Purina Pet Foods Reviews

I was feeding my dog, Lucy, her food still has half bag left. I reached down in the bag to give her food and put food in her bowl. Then I saw a metallic object, picked it up and saw that it was an industrial blade which I put in a plastic bag. My dog could have died if I hadn't seen it. I've been using Purina for years for my cat and dogs, but this is the first time it has happened.

I have two cats and feed 3 feral cats, none will eat Purina cat canned food. Something is very wrong; I bought two cases and none has been eaten by the felines.

Two months ago, I purchased Purina One Dog Food for our 3-year old German Shepherd. She began vomiting and was sick about two hours after eating. I thought it was something she had eaten before being fed. The next morning she ate again and immediately started vomiting. I suspected the food and threw it out into our canal. Even the seagulls would not eat it. They would just drop the food.

I have been feeding Purina cat food to my cats for over a decade. The last couple of weeks, all the cats and kittens barely touch or won't eat the can. They are not eating as much dry either. All have diminished appetites. Two 4-month old kittens have vomited and one also has diarrhea. It is very sick and I'm going to the vets today. We believe it's the Purina Food, not sure which flavor or whether the dry is also a problem. It's a possibility that it's not the Purina food but other people's animals eating Purina recently have experienced the same symptoms. They switched from Purina and the animal health returned to normal.

I have been feeding Purina cat food to my cats for over a decade. The last couple of weeks, all the indoor cats & kittens barely touch or won't eat the can. They are not eating as much dry either. All have diminished appetites. Two 4 month old kittens have vomited and one also has diarrhea. It is very sick and I'm going to the vet today. We believe it might be the Purina Food, not sure which flavor or whether the dry is also a problem. It's a possibility it's not the Purina food but other people's animals eating Purina recently have experienced the same symptoms. The owners switched from Purina and the animal health returned to normal. Feed: Dry-Naturals & Kitten Chow.

I have had three dogs, one pure breed lab and 2 mutts in the last 10 years having seizures, the 1 common denomination is they have all been raised on Purina. They all came from different places, breeds, years and this is the only thing in common. I am now concerned that it is in the Purina. Are there any other complaints of this type?

We purchased Purina Friskees Seafood Sensations for our cats on September 8 before leaving for vacation. Our 4 cats were fed out of the same bag until we returned from vacation on Sept 19. We came home to find 3 cats vomiting and having diarrhea constantly. We later found that our 4th cat wouldn't touch the food. Four days ago using deductive reasoning, we came to learn it was the food & not a virus. We switched brands 4 days ago & the problems have gone away. We have fed our cats this brand for years & have never had a problem. I fear this batch is contaminated & needs to pulled from the shelves.

In August, I found a worm in the bottom of her feeding dish after my female Cavalier King Charles Spaniel finished eating a bowl of Purina One Healthy Weight Formula. I sifted through the rest of the dog food in the container (18 lb bag) and found numerous little white worms in various stages. I immediately called Purina and was told that they sounded like mealworms that were sometimes found in flour or other human foods and would not harm the dogs but I should, of course, take them to my vet if I had any concerns. I discarded all of the food and sanitized all containers. They sent me coupons which I redeemed on Thursday of this week.

I opened a container of Beneful prepared meals (oven roasted turkey), fed half of the container to my dog. I noticed a small worm moving. I checked the container and it was loaded with small maggot like worms. I immediately called the Purina company who informed me that they would not hurt my dog. They offered to send me free coupons for more of the same product. I informed them that I would never buy this product again.

I fed my dog Beneful prepared meals, and hard food. My dog began vomiting, bleeding internally and externally from his rectum, and suffered kidney and pancreas failure. The Vet stated that my dog's symptoms were 100% similar to Rat poison, which takes about 3 days to manifest, which is when I gave my dog the new food. I reported this tragedy to Purina with a case #17830643. I was told that samples of the food would be retrieved from me, and that no one will be following up in regard to the findings. I am extremely disappointed and angry.

I bought bag of Purina 1, chicken and rice formula, and my dog became very ill. I've used the puppy brand for some time now with no problem, but all they had was the dog brand, slightly different. My dog got tremors so bad that he couldn't walk to the point where he laid still and urinated all over himself. I took my dog to the vet which was very costly. In a matter of 4 days, he lost weight and had to be given IV fluids. My dog was showing improvement on bland homemade diet for a week and went back to Purina and got sick again.

I purchased a bag of Purina One for sensitive stomachs (product code: 1780003204, expiration date: Sept. 2011, code number: 006510790204l05). There was something on the outside of the bag which the sales rep said was nothing. When I got it home and started to open the bag, my fingers touched larvae and there were worms and bugs outside and inside the bag. I took it back to the store in a sealed plastic bag. It creeped me out! I had to drive back to the store and spend time and money returning the product. The store gave me a credit for the cost.

Since my cat has eaten the bonus Fancy Feast can inside the Purina Cat Chow, he has been throwing up now for 2 days. This is unacceptable. I now have to take my cat to the vet.

I just got off the phone with my girl friend Michelle. She is a cat rescuer with 30-50 cats. She told me she pulled all Purina products from her shelter. Two of her kittens died from eating Purina and several others got ill. My cats got very ill too with Purina cat chow, they were losing hair by the chunks, it looks like their skin broke down with this food and there were one infection after another.

I bought a 7lb bag of Beneful healthy weight dog food and it is infested with little black bugs about the size of a pinhead. I emailed Purina to complain but have not received response. I paid $9.00 with tax and I threw the bag away because I always put the dog food into an airtight container. Well, that didn't help. I opened it the next day and there were the bugs. I can't feed it to my dog and can't afford to buy another bag as I am on a fixed income. So, is my dog supposed to starve? The least they could do is respond to my email. I guess I will just have to find a different dog food. I can't afford this on Social Security.

