Purina Pet Foods Reviews

My beloved family pet is in vet hospital right now fighting for his life with pancreatitis. Reading these reviews on Purina products disgusts and angers me greatly. My buddy Banjo is a 2 and 1/2 year old mini Schnauzer. He has always been a happy, active pet. About 2 weeks ago, he started showing signs like vomiting just bile, black diarrhea and just an overall lethargy with shivering and excessive thirst. For the past week, he would not eat anything at all and was losing weight. Being recently separated and cut to a very low pay by company, I have been living with my mother on an extremely fixed income so we're trying everything we could to not bring him into the vets and having it cost us money we just don't have. Him being part of our family and us loving him very much made the decision to bring him in to the vet a necessity.

I had read all of this when I filed my complaint with Purina and ended up dealing with Sedgwick. I was angry that my dog fell ill after I changed him to Purina One and Alpo a couple of weeks prior after feeding Chef Michael's for years. I have to say that Jennifer ** was very professional in her dealings, even when I was angry and confrontational. To my surprise, I received a call from her last week and she was able to resolve the issues I had when my beloved Yorkie and his daughter fell ill. The only thing that is still outstanding is having Purina send for the food samples to check. I truly understand the anger when my dog almost died and couldn't stand up or walk but I have to say give them a chance. Without a team effort, we couldn't have dealt with this.

I gradually switched my dog's food from Nature's Recipe Lamb and Rice to Purina One Smartblend Lamb and Rice on Friday, March 16, 2012. By Thursday, March 22, 2012, she was vomiting and stopped eating. On Friday the 23rd, she continued to vomit bile, fluids and blood. The vet diagnosed her with possible pancreatitis. Her amylase and lipase blood results exceeded the linearity range of their analyzer. She will remain on IV therapy until she can keep the food down and her blood results go back to normal. Hopefully, that will occur tomorrow.

My Scotties and Westies ranging from 5-10 years have been eating Purina One Lamb & Rice for 7 years. Up until now, they have been healthy dogs. I have trusted Purina for over 40 years. Recently in June of 2011, they changed the formula to Smart Blend. After that I began having various problems with my dogs. Please let me add that they eat no table scraps or any other food, just strictly this formula. They are indoor dogs and do not have access to free range to roam off of our property, it is all fenced in and controlled.

The Healthy Morsels dog food’s bag was not sealed at the bottom. I left Wal-Mart with it and got ready to carry it in the house. Then, the bottom came loose and dumped the dog food on the ground. It was wet outside, so most of the food was ruined.

I have been feeding my dogs Purina Dog Chow for years and have not had any problems. Within the last two months, I started feeding my black lab Purina One with Glucosamine in it because his joints were starting to slow him down and he is hurt. He started feeling better and started to play with my younger female black lab a lot more and he was not crying when he laid down or got up. I was happy because I thought I would get a few more years out of him. He was 11.

My 12-year-old healthy indoor cat died today at Cornell, after as yet unexplained multiple problems that started last week. My other cat is currently inpatient at our local vet, and the 3rd cat has been vomiting at home. The cats' blood tests showed very low protein and potassium and possibly liver and heart problems. I started using Purina ONE urinary dry food about 2 months ago, as the cat still at home has a urinary problem (rather than buy the very expensive urinary food the vet recommended). Now, as I am reading the other postings, I recognize the symptoms. Hopefully, my 2 remaining cats will recover.

My 3 and a half year old dog almost died last week due to a disease we never heard before - HGE. Combined with possible Pancreatitis, it was something that caught us completely off guard. We come home from work to find a ton of blood in his stool. We rush him to the vet. He is severely dehydrated, his red blood cell count is high, he isn't eating, he’s lethargic, and we were scared out of our minds. Both my dogs were on a Purina Pro Plan diet, both hard and soft food (salmon).

Things started about 2 months ago. We noticed our little cockapoo, Sayuri, started throwing up and had become lethargic. But since it was right around the new year, we figured it was the weather and switched her off Purina Pro Plan to chicken and rice. As soon as she was better, we had her back on her dog food. Then suddenly in the second week of February, she stopped walking, we couldn't figure out what happened. Literally, from one day to the next, she just stopped walking and she would yelp whenever I pick her up. Right away, we took her to the vet because up until then, she was a very healthy, happy dog. She was a jumper so I asked for x-rays, thinking she hurt herself but they found nothing wrong. The vet thought maybe it was change of season and early onset of arthritis, so she gave me some Trimadol and we went home.

Purina puppy chow (blue bag): I fed my puppy your food, and for a week straight, he has had severe diarrhea because of food poisoning!

About 3-4 weeks ago, the cat food I have always given my 3 cats started making them throw up after eating. Thinking it was furballs, I gave them Laxatone but every time they eat, they throw up violently until all the food is out of their systems. I just noticed that the 5-year anniversary of losing another cat to the tainted cat food had just passed. I could not believe it could possibly be happening again but yesterday, I threw out the Purina One and replaced it with cat food from a health food store. My cats have stopped throwing up! I am just sick over this! Do not feed your cats Purina One!

I have been feeding my English Shepherds Purina One Lamb & Rice for at least 4 years. The oldest one has had problems with it upsetting his stomach. I even took him to the vet, and they gave him antibiotics and it finally helped. About 6 months ago, he started throwing up thick yellow stuff, then all of his food, about 3 times a week. Yesterday he started panting and acting like he was disoriented. He was not acting his normal self.

My currently 5-month black German Shepherd Kaiser had gotten extremely ill after his normal food, which was Purina One large breed puppy chow, was discontinued without any warning. So I had to buy the SmartBlend large breed puppy food. I didn't have anything left of his other food to mix with it. After eating it, he got violent watery diarrhea with some vomiting. He started sleeping a lot and his mood changed. He started growling if anyone went near him. I called his vet, they told me to not feed him for an entire day then to feed him boiled rice and hamburger for two days and see if that helps. It did, so they told me to feed him his normal meal. Right back to how he was after his first feeding. He lost weight, which is not good for a growing puppy. The vet put him on pills to help and it did. After the pills were done, he was sick again.

My cat has been eating Purina Cat Chow for the five years of his life. I bought this last bag at Walmart in Waterdown, ON. I noticed my cat being picky with the food, leaving some on the table that he didn't like, it seemed. He was becoming disheveled and lethargic. I stopped using this food and fed him canned food to keep up his nutrition. My son noticed him being disheveled and out of sorts as well. He seemed quite sickly. The canned food seemed to help, I made it quite liquidy, as he hadn't been drinking his water either. I have since changed to a top blend with full nutrient, not meat by-product, and he has been getting back to his usual self. I am very very upset about this and would like an explanation of what may have happened. Have there been recalls in the Hamilton/Waterdown area at Walmart or any other stores?

I have been feeding my cats with Purina Friskies tin cat food for years. About a year ago, I noticed that when I opened the tins, the food did not have that nice fresh smell to it. It didn't seem to matter what flavor it was. It all smelled the same. I can't describe the smell, but it wasn't a food smell. I always bought a lot of beef and whitefish and tuna. They do not make the beef because of problems at the border with beef now, so I stuck with the whitefish and tuna. My cat just stopped eating it. I opened a tin she took a smell and walked away from it, so I was throwing tin after tin in the garbage. I have contacted Purina a few times, and asked them if they had changed the formula for their cat food, and the agent said no, and they weren't getting any complaints about the food.

This is a follow-up to my original post on 2/13/12, at which time our female Brittany Spaniel, Lexie, had passed away on 1/25/12. At best, her death was due to organ failure, probably caused by a diet of Purina Pro Plan. We are assuming serious complications were brought on by Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend. We ceased feeding all kibble a week after Lexie's death. Severe complications also followed her mate, Ruskin, who had battled Cushing's disease for the past two years. Ruskin had a severe seizure during the late night hours. I was able to talk with a knowledgeable friend that guided me with administering Pedialyte & Karo Syrup. I was in contact with the vet over the weekend. Not wanting our dear pet to suffer, we were discussing having him euthanized.

I breed Yellow Labs. My Dam, Sire and 20 month old had been eating the Purina One Smart Blend Chicken and Rice. I have always fed the puppies, while weaning and after, Purina Large Breed Puppy. The beginning of March, we couldn’t find the puppy food we usually used, only the Smart Blend Large Breed Puppy. I started feeding it to my 2 females who are 8 months old and the litter of nine who were 6 wks old, in a gradual transition. In less than a day, they all had diarrhea.

On March 20, we noticed that our 7-month-old German Shepherd puppy seemed lame/not so excitable. We called the vet and took him in to get looked at. The vet had a lyme test done and it was negative. The vet told us that he looked really good, and if possible, to increase his food. She asked what we are feeding him. We informed her that we feed him Purina Smart one large breed pup. She stated that it was a good food, but recommended that we feed him 9 cups. We followed her instructions. On 5th of March, we put him to bed in a kennel inside our house. At 2 am, we got up to make a baby bottle for our child. He was awake and checking us out. We got up at 5:30 am to get our kids ready for school. At a little before 6 am, my husband went to take him out of the kennel and he was gone.

My dog had to be put to sleep on Monday. He had been eating Purina One for about nine months, until we got this bag of Purina One Maturity. He started getting picky about eating it, then he developed diarrhea. I told my daughter this looks like food poisoning. We stopped feeding it to him immediately, but it was too late. He continued to have extreme diarrhea, ending with the inability to eat, bark or walk. He was in extreme distress. It was heartbreaking to realize we were watching him die. The autopsy showed no obvious signs of death, but his organs were swollen or enlarged. We are moving now to get the food tested. I hope this message reaches all pet owners who are using Purina foods. Purina knew it had a problem with contaminated food back in 2011, but they only did a limited recall.

I have five cats. I started three of the cats on Purina Pro Plan about 2 and 1/2 weeks ago. The other two cats eat prescription Science Diet. After a few days on Purina Pro Plan, I noticed the three cats eating the Purina started to occasionally vomit an hour or so after eating. I assumed they were still getting used to the new food transition, despite gradually working it into their previous food (Blue Buffalo). As I increased the amount of Purina Pro Plan, the vomiting got worse. They became very lethargic, and when they did move around, they would meow constantly. This was highly unusual behavior as these are very active, 22 month old cats.

