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Iams Pet Foods

Frank of Beaverton OR (03/26/07)
I don't know if this is related, but now I wonder... I had two cats, one 16, one 7 years old. I have fed them IAMS Dry Weight Control Formula for many years. In June of 2006, the 16 year old suddenly decided to kill the 7 year old. She had been losing weight, but I just figured this was normal aging. (Mind you, they had been in the same house since the young one was 8 weeks old.) I took her to the vet, they declared hyperthyroid condition. At her age and condition, I decided to let nature take its course until euthanasia was her best option. In December, the time came, she started not being able to eat without throwing up. 12/28 I had to put her to sleep, one of the harder things I have ever had to experience in life. Now I fear for my older cat...but with such a gigantic list of potentially poisoned foods, what do I feed him? What if the damage is done?

Carol of Odessa, FL March 23, 2007

Carol of Odessa FL (03/23/07)
I purchased the dog food on recall and was feeding it to my 8 month old wolf/sheppard when he suddenly became ill on christmas day. He was in convulsions and could not walk. The night before he was running and playing on video camera, then christmas morning after he had his breakfeast he had a seizure and could not stand up at all.  We rushed him to a vet who didnt know what happened. He saw 4 specialists and he still does not have full use of his one hind leg -- it drags and is raw and sore from this. This is a 8 month old puppy that was checked by a vet when we first got him and got a perfect physical!!

He went to obedience school and took 2nd place his first time!! Now he is pathetic, he can't stay up for long periods of time. He was eating Iams pouches. One of the specialists said his kidneys were shutting down and that caused him to have a stroke.  A perfectly healthy puppy does not have a stroke for no reason. We have spent over 2,000 in vet bills and still going. Who is going to compensate us for this cost that should have never occurred?

Robert of Goldvein, VA March 23, 2007

Robert of Goldvein VA (03/23/07)
My dog, in January, became very ill. He was taken to the vet and treated. This treatment did not work. We took him back, he just got sicker. Finally we had the animal put to sleep. At the time no one knew what the problem was; the dog was only four years old and in good condition. But I think now it was the dog food. We fed him the beef and gravy style of Iams can dog food.

I spent over the course of January nearly 800.00 on vet bills. Twice to his regualr vet and once to an emergency clinic. No only did I lose a good friend but a large amount of money.

Joanne of Bentleyville, PA March 22, 2007

Joanne of Bentleyville PA (03/22/07)
Family dog accidentally ate IAMS tainted cat food. Vet cannot determine outcome of dog. Dog will not eat, drink, or walk. Mixed boarder collie was a very active family pet and is now almost dead. Company knew of tainted food well before it was made public.

Family is devistated that one week ago family pet was vibrant and active. Now watching a slow pitiful death occur.

Deborah of Manchester, NH March 20, 2007

Deborah of Manchester NH (03/20/07)
My cat Lily was put to sleep following a sudden onset of renal failure. She had gone rapidly down hill over the course of two days starting on March 11th. The vet put her on dialysis for four days, and when he retested her blood, her toxicity levels were still off the chart. We both decided that her time had come, and put her to sleep on March 16th. At that time, neither of us had heard about the recall.

Lily had, it now turns out, eaten five cans of the contaminated food (Iams 3oz flakes of Salmon in Sauce and Tuna and Oceanfish in Sauce, and had thrown up violently after the fifth can, thereafter refusing to eat another thing. She began to hide and was dehydrated when we decided to take her to the vet on March 13th. Four days of fluid dialysis had barely touched the levels of Creatinine and other toxins in her system. Her kidneys had shut down completely and there was nothing else we could do. We discovered the following day that there was a recall on the foods that Lily had eaten. The numbers match, and I have saved what is left of the case.

Aside from the grief this has cause me and my family, our vet bill was 562.40 including the cost of cremation.

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