I had 5 indoor/outdoor cats. They had been enjoying Purina Cat Chow for years. I opened a new, 16lbs bag of cat food in April 2010 and noticed that their intake of free choice chow seemed much reduced. At the time, I supposed the cats were consuming more hunting results since they were spending much more time outside with the improved weather. Within a couple of weeks, one of my cats had become ill, lost weight and developed a serious skin condition. This was a cat that did not go outside. She was diagnosed with an allergy and a secondary skin infection. It cleared up partially with antibiotics and completely with Prednisone, but immediately returned once off of Prednisone.

The Red40, which is a dye to add color to cat or dog food is causing one of my cats to lose his hair. It cost me a vet bill to find this out.

My dog became very sick after we switched to Purina Lamb & Rice food. We switched to Purina about 2 weeks ago and it took until now to realize it was the cause. The symptoms have been a soft stool and vomiting, and this past week, it has gotten worse and worse. She was also farting especially badly. The dog got really sick! Purina should launch an investigation if they see more and more of these reports

I just wanted to say that I have also had problems with the Fancy Feast canned foods for my 2 yr old cat. I noticed over the last few days that his appetite was dropping off, and yesterday, he had an episode of intense vomiting. I knew when I bought the food that it wasn't the best thing to feed him, but I never anticipated this. He's having trouble holding anything down now. Like another person who complained, I also have to nurse him back to health with watered down chicken broth and plain canned chicken. I won't buy another Purina product ever again.

On 05-05-2010, I opened a new can of Alpo prime cuts dog food to be greeted by a goodly size of green mold. I was surprised. I never had this happened in all the years I have been feeding our 2 dogs with this brand of dog food. The smell from the rest of the dog was very bad. Has this happened to anyone else? No physical damage as I did not feed it to my dogs. Price of one can of 22oz dog food was the economic damage.

4/23/10 - My cats have eaten Fancy Feast Chicken Feast canned cat food for 3 years with no problem (they love it). Lately, the company changed the label. I thought, no big deal. Two days ago, my 12-yr old got really sick. The 3-yr old seemed okay, but she eats a lot of plain dry food (Purina DM, as cats should not have many carbohydrates...check out the one you are using). Anyway, I opened a new can... neither would eat it. I went and bought some, from a different store. Still neither will eat it. Opened another can...nope. Animals know what to eat and what not to eat. I called the company and advised them. I've been nursing my old girl back with plain chicken broth. Has anyone else had this problem?

My 5 month old chihuahua had seizures and the only difference from being at my house or my Mom's house was the dog food. The best vets at UGA could not find any cause for the seizures. My puppy would stay with my mom as my work hours are crazy and she would have these seizures only at my house. There are no other differences and nothing harmful at my house that she could have eaten. The vets did not test my dog food but I am very suspicious of this because it's the only difference in what went in her mouth.

Bought a bag of Beneful Dog Food, which my dog has been eating for years and when he ate it, he became quite ill with colitis type symptoms (bloody stools, vomiting). Took him to the vet and it was confirmed by stool sample, that indeed it was colitis caused by contaminated dog food. He is now doing much better after spending $128.00 at the animal hospital. Purina needs to know that this happening. I am sure I am not the only one with this complaint. $128.00 vet bill. Sick dog for one week. Soiled carpet.

After feeding 98% Purina products to my cat for 10+ years, my vet informed me that he had developed hyperthyroidism and that most cats over 11 would get this once unheard of condition due to pop-top cat food can linings. I have spent thousands trying to keep my cat alive and want other cat owners to know the dangers of feeding BPA contaminated cans.

We fed our female cat Chloe Purina Fancy Feast, Elegant Medleys, Wild Salmon and Egg Souffle with Garden Greens, 3 oz. can, Bar code:5000057054, Code on bottom of can: 92581162 L1DN41920 for about 6 months. She would vomit in the mornings, not every day, but most days. We didn't make the connection between the food and the vomiting earlier because the vomiting occurred the next morning, and it was of a watery nature--no food itself would come up.

I am a breeder of Boxer puppies and I have had three litters to date. This last litter I have had two puppies die within two days of each other due to this puppy food. They seem to have chocked but what I don't understand is that they all threw up the food that was blocking the air way. We gave them all CPR for over 15 minutes and they still were not able to breath.

My dog ate old Roy 50 pounds dry dog food and came very sick. I called the vet and they said to feed her a different dog food. That was on Christmas and she just never ate the same so that made me think there was something going on. She was on antibiotics when she died yesterday.

I need to add more results of my personal investigation. I have six cats that were fed Purina Indoor Formula. I now realize that its not just the tabby and Himalayan that got very sick, the other four cats, less severe, were losing hair like mad, too, plus some vomiting and diarrhea (probably from excessive hair ball). For a while I thought these were just side effects from all the medications they took for treating four different kinds of infections they had after eating Purina.

Basically I trusted this product on the shelf of my local store and found out as of a few days ago that it was the cause of my dog's death. It is a terrible product that should be recalled immediately. If your dog is small i.e. 10 lbs or less, do not give this product to him. I would say to also not give it to any bigger breeds either, although I have not had experienced other than my own. If you have had your dog die from this product, please email me at **. I am looking for other owners who may have had a similar situation arise.

Due to my cats weight issues, I switched their diet from Meow Mix to Purina Cat Chow "healthy weight" in the green bag. This was about several months ago, not long after, the Himalayan mix cat came down with malassezia yeast infection which kept recurring. I found out from the internet that the lack of certain fats may be a primary cause as malassezia is generally secondary to other issues.

I lost a tea cup Shih Tzu after feeding canned Purina One puppy food. He died within 4 days. The vet called it a bacterial, intestinal infection coming from something he ate or drank. Since all of my other dogs were eating dry food, he was the only one that got sick. To the person that could not get Purina to respond, demand payment. They will pay; as if that will replace our pets. Then, they make you promise not to tell anyone. They should be closed down for hiding facts that are endangering out pets.

