathing shallowly and quickly and could not sit or lay down for any length of time. She had to wander all around. She also drank copious amounts of water and peed every continuously throughout the day. Her urine was clear like water.

For what it’s worth, we fed our dog Nutro dog food from puppy age through about 7 years. At 1 year, she developed seizures, and we had her on potassium bromide because the vet diagnosed it as a genetic disorder (she also routinely threw up yellow bile). At 7 years, we decided to switch her food to Origen. Within a month, she stopped having any seizures and has been seizure free (and yellow bile vomiting free), and is now 15 years old. I do not know what exactly sparked her seizures, but it was definitely in the Nutro. I only wish someone had told me to try switching her food years before.

The dog food was contaminated, and both dogs were throwing up and had bloody stools. The second time, and thousand dollars later, I make sure they get quality food. No one does anything. The dog food companies need to start paying vet bills when this happens and maybe then, they will be more careful.

I have a two-year-old pit bull that has been eating Nutro since I got him as a puppy. The month or so he had been throwing up his food (the Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice), he had been acting lethargic. He wasn't able to keep up with me on walks. I found this site and switched him to a different food, and he hasn't been sick since; his energy level is quite high. I'm so glad I found this site before his symptoms got worse. Please stop feeding this food. Nutro needs to recall this product.

I started my Chihuahua on Nutro Natural Choice Senior food about a month ago. My dog Dutchess will be 12 yrs old next month. I have fed her Iams her whole life but thought that Nutro was a comparable brand to Iams so I mixed it with her Iams food so that she wouldn't get an upset stomach. Within a week or so, I found two lumps in her neck and within 5 days after finding them, they had rapidly multiplied. She now has a total of six in her neck. She had all the tests done and it came back; she has lymphoma. I am extremely concerned and upset to say the least. I have read other blogs and it seems that this has been a problem with other animals. I feel responsible for not going online and investigating the food for myself.

Thank you so much for posting all the info regarding other pet owners experiencing these issues. My 2-year-old pit bull has eaten Nutro Lamb and Rice for about a year and a half. She has had problems being sluggish and lethargic. Recently she is limping, back leg weakness and instability. We have had her to the vet and checked to no avail. I felt as if I were going crazy. She should be an active, lively dog at 2 years old. She acts as if she is 15. I recently transitioned to Nutro venison and this is where I discovered your information. She threw up immediately after eating. I thought initially she was eating too fast, but after the third attempt I got online and found these complaints.

My dog has eaten Nutro Natural Choice food for 7 years with never a problem. Recently, I purchased a smaller than usual bag of food, on or about March 25th. She had diarrhea within a day or 2; she was choking, and vomiting bile and is very lethargic. One day she couldn't even stand up which she always does for treats. My vet thought she had allergies and a stomach virus, but after finding this website, I am convinced this recent batch of food is poison! Please stop feeding your pets this food immediately. File a complaint with the FDA asap! And Nutro needs to step up and do something now! My dog is still not well and I've only just figured this is likely the culprit. I'm heading to the store to buy chicken and rice to help get her back on track. I only hope the effect isn't long term or deadly.

Updating my review below. I submitted as a guest, unfortunately, so I can't edit it. Since I originally posted my review, I've switched to a grain-free brand from Canada and my dog has completely bounced back. It was an overnight change after I took away the Nutro and put him on chicken and rice. Since then, I've fed him the new food and he loves it. He's never left any uneaten and seems to inhale it. I can't prove Nutro was to blame, but the only thing that changed between his lethargy and his current energetic state is that I took Nutro away. I don't know if it was harming him in the way people are reporting below, but he definitely was refusing to eat it for some reason, and he's never been a picky dog.

I'd like to provide an update to my May 1 post. Our 8 1/2 year old doxie passed away on May 3 after we had spent over $1,000 at two different vets trying to save her life. She was severely anemic and could not maintain her body temperature because of decreased blood flow. I strongly encourage all of the owners here who have had their dogs suffer these symptoms after eating Nutro to call the FDA, 1-888-463-6332. I made contact with my local FDA representative. She took the matter very seriously and spent the time to get the full chronology. I found out today that representatives from the FDA have been in contact with the vets that treated our doxie and have arranged for a necropsy. Please take the time to make the call to the FDA. It's the only way to end this ongoing tragedy and stop the needless suffering.

