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Reviewed March 23, 2014
I adopted a 3 month old puppy from a southern rescue just under a year ago, his name was Turbo and he was a Collie mix. I had only fed brands by Purina his entire life, sometimes wet but mostly dry. Turbo passed away this morning at 9am. My vet said liver failure was uncommon in young dogs, and asked what food I fed. She was upset when I said Purina. I hope a loving owner reads these reviews before their pet is needlessly killed by this trash. I'll never use this brand again.
Reviewed March 20, 2014
After reading all the very negative reviews on Purina products, I was hesitant to keep using their products. However, I purchased Purina One Sensitive Stomach & Sensitive Skin for one of my cats for stomach problems, i.e., loose poops and it didn't work very well on that but he will eat it. Then I started to give to one of my other cats as she had bad skin problems and she didn't have fleas (treat her monthly with Frontline or Advantage) and comb her with a flea comb but no fleas and she had a bad skin problem. Shortly after feeding her this product, the scabs started to disappear and now her back and base of her tail are cleared up! She has had this for the last couple years and now it's gone so it either strangely disappeared or the Purina One did it for her. I believe it was the Purina One! So I will continue to buy it for her. I check the food the best I can to make sure it's okay and watch her. I would recommend for sensitive skin. I will try something else for the one with sensitive stomach.
Reviewed March 9, 2014
Purina's Friskies was the only wet food my cats would eat. In any one day I would find 4 to 6 vomit "piles" on floors and furniture. One of my cats used to pee inappropriately and appeared to be in pain after an episode so I took him to the vet. He had crystals in his urine. I switched them out to Fussie Cat and found they would also eat Evo canned food... 95% Chicken/Turkey. Three of them had had skin problems since forever and would either pluck their fur or overgroom their paws and legs... sometimes right up to the armpit. They would get raw and sometimes even bleed. Since I dumped the Friskies, my skinny boy has put weight on, my fat cat with the urinary problems has slimmed down, the skin issues have gone too. I then decided to analyze a typical product and am not impressed!
Friskies Prime Filets Salmon & Beef Canned Cat Food in Sauce, Case of 24, 5.5 oz.; Salmon & Beef. SUFFICIENT WATER FOR PROCESSING, 2 Star - Cheapest, non-nutritive filler in can food, should use a meat broth instead. SALMON, 4 Star - A good source of protein and fatty acids. WHEAT GLUTEN, 1 Star - Poor protein source, used as a cheap, non-nutritive filler can cause allergies. Most often Chinese manufactured. Has been a source of poisonous Melamine contamination. Best avoided because of this issue. LIVER, 1 Star - Non-descriptive source can include ANY mammal tissue, too much liver can become toxic to the body when used in dry foods, used as a flavoring, minimal source of iron. MEAT BY-PRODUCTS, 1 Star - Non-descriptive indicates 4-D meat (Disabled, Dead, Diseased, Dying), rancid/rotten meat, zoo animals, euthanized pets and the euthanizing drugs as a result... cheapest source of meat, can include diseased tissues (tumors) and organs.
BEEF, 3 Star - Whole muscle meat, but 84% water. Best suited to canned food. CORN STARCH-MODIFIED, 1 Star - Poor source of nutrients, protein, filler, binder. Corn has high levels of Oxalates and should be avoided in pets with renal/bladder issues. GMO, SOY FLOUR 1 Star - Cheap source of protein, filler, can cause bloat/death in dogs. Soy is also a KNOWN disruptor of thyroid gland function. Soy beans have very high levels of Oxalates and should be avoided in pets with renal/bladder issues, as they promote oxalate stone formation. GMO, TURKEY, 3 Star - Contains water in the muscles, adds weight to dry food, less protein nutrition! Best used in can food. ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS 1 Star - Can be carcinogenic and neurotoxic. Often includes hidden Monosodium Glutamate and its analogs. Can produce allergies.
RED 3, 1 Star - Carcinogenic color, SALT, 1 Star - Used to cover up rancid meat and fat, can cause kidney and heart disease, hypertension. CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, 2 Star - Used to improve/stabilize dry foods, inexpensive mineral supplement. POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, 3 Star - Standard source of Potassium, balances acid/alkaline levels. CHOLINE CHLORIDE, 3 Star Standard source of choline, a B Vitamin, emulsifies fats. TAURINE, 3 Star - Standard source, necessary for cats who do not manufacture taurine on their own, helps regulate nervous system, promotes thyroid and cardiovascular health. ZINC SULFATE, 2 Star - Standard source of zinc, essential to insulin formation, collagen/protein metabolism, healthy skin, eyesight, hearing, and immune function. This form may be extremely cheap but has poor absorption/bioavailabiliity. Proteinates are WAY better.
THIAMINE MONONITRATE, 3 Star - Standard source of B-1. VITAMIN E SUPPLEMENT, 3 Star Standard supplement and antioxidant also used as food preservative. FERROUS SULFATE, 2 Star - Standard source of iron, promotes oxygen-rich blood, immune support. Cheap to buy but poorly absorbed/metabolized form. NIACIN, 3 Star - Standard source of Vitamin B3, promotes proper digestion, healthy skin and nerves. MANGANESE SULFATE, 4 Star - Nourishes brain and nervous system, aids in fat and sugar metabolism. Necessary to development of strong bones and enzyme activators, enhances immune system. CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, 3 Star - Standard source of a B-complex vitamin B5, Vitamin A supplement, with a few other added vitamins and minerals.
I know that there are a ton of complaints about Beneful dog food too on this side and there are even groups on Facebook that are trying to help people deal with these issues... i.e., that Purina's Beneful is Killing and Sickening Dogs. Pro-plan is causing problems from what I can see and as for the Jerky Treats... well, enough said! Nestle Purina no longer gets MY business... period!
Reviewed March 4, 2014
I have been feeding my cats Friskies cat food for years and haven't had any problems. I am in Canada. Is this country affected as well? I just bought a case of food at Costco tonight. What should I do? Bout the treats as well. Oh my.
Reviewed March 3, 2014
I have found Bugs in my PRO PLAN Adult Giant Breed Formula twice in the last 6 months. The first time I did not notice until I was about 1/2 way through the bag. The second time most recently purchased PRO PLAN code 3098 1082 2326 - L07 -99 from Petco in Duluth last week (returned bag) and the bag was full of web looking material then a bug flew out. From reading, I am not the only one with this issue. Please advise me what you are doing about the apparent issue.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2014
I have been feeding my cats Friskies can cat foods, various flavors, patie, shreds, fillets and bits for over a year. In the last month, Sometimes they refuse to eat, other times after eating they immediately vomit and or have diarrhea. My female feline had blood work done and the results shows some liver damage and poor nutrition intake. They ask me what i fed her and i told them Friskies can food 2x a day and dry kibble meow mix, and Purina cat chow. They never suggested the possibility of bad pet food. They just took info for the data. Now I'm searching for a better quality safer food to feed my kitties.
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2014
Two weeks ago, I lost my 10 year-old black Lab due to liver failure. My dog ate Purina One Chicken and Rice for many years. I have spoken to some breeders, and they are pointing to this dog food as the culprit. Our Lab got sick in early December. We had many tests given to her, and it came back that her bilirubin was off the charts, and at a dangerous level. I brought her to a doctor to treat her holistically, changing her diet to all natural cooked foods and other supplements to support her liver, but the damage was done. We did everything we could to help her. Of course, we are heartbroken. I am very angry now, that this could have been prevented if we had only known. Many vets have no idea about dog foods that are unhealthy, even deadly.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2014
I just recently lost my longtime friend Dolly, she was a healthy beautiful cat. She's never been sick in all of her ten years. I always fed her science diet or blue buffalo. One day I ran out a grabbed a bag of purina dry indoor cat food. 12 days later she was dead. One day I noticed she stopped running around and seemed not herself, she was just staying in the same spot all day then notice her not eating and stopped going in the litter box. She started urinating on the furniture. That's when I took her to the vet. After 800.00 worth of test she had to be put down I couldn't bear to see her this way. I am devastated. I never thought it could be the food until I heard these stories. But I definitely know now it was. I still have the food so if anyone can lead me in the right direction to find out what happen please help. Thank you.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2014
In mid-January we purchased new bag 31.1 lbs of Purina SmartBlend 7 Plus Senior Formula. Bella Boxer had consumed this brand for 3 years and before that all dry bagged dog food from Purina1. Approximately 4 days later Bella was sick to her stomach, every 2 days, had 2 seizures. We took her to the Vet. Bella had never had seizures but did vomit once or twice every 6 months. We attributed to her delicate stomach. This situation was different. She was diagnosed with epilepsy given phenobarbital and a med for low thyroid. During this time of sickness we gave her a different bag of Purina1 regular dog food. She was recovering and getting back to her playful self after her system was getting used to the phenobarbital.
For the past 3 to 4 days, we put her on her Senior Formula Purina 1 thinking everything would be fine. Last night she had a terrible seizure which she never came out of and passed away on February 7. 2014 at approx. 7:30 pm. She was healthy up until this time. She had some arthritis issues due to her age and taking glucosamine for 2 years with no adverse affects. Did Purina change their food? Batch 17800-14934. Purchased in Pennsylvania. Not fair....she was getting better! She was part of our family. I am saving the food that I believe helped kill our dog.
Reviewed Feb. 5, 2014
I've been feeding my cats Special Diet Salmon pate by Friskies for about a year now due to 2 of my 4 have had urinary tract issues. They loved it, until last week. All 4 of my indoor cats started throwing up, and having the runs all at the same time for 3 days straight. I'd put a fresh can of their Special Diet Salmon down, and all 4 of them walked away from it. This is all I feed them, so obviously their sickness came from the cat food.
All the cans were marked use by October 2015. I believe the last 4 numbers of the lot were 8844 and 8845. I bought them by the case at Petco because this Special Diet is hard to find. I bagged the rest of them up and took them back. Petco refunded the full amount even though a few cans were missing. I bought them Tasty Treasures by Friskies and they are eating that fine. No more throwing up or having the runs. Would love to know if anyone else has had the same experience. Sorry I don't have the full lot number, just the last 4 and the sell by date.
Reviewed Jan. 31, 2014
At the end of November, my dog was sick, vomiting and would not eat. She continuously was vomiting for no apparent reason. She was listless. I brought her to a vet (not my usual as they were closed) and the only possible thing I could think of was that she had a squeaker left in her from a pet toy. In October she was seen at my regular vet since she had vomited up 3 pet squeakers. X-rays were done at that point in October and she was fine. Since October she didn't have any more toys or chance of a squeaker, yet I thought this was the only explanation. X-rays were done and there was air pockets of gas and I was referred to an animal hospital for monitoring and IV fluid rehydration. She spent the weekend in the hospital.
At this point there wasn't a diagnosis. She was monitored at our regular vet and was given antibiotics. When she finally returned home and I went to feed her, it was then I noticed black blobs in her dog food. Her food contained some type of mold or something that must have caused her illness. I called Purina and they referred me to their insurance company which refuses to cover her vet bills. The insurance rep states that since she was seen for ingestion of a squeaker, that was the only thing I thought could be wrong with her, therefore that is what the Dr was looking for. I didn't anything was wrong with her food. I am lucky she didn't die. She was very sick and it was all because of their food!!
Reviewed Jan. 29, 2014
I have two cats, one solely indoor and one indoor/outdoor. Both seem eager to eat the Purina Cat Chow Indoor Formula Dry Cat Food when I put it in their bowl but since I decided to try this brand a couple of weeks ago, indoor/outdoor kitty just vomits it right back up again so fast that some of it is still dry. He seems otherwise fine, probably because he also gets wet food every day to keep his weight up (which indoor kitty definitely doesn't need). Indoor kitty vacuums this chow up with no problem (like he does everything else) but since I can't control indoor/outdoor kitty's access to the kibble bowl, I'm going to have to throw the rest away.
Reviewed Jan. 27, 2014
My cats have been ill the last few weeks. My 2 cats generally eat 3 cans a day. Both cats have been on this product for 2 years. They slowly stopped eating their food less and less each day until they would only eat a few bites. My cats had extreme smelly, loud gas. Immediately after eating they go straight to the litter box with explosive bowel movements. My cats have had diarrhea and trembling, with third eye showing. After a few days of improvement, I put them back on Friskies. All symptoms returned. I have taken them off again, they have been off Friskies for 5 days now. Everyday off of Friskies I see more improvement. Today, they were playing. My cats will NEVER be on Friskies again!!!
Reviewed Jan. 27, 2014
In January 2014 I began feeding my cats a new bag of a cheaper brand of Purina cat food. Cheaper by about half the price. The cat food package looked funky and had a cute drawing of a cat on the bag. Not one week into the food, I noticed a red sore on the upper lip of one of my cats where the fold is under their nose area (but on the lip). It was inflamed and I just assumed he got clawed by one of my other cats playing. I came home today and looked at my other cat and to my surprise, there is the same looking red sore lesion on his top lip in the same place! I can only attribute it to the food because nothing else has changed except for the Fresh Step cat litter. It most likely is the food I believe but have now changed the food today and will keep an eye on them to see if these red sores subside.
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2014
The Fancy Feast food made my cat really sick. She clearly likes the taste and it's hard to get her to eat anything else now, but it's obviously not healthy. I'm angry at the company for selling this.
Reviewed Jan. 22, 2014
Back in December I had started feeding my cya indoor cat Chow by Purina and Friskies also Purina. I noticed my older cat started losing weight and vomiting. The past week she started becoming very ill. Took her to the vet on 1-20-14 and she was diagnosed with chronic renal failure. She had to be put down. In November she was at the vet for routine check up and blood work and was given a clean bill of health. The only thing that has changed since is the food. I want this food tested and taken off the market. Nothing will replace my baby girl. All I'm left with is a $400 vet bill and a lonely bed. She was only 3 years old. Blood tests could not identify source that caused the CRF.
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2014
I have 6 cats. Three indoor and three outside. They have begun throwing up this latest bag off Purina Complete...16-lb bag. It's light tan, with shape still intact. I have cat throw up in and outside the house. Just called Purina who, of course, say there is nothing wrong with their food and will be "sending coupons". I said I'm not sure we'll be using this brand again. From reading these reports, this doesn't seem to be a new problem with Purina. We're buying a new brand today to feed our cats and from reading these reports will never buy Purina again!
