Nutro Dog Food Reviews

Below is a copy of an email that I sent to the FDA. I thought I would also send it to Consumer Affairs, since you seem to be looking into issues with Nutro Pet Foods.

I've fed my dogs and cats Nutro for the past several years. Early this year, one of cats began refusing the food and has been eating at the neighbors house ever since. Two other cats have wondered off and died. In February '09, I took my American Eskimo in for a dental cleaning and they required blood work to be done because he is 14 years old. The lab results came back with elevated white blood count and high on the liver and pancreas scale. They were not sure what was going on without further testing and weren't too alarmed because my dog seems to be in good health despite his mild weight loss. Here it is June and I receive the recall notice from Petco about the cat food. Upon doing some further investigation, I found that Nutro has a record of bad business and selling unhealthy pet foods. I just switched to Purina One. Please pray that my two dogs don't die from Nutro's negligence. I have had my American Eskimo longer than my two kids!

My dog got ill and was vomiting. I took her to the vet and they said she ate something bad; Nutro Natural Choice Dog Food. My niece also had the same problem with her dog and her vet told her that her dog also ate something bad.

My three cats had been on the Natural Choice Indoor Senior dry formula for a year when my oldest cat (just turned 11) started vomiting in late March. After visiting the vet and going on medication, the vomiting got worse and he stopped eating his food and having bowel movements. Emergency exploratory surgery found that he had developed an ileus (inflamed section of intestine) that was not allowing stool to pass and a biopsy was negative for intestinal cancer but positive for inflammatory cells. Suspecting a food sensitivity, we started him on a food trial in early April (taking him off the Nutro) but he never got better.

I purchased Nutro Small Bites Lamb and Rice from Petco off McCarren Blvd in Reno, Nevada on 6/1/09 for my 3 1/2 year old Yorkie. She started vomiting up her food about two to three hours after she ate. This has been happening since I started feeding her the Nutro. The last time she vomited was approximately two hours ago on today's date 6/4/09 which would be 9 p.m.

For many years, we have fed our eight cats almost exclusively on Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Weight Management. A few weeks ago, some of our older cats began losing weight. We thought it might be age-related and changed two of them to another brand of wet cat food. They are both doing fine. Two weeks ago, another of our older cats began losing weight very quickly, from 15.5 lbs three months ago to 11.4 lbs this week. He had virtually stopped eating and was periodically vomiting. Having heard about the Nutro recall on Sunday (05/31) when my husband went to the pet food store, we immediately switched to another brand. The same day when we opened the bag of other dry food, our starving cat literally dove into the bag of non Nutro cat food and began eating voraciously. His appetite is back and he appears to be gaining weight slowly. He is still very lethargic.

I too have a cat that fell ill from eating Nutro Max Cat Indoor Chicken. After one trip to the vet and a new prescription bag of food from the doctor, he was fine. Once the food ran out he went back to eating Nutro and immediately got sick again (this was before the recall). I immediately switched him to a new food and all was okay again. I have contacted Nutro and they have a case logged. The fact that they continue to say they have received no complaints is crazy to say the least. If they are able to assign a case number to it, then there must be others! I have everything documented (vet visits, receipts for food) and I also sent them a sample of the food for testing. I still have some if anyone else would like to test it. Unfortunately, the bag the food came in was discarded after purchase, so I do not have a UPC code. So far my cat is back to normal, but I hate to think what may have happened if I had continued to feed him the Nutro.

I had begun my dogs on NutroPro lamb and rice puppy food, but it was discontinued. I tried switching them to the chicken and rice puppy food, but they just wouldn't eat it. I found another dog food. They ate it, but not very well. I noticed that NutroPro had a lamb and rice adult food. You see my dogs are 2 years old. When I put them on it, they began eating it well. Now both dogs are starting to exhibit conditions that they never did before. My male dog has diarrhea and my female dog is constipated terribly. I have been taking them to the vet and the most I had been told was that they have an allergy to something. It cost hundreds of dollars every time I go. After reading some of the comments on here I think I may have found out what their allergy is.

We own a 5 1/2 year old female Rhodesian ridgeback. We have used Nutro since she was born; however, on May 15th after buying a new bag she stopped eating, literally. She lost 32 lbs. in 4 weeks. After spending over $1,000 in vet bills and everything coming up inconclusive the only thing that changed is the new bag of food. She almost died because of this food. Our dog is a skeleton and is very lethargic. She is slowly starting to eat a food I have bought that is not affiliated with Nutro or a company owned by them. The vet bills of over $1000 were very stressful for our family as well as not knowing what the matter with our dog was. We are still guessing that is was the food; however, she is eating this new food. We need our money reimbursed.

We own a 5 1/2 year old female Rhodesian ridgeback. We have used Nutro since she was born; however, on May 15th after buying a new bag she stopped eating, literally. She lost 32 lbs. in 4 weeks. After spending over $1,000 in vet bills and everything coming up inconclusive the only thing that changed is the new bag of food. She almost died because of this food. Our dog is a skeleton and is very lethargic. She is slowly starting to eat a food I have bought that is not affiliated with Nutro or a company owned by them.

I have been feeding my dog Nutro Lamb and Rice for several years. Recently, she started vomiting violently and was not even able to keep water down. We took her to the vet where she was examined and given anti-vomiting meds and we were told to only give her ice chips. After several hours, she was still vomiting and then passed a bloody stool. We called the vet and took her back in. At which time, we were told she was very dehydrated and would need an IV and since she was not able to keep anything down, they would give her the meds through her IV. They also took x-rays of her abdomen and found two suspicious areas where the intestines were distended but no foreign body was evident. They would observe her overnight and x-ray her again in the morning to see if there was any change.

I have fed my four cats Nutro Max Cat Dry Roasted Chicken Flavor cat food for five years. Since this last bag I bought at Petsmart, three of my four cats have become ill with weight loss, diarrhea, vomiting, are shedding excessively, and their coat is losing the texture and shine. The most serious symptoms are the daily vomiting and diarrhea.

I have two indoor only cats that have been eating Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Indoor Senior food for approximately a year and a half. Both cats (11 and 12 years old) have never had a health issue and were very active, affectionate and talkative with beautiful coats.

On May 29, 2009, my 3.5 year old German shepherd died 9 days after switching (mixing ½ and 1/2) her regular dog food with Nutro. Two separate vets tried, in vain, to figure out what was wrong with her. They never found anything wrong with her. In hindsight and having time to reflect on the situation, I am highly suspicious of the Nutro dog food since that was the only change in her life. There were no health issues, other than a heart murmur which the vet assured me wouldn't cause her to simply quit eating and drinking and then her body shut down totally. I wonder how many more hundreds/thousands of pets have died from this product wherein the owner isn't suspicious until it's too late.

My cat has been eating Nutro Natural Choice cat food for the past year and half and about a month ago, he became gravely ill. He started vomiting and experiencing uncontrollable diarrhea with foul smelling bile. He also had a reduction in appetite, severe weight loss to the point that he is now severely dehydrated and is also shedding. I took him to the veterinarian back on May 1, 2009 and he was given a series of medication, with follow ups a few other times until now and still my cat is still sick. I received an e-mail on May 22, 2009, stating there is a recall on the food I have been feeding my cat which is Nutro Natural Choice dry cat food. It stated that there was incorrect levels of zinc and potassium and pet owners should immediately stop feeding this to their pets.

My cats got sick from Nutro cat food. One cat died and I have very expensive vet bills in addition to two other cats being very sickly.

I brought a bag of Nutro kibble for my dogs 5 days ago. My dog now has vomiting and running bowel movements that are bright yellow. He has been running around, unable to lie down due to stomach pain.

After three days of intermittent vomiting and diarrhea, my thirteen year-old cat (on my birthday and his adoption anniversary) became lethargic and dehydrated. I rushed him to the emergency vet where he was diagnosed with elevated liver enzymes. Today, after a sonogram, the vets determined he had pancreatitis. He is still in the hospital, in pain, waiting to see if his liver enzymes return to normal. His prognosis is "okay"-- as long as his liver and pancreas can recover. He has eaten Nutro food for the past two years, at least. We were a week into a new bag (one included in the recall time window) when his illness became apparent. I only read about this recall tonight and my four other cats were immediately taken off this food. One had vomited today, and I am planning on taking them all in for blood work to ensure their liver functions are normal.

This is an update. When I last wrote, I had just gotten the recall notice from Petco and immediately stopped feeding my two cats with Nutro. However, I didn't have the bag, so I didn't know if they were eating the food in question. At that time, I was fairly confident that my cats were OK. Now I am not so sure. The smaller cat used to live for when I put her wet food out. She’d watch me do it and would dig right in. Now she is just licking the gravy and the only food she seems interested in are her treats. They are indoor-outdoor cats, so I don't see their stool or pee. However, when I was in the back yard, there were two stools that I believe were cat stools. One was old and dried up, the other was soft and very smelly, but not diarrhea. I have never seen their stools before as they always bury them. I am keeping a very careful eye on both cats now, but especially the smaller one. So far she remains active and appears healthy, but I fear that that could change at any time. The larger cat seems to be just fine, and she likes and eats dry food much more than the smaller cat.

I have fed Nutro Lamb and Rice dog food for over 12 years! Until recently, I never thought much about this food, I liked it. Then on April 6th 2009, my female chow that had just turned 3 in March, got very sick, throwing up food and water. I took her into the vet. She was dehydrated and lethargic. They gave her fluids and a shot to stop the vomiting. I took her home.

