Science Diet Reviews

I bought a bag of Hill’s Science Diet dog food and noticed a "web" in the top of the bag as I opened it 2 weeks ago. I didn't think much of it because I didn’t notice any worms, but yesterday when I bought a bag, I found the webs again along with worms hanging from the webs! Gross! I brought the bag of food and the live worms to PetSmart. We opened two more bags of the same Science Diet food and they also had worms in it! The vet has recommended this food but we will never buy this food again! I am very upset!

I fed my dog Science Diet Mature Adult dry dog food. The next day, she began having diarrhea. We fed her the dog food for 1 week and her diarrhea got worse. We stopped giving her the food and switched back to her original food (Purina One) and her stools began to firm up. No more liquid feces. She has been back on Purina One for over 3 weeks now and still has very soft stools. Two very expensive visits to two different vets show her to now have elevated liver enzymes and low protein count. I truly believe that the Science Diet dog food made my pet ill. $1,500 later, she is still undergoing tests to determine what is going on and how to treat it.

Early Monday morning, I rushed my 3 indoor pets to the hospital, when they became very ill at the same time, the night before. The first immediate signs were drooling and smacking lips, and shunning food within hours of Sunday dinner. I visited them twice a day at the hospital, and watched bloody mouth and nose sores develop. They were immediately put on intravenous antibiotics, fluids, and pain medications. I was racking my brain trying to figure out what could have happened, since I use no chemicals in my house. I clean with a small wet washcloth and dry with a dry cloth, and use Ivory liquid soap or vinegar with water when needed. The only thing I feared was maybe bad food, and I had been feeding them with a doctor recommended science diet.

My Weimaraner, Wilson, was our first baby. We fed him expensive Science Diet brand of dog food for pretty much his whole life because that is what the vet recommended. In November of 2011, we bought a new bag and after about 1-2 weeks of eating that food, he became very ill, stopped eating and became very lethargic. I told my husband that I suspected the new bag of food, because that was the only thing that had changed. I bought a small bag of Beneful to try, but by this point, it was too late. He would not eat anything. We took him to the vet, did tests, started antibiotics, not really even knowing what was wrong. He passed away a few days later. After reading these posts, it makes me so upset to think that this could have been prevented. I am so angry that this expensive brand of dog food could have caused this! If we do get another dog, which we are hoping to do, I will never buy Science Diet again!

I had a cat that was diagnosed with kidney stones/urine crystals so I put him on Science Diet C/D to help avoid these issues. I put all my cats on it since I free feed. My 19-year old Siamese cat started showing signs of constipation, but I didn't know what could be causing it or that it was even a major problem until it was too late. By the time I figured it out, it was too late and he had to be put down. I was thinking it had something to do with his age until another cat started showing signs of constipation. Although my vet does not agree that the Science Diet cat food had anything to do with it, I find it extremely odd that both cats developed constipation problems. I am now trying to find a cat food that will help with the kidney stones/crystal problem and help with the constipation. I now have to give frequent doses of Miralax to my cat so he can poop.

I started feeding my two cats Y/D after my vet recommended it for their thyroid issues. After 3 weeks, my Russian Blue got very sick and had to be euthanized. A few days after that, my other cat also got sick, but was able to pull through. Both went into kidney failure and tests. Ultrasound shows that they had an acute toxin (such as antifreeze) in their stomachs.

Someone should investigate the nutritional adequacy of Science Diet canned and dry cat food. I strongly suspect that this food gave my cats cancer and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. My cats suffered terribly and endured painful and expensive medical procedures. I had three cats at the same time: 2 of them had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and 2 of them had cancer. What are the odds? All three died young for cats (one at age 5, two at age 9). On the other hand, my cats fed with Fancy Feast lived into their upper teens in good health and had shiny coats.

I made the mistake of not reading or investigating the ingredients in Science Diet (SD) and feeding it to my beloved Boston Terriers. When one of them came down with a severe, rare, and aggressive form of cancer of the connective tissue, I stated doing some investigating into Science Diet and spoke with several vets.

I have a poodle for almost 5 years. She is 10 years old. Before her, we had a poodle for 10 years. She was on Hills i/d for a bad stomach. My first dog and this dog are rescues. My poodle now was on science diet i/d up until a few weeks ago when the vet told us to switch to science diet k/d. Shortly after she started throwing up, having diarrhea and losing her appetite, as well as becoming very lethargic and her stomach was distended.

I have been feeding my female Maltese Science Diet canned chicken/turkey food for years. Recently she has had an upset stomach, is eating grass, has loose stools and sometimes even won't eat a "treat." Something is different about this canned food and I hope someone is investigating it and will give us an alternative soon.

I bought food for my dogs at the Veterinarian's office and have been feeding my two bichons and my cairn terrier Science Diet since they were born. They are now 6 years old. Up until now, I had not noticed any issues with the food; however, the dogs have been reacting strangely to the food the past month. I opened the container that I store their food in and bugs flew out of it. I was shocked, surprised and wondered how these bugs got in their food. Upon further inspection, I noticed that there were larvae throughout the container; therefore, I disposed of the food and thoroughly cleaned the containers.