Reviewed Jan. 20, 2014
We adopted Oaklee (18 mo Lab) 2 weeks ago and he's been thriving! Our vet said he is underweight, so I decided to switch his diet to Purina Smartblend. I figured the meat ingredients would put weight on him. Ever since, he's been lethargic - won't eat and will barely drink. No diarrhea or vomiting yet... and after reading these comments... I'm going to boil chicken and feed him that with rice. I really hope he bounces back. I love this dog so much and cannot bear the thought of losing him! SHAME ON PURINA!!!!!
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2014
Purchased Purina Indoor Formula and Kitten Chow about 1 week, before illness ensued. Our cat had eaten Cat Chow for 98% of his 13 years. About five days into these new bags, he began shaking his head, scratching at his ears and there was some vomiting. During this time about a week prior, he had what appeared to be a head cold, sneezing and such, which is unusual for a cat. The head cold, it subsided after about four days, about 10 days total illness would have been when I first brought the bags home and opened them. Six days ago, I found him incapacitated on the bathroom floor. Due to a severe ear infection resulting from the Purina food (allergy). He is in complete physical collapse and unable to walk or hold his head up. After a two hundred dollar trip to the vet and after antibiotic treatment and feeding him wet food and chicken, he was doing fairly well, almost walking completely without balancing on the walls or me holding him.
Last evening, I had a stupid moment and I gave him a small bowl of Meow mix, also made by Purina. Waking this morning, I found him once again, completely incapacitated, head tilted, one eye sunken, complete loss of balance, only this time he is giving up the fight and refuses food and water or even to move, even after being given motion sickness medication. I do not know what Purina has done, but he has eaten it since he was a kitten and now there is something in it that is trying to kill him. I am not a paranoid person, but what was fine three months ago isn't fine anymore and there is something wrong in that. If he survives this, his menu will change and our two other pet's menu will change and it won't be commercial. I only take getting burned once. It's obvious to me that Nestle doesn't have my family/pets best interest in mind. Nestle is in Switzerland, why would they feel that Americans and their pets were of any importance?
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2014
In the last bag of ProPlan purchased, I found many cobwebs throughout the food and every time I open the bag, a couple moths fly out and I've found white worms. One of our dogs threw up violently for three days. I'm not sure the vomiting was related to worms and moths, but I threw out the rest of the bag. Never again will I buy a Purina product.
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2014
I got Spaz in 2008. He was a very healthy fully grown 8-pound BAS cat. He ate everything and anything. One day I noticed a new product from Purina - Healthful Life. They were offering a 1-pound bag for 99 cents. Spaz loved it and soon would not eat anything else. He also began to throw up, became very lethargic, and put on weight. I was alarmed, contacted Purina, who assured me that there were absolutely no problems with any of their products, and sent me coupons for more of their cat food. Several trips to the vet and costly and thorough examinations they could find no physical explanations, but suggested switching brands, but by then Spaz it seemed like, was addicted to the Healthful Life.
Though he was hungry all the time, he continued to gain weight, and moved less and less. When Purina Healthful Life mysteriously disappeared from all and any store shelves, AND Purina's web site, Spaz had to eat something else. But the damage had been done. He developed more serious health issues, and even more trips to different vets could not get him to a good quality of life point. On March 29, 2013, he passed away in excruciating pain and grief - one day before his 12th birthday. He weighed 22 pounds (the total weight of my 3 children's birth weights).
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2013
I was happy to find Purina Naturals cat food, because unlike most cat food, it doesn't have animal by-products (though, unfortunately, the corn and soy is very likely GMO). The 2 cats have eaten it happily for a couple of years now. About a month or so ago, when I opened a new bag, something changed: Though always eager for a meal, they didn't scarf it down as usual. Grey sniffed at it, and went away without eating any. I poured some milk on, as a treat, and later she did eat it. Then I found the vomit. Since then, sometimes the food is eaten, sometimes just partially, sometimes not at all, but the cats eat everything else given to them. Every few days I find vomit in the yard... It is yellow and mostly undigested cat food, as the pieces still retain their shape.
Finally facing that the cat food is the culprit, I found this site and am amazed at the volume of similar complaints. I spoke to someone at Purina about my cats and their recent batches, and he claimed nothing has changed, and no one else had complained of this. He stuck to this pose even after I told him about finding this site. He offered coupons and a postage-paid box so I could send a sample back to him. I will do this, and also keep a sample for myself, in case it is feasible to have it analyzed. But by who? I imagine it's costly to have studies made, but it would be interesting to find out: what is this stuff?
There is a current class action suit against Purina for their Waggin' Train dog treat people say caused injury and death. People whose pets died or who had huge medical bills from eating their other products can bring similar suits. This issue needs to get wider exposure online and in the news. Purina won't change their policies unless they lose sales or/and are shamed into it. I've found non-GMO Wellness cat food, but it's 120 miles away and $3.33/lb. Well, there's always home cooking... Grandma cooked a meal for her huge cat Tommy every night!
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2013
I've fed my cats different varieties of Purina pet food, both wet and dry, for many years - for as long as I can remember. I had a small rescue group one time of 35 cats, all got the same thing, and never a problem. With the problems listed here on this page, I have to wonder if it's the warehouses where the food is kept for the stores where these people have purchased their food. It could be whatever measures/disinfectants/pest control products those warehouses use. Because I can honestly say that I've found Purina foods to be high quality. My cats all have bright eyes, shiny coats. They like the food and I've never had one sick. Not ever. I don't work for Purina; I'm a retired therapist. Contact the store where you bought the food, have them trace back to where the food was kept, either in their store or the warehouses where their pet food is kept.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2013
I have used Purina for almost all my pets all my life. But starting around December 20th, all of my cats have become very ill, throwing up, lethargic, dehydrated, etc. I have been running them back and forth to vets for a week now. A couple are getting better, a couple still seem very sick. I'm having a blood test tomorrow on one of them. The cats are even on two different floors of my house and NEVER go outside. The common denominator? Sensitive Systems for all cats just recently, plus 2 cans of Friskies and 1 can of Fancy Feast.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2013
I just started feeding cats Purina One Smartblend again after switching to another food because although they love Purina One, tried a different, less expensive food for a while. However this time, my cats are not eating it as they once did and 3 or more of them are throwing up a clear, yellowish liquid then turning to dark green. One became extremely dehydrated, hunched over water bowl, not eating, drinking a lot of water, and is extremely constipated. I brought him to the emergency clinic today and like one of the recent reviews, my cat's liver enzymes had skyrocketed off the charts and is getting intensive treatments to save his life. Has anyone contacted Purina about these recent complaints online?
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2013
I have had the weevil webs when I buy from one particular big box pet store. So has a friend of mine. When I went to PetSmart or FleetFarm, I have not had the issue. I think some of them do have problems. My field Champion Labrador has eaten Purina all of his life. He will be 12 in February. Never had a problem. And I do not work for Purina.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2013
We changed Marco's (Crested Chinese Powder Puff) food to Purina and he instantly became sick... We could not figure it out... A month earlier he had a bunch of tests done before his dental work and everything was fine. He became weak and lethargic, refused to eat, constipated... When we took him to the Vet a few days later he has Jaundice and his Liver Enzymes were off the charts... We've spent plenty of money for him to stay several days with I.V. taking the necessary medications... finally brought him home and he seems to be still with very little appetite... We are taking him back in to check his enzyme levels... Anyone out there experience the same situation???
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2013
I routinely give my pet rats dog treats and kibble as a special treat. I recently bought a small bag of Purina Light and Fit and put a handful in with my rats' food yesterday. Today they were all extremely lethargic and unresponsive. There are no vets that see rats open on Sunday within driving distance of my house, so I've been trying to get them to drink water and eat little mouthfuls of yogurt and peanut butter in hopes of flushing the poison from their system. One is dead already, and the other three look set to join her shortly. I did some digging and found hundreds of similar complaints. Purina should expect legal action from the hundreds, if not thousands of victims of their negligence.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2013
My two cats are throwing up and not eating for days. I sometimes feed them Friskies wet cat food. I recently bought a bag of the Purina Smartblend dry food and after observing them both listless and not eating, looked up complaints about Purina and saw all the frightening posts about Purina food. What is going on here??
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2013
I switched my dog over to Purina Light & Healthy dog food. My dog immediately became very ill with vomiting, lethargy and no appetite. I took dog to the vet and blood panel showed something-or-other went from normal (150) to over 2000. (I had blood panel done a few months earlier when I moved and switched to this vet, so I had a recent "before" blood panel.) It was alkaloids or alkalines in the liver being measured. The vet said my dog was poisoned. There is no poison in the house and the dog is confined to 2 rooms. So must have been the dog food. I switched back to the old brand of food. I will hold onto this contaminated bag for a while in case anyone wants to test it.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2013
Well I have been buying grain free dog food for years now at the same place and recently thought I would save a few bucks and try the Purina Grain Free dog food. I got home, opened up sack and saw this web like strings and then lo and behold... a worm! I wrote to Purina and they blamed it on warehousing or my store for the contamination, then tells me that these worms will not harm my dogs that they are not parasitic... Would they feed their dogs wormy food??... But, how nice of them, offered to send me coupons. Will never buy Purina again.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2013
Purina should be shut down and charged with murdering our pets with their food and they should pay for our vet bill when our cats get sick from their food!!!!! Throw Purina and all of them even the investors in prison now, let them die with no easy way out! Enough is enough!!! As a beloved pet owner, I've fed my cats for years with Purina Hairball formula, Purina Complete formula, and the Purina Indoor formula. Most have lived long happy lives, but the ingredients have changed this year making my cats so sick they start vomiting, stop eating, drinking and then they get a respiratory infections, and then in comes the kidney failure.
I'm having to fork out a lot of money to my vet scratching his head wondering why so many visits with my cats. I know why, it's the damn Purina poisonous cat food. Test or no test this is completely against god and completely unacceptable and you take away pets that we love and we watch them struggle, die because of your damn food! So big cheap easy money is more important the the lives of our loved ones. One of my cats died tonight from your food, caused her kidney failure. I watched her die. My mom and I were to get her to have an injection of peace but you made my cat suffer!!!!!!! The cat wasn't even a year old yet she was beautiful black and white Persian!!!!
Right now I got another cat who is only 10 months old now and he is at the vet right now and he damn near died and he is slowly making it through with his respiratory infection. He almost had kidney failure and he was foaming at the ** mouth and I don't know if he is going to live or die now. I am outraged. I am in legal action mode and if the power is invested in me to take you down along with the rest of the people who have suffered seeing their pets suffer from your food poisoning so be it. You're going down, Purina!
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2013
After finding small worms in my dog’s food I came online to research it to see if this will hurt my dog. She has recently been having seizures (about 4 this year) and after getting her blood work done the vet said it looks pretty good and that maybe it is epilepsy. Now I am wondering if maybe it is the Purina dog food that I have been giving her. I will be calling the vet on Monday!
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2013
I have used basic Purina cat chow for over 8 years. We have 5 rescue cats that have had a clean bill of health year after year. Rarely a hairball or vomit. We buy 2 or 3 16lb bags of the food at a time from local Wal-Mart. This bag had noticeable larger puffier chunks, same hearts and x's but not the same color or size. All of the cats over the last month since using this bag have been vomiting at least 2 or 3 times per week. ALL of them. The bag is near gone and I opened the next, and it looks like the food has the last several years. How can I find out if this food was made somewhere different than it normally is, if the ingredients are different and if my cats will permanently suffer because of this? I'm terrified. This is in Arizona.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2013
My cat has had repeated bouts of diarrhea and lately has not been finishing his food. This has been going on the past few months off and on. I was only feeding him Friskies brand from Pâté variety pack, also selected fillets, shreds, and other flavors of pâté. Often would throw out half eaten cans and try a different flavor, sometimes with same results. Thought it was declining health due to age. Worried, I tried other brands of food and had no issues. Went back to Friskies variety pack and it all started again. I have since switched to a different brand of cat food made in USA and for past week, cat has not had any diarrhea since. I don't trust Friskies any more despite using it for over 5 years with no issues until this year. The fact that the problem resumed only on Friskies and only the past few months indicates to me something is not right. Not to mention my other cat won't even eat Friskies wet food anymore.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2013
My dog almost died from eating Purina dog food. An other wise healthy, young dog, he developed severe intestinal bloating and crept under my bed in distress and pain. He had also vomited and had attacks of diarrhea. I then took him to my vets where he was admitted for several days on IV fluids and other support medication because he was so ill. After x-rays, tests and about $2,000 in vet bills [and no diagnosis] I brought him home and gave him a home cooked diet of rice and chicken for several days to aid his recovery. Since he was doing much better I started him back on his Purina food never suspecting that the food was the problem. Within 12 hours of eating Purina again, his symptoms returned and it was then that I knew with out a doubt that it was his food that had made him sick. I made many calls to Purina to complain but the company never took responsibility for what happened. I am just lucky that my dog - although near death - survived because I figured out the problem in time. Shame on Purina!
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2013
I am reading from other recent posters that their cats ate Friskies canned cat food and developed liver problems and died. I just lost a 5 1/2 year old cat who checked out in perfect health two months ago during his annual exam. We had to put him down yesterday. His litter-mate has similar symptoms and will checked out tomorrow. The NY Animal Medical Center who diagnosed our little guy described his cancer as one that is not consistent with our cat's age. Could it be the food? What type of liver condition(s) were the pets of those of you reporting deaths diagnosed with?
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2013
Otherwise healthy, NO health issues, 12 year old German Shorthair Pointer - until change in food. (Unable to purchase product previously used in diet) Changed food to Purina One Smartblend Lamb and Rice - developed diarrhea and vomiting. Took him to the Vet on TUESDAY. Vet gave him an antibiotic and anti-diarrhea medication. Vet recommend bland diet of cooked rice which dog ate. Seemed a bit better next day. Symptoms returned within 12 hours, noticeable diarrhea began THURSDAY evening. Dog was lethargic and vomiting next morning, FRIDAY, returned him to the Vet. Died within 2 hours! So, so, sad!! After reading others issues with this product and experiencing the death of a healthy dog. WHY isn't this being investigated?? Please, Purina, alert distributors and pet owners immediately. Is money from the suspected product worth a beloved pet's life???