My dog ended up yesterday at the emergency vet for treatment. He couldn't stand and would fall over like he was drunk and couldn't get up. He couldn't walk up and down the stairs and wasn't eating or drinking. They did blood work and he has gastroenteritis and was dehydrated with elevated liver. I see that there are many complaints with the same symptoms and some resulted in death. I think Purina should recall this. I have the bag of food and can give you the information when I get home. My home number is **, but I work during the day so my cell is ** and my office number is **.

I have been feeding Purina for years. Recently, I changed them from Purina One to Purina Proplan Lamb and Rice, changing my dogs over slowly. They have been throwing up foul-smelling vomitus and having diarrhea. There is no way they got into anything outside; they're never unsupervised. I am never feeding this food again.

My mini Schnauzer, Jake Man, passed away on Tuesday, after displaying very similar symptoms as described by many here. We changed Jake’s food approximately one month ago. The last bag we purchased, and will ever purchase, was about two weeks ago. There was a small change in his behavior, which was barely noticeable at first. He became less playful, and seemed to always want more water than normal. On Monday, he drank 6 bowls of water (unusual for him). After eating, he vomited. I was concerned, but at that time, he was still fairly normal acting. The next morning, at around 6:30, I found him still. He did not respond to my voice. Finally, after several attempts, I was able to get him to wake up. He tried to get up and walk, but his legs wobbled out from underneath him.

My 13 year old cat started vomiting and became very ill after eating Purina One Beyond cat food for a couple of days. We have spent a large amount of money at the vet to try to help him recover. I found the food I had purchased a week before was infested with worms and moths which did not come from my home! My cat's test results have not shown any problem that would cause this. I ordered a D3 test because I am wondering if the food also contained toxic levels of Vitamin D in addition to the worms and moths!

Purina One recently changed formulas to Smart Blend. After the first few days of Smart Blend, my dogs became extreme ill, vomiting and diarrhea that would not stop. I didn't think it was the food. Purina never gave us any problems in the past. Vet said that liver enzymes suggested poisoning of some sort. As a precaution, I put the dogs back on the old formula. After a few days, they got better. When we could no longer find the original formula, we tried Smart Blend again, thinking it probably wasn't the food. Within days, they were vomiting and had uncontrollable diarrhea again! We finally found a store with three bags of the original version, which we'll use to transition to another brand. After reading these posts, I feel lucky that my dogs are still alive! Something has to be done! The Smart Blend formula is obviously toxic and deadly. Please do not feed Purina One Smart Blend to your dogs!

We just lost Liza. She was well one day, sick the next, and dead that night. I thought maybe it was a wolf spider, but I looked that spider up. It doesn't kill cats, dogs, or people. My other cats, all of whom have been on Purina all their lives, were turning their noses up at all the food. Then, someone told me about the problems with Purina. Did I poison my cat by feeding her this food? Tomorrow, I am switching cat food brands until Purina can guarantee that their food is free of harmful effects.

So sorry to read of so many other people's losses apparently due to consumption of Purina pet food. As in my two previous posts, I too am dealing with Purina Pet Care Company's mouthpiece Sedgwick. My last contact with them was about two weeks ago, the representative told me that I could, at my own expense, have the food tested at an independent lab and the results sent to Sedgwick for "review". I was informed that under Ohio statute, the case would be open for 2 years.

I posted in December 2011 that my cat suddenly became ill after eating Purina Kit & Kaboodle cat food. She had been eating that food for 8 years, oddly, a new bag (new batch) nearly took her life. She became lethargic, threw up, stopped eating, stopped drinking, and I had to make an emergency trip to a vet. Blood work, stool testing, physical exam, antibiotics, N/V drops, SC fluids were given, and Purina cat food removed from her diet. I'm lucky my cat lived, as I've read all the horrible stories of those that lost their beloved pets. My heart goes out to you all.

My 8-year old black lab (110 #) has eaten this food (Purina One Smart Blend Chicken & Rice dry dog food) for a couple of years with no problem. I purchased a 34 # bag at Meijer’s on 2/17/12 (Meijer’s PN 1780012938). Within 5 feedings, he started vomiting and developed severe diarrhea. Now, he refuses to go near this food at all. I called Purina and talked to Emily. She told me they changed the bag only, not the formula. She said she would send me a new bag (I obviously declined) or a check for the purchase price immediately, which is a little too fast for my peace of mind.

I purchased Purina Smart Blend Lamb and Rice and both of my dogs are having problems walking. I had to take them both to the vet and $1,000s of dollars later, the vet doesn't know what is causing the problem except for their digestive system. Both dogs are in pain, can't walk right and I have given them antibiotics plus 2 teaspoons of pumpkin. This product should be recalled!

For the past 5 days, my cats have been throwing up Purina Kit & Kaboodle dry cat food. They have eaten it before. Everything was fine. At first, I thought it was fur balls. No, the food is making them sick. The exp.date is 7/13 lot # 20261087 1714L07. I hope someone checks this out.

My male tabby cat Shawnee was 5 years old. He ate Friskies pate that I bought in a wholesale club in a variety pack for 5 years. He also ate Friskies dry food, seafood sensations. Right before Christmas, I ran out of canned food and ran to the local shopping market to pick up a few cans of Friskies ocean whitefish special diet pate, salmon pate, mixed grill and a few others, just to tide us over until I could get back to the wholesale club.

We have had a problem with the Purina Chop House and Prime cuts canned food for about 2 months now. Every time our boxer eats it, he has severe diarrhea. We have thought maybe he has a sensitive tummy so we give him a break and then try again. Tonight, it hit me that "there's just no way; he is fine until we give him the canned food". So I decided to get online and do some research to see if I could figure out what was going on and I came across this page. Everyone here has such similar stories with sick pets. I hope that Purina looks into these issues. I will be trying to figure out what to do with these 9 extra cans of food, if there is a way to find out if something is wrong with it, etc. I will definitely be changing brands completely and will no longer be a Purina customer. I'm thankful that other than my poor dog being sick and not feeling well, a lot of steam cleaning my carpets, and tons of trips outside that at least my dog seems to be in condition of recovering okay! Something is seriously wrong with the food!

I too have had a bad experience from Purina pet foods. On January 9, I fed my cat Fancy Feast cat food, and within hours, he was lethargic, had a high fever, diarrhea and nausea. Many trips to the vet and many prescriptions later, we are still dealing with this. I, of course, have switched food and will never trust Purina again. I did contact PETA for help, and they suggested for us to report this to the FDA right away. They are responsible for regulating food for companion animals, as well as for humans, and are the governing body who should be alerted to this. You should also report this to the manufacturer of the food, the store where you purchased the food, and the BBB. Finally, I urge you to post about this online, on forums for cat-lovers and on Facebook, to hopefully prevent other companion animals from suffering.

I have a previous complaint on here regarding the death and necropsy results of my beautiful little 4 month old Australian Shepherd, Cheyenne, after feeding Purina One food at the end of January 2012. This complaint is regarding Purina's blatant disregard for the welfare of our babies. I have been in contact with Purina for several weeks and they have obtained vet and necropsy results. The results of her necropsy were "Vitamin D Toxicity" (Vitamin D3 is a supplement in Purina's food). It was an urgent matter for me to get the food to the vet in order for Purina's rep to pick it up for testing. "Due to an oversight", Purina never picked up the food, but an investigator from the TN Department of Agriculture did!

I have been feeding my two lhasa apso dogs Purina Smartblends for about a year now. I bought a new bag about a month ago and since then my dogs have been vomiting copiously and had very bloody stool. Trips to the vet have turned up no problems that they could find, however, the only thing I have done different is this new bag of food. I noticed that my dogs have not really been eating it nearly as much as they usually do (I also feed them Science Diet wet food, so they have been eating just fine). My one dog has had this issue twice and fortunately she seems to be doing okay after not eating the Purina for a few days. I would warn anyone against this most recent batch of Purina dry food.

My 8 year old, healthy male cat Oliver passed away last night. He was fine all day, but got sick in the evening after eating a can of Fancy Feast Delights Chicken and Cheese in gravy. He threw up about 3 times. The vomit was watery and there was no signs of anything else in it other than the canned food. He also hid under the bed and was panting with a hard stomach, we thought it was just an upset stomach. We woke up the next morning and he was gone. The number on the can was 13641160L5FW51310, it looks like it was made in Dec 2011. We are sad to lose our favorite cat and will never buy a Purina product again.

Purina deli cat, kit & kaboodle and fancy feast is killing cats again! Deli cat, kit & kaboodle and fancy feast killed 3 of my beautiful cats. The symptoms are the same found on this site.

We had been loyal Purina Pro Plan dog feeders since its introduction into the trial market. We first purchased for our Yellow Labrador puppy from our vet in late 1986 or early 1987. He endured a few surgeries and would get a bland homemade diet during recuperation. We enjoyed Duncan's company for almost 14 years. When we brought Ruskin and Alexa, Brittany pups into our home in March of 2000, there was no question about changing dog food. Eight puppies were delivered in April of 2001. We kept Stripe, the lone male after adopting out the seven females at 12-16 weeks old.

Dogs ran out of food today, so stopped by Petco just at closing time to pick up some dog food for our Yorkies. Went with Purina's little bites. Got home, opened back and found a type of larvae and webbing throughout the top of the bag. Everything seemed to be dead but didn't feel like searching through rest of bag. Closed up sealed and taking back to Petco tomorrow. Our dogs can manage on our left over chicken breast for tonight. Very angry because if this slipped by us, our dogs could of been sick costing us vet money we don't have! Never buying Purina again. Absolutely unacceptable and disgusting. Video getting posted on YouTube soon showing inside of bag.

On Monday, February 11, 2012 I fed my healthy, 4-year old cat Purina 'Indoor Formula' Cat Chow. Within 24 hours, she was restless, appeared very confused, her head was uncontrollably bobbing, she wouldn't eat and couldn't sleep (very abnormal for any cat). It looked symptomatic of Parkinson's. The next morning, she looked much worse. The vet saw her and, after several tests, she said that her liver labs came back elevated but that was it. Her behavior was so abnormal so the vet called a neurologist, who agreed that we should see him immediately. So we did.

Monday, my husband opened a 35-pound bag of Purina Pro-Plan shredded chicken and rice which is what we have been feeding our 5 year-old Rottweiler. He was acting a bit lethargic Tuesday and Wednesday but had been busy running over the weekend, so we figured he was just taking it easy. Thursday morning he was depressed, had thrown up several times on the rug and by mid-morning was vomiting blood and was having lots of bloody diarrhea. At 4:20 we had an appointment with the vet. Gaius was to spend the night getting fluids as he was dehydrated and to get blood work done. The vet called that night at 10:17 to inform us that our sweet dog had a seizure and his heart stopped. Nothing could be done. He was gone. Needless to say we are heartsick. My neighbor just alerted me to this site. Just as Natalie from Tennessee, I am not letting this go. I want Purina to stop hurting our pets!