After feeding our poodles this brand for over six years, I noticed a difference in their behavior--listlessness, constipation and not happy with their food. I looked closer at the ingredients and was surprised to find that where chicken used to be the first ingredient, it was now cornmeal and the second is now chicken by-products. Nowhere in the ingredient list was just chicken. Needless to say, I no longer use Science Diet and would recommend that all pet owners take a new look at the ingredients before buying.

I have fed my Maltese Science Diet Light for six and one half years. I thought it was the right food for him but he has recently become ill. At first loose stool, then vomiting. I took him to his regular vet and they put him on a liquid medicine. He felt better for a few days and then vomiting again. I took him back to my vet and he felt his abdomen and there was a lump felt. My vet took an ultrasound and told me there was a tumor that would have to be removed.They did the surgery the next day and told me he had cancer of the small intestines and it was also in the liver and lymph nodes. It broke my heart. I couldn't believe this was happening to my baby boy.

My English Bulldog and two Boxers have been on Hills for at least 8 months and they were doing okay. I ran into a bag that was "bad" and has given all three dogs lameness, wobbling, and no strength to stand. The suffering of diarrhea, vomiting, and stool with mucous took about 5 days for what I called the "inoculation" period. One of them had a fever of 103.5-104.2.

My dog was diagnosed and had to have surgery from bladder stones. Now the veterinarian says he has to be on Science diet for life. He would not eat that **. I was so upset. I did a lot of research and now he loves and eats Royal Canin Urinary SO. I am very happy with this prescription dog food. Also my veterinarian sent me some paperwork on what I can do to feed him other foods. The list says plain cooked chicken, plain cooked turkey, eggs, rice, peas, pasta, white potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, bananas, and melon. I am so happy and my puppy is too! Hope this helps.

This is my 3rd large bag of Science Diet that has been infested with moths. I dumped the first bag in to a secure container that releases food when the lever is pulled. When I saw some of the food coming out had moths in it, I opened the top and they flew everywhere. I sprayed them and threw the food out. I cleaned the container and hung it back up. The same thing happened to the next bag I bought. I returned the contents with moths and webbing in the food. The pet store said it was strand and gave me another bag. I kept this one in the bag itself and opened it to scoop it into a smaller container about once a week. I just opened it (it is a 30 lbs. bag) and it is again full of these silvery little moths. My dog threw up the other night. He is a 16-18 lbs. King Charles Spaniel. I feel horrible. I am returning in tomorrow and I will never buy it again. Be careful with Science Diet food.

Our 10-year-old Labrador mix has eaten Science Diet for the past 7 years. For around the past five, she has eaten the adult light/low calorie in 40lb bag. About 6 months ago, shortly after we opened a new bag she started throwing up. Over the next several days she developed diarrhea and started to refuse to eat. I suspected we had gotten some bad food so I picked up a small bag of something else to see if that would help. She ate the food immediately and within a couple of days was back to normal. I thought maybe the light food was hard on her digestive system and I wasn't really sure if it was the food at all. So, when we ran out of the small bag of cheap grocery store food, I went back to Science Diet but I switched to the adult regular.

Please do not feed your animals Hill's Science Diet food. My 10-year-old Siamese has been the picture of health until now. He has been eating Hill's Science Diet c/d formula for approximately two years; it was recommended by our vet.

I have always used the Science Diet puppy food. All 3 of my dogs have become sick and vomiting. I stopped the food for a couple days and fed my dogs with chicken noodle soup, thinking it might have been a viral thing. I started their Science Diet food again. Vomiting came back again. So, they are eating chicken noodle soup and no vomiting at the time. I don't know if I need to purchase another bag of food, wondering if there is something wrong with the one bag they have been eating from. I have been buying this product for over 10 years and I don't know what to do.

The vet recommended Science Diet T/D on our first visit for our Maltese and Maltese mix, 3 and 2 years old respectively. After happily being on Blue Buffalo for 18 months, the vet convinced me, due to dental issues with the Maltese, to make the switch. I immediately noticed how dry my pups stool had become but figured this was due to the new food and its large size, although it was "small bites".

I have 10 rescues. When I feed them only Science Diet dog food, they all eat dirt. When I mix it with other food, they stop eating the dirt. Something is lacking in the food. As I read the reviews, I noticed many of the complaints matched things that happened to my dogs. I am changing their diets, even the one that has been eating it for 15 years. The one that eats W/D will find a new food as she vomits very often.

Our 4-year-old Labrador became listless and would not sit or lie down all day. This was due to her pancreas overreacting to fat. Our Labrador is on a fresh food diet with very little fat. Our neighbor brought over a leftover steak for our 2 dogs, and because of the higher fat content in the steak, Maggie's pancreas "over-reacted”.

My vet recommended Science Diet's z/d for my 6-year old Irish Setter. From September 2010 through April 2011, he ate the wet and dry varieties.

After a visit to the vet for our perfectly healthy Mal-Shi pup (eye-related visit), we acquired a free bag of Science Diet. So, of course, coming from the vet's office, I thought what could it hurt? Boy, was I wrong! I started integrating her regular food with the Science Diet just as recommended. She accepted the food fine and ate it for approximately five days without any side effects, or so I thought. By Day 6, our happy, vivacious, very energetic pup had now become gravely ill. She stopped eating, had diarrhea and was extremely lethargic. I was scared that she would not make it through the night and never get a chance to go to her vet appointment the following morning. I said a prayer and went online one last time hoping to get an answer.

