Nutro Dog Food Reviews

I have been feeding my 4 and a half year old male the Nutro venison limited ingredient diet food for over 3 years now. He is the most beautiful, healthy happy boy I’ve ever owned. In December I adopted from my local SPCA. Both are Staffordshire Terrier mixes. I have been following these reports on Nutro and have been hearing about the deaths and sicknesses of dogs for a few months now. I have also heard but cannot confirm that they sold the company and are now owned by an entity in China. I have been watching my dogs like hawks. No problems to report, until I purchased a bag of this food 4 days ago at my local PetSmart.

Our dog has never had any health concerns until we started using Nutro. Early last year was the 1st scare. Within weeks of starting the food, Nala, our dog, began shaking uncontrollably, vomiting bile, started going to the bathroom uncontrollably in the house, was extremely lethargic and refused to eat. Blood panel from the vet showed her liver enzymes were through the roof (20x what they should be!). $2,000 in vet bills/test gave us no answers. We could only assume it was her food. We immediately threw everything out. Luckily, after 2 months of administering 2 different antibiotics, nausea medication and liver pills, our dog appeared to make a full recovery.

A few months ago, I switched my 7-year-old Black Lab's food to Nutro Max Lamb and Rice Formula. He began having bile vomiting episodes, especially after just waking up after a nap or after a night's sleep. I did not connect this sickness to his food as he seemed hungry at each feeding time. Over the past few weeks, not only has his vomiting continued, but he seems to have become weak in his back legs. Sometimes he loses his balance on a perfectly level surface. His energy level had dropped so much that I finally took him to the vet. After $280 worth of tests, the vet could only come to the conclusion that perhaps my dog had a virus of some sort, or a very sensitive stomach.

Yellow bile vomit and yellow diarrhea. I was blaming everything else, but the food. I am furious that I unknowingly put my dogs' health at risk.

On October 14, 2012, we were unexpectedly forced to buy Nutro's New & Improved Formula Lamb and Rice for our approximately 4-year-old Wheaten and our 11-month-old Welsh Terrier. We had fed the "old" formula, Lamb & Rice to our dogs for 13 years. The Welsh Terrier ate this adult food because the old formula was the only food he really liked, so the vet said that it was fine to feed him this, but we'd watch his development and make sure everything was fine.

Our 9 1/2 year old lab, Libby, has been eating Nutro Pet Foods all of her life as was strongly recommended by her breeder. I have always boasted about the quality of the Nutro Pet Foods products and how healthy Libby has been all her life. But recently, for the past 4 weeks, our dog has thrown up her Nutro dog food which has totally surprised us. We thought it might be the fresh apple pieces not agreeing with her or an occasional chopped vegetable or egg upsetting her stomach. But today, I just read more stories than I ever wanted to about loyal Nutro dog food users, who have not only lost their beloved dogs in the past few weeks to the supposedly newly formulated Nutro dog food, but also about many who have been able to identify the culprit of their dog's sickness as the Nutro dog food.

Roughly one month ago, a year after being on Nutro Senior food and literally the day after opening a new bag of Nutro Senior dog food, my otherwise healthy 10-1/2-year-old dog became deathly ill, throwing up and diarrhea with blood. He was hospitalized and put on IV fluids, lots of medications including antibiotics. After 8 days of prescription dog food, and stabilized condition, the vet said okay, to start mixing his own food (Nutro Senior) back in. Several days later, he was horribly sick again. He was hospitalized, back on IV fluids and back on prescription food. He has been off Nutro food and is getting stable again.

We just lost our beloved Lab this past week. I hadn't given it much thought, other than we were completely stunned that he passed and the way he passed, until I was at the pet store and a gentleman was telling the story of his dog which he could have just been telling my dog of what happened to my dog this week. Three months ago, I switched to Nutro to feed our Lab and our new puppy. I was looking for something healthy and to help cut down on the gas and bad breath my lab was experiencing. The Nutro rep sold me on his product. My lab ate it fine the first few days, but then started not eating very well. We were having to put something in it or mix it with puppy food to get him to actually eat. Until Tuesday, he wouldn't eat at all. The Wednesday, he began to act very sick. He wouldn't eat, wouldn't move and was vomiting.

Papillon, 8-year-old male, had eaten Nutro for most of his life. The new bag is best by January 7, 2014. Two days after starting this bag, yellow stools, weak rear end, no energy, refused to eat and vomiting yellow bile. We switched his food to a fish and vegetable from a local manufacturer. In 2 days, stools are normal, and strength and energy are slowly returning. Shame on you Nutro! Like the other reviewers, this was an active healthy dog who had just been into the vet and had blood work and physical before starting the new bag of Nutro.

Our dog has eaten Nutro for many years. But after feeding him the newer packaged and reformulated Nutro Natural Choice for seniors, he began having runny stools, vomiting yellow bile, weakened back legs, was very lethargic and refused to eat any more Nutro. Just a week before, he was at the vet for a regular checkup and had a perfect blood panel test. Since then he's been to the vet. We've switched foods and he seems better but still has problems with runny stool. I hope there's no permanent damage. What is wrong with the new Nutro formula? Why aren't they recalling it?

I can't say it was the Nutro but the timing is suspect and, in my mind, it was the food that ultimately killed my beloved Solomon. I hadn't heard any of the complaints about Nutro and when they changed the formula, I was none the wise about not purchasing as my dog has used this brand from day one of his life. He had gotten a bill of health two week prior and a week later, the diarrhea started. Immediately, I took my boy back to the vet. He did some tests and all was clear. He just said to feed him white rice and chicken, gave him some meds and sent us on our way, still to no avail.

Our dog had been eating Nutro Ultra for a couple of years. But he began constantly eating grass or twigs, throwing up yellowish vomit, using the bathroom in our house when he has been trained to go outside for almost 8 years, and then began having issues with his back legs - dragging one like he was hurt, etc. I came onto this site and read other reviews about the same type of things happening to others. I changed his dog food immediately and the issues have since stopped. Something is definitely wrong with this food, and Nutro should recall it!

My dogs have been fed Nutro Ultra and Nutro Natural Choice for a couple years now. Up until about a year ago, we were using Nutro Ultra exclusively but due to finances had to downgrade to a cheaper food. Recently, we decided to put them back on Nutro and went for the Natural Choice purchased ~3 weeks ago. Initially, the dogs started vomiting a couple times the first two weeks and I figured their bodies were adjusting to the change in food. This has since gone to daily vomiting of yellow bile foam and our oldest dog had severe issues this morning with vomiting, heavy breathing and she could barely move, basically what many other previous reviewers stated happened to their pups.

I visited a pet store chain to find a Healthy Choice for my 2 senior overweight dogs. The sales assistant recommended Nutro over Blue Longevity Mature. She even gave me a few manufacturer coupons. That sold me. In a few days, my dogs were vomiting yellow bile about once a day. The more senior, who has arthritis in back legs, became weak and couldn't support herself on her back legs. The other dog quit eating. After a week or so of this, I did some online research and found these complaints where just some of the few pet owners were experiencing with their pets on Nutro. I stopped the food immediately and bought the Blue brand.

We bought our Cane Corso puppy 4 months ago and agreed to keep her on the same food the breeders had her on, which was Nutro brand dog food. Her first vet visit with us revealed a urinary tract infection and slightly loose bowels. We thought it was just due to the change from the breeders to our home. I actually changed her food to Nature's Balance for a short time because I could not find the large breed puppy. Her bowels became normal. About a month and a half ago, I slowly changed her to Nutro Max. I began to notice her bowels were becoming loose, she would dry heave and had a dry cough. My vet drew labs and said it must be allergies.

