Rachael Ray Nutrish Reviews

Switched my dog to Rachael Ray's Nutrish because I moved in with my cousin and that's what his dog was eating. I was told it was healthier for my dog. He has been on it for maybe 5 months and I've had him to the vet twice now. He's had the worst diarrhea and on top of it a very BLOODY stool... To the point he barely touches his water or anything. I've put him on a bland chicken and rice diet and his stools go completely back to normal. I was told to switch foods and slowly reintroduce it back into his diet, mixing small amounts into the chicken and rice. It worked, for about 4 days...

We were on a trip and ran out of dog food. At a local store, there were very few choices. I trusted the Rachel Ray name. Our dogs are normally on pro plan. They both devoured Rachel Ray dog food. Their poops became better formed, healthier looking. In pro plan they were often mushy. They are also not displaying any itchiness or paw biting as they did with pro plan. We will see if all continues well as I am still feeding it to them three months later.

My dog just passed away from Copper Storage Disease with a sky-high content of Boron in her lab results. Boron is directly related to Glyphosate and invades the liver. She ate Nutrish dog food, every day, twice a day, for 7+ years. She suddenly stopped eating. When her liver was biopsied, her entire liver was covered with nodules, squeezing her gall bladder and not allowing the bilirubin (enzyme that feeds the liver) to function correctly. Glyphosate takes its toll over years and the damage becomes irreversible. We did all we could for her, but had to euthanize her when her immune system began attacking her organs. She comes from a clean bloodline with no history of disease, but fell victim to what the veterinarians have determined to be food-related. That said, and once again, Nutrish was the only food she ever ate.

J. **

A few months ago, I noticed that the packaging on the wet cat food changed. When I looked it up online, I was confused- it looked as if we had previously been receiving the "new" formula and package, and were now being sent the "old" one, by Amazon, Walmart, etc, (in California)? Has anyone else suddenly received "old" food? Unless I have misunderstood which is the new vs. old packaging (and formula).

We got the Nutrish gentle digestion for our dog. Within 3 days she went from being herself to acting like she was in extreme pain. We thought she hurt herself. We took her to the vet. They did a physical exam and all was good. She seems a little better. We came home, fed her a can of the food and within 10 minutes she was completely different, like she was in extreme pain. We switched to something else and she has been completely normal.

Never again. My 10-year-old lab is a picky eater so we tried Rachael Ray Nutrish wet food. It gave him massive diarrhea and the worst gas ever. Like gas that clears out the room nonstop. As soon as we stopped feeding it to him, the diarrhea and has stopped. Do not give this food to your dogs.

Have fed this kibble for quite some time. Last bag of the chicken based had a very strange odor- borderline offensive. We noticed one day our dog was having uncontrolled tremors quite frequently - every few seconds. Her head and extremities would move with a jerking motion. Switched to another brand of kibble and monitored her closely the next few days. Within 2 days the tremors stopped and have not returned. It has now been almost two weeks and no sign of tremors and her energy levels have improved. Considered re-introducing the Nutrish to prove the theory but don’t want to chance it. Going to throw the remaining Nutrish away and never buy it again.

I bought a bag of Nutrish at BJs Wholesale about a year ago. I have 3 cats. They would not eat it. They sat next to their bowls waiting like there wasn't food there. They didn’t recognize it as food. I took the bag back. My mother just gave me another bag because her cat was not eating it. Again, my cats won't touch it. I threw it away. The only other time that my cats wouldn't eat a type of cat food was when I had bought some from Aldi when we ran out. I thought that was because it was a cheap brand. Nutrition is supposed to be premium. I'm never going to try it again.

Wow- This Dog Food Company is (No Longer owned By (Rachael Ray) and they have changed her (Original Recipe) - my dogs are constantly scratching and are miserable- they are allergic to the new ingredients this new company has added to the original recipe - I was originally told it was just a (Name Change) this is such a false statement- Thank You - my dogs have hot spots and many allergy issues I now am trying to deal with - Shame on the new manufacturers of this -Awful Dog Food-

I have been feeding RR Nutrish Everyday Digestion to my cats for years. Mainly because my one cat that has a sensitive stomach to everything except this. Couple of months back, my cats all got sick, vomiting, diarrhea, lethargic, I switched to chicken and rice for a few days, and opened a new bag of food and we had no problems. Then 2 weeks ago I opened a new bag and one by one everyone started getting sick again. I also had 3 foster kittens, 2 of which ended needing subcutaneous fluids and special high calorie kitten food to regain the weight they lost from sneaking nibbles of the big guys' food and getting sick. At this point, I have 2 unopened bags and hope the company is bought them from will take them back, credit me or replace them with what I have switched everyone to. I will never purchase that food again, I would be afraid of losing one of my cats or foster kittens.