My cat has eaten Science Diet Cat Food bladder health formula for almost two years now. He would throw up now and then, but he loved eating it and had no other problems. He is a little over two years old and has always had a good appetite, eating five-six times a day.

My girl friend moved her cat in with me and she started him on science diet! Well, his stools were stinky and he wasn't himself! Then, he was vomiting and we had to get him to a vet. Sadly, we had to put him to sleep! ONLY 7 years old, raised by her since he was 2 weeks old, we thought he ate something but reading this site, we are rethinking his demise! OMG, please pull this crap. This cat was her therapeutic cat and she is disabled, and since we found 2 new kitties. BUT Milo... we feel we killed him!

Science diet food is crap. I used it blindly since the mid 80’s when it was a good food for pets.

I have mixed breed chiweenie who we adopted at 6 weeks. He is now a year and a half. The pound provided us with a bag of Science Diet dry dog food so we kept him on this for some time. Then we noticed he started to throw up a lot and had bloody stools so my vet suggested we make a homemade mixture of boiled meat mainly chicken, carrots and rice to calm his stomach. We did that and in a few days he was fine. We also bought some organic foods and he loved them as well, but he really liked the Science Diet dry so we continued adding that to his food so there wasn't too much of a change.

My complaint has to do with Science Diet food for dogs. My daughter and I have two Schnauzer's who have eaten Science Diet all their lives. My issue is that we would buy the 20 lb bag and now the 17 1/2 lb bag is more expensive than the 20 lb. What is the deal. This is not right to get less food and pay more. There are 1,000 of people who buy science diet because they believe in the product. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!!!!! What reasoning can you give me? Please send me coupons to make up the difference of having to pay more for less food. It does not seem like this should be able to be done. Thank you for your consideration.

Upon opening my 35 lb. bag of Science Diet Small Bites for Mature Dog +7, there are big bites an inch in size scattered among the small bites.

I have six Chihuahuas--mom, dad and their four kids. I bought Science Diet for a good food for my pets; what a mistake. I got the Science Diet that was from the vet’s. After only one feeding, three of my babies had seizures. I took the food away and thought that was that. Later in the month, after talking to the vet, I again tried to let them eat the SD. Never again. Four of them had seizures this time. This food is contaminated with something that is extremely toxic to small dogs. I recommend anyone with small dogs, or even large dogs, to beware of this product. I have switched to cooking for them myself and have had no problems.

I had two Labradors who both died within 2 months of each other. I started researching Science Diet which they had all of their lives. One was 11 and the other was 12. Both had tumors on their spleen. Our black Labrador had surgery last year and we were lucky that the tumor was benign. Our yellow Labrador got sick suddenly this April and she had a tumor on her spleen also. Unfortunately, she wasn't so lucky and had cancer in her lungs and liver. Their mother is still living at 16 and has been fed Purina all her life. I am so angry. I am so sorry that we ever started using what is supposed to be the best dog food there is.

I have been feeding my dogs Science Diet for years. They loved it. I have two English bulldogs and two pugs. But recently I have noticed a big change in the color of the food. The food is not as dark and does not seem to have as many oils. The smell of the food is also quite different.

I have had many cats which were raised on science diet, one which lived to be 25. I have had my younger cats on SD also but have noticed the fur on them turning white, one which is a Havana Brown. The fur started turning white about one week ago today. SD is on sale now at PetSmart but I'm not gong to buy it. I know the food is lacking something and with the price and risk it's not going to be worth the consequences.

Science Diet is not a top quality food as most of the bag is made of up ground corn.

I have had my dog on 50% Science Diet Mobility and 50% of the other dog food I’ve been using his whole life. He has been eating this for about 4-6 weeks. He is now been getting sicker and sicker for the past 2 weeks. He has been throwing up and each day he was not eating as much as he use to. He has been drinking water a lot. I decided 24 hours ago to stop giving him the Science Diet. He now has his appetite back, drinking normally and has not thrown up at all. I pray that I have stopped in time using Science Diet. I will never recommend this food to any of my dog friends. There is definitely a problem with this food if there are this many negative comments on the computer. I only wish that I had read this before I tried the product.

I have bought a case of 24 cans of the Science Diet cat food and have recently noticed my cat is not eating much or wanting to drink much. As well as now , it is also being lethargic for about the last three days. So tomorrow I will be contacting my local vet to have it checked out. What makes this most frustrating is that you make sure to only buy top quality food for your pet, then have that very food put your pet's health in danger.

I have used Science diet cat food for 20 years. I attribute my cat’s healthy long life to it. I have another cat who loves it also. She is only a year old. I am grateful for your product. I now buy it for our new puppy also. Thank you Science Diet.

The only difference in their life was the introduction of this new food. We never gave the food to our other dog, and she is fine. Both of the dogs ( a 12 yr mixed breed and a 12 yr bully) had some health problems but were doing well. Never in a million years would I have given this food to my dogs if I thought it would harm them in any way. I will never recommend this company or buy any of their food again.