I visited one of the main pet care stores to get information on a different dog food to feed to my two labs that are almost 7 years old. I wanted a better quality dog food and they suggested the Nutro Senior Large Breed. I first bought a small bag and then purchased a large bag. Both the dogs immediately had loose stools, but I blamed that on a new food. But then one dog vomited just about every other day, either whole food with yellow substance or just mucous with grass (because they both were eating a lot of grass since starting this food). I searched online and was outraged by all of the bad and scary reviews. I returned half of the large bag and they gave me money towards another brand. Now no more problems with their stools and no more vomiting. I will never trust Nutro again. Vomiting and their stools are normal.

On March 28, 2013, I asked my vet if there was a better way to give my dog (Maltese/Yorkie mix) his Pancrea Tab pills other than annoyingly shoving it down his throat. His assistant told me to use Greenie pill pockets, and that her two dogs loved them! After reading the directions, I halved the pockets, integrated a pill into each half, and fed them to my pet (he found it difficult to eat one large pocket). My dog gobbled them down with pleasure and wagged his tail in appreciation. On March 29, after his second Greenie serving, he began to belch loudly and did not eat his morning bowl of expensive prescription diet food. After his third serving and early in the morning of March 30, he vomited! Later in the morning before his breakfast, again he vomited his pill treat about ten minutes after ingestion.

Ollie is my rescued mix breed. He has always done well with the Nutro venison and whole brown rice and the venison potato grain free. For the last month or so, he has been experiencing allergy-like symptoms: very itchy skin, itchy ears, chewed his paws until he had sores, rubbing his face on everything (never did this before), and infections in his penile sheath. He recently started getting diarrhea, upset stomach, bloating, painful, lethargic, and weak hind legs. We just took him to the vet where they ran full bloodwork and took X-rays of his stomach plus ultrasound of his abdominal area. Everything came back good except 2 of his liver values. He’s so uncomfortable after he eats. He just groans and tries to stretch. Burping is a temporary relief. I know there is something wrong, but we can't figure out what. He's not had any problems until we purchased this last bag of venison and whole brown rice.

My older rescue bulldog always eats her food as soon as I put it in front of her. I had to go out of town for a week and purchased a new bag of Nutro venison and brown rice right before I left. When we first got Bella, she had skin infections, eye infections and double ear infections. She was severely underweight and as time went on, we realized she had food allergies. We ended up giving her the Nutro venison and brown rice and she was thriving on it! So when I got a phone call while I was away telling me she wouldn't eat, I thought she was maybe missing me and dismissed it. I got home and she still refused her food. Then I got an email from a friend telling me to read the reviews on Nutro. I threw out the new bag of food and replaced it with a lamb and rice Eukanuba. Problem solved! Nutro should really recall whatever they have left on the shelves!

I rescued an owner-surrendered 17-month old Labradoodle three weeks ago who came with a bag of Nutro large breed dog food. He came with his past health records and we even took him to our vet on day 2 where he received a clean bill of health. A few days later, Bentley became extremely itchy and irritated. He (and I) did not sleep for 2 nights due to his panting, pacing and constant itching. The following day, he did not finish his breakfast which is not at all like him. About an hour later, he started vomiting yellow/green foamy bile and had diarrhea that continued for 48 hours. He was very lethargic and his back legs went weak every once and a while too. How a dog could go from great to rock bottom in 48 hours was shocking and very scary.

I am seriously thinking about switching my dog to another brand. I am so mad that they changed the packaging and then with the canned dog food, they increased the price by about 25%!

My pug and lab have been eating Nutro Natural Choice lamb and rice meal for the last 10 years. 5 years ago we started mixing that with Nutro Natural Choice Senior. 4 weeks ago, I purchased my normal bag of each kind of dog food. The lab started throwing up yellow watery bile almost immediately. The pug started after a few days. Both dogs were very lethargic and didn't even get excited about mealtime like they used to. They also had diarrhea. I never suspected the food. After a week, the lab stopped eating her food. This has never happened. Normally, she devours all of her food and then finishes what is left of the pug's. She got very thin and her back legs started giving out on her when she got up from laying down or going downstairs.

Nutro stopped producing the Senior Canned Cat Food. This type of food has different ingredient values to suit the metabolism of the senior cat. I contacted Nutro through the contact web form, asking when they were planning to put the Senior Food back to the market. They never replied. This is not the first time that I contacted Nutro by web mail; my questions always remained unanswered. They never care to reply and treat their customers well. The consequence was that I was forced to change brands without the opportunity to slowly change the diet of my senior cats. Had they replied to me, I could have still used my remaining Nutro Senior cans to make a gradual diet change.

My 13-year-old Golden Samoyed had been on Nutro Senior since 2010. Everything seemed fine until the last batch of dog food I bought in October (the packaging had changed and I think I read somewhere that the formula had also changed). It stunk up my house and I later noticed mold at the bottom of my dog's food bin, which had never happened before. My dog started eating less and less of the food and lost 13 pounds from November to February. He also had hind leg weakness and hair loss. I took him to the vet and was told that his blood panel showed highly elevated white blood cells and acute anemia. My dog had a seizure a few days later and was never able to get up again without assistance. We decided to put him down due to poor quality of life a week later.

I had my Great Dane and German Shepherd on Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice Large Bremen formula for years. Last year, I had to make some budget cuts and had to go to a cheaper brand. Recently I was able to get my girls back on "the good stuff." The past couple of weeks, they have both been sick often, coming out both ends, and I never linked their food to the problem until I came across a consumer announcement at my pet store. I will be taking them off Nutro again.

In late December 2012, my dog, Brownie, exhibited lethargy and grumpiness when petting him. Then he began losing hair on his tail. We took him to our local vet who tested for endocrine problems. The results were normal. By this time, his tail and rear had no hair and his skin was bright red and the hair he had was coarse, which was not his normal coat. Our vet took a biopsy from his tail in mid-January. The result was orthohyperkeratosis with follicular atrophy; basically, it's a skin problem causing the hair to fall out. At this point, his skin was bright red all over with complete hair loss on the tail, and some on the neck, and rear.

Our 4-year-old yellow lab has been on this food for years, the Nutro brand for large breeds. A few weeks ago he began having diarrhea. We took all his food away and did the hamburger and rice thing for a few days and he got better. We were due for a new bag of food and got the Nutro brand for sensitive stomach. He started to vomit yellow, foamy liquid so we did the hamburger/rice again. Today we gave him a cup of the Nutro food and after eating, he needed to vomit and was lethargic after. We looked up the food just out of curiosity and came across these comments and others on Consumer Reviews. We will no longer be feeding him this food and I will be contacting our vet, the pet store and the FDA tomorrow. I feel horrible for my dog and I hope the Nutro company has enough sense to pull the product and investigate!

My Golden Retriever has eaten the Ultra brand of Nutro exclusively for her entire 6 years of life. About 6 months ago, I purchased the lower-priced version of dry Nutro products. My dog broke out into hot spots under her collar and feet. After researching and believing that she was allergic, I went back to the more expensive Ultra version. My dog developed an ear infection. At age 6, she had done well at never having one. I believed it was a residual of the cheaper brand.

I was going to purchase another bag of Nutro Lamb and Rice for my three dogs at Petco until another dog owner told me to check out reviews online about dogs getting sick. He said he stopped buying it because of what he read. I was going to buy my bag and check out the reviews later but decided to read them before buying. I'm glad I did. Probably, within the last two months, I have a dog who is throwing up something that looks exactly like the bile described by other reviewers. I have been buying Nutro for the last 8 years or so and don't feel like doling out money for vet bills if I can avoid it (already spent $4k on one dog attacked by coyotes. Boston Terriers are tough little dogs!). I'm glad someone suggested I read the reviews.