I have been looking for a good dog food for my 1-year old lab mix that I rescued in January. I previously bought a small bag of Nutro Natural Choice Chicken and Rice formula when I first got her and was not happy with it simply because it was larger pellets and the bag seemed to go too quickly. After trying several other brands, I recently spoke with a woman at Petland who once again recommended Nutro Natural Choice after I told her about my dog having soft stools and eating poop constantly. I tried it again and a day after feeding her the Natural Choice, she was having terrible yellow diarrhea. I proceeded to feed her a bland diet of brown rice.

My Cocker Spaniel died April 28, 2013. Both of my dogs have been on Nutro lamb dog food since I have gotten them almost seven years ago. Though in January, I brought a bag of Rachel Ray dog food at Walmart because I ran out of Nutro. Two weeks before he died, I started them back on the Nutro. My other dog started puking bile again and breathing hard at night. But Thursday I came home from work and he was acting funny. I went outside with him to go to the bathroom and noticed him peeing blood. He hadn't been eating well for a couple of days, which was not like him at all.

It's sad now to read all these posts. I just buried my 10-yr-old JRT almost 2 weeks ago. We noticed little changes w/ her, like habits changing w/ food and appetite, but thought it was due to older age. I would have never thought about dog food making her sick, because we upgraded from cheaper dog food when she was 9 to Ultra Nutro.

When I got Brodie (a West Highland Terrier) last summer, he had already been rescued about five times. He came to me with a thick folder of veterinary reports and a huge bag (50 lbs) of Nutro dog food, which his last vet had recommended because the vet thought that if Brodie ate anything with artificial colors, his face would break out and his white fur would discolor. I took that advice and continued feeding Brodie the Nutro until it was gone. I then joined an online Nutro club and got $1 off on two more small bags. But when they were gone, I really could not afford to keep Brodie on Nutro, particularly since he was apparently terminally ill.

I bought Nutro Natural Choice senior formula from PetSmart as it was recommended to me by an employee there. I saw the reviews here and kept mentioning it gave their dogs yellow diarrhea and their dogs would vomit yellow as well. And yes, after about a week of feeding this new food, my dog vomited this morning and has diarrhea. I'm just thankful that I read all the reviews here so I knew immediately what the cause of her illness is. How is this poisonous product still available in PetSmart?

I have two dogs, a 2.5 and a 3.5 years old. They have been on Nutro Natural Choice lamb and rice formula since they were puppies, since this was supposed to be a high quality dog food. A week and a half ago, I opened a new bag and fed my dogs as normal. The next day, symptoms began that included eating grass, vomiting and excessive diarrhea. I thought they just had upset stomachs so I continued feeding them their dog food for an additional day until the symptoms worsened. I switched them to a bland beef and rice diet. They began to do better after 3 days on this diet. I began introducing their dog food back into their diet and here I am again with very sick, unhappy dogs that have horrible diarrhea and continue laying around. I will never feed this dog food to my dogs again. I just called the FDA number listed in a message above. Everyone else posting on here should do the same. I feel horrible knowing I was poisoning my own dogs by feeding them this crap.

About six weeks ago, I purchased a new bag of Nutro Max Natural Chicken and Rice for seniors to feed my two mini doxies. Both gradually refused to finish their meals and ultimately stopped eating entirely. The older (14 1/2 years) passed away 3 weeks ago. I chalked it up to old age. The younger (8 1/2 years) is now just days from the same fate. I can't say for absolute certain it was the Nutro, but these were two healthy dogs that aggressively ate their meals that for no apparent reason stopped eating. I stopped feeding the Nutro (they wouldn't eat it anyway) but it is as though their demise was already set in motion. My wife and I have racked our brains trying to figure out what's going on and everything points back to the Nutro.

April 30, 2013 - If you are feeding your dog Nutro Ultra, stop immediately! I purchased a new bag of food last week and after one feeding, my dog experienced flu-like symptoms - lethargic and excessive drooling. I switched him to boiled chicken and rice, and he was better in 48 hours. Now started feeding him from new bag of food again since yesterday. He just experienced seizure like symptoms! He is a very healthy dog until this new bag of food!