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2013
Our 2 healthy cats have refused to touch any food, including treats and water, for 2 days, and now have diarrhea. We have 4 rescue kittens who are fed separately on a different brand but play and share litter boxes with the cats, and all the kittens are fine, so it had to be the food the cats were eating. The two sick cats ate only Friskies Ocean Whitefish and Tuna, Mixed Grille, and Turkey and Giblets. Unfortunately I can't recall which one I fed them just before they got sick, but it was probably the whitefish or the mixed grill. Looking at the Mixed Grille I tried to feed them today, there were some strange bright orange globules in it, but I don't know if this is from the same batch they were eating 2 days ago or not. Not a very good picture but hope it helps. Would really like to know if anyone else is having these problems with Friskies canned food.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2013
For nearly 2 years we have had our male Siamese cat in and out of the vets for continued issues with tape worm. We tried shots, over the counter pills, prescription meds to rid him of this continuing issue. We were told that he ate a lizard or gecko which can carry tapeworm. We were told he could have gotten them from a flea. We were told any number of things to try and explain why he would have a monthly ongoing issue with tapeworm. Shortly after adopting our dog 6 months ago, we noticed she also was starting to have the same issue with tapeworm. We thought she got into the cat box, or ate a gecko. Tried the same thing with the meds. Same result. Tapeworms kept coming back. No one suggested a change in diet.
I had always trusted the Purina brand and don't know what has happened to their pet food. But since my husband decided to change our pets' diet nearly 2 months ago, neither has had any further issues with tape worm - no meds, no vet visits, just changing their food brand. We have no other explanation than their food was contaminated from the manufacturer. Needless to say we will no longer be supporting the Purina line of dog food.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2013
Lab #1: 11 yr old Develop Pancreatitis after returning to Purina One after trying TSC brand for a while. After 6 months on Purina, began having soft stool tainted w/blood, straining often even when empty, bloated, sore stomach when palpated, eventually lethargic. Blood work showed abnormal pancreas numbers. Antibiotics. Vet furnished Science Diet low fat. Careful diet after 6-8 weeks OK -- now on IAMS Low Fat Healthy Food (10%). Stool normal, seemingly better.
Lab #2: 4 yo / After 6 months Purina One, lethargic, bloated, sick. Blood work showed extremely high white blood cell counts. Now on 14 days strong antibiotics. Took him off Purina one last night & starting to offer little of IAMS Low Fat.
Labs live in 2 different residents (my son's & my home) and have healthy living environments. Too much of a coincidence in my book.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2013
I have had my dog on this for almost a year and did not have any problems and the last bag I bought has made her sick. She has been experiencing nausea, vomiting and even after stopping that food seems to be lethargic and not herself. She doesn't have a fever and her stool is ok now, but she is not herself. I wish I knew what was wrong with the food but I suspect it was contaminated. If I could find somewhere to get it tested I would, but not sure where that would be. I hope there has not been permanent damage.
As I have reviewed more and more ingredients in the dog foods it is very scary. I am looking at a few other natural logic foods to help her recover...Frankly I think once she had such a bad experience with kibble she doesn't want it anymore. I can completely understand. Does anyone know where this could be independently tested for toxins? Stay clear of Purina! They just don't care. I also heard that some of the cautions with Del Monte snacks are a problem too because of ingredients from China. Just don't know what to feed my dog anymore... I feel like it is safer to feed her people food with supplements!
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2013
I too used to buy Purina for my dog and cat. Then I did some research on pet foods, which lead me to switch to Taste of the Wild. It may cost a little bit more, but it's cheaper to keep your animals healthy with a good quality food rather than waste money on vet bills or to feel the sorrow of losing a much loved pet. Grocery store pet foods have lots of bad fillers and grains in them, which will leave your animals lacking in the healthy nutrients they need. Google search "top 10 best dog/cat foods" to find the best pet foods for your pets. Hope I was able to help someone with the information I proved :)
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2013
I had two cats that had to be put to sleep because of liver damage last week. They went from being healthy happy cats, to very sick, unable to eat or drink, and ending up with bloody stools. That is when I knew there was a real problem. I have another cat now that has also become gravely ill and will soon lose her battle to liver damage as well. After speaking with the veterinarian, it is our belief that the liver damage that killed two of my cats and will soon take the life of a third was caused by the Friskies Cat food I fed them. It sickens me to think that a company like Purina would put out a food for our pets that would be any less quality than that they would serve their own families. I am thankful I found out what has caused the sickness of my pets, and I refuse to lose another one or knowingly allow anyone else to either, by feeding them poison disguised as food. I was going to register a formal complaint, but was not sure what the proper organization to do this would be, so I am anxious to hear back from someone with some suggestions on what I need to do from here to make a stand in honor of the pets I loved and lost.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2013
I've been buying my cats Purina cat food for 40 years. Two (2) weeks ago, my cats started neglecting their dry food (Purina Naturals). I thought it was because they were spoiled and wanted treats... not the case! I was practically forcing them to eat until I started to find throw up in their food dish and they would try to cover up their food dishes as if it were their cat litter??!! Then someone brought to my attention about a news story they heard on Fox News (10/24/2013) about dogs and cats being poisoned with tainted food.
I went to the Purina site and left them an e-mail which has not been replied to as of yet. One part of the UPC # matched the two (2) 6.3lb bags of Purina Cat Chow Naturals I had recently purchased at Walmart. Hopefully, whatever is going on with the cat food hasn't affected the health of my cats. Needless to say, I tried a different cat food... at least they aren't covering it up... yet?
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2013
I had been feeding my dogs Earthborn dog food with great results, but it got to be too expensive so I had to switch them. I decided to try Purina One Lamb & Rice, and my dogs love it. But one of my dogs has had 2 urinary tract infections since I switched their food, and my vet recommended that they change her food back. Also, I had been feeding my 6-month old kitten Purina kitten chow, but the last bag I bought smelled completely spoiled. It smelled as though the meat and fish that they put in the food was rotten. Needless to say, I trashed it and switched my cat’s food. Even though I have been feeding my adult cats Purina One Salmon & Tuna dry food and I haven't had any problems, I have serious doubts about feeding my dogs & cats any kind of Purina food, especially after reading the comments here. And I will be switching their food immediately.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2013
My cats are 4 yrs old and I have been feeding them some version of Purina foods for the last 4 yrs. This year I switched to the Purina Naturals and then to the Purina smart blend - for sensitive digestion (the one in the shiny bag). My cats who vomited occasionally - hair ball and eating too fast, began vomiting more frequently. So I switched to the hairball formula. My cats have gone into kidney failure, one so sick that her numbers were off the charts and required a transfusion, IV and antibiotics. She was in the hospital for 5 days.
I have her home, she is recovering somewhat but her brother is now exhibiting the same symptoms. I don't understand what is going on with the food - the vet said that they have an e-coli infection. My cats don't eat raw meat - and they are not kittens so I don't understand how they could get it except from the food. If your cats are vomiting - please please take them to the vet, don't just assume it was a hairball. It has been very expensive and it will be with the Grace of God that my cats will survive this ordeal.

Reviewed Oct. 24, 2013
Two weeks ago I fed my 14 yr old cat Lucy 2 cans of the Purina Friskies savory shreds. Well she quit eating. She's been on a slow decline since then. The vet can't find anything wrong, all the blood tests came back ok. Well something's wrong. She was fine and healthy before that. I've also fed her the Purina Indoor food for a long time. I don't know what to do and she's lost 6 pounds since then, she's still not eating. Never again will I buy a Purina brand anything.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2013
I used to feed my cat Fancy Feast canned food - chicken or turkey - and there seemed to be no problem. Then several months ago, every time the cat ate it, my cat immediately vomited. I changed his food and have no such occurrences. I'm very concerned about why the sudden change and the cat's reaction.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2013
2 years ago I fed both my cats Purina One Urinary Tract Health Formula and had for at least 5 years with no issue. Suddenly, the smaller of the two jumps up out of the blue, begins vomiting and loses the use of her back legs. The vet attributed it to a blood clot and Nellie was gone within a few hours. Flash forward to August 2013, Purina changed the bag for their Cat Food products. I see a change in Genius' eating habits. He is drinking ten times more than normal, not pooping normally. Purina's response is there was no formula change, just the bag. Sent me a few coupons for more of the same.
As the weeks went on Genius (he is a 10 yr old Manx) completely stopped eating, drinking and pooping. I replaced the Purina One food with wet cans to increase his moisture and added moist chews for now. He is finally starting to get back to his normal self but has certainly slowed way down. Purina should be forbidden from selling any more of this food until this is thoroughly checked out by an OUTSIDE source!
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2013
My dog has been eating Purina One for the past year. Recently he's been getting sick EVERY TIME HE EATS. It's so unpleasant that he stopped eating and I thought he was sick and something else was wrong. I switched to Buffalo Blue and he stopped throwing up and started eating again. HORRIBLE FOOD.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2013
We bought Purina One Smart Blend Maturity from a local store within the last week. Our dog has been vomiting and pooping.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2013
We purchased Purina One, Pro Plan and Beneful Dry Dog Foods - all had moths! We purchased it from a high quality dog food store, but it made no difference. What type of quality control do you have? Three of your dry foods and all had moths! I am very upset. What are you doing to correct this horrible quality control?
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2013
Dog has had watery diarrhea since opening a new bag of Purina One Lamb dog food.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2013
I have been feeding Purina over 18 years. When they first came out with Pro Plan, I was astonished at how fabulous the food was, and was very happy with the results. Recently they began making offshoots of the Pro Plan, Sporting and blah...blah...blah. I was becoming irritated and disillusioned that they were simply trying to increase revenue - I saw no real value in the different options. Then I got mad. I have bought 8 large bags since January 1, 2013 that have been full of worms, two with moths included and one with an awful spider type webbing all through my food! I am a Purina Pro Club Member.
The last 4 times I spoke with the company and gave them information from the food bags, they gave me coupons to replace the bags. I have gone to different pet food stores and today returned my LAST bag. I am sickened that they haven't followed up on this. After finding this site, I'm even more upset to know it isn't even a regional thing. My dogs have always done well on this food. I have been blessed - but I will not put them in any jeopardy and I can not keep wasting my valuable time calling in and going back to replace food bags when nothing seems to be done. It is intolerable. I hate doing this after such a very long time. At least my dogs did not get sick, although that could be why my younger ones had spirochetes/loose stool.
Reviewed Sept. 17, 2013
I have two cats that I got while stationed overseas. I started them as kitten on Science Diet. It was okay but they got sick of it. So I started grilling the doctors at the vet clinic I worked for about what I should look for in cat food. I was told that the first 5 ingredients make up the bulk of the food and that anything with the word 'meal' in it such a chicken mean or something, should be avoided as that's all the leftover crap and can contain almost anything that you wouldn't normally eat. So like a crazy person I started reading the ingredients on pet food bags. Purina ONE was my first choice and the cats like it, but upon moving back to the states I decided to try something that was a little more natural.
Blue Buffalo just wasn't in my budget and after reading their reviews, and a complaints from a friend, I can safely say it's not going to happen. Purina ONE Beyond was my next option apart from making my own food. I haven't had a single problem with it and I've been using if for over a year now. I will say that any other Purina food besides their ONE line is absolute junk and I would never feed it to my cats unless I absolutely had to. They would get my food first though.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2013
I have three cats. The third one is a kitten. I notice the last two weeks the new food I bought specially the can of Friskies SMELLS really weird and made me feel like throwing up. Now I have my kitten very sick. Thank God for Internet and my instincts. I felt something was wrong with that food because my kitten was FINE. Now he is sick :( ever since I started feeding him Purina brand food. I really hope my adult cats don't end up sick too :( I am feeding them Trader Joe's brand and it looks like he is getting better, I hope. He was vomiting so much I can't believe they won't do anything about this. So many of our babies are getting sick and dying. This has to get fixed.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2013
I have a 10 year old Australian shepherd that I have been feeding Purina most of her life. I purchased a bag of Purina One lamb and rice and on September 5, 2013, she became violently ill at 2:00 AM. She continued to vomit the rest of the day and was unable to hold down water. She became dehydrated and could not even get up. I know it was the food because she will eat before I go to bed and she sleeps next to my bed all night. I had to feed her ice chips to keep her hydrated. Started to slowly feed her by hand two days later (not the Purina) until she was able to get some strength back and recover. Please beware!!! My dog is part of our family and I was lucky she pulled through.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2013
I purchased Purina dry dog food from Safeway. After feeding my small Poodle and Labradoodle for a couple of days, they became ill. The next time I opened the bag of food, FLYING BUGS CAME FLYING OUT OF THE BAG!! Stopped feeding it to my dogs, but by that time, they stopped eating, began vomiting, and I HAVE FLYING BUGS ALL OVER MY HOUSE AND IN ALL OF MY FOOD THAT IS NOT REFRIGERATED!! I called Safeway and left message to return my call and explained my problem. Waited two weeks and NO response. So, called Purina and have heard NOTHING back. Anyone else have this problem? My e-mail is: **. Please let me know if your "children" have been injured by Purina dog food!! Thanks.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2013
New bag, large bag of Purina lamb and rice. Dog got diarrhea. Took her off the dog food, gave her milk bones…cleared up. Put lamb and rice Purina down again. Woke up to mess again and diarrhea again... wet vac the entire house and wife mad. I did not know of any recall and can’t find any recall on computer.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2013
Impulse purchase of Purina Busy Roll bone treat Labor Day due to holiday closure of pet store. Tucker, our healthy, happy, 8-year-old Yorkie ate about a half inch of one bone Monday afternoon and a half inch 12 hours later. A few hours after that, he was lethargic, crying and lost control of bladder and bowels. We rushed him to the vet where he rapidly deteriorated and after failed attempts to revive him, he passed away about an hour later. Vet suspected toxic poisoning. Tucker wasn't out of our sight at any time and the only thing new to him was the Purina treat!