I switched my cats to Nutro Max Cat food approximately six months ago. In recent weeks, one of my two cats had slight lethargy but her appetite still seemed good. Petsmart sent me an email that I had purchased a recalled Nutro product and I discontinued use immediately. Less than one week later, the lethargic cat passed away of a massive heart attack while at the vet's office. Tissue samples have been taken and are being sent for analysis.

I just bought Nutro Max last Friday, May 29, 2009 and our five month-old mini pin-chihuahua mix became severely lethargic. He is normally a ball of energy and very loving and friendly! We googled Nutro reviews and found this site and were alarmed. Good thing, it's only been two days so he's off it as of today. I'm buying a different brand. Reading others' experiences has been heartbreaking. I pray our little guy will be fine as soon as he gets other food in him.

My cat became sick and was unable to urinate. I took him to the vet where he was catheterized. After a week and over $1,000 in vet bills, his kidneys failed and I had him put to sleep. The next day, I got a recall notice from PetSmart on the Nutro cat food he had been eating. I would have never associated his illness with the food. However, after reading numerous stories of similar problems, I now feel the food was the cause of his death. My daughter was devastated at the loss of her 2-year-old cat, and the vet bills totaled approximately $1,300.

We used to feed our dog Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice formula for dogs. It was also what she was fed by the rescue we got her from. The rescue believed she had a sensitive stomach and told us that this was a good food for sensitive dogs. It never made any of the recall lists, so we continued to feed it to her from when we adopted her in May of 2006 through October of 2007. Throughout that time, she experienced frequent diarrhea and occasional vomiting. In the fall of 2007, we began to notice that she was chewing at her rear and she began straining to defecate, often crying and howling.

After about 2-3 weeks of this, I did a quick search on the web and read about Nutro brand was making dogs/cats sick. I immediately purchased another dog food and fed my puppy the new food. She ate for 2-3 days like she'd not been eating for months. She has not been sick again since taking her off the Nutro food. She's been on the new food for almost a month and she's happy and healthy!

I recently had to change my German Shepherd to a new dog food due to a sensitive stomach and diarrhea. My vet recommended 4 foods including Nutro with venison and potato. I made the switch to Nutro, being the only one at the time I could find with those ingredients. I also had my previous GSD on Nutro for many years with no problems. I just wonder what the difference would make when I am in WA state rather than in CA or others. I am keeping a close watch out for color inconsistencies in the food or behavior changes in my GSD. But so far so good, knock on wood

After reading the Consumer Affairs blogs on Saturday and seeing it affected both cats and dogs, dry and canned foods, I let some friends know. As of this morning: one woman's dog has already started showing symptoms and other's is dead. Bad mojo on Nutro. My dogs and cats are not fed Nutro so I'm okay, but friends of mine have sick animals, or now, unfortunately, dead ones. People need to know!

We have been exclusively feeding our cat Nutro Max Adult dry food for years. Recently, his hair began to fall out and he experienced severe weight loss. The vet could not pinpoint the cause and guessed at some sort of allergic reaction. Our poor cat is showing signs of early kidney failure, is weak and lethargic. The only reason we found out about the Nutro recall was thanks to Petco for sending us a postcard in the mail. Now after reading about the symptoms other pet owners have witnessed, it all makes sense. I immediately switched his food and I can only hope that his health will improve over time.

In February 2009, our cat stopped eating and lost a considerable amount of weight. We took her to the vet and he put her on med to stimulate her appetite and we continued feeding her the Max Cat but added different foods with it. By May of 2009, she was losing more weight and not eating. Again, we went to the vet and he suggested a prescription food which she ate readily but by this time she was very weak. Yesterday, May 31, 2009, she died. We had been very satisfied with the Max Cat product up until February but when we received a notice from Petco that the food we had purchased over the last six months was being recalled. It all made sense.

I have been feeding my cats Nutro CC products for several years and with good results, until recently. After my last purchase, all 3 of my cats experienced vomiting. It wasn't a lot, but it was of concern to me. I returned to the store where I had purchased the food and found all the bags were gone from the shelves and there was a notice of a recall. I checked the bag I still had at home and it was from the time period of the recall. I purchased another product to feed my cats for the time being and I hope Nutro gets their problem straightened out because my cats really do like their food. Vomiting cats and money spent to purchase food that possibly made them sick, although I understand that I will get a refund when I take the food back to the store where I bought it.

We have had our cat for about a year and a half now. He has always been healthy, and we have fed him Nature's Choice, Ocean Fish flavor. Around the end of April or beginning of May, we noticed that he was struggling going to the bathroom, and blood was even coming out. We took him to the vet, and they could not find anything wrong with him. He got some antibiotics, but the problems persisted. He was not using his litter box anymore. Instead he was going on the floor and the bed, something he had never done before.

It is the Nutro dog food. My border collie/blue healer is 14 years old. About 9 months ago, we changed her food to Nutro. For the past several months, she has been lethargic. I thought she is just getting old. Now within the past month, she has been vomiting, sometimes yellow bile color as well as gingival sore and ulcerations. We just returned home from the Blaine County Vet where they showed me the article published on your website about Nutro. It has been 5 days since her vet visit, 2.5 days which were spent there getting tested. Her food was immediately changed to Science Diet. The vomiting that was now happening daily when we took her to the vet has stopped.

My 3-year old, healthy indoor cat, Angel, became ill on May 16, 2009, after beginning a new bag of Nutro Max cat food. We took her to the vet on Monday where they had to do a blood transfusion on her. On Thursday, the doctor called and informed us of the Nutro recall and figured that was the cause of her illness. On Friday, we had her zinc levels tested. I've never seen a perfectly healthy cat lose the ability to go to the bathroom in her litter box, lose her appetite, and lose her ability to play. She became extremely ill so suddenly after the contaminated bag of Nutro. On Saturday, she died. It was a horrible death. It sickens me to learn that her own cat food that was supposed to provide her nutrition is the cause of her premature death. I will never forget the graphic images of her grasping for air.

We have 3 working & trailing dogs, 2 Australian Shepherds & 1 Border Collie. I've been a loyal customer of Nutro since we brought our first Aussie home 7 years ago. The price of the Nutro has become too expensive. It is almost $50 for a 35-lb. bag now & I have been told by the feed store where we get it, that it is going up in price again!

Our two cats have thrown up on our carpets every day for two months. Sometimes, there were five places of vomit on the carpet. We have had to have the carpets shampooed twice this year because of it. Upon getting the email from PetSmart about Nutro Max Cat, I understood. They were being poisoned. I changed cat foods, and the very same day, the vomiting ceased. I would like to know if a class action lawsuit comes into being. I would like our cats examined and would like to be reimbursed for the carpet. The cost of carpet shampooing is $400. The cost of the vet visit and blood work for two cats is $320, and the daily scrubbing (ugh) and carpet spot cleaning is $30.

Our previously very healthy and loved cat became ill after eating Nutro brand cat food. He had been eating Nutro for about 10 days. He became ill and before we could bring him to the veterinarian, he disappeared on Monday, May 25th. We searched for him endlessly, posting signs all over the neighborhood and talking to our neighbors. Three days later, a neighbor found our beloved cat dead. We are devastated, we loved our cat and there is no other reason why he died. I repeat, he was a perfectly healthy cat whom we took care of very well. Our cat was 7 years old, we owned him ever since he was a kitten. In his 7 years of life he had never become ill.

Our happy, healthy, 3 1/2-year-old Briard had diarrhea for about a week and then got better in the beginning of April. A few weeks later, he started having seizures. We took him to the vet. He had a fever of 102 and had a weakness in his back legs. They ran tests and blood work on him, but everything looked okay. They put him on phenobarbital and he was soon back to his old self after several days. About 3 weeks later, he totally stopped eating. I switched to the Chicken and Rice, but that did not help. I changed his treats, but he still did not eat anything, just kept drinking lots of water.

After a week and a half of ingesting the food, both cats are vomiting and unable to retain food or drink. Food has been discontinued, and pets are being treated by a veterinarian. Food has a "best if used by" date of July 23, 2010; therefore, it is within the recall range.

I received a recall notice today from Petco for the food that I have regularly been feeding my two cats - Max Cat Nutro Natural Choice Roasted Chicken. My cats appear healthy, but now I am worried sick. I also feed them canned food - a different brand, thank goodness. One cat ate more of the dry food than the other. This cat has regularly been vomiting. I thought nothing of it since I was told cats do vomit at times. The other cat lost some hair from her back - again, I thought nothing of it. Now I am very worried. They are indoor/outdoor cats, so I don't know about diarrhea. There doesn't seem to be evidence of it. I don't have the packaging as I put their food into a feeder. However, I have some left over and will save it.

My beagle Dean became overweight last year and I thought by switching to Nutro, I would be pushing his nutrition up while controlling his weight. I started feeding him Nutro Natural Lite. He seemed to enjoy the food but suddenly became scarcely thin. I started to feed him a little extra; this helped for a while as well. Then I changed the flavor of his food Nutro Max Weight Control. The switch caused many problems. I understand that dogs are sensitive to a food switch but this was beyond the switch. My dog became extremely bloated with soft stools. His stomach grew to about twice the size. I immediately thought he had a food allergy of sorts and quickly integrated his old style Nutro back into his diet.

All 4 of my dogs were being fed Nutro Lamb & Rice dry kibble. They started getting seriously ill after a while, and when speaking with a friend who fed the same food, I discovered her dogs had gotten ill and she had switched foods. I switched my dogs to Nutro Chicken and Rice, and all 4 dogs got very ill very quickly with violent diarrhea and vomiting along with stools that would turn moldy overnight. They had no energy, had bad breath and were acting confused. The next morning, my best in show Smooth Collie could not stand up. All 4 dogs had been put on homemade rice and turkey; however, 2 continued to get sicker. I immediately took all of the dogs to the vet.