My four year old mixed breed has always eaten Nutro Lamb and Rice. A month or so ago, I went to the store and bought a bag not noticing that it said "new and improved" - stuff always says that. He started eating less of it, but he always does that when he's blowing his coat. I didn't think anything about it. However, recently we opened a new bag and he stopped eating more than a couple of mouthfuls. He was on antibiotics for a hotspot or two (again, a spring tradition for him) so again I didn't think much about it, knowing that antibiotics can lessen a dog's appetite.

I lost my dear sweet Joe after feeding the new formula for only 4 days, after being on Nutro for over 7 years. We fed the Natural Choice in the pink bag for toy breeds. Please file a complaint with the FDA. I found out today they have no recorded complaints of illness or death in 2013 and only a handful from 2012. Complaining here is not enough to make a change.

I'm so glad to find this website! I have fed Nutro Natural Choice (chicken large breed formula in blue bag) since we got our lab almost four years ago. I noticed in last 1 to 2 months that his coat has been duller and drier. In the last week, when we began a new bag, he has presented with vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy and change in eating behavior! I will stop feeding Nutro immediately and monitor for change!

Back in February of this year, I went to the local PetSmart and purchased the 33 lb. bag of Nutro Natural Choice for both of my dogs because of what their former representative said about it and the price was right. Well, my dogs did well on it for a while. Due to health issues, my senior dog was euthanized and that left me with my young service dog, BBop. He got very sick the week after Bryana Marie went across the Rainbow Bridge. He was vomiting and panting excessively. He also was laying in the praying position. He is a young Miniature Schnauzer who I personally trained as a dual purpose service dog.

My 9-month-old Springer Spaniel puppy has megaesophagus and Nutro puppy probably saved her life as a tiny puppy (runt) that was literally dying because we couldn't keep food in her. About a month ago, she started having diarrhea and itching almost constantly. We would get it corrected by stopping her food and feeding a bland diet, then start her normal diet back up again. This dog's health and nutrition is very closely monitored due to her megaE, so I started researching her food. I have finally thrown in the towel and stopped the Nutro. I didn't want to believe the things I was reading, but I'm not willing to gamble with her health. My two human kids will tell you that mini isn't a dog. She's their sibling. I wish they would never have changed their formula.

Please, please, please stop feeding your dogs Nutro! On December 17, 2012, Rosie, my 6 1/2 year old Corgi, started having seizures. She has had 9 in the last 4 months. She had eaten Nutro dog food all of her life and it wasn't until a month ago when she had 2 in one day that I decided to do some research about her food. I am shocked at what I am reading! Since we bought the new and improved in December, she had been vomiting yellow bile and her hind legs were becoming more and more unstable. Then the seizures started. I thought that the vomiting was due to eating some holiday table scraps, but now I am convinced the food was poisoning her! I started feeding her Orijen grain-free for the past month and she hasn't vomited since. The vet switched her seizure meds and she is doing much better.

Back in February of this year, I went to the local PetSmart and purchased a large bag of Nutro Natural Choice Adult Lamb and Rice. My dog is a 2-year Rottweiler, and she did well on it for a while. All of sudden, she started panting and vomiting in the morning. I wasn't convinced it was the food, due to the fact Nutro has quality ingredients, and she was basically on Nutro her whole life. After coming across this website and noticing that a lot of these negative reviews happened in the last 1 to 2 months, I immediately stopped the food. We had another vet visit today and hopefully she’ll back to normal in the next 48 hours. What's going on Nutro? Why aren't you stepping up to the plate, Nutro, and investigating why so many animals are affected by your food? My heart goes out to those people whose pets suffered more and even passed away due to this company's negligence. It is time for the folks at Nutro to make a formal recall before this continues to happen.

Please call the Food and Drug Administration with complaints. Just venting here is not enough. My dog died from 1 cup of Nutro's Lamb and Rice formula. Everything New & Improved seems to be at fault. It's 888-463-6332. They have only received a few complaints and it will take many before they react. If you call Nutro, they will tell you yours is the first complaint. Many veterinarians will lie to you and prescribe expensive and harmful treatments and ignore food problems, padding their pockets. I called several offices and they said there wasn't a rise in food-based problems a week after my dog died, business as usual even though every person who has fed the new formula had a sick dog.

