Nutro Dog Food Reviews

It's made in China with melamine rat poison to fill the stomach. My dog died at 5 years old. They export it to Canada and then to the USA. It is not made here!!!

I have been reading the reviews on this dog food because my husky has pancreatitis and it crossed my mind that maybe the problem is his food. I have noticed since i have had both of my dogs on this brand chicken and brown rice that they constantly are having diarrhea. My husky is so nauseous all the time that he lays in my bathroom all day breathing really hard. I make him get up and go for walks or play at our dog park but he doesn't want to go. He has been this way since he's been eating Nutro. He is constantly pooping loose stools. Our Vet has him on probiotics and antibiotics but hes not getting better. He’s lethargic 24/7 and I thought it was because he's six years old. My baby Golden retriever is having same issues but eats grass like it's a meal. It's getting so bad. Tonight I am removing this food out of my home and will never feed it again to either dog. I thought this was a good brand but after reading hundreds of bad reviews., I'm done.

I’m disappointed that I didn’t check out the reviews sooner. My 15lb yorkie jack Russell has had the same issues with throwing up blood over the past 3 months. He’s 6 years old and has always had a sensitive stomach. I’ve been feeding him Nutro since he was 1 year old. The first time he vomited blood it was severe and I took him to the vet. They treated him the exact same way that I’m reading in these reviews, also not able to determine the cause. I decided to take him off the Nutro after his 3rd time with this issue and he’s been fine since. It’s been 3 weeks and he’s doing great.

I couldn’t be happier with Nutro Dog Foods! Ever since switching, my dog has shown so much more energy and a shiny coat. I love that every ingredient is natural and balanced, and it feels great knowing I’m giving my furry friend top-tier nutrition. Highly recommend!

Nutro killed my dog for sure with their machines and the way they make their poison, they are the M&M Mars Company; they mix chocolate in the dog food with the M&Ms. They'll lie and deny it. If I were any of you, stay away from this toxic poison.

Wish I would have researched more other than just reading between bags in the store… This shit almost killed my dog I feel like.. Black stools (I don’t think bloody) very runny and he was up and down all night crying needing to go outside. I immediately thought of the food because I’m very untrusting of just about anything on this planet with how much it’s ruled by money and rich fools who couldn’t care less about the people who buy their products but anyway I am a chef who believes in natural foods over anything packaged or processed and I believe all living things deserve that right as well so my long sausage boi has eaten more human food than probably any other dog ever lol. That being meats, rice, 1-2 fruits, lots of pot roast and Dutch oven chicken with the veggies. Anyway you get the point.

Been feeding Nutro Ultra for years, however, twice in the past year, the 30lb bags have been contaminated with moldy, fuzzy, rock-hard chunks. I didn’t notice the problem with current in-use bag until after I had combined the last 1/4 bag with a new bag and feed our dog. Within minutes, he threw it all up. Then I looked at the food and came very close to throwing up myself. No, absolutely no signs of water or moisture on exterior of bag which leads to a logical conclusion that this food was packaged this way!!!!!!!!

My husband came home with his dog food, a half bag that his mother sent home with For our dog because it did not work with their dog. Immediately, my husband put some on the table in a bowl and was going to give it to them to try. First of all you should never give a dog or a cat brand new cat food without first mixing it into their current food so that they can get used to it, Our cat jumped up on the table After smelling the food and started to devour some in a matter of minutes. After he finished eating some, he was throwing up. I did not have a good feeling about it. I kept it in the cabinet until today. After researching info on it before mixing it with their current food I said, "Forget it" and there it in the trash. I'm not even trying to find out!!!

I've got a pitbull dog who's had nothing but Nutro dog food, she's developed a bad knee issue since she was about year and a half limping every day for year and a half. I'm disabled on fixed budget. Buying this pricey dog food because I want only the best for my dog. Vet bills trays and supplements nothing worked. I recently started keeping a Labrador retriever for a friend. I couldn't afford the expensive Nutro. She's been on cheap Pedigree dog food for about 6 weeks and this is first time in the last 3 years that she isn't limping at all. He and the Lab are roughhousing every day and she's never stopped limping like this before and nothing else has ever worked.

DO NOT BUY NUTRO PET FOOD. SERIOUS ILLNESS! WHERE IS THE RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT?! I switched for one time because the jinx food that I normally buy was not in the store I was at. After a few days both my dogs started having extreme diarrhea and vomiting.. I’ve never seen them so sick in their whole entire life. The gas smell is insane. This is not just bad quality there is something terribly wrong with this formula. I’m expecting some kind of bacteria/salmonella. Please be aware and don’t let your pets go through this.