I opened new bag of Purina Pro Plan Puppy Chicken & Rice Small Breeds food on Dec. 13 and fed puppies (aunt is breeder and I place the puppies). One started pacing the playpen, whining, crying, and didn't know what could be wrong. I put her into a small crate to try to calm her down, and heard a scream within a couple of minutes. I looked inside and she was lying down, motionless. I got her out. Teeth were clenched, eyes rolling crazy, body limp, foaming at the mouth, and she was having seizure. I wrapped her in a blanket, held her, and she came out in a couple of minutes. I continued to hold her in my lap (1 lb. 10 oz. 3 and 1/2 month old).

I noticed that my 6 lb. bag of Pro Plan dog food has certain types of kibbles that are covered with mold. The bag is well within the expiration date. I buy small bags so as to ensure freshness and use 1.5 cups a day, so it has not been opened an excessively long time. Furthermore, I keep it inside in my pantry so it hasn't gotten damp. I googled "mold in my Purina Pro Plan" and noted there is an ongoing lawsuit involving aflatoxins (from mold) and this dog food.

I have been feeding my cat Fancy Feast for years, but after the 2007 recall, I stopped. I started feeding it to him again last year sometime. Thinking back now, I remember him throwing up a lot after I fed him. He has hairballs quite frequently so I didn't associate them at the time. About 5 weeks ago, I purchased the Purina One Urinary Tract Health Dry Cat Food. After eating it for about 2 weeks, he was showing signs of lethargy, and a urinary tract infection (using the litter box a lot, trying to find other places to go, etc.).

I bought my first (and only) bag of Purina Pro Plan. My dog got sick instantly from the food. His symptoms were abnormal: vomiting, diarrhea, and very lethargic. We thought it might be too rough on his stomach because we gave him a bowl without mixing it with his original food. So, I decided to try again a couple days later with mixing his original food. When I opened the Purina bag, I found several tiny webs and several larvae crawling around within the bag. The Purina bag I bought was the second to largest bag and was not cheap. Obviously, the bag went straight outside to the trash, using the homeowner's garbage at the pool house because it was getting picked up the next day!

Four healthy young dogs vomiting and refusing to eat Purina Pro Plan Chicken and Rice Formula. Consequences: monetary losses due to inability to use purchased product, possible future vet bills, physical damage to carpet, couch and car due to vomiting and diarrhea.

This food made both my Standard Poodle and German Shepherd quite ill with uncontrollable vomit and diarrhea. They’ve tried 2 different bags with the same results.

I have a lab and he was being fed with Purina One and had developed fatty tumors all over his body. I am now feeding him Iams. He is much more active at 9 years old and healthier. I also have a Border Collie-Blue Heeler puppy that had been fed Beneful and has a dull dry dandruff coat. I now feed her Royal Canin and she is very healthy. I also have horses that I had fed Purina feed as well and I was not happy with the results. I switched them to Nutrena and they love it and I have totally different horses. Consequences: lots of money went to Purina that shouldn’t have.

Recently, I purchased your 50 lb. bag of Adult Purina Dry Dog Food, and was astonished to find that it was infested with live meal worms. The entire bag was a loss. I always buy your product, and my three Labs love it, but I am a little irritated that I spent hard earned money on something that was inedible. Please respond back and I would appreciate some sort of compensation. Consequences: loss of money, and a damper on your good name.

I found a sheet metal screw in Dry Dog Food, two different bags, same bar code, from same batch, Purina Pro Plan. The screws were larger than the pebble. Fortunately, my dog did not eat these screws.

We have been using Purina One to feed our dog for over two years now. The last bag was where the problem started. We always pour the entire bag into a sealed plastic container, and we don't pour new bag in until the container is empty and be cleaned out. As I was pouring this bag into the container, at a split second, I thought I saw something black moving inside food. I thought I was just imagining things.

I bought my first (and only) bag of Purina Pro Plan. My dog got sick instantly from the food. His symptoms were abnormal vomiting, diarrhea and very lethargic. We thought it might be too rough on his stomach, because we gave him a bowl without mixing it with his original food. So, I decided to try again a couple days of later with mixing his original food. When I opened the Purina bag, I found a huge spider web in the bag. I was able to pick out the entire web without it falling apart, because there was some dog food mangled in it. I immediately stopped feeding my dog Purina Pro Plan. I went back to feeding my dog the original food and he stopped being sick.

I am in rescue and have been using Purina foods for over 15 years now. It seems that for the past few years, many of my animals (including our own personal pets) have had strange symptoms with no known cause. Specifically, One for puppies as well as Large Breed (adult and puppy) and Adult Chicken and Rice. While I have never had a complaint, I seem to see a pattern with what others have said with regard to the foul, green, runny poop, loss of weight, appetite, hair, etc. My shepherd and shepherd mix and pit bulls have all had the shooting, smelly, green runs. It has been when a new bag was given to them. I also put my food into a container and have not found any bugs so to speak of.

Tonight, we purchased our first bag of Purina One. We were horrified to open the bag and find tons of live and dead bugs. I was hoping it was just an isolated incident, but after looking around, it appears that they have a real problem on their hands! Thank God I didn't feed the food to my dogs like so many others have, which would have made them very ill.

About two months ago, I switched from Purina One to Purina Nature's Recipe. After about three days, one of my dogs became very ill, with bloody diarrhea and vomiting. It took a week of feeding him home cooked chicken, rice, etc. before he recovered. Shortly after that, the other two dogs became sick with the same symptoms and I likewise cooked homemade food for a week until their symptoms lessened. I had a feeling it was the dog food and I quit giving them the Nature's Recipe and have not had a problem since.

This complaint is related to my complaint against Purina One Large Breed Puppy due to the exact same problems. I live in Arizona, and my friend lives in Colorado. We were both feeding Nature's Recipe Puppy. We were talking on the phone about our dogs being sick when we realized, it was the same symptoms. Very watery diarrhea that shoots far, vomit the same color and smell. These dogs have not been around each other at all. Yet all of her dogs and all of mine were very, very sick. We stopped using it and then they were fine, until I started them on the second bag of Purina One Large Breed Puppy. It all came back after they were normal. I believe these foods are related, and I plan to confront the company. If you would like to speak to me, please email me at **.

