Several Unconfirmed Reports of Iams Dry Food Causing Illness
Update 3:30pm: We will be collecting emails over the next few days and release a result early next week. In the meantime, if you believe your pet was sickened by ANY kind of pet food, please contact the manufacturer and/or the FDA.
Original Post: We want to repeat that Iams dry pet food is NOT a part of the recall (it only applies to wet food) but itchmo has been hearing of several independent reports that Iams dry pet food has caused illnesses in at least three independent cases. All three reports of pets getting sick has singled out Iams dry food as the cause.
We’re not sure if this is anything more than just coincidence. But, we haven’t seen other dry food being singled out for illness and we’re curious. If you believe your dog has been sickened by dry food, or know of any reports that say so, please email us at tips@itchmo.com and we’ll see if we can log more possible cases.
A list of reports after the jump.
Reports of Iams dry dog food problems:
Colorado paper reports FDA investigating food not on the recall list.
August 13th, 2008 at 6:41 am
Hi Shelby,
What type of dog do you have? I typically stay away from any dog food that does not have the meat/protein as the first ingredient. I then check if the protein is first, for ex:Beef, I make sure it says Beef, and not Beef digest or Beef meal. These are lower quality. If you have a large breed dog, then you may want to focus on a food specifically for large breed, as they need a lot more nutrient for rapid bone/muscle growth. Large breed dogs gain on average 2.5 - 4 pounds a week. Other key factors, I try to stay away from any corn based foods as most mammals do not digest corn, it is just a filler.
BR,
Dom