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2013
PURINA dog chow - I bought a bag of PURINA dog food at Walmart and the bag had India moths in the bag. And now my house is infested and can NOT get rid of these things. I have done everything but nothing helps. These things got in to my food and the house. There are hundreds of them. AND PURINA does not want to help. They did offer me a very small amount of money. I can't buy food that they can get into because I still have them going on 2 months now. Please help. Thanks.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2013
Recently (beginning of July 2013) I purchased Purina Indoor Cat Chow for my 15 year old cat. Previously I used Friskies dry cat food as well as Nine Lives wet canned. She had hyperthyroidism and was eating anything in sight and drinking lots of water but losing weight. The litter box was always full. Because she started vomiting hairballs I switched to the Purina Indoor cat Chow to see if this would help. About a week later she refused to eat or drink and it went downhill from there. She became seriously dehydrated and I took her to the vet who administered a blood test, xrays, ultrasound which showed absolutely nothing and we began IV fluids, and the vet gave her an antibiotic that was good for two weeks. We did this from Tues to Sunday giving her RX food by syringe and at home subcutaneous fluids. She was never a cat that liked to be handled and the more we treated her the more stressed out she became. Nothing was working. She was so weak but still tried to go in the litter box.
Well to make a long story short she passed away at home Monday night. The vet could not tell us what was wrong except she had arthritis and maybe some hyperthyroidism which if she made it we were going to treat with meds. I suspect that it was the food. She passed Aug 6th. I have a Black Lab who is a picky eater but has always for some reason liked eating the cat's dry food, as well as Pedigree wet food. He has had diarrhea for over a week so I took him to a new vet. He had a stool sample, blood test and urine analysis. The vet ruled out kidney and liver disease, worms, diabetes and said that it was either something major like cancer but would need a xray or ultrasound to make a further investigation or it was just an old dog with some gastrointestinal issues and was not able to handle the changing diet. He gave me some metrinazole and some RX w/p pet food that was supposed to make his stool solid again. If this did not work we were then going to do the xrays.
Well he has always been a very, very picky eater and he refused the Rx vet food so I mixed it with ground beef. It worked but the second bowel movement is still formed but soft. After reading about all the pet food recalls (Iams, Eukanuba, Diamond pet food, Milo's jerky, and now Purina brands, I decided I will make him his own food with beef or chicken with rice and even some veggies - carrots, potatoes, peas). He is looking and acting better, but still has soft stool without the Rx w/p food.
I am educating myself about the pet food industry and all the garbage they include in them like the red and yellow dyes that can lead to brain cancer, the fillers they use that are nutritionally useless. Also how the animal feed agencies and the Pet Food Institute (trade group that represents manufacturers) have blocked the FDA from making them define terms used in labeling and industry standards. These two words (definitions and standards) has delayed gov from issuing regulations on pet food. Shameful!!!
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2013
I bought a new bag of Purina DM at my vet's office on 8/12 and opened and fed to my diabetic cat that night. On 8/15 I took him to the vet because he had been throwing up since 8/13 and had stopped wanting to eat on 8/14. It took two weeks to get him better, hand feeding him bits of food (not Purina DM because he refused to eat it). Eventually he started to get better and started to eat the Purina DM again when I'd put it out. But, he got sick again and has been throwing up over the past two days (since he started eating some of the Purina DM again). I don't know for a fact that it's that food that is the issue, but the vet wasn't able to figure out a reason for him to have gotten sick and stopped eating other than he's old and maybe something else is wrong with him we don't know of (after two rounds of blood work and several tests).
I've taken the Purina away again and am feeding him some regular cat food from the grocery store and will see if the vomiting stops. Unfortunately, he has now gone back to not wanting to eat, which is quite dangerous for him, especially since diabetic. I'd like to know if anyone has any information about Purina DM causing any problems. I did notice that in the bag I purchased from the vet on 8/12, there are a few bits of food that are much darker than the other bits of food. I noticed it because when placing in a bowl I thought there was a rock in it, but it was just a bit of food that was much darker in color than the rest. I've noticed that when I pour out a good amount into a bowl that there are darker pieces (and I've been feeding him this food for over a year and never noticed that before).
I just hope he gets better, and to be safest will not feed him any more of this food unless I know it isn't the food that is causing the issue. He is VERY picky about what he eats and doesn't eat bugs or any human food, so I know it isn't that he's been eating something I don't know about that's making him sick. It seems extremely coincidental that he got sick after starting this new bag of food, that he got better after not eating if for a couple weeks, then got sick again after starting to eat it again. If he isn't better in the next day or two after not having eaten any of the Purina DM, I will take him in to the vet for more in-depth testing. I will also ask my vet to see if there have been other instances like mine that he is aware of.
Like I said before, I've fed him Purina DM for over a year and he lost weight like intended and seemed to be doing well on it. I would have recommended this brand to anyone who asked about what to feed their diabetic cat, until this instance with him getting sick. Unless I know it is not the food that got him sick (or unless I know Purina is aware and doing something about it), I will be leery of giving him this brand food again.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2013
Regular store didn't have HAIRBALL MANAGEMENT formula so I bought the INDOOR formula. Mixed it with the HAIRBALL food I had left to transition them. One cat started throwing up almost immediately. Switched back to the unmixed HAIRBALL food I had left and took the other bag of INDOOR back to the store. They traded it for a smaller bag of HAIRBALL and credit. Week or so passed and gave my 3 cats the new package of HAIRBALL today and within an hour, 2 of them had thrown up. There is definitely something wrong with the food in the new packaging. NOWHERE on the bag is the phone # for Purina, so I had to go online to find it. Not very difficult. Gave the young man the numbers from the bag and he said they would send me a check to cover the cost.
Not happy to change. Been using Pro Plan for at least 10 years and have been very happy. But with 2 cats throwing up on 2 different formulas of it, there has to be a problem with the recipe. The young man at the store said my cats weren't the only ones throwing up on the new packaging Pro Plan. I hope that they fix whatever is wrong and get it back out. I bought Blue Buffalo and they seem to like it. It's more $, but overall dry food is very inexpensive on a daily basis.
Purina did right giving me a refund without any hassle. Just hope that nothing in the food will cause any damage to my, or anyone else's cats. Keep remembering the dog food problem a few years ago when many loved pets died.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2013
About a week ago, we bought our 1-year-old Lab Purina Pro Plan Sport. Today I noticed moths around the kitchen. I didn't think much of it since we live in Florida and bugs inside are pretty common. I keep the food in a clear Tupperware and when I went to pour some out, I noticed moths inside. I automatically freaked out and asked my husband to check the big 40-pound bag we keep in the cabinet. As he opened the cabinet door, about 6 moths flew out and when he opened the bag, it was INFESTED with moths!! I couldn't believe that we had to throw away a $50 bag of food. I am just thankful that my dog hasn't showed any symptoms of being sick. We will most definitely be taking her for a check up this weekend!
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2013
I've used this product for the last 20 years. Both with an Irish Wolfhound/Rottweiler mix, and a Labrador Retriever. I've never had any problem with this brand, and it seems to meet my dogs nutritional needs. And you cannot beat the price, for the value. Quality control is a big issue for me, and it is increasingly hard to feel safe when feeding your pets commercial foods. I've been having good luck with this one.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2013
Today I purchased Purina Felix food for my cats and once opened I found maggots! The cat food came in a pack of 6 and the plastic was fine; after looking online I know I am not an isolated incident and people's pets have died because of it! Sort it out!!!
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2013
I am very disappointed that after so many similar complaints to what happen to my pet this past weekend. My beautiful 6 year old Black Lab was so sick we feared he would die. It could only be the food, he is a house dog and never out in the public. I fed him ONE SmartBlend Chicken and Rice. Then awoke Friday to a lot of vomit all around the house. Took him to a vet who found blood in his stool. He was dehydrated and weak.
The dog was treated with antibiotics and taken off Purina ONE, first to boiled rice and chicken. He is now beginning on Science diet for sensitive stomach. Then this morning, a second dog is vomiting! Needless to say Purina owes their customers an explanation. How can they endanger our pets. This family will no longer buy their products. I will be returning a new unopened bag, and share my experience with other pet owners. There should be a public explanation of what is going on with our pet's food... and repayment of pet owner's Vet expenses at a minimum!
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2013
I have always for several years purchased this brand of food in the large bags, But this month I purchased one of the smaller bags around 18-pound bag. Now my dog is so ill he has diarrhea real bad. This just started yesterday. I am trying to keep him hydrated. HE looks so bad I don't know if my dog will pull through this. I am giving him antibiotics so time will tell. I have taken pictures of him since he is so ill. Also it looks like the diarrhea has blood in it now. I will not be feeding my dogs this brand till questions are answered.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2013
Has anyone experienced any issues with the prescriptive brands? A friend of ours’ dog almost died from moldy Purina One dog food last month. I thought about changing brands then but thought maybe the prescriptive diet food was different...?
My cat is diabetic and has been on the same food for about a year with no issues (Purina DM). I opened a new bag of dry food this weekend and he started throwing up yesterday afternoon. He still had an appetite but hadn't kept anything down, even water, for about 15 hours or more. This morning when he didn't eat his breakfast, I decided to give him something different, some Fancy Feast that we still had in the pantry. He has eaten half a can so far with no vomiting, though he still hasn't pee'd or pooped in over 13 hours...
I called the vet and they received no reports on food recalls and I can't find anything online more recent then this forum. I thought about trying to feed him the food again; after his stomach settles down to see if that is truly the culprit... Sometimes when he eats bugs (spiders) he vomits, but usually not for so long. He also vomits when his bowels are backed up, so I'm watching for that too (though the usual signs are absent). I'm just trying to be pro-active by reaching out in this post. Thank you
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2013
In May 2013, I started giving my dogs wet food mixed in with their Blue Buffalo dry food as a treat; sadly, it has been anything but that. My old English bulldog started having yellow vomit 2-3 weeks after eating Purina every other day, and the vet said he had high level of liver enzymes and that she believed he had some type of vomiting syndrome and I bought that excuse. Then this past month, my pit bull has started having similar symptoms: diarrhea with mucus and sometimes blood in it, yellow vomit, and occasionally refusing to eat their dry food if Purina was mixed in.
As of 3 days ago, my Old English bulldog stopped eating the wet food and he's starting to act fine again and having less symptoms. My pit bull on the other hand, isn't. She is now having bumps appear on her coat and the vet cannot explain it (hence why I'm switching vets tomorrow) so I have decided after reading all these reviews and my dogs having a similar experience that I will be returning the Purina the second PetSmart opens tomorrow and I'll stick with what I know is the best Blue Buffalo. Hopefully, my animals will recover soon so I can have my best friends back.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2013
Something has definitely changed for the worse with Purina One Smartblend cat food. My two 12-year old cats have eaten nothing but Purina One for their entire lives, starting with Purina One kitten chow. They have been happy and healthy, willingly scarfing down Purina One. Until about a week ago, when it became clear that my more adaptable male cat was eating a minimal amount of Purina One and his far more sensitive sister was eating virtually none. They are indoor city cats whose environment hasn't changed, showed no signs of being sick and were obviously hungry, regularly walking over to their bowls to eat, sniffing and staring at the food and walking away without eating. I thought I was losing my mind until I found this site and realized that there might really be something wrong with the Purina One that was driving my guys away from it.
By the way, I have new bags of 3 different varieties of Purina One (Chicken and Rice, Vibrant Maturity and Healthy Metabolism), purchased at 3 different locations, and my cats are avoiding all of them. Desperate to get them to eat more, I went out and bought a bag of Orijen, which they love. It's much more expensive than Purina One and will require some budget adjustments, but I absolutely adore my little sweeties and want to give them a high-quality food, which I used to think Purina One was. No more!!! My heart goes out to everyone who has posted about their pets becoming seriously ill or dying as a result of eating Purina and I thank you for sharing your experiences. I hope someone at Purina cares enough to take notice.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2013
We have four dogs, and I have fed Purina one lamb and rice dog food to my two dogs for several years and never had any problems with the food itself. When my son moved in he had two dogs, all senior citizens who became ill this week, vomiting, diarrhea, all very ill. We looked at the dog food this morning and found little white bugs on the food. I have tossed the whole can of food out. We keep it in a kitty little pail that has been washed out well and air dried for days. I am in the process of making an appointment with the vet asap to get them something immediately. If something happens to my dogs, God help Purina for this issue.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2013
I have fed my Golden Labs Purina Pro Plan Chicken & Rice Formula for years. For the past year my wife and I have battled small larvae in the closet (on the ceiling) where I keep the dog food. Often small moths, we thought were coming through cracks in the walls somewhere in the closet. We never directly linked it to the dog food until recently as I've begun to dump it into a large plastic bin for storage. This is absolutely the source from brand NEW bags of food. The last NEW bag was infested with full grown moths and larva embedded in their food!! We did a search and found 607 complaints that it has been going on for many years and Purina is doing nothing about it. After 19 years I've purchased my last bag of Purina dog food and since the company continues to neglect this issue, I will continue to spread the word as much as possible. We urge you to do the same!
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2013
Let me start by saying that we have a total of 5 cats, all indoor and all confined to 3 rooms. On Tuesday, August 6, 2013, I fed my cat Boo (the other cats do not eat wet food) a 1/4 can of Purina Fancy Feast Flaked Tuna and left for work. My boyfriend woke up and saw throw-up and a yellow mucus. When I came home from work, I could not find Boo. She was hiding under the bed, I pulled her out and she was soaked from the stomach down, would not eat or drink and lethargic . I phoned the vet and was asked to bring her in, I explained that I live an hour away and they would be closed by the time I got there. I took her the next morning to the vet, she had a 104.9 fever, she was given an antibiotic shot and a food supplement, and they said to keep her isolated. The vet stated it was a virus and if she was not better in 72 hours to bring her back.
contaminated. My cat was at the vet in June to be declawed, received all shots and was very healthy up until Tuesday, August 6, 2013.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2013
My wife bought some Purina One for our dogs, three Pyrenees, one 12, one 4 and one just a year old. That was yesterday and they tolerated it. Today, although fed from separate bags, three are vomiting up all the food. Usually I give the two younger dogs Nutro brand. This is large breed Purina One that they don't tolerate. The twelve-year-old has been just tolerating canned dog food but seemed to tolerate the One kibble for 24 hours, but all three vomiting is worrisome. Could be the make up of the Purina was not tolerated but I am looking for any reports of recalls. For now, will discard the two bags my wife bought and the two unopened bags I got at the Air Force commissary, maybe I can return them. They have never gotten sick on any dog food before.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2013
I had been feeding my two dogs outing one lamb and rice for as long as I've had them. I had always trusted the Purina name and was unaware they were bought by Nestle. A few weeks ago I got a brand new bag at BJ's Wholesale Club and fed my dogs. After the first feeding, my 65-pound pit bull got severe diarrhea. The next day I fed them again and the same dog vomited everything she ate about an hour after eating. This lasted for 4 days. I brought her to the vet and they couldn't find anything wrong. I fed my dogs again that night and my other dog vomited immediately after eating. So now both of my dogs have diarrhea and vomiting. I then thought I must have gotten a bad bag of food. I called Purina and they told me that there have not been any other complaints about their food but that they would give me a coupon. After reading all of this I am outraged. I have switched my dogs to Taste of the Wild and they love it and are now feeling better. I also switched my cats food from Purina to Wellness. I will never use Purina products again and am outraged that they are denying to us consumers that there is anything wrong with their products as our animals are getting sick and dying.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2013
I have fed my English Bull Terrier Purina One Lamb & Rice Formula for several years. Off and on I have noted small larvae in the pantry (on the ceiling) where I keep the dog food - well over a year. Often small moths. I never directly linked it to the dog food until recently as I've begun to dump it into a large plastic bin for storage. This is absolutely the source from brand new bags of food. It is disgusting!! I just did a search and find on this site that it has been going on for many years. The company MUST know. Starting tonight I've purchased my last bag of Purina dog food - ever!! Spread the word... I will take a picture of these worms in the food...