We have five dogs of different breeds and have fed them a variety of food but have used Science Diet before and since all the scare of bad food I figured this one should be good. Been on it for a couple months now and ran out so I go buy another bag. Two strange things to start with none of my dogs want to eat all their food (stand indeed) but whatever. Then the day before yesterday, my daughter's large breed dog could not walk or stand and had diarrhea all over the place. Took her to the vet. The vet says probably a bacteria in her gut. Puts her on antibiotics. She's doing better. Then today, my son's Jack Russell starts doing the exact same thing! Called the vet and she says they are eating something making them sick. Well, unless my neighbors are poisoning them (highly unlikely), the only thing they eat is Science Diet ! No more and Science diet should be ashamed!

My 11 year old mini dachshund had a 1.6 lb tumor on his spleen, and he has been on Science Diet dog food. A neighbor said her dog had the same thing and fed the Science Diet. I don't think this was coincidence.

I purchased a 30 lb bag Healthy Mobility dry dog food for Adult 1+ large breed. My large breed dog could not chew the food as it was so hard. No problem I would just use my food grander and make it small enough for him to eat. Didn't work I could not get it to grand up as it is so hard. Why does all Science Diet dry dog food have to be so d**n hard? No, I do not like the smell of moist dog food. Sorry but after 5 years I'm going to try another dry dog. Thanks for taking the time to read this.

I have had my beagle puppy now for 3 months. I have not had one single problem with this food. My vet has recommended it to me and it is working out well for my dog. I'm writing to say that if your dog or cat isn't acting right, why are you keeping the dog or cat on the food for so long? It doesn't make sense! Don’t keep your pet on the food if you think it is making him or her so sick. This is pretty obvious!

I purchase SD Pet I/D dry food and canned wet food. I was giving my boxer the canned food and he started getting sick. I couldn't understand what was making him sick because he hadn't eaten anything other than SD Pet I/D food. He ended up going to the vet, getting hospitalized overnight, with IV hook up, x-rays and blood test, which cost me $500. He had gotten a bacteria. At this time, the vet told me it was something he ate. I explained I had not fed him anything other than the pet I/D food.

I purchase canned Science Diet Lite dog food every 3 weeks or so, by the case, each can is not completely filled with the product.

I have been feeding my 4 Chihuahuas Science Diet for 8 years. They are 10 and 11 years old and all 3 have diabetes and one has kidney problems from the dog food.

I've been feeding my 8-yr. old cat Science Diet for cats hairball control for a month now and she seemed to be fine up until 2 weeks ago. She started vomiting a few minutes after she ate. It never ever occurred to me it could be her food. I just thought, I have to take her to the vet. I let my bust life style get in the way and never took her to the vet. Then my husband and I went on vacation this past week only to come home and find she had went in a corner of our closet and urinated and died. Our friend who was looking after her said she didn't seem like herself and was just sleeping all the time and kept vomiting. We haven't had proper sleep yet. I feel so ill for neglecting and not taking her to the vet.

I have been purchasing Science Diet dog food for the last 12 years. I purchase the Adult Light Small Bites 40 lb bags. I have had repeated problems with this dog food having moths in the dog food. I have tried three different pet stores in the area and it is the same problem in each store. I sent an email to Science Diet and never heard from anyone. I decided to try the food one more time and still had the same problem. I contacted Science Diet at their 800# and they assured me they have a quality assurance department that checks for this and there is no problem with their food. I asked the customer service rep what happens when my dogs eat these bugs and she said her dogs and cats eat bugs all the time and it's not a problem.

We have two cats that about five years old. One cat appears has been vomiting lately and we believe it's due to her food. We feed them Science Diet Mature with Hairball Control. I just saw her eat five minutes ago and she threw it all up. I googled "cat vomiting science diet hairball" and found this site. After reading through some of the complaints and recognizing the same symptoms, I'm going to switch back to Purina or Iams.

I have an 11 week old kitten who were fed exclusively Science Diet Kitten canned food (of varying assortments) and started mixing in Science Diet's Nature's Best kitten kibble. Two days later, one of the kittens started exhibiting urgent urination and I noticed blood was present. After going to an incompetent vet and spending $1000 to diagnose the issue, I went to a second opinion. Urinalyses were performed and calcium oxalate crystals were present. A sonogram showed several stones in his bladder as well.

Because of a possible food allergy, six weeks ago, my active, fit and trim 65-pound Lab was prescribed Hill's z/d formula. She has a skin problem and is otherwise healthy. Since that prescription date, she has lost eight pounds and is lethargic. I believe there is no nutritional value to this food and that I have been starving her.

I took my new puppy to the vet for his first check-up. I had done some research on pet foods that were what I thought to be the healthiest for him and what are not. I currently have him on Blue Buffalo which I think is a healthy choice. When we were at the vet, she asked me what food I had him on and when I said "Blue Buffalo." She gave me a strange look and said she had never heard of it but would highly recommend Science Diet. But she said that her dog is on Purina and it’s good too without even bothering to ask if my dog was doing fine on his current diet. So why is she recommending this again? He's doing just fine! She gave me a bag to try for my puppy.

I have two 12-year-old Corgi's, they are brothers. I also had a Keeshond, who died a number of years ago. All three dogs have been fed one form or another of prescription Science Diet for their entire life, usually RD and TD for weight management and tartar control. The Keeshond died of a kidney tumor rupturing, I was too young to know why at the time until recently when my Corgis have become ill and I asked my mother about what had happened. One of the Corgi's just had his spleen removed because of a large tumor, which upon biopsy, has been identified with a type of cancer that usually attacks the liver and not the spleen. All three have had Cushing's disease.