I have 4 dogs, of all ages and size. I was feeding Purina One Large Breed Puppy because my older dogs needed to put on some extra weight. I was experiencing some problems with the food Nature’s Recipe, which is currently owned by Purina as well. They were having severe vomiting and diarrhea, both greenish colors. The diarrhea was so bad it would spray on my walls. It was unlike anything I had ever seen. The vomit, was the same color, and smelled the same. You could not figure out what came out of what end.

We have purchased a brand new bag of Purina ONE (Purina ONE Urinary Tract Health Formula for cats). Upon feeding this to our cats and them not wanting to eat, we noticed that there are thousands of live insect larvae and cocoon inside of the bag jumping all around. This is a very dangerous product as we have heard that other cats have died from this. We have staged a complaint with Purina; we’re very doubtful it will go far. We are now returning the food to the store that we purchased it and will never buy that brand again.

I bought a bag of Purina Cat Chow (indoor formula) just over a month ago and began feeding it to my cat. Two weeks ago, he began throwing up every time he ate. I thought it was because he ate all the food at once, and scaled back his portions. Four days ago, I came home to find him stretched out under a table, literally screaming in pain. I rushed him to the emergency vet where we discovered that he had developed a urinary blockage. The more research I have done into the causes and treatment of urinary blockage and crystals, the more people I have discovered used the exact same cat food. I got my cat out of the hospital two days later with a $600 vet bill. He will also have follow-up appointments, increased chance of future urinary tract issues, and likely be on a special diet for the rest of his life.

I normally feed my 2 cats and 1 kitten Meow Mix. However, the Purina One Indoor Formula was on sale for less than my normal brand. With money being so tight, I went ahead and bought Purina. My mother swears by this brand, and actually thought I was doing an injustice to my babies by feeding them something other than Purina. I wish I had not bought that food.

I had been feeding my dog Purina Pro Plan Sensitive for years. Months ago, I noticed he had balding spots on his neck. I thought maybe his collar was rubbing against him and that was the problem, even though he has been wearing a collar for most of his life (he's ten). His hair on his back was also thinning. My doctor suggested we get his thyroid checked. I moved and was unable to find Purina Pro Plan so I switched him to Purina One Sensitive. Within a week or so, he started vomiting and having diarrhea. The vet ran a thyroid test. It was borderline low, and in other tests and they could not find anything wrong, so they gave him meds to treat the symptoms. In two weeks, I was back at the vet. They wanted to run a more expensive thyroid test, but I was broke so I just got the meds to treat his symptoms. I finally realized maybe it was his food and switched brands and also started to mix it with homemade dog food to cut down on commercial food I was giving him. Since then I have had no more episodes of vomiting and diarrhea and his hair is starting to grow back. I feel the food Amy have been too high in selenium. The signs of chronic selenium toxicity are hair loss, vomiting and diarrhea. I don't know this for a fact, but I do know I took my dog off the Purina and he hasn't been ill since.

With my financial situation tightening (like everyone else), I opted to change my dog from dry Science Diet to dry Purina. My dog ate, but not like he ate before. I mixed in some chicken, but he still didn't want to eat the food. This went on for about four days and as I again poured fresh food into the bowl, I noticed what things looked like larva or their little cocoon. I dug again in the bag and the amount I found was unbelievable! I was shocked, angry and sorry I didn't "listen" to my dog when he wouldn't eat.

My cat is 2 years old and he is strictly indoor. Once he was a year old, I started feeding him Purina Cat Chow Indoor Formula because it supposedly had a "good reputation". However, every time he would eat, he would throw up repeatedly. I thought the one bag might have been bad so I fed him something else one time, and he was fine. I switched him back to Purina and not only did he throw up, but he was depressed, and lethargic. I have been feeding him Purina for a few months and he keeps having the same reaction. Then when I switched him to another brand, he is fine. Now whenever I put his food out and it's Purina, he will not eat. So, I will not ever purchase a Purina brand ever again because it keeps making my cat sick and not wanting to eat.

Purina Prepared Meal Dog Food Beef Stew Meal has bad foil seals with product splashed onto the sealing area. Other containers have air pockets sealed under the foil seal and are also rancid. I have called the manufacturer and the store selling the product as an advisory statement. I caught the condition visually before giving this to my pet. Purina is requesting the return of their product for inspection.

Purina One dog food was the food my beagle Copper ate from the time she was a puppy. Then at the age of five (2007), she became sick; blood in her urine, stool, vomiting, not playing. I took her to the vet and they gave her antibiotic - no change. We went back, did x-rays and she had gall stones, 2 of them. She had surgery to remove them and was told all would be well. She was still sick, with blood in urine, stool and vomiting. She was at the vet’s office every 4-5 weeks with more test and antibiotic.

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This news on Purina is disturbing. If you don't do your homework, grain-based Infestations are a common occurrence. And it's not just in your pet's food. Any grain-based product can be affected by these bugs and larva.

I bought bags of Purina Select Bite, seniors and regular. I've called the store (and Purina) about white things in the bag. They said it was mites, and the store told me they were moths. They said that happens all the time, but the store still had them on the shelves. I asked if there was anything wrong with food from the store and the manager said no. Purina told me that they can make dogs sick and throw up and to dispose of all food and to clean wherever the food has been. No one seems to care about my animals and what the quality of the food is. I don't know whom to complain about this too. Who can help me?

I was using Purina One Puppy chicken food and my puppy was doing fine but suddenly after 3 months, she had loose stools and was lethargic. After a week of this, I talked to my vet and switched her to Science Diet. She got better within 3 days. As it turns out, Purina uses ground bone and animal intestines in their food. No wonder she got sick! It is insane to me that they can put such gross things in the food for my sweet and vulnerable puppy.

