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Nutro Pet Foods

Carole of Etiwanda , CA November 13, 2009

My dogs have been sick and I was on the internet to get some clues. One dog was just diagnosed with early kidney disease. Another dog of mine was recently diagnosed with mild pacreatitis. Two of my senior dogs just died in the last 2 months. I started reading about the disease and discovered that some have linked it to Nutro. I have been feeding my dogs Nutro Max Natural Choice Lamb and Rice for about one year. Another dog only one years old that I recently adopted out had been throwing up.

Martha of Newport, NC November 10, 2009

I purchased a bag of Nutro Max Weight Control dog food at PetSmart in Morehead City, North Carolina. I fed it to my dog for 2 days. I noticed that on day 3 she was not as active as before. She did not eat the rest of the week. I tried to feed it to her again and she would not eat. She was vomiting and not pooping. I have taken her to the vet and after her blood work came back I was told that her blood count was off the charts. If she was a human she would need dialasys treatment. She has been on an IV for 2 days now and the vet said she would need to be on it the rest of the week. She has had nothing else but Nutro Max.

Tamara of Naples, FL November 8, 2009

Have been feeding my dog Nurto Max Adult Breed dog food. He has been ill with vomit chunks of food and yellow bile. As soon as we change the food he goes back to normal.

Mary of Sonoma, CA November 7, 2009

A Few months ago our Siamese cat got very ill with Diarrhea and vomiting about the same time the recalls had come out on the nutro max cat foods.. we had put cat to sleep thinking old age, he was lethargic and and older cat and would not eat or drink. Later learned of recalls with similiar symptoms, now our shitzu female not 5 years old right now has been rushed to emergency vet with same symptoms and we have her on IV and antibiotics and they are not sure what is causing her problems but I remember right now she is on Nutro max lamb and rice and supposedly all recalls were taken care of!!???????

I am very angry right now and am praying my dog will be ok and God help this company if she is not! Why is it that more is not done? Seems to me that dog/cat foods should have to be monitured like ours.......... we are paying HIGH vet bills like we pay medical bills because these companies are not monitured. So far today I paid 900.00.

Ron of Canton, OH November 7, 2009

I have two wonderful large breed dogs. Eli, the older one was first introduced to Nutro Large Breed after it was impractical to continue purchasing our preferred brand in Ohio, this other brand is not available here. Although he was an adult dog we still weaned him off the other brand and gradually introduced the Nutro brand. He has shown the same wonderful development, excellent health, and great disposition for a large working class breed.

Bonnie, our other large breed came to us in a broken near death condition. She was fed a popular brand which she was allergic to. I chose not to wean her off the other brand and gave her Nutro large breed immediately. Yes her stool was loose, and she was sick several times. We continued, after about three weeks her fur began to grow back. Regular visits to our vet revealed all the major ailments she had first been diagnosed with have begun to clear up. Her original weight at the time we adopted her was 100 lb. Now she weighs 170 and is just as healthy as the older dog.

We also have three cats; one of them is over twenty years old. Last winter (2008-9) I was convinced by her condition she was not going to see the next season. We tried Nutro for cats and within one month she became as active as any other member of our household. We are not breeders nor have we been asked by Nutro to write anything for them. I simply want the best for my family. When you have lost some members of your family to diseases which can be related to nutrition, you become very selective.

Amy of Lachlan, Australia November 4, 2009

In regards to the Nutro Compliants, i would just like to make every Austalian aware that 'Nutro Natural Choice' in Australia is not affiliated with the Nutro 'Mars Comapany in America' if you would like to confirm this please call the Australian Nutro. I can also confirm that i have been feeding my great dane who has a very senstive stomach (allergic to wheat and beef and has had really bad diarrhea on other food)on Nutro Natural Choice and she has become very health and her stool are perfectly wonderful.

also please note, in regards to the 'so called FDA Investigation' well i went to FDA's website and i quote "FDA Statement on Nutro Products, Inc. April 28, 2009 FDA is clarifying that Nutro Products, Inc. is not currently under investigation. FDA does not typically confirm or deny the existence of an FDA investigation. It has recently come to our attention, however, that a media report incorrectly concluded and reported that Nutro Products, Inc. was the subject of an investigation."

Judith of Miramar, FL November 2, 2009

A couple weeks ago my shih-poo became very ill with bloody diarrhea and vomiting. She was hospitalized and the vet ran tests that proved inconclusive. The vet could only say that she probably ate something she shouldn't have. She was hospitalized due to dehydration and was given charcoal to absorb the unknown toxin. It was discovered that she had lost 3 pounds. She improved over the next couple weeks and then today started vomiting again right after she ate the Nutro food. Our lab has also exhibited soft stool, excessive thirst, and vomiting but not to the same extent as the smaller dog. I am discontinuing use of this dog food immediately. The first vet bill was 500 to come to the conclusion that they didn't know what was wrong with her. Now I am facing another vet bill if the vomiting continues.

Karen of Fordyce, AR October 25, 2009

I recently bought a bag of Nutro Natural Senior Cat food for my siamese. I mixed the Nutro with her Proplan. She has developed diarrhea as a result of adding the Nutro. I stopped the Nutro immediately, but the symptoms have not gone away. I'll be taking her to the vet first thing in the morning. I feel just awful for feeding her this food. I should have read all the pet owners' experiences beforehand.

Robin of Carver, MN October 25, 2009

Purchased Nutro Max Adult Dog Food and Adult Mini Chunk. October 11, 2009 for the first time. Our 6 yr old lab started vomiting a few times a day after starting on this food, the day I stopped feeding her the food, she had vomited all of the food 15 min. after eating and was lethargic. The following day her whole head and face swelled up. Our 1yr old chihuahua refused to eat the mini chunks, finally ate some of our labs larger chunks and became very ill the following day. Lethargic, vomiting blood, diarrhea, refusing to eat anything. I immediately stopped feeding both of them the Nutro Max food and started with home cooked rice and beef, the next day the vomiting had stopped, still obviously not back to normal health (except for a little diarrhea, slow moving and the swelling in our labs face) but feeling better. 2 days after stopping, appetites were back to normal and energy levels back. I returned the food to Petco and was given a refund to purchase a different brand. Our dogs seem to be fine now. Hopefully no permanent health problems were caused from this food. After reading about other pet owners stories we feel very lucky that we didn't lose our dogs. We are surprised this food is still on the shelves and hope their are no other deaths caused from this food.

Alie of Brooklyn, NY October 15, 2009

I had reported here my cat's death after eating recalled Nutro Complete Care Adult Ocean Fish Flavor back in early September. I received results a couple of days ago from the Pet Food Product Safety Alliance on the sample I forwarded to them to have tested - and guess what? 2100 PPM ZINC. Wow, my knees gave way and I buckled to the floor. Most certainly this food murdered my cat. Hold on to your packaging, any leftover food you may have, do not throw any of it out. If you suspect there is something wrong with your Nutro food, have it tested, and keep some extra for yourself for further testing. Report your situation to the FDA. I've been working with a very attentive representative at the FDA, who is collecting all of my information.

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