We have been feeding our 1-year-old labradoodle Nutro Max large breed adult for the past 3 months. We have probably purchased 4 or 5 bags of large breed adult and before that, we had him on large breed puppy. Since my most recent purchase (March), our dog has lost his appetite for this food. He will eat it but not by choice. He will leave it in his bowl until he is absolutely starving. He used to devour his food. I have also noticed that he has been vomiting yellowish foamy liquid. I took him to the vet and they told me to give him a high-carb treat before he goes to bed to hold him over all night.

I have been feeding Nutro Senior for a while now. Up until the last two months, everything seemed to be okay. Over the last two months he has developed symptoms such as vomiting yellow bile, occasional bloody stool, loose stool, itching and gnawing, lethargy, and problems with his back legs. Until today I didn't put two and two together. I feel guilty for feeding him what I thought was the best food on the market.

I am not going to rant on Nutro. I hope that they realize that our pups are getting sick. We have bought the same food for the past year with no problems, just this month's brand. Diarrhea and blood. If any Nutro reps want to contact me, my email address is **. I'll show the mess I have come home to every day this week.

We have been feeding our 5-year-old English Bulldog Nutro Lamb and Rice formula for most of his life. He always had symptoms of allergies (licking his paws, etc.), but we always thought it was because he was a bulldog. This December 2012 he was rushed in for surgery because of stones in his urethra. His symptoms up to the surgery were mainly lethargy, loss of appetite and trouble urinating. After his surgery, he seemed more content than ever! He was on a special diet for a few weeks after and we were really happy with his recovery (we now believe that he was better because he was not eating Nutro). In January 2013, we put him back on the Nutro diet and noticed that he had loose stool. We really thought that this was just something from the surgery and did not think too much of it. He did lose weight and so we thought we would increase his feeding to an additional cup a day.

Wow, I am appalled. I have been feeding Nutro to my dog since she was 2 (she is now 13 1/2). She is an Aussie/Doberman mix and has been nothing but the picture of perfect health her entire life. That is, until 3 years ago. She developed idiopathic seizures (idiopathic = the doctors are unable to determine why). There were tests upon tests and no known cause for them. So we sadly wrote it off as being an unfortunate, unexplainable age thing. Her seizures are violent, grand mal episodes. She was put on Keppra and thyroid medicine. Her thyroid was just a tad off but the doctor figured it wouldn't hurt as that can sometimes cause seizures. She never missed a dose of either.

I recently purchased this food for my dog, Buddy. I fed it to him for three days. Afterwards, he started vomiting yellow. He was feeling weak, couldn't walk, eat, and even ran out of breath. After he recovered, we switched to Natural Choice and the symptoms were gone. Two months later, he passed away. He passed away out of the blue, and we had no idea what caused it; but the issues started after this nightmare with Nutro Choice. I am not sure Nutro Choice food caused his death. He was the most joyful dog up to the day he died. I would never recommend this poison. Stay away from Nutro and hopefully, this food will be recalled so dogs won't get sick from it.

My dog has been fed Nutro Dry Dog Food Chicken Rice and Oatmeal for twelve years. He has had no illness, has a beautiful coat, etc. Until this year, I noticed that the brown rice formula was the only type available at Petco so I began buying that. Fortunately, I've only purchased three small bags since December. My dog has had all of the symptoms described: vomiting bile, lethargy, itching, sneezing, and trouble climbing with his back legs. We ran out of Nutro and for two days he was fed boiled chicken and rice. He became a new dog who was full of energy, no itching, no whining, no vomiting; and he even stands differently. I'm convinced Nutro was poisoning him. I chanced upon this site while researching the recent cat food recall. We switched to a new dog food and will never again purchase Nutro.

My dog wants nothing to do with Nutro. When we first switched his food over to Nutro in late 2012, he ate it up. Then he began to develop problems. Started puking randomly. As time went by, he didn't want to eat the Nutro food anymore. He still went crazy for snacks. He even started eating leaves and sticks, but nope. No Nutro food. So tonight my wife and I started investigating what was going on. We didn't have to go far. Google "Nutro complaints" and thousands of complaints sprung up from a ton of websites. We aren't alone. Same symptoms, same product. If you go to the Nutro Facebook page, you will also notice that they are blatantly calling our claims unsubstantiated rumors. Yes, that is the exact quote from their 24/7 manned Facebook page. They're copying and pasting the same "call us with your concerns" to the people wondering what's going on, but deleting the comments from those who are actually having the issues.

I have given my Mastiffs Nutro for the past 5 years. We only have a 3-year-old female Mastiff now. She has been vomiting for the past 3 weeks and whining constantly. We noticed she was still going for her treats can and would stand next to me while cooking, hoping something would drop. We knew she was hungry and wanted to eat. I tried cleaning her bowl, changing her bowl, took her to the vet (vet did mention food change or formula change in food could be the cause!) and did whatever I could for my poor girl. Every time I tried filling her bowl with the Nutro recently, she wants nothing to do with it. I tried another brand. She devoured it and kept it down and stopped whining! What happened?! What could they have possibly changed in the Nutro formula to make all these dogs so sick! Nutro is not cheap either! I'm so upset about my dog having to go through this and the $45 I spent on the Nutro.

I have 3 dogs (11-month-old Cocker Spaniel, 2-year-old Siberian Husky and 9-year-old Australian Shepherd) and switched them all to Nutro Natural Choice young adult chicken/whole brown rice/oatmeal (for two younger dogs) and Nutro Natural Choice senior 7+ chicken/whole brown rice, oatmeal (for the 9 year old shepherd). I did a gradual mix starting on Feb 11, 2013 with small amount of the New Nutro food with their Iams food. After about a week on the mixed food, one of our dogs would throw up every other day or so. They would vomit a yellowish liquid, bile-looking substance (some with chewed food in it and some without). I was feeding them twice a day and thought maybe they needed to be fed more often. So I went to feeding them 3 times a day. They continued throwing up almost everyday, so I switched them back to just Iams dry adult dog food (their original food) on Friday, March 15, 2013 and none of my dogs have thrown up since.

Nutro Natural choice - My dogs are really sick throwing up after eating this food the past week. They don't want to eat anything. Now I stopped the food today waiting to see if they get better.

We have fed our German Shepherd Nutro for two years with no problems; she always wanted more! Since January, she has been less excited about food time and eating less. Thinking it was time for a flavor change, we tried the lamb formula, gradually mixing it in with her usual chicken/oatmeal. She began vomiting bile and having diarrhea daily. We stopped the new flavor and continued the old. She has continued with intermittent diarrhea and vomiting. She is also eating grass and drinking a lot of water. On a hunch we did some checking for recall information and came across these complaints. Good thing! We went to Petsmart and returned all the food we still had in bags. They said they haven't heard of any problems. We are watching her closely and hoping we caught it in time. Thank you for all the good information and warnings.

Our beautiful eight year old dog has eaten Nutro her whole life. However, since the first of the year, she has been excessively licking her paws, vomiting foam, and having seizures. After some research, I have discovered the exact same symptoms have been happening to other pets with a Nutro diet since they changed their formula. No one informed us that the formula changed, so we had no clue the food could be connected to our dog's symptoms! We then did more research, including speaking with several vets and pet store owners and have decided to feed our baby K-9 Caviar. It is a holistic dog food and is a bit more expensive, but you feed the pet less so really, it is a catch 22. If you compare the ingredients on both bags, it's night and day. Our dog has been on K-9 Caviar for 2 weeks now and hasn't had one seizure, vomiting, or licking episode. Coincidence? Needless to say, we are very upset we didn't switch her food early, and would have had we known about the formula change. Customers, be wary of Nutro! The website and bag sounds good, but their new formula has some chemicals in it making pets sick! Boo! There should be a recall immediately.