I came home from work and my cat got sick with vomit and diarrhea all over the house. I took him to the emergency vet that evening and they told me he was extremely dehydrated and they asked me a lot of questions. I have been feeding my cat Science Diet wet food and dry food for two years. The vet kept him overnight, gave him an IV and monitored him. They did an x-ray when I got there and four hours later. Everything was fine. I checked the Science Diet can. It said it was good until 2011. I followed the vet's instructions and now a week later, he is sick again after I put him back on normal food. It is the Science Diet wet food because there is a mysterious white spot in the can which I assume was part of the food but it looks like mold. I will no longer feed him wet food.

My problem was with Science Diet wet cat food. It is the red can, culinary creations. This particular can, when opened, showed a large white area with a jellied substance along the edges. The can was not dented at all. This particular can was ocean whitefish, lot #P25. I contacted the company and sent pictures. They verified that the white area was definitely mold. I was lucky I spotted this and did not feed it to my kitties - I have three. I was hoping the company would recall this product but in return, they sent a $10.00 coupon and a letter thanking me for my input in their product.

About 4 months ago, I changed my cats over to Science Diet Mature Hairball control dry cat food per my vet. I've been mixing it in with their old food and gone completely to Science Diet as of a few weeks ago. About a week ago, I purchased a new bag and both cats were immediately sick. One has had diarrhea so badly the past few days that I am taking her to the vet in a few hours. I find it interesting that both cats were sick immediately after eating the new bag of food. I have gone back to their old food and one cat seems to be back on track, but we'll see today what is wrong with the other. After reading these other posts, I am certain that there is something wrong with Science Diet's food. Here's the info from the bag: K2130436 CH 202, Best before 02 2011, Product #7534 LCN 660.08.

Our cat began to vomit and foam at the mouth keeping us awake overnight. We took her to the vet and had to admit her to an emergency clinic to be monitored over the weekend. We brought her home and found her sister in the same state of distress. The only thing that changed was the new bag of Science Diet Adult sensitive stomach food we had started to give them. They were determined to have food poisoning and are recovering on fluid injections, antibiotics, appetite stimulants. After reading the same complaints online, I'm amazed of the similarity to the others. If I only had one cat, I would have continued to feed her the same food and probably killed her. This is scary as hell!

One of my cats is a bit "large" so we put him on Science Diet Lite. We were given samples by the vet. He started vomiting soon after his first meal and the vomit contained only SD Lite. We reverted to his old diet, alternating with SD Lite. The vomiting continued when on SD Lite. We discontinued the SD Lite and put him back on only Purina (but less of it) and the vomiting stopped. The cat seems fine now.

I bought a 20 lb. bag of Science Diet original dry cat food. One cat was vomiting and having diarrhea and is still not well. Another cat has diarrhea. The other cats are just laying around listless and have lack of appetite. The cats were picking at the food, and soon none of the cats would eat it at all. I returned the food to Pet Club and bought another of the same food with a different lot number. The cats won't eat that one either. I've been using this food for years too. I told Pet Club not to put the returned food in the donation cat bins. Something has definitely changed.

My cat was diagnosed with pancreatitis in March 2009. Although we tried all the sensitive stomach foods the vet prescribed, the only foods that didn't cause vomiting were Science Diet Original Dry Formula and Canned Meow Mix Tuna and Shrimp. Since Science Diet is supposed be better than Meow Mix, we've been feeding that for several months without any vomiting. In July 2009, we purchased another small bag of Science Diet and within 5 minutes of eating, my cat was vomiting. Thinking she had a pancreatitis attack, we withheld food for 24 hours, as recommended by our vet. Withholding food for so long is extremely stressful on our baby and watching her starve is agonizing. She began vomiting soon after eating more Science Diet.

I am involved in pet welfare and a longtime dog mom. We always have more than one dog in our house. My heart goes out to everyone experiencing problems with any pet product because we trust that companies polish their own products. I know what I went through after that one incident since I fed one of the foods from one of the recalls. I would like to thank this site for the accounts on Science Diet. Our recently adopted puppy who got sick (not related, but I will look into this now) was fed some Science Diet puppy while housed at the vets. I don't use the product, but to everyone who is concerned about their dogs' health, please check out the following publications:

My oldest cat was poisoned after eating Science Diet Savory Cuts in 2007 when pet food was tainted with melamine. Although she managed to survive that ordeal, her digestive system never returned completely to normal and she would have problems with vomiting and diarrhea and constipation. The vet put her on Hills ID Feline Prescription Diet for about a year; after which time, the vet recommended trying her on Science Diet. I was very skeptical about ever buying Science Diet again but the vet indicated that not only now was it safe, but it was a very good quality food.

I have tried so many things for my dog and finally went to Science Diet r/d canned. It worked fine the first time around. He loves the food! This morning, I opened a can and it kind of scared me! The bottom side of the lid had a white, spongy film on it. The complete "casing" of the dog food (sometimes comes out like a "jelly roll") had the same white spongy film all around it. The smell was horrible(!), like it had gone bad.around the bottom. On the paper of the can was a dry "ring" of what looked like previous wetness. I opened another can to compare it, to see if maybe, since it was early morning, I was not quite awake but no, the dog food slipped out just fine and smelled like how it's supposed to smell. My dog has had so many problems with his health. The last thing I can afford is another vet bill from him getting sick! I plan to contact my vet and Science Diet directly about this. Oh, and the can came from a sealed case. So far, no other cans have the same problem. How could this be?

