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Diamond Dog Food

brigitte of Charlottesville, VA November 20, 2009

I have two golden retrievers and was advised that since one was allergic that diamond dog food might be the way to go. I switched to Diamond dog food and got 1/2 way thru the bag when she started getting diahrea and threw up constantly. The vet could not find what was wrong and gave her pills for diahrea and put her on a rice and chicken diet. The other dog also got it and I then had two dogs with it. I took them off the Diamond and put them back on after the diahrea and vomiting stopped and it started all over again. I thought it was a digestive issue and changed dog foods to Healthwise dog food, and now they are starting it all over again....is healthwise related to Diamond, or do they have the same ingredients?

Amy of Benton Harbor, MI November 4, 2009

Our dog "Sam" was switched to Diamond Dog food - over a short period of time (about 6 months) he became deathly ill. He lost over 20lbs, has RB levels of 12- test after test was ran and a correct diagnosis could be deteremined - during all these tests he would get better as I fed him a bland no dog food diet and was able to digest his food, then I would introduce the diamond back to him and he would become ill again.

Finally after the diag. of auto immune - I began to research the disease finding that some link it to a perservative in dog food, Diamond dog food contains that perservative so I contacted Diamond - Melissa - and addressed my concern -over a period of time I had several emails from her, upon discussion with our family vet and watching Sam recover from removing Diamond from his diet I requested her to request Sam's records for possible reimbursement of expenses. After 2 weeks of no response I requested an update and then at that time she did req. his records and could not determine from the records how the dog food could have caused Sam's illness - the fact that removing it from his diet and he recovered apparently was not enough.

Melissa indicated that she was awaiting a response from my vet, but since I mentioned a legal option that my case was now closed and she was unable to contact our family vet. Sam's diet consists of all homemade dog foods now and at the last visit gained over 5 lbs. Today I am taking him to check his current weight. His personality and his level of activity is back to normal and the last blood test showed his RB count at 33. In the beginning of September he was given a 20% chance of survival.

Marianne of Apollo Beach, FL June 13, 2008

Sent in claim, our dog almost died, was hospitalized and the cost was 1,500

We in turn received a denial and a form to resubmit if we disagree we did that and wrote a letter as well, have heard nothing since

Andrea of Sri Lanka, TX June 4, 2008

they are still selling nutri nuggets in Sri Lanka of Diamond Products and since it is a third world country, it is likely that not many dog owners are aware that this is a banned and recalled product. My dog started vomitting after it consumed the nuggets.

Aside from having spent Rs 17,000 on getting her cured, which is still uncertain, I woulld like you to please get this food recalled from Sri Lanka as well immediately through the international press so that no other dogs will die. It is rather difficult to get your dog back once it is gone... and compensation rarely replaces the dog itself. Thank you.

Jon of Oxford, MS July 17, 2007

I Lost a 5 year old lab to a puffy tan colored vomit. The dog went into a pond trying to re hydrate herself and died. The illness I felt was due to food/poisoning. This was in december of 2006. I now have a 3 month old lab puppy that I fed 2 bowls of Diamond Professional adult dog food and the same results came about. Tan colored puffy vomit which in turn was followed by blood in her pen. She was rushed to a vet and no viruses or parasites were found.

The dog food manufacturer says that the food was out dated and caused this problem. How can an un opened bag in a controlled environment go bad? Evidently given the situation the food had been sitting in a warehouse for months. Diamond pet foods would not even consider paying vet bills due to the production date code on the bag. mar 30 2006. I purchased the food around October/November 2006 from a retail store. I do not have receipts from purchase but do have The bag of food.

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