Aurora, Colorado - My mother has several cats and she recently switched the Purina dry food she had been using to another form of their dry food. Within 1 month of the switch, she has had 3 cats die and another 2 are very ill. Wondering if they kept the contaminated dry food and are now slowly mixing the bags in with good bags for shipment? She is 87 years old and the cats have been her only companions for a number of years. Want to know if there is still contaminated food being sold in Colorado?

What is being done to stop Purina from having their pet food on the shelves since it is killing cats and dogs? I have been feeding my cats Purina and am very concerned! I tried to call Purina to ask questions but could not reach anyone or a person's voicemail. How many pets have to die again before something is done? Please advise what can be done.

On March 11, 2007, my dog, Maui, died suddenly on the way to the emergency vet's office. She was almost 13 yrs old. I received a phone call at work that she was not herself. She was pacing and whimpering. I got home & she was exhibiting these symptoms. It was a Sunday & we were discussing where we could take her for help. She walked to the backdoor like she wanted to go out & before I could get there, she collapsed & she urinated on herself. We picked her up & put her in the car to get to the ER vet but she died a block away. We couldn't figure out what happened.

I have 3 large dogs (2 chocolate labs and a white German Shepherd). Within the last couple weeks, all my dogs have had diarrhea and loose stools. When I opened a new can of Purina One Wholesome Chicken & Brown Rice Entree, a living maggot fell onto the counter. Obviously, this has been the cause of the diarrhea. I sifted through the remainder of the can and found numerous living maggots. I would like to know what my options are to have this problem resolved. I have 24 cans of dog food that I am not going to feed my dogs. Bottom of can: Best before Sep 2010 82541159 L3FN31758. Purchased at PetSmart in Darien/Downers Grove Illinois.

My last post here was in late September. My one cat had already been switched off Purina because of blood in the urine. She was put on Iams Low- PH prescription diet and doing great for about a year- but then my other cat who was still eating Purina Cat Chow started getting a Rodent Ulcer on her lip. And I forgot to mention was also vomiting every other day for about a week. My doctor prescribed prednisone tablets and the Rodent Ulcer went away but came right back after two weeks off the meds. She went back on the Prednisone and the vet switched her food to Hills Low-Allergen Prescription food. Now she has been off the Purina all together for about three weeks.

My only beloved cat Siamese named PawPaw was sick for nearly 6 to 7 weeks total. From dizziness (actually falling over) including flu-like symptoms. I even had the local American Pet Hospital Medical assistant come directly to my home because my cat was so skittish in traveling. That's when I was told of the food contamination. He was given two shots and told to GET OFF OF REGULAR DIET and was told to shift him to DIAMOND adult cat food sold at the local Feed Store located on Mchenry Avenue in Modesto, CA. I am a prior resident of Modesto, CA. The whole ordeal was absolutely heartbreaking to witness and my cat had gotten sooo thin you could see his spine and hip bones due to not having any appetite EVEN AFTER WE CHANGED THE FOOD. He was timid in trying.

I have (well had) 4 inside cats and 1 outside cat. I have been feeding the 4 inside cats purina kit & kaboodle for about 2 years now, and my outside cat just eats a cheaper brand of whatever I buy. In the past month and a half, I have had 3 cats to die. One of those whom went in and out. That was the first to die. Took her to the vet and said it was some kind of poisoning, but didn't know what. She died 1 day later. The next cat was my baby. I noticed she wasn't looking very well, so I took her to a different vet, and he said he really didn't know what was going on. I told him about the first cat and that this one was urinating blood and couldn't quite make it to the litter box. He treated her for a kidney infection and she died at 11:00 that night. That was all in two weeks. Not thinking of bad cat food, I continued feeding them the same kind. Two weeks later, I noticed another cat not looking well. I noticed blood in his urine also. The following day, he died. This was yesterday (10/13/08). I have one inside cat and the outside cat left.

I had my cat spayed the other day, and to my horror, the vet informed me that there were mummified fetuses inside her. I had never heard of that, so I googled mummified fetuses and found your report on Newfoundland dogs who were fed Purina dog food and produced mummified fetuses. I have been feeding my cats Purina Cat Chow ever since the melamine contamination a year ago. I am wondering if my cat's problem is related to the Newfoundland issue?

I changed my dog's food to Purina One Natural Blends Chicken & Oatmeal Formula and she became fatally ill less than a month later. She suddenly and mysteriously began to shiver uncontrollably, she started vomiting, she became extremely lethargic often hiding under the bed and non-responsive when I called her. I took her to the vet two times, the second visit resulted in emergency surgery. She was ultimately transferred to a critical care animal hospital for around the clock care until she died two days later.

I've had cats my whole long life and fed them what I THOUGHT was Premium Grade Cat Food. Things like Fancy Feast and their dry affiliate. After the initial wet cat food recall, I took my cats off of Iams Pouches and put them exclusively on Fancy Feast. I should have known, because my cats had severe bad breath, really foul smelling stools, vomiting, etc. And then, my otherwise healthy STRICTLY INDOOR 8 year old starting becoming very lethargic, vomiting nasty smelling bile mixed with food, etc.

My Pom has been throwing up off and on for the last month. I have been searching the website for possible reasons. It started off with him peeing excessively and then I saw blood in the urine. I took him to the vet and they tried a couple of antibodics. The second one seemed to work. He was back to his old self. He has been eating Beneful made by Purina for about 2 1/2 years but he never ate alot of it. I just thought he was picky about food. He may eat about 10 pieces of day. He was still growing and was healthy.

I own and run a 200 sow farm. In June 2007 I got tired of my pigs being sick and decided to spend the money to have the pigs and feed tested. I called the Oregon Department of Agriculture and they started testing feeds. It turns out that the pigs had Chronic Selenium Toxicity. Not from a bad mix, but from grains grown in high selenium states such as South Dakota. I have test results from aborted fetus liver, many sow livers, maybe 100 blood tests, Official feed tests from ODA, and more tests from other farms, including goats and cows. Confirmed diagnosis from my herd Vet, Top Vet at Oregon State University, and top expert Nutritionist/Research Scientist in the country, of Selenium and Swine, at Ohio State University. All collaborated to get the diagnosis right.