I had been feeding my dog Nutro Max canned dog food for 2 or 3 months when on Sunday, 4-26-09, he suddenly became very ill. I immediately took him to the emergency vet clinic - he had a bad case of constipation and a urinary tract infection with a high pH level in his urine. The constipation turned into diarrhea. After treatment at the clinic, I followed up on Monday with my regular vet. He kept the dog for several days due to diarrhea and to make sure the dog didn't become dehydrated and also to treat the urinary tract infection.

I stopped using Nutro cat food a year ago after my cats started having horrible litter box issues and would take a long time to finish. As soon as I changed to another brand, they seemed normal again within days.

We've been feeding our cat Nutro Max Cat food since we got her from Animal Rescue a month and a half ago. She started acting ill; slight fever, lethargic with diarrhea. We took her to the vet to have her checked for worms, etc. But the tests were negative. They gave us an antibiotic and told us to give her baby food (chicken) to help get her system back on track, and it got rid of her diarrhea. Shortly after she was switched back to Nutro Max Cat food, she started showing the previous symptoms again. We didn't make the connection until reading about the recall on this site.

My two dogs, Innova and Evo, consumed Adult Dry Dog Food, Large Bites (for Innova) and Reduced Fat Dry Dog Food (for Evo), which were purchased at Lemos in Atascadero, California. On Saturday, May 16, 2009, both dogs began to vomit, have diarrhea, and become extremely thirsty at the same time. After several hours on this condition, they were both hospitalized. Doctors indicated they consumed something toxic. It is believed that the subject dog food contains toxin similar to the cases in San Luis Obispo County as well as the nation. We are having the food tested.

I have been feeding Nutro Ultra for large breed adults to my dog for 3 years. Over the past 3 years, she has had several bouts of throwing up and diarrhea. About a month ago, I bought a new bag and the symptoms became much worse with lots of blood in the stool. I have questioned the vet each time. She has had lots of tests run and is parasite-free, so they know that is not the issue. The vet usually attributes the throwing up and diarrhea to her having a sensitive digestive tract. But when I feed her plain chicken and rice, she always gets better. I have spent several thousand dollars on vet bills to try to determine what the problem is. My once healthy dog is now getting very thin and lethargic, but she still eats her food every day. I am switching food brands today.

I purchased a bag of this dog food for my 4-year old Pure Bred Shih Tzu back in April 2009. Our dog seemed to like the food. After a couple of days, he vomited up bright yellow fluid. He had not done this in the past. This occurred every few days. I was concerned but continued with the Nutro food. I happened to read the articles on your website about this dog food and the reports of some dogs spitting up yellow fluid. I then switched back to the brand I had used for several years - Eukanuba Lamb and Rice. In the last 3 weeks he has not spit up anything. I now feel the Nutro was the cause of his spitting up. I did not consult with our veterinarian on this.

I had received a coupon (with no specific dollar value) from Nutro to try a bag of the Nutro Complete Care Cat Food. I went to a local Pet Valu in Toronto, ON, Canada and purchased a 20-lb. bag of food for my cat. This bag was purchased approx. between November and December 2008 and would last my cat approx. 2-3 months. Since then, my cat had fallen ill on March 29, 2009 and I rushed him to a local emergency clinic, called Veterinary Emergency Clinic North, Toronto, ON where he went into cardiac arrest and died due to high levels of pH in his system.

I have been feeding Nutro to my agility dog for about a year and up until now, I have been very happy with the results. I started a new bag of Lamb and Rice on May 15th, 2009 and by the 18th, my 6-yearold Border Collie mix got diarrhea which progressively worsened. By the middle of the night on the 20th, we ended up in the emergency clinic with her vomiting straight blood and diarrhea. Our first thoughts were that she was blocked but all tests showed that not to be the case. Both the emergency vet and my vet believed that she had gotten into something or her food was bad.

We brought a Scottish terrier puppy home about 3 weeks ago. When looking for food, we were told in the pet store that Nutro Puppy Food was a good, even great, choice. We have been feeding this food for the last 3 weeks and have had no problems and have even been happy with the products. However, about a month ago, my adult miniature schnauzer got very sick, throwing up and diarrhea. I have no idea what was wrong, except that perhaps she had a virus of some kind. She is on a Science diet lamb and rice, small bite, food. She is well now and continues to eat this food. I just think all of this talk about Nutro is not true. I'll be sure to update, however.

For 7 weeks now, my cat has been unresponsive to antibiotics for treatment of urinary tract problems. He continues to urinate blood. It clears up for a 10-day period, but returns. There is no sign of extreme infection, and x-rays indicate no stones present - typically the cause. The veterinarian is puzzled about the root cause. Now, I see this recall for Nutro Max dry cat food. I have fed this to my cat (indoor cat, Salmon) exclusively for over 3 years now. I feel that perhaps this may be the cause of his problems. I have spent or incurred over $900 in veterinarian expenses. This does not include time missed from work. And my cat’s diagnosis remains unknown. There will most likely be additional treatment costs.

I am responding about Nutro dog food. My dog has been on it for about a year and loves it, and is fine. He has a very sensitive stomach and was on other foods with many issues. We switched him to the Lamb and Rice formula and he has been fine with no stomach upset. It's a shame you don't report the positive things about this product. What people are reporting could have nothing to do with the food as the symptoms and complaints reported are very common among dogs. Even when my dog was getting sick off the other brands, my vet said it is still impossible to be 100% sure it is the food causing the sickness. It's just the first thing people look at when their pets get sick - diet. And since there has been such negative press about Nutro, people whose dogs are on it and get sick assume it's the food with no concrete evidence.

My dog hasn't been eating for weeks. He has been losing tremendous amounts of hair, getting very bad bouts of diarrhea and vomiting, and sleeping all the time. For weeks we have tried adding things to his food like tuna and chicken to try and get him to eat, but all he would do was pick out the regular dog food and eat what we put in to try and help him. He has had numerous vet visits, but we could not figure out what was wrong. Finally today, I decided I would change his food from Nutro Large Puppy Breed to Science diet. After bringing the new food home and putting it in his bowl, much to my surprise he gobbled it up immediately and was pushing his bowl toward me for more. I couldn't believe it. He hasn't eaten in days!

This is an update to the article dated May 19, 2009. I had let everyone know about my dog having seizures. Today, we lost our dedicated pet. Our 8-year-old Rotti/Retriever had to be euthanized. I know it was the food. It is too bad that we put so much trust in the makers of our pet's food.

I have to put my two cents in. I started a a pet food supply business after nearly losing our dog nearly 7 years ago because of Nutro. We had many vets who had no clue why our dog got hospitalized for a severe case of pancreatitis. Our dog was on Nutro, and constantly had been vomiting yellow bile. Genetically our dog is prone to diabetes which made her pancreas much more sensitive to the Nutro ingredient panel, and as a result showed symptoms much quicker than most dogs. After switching our dog onto an oils fat source based food she recovered (single source oil is much easier on the pancreas than a rendered fat). Also avoiding sugars and salts is recommended.

I have been feeding my beloved Dalmatian, Ember, Nutro for 10 years. I purchased her last bag of Nutro Lite Lamb and Rice at the end of March, beginning of April. It was lighter in color and had a funny odor. She started spitting out her food. Then she started vomiting the food with bile. The Vet put her on Pepcid AC. We then took her to the Vet and her blood levels were high including her white blood count. He said she had pancreatitis and abdominal infection. She was placed on a bland diet of chopped meat and rice or boiled chicken and rice. She was beginning to get better. Then once again she began the vomiting.

My dog has been on Natural Choice dog food for about six weeks now. Prior to that, he has been healthy and was just checked at the vet in December 2008. Just last night, my sister informed me that her 8-month old dog was having seizures, vomiting bile, as well as not wanting to eat her food. I told her to watch her animal closely. I then came home and went to give my dog a treat (carrot). My dog suddenly went into a seizure in front of me. I knew that the only thing I had changed in my dog's routine was the food. I called my sister and to my amazement, she had her dog on Nutro food also. I know that this was the direct cause as my dog was healthy and would randomly vomit yellow bile right after his meal. I'm shocked at what I have read on the net with all the complaints and would like to know who I should contact in Canada. Please let me know as soon as possible.

I strongly urge pet owners to contact their local FDA regarding Nutro food problems. The FDA will only investigate if they notice a pattern, but it has to be reported. My pure bred Portuguese water dog began vomiting, having loose stools and acting lethargic after 4 months on Nutro Natural Choice Herring & Rice Formula. The vet could not explain. Blood levels were normal, intestinal antibiotics/probiotics given and intestines twice normal size. Surgery revealed no obstructions. Every time food was re-administered, it began again. Vet suggested I stop Nutro after learning about other dogs' problems. My dog is now on Natural Balance and is doing perfectly fine. $3,000 later and an 8-inch unnecessary incision, plus around the clock close care and it seems to be a result of Nutro food.

I have used Nutro dry dog food for years. The last bag I bought looked a little lighter in color. After a few days from this bag, my two Brittany spaniels had a yellowish and mushy stool, which then progressed into full fledged, bloody diarrhea that was the consistency of a stream of shooting water. I called my vet and started feeding them rice and hamburger mixed. It stopped for one day, but is now starting up again so I will continue with the rice mixture. Of course the monetary issue of the meat and rice, vet charges driving to the vet which is 40 miles one way is a burden. My dogs groan in pain and when eliminating outdoors. During the night they can't hold it. So numerous stripped bedding and sleepless nights occur.