One of our cats will only eat wet food because of a dental problem. She has been eating Tuna Purrfection and Ocean fish-a-licious for eight years. She will not eat anything else. Recently, we ordered both kinds for her. When they arrived, we noticed different packaging and the food was a thinner consistency and it smelled terrible. Our cat refused to eat either kind. Now we don't know what to feed her. Was the recipe changed for these two kinds of food? I have cases of food she will not eat. She is not happy!

My dogs reviewed to eat it. I did put in some canned dog food to get them to try it and my two dogs vomited a few hours later after eating it. I have doves around my house, that will usually eat dog food I gave it to them and they refused to eat it. I ended up throwing it away. I was disappointed. Never had my dachshunds refuse a food once I put canned food in it.

Our dog has eaten Nutrish since she was a pup. She is now 5.5 yo. She recently experienced several episodes of vomiting and refused Nutrish after I opened a new bag of chicken and rice kibble. At my Vet's advice I have stopped using the 40lb bag.

Switched to this food the right away and my dog has crapped everywhere for days. My poor baby. She can't even help it! What is the point of making a product that can hurt an animal? So your wallet is fatter? I how they discontinue you!

Have had good results with digestion, coat and my GSD and rat terrier love it! Also does not cause bad breath and both dogs are healthy. GSD is 6 yrs old and Rat terrier is 16. I also use the dry and canned mixed together.

What have you done to chicken piccata recipe cat food? It is horrible. It smells terrible. My cats loved it. They did not like the squares of brown chunks. They would never eat it. They would eat around everything else but leave all those little brown squares. Now the last time I bought it I noticed right away that it was smaller. It was taller as soon as I opened it it's don't to high heaven. My cats used to jump on the counter when I was getting it ready. They both went the other way once they smelled it. I put it on their dishes. They refuse to eat it and I personally don't blame them. The stink alone is enough to gag Someone. I will never ever buy this product again and I will warn everyone I know to stay away. I don't know what you've done but you sure screwed up a good thing.

This is a good product but today I purchased at my local Food Lion the Rachael Ray Chicken flavored Soup Bones for my three dogs. They conveniently come in a package that is advertised as containing six bones. I opened the pack and gave each of my dogs a bone when I arrived home. I noticed there were only 2 left in the bag, so I thought I may have dropped one. I looked everywhere and couldn’t find it. Then I looked at the second package I purchased and realized that package only contains 5 bones. Not six as advertised.

My pup was on Nutrish for 5 years and did well. Three weeks ago I tried a bag of Nutrish Salmon and he was reluctant to eat it but eventually did. Not long afterwards his stool started softening, then pudding consistency, then watery diarrhea. Ten days ago I took him to the Emergency Vet and they gave him a full work up. No determined diagnosis. Two days ago I took him to another vet. A full work up revealed high WBC, and high levels of camp bacteria. Food poisoning. My little buddy died yesterday morning, but not before experiencing hours acute pain. My world died yesterday. I’m devastated.

My dog had been eating Rachael Ray Nutrish since at least 2020 and everything was going okay. Then in July 2025, she came home from a boarding visit and started having diarrhea issues. I thought it was a bug she picked up so kept her on a bland diet. Started transitioning her back after a week or so and was good for a day and then had diarrhea again. I took her to the vet and they said no bacteria in her stool and to keep her on the bland diet for a little while longer. We ended up on that diet for over a month because any transition back would bring back the diarrhea. I decided to try and different brand of food and within 3 days we had absolutely ZERO issues. I thought my dog was just a grazer because she didn’t eat her food right away but ever since switching she’s been eating as soon as I put her bowl down. I’m not sure what they changed in the formula but I can definitely tell it’s not good and seeing other reviews I can see we aren’t the only ones.