We switched our mini schnauzer over to Nutro to try to figure out if he had food allergies. Things had been going very well until the new formula Nutro Max came out. On Wednesday this week, we began to notice things were just not right with our boy. On Thursday morning, he began to vomit and continued to vomit all day. I had an appointment to take him to our vet on Thursday afternoon. It is a really good thing I was able to get the appointment because otherwise our boy might be dead now. All of his bloodwork was off the chart and the diagnosis was severe dehydration due to the vomiting and worst of all, pancreatitis. He had to stay at the vet hospital overnight and be given fluids and antibiotics as well as anti-nausea medicine. Twenty-four hours later, the bloodwork was back to completely normal. This was due to him not being given any of the Nutro food for 48 hours. We will not be going back on this formula. If I can find a way for this food to be tested, I will be pursuing this issue further. There should be recalls on this food with so many complaints being registered, not to mention the vet bill of $700, and we should receive compensation for this food making our babies sick.

We switched from Blue to Nutro on the advice of a friend who fed it to her dogs. We looked over the ingredients and it seemed pretty comparable to Blue for a few bucks less. It was a huge mistake. We have 6 dogs - one of them started itching non-stop with numerous visits to the vet with no diagnosis. My baby was literally chewing on herself - she had no hair on her legs. It was miserable to watch. Even with anti-itch medication and Benadryl, she was a mess. We switched to Blue Wilderness and finally, after a few months, she has stopped itching and has allowed her hair to grow back.

I have been feeding my dog Nutro Natural and just 2 weeks ago, I took him to the vet for bloody diarrhea and vomiting. He was put on meds and a special diet.

I have 5 beautiful Pit bulls ranging in age from 8 years old to 10 months. For the past 3 months, I have fed my dogs Nutro Max Chicken and Rice (Adult, Large Breed Adult and Large Breed Puppy). They loved the taste of the food in the beginning but soon began licking their paws and vomiting. My eldest female was drinking an excessive amount of water and was wetting herself. She was lethargic, disoriented and her kidneys began to fail. All five of my dogs were obviously suffering and soon refused to eat. I was dumbfounded and could not understand what was happening to my family until I decided to investigate Nutro on the internet.

We were told by a Nutro representative in Petsmart that there were coupons available on the Nutro website. We have signed up, but have not received any coupons. We have 2 Siberian Huskies, who we feed with the Nutro Senior kibble. Your prices have gone up and we have not received any coupons, nor can we find any available on your website. Can you please send us some?

I have been feeding Nutro brand dog food for the last 14 years. I fed it to my Golden Retriever who died at age 6 from brain tumors. I have fed it to my current Retriever for 8 years without any problems, until last year when I bought the new improved formula. I always bought the lamb and rice for sensitive stomachs for both dogs. Last year, I switched to the salmon/fish new improved formula one when I couldn't find the lamb one at Petco. My dog initially ate it, but then would not unless she waited a day and had nothing else to eat. I then switched back to the lamb and rice new and improved formula type when it was available.

I have fed all my dogs this brand and flavor for nearly a decade. We recently adopted two new adult dogs that were pregnant and now have a family of 4. The adults were given the Nutro Natural Choice Venison and Brown Rice dry kibbles as our previous dogs were. We've owned them for nearly 5 months now. Over the last two months, their condition, especially the female's, is deteriorating rapidly - heavy breathing, excessive shedding out of season, droopy eyes, excessive drinking, frequent and difficulty urinating, blood in urine, occasionally vomiting, red ears with little bumps all over their inner ears and bellies, particularly noticeable bumps in the mom and babies.

My Australian Shepherd started vomiting a day after opening a new bag of Nutro chicken and rice. Husband and my vet both said it was just a fluke and that my dog probably ate grass or a spider, etc. Vomiting stopped for a day or two then started back with vengeance. Then my Jack Russell started getting sick also, including drooling and drinking tons of water. I immediately tossed the food and started Science Diet, and both dogs seem to recover quickly. I'm so upset.

My Pomeranian is 12 years old and has been on Nutro natural choice lamb and rice since he was 3 months old. He was on Science diet when I got him. He had such bad skin; he had blisters on his belly! My vet told me about Nutro, switched him to it, and within 2 weeks he was a different dog. I now have three dogs and four cats that all eat Nutro and that’s the only thing I will ever feed them. I’ve never had any problems with any of them getting sick at all.

I have fed both our dogs Nutro for many years (different flavors/types for each dog). Our 11 1/2-year-old schnauzer died in November of pancreatitis/diabetes (after she developed Cushing’s disease). Our choc lab has had stomach issues for years vomiting at least weekly, had runny, mucus stools, and finally had his gall bladder removed in Dec 2012 ($5,000). We fed them Nutro dry and canned most of their life (till recently put on prescription). I've owned many dogs and never had so many health problems. I feel terrible if this was caused by the supposedly healthy, expensive dog food!

I stated changing my Rottweiler over from his current food because where I am staying, it was very far to get the other food and Petco was close. I looked at the Blue Buffalo but it was very pricey so I decided on the NutroMax Beef and Rice. During the two-week change over, his stool was looser but I attributed that to the change of food. At the end of two weeks, I gave him the NutroMax without any mix. Within 2 days, I had a dog with bloody, watery diarrhea, and vomiting. I was going back home for the weekend so I fixed his food before leaving and he refused to eat. On the trip, we stopped at every rest area and he was the same. He just laid in the back of the car not real interested in anything. When we got home, I fed him some canned puppy food and he held it down.

We’re having the same issues with our dogs: bloody diarrhea and frothy vomiting. Our Shepherd was in the Emergency Animal Clinic before Christmas 2012 in December. We had our Shepherd stay overnight with an IV due to severe dehydration and pancreas issues. We still had to stay at our vet for 2 days and continue on with the IV's. He has been losing weight significantly ever since. This week, our little Terrier started having bloody diarrhea and vomiting.

I have been feeding my doxie girls Nutro Naturals Small Bites Lamb and Rice for years. I have only seen huge improvement in their skin and coats. They are beautiful with nary a flake. I was a little concerned, reading that changes had been made in the formula, though my two never batted an eyelash over the change. I contacted the company to find out what the exact changes were. This is a copy of what was sent to me via email: Formula Additions - Whole Grain, Brown Rice, Spearmint Extract (for palatability), Decaffeinated Green Tea Extract (for palatability); Formula Deletions - Synthetic Vitamin K, Egg & Kelp, Rice Flour.

I changed my dog's food up a few weeks ago. After talking to a vet regarding what food is good, she recommended a few Nutro being one. I bought the Natural Lamb formula as it is supposed to be easier to digest. Two and half weeks later, my dog breaks out in a serious itchy rash. His eyes are swollen, he's itching his face, legs, feet, etc. The veterinarian said he is having food allergies. We switched his food up and 3 weeks later, he is finally starting to get better. Now I am reading all of these other customers that are unhappy as well and their dogs are having other serious issues. What are you putting in your dog food?! Someone should be accountable.