We had been feeding Purina Cat Chow Indoor Formula to our cat for a couple of years. Suddenly she starts vomiting several times a day and can't keep the food down. We just figured she was sick, but then after a few days we would wake to find that she raided the trash can and after eating that food she didn't throw up. So we fed her some tuna and she kept it down, but would not touch the Purina any more. We have switched cat food brands to something more like Science Diet, and still have some of what we believe is tainted Purina which we are considering sending off to our local University for testing. We are grateful that our cat is still doing well however.

Purina Pet Food Illnesses and Adverse Reactions

Last year my cat, Topey had to be switched off of Purina Cat Chow because of crystals in her urine which resulted in her frequently urinating small amounts of bloody urine. Went through a couple courses of antibiotics and it came right back. She was switched to Iams Low PH and since she has been fine!

We recently switched our two cats which have grown up on Purina Cat Chow. To Friskies(made by purina) indoor cat formula. After about one week my 9 year old cat is now dead. This cat has never been outside, had been full of life up till this morning and now I am questioning what could have caused this. I have heard about these recalls and as of now I am really distrurbed at the amount of reference to Name Brand pet foods.

My cat is also throwing up all the time and eating only Purina food and my Mom said her cat is too. I'm removing it as soon as I get home but I am keeping it, I have regular cat chow and one for sensitive stomachs. If my cat gets sicker or dies I will take them apart.

I opened a new bag of Purina Cat Chow indoor formula. My husband came home and found her vomiting over the next couple of days. Vomiting became severe and after many tests and medication we are up to $1600 and she still is not better. There are no new items in the house...plants etc. nothing!! I am very worried.

I've been in touch with them over the past three weeks, and although they initially were very reluctant to pursue this matter, they have become increasingly insistent that I let them look into it, and do not contact the FDA or any governing agencies until they have had time to check this out further.

I hope that no one else has to experience this problem and I caution people feeding their pets this product!

I switched from Purina Cat Chow to Purina One Indoor Cat formula to reduce hairballs. My cats LOVED it. A few months later, tho, my 9 year old male in perfect health started having seizures. After about a week, he was at the vet for observation when he hemorrhaged out of his nose and mouth and died. 8 months later, another cat, also seemingly the picture of health, had one grand mal seizure and died. I finally realized it had to be the Purina One that I switched to, after a third cat had a petit mal seizure. Since I switched back, no more seizures.

Was feeding my dogs Purina One Lamb and Rice. I noticed that the packaging was a new design. Both my dogs got mild diarrhea. My boy stopped eating all together, but my girl ate his too when I wasn't looking. She got severe diarrhea, but his stopped when he stopped eating the food. I switched to a different type of Purina food for them. Was wondering if anyone else is having similiar problems with this?

My cat was diagnosed with FLUTD (urinary blockage) due to high levels of magnesium in Purina Indoor Cat Chow. He remains catheterized at the animal hospital.

My dog developed severe diarrhea while on Purina Pro Plan dogfood. We took him off the food and it went away. We gave it to him again and it came back. We no longer feed this food and never will. Also a dog at the Clarke County Animal Shelter where I work died from toxic poisoning. She had nothing but Pro Plan and Pedigree dogfood.

my dog who is only 3 years old has gotten deathly sick with no recovery,my vet has done full blood work ups, x-rays, biopsys and stomach operation.she has found no know cause of his illness except that he has eaten a recalled dog food "ALPO prime cuts"we have spent over 2200.00 dollars in trying to cure him to no avail.

We believe that contaminated dog food may have caused the illness and eventual death of our three-year-old dog. It all started in early November 2007 when we began to notice some minor gastro-intestinal upset mainly in the form of gas and excessive thirst. Because the problems were sporadic and minor at first, we didnt pay much attention to them. Our dogs normal diet consisted of Purina One Chicken and Rice Formula dog food and table scraps, which we thought might be at the root of the problem.

I have two indoor cats, Max and Sophie, respectively 6 and 5 years old. I have fed them with Science Diet food most of their lives with no problem. Both cats have always been healthy, at least until recently.

We had Newfoundland Dog that we bought from a reputable breeder in Aug. of 2007. The puppy was 7 weeks old at the time we brought her home. We started her on Purina One upon recommendation of vets, advertisements and the good name of Purina. We gave her either Purina One or Purina Pro Plan, depending on which one was available at the time we needed it.

Our Pure Breed Bichon Frise died this morning after being hospitalized at Foster Hosp. of Tufts Vet. Ctr. for 6 days. We buried Cody this afternoon with questions in our hearts of what went wrong, we provided every opportunity for our wonderful pet to recover. Because of the GI symptoms, N/V, diah. that Cody most recently experienced after changing his dry food to Puriea lamb and rice formulation I am convinced that Cody died from his dog food and associated electrolye imbalance that resulted from this injestant.

A pet puppy sells for $2000 and show puppies generally go from $3500 to $5000. Minimum loss is $16000 from these 4 puppy deaths.

I have had three dogs die after eating the Members Mark Exceed Lamb and Rice dog food which is made by Purina. I also have two dogs that experienced some of the same issues as the ones that died but was able to take them off of the food before it was too late. They each were suffering from kidney failure. However, they are still alive but no longer eat Members mark Exceed Rice and Lamb. I called several times after each one died just to make sure their deaths had nothing to do with the food. Each time I was told there were not any claims or current recalls with that food or anything to be concerned about.

Purina Brand Cat Chow. Best By: May 2009 Lot 73201087 0647L09 Bar Code 17800 45065. Our very healthy cat is fighting off sickness we believe is caused by this cat food which states it Helps support a healthy heart and Immune system. Cat tested. Cat-approved, great taste. He is an indoor only cat. He has has become lethargic, vomiting extensively and has diarrhea. He was just fine until we purchased a small bag of Purina Cat Chow Complete Formula, at the local store until we could get to town to purchase his usual food. We immediately removed the food and pray he will recover quickly.