We were using the Rachael Ray's dish dog food. My dog was doing fantastic on it. He had great energy. He looked well and he did not vomit. We received a new bag from Chewy and after feeding the dog, he was vomiting. He was sick for a number of hours. It was awful. We then put him on a special dog food for his stomach after awaiting 24 hours and he was pretty listless. After looking at the bag, we noticed that it was different. I called a friend who is using the same food and coincidentally the same exact thing happen to his dog with a new bag. This was a terrible experience. I will never use this product again. I don't know what they did with that new recipe.

I fed the Rachael Ray Nutrish real beef, pea and brown rice to my 3 dogs last Thursday 9/19/2025. The next day all 3 of them were vomiting and tired. The next day they started vomiting and diarrhea. Day 3 they were vomiting blood and not eating at all. Today I brought them to the vet. We figured out it was the food. $1,807 for my best friends to get treated. Hydration, meds, labs. This food almost killed all 3 of my dogs. I'm astounding that after the class actions and reviews, this poison is still on the market. Shame on you for killing and harming so many animals.

My cat loves Rachael Ray Nutrish Tuna Purrfection wet food as a small part of his diet. As of August 2025, my cat began having severe diarrhea from it. I removed it from his diet and the diarrhea stopped. I threw away that whole case thinking it was a one off scenario and purchased a brand new case in September 2025. Same thing, severe diarrhea from the new case. I removed it again from his diet and he is better. I’m not sure what changed but I discontinued buying it.

This was the worst dog food I ever bought for my dog. After I fed it for two days, my Pitbull started throwing up. Blood, had loose watery, stools, gassy, and after spending $500 at the vet and put him on medication for his stomach it continued. Finally realized it was the food. I do not recommend this food for any dog. After looking up the reviews today, I see that I’m not the only one that has had issues. This company needs to recall their food before they kill a dog.

This happened about 10 years ago when Rachael Ray products first came out. We noticed there was no omega in it and I didn’t realize it until it was too late. All three of my cats had a heart attack and died a few months from each other. I could not understand. I thought well they weren’t that close to age and I really the only thing I changed was their dog food from Purina to Rachael Ray’s Nutrish. Turns out it was bad for any animal. You need omega-3 to keep their heart healthy. If that’s the only source of vitamins they’re getting you need different cat food or add multivitamins that have omega-3 to their diet. It’s crucial. They gave me a full refund on the food. And I did report the problem. My cats also saw the vet regularly. No prior health problems. All indoor cats. We’re on for a cat chow with no problems for many years with many cats.

I gave this food to my dog and after just two days, he became very sick. He started vomiting, had diarrhea, and experienced extreme gas. It clearly didn’t agree with his system. I do not recommend it.

I have fed Rachael Ray dog food, wet and dry, as part of my dogs food rotation for a couple of years without any issues until now. I have a Standard Coated Xoloitzcuintli and an Am. Pit Bull/Am. Staff/Dalmatian/Chow/Golden.....mix breed neither are picky eaters and do well on almost any diet. I just purchased a new bag of the Grain Free Chicken and Sweet Potato kibble and several cans of Beef & Vegetables, Beef & Pumpkin and Chicken & Pumpkin. Three days in and my Pit mix starts vomiting, emptying her stomach. We fed her once more with even worse vomiting. Started her on boiled chicken and rice and she was back to normal. After a few days we added 1/2 cup of kibble to her rice and she was vomiting again. We are back on chicken and rice and will be changing our food immediately and removing Rachael Ray from our rotation.

If I could give this food a negative 5 I most definitely would. We have been giving my 6 lb Chihuahua the Gentle Digestion for some time now. I don't know what they have changed but the consistency is nowhere what it was. My baby has started having TERRIBLE issues such as intense stomach pain with very intense shivering, vomiting, gross stools . . . And that's just to name a few things. Not to mention all the time and money we have had to spend at the vet as well as having to see her in ICU for a week. I have written to the Nutrish company and all I got back was a stupid form letter asking me to answer all these questions. Keep in mind they were asking all the questions I had already answered.

I have been feeding my pit/lab mix Racheal Rays kibbles for a 15 months. She got along great until the last bag. It had a different smell. My dog ate it for two days and then became very sick with bloody diarrhea and vomiting. She would not touch the Racheal Ray again but acted hungry and wanted table scraps. After spending $700.00 at the vet who found only a very irritated colon we switched to a wild meat food and she got better almost immediately.