A couple weeks after I switched my dog (8 year old chihuahua) to Nutro Lamb and Rice dog food, he developed severe stomach upset and was in so much pain. He wouldn’t let us pick him up, was hiding from us and totally not himself. After a $750 vet visit, labs and x-rays, it was attributed to switching him to this brand of dog food. We have since switched him back to the original dog food he was eating and had had no further issues. Don’t waste your $$$ on this junk.

I wanted to see if anyone else has had a recent experience (June 2024) with their dogs experiencing the same issues as found in the below reviews. So far four days of Diarrhea, Vomiting, Lethargy after feeding them Nutro Lamb and Brown Rice dry dog food? We have been feeding them the same dog food for 6 years. Bought a new bag (smelled different) and our two English Bulldogs became sick within 4-5 hours lasting now 4 days. Stopped feeding them the food once we realized it could be an issue with the bag. I spoke with Nutro and of course they do not have any current issues but they asked that we immediately throw the dog food away. Purchased at HEB Grocery Store in Austin TX.

My Husband & I just recently rescued an abandoned Labrador Pup, prob’ 8 to 10 months old & I had seen all these Website Reviews about Nutro Dog Food being SO Wonderful! -Well, Apparently They Had ALL turned out to be Apparently fake, Paid for (-presumably?), reviews that all claimed how Excellent Nutro was. And there was SO MANY Of These Websites! I cannot even believe how many there were, WOW! Anyway, -even tho’ we’re Low income Seniors, we wanted to get the very best Quality of Food that was within reason to get him off to a Great Start in his new life & it still costs $53. even w/ the $10 off coupon for Nutro! That is Deplorable, Especially after finding tons of these Nefarious websites, after the purchase we had made, claiming how excellent it was!

I wouldn’t fly with you again even if it was free. I was told I couldn’t board the plane even though I checked in the day before and paid for luggage which I had already dropped off two hours before the flight. Then my wife paid for exit row seats and I had to travel on seat 28C, not an exit row. I will go out of my way to leave a bad review on Google. Juan

Been using Nutro Large Breed Senior Chicken and Brown Rice for a couple of years without any issues. Opened a new bag last week and my dog has bloody and mucousy diarrhea within 8 hours. Not thinking that it was the food, I kept her on it for 4 more days with no improvement. Bought a bag of Nutro Chicken and Brown Rice, NOT large breed or senior, and fed her that for 3 days. Diarrhea issue resolved. Put her back on the large breed senior today, and tonight the diarrhea was back. Won't be feeding her Nutro anymore.

This food is not good for dogs at all. It is extremely toxic. Made my dog so sick I had to rush her to the emergency room. She was vomiting and diarrhea. I see why the reviews are so I poor. They need to be sued.

I bought a new bag of Nutro dog food, after 3 years of using this brand I noticed with this new bag my small dog got sick instantly. Throwing up blood and explosive diarrhea with blood, I removed the food and after a few days he seemed better, my boxer started to experience the same sickness. That's when I realized it was the food. Both my dogs had to go to the vet and thank god I caught on to the food being the issue. I now make them homemade food and both have been doing better. I contacted Nutro in hopes they would look into it further, before other dogs get sick and I was offered a coupon for another of their sister brands. At this point I have no trust in any of their brands. I'm sending samples of the food to get tested on my dollar to provide they need to do something about this issue before someone's loved one dies.

Our German Shepard became sick from the canned dog food. He was so sick we almost had him put down as was so bad of shape from the food that the vet stated must have salmonella. Our new kitten got into the same food and suffered for it. Nutro keeps blowing us off even with supplied papers from the vet. Don't buy!!! Thankfully the animals survived but we are out $1300.

My dog eats another brand’s food for her regular meals and her poop is always the picture of perfection. I bought Nutro beef bites for training and within 24 hours of eating them she started having mucus diarrhea. It did smell off when I opened it and thought to myself that it might just be a human’s different sensibility and it must be appealing to dogs. Trust your smell sense! I immediately searched to see if this is an issue with this brand and no surprise, I found articles dating back more than a decade! This company needs to be shut down until there is an investigation.

I have been feeding my dog Nutro Healthy Weight Chicken and Brown Rice dry dog food for years. Started feeding from a new bag (purchased from Chewy.com) and noticed exceptionally bad breath (a clue). A week later my dog started vomiting his food 4-5 hours after ingestion. Day 3 of the vomiting was accompanied by 20 minutes of quivering/shaking. Remembering the tainted dog treats years ago, I consulted this website and found a plethora of similar complaints. It appears this has been occurring for at least 3 years. Nutro has a long history of problems with the FDA. How do we stop this company from poisoning our pets?