If you have had similar problems as the one I posted with your dear animals, please consider filing a complaint with Purina. Those of us who have done so, need the solidarity of others or these problems will go unaddressed - who knows how many more animals may suffer and die before the situation is taken care of.

My wife purchased a new bag of Lamb and Rice for our 12-year old chow chow. After eating a small portion of the food he would no longer eat it and became lethargic and he then began vomiting and having diarrhea. He also had to go "out" to do his business every couple hours, which is not his usual behavior. Then he became unsteady and was unable to walk up the three steps into our house and had to be carried in. We immediately took him off the food and over the last two weeks and after a trip to the vet and putting him on antibiotics he appears to be coming back to his usual self. We now feed him Blue Buffalo Wilderness which he loves. We are just thankful the dog had the common sense to stop eating the food before he became any sicker. In two weeks he will revisit the vet and we will repost his progress.

I have been feeding my 2-year old Pyrenees Purina Pro Plan since she was adopted in May. Right after Christmas she started with diarrhea that just wouldn't quit. After tramadol, an antibiotic and 6 days of bland diet she came around, but it took a couple of weeks for her to be 100%. Back on the Pro Plan and she's had a bit of blood in her stool and today she started with diarrhea. After reading recent Purina complaints on this site, I emptied her bowl and am cooking her a bland dinner. I am off to the store in the morning to get her something that will actually nourish her rather than waste her.

My two dogs have been on Prime Cuts for several years with no noticeable or rare sicknesses. The most recent bag has resulted in my larger dog throwing up, severe diarrhea for several days and one morning, "Parkinson's like" symptom. He was struggling trying to get up and couldn't maneuver his hind end. My smaller dog has always been sensitive to preservatives. With this current bag, he has had 4 seizures (that I know of I work), throwing up and lethargic. Each time they have been sick, I have changed them to a bland diet to help them recover. Each time when they have recovered, giving them the prime cuts again, only to have another episode! I feel nauseated knowing I did not connect the sicknesses each time to the prime cuts and giving my dogs, who look to me for care, love and trust not to harm them! We, as animal parents, trusted you! Just fix the problem to prevent others from becoming sick at your hands!

I bought a bag of Purina One Large Breed Puppy two years ago at Petsmart and when I got the bag home and opened it, it was full of bugs! So I exchanged the bag, and the next bag also had bugs, so I switched to Pedigree. I have gone back to check on the dog food and have used a couple bags since then with no problems but after reading this I know what happened to me wasn't a freak incident. I'm going to switch back to Pedigree and hope that Purina issues a recall and fixes the problem. It's bad when the number one brand has a problem and won't alert the consumer so they can fix it. Pets are like family and I'm not feeding my dog something that could potentially be harmful to them!

We just took our pets to the vets yesterday for their yearly checkup and shots. Our dogs have been on little bites for over a year. We found out 3 of our five have kidney disease. The Vet said that was very unusual to have 3 dogs in same home come up with kidney disease. After reading these posts, I now believe it is the food causing it. We only had them tested because one of the little ones was being lethargic so thought it may have been a sugar issue. Then we had the other one tested bot were positive for kidney disease. The older of the three has had kidney problems for over a year but she has eaten this food longer as well. We are not going to feed them any more Purina. I just hope we can correct the damage. They are all on kidney medication now.

My 14 year old Beagle Terrier became ill after Christmas ,very larthic wouldn't eat then when he did start vomiting and black bloody stool. He had eaten alpo lamb/ rice and chicken rice. Got worse, took to the vet. He had to be put down. Nothing they could do. Yes she was old but healthy. I think it was the canned alpo.

I have been feeding my cats Purina cat indoor formula for 5 years now. Ever since I put them on the food, they have been throwing up if not every day but every other day. I have spent hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars on vet bill and medications on treatment that never even worked. I thought that maybe it was because they were Mainecoon and med hair. But after extensive research and finding thousands of other customers online for years having the same issues, I was convinced.

My 3 year old Min Pin has been eating Purina Little Bites dog food and since then, she has been throwing up and having diarrhea. I stopped giving it to her and she went back to normal right after. Purina really needs to work on their brand and figure out why it's making all these dogs sick.

I was feeding my two beautiful cats with Meow Mix. I decided to change them over to Purina Indoor cat (they were getting a little hefty). Within a day of giving it to them, they started vomiting up all the food. When they had nothing else to vomit, they threw up brown liquid, with streams of a more solid liquid mixed in. They stopped eating. They'd walk up to their food bowls, and start crying (even though there was food in the bowls). I stopped giving them the food, and now they're getting better. I've decided to feed my cats and new puppy a raw diet, as nature intended. At least I know what's going into their body.

In late August 2011, one of my cats developed a saddle thrombosis. He was hospitalized and improved and was sent home. He regained total use of his rear legs which had been paralyzed. When at the vet, x-rays showed no enlargement of the heart. While he was recuperating, he would eat nothing but cooked chicken liver and baby food. As he regained strength, he resumed eating his regular diet, Purina Indoor Formula (purchased at Wal-Mart).

It's very interesting. My dog is currently at the vet, in bad condition. I have been there for days now. This is his third admission for treatment in 2 weeks. Severe vomiting, which then lead to vomiting of blood, then heavier vomiting of blood. At first, we couldn't figure out why he was sick. He would go into the vet vomiting blood, they would stabilize him, keep him for a few days (feeding him a bland prescription diet), he would come home acting fine, and he would eat his usual dinner, then wake up in the middle of the night violently ill again. He also has diarrhea. He went back to the Animal Hospital, where he was stabilized, and kept for a few days for observation, and treated for dehydration.

My dog ate Purina for almost a year. She became extremely skinny and throwing up a lot with diarrhea. I switched her to Pedigree and she is not sick anymore and is gaining weight. This would explain what may have been wrong with her!

I have eight cats and last Xmas someone dropped off a bag of dry food. Two of my cats open the bag without me knowing it and for days I keep seeing bloody diarrhea in the cat box. I found the bag opened and start my research. I found the product UPC listed as a recall on the FDA. I kept the bag in the trunk of my car. The diarrhea stopped. Then I thought maybe it's only certain products, so I thought I get a small of bag of Kaboodle (7 lbs.). My kitties were all in front of me while I opened the bag and soon enough after about 20 minutes, all of them are throwing up and an hour later the 3 cat box are filled with diarrhea. In about an hour I again look up the UPC; it's from the same lot. I got very dizzy and nauseated myself.

Go to the press against this huge corporation, and stand together to protect our pets! We have been feeding our pet with Purina for years. We bought a new bag, and our dogs became extremely ill. Projectile vomiting, black diarrhea, lethargy, and clamminess are the symptoms. We have four dogs, one of which (our 7 year old healthy plug) we had to rush to the vet's ER. She stayed overnight.

I have been feeding my cat Purina cat food for the last Six months. She has had three seizures since I have put her on this food. Is there something in the ingredients she might be allergic to? I have now taken her off permanently. I don't know what to think or do.

I just wanted to do a follow up about my dog that became extremely ill after eating Purina One Smart Blend (as noted in my prior email). I did call Purina to notify them. They said they would look into the product. I am not a Purina basher as I have never had a problem with any of their food in the past. My father worked for Nestle and owns stock in the company.

Purina One Smartblend Chicken and Rice: Alerts to all the posters with issues regarding their dogs and this product. I just lost my beautiful, healthy vibrant, 16 week old Australian Shepherd after feeding her this dog food from a 34# bag purchased from PetSmart in Nashville, TN on January 4, 2012.

I have had my dogs on Purina One for years. I bought a bag in early January, and my 4 month old puppy started acting tired. I took her to the vets a week later with diarrhea. To make the long story short, we lost that puppy 5 days later, because three vets could not diagnose her. We had a necropsy (autopsy) performed, and it points to "calcification of vital organs with kidney lesions commonly seen in high doses of Vitamin D". This was a puppy never out of our fenced yard/house. I have nothing in my house to answer this. I believe this dog food is involved. I feed her several cans of Purina One mixed with hers, because she didn't like dry. I am contacting Purina, and someone is going to listen to me!

About 10 days ago, I got a bag of Purina One Smart Blend from Wal-Mart. I fed it to my dog. Within hours, the dog was very sick, vomiting, puking and very lethargic. The dog would not eat or drink. After two days, off to the vet. Vet drew a CBC which revealed an elevated white count. Dog placed on meds. Four days of treatment, the poor little guy was improving.

I just bought a bag of Purina One Chicken and Rice on Jan. 28th 2012. I feed it on occasion, when I am out of my regular food and need to pick something up at the grocery store. I never had any problems prior. My dog ate it Sunday and got up in the night with diarrhea. This afternoon, I noticed him staining and some blood. He seemed very lethargic, so I watched him and fed him a little pumpkin and rice. I went with a flashlight to watch him do his business and he is bleeding a lot from the rectum tonight! I just called the ER vet.

I recently purchased Purina Beneful brand dog food, but my dog became severely ill. Before, he was normal as any happy healthy dog. Now he wont eat, drink, and has bloody diarrhea. I switched him back to his old food, but he's still not doing any better, and now I need to take him to the vet. I found a website online & discovered that people have been having all kinds of severe health problems, even deaths with this product. The public deserves to know, these are people's pets & family members. I will never purchase this product again & plan to inform anyone else not to either.

I bought a bag of Purina one special care cat food at Walmart in Elizabeth. My cats became very sick, throwing up, etc. My little dog also got so sick that I had to take him to the emergency vet on Sunday. There is something wrong with this food. I have contacted Purina via email, but they have not responded yet. Please look into this so that other animals don't get sick as well. Thank you.

My dog has been on this food for about a year with no problems. I purchased a bag of Purina One Beyond from Walmart on Friday 01/27/2012. Saturday, she was dry heaving and had bloody diarrhea. She will not touch her food now. I think this is a bad batch!