I cannot believe this is still ongoing. How many more animals will get sick and die before something is done about this food? My chocolate lab got sick with all these same symptoms back in 2008 when feeding Nutro. At that time it was thought there was too much copper and zinc in the food causing toxicity. This was per testing by an independent pet food safety alliance. Well needless to say, my dog was sickened while eating this food with many of the same symptoms and complaints - vomiting, lethargy, not wanting to eat his food, heavy panting, crying in pain while he was laying. Well he developed pancreatitis. 6 months later, diabetes from his pancreatitis shutting down. This was in 2008, when he was only 5 years old.

I have a five year old puggle. Approximately a month ago, we decided to supplement his high quality Nutrisca food (which is low carb/glycemic) with the Nutro Venison and Oatmeal. Due to the colder weather here, we thought he might need the additional carbs to help him keep warmer. I knew that it wasn't a high protein food, but it did say made in USA so I thought it would be okay as a supplement. I bought a small bag and gradually added it to his regular food. He liked it and despite his many allergies, he seemed fine eating it.

This is a follow up to my 1st post on 2/26/13. I am happy to report that my 2 Shih Tzu's are 100% recovered from their symptoms of vomiting bile, increased thirst, lethargy and unwillingness to eat the Nutro Natural Choice small breed chicken and rice weight management control "new formula" food. With the help of Pet Supplies Plus, I switched to Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul. It only took 1 1/2 to get them back to eating, and "no" symptoms. I successfully submitted on 2/27/2013 4:25:30 PM EST to the FDA and urge everyone who's reading this to do the same for all the sick dogs and dogs who have passed from eating the "new formula" Nutro.

I have used Nutro Dry for at least 8 years, even recommending it to my son who had a husky that kept getting bladder crystals. This food actually agreed with this dog's ultra sensitive stomach and he has been crystal-free for over 4 years. Now, the problems. I have been feeding my 3 dogs a small amount of Nutro's canned food, mixed with the dry for about 2 years using the Ground Adult Beef. Lately, I started to alternate with the Nutro Chicken & Rice Dinner Home-style Senior. When I ran out of the beef, I purchased a case of the Chicken (PetsMart was out of the Beef Recipe). On 2/24/13, my oldest dog lost her appetite and then started watery stools that came on her about every 45 minutes. She is 12 1/2 years old. She was taken to the vet with a stool sample. It was found she had an extremely large amount of bacteria in her lower track and she was put on an antibiotic.

I have had my dog poisoned and die from Nutro's new products, Pedigree's sister company. Both are owned by the Mars (candy) Corporation. Complaining here isn't enough. Please call the Food and Drug administration (888-463-6332). The more calls they get, the more weight and urgency they will respond with.

My three dogs all have eaten Ultra Adult dog food for the past year. On 17 February 2013 I opened a new bag of food and fed each dog. Two of them received 1 cup and the smallest got 1/2 cup of the dry kibble. The following evening, they all had slightly bloated stomachs, thin stool. And they were drinking a lot of water. Two of the dogs would not eat and the third only ate half of his allowance. By the following evening, they were very bloated; they had diarrhea and they refused to eat and had lost energy. I stopped the food and gave them rice and chicken in water, and the bloating has gone down, and the stool turned thin and is now normal. I bought a different line of food, and each day, the bloating is going down.

After taking my 14-year old Doxie in for her yearly checkup, the vet said she needed to lose a little weight. On Feb. 11, 2013, I went to my local PetCo store in Klamath Falls, OR. The Nutro pet rep. was there and suggested I should try Nutro Natural Choice Adult Lite Chicken & Rice. A few days later, I began adding a little of this food to my dog's normal food and each day after adding a little more. Around Feb. 19, 2013, she started showing small signs of being lethargic and walking off balance. By Feb. 22, she was very ill. I then took her off the Nutro. She was in extreme pain, painting, couldn't walk and quit eating and drinking. With a syringe, I began forcing water into her to keep her hydrated. On Mon., Feb. 25, 2013, I got her into her vet. First thing I told him was about the food change. He ran many tests and came to the conclusion she was suffering from gastro inflammation and pancreatitis. He gave her shots and IV, told us not to give any of the Nutro but to put her on a chicken and rice diet and then he sent us home with antibiotics and stomach medicine. She was still so ill.

Nutro Natural Choice Dog Food (Lamb & Rice) - There is something wrong with this food. Stop feeding it to your dogs immediately. My dog started getting ill around the beginning of January, right after I started feeding her the new Natural Choice Lamb & Rice. She was perfectly fine before that and is only 2 years old. After feeding her the new Natural Choice Lamb & Rice, she developed many of the symptoms described by others on this site: lethargic, sneezing & scratching after eating, trouble getting up, muscle spasms in her sleep, barking in her sleep, blood in her stools. She also started peeing in the house and ate much slower than she did previously. She would also start to chatter after eating this food. We took her to the vet and found that she has a urinary tract infection. We took her off Natural Choice food last week and there has been a big and noticeable improvement. We contacted Petsmart where we purchased the food, but they said they will do nothing because they have had no complaints. If your dog has experienced any of these symptoms, please inform the retailer you purchased it from.

I have fed 3 shepherds Nutro over the past 10 years without any problem. My 9-month-old shepherd had been eating Nutro puppy formula and then switched to Large Breed young adult around the end of January. She started having loose stools and not wanting to eat. She would leave her food and walk away which she had never done previously. The past 2 weeks, she became lethargic and the diarrhea became worse and daily. I switched her to rice and chicken 3 days ago and poof! The diarrhea has stopped. She is still a bit lethargic and I am calling my vet in the morning (who I had already talked with last week about this). Today, I was telling the owner of the doggie day care to not feed her her evening meal and the reason (I had given them Nutro food for her feeding). The owner called me later to let me know she found this site with all these complaints from people with the same stories! I will never buy Nutro again, especially after their lack of judgment to not recall this product and come clean with their customers!

Nutro was sold to us at a local Petco store. Later, my female Chihuahua began having mucus and a runny stool. I found this website, called Petco and returned even the open food. I also have filed a report w/ FDA. Hopefully, we can pull her through this bad dog food especially since she is pregnant. This makes it a lot harder on her. Shame on this company. There have been enough problems. They should do a recall on their own.

I have fed Nutro to my pets for 18 years. My previous dog died at the age of 13 in 2006. Since that time, I had adopted a 6-year old Retriever/St. Bernard mix. His normal weight is 120lbs. He has always eaten Nutro Max large breed chicken and rice. I purchased the new formula at the end of December. By January 2013, he had lost 27lbs. After a couple rounds of antibiotics from the vet, there was still blood in his urine. He was referred to a specialist and via ultrasound, was diagnosed with cancer. The dog food was the only change in his routine. He has been healthy, gets good and regular vet care, he exercises, etc. My dog is still with me, but his prognosis is not good. I would not recommend this food to anyone, but I fear the problem is more widespread than just Nutro. I will never use that food again and will start making my own dog food.

I have three dogs, a weimer (11 yrs), a rotti (2 yrs) and a rescue (roughly 8 yrs). We switched their food to Nutro Max when we got the rotti because the breeders had their dogs on that brand and they all looked healthy. I had nothing but good things to say about Nutro food brand and our pet mart had a rewards program that gave us one free bag after 10 purchases which is great with 3 big dogs. All three dogs started acting strange at the beginning of the year. Sometimes vomiting but we didn't think anything about it because they had grass in their vomit. Dogs eat grass therefore, they vomit, normal, right? Nutro discontinued the Weight Control of their brand so we switched the two older ones to Nutro Senior and kept the rotti on Nutro adult, usually lamb and rice but sometimes adult breed if they were out of that type of food but all Nutro products.