We decided to try out this brand of dog food last week while at our local Pet Supermarket, and at first everything seemed fine but yesterday evening about an hour after he ate he started convulsing and fell out of his bed, having what looked like little seizures. We eventually moved him to a dark room and kept things quiet but he got up and vomited, then started shaking again, then vomited the rest of it up until he was dry heaving and foaming at the mouth slightly. He then had a full seizure. We rushed him to the vet, and meanwhile I found the reviews here, and noticed many had similar events occur. My vet said they doubted it was the food but our dog has never exhibited these symptoms and some of the reviews even some on Amazon for this brand showed that it wasn't always immediate. He did end up sleeping through the night and today is shaking sometimes but seems much more in control of his body. We are discontinuing this food immediately.

A couple weeks after switching my dog to Nutro I noticed diarrhea and vomiting which quickly turned into bloody diarrhea. I at first thought that my dog had just eaten something in the yard that made her sick but the symptoms continued after a week and she gradually stopped wanting to eat. Once I took her off Nutro and put her back on the brand she was eating prior to Nutro the symptoms disappeared.

I don’t know what they did with this formula and why they changed it but ever since they changed it my dog has been having digestive issues. Diarrhea and feeling nauseous. I’m going to get her checked out at the Vet and I hope nothing serious is going on. I feel like there should be a class action lawsuit against Nutro since people have lost their pets to this food. Avoid at all costs!!

My 5 month old Chihuahua Lily has been on a lot of different foods in her little life. I try to find the most natural one. With these terrible reviews I tried to steer clear. I had her on this food at 8 weeks for a few weeks, took her off & started her on Wellness, then Whole Earth Farms & plenty of others. This is definitely the one I think she is the healthiest on & we always go back to this food. Heathy BMs, shiny coat, energy, and she loves the taste. This is by far not the worst food, but not the best ingredients wise. I especially steer clear of grain free. But instead of just reading the label & internet horror reviews, I used how my puppy is showing me how she feels! This food is our happy medium in my home. I recommend just trying different foods & seeing what seems best for your dog, bc every dog is different!

I tried Nutro food as it is highly recommended on some websites. There are so many foods out there to choose from nowadays that this seemed good. We have two sister Brittany Spaniels who are 7. It didn't affect the one at all. The other one it greatly affected. The first time she flipped off the couch having some sort of seizure so I quit the food for 6 months. We thought she had just fell off the couch then. Then like a dummy; I tried it again and she ran outside and began contorting. It was horrible. Do not buy this food it is a killer. So far my little fur baby is ok as I threw this horrible food away. Buyer beware.

My six year old Min Pin Coco has been loving Nutro Wild Frontier dog food since he was born and he has thrived on it like no other. Well this brand is no longer produced and I am left with a whole case of it that is no longer edible for him. Just one call the Company was all it took to assist this 80 year old Vet with a one time compassion price reduction coupon that made it possible to feed my dog for about a month. In addition to a great product, this type of assistance really made an impression on me and will I am sure have an effect on anyone who reads this. Not many companies will do this for their customers.

I can’t believe it. I’m lost for words. My 4month old fur baby is so sick it’s not even funny. It started off with my girlfriend changing her food to Nutro then I started noticing a sudden change in my dog’s behavior. She went from a healthy sweet loving puppy to a very ill baby. She started to vomit then the diarrhea started and now she is always thirsty and doesn’t really want to be active. I pray they discontinue this brand because there is people who really love their animals. I wouldn’t recommend this brand to anybody who really cares for their dog. This product is not safe and it needs to be removed from all stores. Please look into this.

I tried Nutro for the first time and I am almost through the 30lb bag I bought. Since I have bought this food, my dog has been throwing up about once a week completely random for the past 5 weeks. Mostly in the AM or early afternoon, she has been showing signs of nausea and depression. I finally was able to get her in to the vet. My vet is amazing. He told me about all of issues with Nutro dog food and the multiple recalls.

I've been using Nature's Recipe dry puppy food, and I was looking for a wet puppy food to mix in with it to help him gain a little bit because he's underweight by a tiny bit. So I tried Nutro wet Puppy food since Nature's recipe didn't have a wet puppy food. I've been mixing it in for almost 2 weeks now. And twice I've only allowed him to have it by itself. Both times he has temporarily went blind in one eye. I'm furious. He is only 15 weeks old and should not be having these problems. I will never use this brand ever again.

One treat given to my dog with no other changes to her diet and within hours she has full body tremors and vomiting. I’m very upset. I’m awaiting a vet to call me to see how to help my beloved dog. I hate that I didn’t review this brand first. There are tons of these same issues with this brand.

I got a big bag of Nutro dog food for free for my dog. I tried this dog food for my dog and started having problems a few days later. I finally looked at the reviews and decided not to feed my dog this food anymore. I wish I would have looked at the reviews first. I did mix his old dog food with it. 50 50 mix. I noticed the other night he was shivering for no reason. It was not cold in our house at all. Going back to his old food.