For the past 9 years, my 4 cats ranging in ages have only eaten Fancy Feast can cat food. Summer of 2011, all my cats were hospitalized; two diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (one is 8 and the other 14). My other kitty had a serious kidney infection and endoscopy also showed us that she has gastritis of her stomach and an ulcer of her duodenum. She is 8. My fourth cat has a recurring UTI, she is 11. For about a year, they were finicky with their food. But since September of 2011, they have been getting sick on some of the flavors. Now, they get sick on all flavors or turn their noses up at all the flavors. They refused to eat a food they have loved and devoured for years! How do you end up with four extremely sick cats at once? Purina Fancy Feast cat food needs to be recalled!

Purina has killed my dog with their contaminated food. My dog "Duchess" who was perfectly healthy and happy suddenly became violently ill and died after suffering a very traumatic and violent death. As soon as we saw that something was wrong, we rushed her in but there was nothing the vets could do for her and we lost her. We are devastated. She suffered greatly and we were so helpless.

We decided to try the Purina One Smartblend Lamb & Rice formula dog food for our two labs. Within a few days, they started vomiting and having diarrhea. The only thing that had changed was the food. We had diligently mixed it with their former food, so I knew that it was more than just "new food adjustment". Our labs are from the same litter, but one is smaller than the other. He is now having difficulty walking, shaking, and unable to control his bowels. We have switched them back to their old food and will be calling the vet in the morning (or sooner if he worsens). Concerned, we began looking online for any type of recall on this food and instead found the numerous other pet owner's similar experiences with the Smartblend brand of products.

I raised my other first doxy on Purina One because I believed it to be the best dog food. So naturally I put my current doxy on Purina One. It has something in the mix. I believe it to be the chicken fat sprayed on the kibble. He loved it. But, he has ear infections, itchy skin, chronic urinary tract infection.

We have been feeding Purina One Smart blend Chicken and Rice to our bichon for several months. She won't eat the food from the last bag that we bought. She ate the first couple of bowls then starting gagging. Now she just runs to the bowl but then stares at the food. Then she gives me a dirty look. She has been lethargic and just a little "off". I am on my way to buy new food, not Purina brand.

Wow! After reading all the recent complaints about Purina One, I am convinced there is a problem with their food. I also purchased a bag of Purina One from Wall Mart on 1-21-2012 and immediately after feeding it to our dog he became sick. This went on a few days, as we taught he had a virus. My wife was going to take him to the vet but went and purchased another brand of food and now is back to his old self. The makers of Purina One needs to check their product. I think you have a major problem

We Purchased a large bag of Purina Smartblend to feed our dogs and soon found our rat terrier with diarrhea and vomiting. We immediately took her to the vet. After getting back and inspecting the food, there were larvae and white larvae "homes", and a type of small beetle or wheat bug consistently throughout the food. The next day, our younger dog, a Shiba Inu, presented with severe belly pain, whimpering to the touch and walking with his back arched and legs straightened as if it was painful to walk. Immediately, we took him to the vet also. My fiancee is currently there now as I write this. I documented the infestation with pictures and photos. I'm collecting a sample of the food and bugs, and freezing them.

I have been feeding my 1 cat Purina Indoor formula dry cat food for well over 3 years and my other 2 cats the same for 5 months now. All of a sudden ,the last bag I bought, which was a week ago, all of my cats are getting sick and vomiting up the cat food. I will be going to the store and buying a better brand of food tomorrow, but if my cats continue to get sick and vomit and I have to bring them to the vet. I am going to be extremely upset and make sure to let as many people as possible know about this because I am already seeing too many complaints about the exact same thing and all are very recent as well.

I noticed recently that Friskies canned cat food 5.5oz can, which I buy by the case, are all under-filled ranging from 4.9 to 5.1oz per can. The 13oz can I weighted was also under-filled. I've also random weighted same product from other stores and they too were under-filled. My scale is calibrated and the net weight of other canned foods are accurate so I know it's not my scale. I have notified Ralston-Purina by email. They expressed concern and possible causes but nothing about how/if/when they plan to rectify the under-fill. They did send me some coupons but that's not what I was looking for. Am I the only one that has noticed this or is it common practice? If so, consumers should know that they are not getting their money's worth.

I have been feeding my two cats Purina Cat Chow indoor formula for two years. After buying a new bag this week, my cats are throwing up and lethargic. They won't go near the food anymore. I thought maybe they had caught a virus but after reading these reviews I am convinced that the food is to blame.

We have been feeding our dogs with Purina One dry dog food for over a year and since we bought a large bag and have been feeding them, two out of five dogs have been sick with vomiting and diarrhea. After reading these posts, I do believe it is the food. It is not worth just convenience for purchasing dog food at your local grocery store. I will go back to a high quality brand today!

My dog has been eating Purina One Chicken and Rice since we got him about a year and a half ago, when he was two years old. Upon opening a brand new bag last week, he began vomiting every time he ate and would go two days without touching his food. We were very concerned about his health and before we took him to the vet, we looked online to see if we could find anything about a possible food recall and instead we found this! We immediately bought a more expensive, organic food (Nature's Variety from Petland) and tried it with our dog.

We too have had a sick kitty, diagnosed with kidney disease. He's only six years old! It's basically the same story as everyone else on this website, no apparent health problems ever. We fed him Purina Kit & Kaboodle. He was running around healthy one day, and then the next day he was lethargic and throwing up. I called the 1-800 number for Purina and reported this incident and was told that their food is tested on a regular basis and there are no current recalls for this food.

It would not let me give a 0 star but that is what I want. I purchased Purina One Smart Blend - Lamb and Rice formula a few days ago. My two yorkies are extremely sick now. This was the only change that I have made. I am hoping that I can reverse their condition before it is too late. Please look at these experiences that many people seem to be having and remove this food if you truly care for animals.

I've been feeding Purina One for 8 years. The last bag was purchased from PetSmart, a 34 pound bag. It had tan/cream colored bug looking shells in it. I did not think much until all 4 dogs got lethargic and pukey. I looked up "white specks in Purina One" and found this site. Hope our 4 dogs are okay. I will be purchasing new food tomorrow, back to pricier food! I always thought Purina One was okay for the cost as feeding 4 large dogs can get expensive! I will also call Purina in the morning.

I had written early about our dogs getting ill after eating Purina pet food. Our cats were also eating it. Both cats and both dogs stopped eating the food on their own. They refused after the first few days on it. Our puppy became ill as did our older dog. They were vomiting, had diarrhea, extended stomach, no appetite, excessive panting, and were drinking large amounts of water. After changing foods, the puppy and cats began eating again after a few days. Unfortunately, we had to put Jack, our 16 year old Jack Russell, down. He was in so much pain and wasn't recovering. His liver and pancreatic enzymes were elevated beyond belief. His stomach was hard as a rock and was vomiting a yellowish foamy fluid. He was urinating and defecating in the house which he hadn't done since he was a puppy!

Okay, this is about Pedigree large breed dog food my German shepherd has been on it since he was a puppy. He kept getting violently ill with the ** and vomiting. He got so sick at one point, he refused to eat or drink for 3 days until he was taken to the vet for rehydration and he had to stay overnight and could have died. When I switched his food, it all stopped. Well I switched him to Ol'roy and now he won't stop farting but it could be the Alpo treats I switched him to. But whatever the point is, this brand of dog food would have killed my dog. I will never buy Purina or Pedigree dog food again. I'm not risking my dog's life.

I've fed my dog Purina Lamb and Rice his whole life (13 years). And just the past few weeks, he began throwing up bile and hacking and refusing to touch the dog food. I figured his throat was sore, so I switched to soft canned food and he ate it up and began to get better. Then a few days ago, I switched him back to the old lamb and rice food again, and he began puking. This morning it was yellowish with traces of blood. I'm convinced now it was the food.

I have two big huskies and a Labrador as well and a year-old cat and couldn't get them to eat enough food to keep them healthy. My sister told me about Purina One, so I bought a bag last week as well as a bag of Purina One cat food because it seemed Coty, my year-old cat, would poop more than she ate. I tried Purina One and the majority of food stays in their bodies and poop is less. My 2 huskies love this food and eat all of it. I have no issues with Purina dog or cat food.

I am with heavy heart as I write this. Our 2 large dogs, 7 puppies, and 1 6-month-old dog have all been eating Purina One and Purina Puppy Dog chow. This week, one of the large dogs got very sick. Yesterday her puppies got sick and we lost 3 of them today. My 6-month-old dachshund got up in the middle of the night sick. I am so upset with the thought that all of the precious dogs are sick because we thought that Purina was the best for them. I am angry and sad that we may have given them something that hurt them. The one large dog that ate a different kind of food is the only one that isn't sick.

I posted a complaint on this site on December 21, 2011. My cat got deathly ill perhaps from eating Purina Kit N Kaboodles. It's taken me 3 weeks to make contact with Purina, they're not aware of the comments on this website. They said they'll mail me a kit for me to send them a sample of this bag of cat food to be tested. Please if other people think they have a bad batch of pet food, call Purina at 1-800-778-7462 to file a complaint and get the food in question tested. Purina can't recall pet food if the complaints aren't made with them directly.

Folks, please place in your comments the bar code on the side of can, the expiration date and the lot number at the bottom of the can (or similar info. for bags). Call Purina's 800 number found on the product (number corresponds with specific product or I'd list it here.)

My dog has been throwing up daily, so I decided to google it. I came across this site by accident. I'm glad I did because I had bought a small bag of Purina because it was comparable to the kind he had been eating. But with the Purina, I could buy a smaller bag and save some spending. But I will be switching back. I just hope I found this site in time.

How many animals have to die before consumers with pets are informed of this by the worthless media and others in the pockets of commercial conglomerates who are more concerned about their precious advertisers and kickbacks? Anyone noticed whose commercials are airing with that Rin Tin Tin movie lately? https://www.consumeraffairs.com/pets/ralston.html. Thousands of pets will continue to suffer and can easily die if people keep obliviously watching those commercials and it will all be swept under the rug!

I stumbled upon this website not looking for anything related here. I couldn't believe what I was reading. The same thing happened to us over a year ago. Apparently, I incorrectly assumed the problem was just a torn bag. When I opened a bag of Purina gl cat food, there was webbing and too many different kinds of bugs to count.

Purina One Lamb and Rice formula I bought at Petco was infested with Maggots. Half way through the bag, I noticed lots of maggots in our house and were crawling up the walls. I emptied the bag of Purina One into a tray and noticed tons of maggots and cocoons. Our new puppy has low appetite and lethargic. No diarrhea so far.