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2013
I had always fed my cat Friskies brand wet cat food because its five ounce cans were comparatively cheaper than other cat foods available on the market and the large volume of food contained in the five ounce cans made the can last all day. So I continued to feed the Friskies to my cat on a regular basis. One day I bought a new batch of Friskies and opened a can. My cat ate a spoonful of it and then vomited. I just assumed that she had caught a stomach cold and that was causing her to threw up the food. The next day I opened another can of Friskies and she had a plateful of that and then vomited the food again. The third day, I opened another can and she ate a plate of that; she then suffered a lock jaw and could not swallow the food anymore.
Her bowels then spontaneously emptied without any conscious effort on her part. And she then started losing her balance and staggering around. So I immediately took her to the vet. The vet stated that she was suffering from salmonella poisoning. The vet pumped her stomach out but stated that she was in a bad shape and may not make it. She died several hours later that day. I later learned that Friskies had been recalled for containing high volumes of salmonella several times in the past.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2013
I have owned, groomed, boarded, bred, and Shown Dogs to their American Kennel Club Championship for over a decade. I pride myself on educating myself about dogs and their well being, but I missed the Purina name being bought by Nestle and my animals suffered for it. They became very ill with digested blood in their stool, vomit, and weight loss. I am sickened that Purina/Nestle has known about this for years and done nothing. I have researched and made the choice to put my dogs on Acana and Orijen, and will never again support Purina or Nestle products.
Reviewed July 31, 2013
Our two cats started vomiting after I started feeding them a new food, Purina Smartblend that I bought last week. Has anyone else had this problem? For dog owner, did you find out what was the cause of your dog's vomiting?
Reviewed July 31, 2013
I am amazed at the stories concerning Purina One and Fancy Feast as that is all I feed my cats and they too are all becoming ill one at a time. I experienced the worms and webs in one of the bags and just thought it was some problem with the storage area at PetsMart and returned it blaming them. I am horrified to learn this has happened with many others. The stories of mold upon opening cans of Fancy Feast is absolutely horrifying since it tells a story of a whole batch of gore that was either canned anyway to avoid affecting their profits or illustrates severe violations on quality control they do not want to pay for. And there are 1000's of stories on the internet of illnesses beginning immediately after switching to a Purina Product.
My cats too have become ill on the canned Flaked Fish and Shrimp and am astonished to find there is a recall and it is still on the shelves and no one was alerted. Cats are dying. Purina just continues making these foods made in China. Why are companies allowed to torment and kill our dear pets? Yes, it tastes good and they eat it, so us uninformed people keep buying it. For God Sake, shut this company down and allow us to buy a less tasty food that will prevent the agony and slow death of animals who do not deserve this.
Reviewed July 27, 2013
After gradually changing dog foods to Purina Pro Plan sensitive stomach they both are in misery. My 11 year old golden stomach is grumbling and she seems really in distress. My one year old Westie stomach grumbling and vomiting yellow. She won't eat anything offered now. I will have to take two dogs to the vet to get them over this dog food issue.
Reviewed July 23, 2013
My puppy, Charlie, passed away this morning. He started vomiting and having diarrhea on Sunday. He was brought to the vet on Monday. He started to have bloody watery BM and thick clear saliva that hung out of his mouth. Around 8 pm last night, I noticed that his pupils had become dilated and did not respond to light or movement. It was one of the hardest things to watch. I also have friends that had the same thing happen within the past month. One of the dogs passed away. The others just became very ill and had to be kept in the hospital. They all tested negative for Parvo and Corona. The one thing they all had in common was the Purina.
I called Purina this am and was hung up on the first time. The second time I spoke to someone who was somewhat helpful. They are sending me a box to ship them a sample of Charlie's food. I am also having a necropsy done. I am not 100% sure that the food has something to do with it, but after reading all of this and the complaints on Purina's FB page, I am 99.999999% sure something is wrong with their products. When I called them this morning they told me that they haven't had any complaints and I just can't believe that considering all of these posts and the ones on FB that Purina responded to INCLUDING MY POST ON IT!! Unbelievable!!!
If anyone would like to help, please email me or send me a message on FB the package info. on your product if you still have it and the date your pet was sick. If you have any of the food left you can also call them and request that they overnight you a specimen box so they can test it. I will have Charlie's tested by a lab of my choice too, not just them. I plan on sending this to Purina. I have filed a complaint with the FDA. I believe that if more people speak up then they will do something, I hope so anyway. Thank you in advance!
Reviewed July 16, 2013
A few days ago I bought a bag of Purina ONE Smartblend Lamb and Rice Formula for my 8 lb yorkie/miniature schnauzer mix. We fed it to her for four days and for those four nights she has had diarrhea... bad diarrhea! Other than that, she is very happy and healthy. I have now, under the instruction of my vet, stopped giving her the Purina and am putting her on a bland diet of chicken and rice cooked in my own kitchen. After a few days of that I will introduce her to a different brand of lamb and rice dry food and see how that goes. Will keep you posted!
Reviewed July 14, 2013
We had been using Purina One Large Breed for our dogs for years, until recently when several batches from different stores came infested with worms and meal moths. After contacting Purina, they did not apologize or say they would look into the problem (which I found on-line has been an ongoing problem with Purina products), they simply said that they were "not harmful to pets" and sent me coupons. Really?? I don't think any pet lover should invest $ in this company, who clearly does not care about pets!!
Reviewed July 13, 2013
Fancy Feast 3oz. canned cat food fish & shrimp feast flaked - Both my cats have become very sick - vomiting and diarrhea. The first one, which I took to The Prescott Valley Pet Clinic, was treated by Dr. **. After spending a great deal of money getting her well, my other cat became ill. I called the vet this morning to tell the vet the same episode is occurring with my other cat. I contacted Purina only to find out that there is a recall on Fancy Feast of this same variety. After some research on the internet, I have found other people have experienced the exact same symptoms I am. Why was problem not made public knowledge?
Reviewed July 8, 2013
My 2 Dachshunds started on the Purina OM prescription food to lose weight about a week and a half ago. After a week, they were eating half and half mixture of their old food and the OM. On July 3, around midnight, my dog Onyx passed a puddle of watery blood from his anus, and threw up any water that he drank. The 24-hour Vet hospital took X-rays and did some tests, and found no blockages or twisted colon.
He was put on antibiotics and anti-nausea and antacids and got IV fluids. If these didn't help, further tests would have cost close to $1000, which I don't have. I had to get a Care card to pay the $460. He is still on a bland diet. The only thing different in his life was the Purina OM, which he will not be getting again. So now I have a huge bag of this stuff that I'm afraid to give my dogs.
Reviewed July 4, 2013
I'm mad a week ago I got a 31.5 lb. bag of Purina Dry Dog Food. It was for my two senior dogs. I took it home and poured it in to my container like I always do. When I got my boys dog food the next day, they wouldn't eat it. I have a yorkie 9 lbs and a pitbull 82 lbs. When I looked in the food, there were worms coming out of the food. I took the food back to the store. They wouldn't do anything without the receipt. I lost over 32 lbs of dog food. It was Purina Dog Food for senior dogs Pro brand. I've been getting Purina for 11 years and never had this happen before. My dog grew up on the different brands of Purina and they love it. I also got a new container from Home Depot. I will continue to get Purina for the boys. I hope maybe you can correct this. I don’t shop at PetSmart anymore. Thanks.
Reviewed July 3, 2013
I have been feeding my 4-legged child this food for 4 years. He had gotten sick last year due to ingesting something toxic and almost died, but the doctors were good and he recovered. During the time, he was being fed a prescription diet food. I was ready to make the transition back to Purina One and purchased a bag at PetSmart. I opened the bag and poured some into the container. I rubbed my hand over it to smooth it out so I could put the top on. When I did that, I noticed a glob on my hand. I started looking and it was a worm. The bag was infested with meal worms. They were eating the flat pieces of food and were actually inside these pieces. There were also some just crawling around. I knew when I looked at it good that it did not look normal.
I called Purina to report this and they said they will send me a coupon. I told them that I don't know if I'll use any of their products again. How does something like this get past quality control? Now I wonder if this is the reason he had gotten sick. They should have recalled this food immediately when I reported this, but I have seen nothing about it. If anyone uses this food or any other food made by Purina, look at it carefully to make sure there are no worms. There is no excuse for a product being put on the shelves for us to feed our 4-legged children! How does this happen?
Reviewed July 2, 2013
We have been feeding our dog Beneful for 9 years (it's all he has ever had). But a few months back, there was one bag he refused to eat. After about 2 weeks, I realized it wasn't so much that he was sick, but didn't like the smell of the food. We bought another one bag (completely wasted the one bag) and he started eating. Figured it was just a bad bag (it did look different - dry and crumbly). Months later, he is now refusing to eat again. He smells it and refuses it just like before. But you get hungry enough and you'll eat anything. But then he eats a lot of grass because his stomach hurts. He is very lethargic and whines as if he isn't feeling well. This is not like him.
We have fed him twice a day this same Beneful Dog food without any problems until about 6 months ago. Now he isn't himself. I just got done adding some flavoring to the dog food to see if he just didn't have an appetite or he didn't like the smell of the food. He then devoured it. So I know he has been hungry. I decided to google the dog food and find out that other dogs are dying. I wonder if that's why our dog isn't himself. We are concerned that he may be dying as well. We will switch to something else and see if he gets better.
Reviewed June 26, 2013
About 18 months ago, we had to switch dog food because Zuzu, our female husky mix, wouldn't eat any of the good stuff we usually bought - Taste of the Wild, Blue Buffalo, Pro Plan. What she DID like was Purina ONE chicken and rice formula. The other dogs liked it too, so that's what we've been buying. Last weekend, I had my husband stop after work to pick up a bag since I was almost out. Come Monday, Luna, our 9.5-year old Boston terrier, had diarrhea. I held wet food (usually mixed with dry for their evening meal) and just gave all four dogs dry food. Yesterday, came home to a ** mess, and I mean **!! We figured it was Luna! This morning, Zuzu and Caesar (our male boxer mix) both have diarrhea, but Luna is better since I've withheld dog food since the small bowl she got on Monday evening and I've been giving her boiled rice and canned pumpkin. Our fourth dog, Roo, a female Boston terrier, has never been sick a day in her life and has always seemed to tolerate everything and anything she consumes. I'll be keeping a close eye on her and hope she doesn't become ill too.
We are now withholding all dog food from all four dogs and I just boiled rice in beef stock. I got them some plain Greek yogurt and more canned pumpkin. I bagged the Purina dog food up and drove 40 miles one way to buy two bags of Taste of the Wild bison & venison dry food which is supposed to be totally grain free. If they all get better with the temporary rice diet, I plan on raising hell with Purina and I will never buy their products or any pet product associated with them ever again. I've also filed a report with the FDA regarding this matter. Purina has let the ball drop before with their pet products. Major boycotts might make them open their eyes and take more care with products that we use for our pets.
Reviewed June 20, 2013
So I had been feeding my cat Purina Kit N Kaboodle but then she got sick on it so I complained to the company. They sent me a coupon for a free bag of food which I used to purchase Purina Cat Chow Complete. She was fine on that for a few months and now she's throwing up food again.
Reviewed June 11, 2013
I have been buying Fancy Feast for my cats for years and never had a problem until 2 days ago, when I opened a can of Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys Turkey Tuscany, and it was covered with mold. I'm not sure I want to give her anything else from your company. I'm afraid there could be something wrong that I can't see that could be hurting her, but that's a problem seeing that it is the only food she will eat. The can has a best buy date of Jan. 2015. The lot # is 30081160L3FW11836. I don't even care about a refund for one can but I thought it was something you should know.
Reviewed June 10, 2013
I just put down my 14 year-old Australian Shepherd after two bouts of extreme diarrhea and an attack of Vestibular Syndrome. The first bout of diarrhea came after I had added Purina One canned Tender Cuts ("Wholesome" Lamb & Brown Rice) to his kibbles (Rachel Ray's Nutrish, with which I have no complaint). The feces were bright yellow in color. He was treated with antibiotics and fed rice and boiled chicken; however, while I was away and against my instructions, his sitter gave him more of the canned food. When I returned, he again had extreme diarrhea. This time the Vestibular added to his misery.
When I brought him to my vet, he tested fresh feces and told me my pet was absolutely riddled with bacteria and would need a massive dose of antibiotics to kill the bacteria but would not likely recover well from the Vestibular. While his food did not cause Vestibular Syndrome, I believe the canned food was dangerously tainted. My dog was one who would eat most anything without harm. In the end he even refused chicken and rice. I am heartbroken. I believe use of this product hastened his death. Sure, he was an old guy, but he had a little more life in him that I believe Purina took away. I would avoid this product at all costs!
Reviewed June 7, 2013
Purina Little Bites - My Dog started vomiting up her food since I've started feeding it to her a few days ago and she doesn't want to eat it unless she's really hungry. My other dogs I've noticed don't want to eat it as well. I will have to go back to a different brand that we use to feed them. I feel like my dogs are starving themselves because this food is making them sick or feel bad. They will only eat a little bit of this food when they are starving. I don't recommend this brand of dog food.