I made a complaint on this board on May 6th. My dog was on Nutro Senior for a few months. It made him vomit, lose weight and not want to eat! I am happy to report that my 8 y/o dog is back to his normal healthy self after stopping Nutro! This Nutro food caused his Alkaline Phosphatase level (a liver enzyme) to double and I have the labs to prove it! Today, I called the FDA in my state and lodged a complaint and I want to beg all of you to do the same! The FDA was very interested in my complaint and spent a lot of time with me! Please, everyone, it is not enough to make a complaint on this board! Please call the FDA office in your state. They want to hear from you! Make your awful experience count and help prevent other animals from getting sick or even die! We can make a difference!

Last week, I told my story here about Max, but only a portion of it appeared. I am resubmitting the final portion as I think other pet owners could benefit from knowing the story of how Max (my 8-year-old Chow/Retriever mix) died.

I've been feeding my 8-year-old male Sheltie for the last 6 years of his life. On and off, he would throw up yellow bile. Actually, now that I think of it, it would happen once a month or so. I would normally just give him the sensitive stomach Nutro dog food due to him vomiting. I told the vet and he told me it was nothing to worry about. He was the one who told me to feed him Nutro! After reading these complaints, I'm very worried! I found out last week, Friday, that my dog has congestive heart failure and that he can go anytime between now and 2 years! He is my baby! I'm a complete mess! He is now on 5 pills per day! I had to get him off Nutro (I put him on senior diet as he turned 8) as I found out that it has 3% Sodium! My dog has high blood pressure!

After several trips to the vet with my Chocolate Lab, I was told they could not find anything wrong with her. She is 12 years old and has never been ill other than an ear infection. So the vomiting, diarrhea, staggering, groaning, drooling, and other symptoms were very disturbing. She was in pain and neither of us were getting sleep. They gave her anti-seizure meds, antibiotics, and put her on a liquid diet. After she started getting better, I never fed her regular dog food again. I believe it was the food. It was a new bag of Nutro when her symptoms started. She is better now but omg, I thought we were going to have to put her down. We spent over $800 in X-rays, meds, blood tests, and emergency appointments.

On December 11, 2008, I lost my dog to some kind of liver ailment. The weekend before, she had a loose stool and had thrown up chunks of her food. She could not keep anything down. I took her to the vet and they tried to save her, but I watched her slowly fade away. She was only 6 years old. I have fed her Nutro dog food almost her whole life. She on and off had thrown up yellow bile and had diarrhea. I switched to the Sensitive Stomach and it worked for a while, but she still had it off and on. I cannot believe all the same complaints pet owners have had and I had not heard a word about it!

I have an 8-month-old Chocolate Lab. On the suggestion of his vet, I started feeding him Nutro Large Breed Puppy dry food and his treats/bones were Nutro puppy bones. There were no problems initially. However, once he started getting his puppy vaccinations, every few weeks he had diarrhea and occasional vomiting, but never at the same time. I took him to the vet where they did a few tests, determined he had not had any kind of poison in his system, no foreign objects were stuck in his stomach or intestines. They sent me home with a bottle of antibiotics and some vet prescribed dry food.

For most of the time I've had my 2 1/2-year old Rottie, I've fed her Nutro. She has often had diarrhea, but I chalked that up to her having a sensitive tummy. Last Friday, however, she vomited all of her dinner and then refused to eat for a day and a half. I had bought a new bag of Nutro only two days prior. She is now eating rice with a little Nutro mixed in and her stool is very runny. Moreover, she does not want to finish the Nutro like she wants to finish the rice in her bowl, which is very weird for a dog who loves her food. I am going to the pet store today to buy her new food, as she doesn't want to eat Nutro and I very much fear that it's made her sick.

I was just reading the article of the FDA's investigation into Nutro dog and cat foods, and I wanted to let someone know that our awesome cat (who was only about three years old) had to be put down in January after he developed crystals in his urethra and couldn't urinate. He was so sick. We took him to the vet for treatment and he developed a ruptured urethra and had to be put down. If this, in any way, was the result of Nutro foods, which our animals (one dog, two cats) have been on exclusively since birth, I want answers. Saying goodbye to my cat on that cold, dreary day in January was one of the worst days of my life!

I got a new puppy on 2-13-09 that was born on 12-31-08. She is 1/2 Collie 1/2 Shepherd. We went to our local Petco to find a good dry food that we could feed her 24/7 in between her canned food a couple of times daily. The salesman told us that the Nutro brand was a great food for her as it was all natural, with no corn or grains being listed as the first ingredients. I had told him that we had used Pedigree for our 17-year-old Chow, canned & dry for her whole life and that she had done great with that (We had to have her put to sleep in January due to age). He said that this Nutro was better than Pedigree for her, so we got the dry & canned.

We just had to put our 8-year-old dog, Max, to sleep. He was a Chow/Retriever mix that we rescued when he was three. He had been eating Nutro's canned foods (various varieties) for a number of years when in January 2009, he had tremendous belly pain and moved with great difficulty. He had had loose stools, but had not thrown up on this occasion. The vet diagnosed him with pancreatitis. After doing blood tests and X-rays, he was put on an IV and got better in two days. We were told to feed him small portions of Hills I/D for a few days and then re-introduce his food.

My 5-month old puppy has been on Nutro Large Breed Puppy formula for two months now (since March of 2009). It hasn't been a problem until this last bag I bought. A week ago, I bought a new bag and he immediately became ill (diarrhea and vomiting yellow bile and food chunks). We didn't know what was wrong, so we took him to the vet, and she put him on antibiotics. I asked if she thought it was the new bag of food and she said that more than likely he just got into something when we weren't looking. He has not gotten any better and I was planning on taking him back to the vet tomorrow, but I got an email stating that the FDA was performing an investigation on Nutro. As I read the other complaints, I realized that it was the food that was a problem. My dog is having the same exact symptoms as the other dogs that were having problems with Nutro. Needless to say, I will be changing his food as of today.

I heard about all of the dog food recalls, and like everyone else was skeptical and very careful of choosing a new brand of dog food. I decided on Nutro Max Mini Chunks dog food for my 2 miniature Schnauzers. About a week after use, Trixie started getting this disgusting diarrhea. She had just weaned her puppies so I assumed her body was trying to get back to normal. Boy, did I assume wrong. The problem with her was the dog food. My mother told me about all of the complaints about their dog food and I went out that day to purchase a different brand of dog food. Now that my dogs are fully on the new brand of dog food, she is herself again. She plays now. And she does not have diarrhea anymore. I am outraged that nothing has been done about this. I have almost a full bag of Nutro Max dog food that was a waste of money and is unusable. This company needs to take some action for what has happened.

I have been feeding my puppy (Chihuahua/Dachsund mix) Nutro soft food for at least 4 months. In the past few months, she has had major urinary, digestive, allergy problems, and may have possible kidney damage. She is just turning a year old, and is my world. I am deeply angered that Nutro continues to ignore complaints, investigations, and studies showing their food are poisonous to animals. I thought Nutro was all-natural and spent the extra money to make sure my pet was eating the best. Since finding out about the deaths and cases caused by Nutro, I have switched my pup to a raw diet, gave her natural antibiotics, and urinary and kidney supplements. I hope I can reverse the effects of this awful company's greed and bring my pup back to full health and happiness.

After buying a new bag of Nutro Lite Lamb and Rice dog food for my Dalmatian in late March (early April), my dog starting vomiting chunks of food and bile. That continued on and off for almost a month. When I took her to the vet, he took blood tests and said my dog had a gastrointestinal problem. The vet placed her on two antibiotics, one was for tainted dog food. He also put her on anti-vomiting medicine. She was placed on a bland chopped meat/chicken and rice diet. During the time she was vomiting, etc., she had lost 10 pounds in one month.

I had just tried to put in a complaint but somehow I must have done something wrong with submitting it. Anyway, my dog, too, has been on Nutro Holistic for most of his life. He's 4/12 yrs old. I feel sick to think what I thought I was doing for him was the right thing, buying him a good brand, a healthy brand. I just happened upon the site of complaints. Is there anyone out there who could please recommend a true and safe hard food for my guy? I don't know what to do now. He, too, has suffered with stomach problems. He is not active, has large, very smelly bowel movements, has had a few accidents in the house that have woken me up to find on the floor and to see him look at me with such sadness is heartbreaking.

I have a 7-year-old Chinese pug that I had been feeding Nutro dog food for years. Approximately 9 months ago, she began vomiting and having bloody diarrhea. I put her on sensitive stomach Nutro and cut down the amount I was feeding her. The diarrhea went away, but the vomiting continued. When I heard about the complaints filed against Nutro, I immediately took her off of it and the vomiting stopped and has not occurred since. I received a mail circular from PetSmart today with the whole back page advertising Nutro dog food. What has to be done to stop these people? I have not had my dog's liver and kidneys tested yet, but plan to in the future.

After switching to Nutro Max dog food, both my healthy Goldens started to vomit bile and yellowish, foamy, stinky liquid. Loose bowels. I stopped the dog food and changed to another. They are fine now. Just read about Nutro dog food and my assumption was right. Something wasn't good in the food. Very upsetting to see your family animal gets sick from anything. Then, you realize it is their food.

I was approached by a rep for Nutro Cat food in January 2009. I told her we had just adopted two Ragdoll kittens and she told us that Nutro brand was so good and natural. She mentioned that she had Ragdolls too and it would be very good for them, etc. We purchased it and slowly changed their food over to Nutro. They began vomiting yellow and were shedding hair like crazy and had gas, etc. I found this site and was horrified to read what folks have been going through. I was so thankful to have learned that Nutro was dangerous food and I dodged a bullet by switching cat food immediately. My heart goes out to everyone who has lost a beloved pet or been through many vet visits and bills. Please, please, someone of authority, get this food off the market now!