I've been feeding my Chihuahua Nutro Small Breed Adult Formula for several months. Around the beginning of February, I got a new bag. And soon thereafter, he began having frequent vomiting spells. He would throw up either white foam or yellow bile. After a vomiting spell, he'd shiver and act lethargic for several hours. Once I'd get him to eat some plain rice or oatmeal, he'd perk up and go back to his usual happy self. But a few days later (back on his dog food), he'd have another vomiting spell. There were also a few instances of mucousy, bloody stool and really bad gas. I never suspected the Nutro food to be the culprit, because I had no idea they changed the formula. These symptoms went on for three weeks, and we could not figure out the diagnosis. I stumbled upon this website last night; thank goodness! I'm happy to report that Stu is on a new food now, and I'm thankful that he's made a total recovery. My sympathy goes out to those who lost their pets over this.

Nutro lamb and rice - My Golden Retriever just passed away tonight. She was completely normal and happy today. She ate at 6:15 p.m. She had a horrible tummy ache after she ate her dinner. She was lethargic at 7:20 p.m. She vomited all the food up at 8:30. I thought she would improve after that. She began howling in pain. I called my vet and we decided to transport her to the ER. She died before we got out the door. We are devastated. Please throw this food away and write letters.

I bought the above dog food (Natural Choice by Nutro). The first day she was skeptical to eat it, but did after a while. All night long she vomited. The next day I again gave her the food and she again vomited.

I have had the new & improved Natural Choice checked in a laboratory and they didn't find a toxic agent. The cause is the green tea itself being toxic to dogs and cats. So what appears to be non-toxic to you and me is highly toxic to dogs and cats. Please call the FDA. The more calls they get, the more urgency will be added to the investigation. 888-463-6332 is the number for the Animal and Veterinary Division. Gypsy died in 1 1/2 days from 1 cup - a violent, painful death, with a large vet bill.

I have been using Nutro Natural Choice dog food since my Shih Tzus were puppies. My dogs are a female, who's 5, and male, who is 3. The last bag of Nutro Natural Choice Small breed weight management control was purchased on 1/31/13 at the Pet Supplies Plus where I always buy from. The bag didn't get opened for probably 4 days after purchase. I didn't know know that the formula had been changed. I observed both of my Shih Tzus vomiting bile, increased thirst, lethargic acting and not interested in eating the "newly formulated" food. I had no idea what was going on with them, so I asked a friend who is a breeder and was given a link to this site.

We've had a similar experience that others have had on this website. We've only fed Nutro lamb and rice to our yellow lab since he was a puppy. Shortly after buying the "new and improved" formula, our dog refused to eat the food. Within two weeks, he became very lethargic. He also was having a very difficult time standing up. We took him to the vet who gave him an IV (fluids), appetite stimulant, and pain medicine. After not seeing much improvement, we took him back to the vet. They ran a series of blood, urine, and feces tests and x-rays. All came back normal other than a slightly elevated white blood cell count. He prescribed antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory. He died two days later. He was almost ten years old. He was very healthy until Nutro changed the formulation of their dog food.

It’s 2/25/2013 and after reading these posts, sounds like my dog too, which is a Shepard Collie, but more Shepard! Granted she is 13 in March but was OK besides normal aging, last Monday, I had to take to her to the vet because of limping on the right front paw. The vet did an x-ray and said it was Arthritis. She got better and walked in 2 days. We went for her follow-up on Friday - it was good, I thought we were out of the woods. On Sunday morning, she has lost total control of back right leg, like it was paralyzed and she was shaking, too - a lot of muscle spasms while sleeping. We put our dogs on Nutro dog food the beginning of last month. Our Sheltie kept having pasty poop. I had to put her in the shower, also blood - red fresh blood. My Shep has very black stools - indicative of blood. After investigating, Nutro has so many complaints since they changed their food. I stopped the food immediately (some animals are dying). Last Saturday, we took it back, got our money back and we switched to a different food.

My family has been feeding only Nutro Products to our dogs for over 20 years. My two Cavaliers have been eating the Natural Choice Chicken, Rice & Oatmeal formula for many years. I loved this dog food and used to recommend it to everyone. However, much like many other consumers on this website, after the change to the new and improved formula, both of my dogs became sick. I bought the first new and improved bag sometime around the end of December 2012. My older dog, who was a very healthy 12-year old, began having loose and more frequent stool and vomiting about twice a week.

My 4-month old Boston Terrier became very ill very quickly. We thought he was napping but he kept lifting his head up. So I went to check on him and there was blood all over his pillow. We rushed him to the emergency vet hospital. Long story short, we went through every possible problem: Did he eat anything poisonous? Did he chew electrical cords? Did he swallow something and cut his insides? After all the x-rays and tests came back normal, the only issue was his lungs were filling with liquid and he couldn't breathe. The vet was stumped.

I have been a loyal Nutro customer for 10+ years and would recommend it to everyone I know. I've fed numerous dogs Nutro without any issues. I will not feed my dog this food ever again after they reformulated all of their food. My 5 1/2 year old corgi, Max, got very sick from the new and improved Nutro Lamb & Rice Small Bites. It started with vomiting and diarrhea, to the point where his diarrhea was pure blood. I took him to the vet right away and they could not figure out what was wrong with him, so they decided to treat him for a parasite found in stagnant puddles, which is really rare in the dead of winter in Minnesota. He instantly started getting better after I took him off Nutro.

My ten-year-old Newfoundland has been fed Nutro dry dog food since he was a pup. He blessed our lives at nine weeks old and his breeder recommended the brand. He has never had problems in his ten years with eating anything! The last couple o years, he has been eating Nutro Max large breed senior (chicken formula) and has had no problems. That is until December. As soon as we purchased and opened the new bag, he vomited vile after his first feeding. Within days, his normally formed stool was runny and had a large amount of mucus in it. Our dog, who never before had a problem holding his bathroom through the night was waking up at 3:00AM and crying to be let out. He had horrible gas throughout the day.

I have two mini Schnauzers that both became extremely ill after eating the new Nutro formulas. Itching and scratching, vomiting, diarrhea, depression, and lethargy were the symptoms. As soon as we returned to the older formula (I have 1/2 a bag of the old stuff left), they were fine. I called the company, and they have reformulated all their foods. I am going to look elsewhere and hope I can find something for my dogs to eat. I feel guilty that they got sick, but the company needs to be investigated. They are the ones at fault here!

I have fed my cats Nutro products on and off for years. It was one of the few foods their breeder recommended. Over the past year, I had not fed much Nutro and had been feeding Blue Buffalo. I needed more food and decided to try Nutro Senior as it was on sale and my cats are 9 and 11. Shortly after, my 9-year-old cat started vomiting and having diarrhea. I brought him to the vet and was told he had a parasite and he was put on antibiotics. Funny thing is, he is strictly an indoor cat and we do not have any dogs, but his parasite is usually found in animals that drink from stagnant ponds. On the antibiotic, he did better.

I've had both my dogs on Nutro Max for about a year making a switch to what I thought was a better food and it was fine at first. They got pretty sick in the fall from catching kennel cough at the dog park, so I got them to the vet and antibiotics, and it was gone. I made sure to keep them away from the park and walk them in remote areas away from people and other dogs. About a month ago, to my surprise, they started coughing and puking again, diarrhea, lip smacking, licking paws more, etc. I thought how in the world are they sick again? My girlfriend's dog was doing the same but worse with excessive vomiting and diarrhea where she had to take her in to the vet. Tons of tests and IVs later, no info. Guess what, she feeds her Nutro as well. My other friend posted that his dog had died suddenly, a healthy 4-year old and attributed it to the food.