Reviewed May 30, 2013
I just opened a bag of Friskies Dry cat food and it was infested. I called PetSmart and they are going to refund our money. They can't replace it because when they checked the whole shipment, they were all infested which is fine because I think I'm changing foods if my cats can tolerate it. This really seems to be a problem with Purina/Friskies. I called Purina and they are sending me a refund and coupons. It is infested with moths and it looked like webs on the inside. And when my husband opened the food, a moth or two flew out into our house. Now we have to watch for them and try to kill them.
I was told to make sure the area the food was opened in was cleaned. I asked her if we could have problems from this and she said that there is a possibility and if we had to call an exterminator out, they would pay for it. She also said to make sure we kept an eye out for mold where the bag was opened. WTH??? She went into the speech about how it could have happened after it left the plant. But I told her the whole shipment had it. She then tried to tell me how their food is made under FDA standards, the same standards that our food and makeup is.
Reviewed May 29, 2013
I have a Terrier/Poodle mix that we rescued from the local shelter 5 years ago now. For the better part of the last five months or so, my dog has been having constant vomiting issues as well as very loose BM. It got to the point where he would smell his food and back away from the bowl. He wouldn't even eat a single piece, but give him Milk Bones and he gobbled those up with no issues after.
After not being able to find his usual Purina One on the shelf a few weeks ago, we bought a small bag of Iams to hold him over. My dog ate it up. While for weeks, he had only nibbled at his other food at best, he ate this so fast we thought he would choke on the stuff. We thought all was well until later that night after we got back from our walk and gave him a Beggin' Strip. He puked again - just the treat too, not his dinner. It didn't dawn on me that the treats were Purina, the same brand as the old dry food until I was watching TV. It all connected right there. We've always fed him Purina brand dry food and as long as we've had him, he has always had some sort of digestive issue. It only got noticeably worse the last few months.
We've not given him any more Purina brand anything and it has been weeks since he's thrown up or had a messy BM. He has got more energy, and his coat even looks better. Whatever it is that Purina is doing, they need to stop. My dog was sick as heck for months before we figured this out. It's a wonder it didn't kill the poor little guy. Purina needs to pull the obviously contaminated products off the shelf and offer up refunds, not coupons to poison our dogs some more.
Reviewed May 25, 2013
My dog definitely got sick from Purina's Puppy Chow. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with him for a while. After a few days of diarrhea, I took him to the vet, had a fecal test run (which came back negative) and put him on antibiotics and all that. I have been giving him prescription diet i/d since then instead of his dry food. He was finally back to normal this morning. Well, I mistakenly mixed in some of the Purina when I fed him this morning because he seemed to be doing so well. When I got home this morning, his diarrhea was worse than it had been a couple of days ago!
Reviewed May 24, 2013
My cats throw it up; my dog's coat looked horrible. I had to change pet food.
Reviewed May 22, 2013
I've been feeding my dog Purina dog food ever since my dog was a puppy; he is now eight years old. My veterinarian told me it was wise to put him on senior dog food. Of course, I chose Purina Senior; it is my only choice. I'm an adult in my 60s and when I was a child, we fed our dog and cats only Purina. So there was no doubt in my mind that I wanted Purina to be in my dog's diet. To be honest, my choice is Purina. I did maybe have one or two issues with them and both times, they were very sincere and took care of the matter quickly and efficiently and professionally. My vote is for Purina - A+!
Reviewed May 19, 2013
We have been feeding our cats Purina Pro Plan Urinary Tract Health formula for the longest time; before that, Purina One in the same formula. With the Purina One, there was a recall that no one really knew much about. The products were still on the shelves, and we were still purchasing it. Our cats were vomiting profusely, lethargic and irritable. This is when I found the recall and contacted Purina about the matter. They were sorry for the trouble and mailed me a couple coupons for more of their food. Really? That is when we switched to the Pro Plan. We were doing fine for quite a while. Recently, that is not the case. With the last two bags of food, we started noticing some changes in our cats again that turned into more vomiting.
So I started taking them one by one to the vet. There was no diagnosis other than they had eaten something. Then, when my little dog (who is notorious for getting into the cat’s food when they leave leftovers) started getting sick. I knew it had to be the cat food! It was the only common denominator. They have changed their ingredients a few times since we started purchasing this food a couple years ago, and I am less than happy about this. My cats have ballooned in weight (on a regulated feeding schedule), became very sick and very irritable all over again. Not to mention my poor little dog! After thousands of dollars in vet bills and the cost of this horrible product, we are done!
I strongly urge everyone to take a good hard look at their pet’s food and compare that to a better product. Determine if your pet’s well being is worth the risks we (and many others) have endured for a better priced food. You get what you pay for, or at least that used to be the case. Oh, before I forget! As if all the above information wasn't enough, have you ever wondered what this new ingredient, animal digest, in your cat’s food is? Animal Digest is a common ingredient used in pet foods. As defined by the AAFCO, it is a material which results from chemical and/or enzymatic hydrolysis of clean and undecomposed animal tissue. A cooked-down broth made from specified or unspecified parts of animals (depending on the type of digest used).
If the source is unspecified (e.g. "Animal" or "Poultry"), the animals used can be obtained from any source so there is no control over quality or contamination. Any kind of animal can be included are 4-D animals (dead, diseased, disabled, or dying prior to slaughter) like goats, pigs, horses, restaurant and supermarket refuse and so on. According to FDA, digests are materials treated with heat, enzymes and/or acids to form concentrated natural flavors. Only a small amount of a chicken digest is needed to produce a chicken-flavored cat food, even though no actual chicken is added to the food.
Reviewed May 16, 2013
Well, as for last night, one of the big dogs has begun vomiting and has pudding-like stools, and one of the babies in the other building, not sure which, vomited. I'm taking the dogs and stool samples to the vet tomorrow. For all I know, this might be a viral or bacterial infection. I will keep you all posted. Today, all the dogs are on rice with cottage cheese with a very little Hills W/D for a bit more flavor. My vet used Purina himself and has had no problems. He is checking with UC Davis to see whether they know of any changes in formulation or pre-recall problems.
Reviewed May 16, 2013
I had purchased one can ProPlan Ground Chicken and Rice on my PetSmart card on Thursday, May 9, 2013. I had never used the product, but my dog is a picky eater, so I decided to try him on the ProPlan, because of the advertisement claiming it is so healthy for our pets. My dog started eating it on that following Saturday. By Sunday, he threw up and wouldn't eat, and on Monday, May 13, 2013, he ate a small portion, but then again threw up. He began not acting very well, so I drove to the Banfield clinic, where he is a patient, and related what had been going on.
Upon examining him, the vet asked what I feed him, and I told her Pedigree, but then remembered I had tried him on the ProPlan canned dog food. She explained that dogs are getting sick and dying after eating Purina's line of food, and that it is massive. Mine was the first that they'd heard to be sickened by canned food which means the contamination is more massive than originally believed, in Purina's products. She drew blood to see if he had the contamination, and sure enough he did and had to start on expensive antibiotics.
I am madder than mad at Purina, for not owning up and doing the massive recall that they should, out of compassion. But hey, we're talking moneymaking here, so, I am also wondering why PetSmart does not pull these line of food. Is the whole thing fixed to buy it at the store and then you have to take your dog to their clinic? I am beginning to feel it is a massive moneymaker on many levels. To me, it seems that the cheese is put in the trap, the cheese is eaten and then we must run our dogs to the same clinic in the PetSmart store.
Reviewed May 16, 2013
Apparently, there may be problems with Purina products: Dog Chow (which had one recall), Purina One and Pro (which have not) and I am finding that I am not alone with mysteriously ill dogs. We have three established little chi's (here for several years, the most recent over a year and a half) who are having bloody diarrhea and general lethargy. So I decided to see if there were any recalls on the foods we use. There aren't. But I found this interesting blog site and am sharing the site link with a large number of dog people I know.
I took one chi, Shelby, to the Vet yesterday, the first showing symptoms, and I was told it is colitis, an inflammation of the large intestine. She was given some meds and I changed her food to home cooked rice with cottage cheese, and she is less lethargic and her poop is starting to look better today. But now, two more are ill. If she does not continue to improve, or more of these little ones get ill, we will be spending a lot of time and money at the Vet's office. So far, none of the bigger guys are ill, nor are the foster puppies who are in a different building on the property and on Purina, but they are eating puppy small bites, a different food than the rest of them. It may be a batch-to-batch issue. I don't know. This appears to have begun with the last bag or two of Purina One adult Chicken and Rice.
I read these reviews from this site and was very surprised and angered by what I read. We are pulling all the Purina products in the house and returning them tomorrow, including cat food. We have used their products forever but apparently, their foods have changed since Nestle bought out the company (BTW, Nestle's CEO thinks humans should pay for water, that it is not a right.) I am also concerned about Mazuri foods which are a subsidiary of Purina. We are feeding our Potbelly pigs their specialized feed without problem at this time but scary for sure! Anyone have any experience good or bad with Mazuri feed?
Anyway, this is a difficult situation. I will be cooking for all the dogs for a while and that's a lot of cooking since we run a dog rescue and often take in relatively large numbers of dogs! Currently, our population is stable so I know that is not the issue, and the affected dogs were okay until the last bag of Purina. (Sigh) I will keep reading this site and posting what we experience.
Reviewed May 9, 2013
I had been feeding my Dachshund Purina Pro plan & she seemed to be pooping a lot. I switched to Purina One Beyond Chicken & Oatmeal recipe. She did not want to eat it which has never happened with any food. The little bits that she ate she spit the rest back out. I thought that it was just not tasty & figured she needed to get used to it. The third day on Purina One Beyond, she had massive diarrhea & vomiting. She almost died & has not yet fully recovered. I called Purina & they refused to take accountability & said they would send me a coupon. Really?! I paid 3 grand trying to save my pet & you are going to send me a 2-dollar coupon? I'm disgusted.
Reviewed May 7, 2013
We recently adopted a second kitten named Shadow, through PetSmart to be a playmate for our resident kitten, India. When we adopted Shadow, PetSmart gave us a bag of Purina Pro plan kitten food, as this was what they were feeding the pets at the facility. I tried to keep India separated from him when they ate, as she is on Royal Canin and we were trying to wean Shadow on to the Canin as well.
In the following week, I caught India several times sneaking in and eating the Purina and not her Canin. I saw the difference in her immediately. She became bloated, lethargic, and feverish, and would vomit. This was just from her stealing a few bites of the Purina! Pretty soon, she stopped eating or drinking, and would lick her lips, indicating nausea. This all happened very quickly - within a few days.
Once I put two and two together, and realized it was the Purina, I dumped the stuff, so she couldn't possibly eat it again, and placed them both on the Canin (Shadow, having previously been an alley cat, has a tummy of steel, and took right to the Canin with no problem). The vet stated that she was suffering from severe dehydration due to nausea, and required a week of anti-nausea medication and antibiotics for a possible infection.
I am really concerned that Purina is producing a dangerous product for our animals. If this could happen to my cat within 1 week of eating Purina on the side, then I can't imagine what painful and dangerous medical conditions other people's pets are encountering when placed on the diet full-time. I realize there are some pets that eat Purina Pro and are fine, but there seems to be a significant percentage of pets that have a terrible reaction to their products, and that should be enough to get this addressed.
Reviewed May 5, 2013
My Keeshound is not a fan of dog food. He’s spoiled, but he eats Purina One with no side effects. In fact, he seems to be feeling better. He is 11 years old with no hip problems. He prefers to eat chicken and rice, or burger and rice; but if he doesn't get that, he will eat the Purina One. I have tried numerous different dog foods, and it seems to be the best and one that he will eat. As far as snacks, he eats the Alpo Variety Snaps and that is the only snack he will eat. I tried others, and he turns his nose up at them, and then set it under the dining room table. I think that Purina is the best dog food on the market, and I am sick of people accusing them of killing their fur children. I know a lot of people that work there, and they are very caring people. It is a great place to work because the employees can bring their pets to work.
Reviewed May 1, 2013
My sister is a boxer breeder and always feeds her dogs Purina Pro Plan Shredded Chicken and Rice. She had a litter of puppies and some where sold and sent to homes. One came to my house. The last two dogs had severe diarrhea and throwing up. The vet figured out that the food had worm larvae in the food and the dog was given IVs to help the dehydration. She was in such bad shape that she eventually passed away. No help from Purina.
Reviewed April 30, 2013
I bought a 50-pound bag of Purina One. I have a golden retriever and a cocker spaniel. Both of my dogs have been throwing up and also having watery stools for the past two weeks. I took all treats away not believing it could be dog food. I have always bought Purina One. Well, we threw it out after reading this blog and they are showing no signs of sickness now. I'm glad I got rid of it before I lost a pet. My heart goes out to those who have.
Reviewed April 30, 2013
Our Dane is an adopted Dane. The lady we got her from said she had been feeding her Purina One. We did the same, not wanting to mess up her schedule. This past month, she's passed up on eating her food and gone to eating grass. We mixed a couple of other things like pureed sweet potato in with the food. She would eat some, but not all, then goes out and starts eating grass to throw it up. I just started checking this morning and I'm concerned about the problems I've read from others. I'm throwing out the rest of the Purina, will feed my Dane some boiled rice and chicken for the next couple of days then find another dog food.
Reviewed April 28, 2013
I went to Just for Pets and bought a large bag of kitten food, with vouchers off next purchase. When I opened the bad, the vouchers they were out of date. I bought more food on 24/1, and the vouchers were out of date. I went back in last week, on 22/4, and the vouchers on the large bag of kitten food were also out of date. I complained to the staff that every bag I bought had vouchers that were out of date. They told me too complain directly to you. Surely, this is false advertising as the vouchers are worthless. Please go to Just for Pets in Bentley Bridge, Wolverhampton and check the vouchers out for yourself. This is false advertising, and there are laws against this.
Reviewed April 23, 2013
I am very fussy about the food I feed my cats. Recently, I went to Purina's website and submitted a simple question - does your cat food have any ingredients that originate in China? They never answered my question and sent me a link to one of their websites that assures customers how much they do to ensure their cat food is safe, etc. etc. - spin, spin, spin. I will stop using all Purina products as a result. If more people simply stopped using their products, this foolishness would end. I guess this is what happens when a large multinational company (Nestle) buys an iconic American company.