I've been feeding this food to my 2 miniature pinschers since 2008. They have always been very healthy. I had this product on auto ship. I noticed the kibble was not smooth. The kibble is rigid and have grains poking out of the kibbles. Since receiving the latest batch (approx 1 month ago), my dogs have been vomiting often. Half of the time it's been undigested dog food. It was 3am this morning and one of my girls started licking profusely. She started trembling uncontrollably and threw up her undigested food in 4 parts. This had me very worried. I was searching online about what it could be. It was in the back of my mind it could be their food because why else would two perfectly healthy dogs start to get sick since receiving a new bag of dog food. SURE ENOUGH! NUTRO changed their formula.

I started using Nutro Natural Lamb and Rice in 2011 when I got my second bulldog from a breeder that was using it. I did all the reviews and thought this was going to make a difference as previous bulldog did not have the best of health. AFter 9 years my dog started to get sick with seizures. She was perfectly healthy up until that time then she started having severe rhinitis. She was constantly throwing up her food. She lost 30 lbs in less than six months. She finally lost her battle to live. After 2 months I adopted another bulldog 3 years old in good health. I started to switch her dog food over to what we were feeding my previous bulldog. After her first day of all Nutro and nothing from the other food she started having seizures? I am now in transition of once again moving her off of Nutro. I have the dog food in a sealed container and would like to have it tested. I truly believe my dog died from this dog food.

We have fed our pets Nutro for years up until the 2008 recall. It tooks years to trust the brand again and we have used their dog food since 2012 (wet & dry). All was well until recently when our dogs' digestion started acting up with diarrhea and he oddly shivered. We did not suspect the food immediately, but started feeding rice and boiled chicken with carrots to recover him. He immediately perked up. Last night was the final straw as the shivering was very scary and it was clear that pup was nauseous. I gave him chicken broth and he had a rough night, had another bout of semi-soft poop and seems to be feeling better now. Apparently no product is being recalled, but I am disturbed to read so many poor reviews similar to our own experience. Never feeding Nutro again.

I started my Yorkie mix on the canned Nutro dog food the same night as his new meds for incontinence and he was very sick with almost constant diarrhea and vomiting. I thought it was the meds so I stopped them but fed him his Nutro (I mix about a quarter of a can with his dry dog food, which is another brand he has been eating for awhile with no issues) and he continued to vomit undigested food, bile and watery diarrhea. At times he was going out every ten to fifteen minutes, usually every half hour, for almost 24 hours.

I have a 12 yr old Boston and a 14 yr old Doxie. They had dental done and needed soft food afterwards. I tried Nutro, my Doxie refuses to eat it. My Boston ate the Nutro w/out issue. Two weeks post Nutro, on Christmas Day, my Boston started seizing. She is a very healthy dog, besides being blind she is very healthy and acts like a pup still. Nothing else in her routine or diet has changed, we were able to pin it down to the Nutro is the only difference.

My dog has been on Nutro Chicken dog food for approx 1-1/2 years. I opened a new bag and with in 24-36 hours my dog had severe diarrhea. I took him off of this and put him on boiled chicken and rice. I also took him to the Vet and was told after antibiotics to slowly put him back on this dog food. After 10 days I did this only to have it come back yet again 24-36 hours later! This was a brand new bag that I opened in the beginning. I took him back to the vet and they put him on a RX dog food and more antibiotics. Now we did blood work up. I contacted Nutro and they wanted a sample of the dog food only to tell me there was nothing wrong with it. It was never tested I am sure. My dog had pancreatitis which I am sure is related to this food. My dog also has high cholesterol. I will never use anything from Nutro again!

I have had my baby on this food her whole life. Thinking it was the best thing I could do for her. She was diagnosed with a heart problem and died 2 weeks ago. Then I read this article my vet told me and this food killed my baby. Beware!!!

We've fed our dog Nutro since adopting him in January 2019. He's had worsening facial hair loss since we've had him and seen veterinary dermatologists, was on monthly shots since May to curb itching during allergy season, and the balding spots on his body improved completely but not on his face by his eyes. In September all of a sudden he started vomiting after every meal, almost immediately after eating. We thought it was because he was drinking too much water too fast right after eating, so over a week we reduced the amounts of water he had access to. But it kept happening and he was getting less moisture, so we added cooked white rice 50/50 with the Nutro dry food. This helped some, but in this last week it has not. He started vomiting completely undigested, full servings of his meals up to 4 hours after eating them. His eye also looks worse suddenly.

About 3 days after feeding my dogs this food their gastric systems were in awful shape. Have stopped this food and dogs are better. I was out of hard food, I usually feed them Rachael Ray hard food but the store was out so I purchased a small bag of Nutro Lamb & Rice hard. I should have researched this food in the store, ????, as it has awful reviews.