We bought Science Diet for Large Puppies from Petsmart, the same food we have been feeding our puppy for the past seven months. When I opened the new bag bought in July 2009, our golden had horrible uncontrollable diarrhea with lots of mucus that night and the day after. We stopped feeding her the dog food for a few days and made rice and chicken. She returned to normal and then we fed her the Science Diet food again thinking that something else caused the illness. Almost immediately after eating the Science Diet, she is back to having horrible diarrhea. I have searched the websites and have not found any indication of a recall. However, based on the statements I have read here, I believe it is the food so I will not be feeding her Science Diet anymore!

My dog has been eating Science Diet J/D prescription dog food for several years and has never had a problem. But in June 2009, he started not wanting to eat it. I thought his mouth was hurting him and took him to the vet, but nothing was wrong. Then in July, he started vomiting every day and wouldn't eat it. I discovered that it must be the food, because he will eat Iams. I have seen many postings online of dogs that started having problems with Science Diet in May/June of 2009. There is no recall, but there must be something wrong with the food if lots of people are having the same problem. Consequences: carpet is being damaged by frequent vomiting.

Our Golden Retriever was 11 years old and in good shape for his age. We have always used Science Diet Sensitive Stomach. He did vomit from time to time, but I thought it was from the kids getting him excited after he ate. I am not sure on the exact dates, but some time in late May of 2009, the neighbor's 12 year black lab passed away. They had left over Science Diet and offered it to us since they knew we used the same brand. I thought it was sensitive stomach, but found out later it was the vegetarian type. I mixed it in with the current batch. Our dog did not like it and did vomit. I thought he was just being picky. I ended up throwing it all away because it was too much of pain to pick out the new food.

I woke up to find my mom's 17-year old dog had vomited in her crate, which is unusual. Despite her age, she had just gone to the vet last week and has a clear bill of health, but I chalked it up to an upset stomach. Today, my chihuahua who shares the same bag of food with my mom's dog and Yorkie threw up multiple times. I couldn't pinpoint the reason. Just a few moments ago, my mom's dog threw up again. This is a large amount of vomit, not just a bit of spit up. My Yorkie hasn't thrown up to my knowledge, he could have gone out to the yard. I am discontinuing use for good. I've used Science Diet for years without a problem. My mom's dog does not need the added stress of vomiting up her food. We were using the Adult Small Bites for her in particular.

I have used Science Diet for over 5 years and never had a problem. It must be a bad batch I purchased on April 18. I started using it on June. All 3 dogs were throwing up, diarrhea and sick. Not all 3 got sick at once, so it was hard to figure out what was making them ill. Finally, I googled and found all the similar comments from other dog owners. There is no recall from Science Diet, but I have discontinued use. I will be feeding them rice and chicken, homemade, for a week till they are better.

A month into the Dry variant and 2 of my dachshunds are throwing up and have diarrhea. One of them does not want to eat it at all. Everything seems to sound just like everyone else's comments on here. Strange thing, only 2 out of 3 are sick and they all eat the same food. But not taking any chances, Chicken and Rice and hopefully that will clear it up soon.

Possible bad batch of dog food - We have used Science Diet for 1 1/2 years without any problems, until this past week. We bought a 10lb. bag of food for our miniature schnauzer and he has been throwing up and has had mucus in his stool. Has there been a change in the composition of the dog food?

Possible Bad Batch! I purchased a new 20-pound bag of Hills Science Diet Small bites on June 3, 2009 and began feeding my 2 Jacks a couple of days later. (They have been on the same brand for over two years.) By June 8, 2009, both were vomiting and had loose stools. Prior to this, both dogs have always been very healthy. I immediately stopped this dry food and started making them a combination of white rice, scrambled eggs and carrots. It took 4 to 5 days to clear up their systems. I plan on returning the remaining food to Petco since I have been a loyal customer for 10 plus years.

Shortly after I started a new 40 lb. bag, my 3-year-old Golden Retriever started having diarrhea with huge amounts of mucous matter. I, at first, thought she may have eaten something in the backyard, but it was still going on a week later. I was out of town for a week and my son fed her Nutro lamb and rice while I was gone and the problem disappeared. When I got back, I resumed the Science Diet, and the problems recurred. I switched to Nutro and the problems were gone again. This dog has eaten Science Diet for over two years so it wasn't any sudden change in diet. I had lost two prior Golden Retrievers at young ages (6 and 7) and often wondered about the Science Diet since they both died suddenly from digestive disorders. Petco said there has been no reports of any recent problems, but this website certainly indicates that there are similar problems and that there is some contaminated food in the marketplace. I'm sure Hill's must be aware of this and is apparently doing nothing.