Late last fall, my almost 7-yr old 95-100lb Bernese Mountain Dog started vomiting in the night. It didn't last too long, but it surprised me, as he hadn't done that since he was a pup. When I took him in for a Bordatella update to board, imagine my shock to discover that he had dropped to 85lb. He hadn't seemed himself, and I'd had to put organic pumpkin in his food to help with loose stools, but nothing seemed too amiss, except I had noted both that his skin seemed very dry, and his coat hadn't grown back in after I had him shaved in the summer to help him weather the horrible heat wave. The vet did a blood test to rule out thyroid, and that came back normal. Then the itching started. He scratched and licked and scratched and licked until he had missing hair, large round sores and a strong yeasty smell. Since then, he's been on three rounds of antibiotics, through numerous oatmeal baths, and I've nearly torn out my own hair with worry, because as far as I knew nothing had changed.

Nutro max Chicken and Rice Large Breed dog food - As of mid-January, Shiloh exhibited signs of lack of appetite, white gums, lethargy, etc. She's been eating Nutro Max for 5 months now, no problems, regular bowel movements, gaining weight and being healthy. Then as of the beginning/middle of January 2013, she didn't want to eat the food, got diarrhea and had gelatinous poop. I switched her to rice and meat and she was regular again within a day, so I then switched her back to the Nutro Max, which she denied eating. Typically, this dog eats in the am and pm on a regular schedule and begs for food. As of the new bags of food (Jan. 2013), she has skipped breakfast and let it sit all day till she's starving, then would only eat a small amount. I was finally at the point that she convinced me that something’s wrong with the food. Today she didn't eat at all. Then I tried another brand of dog food and boom! She's hungry again! She ate the food! She finished her serving! I'm trusting my dog’s instinct on this one.

I started feeding my 3-year old American Bulldog Nutro Natural Choice about 6 months ago. A couple months ago, she started sneezing a lot and itching. I took her to the vet and they tested for Valley Fever, but it was negative so they diagnosed her with Kennel Cough. She was on antibiotics for two months because it just wouldn't clear up. Then she started having bloody diarrhea and vomiting bile. She was so dehydrated she had to be given fluids for two days.

I started feeding my dogs Nutro MAX dog food when a friend had given me the brand new, unopened bag because his own dog had suddenly passed away. It was a nice gesture and saved me some money. After about 2 weeks of transitioning my dogs to this new food, I noticed that my female had developed a very severe yeast infection in her ear. But that is just the tip of the iceberg. Out of nowhere, my perfectly healthy male had a seizure! The look of fear in his eyes was enough to break my heart, not to mention the fact that I was completely at a loss for why this would be happening.

I have used Nutro for about 20 years, watched as the bag size dropped and the price went up last year. This year we get poison. Gypsy was a 4-and-1/2-year-old pit mix and my pointer was found abandoned in the desert for the coyotes. I came along just before sunset on a mountain bike and walked her out when she was 3 and 1/2 months old. She had never been sick a day and ran trails with me often, solid as a brick. I bought a new bag of the new and improved Monday, neither dog touched it until Tuesday night when hunger won out with Gypsy - the pointer never touched it and survived.

My two dogs had been eating Nutro Natural Balance for almost a year without any problems. Around December 2012, I noticed the packaging had changed but bought the food anyway. My dogs developed diarrhea which steadily worsened. I took the dogs to the vet who tested them for parasites. They found none but still wrote a prescription for an antibiotic as a prophylactic measure. The antibiotic didn't help; the diarrhea became so bad the dogs couldn't make it outside. They started to vomit and became lethargic.

I am so glad I was told to check out this site. My 4.5 year old golden retriever has been sick for months. I noticed the Natural Choice bag changed a few months ago and that the food looked different. I didn't think much of it as the food had been working well since he was a puppy. Over the past 5 months, my dog is frequently sick, lethargic, eats an abnormal amount of grass almost obsessively and often refuses to eat at all. I have shared these concerns with my vet and had no luck finding answers. I have also found that my dog has been licking his paws regularly. All of these symptoms were experienced by others on this site. I will not give my dog one more serving of this food. I am frustrated that this new and improved formula is obviously so harmful and toxic to dogs and it is still on the market. I hope the damage is not permanent and am glad he is still alive. I feel horrible for those who lost their pets due to this awful product.

Me to Nutro on 1/16/13: We have been using Nutro for years to feed our Chinese Crested, and he loved it. On 1/9/13 we needed to buy more, and the bag states new and improved. On the 12th, our 10-year old, who was previously healthy, was so sick that we had to put him to sleep. At that time, we were stunted because he had been fine. Just to note, his last vet appointment was in November. On 1/14/13, our 9-month old Chinese Crested started vomiting blood. We were blessed that after two days of treatment she is doing better.

I have 2 small breed dogs, rat terriers. They have been eating Nutro Natural choice since they were 8 weeks old; they’re 6 now. We began with the puppy version of chicken, oatmeal and rice, and later moved them to the adult version. They have been very healthy dogs. When Nutro decided to bring out this "new" formula, and we bought it, they began to vomit and have diarrhea. The stool problem was so bad that my crate-trained dogs could not hold it. I would come home and find runny stools in their crate (this is not like them). Although eager to eat, it was obviously making them sick. It has been 2 days since they have been of off this food and given plain rice and boiled chicken (vet’s recommendation). Tonight one of my ratties had a seizure! How does this happen to a healthy dog? I called Petsmart and because I don't have the bag, they will do nothing. I also plan on contacting Nutro and getting somewhere. If my dog is permanently damaged or passes away, Nutro will have a class action suit!

We bought a big bag of Nutro Large Breed and a small bag of their puppy food. My adult dog ate it once, threw up, and refused to eat it again. We left the bowl out all day, thinking she just wasn't hungry, but she was begging and whining. Next day, I poured a new bowl. She still refused to eat it. The puppies got into her food while it was out, and that night had terrible diarrhea, threw up, and after that refused to eat their food or hers (they smell similar). They had been undereating the puppy Nutro to begin with. I thought it just wasn't smelly enough.

Our 16-month-old chocolate lab has eaten Nutro Max Chicken and Rice since he was 6 weeks old with no apparent problems. On Sunday, I opened a new bag of his usual food and put his serving in his bowl. I noticed right away that the shape of the food was different, but went ahead and fed him. He ate fine on Sunday. On Monday, he wouldn't eat his food in the morning (this is a dog who never misses a meal). That night, same thing - he would not eat his food. I added something to it which enticed him to eat it, but was a bit worried as this was unusual for him. The next morning, he wouldn't eat. I didn't entice him and figured he would eat when he was ready. I gave him his dinner, but again he wouldn't eat. I didn't force it. He had a normal bowel and played ball, but seemed a bit lethargic as well.

Our 2 dogs have eaten NutroMax Adult and NutroMax Senior for many, many years. We opened new bags last week and started both dogs on it. They've been sick for five days (vomiting on Sat. and Sun., and diarrhea on Mon. and yesterday). We took them to the vet yesterday and today, spending $300 (today's "office visit" was free). They began antibiotics yesterday and they've been on Imodium as needed. Yesterday, the vet told us they've gone hungry way too long and we were to feed them their regular food (I thought she was crazy but dogs apparently are different than people and we were to feed them their regular food in smaller portions).

I've fed my Cocker Spaniel Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice for years. All of a sudden, he started vomiting on a daily basis. Then he started just laying around and not being active like normal. Luckily, my parents borrowed some food for their dog and he threw it up! Thankfully, I was able to find the source before it got more serious! It's a nearly brand new bag, so I am going to try to return it and let the store know what's going on!