Let me begin by saying that I've had my my cat George since he was a kitten. He is now approaching 12 years old, and has NEVER had any health issues. Not even a cold. I've always tried to feed him different kinds of food, so that he could have some variety. About a month ago I started feeding him Purina Deli Cat which turned out to be a huge mistake.

Cat was Hospitalized with blockage and catherized, remains hospitalized with a catheter.

PURINA CAT CHOW - SALMONELLA SYMPTOMS. December 1, 2007: opened a bag of Purina Cat Chow Complete Formula (dry)18 lbs, bar code 17800 45573 with no expiration date (bag included can of Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys best by JUL2009 - still unopened). My indoor-only cat exhibited severe salmonella symptoms, not renal failure. I removed the food. After vomiting, loose bowels, hiding-out for four days with only token amounts of water and tuna juice, he perked up and wanted food. Purchased small bag of Purina Cat Chow Complete Formula - 3.5 lbs (best by April 2009 with numbers 72841086 1432LOG). He ate 2 TBSP, and within ten hours again had salmonella symptoms. Removed that food, and three days later he rebounded.

I fed my dog Purina dog food, and she was vomiting and started to have seizures. The vet said that she had liver failure; she had been a healthy 2 1/2 year old female. I spent over $500 on the vet bill plus $250 for euthanizing her as well as cremating her. She was a part of our family. She was placed to sleep on Dec. 23, 2006.

I believe my Shih Tzu puppy was a victim of the pet food poison. She died on October 31, 2006 and an necropsy report indicated kidney failure due to poison. She was a previously healthy dog in a home that did not have any rat poison (or other form of poison) placed around.

I have been feeding my 9-month-old German Shepherd Purina dog food for the last two months. I bought a new bag one week ago and 6 days later my dog was so sick I thought she was going to die. I took her off the Purina and switched to a totally different dog food and within 8 hours my dog was completely back to normal. I am almost positive it was the Purina dog food that caused the sickness. I have not contacted Purina but am certainly going to. I strongly urge people not to feed their dogs Purina.

After the recall which did not include Purina Cat Chow, in 10 days of eating that food our cat was dead. I have picturess of him well and a daily pictorial of his decline and death. I have his remains in deep freeze just in case. I saw the picture of the ill cat on the website and this was exactly how our David looked. I used to work in a vets clinic and this illness was like nothing I've seen in 10 yrs. as a vet assistant.

My cat had to be put down, because of kidney failure from eating Fancy Feast cat food. She was the perfect example of bad food because she was only 8 yrs. old and was a house cat.

The loss of a beautiful, loving, trained cat that brought much happiness to my family was taken from this earth because of the tainted pet food he was given that was purchased at Fred Meyer's. Just like many Americans around the country that lost their beloved pets due to the tainted pet food from Canada/China.

We too have had problems with Purina pet food. The last bag of Purina Cat Chow that I purchased at our local Wal-Mart has large clumps of food with some brown material stuck in it. I saved the clumps just in case our cats get sick.

We looked for the food we were feeding her on the list of recalled foods, but never saw the Purina One products.

I read that breeders are complaining to Purina about reproductive problems after their dogs ate tainted dog food with Purina labels. This is also my situation, not only did my female have reproductive problems,she had a tumor that grew to the size of a volleyball in less than a week and killed her leaving the one puppy she had orphaned.

I read this article on purina pro plan and I have also been feeding this food for years. I have goldens and Japanese chin. Last year I had a multitude of missed breedings, deformed and dead puppies, or puppies that died suddenly with no reason.

My situation wasn't so bad. We ran up about $300 in lab tests. Don't think there's any legal remedy necessary in my case but thought the Purina One connection might be of some interest.

I am a professional dog breeder of Newfoundlands. I first noticed something was terribly wrong when I had a deformed litter in January. In my history of breeding, which is twelve years, this has never happened to me. I also bred five females in February, and none of my females took. Usually, at least two to three take.

My dog Saba ate one of the recalled Purina canned dog food. Specifically, ALPO Prime Cuts with Beef (Product Code: 11132 00360)

Two cans into a new case of Fancy Feast gravy elegant medley chicken florentine my cat became very ill (3/23/07)foaming at mouth projectile vomiting, trouble using hind legs, and very skittish, within 24 hours my other cat had less severe symptoms but similar -- lot of lip licking, not wanting to eat, gagging. Stopped the food, both seem to be doing better.

Vet charges came to $482.61

A blood sample was tested for kidney failure and results were okay. She was provided another food that subsqequently was on the recall list. She had diarrhea. After consultation with the doctor, she was removed from that food - Purina canned special cuts.

The family pet (2yr. cat) was being fed, purina, kit'n kaboodle food. Sparkles begin vomiting, refusing to eat and drink. Meowing as if, she were in pain. She was taken to the Vet and hospitalized for two days where tests and fluids were administered. After nonconclusive results, and a deteriorating condition the vet recommended we put her to sleep. And we followed the recommendation because we could not afford anymore testing.

My nine-year old, seventy pound dog Chuck died on March 6, 2007, after one day of illness. I notified Nestle Purina when the Menu pet food recall was announced. My dog ate Purina Alpo Prime Slices and Purina One Senior Dog food. The cans of Alpo he last ate were from plant 1159. This is the same plant identified in the Purina recall. My dog food had a February date--prior to the date of Purina's recalled dog food. My dog's autopsy reported that the cause of death was likely a toxin. I provided the vet the dog food for further testing, and he is doing other lab work on my dog's organs. I called Linda back and left her the information from the autopsy, but she did not call me back. Nestle Purina knows that the problem is greater than they are reporting. Chuck trusted us, and we, in turn, trusted Purina.