Reviewed April 22, 2013
Today, I read an article about USDA giving into the demands of the FDA and FSIS about wanting to add 3 toxic ingredients to all dog food so the meat stay fresher longer. As I read this article, it brought my attention to my dogs' dog food. We have always fed our Chloey the Purina Dog Chow and never had problems until about January when we switched to the Lamb and Rice formula for a mix up in her taste. She loved it! However, I didn't notice until reading the reviews of how much she has changed. She doesn't have the get up and go and has seemed rather grumpy. I thought it has been the crazy weather we have been having in Missouri. But the past 3 weeks, she has been wanting to eat excessive amounts of grass. Needless to say, tomorrow I'm going to the store and will be buying her stuff for her homemade dog food. I've wanted to do this for a while now and now this is the extra incentive to do it.
Let me also add that I don't like feeding her the Dog Chow; it's the only thing she will eat. We have tried her on 10 different dog brands both low price and several expensive brands but the Dog Chow is the only food she will eat. About halfway through her 20-pound bag of food, she doesn't want to eat anymore and we would have to find something else that she would eat. Purina dog food and treats will no longer be in my house.
Reviewed April 22, 2013
Our once beautiful, loving and healthy Siberian Husky (Jericho) passed away today, April 21st, 2013. Only seven days ago he was his happy, healthy self. He ran to the door to greet us; he barked at the mailman; and he begged for table scraps. Earlier in the week we had gone shopping as usual and bought a bag of Purina One Cat food for our two cats. When we brought it home, they positively refused to eat it and cried with hunger. Very unlike them. We gave them a different brand we feed our younger cat, but left the bowl of Purina in hopes that they would stop being fussy. Jericho has a long history of eating the cat food when it is left unattended and did just that.
A day or so later, he woke up my father whining to be let out. The two went downstairs and the dog immediately got sick. At first we thought he had hurt his back on the stairs as he had done once before. We gave him lots of rest, but he did not recover. As the days went by and he refused to eat and continued to vomit, we rushed him to the vet. The vet told us he had eaten something and was sick. He gave Jericho some medicine, but it was too late. He proceeded to get worse overnight and died today. There is no doubt in my mind the cat food poisoned our dog, and I intend to have it tested asap.
Reviewed April 20, 2013
My dog has been eating the Purina lamb and rice dog food for years. I bought a new 30lb bag from Walmart about 2 weeks ago and my dog refused to eat it. I left it out all day and she ate a few pieces and just drank water. She's been eating grass a lot and seems lethargic. She ate a bit more and wanted to drink a lot. I gave her dog treats and she gobbled them up no problem. I tried the food for a wethinly[sic] sure what was going on. She ate a bit and drank a lot again. I bought a completely different type of dog food and she gobbled it up instantly! She seems to be doing ok now, so I tried her back on the Purina food and she ate a few pieces and started eating grass again! I’m throwing the Purina food out. Obviously my dog is trying to tell me there is something wrong with this food! I'll notify Purina and see if there have been other complaints. I guess it's time to change brands!
Reviewed April 18, 2013
I have a total of 5 cats, all domestic: Two short hairs (10 going on 11-year-old, gray tiger; and a 7 going on 8-year-old, black haired cat); two medium hairs (a 3-year-old black and white, and a 2-year-old black), they are brothers a year apart; and a 1-year-old long haired tabby. I bought this product because Purina said it would help the ones that don't need to lose weight maintain weight and the ones that do lose weight. I followed the instructions at the back. We started using the product a year ago when it came out. Everything seemed fine until winter hit. My one year old in November started losing hair on the back of his neck. First spot was the size of a dime and he was constantly digging. We thought maybe he was allergic to plastic, so I went out and bought stainless steel bowls and got rid of the plastic.
By December, around Christmas, he started getting more spots and he was constantly digging. His attitude changed. We couldn't get near him. He was jumpy, moody, don't touch me I don't want to play - a complete opposite of himself. By January, we bought cortisone (the shampoo). It was worse. He completely was digging and wanted nothing to do with people. So I called the vet in February because he really got worse - he was biting. In the meantime, we ruled out flea mites and worms. I stopped using the food with all 5 cats on Feb. 13, 2012 and immediately called the vet because he wasn't hunting or playing like he should. He had an appointment on the 20th and by the 19th, my poor baby boy lost his hair on the hips and came out overnight. I said, "That's it."
I called Purina. They said, "Sorry, but nothing we can do." I spent $45.10 that day. March 20th came, his hair still wasn't growing in right and he was digging. It cost me another $45.10. Purina still said it wasn't their fault. I just took my two year old on April 15th because minus hair on the back of neck, he's starting to have same problems as my one year old. Thank God it's not as bad as the one going on two. I am so angry with Purina. They said it's not their fault, but guess what? I might be taking my three 7 and 10-year-old next. They were perfectly healthy before this. My cats have always been raised on Purina and it's never done this until we used this product. So be warned before you buy or try the Healthy Weight. Oh and they got fat on it and not lose weight not.
So now between just the two boys, the one and two year old, I've spent over $100 and I'm looking at another $100 for the other three. If that isn't their fault that their food reacted horribly, then I don't know what it is. Also, I know cats shed but between my 2-year-old and 7-year-old, they can cover a blanket with cat hair overnight. That's not right. Purina needs to get their heads out and put the blame on products, not my 5 cats, because like I said, they had no problems until this food!
Reviewed April 15, 2013
Do not buy this food for your pets! Thanks to your worthless dog food our Lab will soon die of cancer at the young age of 8. For his entire life we have fed him Purina Pro Plan (large breed with shredded "chicken"). We also fed him several treats made by Purina, including the biscuits and the Busy Bones. We never put all the evidence together, but it's now clear to us that feeding him Purina brand food (and treats) has slowly poisoned him. He now has an aggressive form of cancer. Three weeks ago, when he first showed signs of illness, we switched his food to a healthier and natural brand. We have already started to see a big improvement in his health and outward appearance, but I'm afraid it's too little too late to combat the cancer. He will now be having surgery on Tuesday, which is going to cost us thousands of dollars. Unfortunately, it will only prolong his life a matter of months.
I will never feed your product to any of our pets again. There are literally thousands of complaints out there against this company. Do you really think you're doing your pet a favor by buying cheap food with fillers, byproducts and harmful toxins that aren't even allowed in human food?! You get what you pay for. Unfortunately, we had to find out the hard way and will soon be losing a valuable member of our family because of it. I will never feed your food to our pets again, and I will be sure everyone I know is aware of this.
Reviewed April 15, 2013
I am quite fussy about what I give my 5-year-old cat - steering away from the cheapest cat food. But for a treat and a change (as she likes a varied diet), I introduced some Purina One dried cat food in Salmon flavor bought on chance from a supermarket. It was not especially cheap. It seemed like a good brand and she loved it. Note: She was not eating this alone, only had a handful each day. Within two weeks, she started to vomit several times a day. I took her to vets, who did blood tests. Her pancreas was inflamed and more expensive tests were needed. She was taken off all her old foods (including the Purina) by the vet and put onto Hills prescription D/D diet (don't know if you can get it in US?), as well as tablets to stop the vomiting.
Her latest results show no sign of inflammation so we have been told to stop the tablets, keep on the new prescription food and see what happens. I have my fingers crossed that the vomiting won't return. The vet doesn't know what caused it, but I have my suspicions about that Purina cat food (having read other reports of illness afterwards). I hope to God that she is OK now because I feel so responsible for introducing the dreadest stuff and would hate for anything else to happen. I can't be sure it's the reason, but the timing seemed more than coincidence. I would never feed any animal anything by Purina again.
Reviewed April 14, 2013
My cat is eating Kit N Kaboodle and every once in awhile, she throws it up.
Reviewed April 12, 2013
I noticed three weeks ago all my animals were throwing up and had diarrhea. I took all of them off Beneful dogs and Meow Mix for cats within a week. They were almost all improved except two cats. One died about an hour ago. My husband ran out of our Labs' dog food and bought a different Purina brand, and within 4 days, he was throwing up and falling down. It was so sad. He went from running around to not being able to hold himself up. I took and threw the food away and put him on the Buffalo brand. In 7 days, he was back to his old self so I am positive this food is poisoned. Again, I lost 4 cats and 5 dogs the last time when the food was poisoned. These animals were the exact same symptoms. Please make someone recall their food.
Reviewed April 12, 2013
I had a 12-year-old healthy cat. She had no health problems and was active. I had a coupon for Purina One SmartBlend so thought I would try it. She died 1 week later. The vet thought she had anti-freeze poisoning which would be impossible as she is an inside cat. I am going to have the food tested and try to rule out the pet food but that is the only thing different she had! Anyone have any ideas where I could have the food tested? Anyone else have this problem? I miss her as she was a long time loyal pet. I have since gotten another cat and I still have the cat food but I am too afraid to let her try it.
Reviewed April 11, 2013
I lost my Yorkie a year ago for unexplained reasons, a healthy happy dog just got sick and bled out. His blood was unable to coagulate. The vet offered to do an autopsy but I just wanted to take him home and bury him. It was very painful to watch what had happened and have no answers. I am now watching my Chihuahua follow much of the same symptoms. Again, no one knows how to help her and it's heartbreaking. Had someone said to me the dog food you’re feeding your dogs are slowly poisoning their bodies, this wouldn't be happening for a second time. The synthetic vitamin K they put in their dog food is known to cause this to happen in dogs. It's toxic to their organs. Why would they sacrifice someone's loved pet for mere money? No words can explain what I had to live through and my poor pet, and now it's beyond sad. My heart is breaking! Please if I can get through to one person then I have saved your pet, not sure I can mine.
Reviewed April 9, 2013
My 17-month-old Yorkie got very sick after eating Purina One Smartblend Chicken & Rice. He began throwing up and became generally lethargic. I have read the reviews of the food from other consumers and the input is very bad with many dogs having the same or worse reactions. The back says Best By: Aug 2014 30521079 1701 L10. I am taking it back to the store to alert them to the issue I have had. I think this dog food needs to be recalled based on what I have read about it and personally experienced. I am now taking my Yorkie to the vet to be sure he is okay. I think the company needs to take action on this.
Reviewed April 8, 2013
I have a ten-year-old Siamese mix cat and for the past two years, we have been feeding her Kitten Kaboodle. Well, immediately after she would eat, she would throw the food back up. I had taken her to the vet and they had said that they didn't see any health problems with her, that maybe it was just due to her age and to just keep a watch on her. Well, after finding this website and all these horror stories, I truly believe that it is the cat food. I am taking her off it and finding something all natural even if it means that I have to make the food myself.
Also, I have a two-year-old Jack Russell/Chihuahua mix dog and a 9-week-old Yellow Lab puppy. My Jack Russell mix has always been on Beneful. I never saw a problem with it until we just got our Lab puppy. The puppy is very intelligent and catches on really quick. Well, after feeding him this food, he started having accidents in the house because he couldn't hold his bladder. After reading all the other people who have had the same type of problem, I now know that it has to be the dog food. We went to the store last night and took all of the Purina food back and in its place. I got our babies some of the Fresh Pet refrigerated pet food, and they love it. I hope this does the trick and helps all of my babies.
It is sad that such a huge well known brand is basically killing our animals. Why can't these products be taken off of the shelves? Why has the issues not been addressed by the proper officials?
Reviewed April 7, 2013
My dog and cat are finicky eaters and love Purina food. However, the food is infested with grain bugs (white webbing in bags with black cocoons and flying bugs) that hatch the longer you have the food. Purina first accused me of having grain bugs in my house - I live in a city, not a farm. Purina gave me tons of free coupons. One day I went to Pet Supermarket, Petco and Petsmart; all the Purina dog and cat food that I tried to buy was infested with grain bugs. The stores say it is due to cheap grains that Purina uses. My poor dog and cat are so upset not getting their Purina anymore. Now using Buffalo, but the dog doesn't like it and the cat just cries from hunger. Please help me!
Reviewed April 7, 2013
Purina Tidy Cats scoop for multiple cats, yellow with red lid - My cat’s eyes swelled up and the third lid was exposed. She became lethargic and had diarrhea. I noticed turquoise crystals on the floor that had come off her feet from the litter box, so I picked one up and threw it in the trash. I touched my face and my face instantly got a red welt. And I must have touched my lip and I got almost like a blister. I washed my face and put ice on it and it got better. My cat got better when I removed the litter. Something is very wrong with this type of litter. Number on box 3003116703 1627107.
Reviewed April 7, 2013
I am a long time customer of Purina. I have rescued and raised many puppies and all of them have been fine on Purina Puppy Chow. I now have 8 dogs, 7 adult and 1 puppy. I recently wanted to give my adult dogs a change, so I changed from Beneful to Purina Smart One Lamb and Rice (I believe the lot # is SP54401 41308794). After one bowl, all 7 of my adult dogs had severe diarrhea and continue vomiting for the next 24 hours. I called my vet and he instructed me what to do and stated it must have been the food. I have 4 very old dogs and was unsure if they were going to make it, but thank God they did. We called Purina and they stated they had received no complaints with this dog food, but after reading this website, I find that hard to believe. Please if you have experienced a similar situation, please call them and file a claim.
Reviewed April 2, 2013
My dog has been eating Iams since he was a puppy and he finally got bored of it after 11 years. I have been feeding him Purina Lamb and Rice for several months. Recently he has been lethargic and has been sleeping more than normal, but I thought he just had a cold. Yesterday he began vomiting and dry heaving. I reduced his servings to see if he would hold down smaller amounts in case he had the flu.
I asked my mom to feed him a small amount while I was at work and she was concerned about the lamb chunks as she hadn't seen them before. I double checked the photo online to compare. The food looked normal, but then I began seeing posts about sudden vomiting from several sites including this one. I promptly threw away the remaining food and will not be buying Purina brand again. Thank you to all those who posted previously. My dog is a tough old man, but your posts may have saved his life!
Reviewed April 1, 2013
I bought a brand new bag of dog food on Friday, 3/28/2013, Chef Michael's Chicken Flavor which I have fed my dog for 3 years now. He has been throwing up this past weekend. I didn't see this food on the recall list, but I found this forum and was very alarmed. I will be pulling my business from Purina as a result. I am very saddened by this because throughout all the recalls that have gone wild the past few years with dog food/cat food, this one always seemed to hold steady. I hope my dog will be okay. It makes me very nervous that there still isn't a recall on Purina products right now, because reading the entries about this and it being within the past month is very alarming.