Our dog started throwing up right after we bought a new bag of Nutro Max for large breed. We did not know they changed anything. We will be changing food today after a vet visit. This dog food must be poison!

My 8-year-old American Bulldog, Diesel, has been on Nutro Lamb and Rice for a few years and I noticed that when the new packaging came out, even though the staff at the pet store swore it was the same kibble recipe, he has been eating 2, sometimes 3 times, what he normally does. He started getting hungrier earlier. He went from eating at 8 am and 5 pm to eating at 8 am, 1 pm, 4 pm and again at 7 pm. Then, I picked up a new bag about 2 weeks ago and shortly thereafter (this last Sunday), he started vomiting bile. He went down to eating once on Sunday, once on Monday and once on Tuesday when he began throwing up everything (food and water) on Tuesday afternoon.

Nutro lamb & rice senior limited ingredients chunks in gravy - I have 2 dogs that were on this food for about 8 months. In November, my pug had 6 seizures in 2 days. He is epileptic and has been his whole life. He is 11. Normally, he has 1 seizure a year and his pheno levels are checked twice a year. I noticed the label change on the dog food around Oct. or Nov. and questioned the gal about it, and she said nothing had changed in the food. I also could not find the dog food, and they couldn't restock in Sept. Okay. I didn't have any old labels to compare; however, I should have paid more attention since I had such a hard time finding it in Sept. and my problems started in early November. In December, my pug developed pancreatitis. I still didn't think too much about it. We did x-rays, bloodwork, etc. He also developed some gagging, like a hairball in his throat. My other 12-year-old part pug/chihuahua also started getting sick.

I have a 10-year-old Westie; she is the love of my life. Ever since she was a pup, she has had a sensitive stomach so naturally I am constantly watching what I feed her. She grew up with and continues to eat Science Diet Oral Care. It is the only one she loves and I have never had issues with this brand.

I have been a believer in Nutro dog products for over 7 years even after the scare of dogs dying and getting really sick on the Nutro dog food years ago. I went and tried Blue Dog Food. My dog fecal matter was a little runny but after finishing the Blue dog food, I did go back to Nutro. I am not like that! If I find a company to have a huge issue, I usually don't go back and purchase anything. People's dogs passing away from what they found out what was in their foods really made their dogs sick really made me sad. My Nutro dog food was never recalled and I kept buying Nutro. And this past time, I would have to say I am done with them completely. My dog didn't get sick on their food like everyone is saying here, but her attitude towards her food had become an issue! She stopped eating and sometimes would go 12 hours without any food and then us forcing her to try and eat.

Recently, I decided to "upgrade" our dogs' food. I researched ingredients and found Nutro Ultra seemed to be a perfect choice. I purchased a bag for our senior dog and a bag for our puppy. They both loved the taste. I was very proud that I had purchased the perfect food with main ingredient - "chicken". Then about a week into their eating it, they both became very sick. My senior dog, Scout, vomited after every dinner. My puppy, Toby, was up all night long (every 2 hours) with diarrhea. This went on for a few days. I couldn't figure out why they both got so sick at the same time. I decided that perhaps it was their food, and I went online to see if others had the same experience.

I have been feeding my Beagle that is 5 years old Nutro For Sensitive Stomachs for 3 years. I never had any problems with this food until the change of ingredients approximately a month ago. I thought it was a virus or something he got into but, after reading all this, I came to the conclusion that it is this food. Please, I want everybody to know this ... and what it is doing to these animals. Please do not feed your dogs or cats. Stop immediately.

We've been feeding our 14-year old bichon Nutro for about 4 years. He loved the stuff and would eat ridiculous amounts if we let him. However, ever since the formula change, he's been weak and hesitant to eat and now for the past several days throwing up bile. We thought he might have just needed an adjustment to the food but keeping him on it has just made things worse. After seeing all the recent complaints, we're definitely worried about him and taking him off it ASAP. (Interesting side note, since he's older we soften his food with water. The old formula softened really nicely but this new stuff strangely stays really hard and firm. Not sure if it's related or matters but I thought I'd throw it out there.)

Almost four years ago, my Poodle mix became very ill. She was throwing up and had bloody stools. She was kept for several days at the vet, getting fluids and allowing her digestive system a chance to rest. It was determined that she had kidney disease. I had been feeding her Nutro food. I stopped the food and threw it out. She now gets a homemade diet for kidney disease, and my other dogs are fed Blue or another premium brand supplemented with the homemade food. I would never feed my dog Nutro, and I tell everyone I know to avoid it. I know it was the food that made her almost die.

We have been feeding our dogs the Nutro adult chicken for a while now. Over the last 6 months or so, they have both been easting grass like crazy, and one of them started puking bile randomly during the day. Dogs sometimes eat grass, and I figured the other one was just getting old. Recently, they both started drinking a lot. Someone pointed me here and now I'm furious. Hopefully, my dogs will make a full recovery and there will be no permanent damage.

I fed my 2 Corgis Nutro from 2006-2008, when they were very young. When my female was 6 months old, she almost died. She was vomiting and passing blood in her stool. We did every test known to man - x-rays, everything - and could not find anything wrong with her. My male vomited yellow bile almost daily. We switched to Holistic Select and Blue Buffalo after that. The result was both dogs never had issues again and at 6 & 7 are very, very healthy. No more vomiting or weird incidents like the one when my female was a baby. When I worked at a pet supply store, a co-worker brought a metal detector with her one day. When she was going over the Nutro brand, it reacted. Not with any other food. We took some food out of an open back in the storeroom and placed it in a Styrofoam cup. It still set it off. We never bought that brand again.

I have a 16-year old Chow Chow. I adopted him when he was a year old. He's always eaten Nutro, but 6 months ago, I noticed that it would take days for him to eat just one bowl of food. I changed his food to Simply Nourish and he is eating like a horse. Never, ever will I feed another pet of mine this horrible food.

My dog has what we call an iron stomach. He eats everything and never has issues with it. He has been on the cheapest of cheap foods and the most expensive foods. We used Nutro for about 2 months. We liked what we read about it on the bag and thought it would be good for our senior dog. After about 6 weeks, our dog started to drink water so much. I had never seen anything like it. We thought he might have diabetes because he was drinking so much water. He would then walk around crying in pain and go outside and eat grass until he threw up, every single day. The vet didn't see anything wrong with him and couldn't figure out what was going on. She asked us to change his food to see what happened and within a few days of changing it, he was back to normal.

My Jack Russell is sick and my German Shepherd urinating blood :( Shame, shame, shame on them! We were loyal Nutro feeders for years! After the last 2 months, our 2 dogs have gotten so sick with their recipe change. I have since started to change them over to Blue brand lamb and rice diet. Ugh, I can't imagine what they have changed to make my dogs so sick! Nutro, I am done with you! Please say prayers that my 2 recoup from this.

In mid-December, I purchased a 15 pound bag of Nutro Natural Choice Small Breed dry food for my 5-year-old Dachshund. This is the first time I had purchased the large bag. In the past, I had always purchased the small bag. I had used Natural Choice for small breeds for a while with no noticeable problems. Shortly after starting on the new bag, my pet threw up but it didn't continue. So like many others have posted, I thought it was just an isolated problem. I noticed that he had started drinking lots of water and beginning January 11, he started throwing up and not eating. I took him to the vet and had an x-ray, which came back normal, and had blood work, which showed elevated liver enzymes. He was kept overnight at the vet and placed on intravenous fluids, and started on two different antibiotics.

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.