I have spent over two thousand dollars attempting to safe my dog. Today is her last day as she is being put to sleep this afternoon.

I have always had a perfectly happy, healthy, and extremely energetic dog. That is until recently. I have always fed Oliver Pedigree Small Crunchy Bites dry dog food. With all the panic over pet food recalls, I have been extra careful not to feed him anything else, since Pedigree insists that their food is safe.

I went in to purchase cat food. I found a sign posted covering the cans of Purina Friskies, fully stocked on the shelves saying; “Purina has joined the recall. The Purina products have the deadly whey gluten and Animal Kingdom recommends a natural diet for your pets health. A natural diet is the only diet that you can be certain is safe.” A sales girl now comes right over to stop me from putting any Friskies in my cart and lead me to the natural and twice as expensive cat food. She had back up with her when I questioned her, the other sales girl went as far to say that she lost her cat this Summer to the to the tragedy. They are trying to claim that this food contamination has been going on since then and all the pets that died since summer died as a result of bad food.

I fed my cat PURINA ONE Natural Blends, adult dry chicken and oatmeal formula and she has been vomiting. Is there a problem with this food too? Purina has not gotten back to me. How can I get a honest answer from this mfg.?

We have 2 mini dachshunds and a maltese and a maltese dachshund mix. All are fed Purina Indoor Complete dry dog food. They have progressively massive amounts of water and are lethargic - 4-6 gallons of water daily - and are urinating. We took them off the dry food and started feeding them steamed chicken and rice. Symptoms are improving.

When I could not get through by phone I emailed Purina pet foods but they have not answered. I was feeding my cat PURINA ONE NATURAL BLENDS dry food until I read the label and saw wheat gluten was an ingredient. I asked if it were safe,and if not why had it not been recalled. No answer, I called Kroger where I bought it and the manager said he could not get through to Purina either.

I have always fed my 7 year old cat wet canned cat food manufactured and distributed by Nestle Purina. To date these brands of cat food have not been indicated in the massive pet food recall, however I highly suspect that my cat's death was a result of something other than normal circumstances. My cat died on March 6, 2007, before any public knowledge of tainted pet food. I did not have an autopsy done before burial.

My dog had kidney failure- from contaminated food.

In the middle of March our 1 yr old cat got very sick, lethargic, vomiting etc. We took her to the vet, they kept her a day gave her IV etc and did not know what caused her sickness. She came home and began to recover. We had been feeding her Purina dry food and some Purina Kitten can food. At that point we stopped giving her the Purina with all the news of the Pet food recall.

Our dog died unexpectedly about 10 days prior to the pet food recall. She was eating Purina One Weight Loss Formula. I have read of others experiencing the same thing. Purina One might also have problems.

My dog suddenly died of kidney failure after eating Purina One Healthy Weight Management. It was a quick and sudden death and at the time there are many recalls from dog food causing kidney failure. Purina has not recalled this product. I have tried to contact Purina for 4 days and the phone number is busy.

Our cat died because of the pet food problems. We had to put our cat down last Weds. before the news reported the problem with IAMS Pet food. We have the chart and the Vet. report showing the high toxicity level in the blood and urine. Our cat was the pet of my 2 year old son Tyler who is devastated. There is no question that the food in question was at fault, we have the receipt and UPC symbol showing that this was the product responsible.

My 13 year old cat died within a week of changing her food. She ate Purina Cat Chow her entire life and I switched her to the Purina One Healthy Weight Formula. She threw up and stopped eating. I had to put her down. The food was purchased 1/07 in Phoenix, AZ.

For the past several months I noticed that my cats' health was declining. They began to urinate frequently. One died several weeks ago. The common denominator is Purina Cat Chow and Purina Kitten Chow which I just recently stopped feeding them as I suspected it might be making them sick. This outrages me that a compnay can sell a product that harms our loved pets. How could this happen? My pets are sick and dying because of corporate greed.

I purchased Purina's Friskies Special Diet for my cat last week. She was in perfect health and as usual, ran to her cat dish as soon as I poured it into her bowl. When I got home after work she was vomiting and could barely move. She died a couple hours later in my arms having a seizure. I had this cat nine years and loved her very much. I wish I hadn't gotten her this food. If this particular pet food can potentially kill an animal they should not have it readily available on the shelves at the grocery store.

I purchased a Bag of Purina One, Adult Healthy Weight Dog Food from the Pet Store. After 4 days of feeding my dog this food 2 times a day, I noticed that there was something mixed in with food. upon taking a closer look I could clearly see that there was dead flying ants (insects) mixed in with the food, and not just one or two, it looked like a colony, webs and ants. then I realized why after feeding the dog the food for the last few days, he had been reluctant to eat it.... This is something I am not very happy about, I do have the Nearly Full Bag, Ant Colony Included.

I purchased the ususal brand of dog food from wal-mart (ol roy crunchy bones and bites) fed my dogs around 7pm and the next morning my AKC german shepard was DEAD! He ate 100% of his food. Our border collie ate 30% and he was and still is very ill. one sick alley cat who is now dead. I called the company and they pretty much denied that their product had any involvement. I was compinsated for the cost of the dog food, which i felt like was not enough and i have yet to cash the check.

3 weeks ago i purchsed 2 bags of purina cat food Indoor Formula and inside each bag was a coupon for a dollar off on my next purchase of Indoor Formula Cat chow, the problem I have is that each coupon was out of date, the expiration date was for DEC.31,2003 AND i just bought the food in April, 2004..so this did upset me somewhat.

I bought Deli-Cat for my cat to try. The food made her very sick. She vomited numerous times. I now have red stains on my carper. I have tried numerous products, but nothing will take it out. My carpet is ruined.

I was told by the doctor at the cat hospital that Deli Cat has excess magnesium which forms crystals in cat's urine, which then build up and clog the urethra.

My cat has gotten very sick after eating Purina Deli-Cat. Vomiting is the major symptom. He is now in the hospital with liver and pancreas problems.