I am appalled at the lack of concern that Nutro has flippantly decided to take with regard to the numerous complaints that animals have become sick after switching to this new and improved formula in their food. My dog has been eating Nutro small bites for most of her life. When we started giving her the new formula, she has been shaking uncontrollably and is extremely lethargic. She has been perfectly healthy for 9 1/2 years of her life up until switching to the new formula. Why aren't you stepping up to the plate Nutro and investigating why so many animals are gravely ill even to the point of death?

We have a four-year old boxer that has been on Nutro Lamb and Rice adult breed dog food all his adult life and the puppy formula as a pup. We purchased a new bag six days ago and started feeding it to him the next day. Since then, he has had diarrhea, was lethargic and drooling. Then yesterday, he would not touch the food. I found this website thankfully and started him on homemade chicken and rice. He is already feeling better but still lethargic and has runny stools. The bag said "New and Improved". I am still worried about him after reading all these complaints. Something definitely in that food is the culprit. A recall is needed. This is ridiculous.

I have been feeding my lab Nutro Venison for sensitive skin and stomach for 4 years. The last bag of food I purchased had a "New & Improved" stamped on it. The dog consumed about 1/2 of a 30 lb bag and started scratching and biting her tail so much that most of her fur came off. I switched brands and now she is in recovery. I contacted Nutro to ask them for a refund for the 15 lbs of food I have left. They claimed, "We did not change anything in the product." So I posed the question, "Why is the bag stamped with new and improved?" Response, "We removed a few ingredients and added a few other ingredients." I posed another question, "What does your guarantee cover?" Response, "We do not cover allergies." I did not mention allergies to them at all. I just told them she was losing her fur and scratching after consuming the new and improved product and I would like a refund as the food was making my dog sick. Response from Nutro, "We do not cover allergies." Please do not purchase anything related to this company as they will not stand behind their product.

Please anyone that is reading this and has a dog with these symptoms, please stop feeding the Nutro and give your dog chicken and rice to flush out their system! The symptoms are: seizure-like symptoms, glassy eyed stare, back legs couldn't hold up, stiff and painful neck to the touch, blood in the stool, constipated for over 1 week, projectile vomiting and lethargic behavior. After $1,000's of dollars at the vet, she recommended I stop the Nutro food and started her on chicken and brown rice.

My dog has been eating the Nutro Ultra Diet food for a while now. He stopped eating and was drinking more than the normal amount of water, so I took him to the vet. She ran a blood test and discovered his liver enzymes were through the roof. They should have been 100 and the chart stops at 1,000. His numbers would not even register (meaning they were over 1,000).

My Westie recently passed away after eating the newer version of Natural Choice Chicken and Rice. He ate 1/4 of a 15-lb. bag and stopped eating it. I then switched to Blue Buffalo Duck and he ate that. Then he stopped eating that. I put him on people food - chicken and hamburger with rice and 2 days later, he stopped eating that. Note that he was on Nutro for years and then he ate the new version a month ago. He had bad gas for over a week and then vomited yellow fluid. His poops were soft but not runny. After he was hospitalized with elevated kidney readings, he was given fluids through IV. The next day, he improved so we got to take him home. He had dark green diarrhea and then black. He was vomiting and we brought him back the next day. He passed that evening.

We have fed this food Nutro Lamb and Rice to our dogs for years now. We just had a Chihuahua who turned 10 pass away a week before Christmas... devastated everyone in my family! I saw a post going around on Facebook that Nutro had a recall. I shared it and started thinking maybe I should change the food we feed our beloved fur babies. We also have two other dogs, a French Bulldog and a French Bulldog/Boston Terrier mix. When we started our 12-week-old healthy French Bulldog on this food, she seemed fine at first and seemed to love the food, as when she would eat it, she would inhale it.

My 5-year-old Great Dane and mystery aged rescue Dane have been on Nutro L.I.D. for 4+ years and almost a year respectively. Since the appearance of the "New and Improved" ribbon on the bag, these poor girls have experienced and suffered through horrible digestive issues. They cannot run to the grass fast enough to ease their stomachs (upset, multiple instances of foamy yellow bile and diarrhea or soft discolored stool with traces of blood). I am appalled that The Nutro Company treats their loyal consumers with such egregious disrespect and silence. Perhaps they are waiting for independent testing followed by a class action lawsuit to get their "New & Improved" attention.