Our 4 year old cockapoo, Chloe, was diagnosed 2 weeks ago with bladder stones. Our vet did not do x-rays, rather she could feel the stones through palpation of the abdomen. Chloe was given an oral antibiotic and Hill's Science Diet S/D canned dog food. After 5 days on the dog food, she became lethargic, immobile, distended and vomited 7 times in 6 hours. We took her to our vet, where they did 2 x-rays and found signs of pancreatitis. The pancreas and small intestines were blurred on the x-ray and the vet said that was indicative of pancreatitis. We could also see undigested chunks of food throughout her large intestine and colon. They then confirmed the pancreatitis through blood work.

I have been feeding my dogs Science Diet for over 13 years, and recently, this May of 2009, she would hardly eat it. She has had diarrhea, and has been throwing up. I took one bag back, and asked if there was a recall, and they said there was none. I took her off Science Diet, and fed her rice and beef for a couple of days, and she eventually cleared up and was fine, until I put her back on Science Diet, and she had diarrhea again. I'm talking about squirting out. I will take her off Science Diet completely. They had to have changed something, and it's not good. Because of this, I was up all night, feeling what my poor dog was feeling. I will get a refund on this bag, and I'll never go back.

I have always fed my dogs Science Diet adult food and they have been fine. Very recently about a week after I started another bag, my Border Collie started throwing up and had diarrhea. Since he was acting normal, I waited it out but after 7-8 days, I broke down and took him to the vet. They took a ton of tests (x-rays, bloodwork, barium with x-rays) and found absolutely nothing wrong with him. About 7 days after my Border Collie got sick, my Lab started having the same problems. I stopped the food (since that is the only common thing they have) and within 3 days of a bland diet of rice and chicken, they both have stopped throwing up!

Two months ago, my 2-year old kitty, Roxy, passed away from pancreatitis. She was presented with symptoms of jaundice to the vet on February 4th and on February 13th, she passed away during exploratory surgery. She was first diagnosed with liver flukes and began in-hospital treatment. She seemed to be doing better and was released to come home February 7th. By February 11th, her jaundice had not cleared up so she was admitted back into the hospital and the veterinarian, stepping in for my regular vet, suggested that I take her to a specialist for an ultrasound. I did and they discovered enlarged lymph nodes surrounding the pancreas. The cytology report came back negative for cancer cells so I breathed a sigh of relief. It was soon cut short by the surgeon that said that surgery would be in order to resolve the blockage in the gall bladder.

I just adopted a 5 y/o Chessie from the pound. They gave us a bag of Science Diet kibbles. He hasn't had a single formed stool in the month we've had him; all are pudding like. He also could not hold it and went all over my carpet. I'm throwing the Science Diet out. I suspect too much corn in the formulation. I also noticed that he had frequent eliminations with excessive straining.

I have 2 dogs, one 4 years old and one 2 years old. I was feeding them the recommended dose of Hills Science Diet adult formula for almost a year. During this year, my 4-year old wouldn’t eat the food so I had to feed him a different brand. My 2-year old ate the Hills Diet daily and many health problems excelled like seizures and many, as time went on, digestive problems, constant vomiting and loose frequent stools. I took him to vet who promoted the Hills Diet food and told me he had sensitive stomach along with not to worry about the seizures as many dogs get this and it isn’t a reason to worry.

My 13-year-old Pomeranian mix, Kitt, was fed grocery brands that we thought were good for her (mostly IAMS/Purina). But as she got older, we thought her low energy levels and tears coming from her eyes were just old age. She would just sleep all the time and not bark much, even with the kids around. One day after talking to the Vet for a routine exam, we decided to try Science Diet small bite. To our amazement, she seemed to like the food better and, within 2 weeks, she had a new life full of energy. She was barking loudly and seemed to be a new dog! Her coat seemed shinier, breath was not as smelly and her stools were smaller. Hill's food cost more but is worth it. Our personal experience shows that good food really can extend the life of a loved pet and really make a difference. Thank you, Science Diet!

After purchasing Science Diet Dog Food, I noticed that the dogs were reluctant to eat the very expensive food. After several days, all 4 began having impulsive diarrheal stools and could not hold for any periods. I wound up throwing Science Diet out and cleaning up four very disgusting kennels multiple times. Now they are on Iams, there is not an issue.

My 17-year-old Siamese cat has eaten Science Diet food (dry and canned) her entire life, and the food has treated her just fine. She loves the taste of the Science Diet senior dry food and the k/d and w/d prescription canned food. She had kidney problems in the past and the k/d has done wonders. I cannot, however, get her to eat the l/d canned food for her more recent liver problems. It does not look or smell appetizing at all. However, I am convinced that the Science Diet k/d helped put several more years on her life. Her kidney problems are gone and have not reoccurred. Her coat is beautiful and her eyes are still bright and shiny. Thank you, Science Diet!

I switched both of my cats over to Science Diet original formula a couple of weeks ago. My 3-year old cat always ate Science Diet dry and wet food, but this is the first time trying the Original Formula. My kitten was eating kitten food so when he was ready for cat food, I changed them both over. A week into eating the dry food, both cats started getting black heads on their chins. My kitten developed a granuloma on his mouth and the back of his legs that we are still trying to treat. My 3-year old ended up getting bad acne that had to be lanced on her chin. Over the month on this food, I tore my house apart top to bottom to see what they were getting into. It was when my 3-year old had to stay at the vet for two weeks (due to the infected chin) that we discovered it cleared when they changed her to an all meat diet. I also took my little ones off of the dry and put him on prescription ZD.