Hi! I have been using Nutro Hairball stop cat food for sometime. Recently, after a new bag of food, I noticed my 15-pound cat vomiting up the food. My other cat, a Himalayan, wouldn't eat it. I thought it was because she was grooming and removing hairballs. Within 3 weeks, my cat lost 3-4 pounds and was lethargic and still vomiting. I got worried and phoned their company and was eventually yelled at by "Diane", the consumer receptionist. I contacted the store where I bought it, and was told another client complained of a very sick cat. A rep contacted me and was rude to me; I ended up throwing the crap out, and putting them on Kirkland cat food. I also took my 66-pound Chow-Chows off their food. My cat gained back all of her weight within 2 months. I was treated very badly by those roaches at Nutro. I never got reimbursed for the bad bag of cat food, and I thank God my cat is better.

I have fed my two large dogs Nutro Max or Natural Choice Dog Food for the last several years. The last bag purchased in April had a different odor to it and appeared to have green specs in the pieces. Knowing that dog food is not held to the same standards of consistency as human food, I thought nothing of it, and proceeded to feed it to my dogs. My older, 11, Aussie/hound mix, would turn his nose up at it from time to time. Well, he ate his dinner Tuesday, May 4th, and on the morning of Wednesday, the 5th, vomited repeatedly and had diarrhea that was nothing more than blood and mucous. $200 later, I have him on antibiotics and am trading the rest of the bag in for another brand. I feel very fortunate that my lab mix only had bad gas from the experience.

I would like to add my complaint to the very long list of families whose pets have been afflicted with intestinal illnesses by the use of Nutro brand pet food. Most importantly I want everyone who has had these problems to contact their states FDA. Michigan's is in Detroit. The individual to contact is fairly easy to find through the FDA website. My contact person is following up with our veterinarian. We need to push this forward!

In 2007, my dog became extremely ill. She had vomiting and bloody diarrhea. I took her to the vet where she was put on antibiotics. In fact, she was put on a 10-day round of antibiotics each month for those issues. As time went on, she didn't want to eat so we added ketchup and water to her food since we believed that we were giving her one of the best foods on the market. As she got weaker, we hand fed her! She dropped weight quickly, was extremely thirsty and was restless. We took her to the vet again to see if there was anything to be done and she was put to sleep. At the same time, we were feeding our cat Nutro and she became skin and bones, and was lethargic. I changed her food, just to try to rebuild her body and she is now a normal sized cat. She is sociable and does not sleep 24/7.

I switched my dog to Nutro senior dry dog food. He started vomiting up his food about 3 weeks after the change. He also started leaving the food untouched, which was very unusual for him to do. I have stopped feeding him the dog food for several days, and he is eating normally again without vomiting. I will be taking my dog to the vet to document this illness and to have appropriate tests done! I would not have suspected the food until I did some research online!

I also experienced a very sick dog when feeding her Nutro Max Dog food Beef and Chicken flavor. My dog is a 3-year-old Australian Shepherd mix who had been fed Canadae but as prices went up, and having many pets to feed, we went to Petsmart and asked their opinion of a good medium-priced dog food. The Nutro rep just happened to be there and sold us on the food. My dog experienced diarrhea and severe gas for the first week but we just thought it was the transition. After 3 months, my dog continued with horrible bouts of diarrhea, vomiting and gas. We changed her back to Canadae and she has been fine for 3 weeks with no issues.

We have been feeding our dog Nutro Max dog food at the recommendation of the breeder for the lifetime of our dog (three years). He's always had a sensitive stomach and we learned early on that he needed to have food available to him at all times due to what the vet described as an acidic stomach. Over the last couple of months, I've noticed that the new bags of Nutro Max have had a very strong and new odor. I would describe it as very fishy. About three weeks ago, we came home to a dog that seemed to have lost control of his bowels. He had several accidents throughout the day, most of which was very runny with a strong odor. We thought he had a stomach bug, but a few days later found the same thing had happened again. This went on for several weeks, so we decided we would switch dog food and see if there was a difference.

My dog became ill within a few weeks of eating Nutro. I thought it was because I changed his food, so I gave him another two weeks. He finally started ** blood. That's when I took him to the vets. I gave him steroids for the swelling and irritation in the bowels, and antibiotics in case of viral. It is neither. Science within one day was better. Within 2 days of Nutro, he was ill again. I bought Science Diet and for one day he was better. So that is what I am buying from here on out. This company is making animals sick. I want to know what is really in this food and where it is really made. My dog had diarrhea to start with. It got to the point where he wouldn't eat and then blood in his stool. I am going to tell everyone not to buy this food.

I've been feeding my 5 dogs Nutro for 2 years. My mom just bought a new bag 2 weeks ago and my dog Cassie, a chihuahua, died from it. I took her to the vet and they told me that she had symptoms as if she was poisoned. My other dogs were puking a lot as well, but I thought it was because they eat grass which cleans their stomachs. Cassie was fine and then one day she looked really sad and weak. I placed her in my room in a kennel and gave her water. She was really thirsty the whole day and then she fell asleep. The next day, she looked even sicker and I took her to the vet. The vet told me that she was critical and asked me if she had all her shots. I told him yes. Then he asked me if she had eaten poison. I told him no way! He didn't know what could have caused so much damaged, but it hit her fast because her immune system was really weak. She had just had puppies 2 months ago.

We had two small dogs, an Italian Greyhound and a Miniature Pinscher that we put on Natural Choice Lamb and Rice Small Bites. They loved the food and their coats were nice and shiny. But after a while, our Italian Greyhound, Honey, started having accidents all over the house. She was litter trained and we never had an issue. It seemed like she couldn't hold it long enough to get to where she needed to go. She was constantly getting in trouble for it and seemed to know it was bad, but the issue didn't stop. We attributed it to emotional issues.

My 3 year old Golden Retriever has been on Nutro Natural Choice Chicken, Rice and Oatmeal since she was born. Her breeder recommended this brand so we stayed with it. She has skin allergies and ear problems which are common with her breed. Yet in October of last year, her energy level dropped drastically and she threw up yellow foamy bile off and on for weeks. She has suffered from three UTI infections in the last year. The last two infections cleared with antibiotics but reoccurred quickly. After x-rays taken this last week, the vet suspects bladder stones. We are returning to the vet next week to determine her treatment. I am shocked and frightened to read that other pets have had the same problems for the last 6 months. Now, I am wondering what permanent damage has been done to our beautiful girl. Vet visits and medication so far $900. I do not know how much the next course of treatment and prescription food will cost.

On Monday 4/13/09, I went to Petco in Bloomfield Hills, MI to purchase Iams Senior Cat Food on recommendation of my vet since my cat of 13 years has been on Iams since we got him when he was a tiny kitten. He has been on Iams Senior Active for the past 4 years, only eats their hard food and has never wanted wet or treats of any kind. I couldn't find the senior brand of Iams so asked the store manager. He suggested I try Nutro's Natural Choice Complete Care for Senior Cats 7 years and older. The ingredients sounded very good with no fillers etc., so I purchased a 4# bag at $14.00.

On Monday, 4/13/09, I went to Petco in Bloomfield Hills, MI to purchase Iams Senior Cat Food on recommendation of my Vet for my cat of 13 years. He has been on Iams since we got him as a tiny kitten. He has been on Iams Senior Active for the past 4 years, only eats their hard food and has never wanted wet or treats of any kind. I couldn't find the senior brand of Iams so I asked the store manager. He suggested I try Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care for senior cats 7 years and older. The ingredients sounded very good, with no fillers, etc. So I purchased a 4lb-bag at $14. When I got home, I put a little in his food dish to see if he would eat it since he is so particular and I saw him eat it. So the next day, I blended some of it in his Iams Senior Active and he ate the combination. So I blended half the bag with half of the Iams.

I have a 19-lb Cockapoo at the clinic, who has been suffering from intractable hemorrhagic diarrhea for the last 6 days. This dog had been fed Nutro Lamb and Rice for the past 2 years without a problem until now. The bill is close to $2,500 at this point and this dog may not make it. I would be interested in knowing what recourse the owners have legally and to what extent the company stands behind its product. Where does the burden of proof lie in a situation like this?

I just started feeding my dog Nutro Senior Ultra Holistic Nutrition dog food. In one week, he has been listless, vomiting and just not his usual self. I was horrified to read all the negative and sickening stories about this dog food. I'm not really sure why this food is still on the market, but I'm sick to my stomach with this company as they should be ashamed of their harmful product.

I had used Nutro dog food for at least 5 years. I had always had good health, wonderful skin and coats on my dogs as they advertise. I am a Saint Bernard breeder and I do show my dogs. Approximately 2.5 years ago, I started experiencing severe diarrhea with a litter of 10 puppies at 10 days old. No, they were not on Nutro but their mother was. I had a second litter born about a week later and again, the same thing happened. This is a very dangerous thing to have puppies this young with diarrhea. I tried to wean these pups early and put them on some baby rice cereal - rice to help firm them up and rice would be easy on the stomach. They immediately firmed up. I spoke with at least a dozen other breeders and my vet's office. We could not come up with any explanation.

I just received an article from a friend about the problems and lawsuit against Nutro. She sent it to me because she knew of my dog's death a few years back, when I had to put him down. I fed him Nutro dog food for most of his life and he was a very ill dog most of the time. When I had to put him down, it was due to a gastrointestinal issue he had had off and on for year. I am so sick to think this may have been caused by the dog food he was eating! And that no vet ever changed his food or suggested that (I think one did many years ago as a solution and we switched to Nutro, thinking it was better for him).