I will first say that I cannot definitively attribute our situation to the Purina dog food because we have not visibly seen anything in the dog food itself. However, we have two medium to large sized dogs that are both almost 5 years old. We have always fed them Purina One lamb and rice. This week our first dog was sick with diarrhea. We eliminated his food. When re-introduced the next day, he turned his nose up at it which never happens. Our other dog got was sick later that day. My husband investigated the backyard to see if they got into something and then concluded it must be a bad batch of food.

I purchased a 30-lb bag of Purina Cat Chow a few weeks ago at Petsmart in Covina, Calif. Same type as I have been feeding my four cats for years. Cats started throwing up and stopped eating. I wasn't sure what was going on. One cat started having blood in stools; the vet thinks it is colitis. They refuse to touch it. I put some outside for several feral cats that I feed. They also refuse to eat it. There is something very wrong with this bag. I intend to take it back to Petsmart tomorrow but I want to file a complaint with the agency that oversees pet food if there is any such thing.

My 5-year old cat has been eating Purina One Urinary Tract Formula most of his life and I have never seen what I saw in the most recent bag of food. Disgusting yellow worms with red heads! I noticed this because I noticed these worms crawling on my walls. I couldn't believe my eyes. I hope and pray my poor cat doesn't get sick over this. But now I wonder if this is the reason he all of a sudden has allergies? I am a very disappointed consumer and will never buy this brand of food again. It’s resulted to a waste of 22 bucks on the 16 pound bag that I had to throw out and the nervousness of knowing my cat may have certain ill feelings because of this food.

This is an alert to the public. I bought the large green Purina Dog Food 39lbs, expiry date April 2013 at Harris Teeter Reston, VA in early December. I feed it to my 3-year old border collie Zeppilin, a very healthy happy dog. Then I noticed within a one day that he stopped eating and this has never happened before. Then he started vomiting with lots of stomach cramps in a lot of pain. I took him to a vet and nothing showed in terms of a blockage with the x-ray, then Zeppilin started having diarrhea for a few days and it progressed quickly into blood in stool.

I found maggots in my puppy's food! It was the Purina One Large Breed Puppy Food. Disgusting! I sent a complaint to Purina. No response yet. Dog didn't want to eat food at every meal. Appetite diminished. No diarrhea yet.

I have a registered lab that had puppies. I was feeding her and the pups Purina One Smart Puppy food. I recently purchased two bags from Petco. One bag was kept in the house and the other outside. I couldn't understand why the mom started with loose stool. Then the pups did and a few got very sick, moaning and curling up. 1/3 into the bags, I noticed huge (yes huge) clumps of web stringy like stuff then actual live worms and little cocoons! This is in both bags, the one in the cold and the one in the house. Both were sealed and set in a tote so nothing could have gotten in them. I have stopped feeding the pups and mom this horrible food and am hoping the pups survive! I will never never buy Purina products again!

We changed to Purina One Beneful Original (best by July 2012) in late November and my dog has been extremely sick ever since. He has lost 30+ pounds and we've seen the vet twice now, with an appointment for a specialist on Monday. The vet has determined that he is having serious stomach problems but is unable to diagnosis what's going on. My dog will not eat or drink and has been on three medications which are only masking the symptoms. I am really starting to think the food is the source of the problem.

After I bought the last bag of Purina One-Lamb and Rice Formula, our pit bull has been "hacking up" stuff. It's foamy, and sometimes has bile in it. Our other dog also had the same problem, but it seems to have gone away for her. They didn't have any diarrhea. There aren't any maggots in the bag, as others have stated they've found. I am wondering if anyone else is having these same problems (light vomit, no diarrhea).

Got a kitten for my daughter and purchased Purina Kitten Chow for her. We also have a 4-year old cat. Within two days of feeding the kitten chow (both cats had eaten it) both of them became very sick. They were throwing up and acting as if they were choking. Both are drinking a lot of water and both became very lethargic. The 4-year old cat even more so. He was so sick I thought he was going to die. You couldn't even touch his tummy.

I have been feeding my cat Purina One for urinary tract health for a couple years. The last bag I bought was about the end of November. That's when he started to have diarrhea, and frequent vomiting. He was also becoming lethargic. I finally got enough money to take him to the vet, and they said his stool was fine. Then I found this site and others complained about the same thing, and figured out it was the food.

We've been feeding Fancy Feast to our cats for years. But over the last month, they have alternately refused to eat it or eaten it and started throwing up and having diarrhea. I'm not feeding it to them until I'm sure their problems are straightened out.

A colleague of mine had gotten the Purina dog food for puppies from a vet nearby in Blue Water Bay Port Elizabeth and since the dogs starting eating it, the one female pup has been getting the most irritating skin rashes and they are unable to get rid of the rash. They don't even want to eat the food anymore.

I purchased 24 cans of Felix 400 g tins of various flavors in jelly in a multipack! I have three cats, every can we have opened had a rancid smell off and none of the cats would eat it! The numbers on the bottom of the cans read:

I feed my cat with the new Purina canned cat food with chicken with cheese and turkey with cheese. It got sick. Beware. The cat was very, very sick and the stool was green and hard. The cat would have died I bet, without tossing out this food that was new to Purina. Why does cheese need to be there? Is it moldy? Who knows. I am looking for an attorney and have time to talk to many here in Dallas.

My kitty vomited repeatedly totally after feeding her Fancy Feast Tender Beef Feast on two separate occasions, after no other problems throughout the day. Each vomiting session was intense in that she continued to regurgitate until bile came up. It is not just the food.

We have always bought Purina Cat chow indoor formula for our cats. Recently, we noticed lumps starting to form on our older cat and they were by her rib cage. She recently passed away. We just thought she was older and she had cancer. It was a very sad day when she died.

Four dead cats (two were kittens) after feeding Purina Kit N Kaboodle. My kitten was first lethargic, feverish and then throwing up yellow bile. They couldn't even keep water down without throwing up again. They died within 48 hours from first exhibiting initial lethargy. The other three were outdoor cats and were found dead the same day.

My healthy 8-year-old cat has eaten Purina Kit & Kaboodles all her life. I purchased a new bag of Kit & Kaboodles cat food, fed it to my cat, and within 24 hours, my cat began vomiting (clear/white frothy foamy vomit), and began having diarrhea. Within 48 hours, my cat stopped eating, stopped drinking water, and became very lethargic. Unknowing of the cause of the problem, I hand-fed her dry cat food pieces, to get her to eat. She became more ill, and had to be rushed to a Vet for immediate medical attention.

Opened my brand new Purina Beneful. One bag of dog food and found the most disgusting thing I have ever seen! A huge spider web, maggots, and thousands of different bugs. Not even close to an exaggeration. Will be filling a bigger complaint with the company, especially after reading on here that it is a common occurrence? This is not okay.

My adult dogs have been eating Purina One Beyond food for the last 7 months. The latest bag I purchased (a week ago), made both of them extremely sick. They were both vomiting violently, had diarrhea, and had blood in their stool. Conditions improved once I withheld food for 24 hours, and then fed them a bland diet, consisting of rice, yogurt, and green beans. I thought they were in the clear and didn't immediately connect the issue to the dog food. When I fed it to them again, they immediately became sick with the same symptoms. My dogs have never been this ill! They are obviously suffering and I will never purchase Purina dog food again.

We are a family that rescues cats from bad situations. Our current count prior to the Purina debacle was 21. These cats become members of our family! We recently switched to Kit N Kaboodle for about a week before returning to our normal brand. Within a few days, the newer ones (6 months or less here) were vomiting a clear, foamy liquid, turned very lethargic, had a horrible odor coming from their mouths, and within 24-48 hours, died!

We bought Purina One puppy food from a Walmart in Franklin,Ky. When we opened the bag, it appeared to be ok. We purchased the puppy food for our two nursing pitbulls. Within a week, both were losing milk rapidly, had diarrhea, and one of them was leaking blood and mucus. We couldn't figure out what was wrong, and why they wouldn't eat. We had scheduled a vet appointment when we switched to science diet puppy food and all the symptoms vanished within a day. We will never buy any purina pet food ever again!

My neighbor purchased Purina One dry dog food at PetsMart, and found maggots, spidery webbing and foul smelling food inside the bag after the dog had eaten some and vomited. The food was returned to store where they were told this is common in Purina food. Common? In reading the these complaints, I see this goes back to 2006! Alarming. I have never fed my dogs Purina nor found any bugs or insects inside the bag.

My cat is 16 and recently began occasionally vomiting (dry food, barely digested). I also recently started feeding both of my cats Fancy Feast. I attributed the vomiting to hairballs, and have always given her laxatone.

I have two 2-year old German Shepherds. I have been giving them Purina all their lives. I bought Purina last week and ever since I started feeding them the new bag both of my dogs have non-stop diarrhea. My female shepherd just had puppies a month and a half ago. I feed them Purina puppy food and they just started having diarrhea too and the mom has stopped giving them milk. Both dogs have lost a lot of weight. The female mom is now not producing enough milk to feed her puppies.

I have a 2-year old indoor cat that has been very healthy her whole life. I have been providing her with top brands of dry cat food, making sure I check all ingredients! I recently purchased a bag of Purina Cat Chow for the first time and my cat practically tore the bag open to get some! The problem is ever since she has started eating this food, she has been vomiting and having diarrhea daily! She also has been acting like she has no food in her bowl but is completely full. I'm never feeding this to her again!

I've been feeding my cats Purina Indoor formula, and they have been reluctant to eat it. Then, they started vomiting and the diarrhea started! So, I took them off the Indoor and gave them a high-dollar food and the illness stopped. I gave them Purina Kit'n'Kaboodle and the symptoms started again! I have two very unhappy, sick and vocal cats! Purina needs to recall. This is ridiculous!

I have been buying Purina One Lamb and rice for 6 years and I came home from work and my dog had diarrhea and vomiting it has been 3 days and my dog won't go near her dog food. She is starving herself. She looks like she's at deaths. I went and bought another kind of dog food and she devoured it. I will not be feeding her Purina One any longer.

I’ve been buying my beagle Purina Pro Plan Weight Management shredded chicken blend. I noticed white marks on his chicken chunks but ignored it. Today, I discovered maggots erupting from his food! He threw up all his dinner yesterday and then again tonight. I've stuck him on a bland diet to see how tomorrow goes. I as well had a bag of the exp in April. I called Purina. The man was very nice and refunded my bad with a coupon and told me to call back if my dog got sick. He’s eating and drinking fine with no blood in his stool. I think I’m going to be making my own dog food at home from now on!