I have used Science Diet for many years now and I have not had a single problem. There is usually a reason behind many of the health issues. Unfortunately, many blame the food. But in some cases it may be the food, but a lot of the time there is something else. Now when feeding a weight control food, a dog or cat will go to the bathroom more often (in some cases, a lot more often) than if they were on an adult formula because the weight control formulas are high in fiber, which in turn makes them go. In some cases, the pet may be allergic to something in the food and the owner may not know it. This in turn may cause them to vomit and have loose stool.

My pug is 2 lbs overweight and on the recommendation of someone, I started her on Science Diet Small Bites for weight loss. She has been eating the Science Diet for approximately 5 days and yesterday, she pooped a huge amount in the apartment; this was after I had taken her out that morning at 7:00am where she pooped large amounts twice! When I came home from work, there was poop behind the couch. I gave her the food per spec on back of bag. This is a dog that has been house trained since she was a puppy. She is 3 years old now. The bag of Science Diet (which is still full) is going straight to the garbage today!

Science Diet dog food has constituted over 95% of our four dogs' diet over 20+ years and we have nothing but success with it. I was also advised by my vet that this was a superior product & nutritious. Two of them ultimately died, one of old age and the other of a cancerous tumor.

I don't see how Science Diet is even considered a good food for your dog. All they put in the food are by-product (meat?) and ground yellow corn (which does not digest). How is that nutritious! My vet got me into the Science Diet trap and my puppy would barely eat, just smelled it and walked away. It took 2 1/2 days for a puppy to eat a bowl of food. We should all know puppies devour food, so this seemed odd to me. I later switched to a food I know is good and I've seen results from and the puppy ate away like he's supposed to. Later, after talking with my local pet supply store, I found out that Hills Science Diet gives money and incentives to vet clinics to push their product. This is outrageous, that a veterinary doctor would compromise the best interests of an animal for perks. It's almost as bad as a company that would have to offer perks to sell their food?!

Science Diet Chicken Dinner In Gravy -- In 2006 my cat died after going into acute renal failure. I knew about the original animal food recall and followed closely to make sure my cats food was not part of the recall. I normally bought a full case at a time as this was the only food my cat would eat, he was really after the gravy more than the meat. He began to have renal symptoms in approx. December, 06. I discovered late that my food had been recalled when I went to replace his case of food after the new year. He ate approx. 1-2 cans a day. He acutely began to go down hill after the new year. Shortly thereafter, he had to be put to sleep as he was suffering. He was an adult feline, but still had some good spunk and yeas ahead. It was during this recall time period he began to have acute symptoms. I reported this to my Vet, but she did not offer any explanation at the time.

My Mini Schnauzer had pancreas disease in July 08 I took him to vet and they gave me meds, told me to feed him rice and boiled hamburger. They gave me amox. I followed all directions. The vet said they will have to talk to Science Diet to see what food I should feed him since the old food was too high in fat for him (U/D). The vet called and put him on G/D. They told me to start adding 1/4 a day until he is back on all G/D. I did this but he kept on getting sick and I would put him back on rice and hamburger and Chicken.

After seeing these posts, I decided to tell my story about losing my Siamese cat at 18 1/2 years. Due to some slight kidney damage from a prescription many years prior, the vet recommended Science Diet K/D for my cat and not knowing any better, I switched him over to that product. He didn't particularly like it but the vet was insistent to the point that if I didn't use it my cat would die. What I saw over the next few months was a progressive decline, which the vet attributed to kidney disease. Then we had to start iv fluids and my little guy was very patient and dealt with it.

After seeing these posts, I decided to tell my story about losing my Siamese cat at 18 1/2 years. Due to some slight kidney damage from a prescription many years prior, the vet recommended Science Diet K/D for my cat and not knowing any better, I switched him over to that product. He didn't particularly like it but the vet was insistent to the point that if I didn't use it my cat would die. I raised him since he was a tiny baby, he had been with me through thick and thin and was my dearest little buddy. I was willing to do almost anything to make his life better.

I am very unsettled by the Science Diet dry dog food. I have worked in the veterinary field for 5 years now, when my shepherd was a puppy naturally I started her on the best food I could buy and considering where I worked I thought I was doing the right thing. I noticed she produced frequent stools through out the day (even more than usual for a pup) So I switched her to Purina Puppy food and she did much better. I continued to feed that with no problem for about 15 months or longer when I got another shepherd (who was an adult) that had poor body condition and coat. I figured once again to do the right thing and change to a so called better quality of food. I started feeding all the dogs Science Diet Adult dry dog food. Occationally I would find soft stool, but hey that happens right?

I have fed my three cats Fancy Feast Gourmet dry cat food for several years and throughout the cat food recalls without incident but in October my cats started to vomit fairly regularly when I fed them this food. I called Fancy Feast and they told me the packaging was in fact changed at the same time that my cats vomited. They also sent me coupons to use to purchase their food. My cats have progressively worsened in recent days. My vet changed them to Science Prescription Diet k/d and this seemed to make things a lot worse with vomiting occurring every day with two cats and one has black stool which indicates there is blood in the stool. I have stopped feeding them either of these two dry cat foods and they now eat Fancy Feast wet turkey feast and so far so good. No vomit. Both brands above should be investigated for contamination I believe.