When I acquired a 1-1/2 year old Rotti, I took him knowing that he had hip dysplasia. I took 20 lbs. off of him and immediately started using the Nutro with Glucosamine and Chondroitin in it. I fed it to my other two older dogs with joint problems. Everything was good for 1 1/2 to 2 years. Then all three dogs started having diarrhea a good part of the time. Not everyday, but a lot. I work at a Vet clinic and test for worms often (negative). I used Flagyl to stop the diarrhea in all three, but then it would come back again a few weeks later. Eventually, I started to gradually change to Iams mini chunks. By the time I switched over completely, the diarrhea was gone and I never had a problem again. Two old dogs are gone now, but the Rotti is 8 now and doing well on the Iams.

Maggie was fine until I switched her food to Nutro Mini-Bites with Lamb. I had no idea that this could be the cause at the time why she was getting so sick. I recently met a woman at Petco. She told me that her dog got very sick and they determined it was from the same food! Maggie was being treated for digestive disorder with appetite stimulant and medicine. We then after a series of diagnostic tests discovered she had cancer and had it removed. I was still feeding her the food as she had made a nice recovery last summer. In the fall, again we treated her for stomach problems and vomiting. She passed away on Feb. 20th, 2009. My dog first had been vomiting and refusing to eat. We removed a cancerous tumor from her in May 2008 and had recovered. For months, she was having stomach issues and we treated her for digestive disorder.

My 5 months old German Shepherd puppy has been on Nutro since we brought her home around 8 weeks. About 2 weeks after she was home, she stopped eating the Nutro food and we had to mix in some Iams puppy that the vet had given us. She will only eat the food if it is mixed together. I have noticed that she is very thirsty all the time (more than normal) and she has thrown up her food twice now - once with the yellow bile mentioned in the article I read. I am hoping it is just regular puppy stuff, but she is going to the vet tomorrow. As of this minute, she will no longer be on Nutro. Puppies get sick and I realize this; but with her extreme thirst and other red flags, I'm not taking any chances. I think more people should be aware!

Wow! Why are there so many problems with pet food? This is very depressing. Regarding Nutro, I have fed my cats Nutro Max Cat for years. We have not had a problem and I noticed that most issues are related to the dog food, especially lamb. However, I did note at least one problem with cats. Are there other cases with cats? We just purchased a big bag and are hesitant now that there may be a problem with this new bag. For now, we have switched them to Purina One. I like the premium foods, but now I'm not sure. We had a bad situation with Canidae last year with our puppies and older dog. The canned food was creating the same problems that people are now talking about with the Nutro - extreme lethargy, diarrhea, a worried look on their faces telling us that they are really not feeling well (interestingly enough, it affected the boys the most and not the girl so much).

We purchased Nutro dog food and we have had problems with it. It has made our dog have problems in two ways. I have spoken to the manager and his assistant to see if any others might have had any problems with their dogs. I was told no. So I went to a website to see if it was only me or my dog. It is not. There are many many dogs that have been sick or died from this food. I called my vet right away and she told me she also has heard a lot of horror stories about this food and told me to stop feeding it to my dog. We intend to send a sample of it to the state lab to see if they will test it for us. After reading all of the problems people have had, I don't think that Nutro would give an honest finding so I will do it myself but until I find the truth, I would ask all pet owners to stop feeding Nutro to their dogs.

I have a Doberman. I feed my dog Nutro dog foods. My dog always has bloody diarrhea and vomiting. I thought perhaps his running so hard made him that way. I saw information about some other dog owner's complaint. I believe my dog was sick from the dog food, Nutro Choice. Where should I contact to make sure my dog is okay? I do not want my dog to die. Please help me.

If Nutro has no doubt that their dog food is safe, then what am I to do when my two Great Danes have suddenly become ill with all the signs of tainted dog food being the only factor to have changed? The last bag of Large Breed (blue bag) dog food (purchased on April 27, 2009) has caused both Jake (8) and Dakota (10 months), to have diarrhea, shortness of breath, total lack of energy and depression. I would like to explain that I'm not new to Nutro. Jake has been fed Nutro for 7 years and never showed any signs like these. Dakota has been fed Large Breed puppy chow, and now at 120lbs and 31 inches at the shoulder, we've slowly moved him to large breed (blue bag).

I have fed my 3 small dogs Nutro Small Bites dog food off and on for several years. I recently added Nutro canned food over the dry food. I had previously used Pedigree canned food, but I wanted a better quality food for them. One dog, a 14-lb. poodle mix, developed bloody diarrhea and vomiting. She was hospitalized for 3 days. There was no infection or worms of any kind. She did not have a fever - just the stomach problems. They did discover that she had kidney problems, so we switched to K/D Science Diet for her. They felt that the kidney problems were not severe enough to have caused the digestive problems. Then less than a week later, one of the other dogs, an 8-lb. Yorkie developed diarrhea without vomiting. She was still eating the Nutro. The other dog improved.

My dog, Lennon, ate Nutro Natural Choice for a few years. I had him on the sensitive stomach formula because of persistent vomiting. He seemed to be in good health except for the occasional throw up (always bile). Then, not even two months ago, we noticed he became severely jaundiced (yellow skin, whites of eyes, gums). He became lethargic and wasn't excited about eating, which is totally unheard of for Lenny! We took him in to get blood work done, and his liver enzymes were extremely elevated. The vet started him on a couple of different antibiotics and Denamarin to help aid the liver.

As with some others, I was feeding Nutro. My 2 dogs vomited a lot of bile. After switching dog food, it has totally stopped and they never have done this again. I feel that Nutro should be removed from the market.

My dog has been eating Nutro Lamb and rice dry dog food for 10 years now. He is the healthiest I have ever had. His coat is shiny and he is bright and full of energy. He has never vomited and never has diarrhea. He has an amazing appetite and still loves his food. I would recommend this food to all pet owners as I have tried many, many other brands in the past and have had some problems with allergies and skin conditions.

I believe our purebred, extremely healthy Shetland Sheepdog was a victim of tainted Nutro Lamb & Rice dog food. Kipp had never had any health concerns until approx. May 2007 when he became very ill, lethargic and vomiting. Diagnosis at that time was pancreatitis. Kipp was able to recover somewhat but was never as well as he previously was. In March 2008, Kipp died very suddenly of pancreatic and abdominal cancer at the age of 12 years.

We adopted a 6-month old Shih Tzu Maltese, Suki, in December. We were told that Nutro Max puppy food was the best for her, so we purchased all of the Nutro that was in Petland which was going out of business. I believe we had 5 bags. Suki has already gone through 2 and 1/2 bags and I have two more remaining. For sometime now, we noticed that she has been throwing up, has diarrhea, lethargic and not herself. She has also been wheezing, sneezing and making serious gagging noises regularly. We noticed that she has also developed brownish spots on her stomach (which is visible since her hair has not grown back from her spay). Yesterday, I inquired with her foster mom about switching her food because she does not want to eat it until she is extremely hungry. Today, she suggested we stop feeding and sent us the article dated April 20, 2009. We are very concerned and don't have any alternative dog food for her right now. We are not sure what to feed her.

After 2 years of feeding my mastiff Nutro Max, he began throwing up a couple months ago every morning. Because his blood work was fine, the vet thought possibly acid problems, so I began using Pepcid daily. He's still throwing up and very lethargic. A friend suggested a 5-ingredient or less product and Holistic canned food. The first day we changed his diet, he stopped throwing up. Unfortunately, he is still lethargic and we are petrified that too much damage is done! I poisoned my own dog!

We boarded our dog last fall, and when he ran out of dog food there, they fed him Nutro Adult Dog Food. When he came home and I let him out to potty, he had nothing but blood coming from his bowels. I contacted my vet right away, and she told me she had several dogs coming in with the same problem, all of them eating the same dog food. She went so far as to hang a warning sign in her office not to feed Nutro. After purchasing special digestive food at a cost of $45, my dog got better. I threw out the Nutro, put my dog on a different dog food, and he has been fine ever since. This is the USA. Our food and the food we feed our pets should be safe!

I have a Sheltie puppy which was being fed Pro Plan when I bought him, then I decided to gradually change him to Nutro Ultra puppy because my other Sheltie eats Nutro, plus he started eating Nutro Ultra puppy treats. His stool gradually loosened to the point of severe diarrhea, then frequent urination. After being tested there were traces of white blood cells in the urine. His stool tested negative for any parasites. He is now on an antibiotic just in case there is an infection. He was also temporarily put on a prescription canned dog food which cured him of his diarrhea instantly and I have gradually changed him over to Science Diet (dry food). He now has no problems. I would hate to think that Nutro is tainted, or possibly the formula is off. I have been feeding it to my other Sheltie for two years. He has never liked it, but never had any health problems.

I was feeding my Lab mix puppy Coal Nutro Puppy and he became very sick with vomiting and bloody diarrhea. We thought it was a result of a recent surgery he had had. It took us about three weeks to figure out it was the Nutro dog food. I took notice of Nutro complaints to PetSmart after discovering this, along with the rest of the food I had last purchased and asked them to pull it from the shelves but they refused. I was very frustrated because we had already changed his food three times (Eukanuba, Iams, Nutro) due to recalls. I asked my vet what I should do since all these "high end" foods turned out to be crap. He told me that since Purina has been in business (80 some years?), they have never had a problem and had good quality ingredients in their high end foods.