I recently purchased a bag of Purina Beneful Healthy Harvest, and noticed there were some cobwebs in the food. My dog has had an upset stomach for the past few days, and I was not sure what it was from. After a few days, I scooped out what appeared to be a worm larvae, and as I began sifting through the bag, I found two more. I returned the bag to the grocery store, and called Purina to complain. They said they didn't have responsibility, once the product has left the factory, and offered to send me coupons. After reading some of these complaints, I am switching to a new brand of dog food. My poor dog!

I rang Purina to report that 13 cats (ferals and fosters) had become ill after being fed Kit-n-Kaboodle. The package is not expired. It had just been purchased. And these cats are accustomed to food rotation so 'sudden changes' have little, if any, effect. All cats regurgitated soon after the first meal containing this. By next day all were lethargic, vomiting clear, slightly frothy liquid, and had very gassy, very liquid, very bad smelling diarrhea. I rang Purina to report. Purina did not want a sample to test. No reports had come from anyone else, so there’s no further action to be expected from the manufacturer. Purina customer service was very kind but unable to actually do anything.

Our son's dog has become very, very ill after consuming Purina 1 Sensitive Systems dog food. The dog, Elway, is 10.5 years old, and has eaten this food all his life, but after opening a new bag (expiration date 12/2013) on Sunday, 11/27/2011, he began to have loose stools that night. By Monday morning, 11/28/11, he had vomited blood 5 times, and by Tuesday, and Wednesday, his diarrhea had blood in it as well. He continued to drink water during this time.

This is the second time that I bought Fancy Feast Cat Food Tender Liver and Chicken Classic. I opened the can, green and white mold all on top of the food. This is unacceptable. This is how animals get very sick and die. I will be switching brands ASAP.

I've fed my cat Fancy Feast canned food (along with Science Diet dry) for 15 years. He's always done well on those two brands until a few months ago when he began to vomit regularly. I talked to my vet and we both thought it was his teeth (not being able to chew properly). I had his teeth cleaned (some were extracted), but the problem still existed. Now I find that many other consumers are having the same problem.

I have been feeding my labrador Purina One Chicken and Rice for years and in the past month, he has not been wanting to eat it. He is now starting to vomit. The vet has done blood work and x-rays, and found nothing. I am blaming the food and will be switching.

My dogs have been eating Purina One Beyond. This month, November 2011, they became very sick and lots of blood in their stool. So I took them off dog food and on plain white rice and boiled chicken. Once it ran its course, I placed them back on Purina One Beyond and the blood was immediately back by the end of the day. Never again with Purina!

Three weeks ago, I purchased two bags of Purina One chicken and rice. These were the big bags. Within days, my dogs were vomiting every time they ate. I attributed this at first to the new dog food. When it finally did not get any better, I looked online to find all these complaints. My lot number was the same as previous complaints, **, expiry April 2013. I also noticed a strong odor, like a plastic smell, which I attributed to the bag. I took the bags back to Meijer along with the copy of all these complaints on Consumer.com and they refunded money immediately. Hope there is no lasting medical consequences for feeding my dogs this inferior quality of food for three weeks. Will not buy Purina ever again.

After feeding my dog Purina 3 in 1 Sensitive Systems for nearly all of his life, he started throwing up and defecating blood. It was right after opening up a brand new bag for his nightly feeding. The next day and for the past week, he has been very ill, and has been in and out of the vet ever since.

I bought 8 bags of Kit & Kaboodle for our outdoor stray cats, and none will eat it. We returned it, and got 9 Lives Kibble. I use Proplan for my cats and ferrets. All of my stray cats will not eat this **! Not even the wildlife! I just hope this has not killed our strays. I have not seen the cats now in a few days. Even the opossums won't eat this **! I demand to know why. What is wrong with this stuff?

I've been feeding my cats Purina for years and suddenly they won't eat it. Neither my inside cats nor outside cats will touch it. One two-year old cat had to see the vet last week because he couldn't urinate. Vet said his teeth looked like an old cat's teeth, which has been mentioned of other cats I've taken to the vet. His bladder was sludgy with glucose, red and white blood cells and crystals. She said it was caused by his diet. His diet his entire life has been Purina Indoor Formula. Very expensive diet problem to deal with now.

I have five dogs and they have never gotten sick on Purina before. I have been giving it to them for more than 3 years with no problems. I bought a bag from BJ Wholesale about 2 weeks ago, and what happens all 5 of my dogs get sick. Vomiting and stomach issues. My shepherd has been having a lot of medical issues lately. I was told by my vet that it could be the dog food. I guess it is. I would have rated the product as zero, but that is not an option.

I have 7 cats, 2 of which have been eating Fancy Feast for over a year and the others usually eat the left over. For the past 2 weeks, they won't touch it. Somethings wrong with it. For 7 cats to just turn their nose up at food that they loved all of a sudden. I have to find a new food now . With everything that's been going on with the pet foods, there is no way I'm risking my babies.

We have 5 dogs ages 3-6 and all of them have been eating Purina One Smart blend lamb and rice for almost two years and have never had a problem until this week. We recently (4 days ago) bought a new bag of dog food and have been feeding our dogs from that bag. For the past 4 days, our dogs have not been wanting to eat and they all have been getting sick, vomiting after eating. We didn't think that it was the dog food but there was nothing new except for the recent bag purchased. But after 4 days of them getting sick we did some research online and found that we are not alone.

I have been feeding my dog the Purina One Lamb and Rice formula for a while, just like Elena, same brand, same type. She didn't finish her food on Friday (she always eats it) and threw up soon after, mostly undigested food. Tonight (Monday), she wouldn't eat the food at all, and finally ate some little by little, which she never does. After the third time eating at it, she threw up undigested food. I looked at the food that was left over, and sure enough I saw a maggot in it. I opened it up to look for more and there were several flies inside. I think that we are dealing with a bad batch from Purina and would like to see what Purina is going to do about this.

I have been feeding my German Shepherd dog Purina one lamb and rice formula for 2.5 years. The last bag I bought just came to an end and when I poured the last remainder of the bag into his bowl, it was infested with worms. This is disturbing and disgusting and it makes me sick to think I have been feeding him this crap for the last month, plus that this giant bag has lasted. I am truly repulsed and concerned about his well being now. I threw out the bag in horror but saved a small portion of the remainder with worms in a sealed zip lock bag. They appear to match the described "indian meal moth larvae" described by other postings. I would like an attorney to contact me right away because the fact that this company has not taken it upon themselves to recall this nightmare, they should really be ashamed of themselves! Luckily my dog is OK right now, but I will be monitoring him closely as he probably ate a huge bowl of worms yesterday.

I've been feeding my three cats Fancy Feast canned food Chopped Grill Feast for many years. They have always devoured their meal and licked the plates clean. Last week, I noticed they did not want to eat much and went from plate to plate, ate a little. Next day, none of them would eat it. I kept trying new cans. What they did eat made them vomit and one cat was lethargic for days. I refuse to buy any more of this food. It’s very scary. I don't know what is wrong with the food, but I fear it has toxins in it. I switched to another brand and the cats are fine now. Did anyone else experience this?

I found a small worm, and some kind of cocoon webbing in an 18lb bag of Pro Plan Shredded Chicken, adult dog food. I called the 800 number, and they are sending me coupons for a replacement. After reading the posts on this site, I may switch to another brand.

I purchased around 30 boxes of Purina One Beyond Cat food all with a "Best By" date of June 2012. I had emptied several boxes in an airtight container and one day noticed maggots in the food. I threw all the food in the trash and completely cleaned out the container. I opened a brand new box this evening and it contained maggots. I opened several more boxes and they also contained maggots. I noticed over the past couple of days that my cats have not really been eating much and am afraid they may have eaten maggot-infested food. I now have no food to feed them and am out all the money I paid for the food that had to be thrown away. This is absolutely inexcusable and I plan on contacting Purina to voice my complaint.

I had been feeding my cats Meow Mix for years. This past year, I have added Purina 9 lives wet food to their diet because of my 16 year old cat. She developed a cancer on her ** and passed away last month. Now, I notice that my 7-year old female cat has a growth on her side. Please recheck the quality of the food. 2 cats developed tumors.

I feel like I'm saying the same thing as everyone else. I feed my cat very early in the morning. This morning, I noticed a different smell. It smelled like we had a gas leak. I even walked around the house sniffing the air, looking for the smell. Later in the morning, I was wondering about the cat food. I had attributed the smell to the very early morning hour. When I opened the can that had been in the fridge, I sniffed the food, it did not smell beefy. It smelled exactly like a gas leak. Thinking it was the can, I threw the rest away. The next can was the same. I checked the expiration date, 2013. The cat ate it, but sort of, because he was starved. Reading some of these makes me worried. We're on a pretty tight budget, and I don't really want to have to check different stores to see if they're better. Suggestions?

I had a large green bag of Purina dog food. I used for months until two nights ago, our dog broke out in hives, burns to ears and stomach, nose swelled all but closed and we made an emergency trip to vets. Another trip to vet the third morning. Blood work confirmed it was not a bug bite or poison and vet suggested the food. We swapped to a vet provided one and he's now doing better.

I recently purchased a bag of Purina One Beyond (chicken). I have discovered in the food (and now in my home) small white worms with dark heads. The bad expiration date is May 2012, so it's not old food. I'm hoping none of my cats ingested these worms/larvae and if they did, it is not harmful to them. Quality control at Purina needs to rectify this matter.

Yesterday evening, I noticed weird little worms along the ceiling in the kitchen. I didn't know what was causing this but I killed the worms that I saw with a broom (I didn't have any insecticide), moved the cat's food dish to a different room, and placed an open bag of Purina One Salmon into the pantry. The next day, as she was "deworming" the kitchen, my roommate found maggots in the pantry and I noticed that they were also in the dish. When I looked in the bag, there appeared to be cobwebs as stated in someone's previous complaint. I've thrown away the bag and I plan to call the vet in the morning to make sure that my cat is okay. My cat is 3 years old and I have been purchasing Purina products since he was a kitten. I am very disappointed as I have never had a problem before and I will definitely have to find another product. I am thankful that I found this site as I was beginning to think that it was the store where I bought it from.