Reviewed March 31, 2013
I opened a new 30-pound bag and both dogs refused to eat it. We have been buying this product since January 2013. It smelled different. After smelling over and over, it came to me that it smells like mouse droppings. Years and years ago I bought a country home that came with a stove. I cleaned the oven and baked in it. It had a terrible smell and I discovered under the stove top the many mouse droppings that had heated up when I used the range. Smells exactly like this bag of food. I am not accusing, but I know my pets and they say it's bad. Too bad we can't trust any companies anymore. Be careful people. My husband thinks I overreact, but he doesn't realize the money I'm saving in vet bills. No more Purina products.
Reviewed March 24, 2013
Pro Plan Chicken and Rice - My dogs have been eating this food for several months with no problems. In the last two weeks, one of my dogs has developed vomiting and diarrhea. I visited my vet this morning after Imodium failed to slow down the problem. There was another dog there with similar symptoms this morning. We began a conversation and I discovered he had been feeding his dog the same food I was using. My dogs are inside/outside and I keep an eye on them when they go out. I could not find anything they had gotten into that was new to the environment in the yard. At first, I thought only one of the two had a problem. When I returned home from the vet, I let the other dog out and discovered that he too had diarrhea. I then started reading some of the posts on this site.
I am not sure that the food is to blame, but they both eat the same thing. The dog I knew was sick would not eat at all. The other dog, who normally eats everything in sight, had depressed appetite, but I had not noticed a problem in him until today. Out of an abundance of caution, I have removed the Pro Plan from their bowls and ceased using this food. I would recommend those experiencing similar symptoms to consult the vet and possibly change food. This is not over for me as both my dogs are now sick. I am posting today so that others may be aware that there may be a problem with this food. I have switched to another brand of food altogether. I will update this post as more info becomes available.
Reviewed March 19, 2013
We have a 6-year-old Australian Kelpie. She never had any health issues at all. She had been eating Purina One since she was a puppy. We switched from the Chicken to Beef to Lamb just to give her variety. About 3 weeks ago, she started drinking non-stop. I had just recently opened a bag of the Chicken and Rice. After two days and a few accidents in the house (just pee), we took her to the vet. She showed no other signs of sickness. There was no diarrhea, vomiting or change of attitude.
It's important to note that she stopped eating the Purina One. We thought she lost her appetite due to being sick or maybe a bad tooth. She would stare at it and walk away. She would still eat her hard dog treats so it didn't add up. I bought canned food just in case and she ate it like a normal dog. Her blood tests came back with an elevated level of calcium. Everything else was normal. Since high calcium is often cancer, we agreed to send her blood to Michigan State to do a complete breakdown of her blood. Her calcium level was higher this time but there were no other signs of sickness or disease. The enzyme for cancer was non-existent.
So, back to the vet for imaging. This too showed no infection or tumors. They suggested taking her to a specialist. The vet suggested a prescription renal health dog food to help her kidneys. The elevated calcium would eventually destroy her kidneys so I guess it might help. She has been gobbling it down. Over the past week and a half, her drinking has become normal. She is even leaving water in the bowl. We decided to try a better dog food and went with Blue Buffalo Wilderness. She ate a cup and a half in about a minute.
We are planning on having another blood test done this week to see if her calcium level has dropped. I am thinking it will. While I can't prove Purina One caused this, it is the only logical solution at this point. After hundreds of dollars in tests that all came back negative, what would you think? I've read several complaints about Purina and can't help but think that their food would have killed my dog. I will add a post once we have the blood test done and let folks know what the outcome is.
Reviewed March 15, 2013
In 2009, our male cat that ate Kit and Kaboodle his whole life and was only 2 years old came down with renal failure; he could not be saved. Shortly after, we adopted two kittens, both females. They were 3.5 years old. Pinky died this morning, March-14-2013. She also ate Kit and Kaboodle her whole life. These are indoor cats; they don't go outside. They don't get into things, and they don’t swallow things. I have been reading reviews about Purina cat food by other consumers, and I am convinced it is related to the food. Two cats in four years seem to be oddly excessive. I’m 47 and have never seen our cats die before they were 10 plus years. Plus, one of the other cats is constantly throwing up the food right after she eats it. I thought she just ate too fast but, I now think otherwise. Can someone please get on this with Purina? Why are these pets dying?
Reviewed March 6, 2013
We have always used Purina products until recently. In September 2012, Sara had puppies. We only fed her Purina Puppy Chow through pregnancy and delivery and through to her weaning puppies. Then she was fine but in two days was dead. We thought it was due to complications. Now I think it was the dog food. She vomited uncontrollably, had this far off look in her eyes, and couldn't even hold her head up and then started a bloody diarrhea. Yesterday, March 4, 2013, I bought Purina One Lamb and Rice and after four hours of first feeding, my two dogs both started vomiting until it was bloody and mucus filled. We had not changed anything else and neither had been out of sight nor in a different location. I nursed them all night long and gave them a different brand of dog food and they are doing so much better today. Needless to say, I will never use Purina again! I have been spreading the word to all my friends and family and several have even said they had similar issues with different kinds but always a Purina brand. I hope they start a major recall and figure out what is going on and if not, I hope they go bankrupt and lose the right to make food of any kind. I included a picture of the exp. date and lot number.
Reviewed March 4, 2013
I purchased a 30+ pound bag or Purina One Lamb and Rice. When I got home and opened the bag, all the soft lamb pieces were moldy and disgusting. I live over 100 miles from the nearest store so I couldn't just go return it. I was forced to pick out all the moldy pieces and feed this food to my dog. I am a very dissatisfied customer and will never purchase this brand of food again. Luckily, my mother-in-law was coming out for a visit that following weekend, so my dog only had to eat this disgusting food for a few days.
Reviewed March 3, 2013
I purchased Purina One canned dog food and when I opened it, I saw it was moldy. All 6 cans I purchased, they had expiration dates of set and Nov. 2014 respectively. I called the company and they said it can happen when cases are stacked at factory (compresses can enough for air to get in though no obvious sign of damage can be seen). I took my coupons a month later, bought more and guess what, yep, all were moldy and now different best before dates. I gave up and did not call again because obviously, it needs to be removed from the shelf and they do not seem to care. So I trashed the food and threw out the remaining coupon. Really bad and obviously widespread. My first purchase was in Windsor, CT and second in Norwalk, CT. I just think someone like you should know. Thank you.
Reviewed March 3, 2013
We've been feeding our dog Purina Lamb and Rice for 11 years without any problems, until recently. About a week ago (2/25/13), she started throwing up profusely (for over 24 hours, on and off about every 3 hours), wouldn't drink at all at first & then started to only to throw it back up, couldn't poop but was trying to a lot and obviously wouldn't eat. I made a vet appointment. They did blood work & X-rays - everything came back normal (thankfully) except her "intestines looked abnormal" & her colon was completely cleaned out (vet said diarrhea). She has been on nausea meds and antibiotics for about 4 days and is finally getting back to normal.
In these past 4 days, we've kept her food around her in hopes she'd eat, but she wants nothing to do with it and refuses to eat it (In fact, she has been dumping it out over and over). She'll eat anything else we give her (rice, plain burger/chicken, bread, pretzels, her treats). After looking online, I saw a lot of these posts and they have the same time-frame for sickness as my pup, and some are also in the same geographical area. We will no longer giver her Purina Lamb and Rice or any Purina dog food. It's a shame that Purina is standing behind their product(s) when clearly something's up with them!
Reviewed Feb. 28, 2013
We have two dogs that were Labrador-Retriever mixes. One had surgery on her foot. Due to the medicines she was on, we added a small bag of Purina to her dog food to entice her to eat. Unfortunately, our other dog, Stephie, ate it instead. Afterwards, she started acting lethargic, and she kept vomiting. When we took her to the vet, they ran blood work and said her kidneys were shutting down. After two days on IV therapy, we got the bad news that there was nothing else they could do; she passed away on February 20th.
Reviewed Feb. 28, 2013
Last November, I lost two members of my family after feeding them both Purina dog food; my 10-year old Pitbull mix named Ginger, and a 3-year old Labrador mix named Jameson. Unaware of the allegations against Purina at that time, I had been feeding both dogs several different forms of the brand including Beneful and Purina Lamb and Rice mix. Ginger became ill first. In a matter of two weeks, she went from the loving and energetic dog that had been by my side for 9 years to an ill stricken dog with kidney failure, vomiting, loose bowels, and could barely move under her own power. After many costly veterinary visits, we regretfully had to put her down on 11/03/12.
Jameson, the younger Labrador mix, showed minimal signs of illness until about a week after Ginger had been put down. He too began to show the same signs as Ginger had, and we immediately took him to the vet as well. We found out that he had the same diagnosis, and the vet had no solutions to the problems. So again, regretfully, we ended up putting down a 3-year old Labrador mix that was well before his prime exactly 2 weeks after having to put down Ginger.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2013
My 3.5-month old Golden Retriever puppy has been in perfect health until I bought that bag of Purina One Puppy kibble! After one bowl of it, he vomited. I chalked it up to being fixed the night before, pain meds perhaps. I continued to feed him a mixture of his other food and the Purina One. He's had diarrhea light pudding like all over the place. I'm still blaming it on the surgery, not thinking it's the food change. I get him to only Purina One and he is now pooping nothing but mucus and slime on his first day of only Purina One! I rushed him to the vet know getting the one plus one equals my poor puppy. It's the food. The vet runs parasite tests, parvo and blood work. I am instructed to feed him pumpkin, rice, yogurt, scrambled eggs, and chicken only for the days I await the test results.
Vet calls, no parasites. Blood work is okay and I informed the vet after getting him off the Purina One for 2 days his bowels are returning to somewhat normal. Vet tells me to feed him a probotic food. I went with Holistic Select Puppy and from that day forward, my puppy is regular, shiny, happy, healthy, energetic and has never vomited or had a loose bowel since. Shame on Purina! Shame on you for putting out such a poor product! Thank God, I caught it! I took my cats off their cat food and put them on Wellness. FYI, people, read your labels. Science Diet is full of byproducts; so are Iam's and Eukanuba. Do your homework. Your furiends deserve it. They're here for such a short time. With the pricier food, we feed so much less because it's real food. So it really doesn't cost much more in reality.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2013
Purina Dog Chow - My dog has been on Purina for nine years but this bag I purchased has made her extremely sick - no eating, no drinking and bloody stools. We will never have it in our home again. Thank goodness she has a great vet who was able to save our dog.
Reviewed Feb. 24, 2013
My cat was on Purina cat chow indoor formula. She started acting needy, pacing, and meeting non-stop like she was trying to tell us something. Then she started doing circles and zones off into space, drooling and seizures, then followed by not eating or drinking. We took her to the vet and got no answers. After reading all the same symptoms from other people, I am pretty sure it was the cat food! I will not buy it anymore. My cat also died 3 days later.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2013
I purchased Purina Little Bites for my dog because it was on sale. She seemed to love it and went through an entire bag. After purchasing a second bag, I noticed that she was having what seemed to me as a bout of diarrhea. In the next couple of days, the diarrhea turned bloody and she was incontinent all over the kitchen floor. She was extremely ill, so I called the emergency vet. They informed me that they thought it was the food (since I had just changed it) and gave me a home recipe of food to prepare for her that would help her get better and give her digestive system a break. It was boiled chicken, pumpkin puree, rice and yogurt. After a few days of the new food regimen, I switched her over to grain-free Blue Buffalo food. She has been fine ever since. I will never purchase a Purina product ever again.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2013
My dog ate some of that Purina healthy Radiance dog food on 1/20/13. She was fine before that. She stopped eating and drinking so we took her to the vets. They said her blood platelets were extremely low and she wasn't producing red blood cells. Before this, she was 125 lb. healthy Alaskan malamute. They prescribed meds on 2/17/13 but to no avail. She would not eat or drink. She was drooling, staring into space with that 1000-yard look and could not stand up. The nearest animal hospital was 30 miles away. By the time we rushed her there, she died. Purina foods should be recalled.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2013
My 3 dogs were on Purina food. I purchased a bag of Little Bites last week. On the 2nd day, all 3 dogs were vomiting and had severe diarrhea, one dog with blood in his stool. I took off Purina and fed boiled burger with rice for several days. The dogs all got better so I re-introduced Little Bites back into their diet. Immediately all 3 dogs developed same symptoms again! I threw the Purina in the trash and went and bought a bag of Nutrish food. The dogs are doing great with no more problems! There will never be Purina in this house again. Thank goodness my dogs didn't die.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2013
Purina one chicken and rice - Today I finally broke down and threw away 4 bags with maybe 1/8 rice in the bottom of the bag. The chicken just doesn't seem to make the whole bag no matter how I shake or stir. It's too bad cause my dog likes it. I'm not satisfied.
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2013
On two separate occasions, we purchased Purina One Beyond cat food and discovered moth larvae and live moths in the bags immediately upon opening them. One of the bags was purchased in October 2012 and the second bag was purchased in January 2013. When we brought the second bag back to PetSmart, the manager told us that they have had problems with Purina One Beyond in the past having moths. We also lost our beautiful and healthy 8-year-old kitty in November. After reading all of these reviews, I can't help but wonder if it could have been the Purina food. She was a 100% indoor kitty who never had any health problems until one day, we noticed she was extremely lethargic and not eating.
When she started having trouble breathing, we took her to the emergency vet and they couldn't figure out exactly what was wrong, just that she was anemic and they didn't know why. We took her to our regular vet the next day and she too was stumped as to what was causing her symptoms, but prescribed antibiotics and steroids for her. All blood work kept coming back within normal limits, except for the anemia. We did everything we could and hoped for the best but she passed away 3 days later. Now I'm thinking it could have been the food. Will never feed any of my animals any Purina food ever again!
Reviewed Feb. 3, 2013
I am trying to figure out what is going on with my 3 dogs. I have been feeding them Purina One Beyond for the past few years with no problems. About two weeks ago, I decided to try to save some money and switch back to Dog Chow. One of my dogs started having diarrhea and throwing up. About a day later, she was fine. The next day, one of the other dogs started. I went back to the straight Purina One. They have been throwing up randomly since. They seem to take turns being sick. I tried mixing it again yesterday, and the third one started throwing up. I am not sure if it’s just the Dog Chow or the One Beyond also. I'm trying a totally different brand now to see if it helps. I'm just wondering if anyone else has seen this change?
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