Our 4 and 1/2 years old poodle, Lucy, has been eating Nutro Max Chicken, Rice & Lamb Dinner. This past week, we bought a new supply of her canned food. By Wednesday of this past week, she developed a severe case of diarrhea and loss of appetite along with dehydration. We brought her to Lone Mountain Animal Hospital here in Las Vegas as they have been her vet since birth. After extensive testing and IV feeding, she was released to us on Saturday afternoon with three prescriptions and four cans of a new brand of food. The total bill was $1,034.48 for the services rendered. Thank God Lucy is showing signs of recovery and is eating the new food.

I'm not sure if my dog has developed tremors as a result of eating Nutro for several years. I had no idea until just now that Nutro has caused problems in dogs and there are lawsuits. My standard poodle just turned 12 and as of yesterday, for the first time, she could not take her usual almost daily walk around two short lakes. She laid down to rest mid second lake. Today, she laid down at the door. My husband insisted she come and we were only going to take her around one lake but she didn't even get to the lake, which is just across the street. We took her home after a brief rest. Her limbs shook uncontrollably. Could this be as a result of feeding her Nutro for years? I thought the lamb and rice was superior to other meats and I rarely changed to chicken to give her a change. She has also slowed down about 1 1/2 years ago and has been unable to run since then.

I was just made aware of this ongoing Nutro problem today and I was sick! I have been feeding my dog Nutro Senior for about 3 years now. Like another reader mentioned, I also noticed a slight color change in the food in the past few bags but thought it was just due to a different batch. Two weeks ago, my dog started vomiting, not eating and was hunched over in obvious pain. She could not sit still and could not sleep. She just could not get comfortable and every hour had to go outside. She kept trying to have a bowel movement but very little came out. Then she stopped eating all together and no bowel movements at all. She just would not eat, not even her favorite treats. My vet diagnosed pancreatitis and gave me an antibiotic, a Pepcid type medicine and an anti-vomit med.

We recently started feeding our dogs Nutro Ultra Large Dog Food for Adult Dogs made by the Mars Corp. Our two-year old, female mixed breed dog started having problems that at the time I did not relate to her food. But now after doing research on the brand, I feel the food was the cause of her ailments. She started out with major problems with her anal glands. When a dog is fed an improper diet, the anal glands are unable to empty themselves on a regular basis when the dog defecates and they need to be squeezed to relieve them of the fluid buildup. Some normal buildup is usual in some breeds and they may need maintenance by a vet or groomer several times a year. My dog, however, was having severe issues with the anal gland build up and needed to see the vet every two weeks at $19 each time.

About Nutro Natural Choice dog food - I have always wondered if this food had anything to do with my dog’s death on July 12th, 2008. He was 2 years of age. Then I came across complaints from others about the product and about the FDA infestation towards this dog food company. Much to my surprise, I'm reading about other sick animals on this same brand of diet! My story: I had a Shar Pei named Capote. I had been feeding him natural choice rice and lamb meal since he was a puppy. Yes, sure he would have days he didn't seem well but most dogs do. I wrote it off. The turning point came when I brought in Porgy, a 3-month female Shar Pei puppy from a different breeder altogether. I transferred her diet over to Nutro about a week into Nutro lamb and rice with a three to one mix of her old food and Nutro (what Capote was eating). I also was giving them Nutro Natural choice chops (dog biscuits) by the gobs for training a puppy, etc.

I don't know if this is related to Nutro food or not, but my greyhound just fell over dead this morning. Although she had not had any food this morning, she has been eating Nutro food for years. She seemed very healthy up to now, but my other grey will be switching to some other food right away. She has had some of those same episodes of diarrhea and vomiting food and bile in the past, so I won't be taking any chances with Nutro products anymore!

I breed and show Border Terriers and have fed all of my dogs Nutro Ultra for many years. I even recommend this food to families who take puppies home from my kennel. About a month ago, I noticed my dogs seemed listless and all had diarrhea. Being Border Terriers, they did continue to eat though. I thought maybe it was the change to hotter weather. However, recently, I had a young male Border Terrier on Science Diet which was recommended to me because he was down on his pasterns and he had been eating this food for about 9 months. Once that improved, I switched him over to Nutro gradually about 2 weeks ago and he is now vomiting whole meals and bile and has terrible diarrhea. He is listless and in just terrible shape.

My healthy 8-year-old Black Lab got ill from eating Nutro Ultra dog food. Within two weeks, we had to have a vet put her down. I have some of the food left and I want to get it tested. Just like the other people reporting, she got sick, drinking lots of water and lying around like she was almost dead. Someone needs to put a stop to Nutro's greed and make them be accountable for the products they produce or put them out of business. Too many loved pets are dying for no reason. Why?

I work for Nutro as a Pet Nutrition Specs. I also feed my dogs and cats Nutro. I have never had any health issues nor problems with any of the products. I would suggest that everybody investigate the latest FDA/Consumer "complaints" and find out that there is no investigation by the FDA. When I sell Nutro to a new customer, I always tell them to take a minimum of 6 days to switch over to Nutro since a sudden switch can cause the pet to have upset stomach, gas, and intestinal problems possibly. This is a must! I will continue to feed my "babies" Nutro.

I took my Doberman Pinscher to the vet on 4/24/09 for severe vomiting and diarrhea. The vet did all the parasite tests and also a complete blood panel and he is all normal. I came home to read online that many have experienced the same and wanted to report. I have switched him to a Whole Foods homemade diet for now and he is fine.

I just want to let you know that I feed my dogs Nutro food as well. My dog has recently started vomiting and I am going to switch as soon as I can figure out what would be good. It seems so hard these days to find a decent food where the company is not all about the money. Argh, I have found bugs in Nutro treat boxes in the stores and told someone who worked for Nutro. I never heard anything back. Someone in an earlier post said they thought that Nutro had switched or changed ingredients in their foods recently and called someone and they denied. They were lying. They changed their ingredients. I know someone who works for Nutro, I guess these ingredients were the wrong ones to put in! Not to mention, they say if you feed dogs Nutro, it will make them consume and poop less and then you feed them less. That is not true. When they changed the ingredients, they changed something and now you feed your dog anywhere from an extra scoop a day to 2 extra scoops a day. What is this company trying to do? If they were trying to make more money, they are failing big time now!

Our Maltese has been on the Nutro Lamb and Rice small bites for years, but has taken to refusing her food and picking the kibble out of her bowl over the last several months. She has recently started vomiting and is lethargic. She has begun refusing the food completely. She scratches her muzzle constantly and is not the same dog she was even a few months ago.

I have fed Nutro Natural Choice Chicken and Oatmeal for years, but it has made my Shetland Sheepdog (Paige) sick. She would get white gums, have stomach pain, no appetite, vomit and have no energy. I had blood work, x-rays and an ultrasound. We could not figure it out. I stopped feeding the food and now she seems to be better. Time will tell. I hope this does not leave any lasting effects. There has been a lot of time and money lost to this. It is an outrage that they sat on this info for so long. Just them straight out denying this instead of stating they will look into the accusation tells me this is a company never to trust!

I use only the highest quality foods for my dogs, mixed with fresh/frozen Buffalo, Mother Hubbard, etc. I purchased Nutro's Ultra at PetSmart and my dogs vomited (all 6 of them). I returned the unopened cans and purchased Nutro's Max. They all got diarrhea. One became dehydrated and had to be taken to the vet. She became so sick. I have read Nutro's disclaimers and I cannot be convinced that Nutro was not the cause of my dogs' problems.

I use only the highest quality foods for my dogs, mixed with fresh, frozen or canned vegs, etc., such as Natura, Blue Buffalo, Mother Hubbard, etc. I purchased Nutro's Ultra at Petsmart. All six of my dogs vomited. I returned the unopened cans and purchased Nutro's Max. They all got diarrhea, one became dehydrated and had to be taken to the vet as she became so sick. I have read Nutro's disclaimers and I cannot be convinced that Nutro was not the cause of my dog's problems.

Nutro Dog Food - In December, I lost two greyhound dogs from bone cancer in their right leg. Both dogs had switched their food to Nutro Senior three months prior. They had been on Nutro for the past five years. One dog was 7 and one 11, not from the same family. I have a hard time believing that their deaths did not come from their food. That is the only common denominator. It seems strange that two dogs died with the same cancer a week apart in the same household. Both dogs were in excellent health and had a regular relationship with a vet.

My dog got sick in November. I had just switched food to Nutro Natural Choice for Sensitive Stomachs a couple weeks prior to her becoming ill. She was vomiting and refusing to eat. She had elevated liver enzymes and was treated at my vet's office, and sent home on prescription food. She was retested the following month and her enzyme levels were better. I had trouble getting her to eat the prescription food. She did not seem to like it, so I ended up putting her back on the Nutro - not linking the illness to the food at that time.

I don't understand. I have 3 huge dogs (Mastiff, Pyr & Ridgeback) and they all eat Nutro. They are healthier than ever. My two cats eat it as well. My 15-yo cat looks and acts half his age. I think too many people see a symptom, google it and then jump on a bandwagon. I don't know what I'd do without this food. With this many pets in my house, I appreciate the reduced shedding and for such large breeds, they don't eat that much. I got all of my neighbors to switch when I bought my house. Not one of them has told me there is a problem with it but they do tell me it has helped with hotspots, scratching and sensitive stomach issues.

My dog has been eating Natural Choice Lamb and Rice Dry and Wet combined for 8 years. I'm extremely concerned. I buy seven cases of the cans at a time and one 40lb. bag. Scarlett (the lab mix) weighs 76 lbs. She gets one heaping cup of dry to a 1/4 can of wet mixed together 2 times a day. In the last 8 weeks, she has been constipated, has had diarrhea, has vomited yellow phlegm and has vomited up her food and has been extremely tired. I figured she was just getting up there in years, you know, slowing down.