I purchased a bag of Purina Pro Plan. A week later, we found small worms throughout the dog food. We kept the food in an airtight container as we noticed this twice before with the same food. I did return the dog food to Petco and they allowed me to exchange for a different brand. Although I explained to them what happened and told them that it is likely from flies or something that laid eggs in the food prior to packaging, the manager simply said they would throw it out. I told them they had a bigger problem as this was the third time this occurred with this food. My dog is sick and I'm sure other dogs will become ill if the company (Purina) doesn't do something about this. The food should be pulled and someone needs to inspect the factory where this stuff is made. I will never buy Purina Pro Plan again and I will advise anyone I know with a dog just what happened.

My dog is diabetic and we have had to feed her Purina Pro Plan Rice food to help keep her glucose levels more even. We had been feeding her this for the last 4 years. Lately she has been vomiting and choking every time she eats and she also has been chewing on her leg non-stop. The vet has prescribed an antibiotic and a spray for her leg (which the leg is too far gone now for a spray to work) and I just looked up the food online and found all of you that have had similar problems! I will immediately stop the food and find something else not produced by Purina!! Thank you all for sharing as it may just have saved my dog's life!

I have a lot of indoor cats and had been giving them Purina cat chow for over a year. All of a sudden, many of them started vomiting and having diarrhea. I just found out about the recall in some states due to salmonella but I don't have the money to take all of them to the vet. I went to Petsmart to return two bags I had left and let them know about it. Purina should extend the recall and compensate customers.

We purchased a large bag of Purina One Salmon dry cat food to give to a needy pet owner. She emailed us a couple of days later ,to say that there were maggots, lots of them with what looked to be like strands or webs with more dead gnats or flies, pieces of web in the food and "shells" of gnats or flies in the bag. Cats would not eat much of the food and, fortunately, they did not get sick. The store had noticed this problem in other bags and was willing to swap out.

I have bought two bags of the Purina Pro lamb and rice dog food in the last month and both of the bags have been infested with full grown Indian meal moths. The dog food was purchased at Petco in NW Oklahoma City.

My cats have eaten Friskies cat food for years. They like the whitefish pate and the turkey filets. A couple of weeks ago, PetSmart had the cans on sale for $.40 each, a great price, so I purchased around 8 cases. My cats won't touch them! I wonder if Purina changes the recipes for sale items. I am trying to find another, better class of food for my cats now.

I typically buy only the best of the best when it comes to cat food; however, I recently switched to Purina One Smart Blend Vibrant Maturity 7+. My cats are older and like the smaller kibble that I can't find in other dry foods. Anyway, I just returned from PetSmart with this new bag of Purina, and I found these tiny silk worms in the food. After researching and reading the comments below, I am angered beyond belief. Never will I purchase Purina again! I wanted to put this out there to warn others.

Last week, I bought Purina One Adult Dog food - Beef & Rice in a 34 lb bag. When I got home, I noticed that I had crushed a maggot on my finger because I picked up the bag from the bottom. Therefore, I took that bag back and got a new bag with no maggots on the outside. Believing everything was fine, I began feeding the food to my three dogs: Max, Maggie and Cinnamon. This morning, I found maggots in Max's bowl.

I recently switched to the Friskies Poultry Variety pack (32 cans) that says it must be used by August 2013 (12281789 09:31 lo61237) sku (050000454242). I have 5 cats and feeding them this food, I noticed some of them throwing up. There's nothing in it but liquids, no hair ball, no food, nothing. My cats range from 8 weeks to 13 years old.

We've been feeding our Bernese Pro Plan Large Breed formula for 6 years, and a few weeks ago, I found worms in the bag. Since we just moved, I thought it was the house. We threw out more than half the bag, bought a new bag and a new air tight storage container. I continued to find worms and moths in the food, so I just looked on-line and it seems that others have had the same problems!

I have been feeding my 8-year-old Labrador Purina One Healthy Weight for years and he recently started collapsing and acting lethargic. I called the vet and they thought perhaps it was an inner ear problem, it wasn't. After a complete blood workup and x-rays, since he couldn't pick up his head, they found nothing. They said, "Take him home and enjoy him as long as you can". He wouldn't eat and had vomiting and diarrhea for days as well. We were trying to keep him hydrated by feeding him water through a syringe. After many days and nights of the whole household being emotionally and physically exhausted, I finally changed his food.

I bought a 12-pack box of Purina Mighty Dog PLU # 5000057211 Sp269164/41306156. It is supposed to have 3 different flavors in it. It only had 2. It had 8 Rotisserie Chicken and 4 Butcher Block Beef Tenderloin. It did not have the Savory Steak. I buy this product all the time and I will continue to. I just hope that this is a one-time problem.

We have been feeding our cats with Fancy Feast twice a day for years. Recently, we opened a new case of Seafood Feast Variety Classic, which was purchased at Costco with lot number SPF3516/41302605. Massive vomiting ensued and without warning. No parasites, grass, hairballs, etc, just the cat food that had been eaten and undigested. I searched the pantry and found an old forgotten can of beef with Gravy Fancy Feast and tried that. Our cat was able to hold down the food for the first time in days. We almost went to the vet for a full work up that would have cost us hundreds of dollars. Thank goodness we figured out.

My Purina One Beyond chicken formula for dogs had 2 kings of bugs and larva/eggs in it. I keep it in a container and not the bag, in my pantry. I purchased it last week at a "big box" store and it is the only thing I purchased that was dry goods. I called the store and they are willing to replace the food & were very kind; however, I am switching back to organic food. It was absolutely terrible! They had taken over and where everywhere in the pantry. The container is a bin type storage, not airtight. I had to throw out a lot of other items to be safe, including paper goods and scrub the walls/floors of my pantry & kitchen. My dogs seem to be fine but this was just a very bad experience. I only started buying it a couple months ago and I had been buying organic for years. I've learned my lesson.

My cat was diagnosed with diabetes and the vet informed my DM that Purina food was the way to go (can only be purchased at the vet at a very high price). I am avid science diet feeder for years but the vet says so.

I have laboratory reports confirming toxins in Purina's "One" adult dog food. I have filed a complaint with the FDA and I encourage other pet owners with documented illnesses due to food to do the same. I will also not purchase this brand again for my pets. This is difficult because Purina is owned by Nestle. Look at the labels, because most of the commercial food in grocery stores is manufactured by Nestle under different brands. Note the recent recall of cat food "One" brand for microbiological contamination.

I have been using Purina Cat Chow Healthful Life dry food for some time now, with no problems. This week, that all changed. My cats developed vomiting and diarrhea, which has severely affected my 20-year old cat. It was easy to pinpoint the food as the culprit because I have several cats and only the ones who eat this food have developed the illness. This forum has taught me that Purina's standards are slipping that is why I plan to discontinue using this brand of cat food and buy a different brand for my pets.

I purchased a 34 lb bag of Purina One Smartblend dog food every three to four weeks for my two Labradors. The last bag I purchased seemed fine until I noticed a new infestation of little black bugs. Upon further inspection through the contents of the bag, I noticed clusters of white "eggs" adhered to quite a bit of the food. Some of these clusters contained larvae in the process of hatching. I immediately threw out the remaining contents of the bag but did save samples for my vet.

We switched our cat to Friskies soft cat food in cans. After only 1 can of Friskies, salmon flavor, our cat became ill, vomiting violently and stopped eating and drinking. The veterinarian advised we take him to the emergency room. He was admitted and both the vet and hospital conjectured that some sort of toxic/poisoning might have happened. We chose to euthanize him a few days later when it became clear that he had acute kidney failure and was in a lot of agony.

I have been buying my diabetic cat Fancy Feast which is a Purina brand for over a year now. He gets Fancy Feast Tender Beef Classic. It's the only thing he can have that keeps his blood sugar on track. Around a month ago, I bought another set of cans and when I opened one can, the smell coming from the can was repulsive. It was so bad that I thought it was bad and threw it away.

I bought a 20 pound bag of Pro Plan chicken and rice for my dog 3 weeks ago. I discovered it had live bugs in it after feeding it to my dog for 3 weeks. I couldn't believe it. I had it stored in a sealed container to keep it fresh. Now, I know why he wasn't eating so much of it and sometimes wouldn't eat it at all. They were in the bottom of the bowl and you couldn't see them till you moved the kernels around. I returned it to the store where I bought it and they replaced it and were so sorry about this. I contacted Purina and they said it wasn't from their plant. Yeah, right. Pass the buck.

I've been feeding my two cats Fancy Feast wet food in a variety of flavors for three years, but suddenly last week, it started making them sick - vomiting and diarrhea. I switched foods to a health-food brand, and it cleared up immediately. What's going on with Fancy Feast?

My 4 1/2 year old lab has eaten nothing but Purina Puppy Chow and then, Purina One. All of a sudden, 3 weeks ago, she started not wanting to eat. I then started mixing wet dog food trying to get her to eat. She progressively got worse and I brought her to the vets. We were told her liver was shutting down and there was nothing that we could do. She then passed away later that day. I never knew of a recall of the dog food and I wonder now if it was the "good" dog food that I have been feeding her since she was a puppy.

We have fed our 3 dachshunds with Purina shredded blend for over a year and it is quite expensive to have the last 2 bags. They have moth larva in the food. We checked for bugs and when we put it in an air tight container there is nothing but a week later there are little moths that are flying out of the container. I am switching foods immediately.

We have been feeding our six dogs with Purina ONE chicken and rice for about three months. I always check our bags carefully to keep our dogs safe and healthy. This is the first time that we found bags that did contain bugs, worms and white matter embedded in the food chunks. It looks like there were molds, worms and bugs in the bottom of the bag. I don't know for sure but I have heard that this problem has been ongoing for a while.

I bought all four of my dogs cans of Purina One wet dog food last night at Publix. It was Turkey and Barley. Now today, all 4 of them are sick with diarrhea, vomiting and lethargic. Can you imagine a bulldog with diarrhea? Also my Yorkie and two Rat Terriers. I pulled the can out of the trash to check the expiration date and it was fine until 2013. Then I examined the can and saw little black bugs on the inside! If my dogs die, I will be suing Purina! They are like my kids. I am on my way to the vet in 30 minutes!

We started our puppy on Purina One Large Breed Puppy food when we brought him home. He finished up the first bag with no problems. We purchased our second bag and he started throwing up and having diarrhea. After the second day, we contacted the veterinarian. He told me to cease feeding the food and provided pills to give the puppy.

I have recently purchased two separate bags of Purina Pro Plan Chicken and Rice; both within a week of opening had worms and moths in it. I keep the food in a sealed container, so I know it is not happening in my house. Like I stated above, I bought the second bag at a different location. I thought it was the retail establishment from the first one. After looking at several complaints on the Internet, I think I need to start using a new brand of food. Somebody needs to look into the quality control of this product.

I purchased a bag of Little Bites dog food made by Purina. When I opened the bag, I found moths, bugs and other matters that I can't identify in the bag. The moths were still alive and I didn't notice this until after I fed my dogs. I just want people to know now so that they will check the bags and keep an eye on their dogs.

I have a 4 month puppy that I was feeding with Purina Puppy Chow (Complete & Balanced ) Healthy Life Nutrition. About halfway through the small bag, I noticed a large ball. Upon inspecting the ball, I noticed it was a big ball of dead metallic blue flies and white larva looking stuff. This bag of food was in an air tight container. It makes my stomach turn just thinking about it. I paid a lot of money for my puppy to be feeding her dead flies.

My six year old cat has eaten the same food for the last five years, Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin and Stomach mixed with Purina Hairball formula. I recently purchased new bags of each at the local Petsmart. Last week, my cat threw up a hairball. Unusual for him but no big deal - he is a cat. :) However, the problem persisted until he was throwing up continuously. Every time he ate, he threw up what he ate and then had several episodes of vomiting clear liquids and froth.

I just opened a new can of Purina Friskies Classic Pate and it had maggots in the food. Last week, the cats didn't eat all the food and the bowl was overran with maggots. I thought they had brought something inside that had gotten into the food. Now I know it is in the food, in the can. Others have stated their animals have gotten sick and I have been feeding my cats this food for a long time. 3 weeks ago, my cat had an infection and was very ill. Vet put her on antibiotics and she's fine now, but the cat that doesn't eat much of the wet food has been just fine. I'm throwing this out and won't buy Purina ever again!

Two days ago, we bought a bag of Purina One Chicken and Rice Dog Food for our dogs at PetsMart. When we got home and opened it up, it was full of little black bugs. We immediately took it back to PetsMart and they refunded our money. We have also experienced worms with this brand and at times, our dogs just don't want to eat it. Lately, they all had been vomiting almost daily. So after reading some other complaints, we've switched brands. It also makes me wonder if this dog food played a role in the loss of our 4 year old French Bulldog a month ago. After thousands of dollars and every test imaginable, the vets just couldn't find a cause to her vomiting and breathing problems. Because she was a Frenchie, breathing problems are usually attributed to the breed. The possibility that tainted dog food may have contributed to her death will haunt me for the rest of my life.

I have an American Eskimo Papillon mix, 35 lbs, that looks like a border collie puppy. For the past month, I have been feeding my dog Purina One canned dog food with a mixture of Taste of the Wild dry food with salmon. It was a mixture of 1/4 can with 1 cup dry. At first, she did not seem to have any problems but after a week, she no longer wanted the food. She eventually ate it after being hungry. Then she began vomiting and had diarrhea or soft stools an hour or so after eating.

I recently bought a bag of Purina Busy Bone for my two dogs and noticed that the bones were covered with maggots, some dead and some very much alive. Unfortunately, I did not notice that bones were infested with maggots before my dog had already eaten one.

Purchased a bag of Purina ProPlan Puppy food and it was filled with worms. Unfortunately I did not notice it until I had been feeding it to my dog for several days and then noticed that the worms had infiltrated everything in my pantry and had made cocoons in my floor and in every crevice available to them to burrow.

I purchased a bag of Purina Healthy Morsels dog food. Within one hour of my dog (a Boston terrier) eating 1/2 a bowl, she proceeded to throw up 6 times. First it was the food and anytime she drank water she threw that up, too. I am so shocked that this would make her so sick I immediately stopped giving it to her and called my emergency vet.

We have been feeding our three dogs Purina One Chicken and Rice for about two years and it has done wonders for our dogs. Unfortunately, I had heard rumors of Purina One Chicken and Rice being contaminated. So I have checked our last six bags carefully. The last two bags did contain bugs, worms and white matter embedded in the food chunks. I don't know for sure but I have heard that this problem has been ongoing for a while.

I have been giving my dogs Purina Little Bites for years. Last week, my American Bulldog became very sick after a new purchase of the product. Now my Black Lab is sick. It has the same symptoms - dehydration, vomiting etc. Something is wrong with this product and someone should look into it.

My 2-year old puggle, Toby, has always loved Purina ProPlan shredded beef and rice. I never had a problem with him eating his food and was the only dry food he would eat. This past week is a different story. He only eats about 1/2 of his food, and then has to go out and eat a ton of grass and vomit. I need to know if there are other dog-lovers out there that have been having the same problem. Toby goes to the vet tomorrow so we will see what is going on.

About 6 weeks ago, I purchased Purina's new food, Purina Beyond. Two out of my 5 cats have developed bladder infections -- both females. Please beware of this. UTIs can be life-threatening, if undetected.

I have many cats with diarrhea, weakness and fever. Now I see a recall on Purina dry food for Salmonella, that is what we use.

My puppy died from the Purina Pro Plan Shredded Chicken!

A new bag of Purina Pro Plan shredded chicken formula made my dog sick--terrible diarrhea and lethargy. The vet told me to switch foods. This is completely unacceptable! Why does one bag differ from another? This seems to be a recurring problem.

I purchased a 50 lb bag of Purina/ALPO Prime Cuts/Savory Beef Flavor No. 1113200043 on 04/16/2011. After I fed my dog, I noticed his bowel movements were very dark in color and I thought there must be a high concentration of iron in the food. I didn't think anymore of it, and then we noticed he had black diarrhea. Then he got real weak so I took him to the vet. He had bled out from what they thought was rat poison. He was extremely anemic to the point that his blood count didn't register. His gums were too white (which also is a sign of anemia) and his eyes were blood red. The veterinarians suggested a transfusion but thought he was too far gone, but they told me not to give up. I nursed the family dog from May 8th until May 14th, but he was just too weak. Our four-year-old Lab/Shepherd died. This all started when the Purina was introduced to his diet and I still have the dog food.

This is the note I wrote to Purina through customer service via Internet. No question--just making someone aware that I recently purchased a large bag of Little Bites from our neighborhood Complete PetSmart. I opened it and moths flew out all over with maggots crawling inside the bag. It was disgusting! We've taken it back and will try another store--another lot distributed may be okay. This is not the first time that there has been web-like stuff around the bag. Purina's way of packing, storing, and/or shipping should possibly be evaluated to ensure fresher dog food. I don't know if there are other complaints but it was awfully disgusting.

Three weeks ago, I opened a new bag of Purina Fancy Feast Chicken and Turkey dry cat food and within hours my cat started vomiting. He has been eating this same food for 8 years with no problems, so I didn't associate his vomiting with bad food. After a week of vomiting and decreasing health, I took him to the vet. Over $800 later the only thing that stopped the vomiting was discontinuing the cat food and replacing it with a different one.

My cat may be dying after eating Whisker Lickin's Cat Treats and became lethargic and very sick--like he had been poisoned. Are there any recalls on this product? Any lawsuits yet? My cat, Smokey, is now seven years old and I don't want to spend $1,000.00 to take him to the vet just to see him die. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

We purchased Beneful Healthy Weight Dry Dog Food in January 2011 trying to supplement our Labradors food instead of snacks. We noticed that she began gagging after the first day to the point of choking, vomiting and going outside to do her business more than normal. After three days, we have concluded that it is the dog food causing the problem. We have not had any problems with her normal food or snacks prior to this purchase. I think that someone needs to check into Purina Dog Foods and issue a recall before they kill our pets.

We had purchased a large bag of BENEFUL from the store several months ago. My Jack Russell started having seizures, out of nowhere (Not to mention occasional diarrhea and vomiting). She's always been a healthy dog. I took her to the vet and they ran a bunch of tests, concluding that she was healthy, other than an elevated level of fat in her liver. I was told if the seizures continued, they would put her on medication for epilepsy. She was monitored closely and the seizures stopped- right after she finished the bag of food. I suspected that it could be the culprit, so stopped buying the food for her. She has been seizure free since then- until my husband came home with a small bag from the corner store. He fed her, and I didn't really even look to see what kind of food it was but now the seizures have started again. I took the food away and she hasn't had one since. Coincidence, I don't think so.

My little papillon Sammie was given one serving of Beneful Puppy chicken and rice dog food on Saturday morning(2 Jan 11). Over the next three days, she became ill and not herself. Today, I came home to find my companion laying on the ground alert but unable to move, weak and limp. I took her to Animal Hospital because she had lost control of her body functions. Within half an hour, she was bleeding from her mouth and nose. At that moment, I had to put her down. Just one serving of Beneful puppy chicken and rice resulted to sudden illness and death of my dog within three days.

I had fed my Chow Chow the Purina Pro Plan wet dog food for at least 2 years. Today my dog was lethargic, vomiting and keeps squatting like she needs to urinate. She hasn't even asked to go outside, just squats in my house and puddles on the floor. My 8-year-old Chow Chow never pees in the house, but it's like she can't control her bladder and constantly has the urge to pee. I took her to the vet this morning and $102 later, she's still squatting every few seconds and acting not quite right. I realized that I had opened a 12 pack of the canned Purina Pro Plan wet food yesterday and started feeding it to her. Thank goodness I found this website. I think her new Purina food may be contaminated and I will stop feeding her this wet food and see if she recovers.

As others have stated, I have been feeding my cats Purina Indoor Cat Chow for years. Recently, I switched to Purina Naturals because the one cat was throwing up. Everything seemed to be going good till the last bag I purchased. The three adult cats do not seem to want to eat it and the 6 month old kitten is eating but has also developed loose stool. I thought it was the treats she was eating but now after reading the complaints, the symptoms they all have are similar. I rushed out last night and got new food and will see how they respond. Also wanted to note that this last bag of Purina Naturals smelled especially strong like they had added too much flavoring.

I have been feeding my cat Purina indoor cat food for the last 2 years without incident. Around Thanksgiving 2010, I purchased a new economy bag as usual. The first day was fine. By the second day, he was throwing up most of it. By the 3rd day, he was sick every time he ate. I tried for one more day to feed this to him, not wanting to believe that Purina would sell tainted food as I have always liked their brand. I returned the bag and purchased a bag from a non-Purina affiliated company and he immediately stopped being sick! I was very disappointed with the company and I will no longer be a customer. Also, I was shocked at how many brands are owned and produced by Purina.

I opened a new bag of cat chow. Shortly after, all 4 cats got sick vomiting and diarrhea. They have been sick since. Obviously the cat food is tainted and need to be recalled!