I was trying to ask Nutro why the DHS would send a letter to your reporter saying that her request for records was denied because disclosing the information would interfere with law enforcement proceedings. They have blocked their website from emails by not allowing you to enter your state and then saying the email can't be sent unless you enter your state.This is the email I attempted to send them:

I have 3 Jack Russell Terriers who have eaten Nutro High Energy every day for years. Within weeks of putting them on any other food, they look anorexic. The dogs are my almost 13 years old Daisy and her 2 kids, almost 10 years old. Another Jack Russell Terrier of mine is almost 14 years old. Every morning, she bounces up and down, for about 30 ft, to the kennel where her food is - Nutro Senior. I also had my grand dog, a 60-lb. Lab/Border Collie staying with me for 3 months. I switched her to Nutro Senior and she has done very well on it. Her "parents" say she still gets Nutro.

I have fed Nutro for more than a year now. I have had some vomiting after feeding it, but it was never a constant daily thing. Loki would get sick a few times a week. So I did not attribute it to the food. But I quit feeding it and don't have my Loki throwing up now. In reading your article about the Nutro, I am glad that I quit feeding it. Consequence: I bought medicine for nausea from my vet.

For the past 6 months, my Lab/Russell mix has been vomiting bile like so many others I'm reading about. After numerous X-rays, repeated trips to the Vet, and even a Barium test put through her poor little system, it was determined that she had an enlarged stomach due to ulcers. We thought it was from a bone I'd given her during the holidays. I felt just awful! So we took her off all food and treats for a month and put her on Science Diet I.D. She didn't vomit once. But during that month, there was no running, no off-leash walks, no catch. Again, this is a Jack Russell/ Black Lab mix! She was pitiful! Then, sure enough, the big bloated belly and the vomiting started again as soon as we put her back on the Nutro. So I took her off her treats, still more vomiting, only one thing left to take away and it's obviously not water! Not to mention, I certainly cannot afford the vet bills, prescription food, and other meds which are steadily climbing!

Several months after switching over to Nutro's Natural Choice senior formula cat food, my cat became very ill. She vomited repeatedly over the course of several months and became very lethargic. Finally, it got so bad that I had to take her to the vet. At one point, there was blood in her vomit. The vet initially thought she had a stomach ulcer and tried to treat her for that with medications. When that didn't help, he did extensive tests including blood tests, ultrasound, a barium study and x-rays. She spent a week at the vet hospital because she was so sick. The vet informed me that she could have cancer and wanted to send her to a local vet school for more tests.

I am very sorry to see that so many dogs have been having problems. While everyone is paying more attention to what they feed their dog, I would like to point out a few things. Nutro Max and Nutro Natural Choice are both sub-par foods to start with. They both are loaded with corn, wheat, soy, and by-products. These 4 ingredients can all cause these issues that many of the complaints have listed whether it be Nutro or another brand. These ingredients are literally the cheapest ingredient that a food maker can use and still have the FDA approve the food. They provide absolutely no nutritional value to your pet. The cheap fillers are used simply to keep the cost down.

Bloating, vomit, drinking copious amounts of water and overall - acting sick. Animals were sick while on this diet. Of course it took some trial and error, as well as the recall to figure out what was happening to the animals.

I was absolutely ready to ignore these stories as paranoia until I read the symptoms 'frequent urination, unexplained accidents, and crystals in urine' complaints. This was our big clue that something wasn't right. From a lifetime user of Nutro: a 9-year old Lab and 6-year old Rottie, both on Nutro (various) since birth and never any problems. Suddenly (last year), both dogs developed excessive flatulence with extremely bad smell and yellow bile vomit, and in the rottie, frequent urination with unexplained 'accidents' in the house. We noticed the upset stomach to be associated with Lamb and Rice.

I was shocked to hear about this on the news. I have been feeding my 13-year-old Catahoula Nutro Venison and Brown Rice formula for several years. I had recently purchased a new 50-pound bag of food and began giving it to her. She started having explosive diarrhea and vomiting. I took her to the vet who prescribed antibiotics and a canned dog food to slowly start weaning her back to food. Several days later, she seemed like she was getting better. So we went back to our normal routine.

Wow. Someone just forwarded me the FDA confirmation. I read through the article and by the end, I was curious what kind of dog food we served our little Boston terrier. I was pretty sure it wasn't Nutro, but he did just vomit an incredibly brilliant neon puddle onto our couch, so this got me thinking. And as I finished the story, I realized that since we got Bailey from a rescue shelter in November, he's vomited about 2 to 3 times weekly and we kept feeding him whatever food the shelter had given us. So, I got up and went into the pantry to see what kind of food we have - Natural Choice. Phew, not this stuff. But I noticed a little symbol above those words and because it's dark, can't make it out so I turned on the light. It was straight out of a horror movie. Cue the piercing violins and extreme panning. Nutro.

My Labrador, Bayley, has eaten Nutro Dog Food her entire life. She became ill in Dec. '08 and died in Jan. '09 The vet diagnosed kidney failure. It happened so sudden. I never thought it could be from her food. We had no knowledge that Nutro was having problems with quality. I spent $1,000 trying to save my dog, but the damage was too severe and she couldn't be saved. I don't know if her food was the cause for her kidneys failing, but she was only 7 years old. Bayley's general health was great, so this was a complete mystery to us. If this company is in anyway responsible for my beautiful dog's untimely death, I hope that they are held accountable.

I sent pictures (of a dead dog and vomit under the pens) and information to Nutro, talked with them and sent samples of the food. I had 11 pens of dogs that threw up severely after eating Nutro Puppy (little reddish colored O shapes). All had loose stools and vomit. I took extensive pictures and my vet was involved also. One dog threw up, aspirated and died from the food. The company said that they were sorry, but that there was nothing wrong with their food. It was because I had changed the dogs over to their food so quickly. But the food was mixed with other food for 1 week and they chose the other food over the Nutro food.

I have a Saint Bernard puppy. She is around 8 months old. She was on Nutro Natural Choice puppy food until she was seven and a half months old. She used to be okay for some time and would all of a sudden have motion as well as vomiting bouts (yellow bile). I suspected the food initially but I was not sure. Last couple of weeks, she has been pissing blood and I had to do a urinary test. The vet suspects kidney stone. I now feed her Iams and she seems to be doing okay now. Just a thought, Nutro Natural Choice puppy food I feel is the culprit. I am really disappointed and would like to ask the FDA to close them out to avoid other pets from going through this. A stiff class action suit is what needs to be done.

I have been feeding NutroMax Indoor Senior dry cat food to my 4 indoor cats for years, never had any problems. The last 2 bags that I bought, which was the first couple of months of this year, started a vomiting issue and I also noticed they were not eating much of it like they used to. Every morning, I would find vomit and then one of my cats became very ill, lethargic, not eating or drinking, and had problems swallowing. I immediately switched brands and everything got better. My ill cat was back to himself in 2 days and no more vomiting from any of them.

You need to add another tragic and unexpected death to your tally in your excellent article about Nutro on April 20th. You wrote that "Six dogs unexpectedly died or were euthanized in 2008 after eating Nutro pet food." I wrote in July of 2008 that our Elkhound, Ali, died on July 13th after eating Nutro. Nutro is directly responsible for her death, and I'm sure the FDA will find them culpable for all the suffering posted on this site.

We own a 9-year-old GSP and she has never eaten any food but Nutro High Energy. She is as healthy and active as one could expect a 9-y/o to be. We have just started weaning her onto Nutro Senior Max by slowly mixing it in with the High Energy and have experienced no problems at all. I think it's extremely dangerous and irresponsible for people to throw accusations about a particular product when they have no definitive proof. There are so many environmental hazards to pets today that I would suggest that rather than maligning a great product like Nutro, people would be better served checking the fertilizers they put on their lawns and the chemical cleaners they use in their homes.

I have two dogs - an 11-year-old male Golden Retriever and a 3-year-old female Greyhound. I had been feeding the dogs Nutro Lamb and Rice Small Bites when both of them started getting ill, vomiting bile, diarrhea, listlessness, and then the Golden started pooping black liquid. He seemed like he was dying. I brought him in to the vet and the vet said he had pancreatitis, and that he was dying! He was there for a week. We almost lost him prematurely. I took them both off the food when he came home and they both recovered. They both were so sick! I'm frustrated that this food could be hurting other dogs and almost killed ours!

I just read your article about Nutro pet foods. I feed 16 dogs a day NutroMax Adult or NutroMax Puppy food. I have experienced some of my dogs having bouts of unexplained diarrhea for about two years. Of course, dogs can get diarrhea for many reasons and having a large number of dogs, I would see more of it than someone who has one or two dogs. So, I tried not to jump to conclusions about the cause. I have found that specific dogs seem to be more susceptible to when I open a new bag of NutroMax - and curiously it is a mother and her two daughters that seem to be very quick to show symptoms. The other dogs do so well on Nutro, that I didn't want to find a new food for all of them if I did not have to.

I had a puppy that I fed the Nutro Natural Rice and Lamb dog food. It was taken off the market for a while. I called the company and they said it was because of a shortage of rice. She had severe vomiting so the vet put her on a Prescription Hill's brand. Still going downhill, blood was taken and we found out she was in renal failure. She received round the clock care for several weeks but did not pull through.

I bought a bag of this for my 5-year-old French Mastiff on Thursday night. By Saturday night, she was unable to control bowel or bladder function. She is in horrible pain and discomfort. She has been in the hospital for the past two days and the Vet was told about the report on this site and is doing blood work. She has never ever had any stomach upsets. She has a stomach like an iron kettle. She can eat shoes, carpet, logs, cheese, etc., literally everything and has never had any bowel/diarrhea issues.