Comments on: Several Unconfirmed Reports of Iams Dry Food Causing Illness http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216 Essential news for cats, dogs and pet owners. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:39:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Ron http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-236065 Ron Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:07:35 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-236065 We have an eight year old Toy poodle that started having seizures recently. It was getting to the point he was having up to 2 a day, some of them lasting up to 45 minutes. The last couple were really bad. We removed the IAMS green dog food from his diet on Friday and the last couple of days he has been fine. We have an eight year old Toy poodle that started having seizures recently. It was getting to the point he was having up to 2 a day, some of them lasting up to 45 minutes. The last couple were really bad. We removed the IAMS green dog food from his diet on Friday and the last couple of days he has been fine.

]]> By: Ginny http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-228676 Ginny Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:52:56 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-228676 we had a nine year old husky mix that died sunday night very unexpected...died very quickly ... he was fine in the morning nothing different or remarkable, except i had just opened and fed him from a new bag of iams green food...he did not throw up...he did not have diarea , he just looked like he felt bad about two or three hours after eating and then he went in the next room laid down was dead hours later. anyone have similiar experience with having fed their dog Iams green food lately this was purchased in ann arbor michigan we had a nine year old husky mix that died sunday night very unexpected…died very quickly …
he was fine in the morning nothing different or remarkable, except i had just opened and fed him from a new bag of iams green food…he did not throw up…he did not have diarea , he just looked like he felt bad about two or three hours after eating and then he went in the next room laid down was dead hours later.
anyone have similiar experience with having fed their dog Iams green food lately
this was purchased in ann arbor michigan

]]> By: tiffany http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-227179 tiffany Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:13:23 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-227179 I have three small dogs. one got sick after eating Ol' Roy dog food that (i found out today) has been recalled. we switched the food. Now all three of them are sick. The recent bag was Iams healthy naturals with chicken. It hasn't been recalled yet, but i bet it will too. We are all going to the doctor tomorrow, and i hope we can reverse this. This is sick how no one in charge is doing much, but our animals are dying! Has anyone else had dogs affected by these brands and types? from now on i will be making my dog's food myself! I have three small dogs. one got sick after eating Ol’ Roy dog food that (i found out today) has been recalled. we switched the food. Now all three of them are sick. The recent bag was Iams healthy naturals with chicken. It hasn’t been recalled yet, but i bet it will too. We are all going to the doctor tomorrow, and i hope we can reverse this. This is sick how no one in charge is doing much, but our animals are dying! Has anyone else had dogs affected by these brands and types? from now on i will be making my dog’s food myself!

]]> By: Cindy http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-225274 Cindy Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:16:14 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-225274 I have a 6 month old lab/springer mix that is going through renal failure. He had been eating Iams puppy food. I have the bag in question and need to know where to send it for testing. When my puppy got sick, the vet thought it was congenital. Then, I started feeding the food to my other dog. He, too, started throwing up. I believe now the food is tainted. It does not appear our puppy will make it. If it the food, I need to know. Please help! I have a 6 month old lab/springer mix that is going through renal failure. He had been eating Iams puppy food. I have the bag in question and need to know where to send it for testing. When my puppy got sick, the vet thought it was congenital. Then, I started feeding the food to my other dog. He, too, started throwing up. I believe now the food is tainted. It does not appear our puppy will make it. If it the food, I need to know. Please help!

]]> By: Paul O'Neill http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-220272 Paul O'Neill Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:49:30 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-220272 In January 2008, my healthy 7 year old cat began vomiting (yellow liquid & partially digested food) several times a day. He had never previously vomited in his lifetime, to my knowledge. He was fed Nutro MaxCat Gourmet Classics Adult Roasted Chicken flavor, which he had been fed for seven years without incident. After changing to another brand, the vomiting drastically subsided within days. After six months, the vomiting had completely ceased. Recently, as a stop gap I stupidly mixed in some of the original MaxCat formula with his current diet and within a week his vomiting has suddenly returned to 3-4 times daily. I have of course immediately stopped and am praying that he will once again recover. From these circumstances I am 100% certain that this batch (Jan 08) of food is tainted. Does anyone have information on how to get this food tested or on existing test results for this brand? I have a significant quantity of this batch remaining for testing. I also have the original packaging if that is suspect. Is there any specific testing for my cat I can request from my vet? I took him to my vet and explained these symptoms originally but they did not recommend or perform any screening whatsoever. In January 2008, my healthy 7 year old cat began vomiting (yellow liquid & partially digested food) several times a day. He had never previously vomited in his lifetime, to my knowledge.
He was fed Nutro MaxCat Gourmet Classics Adult Roasted Chicken flavor,
which he had been fed for seven years without incident.
After changing to another brand, the vomiting drastically subsided within days. After six months, the vomiting had completely ceased.

Recently, as a stop gap I stupidly mixed in some of the original MaxCat formula with his current diet and within a week his vomiting has suddenly returned to 3-4 times daily. I have of course immediately stopped and am praying that he will once again recover.

From these circumstances I am 100% certain that this batch (Jan 08) of food is tainted.

Does anyone have information on how to get this food tested or on existing test results for this brand? I have a significant quantity of this batch remaining for testing. I also have the original packaging if that is suspect.

Is there any specific testing for my cat I can request from my vet?
I took him to my vet and explained these symptoms originally but they did not recommend or perform any screening whatsoever.

]]> By: Dom http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-199318 Dom Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:41:05 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-199318 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 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

]]> By: shelby http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-199259 shelby Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:16:45 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-199259 is pedigree puppy food okay? what food would you reccomend i am thinking about switching foods. is pedigree puppy food okay? what food would you reccomend i am thinking about switching foods.

]]> By: Dom http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-199203 Dom Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:49:56 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-199203 Hi Guys, So last week, I had to hospitalize my dog due to Metronidazole intoxication. For 2 years he would take 500mg/meal and during the past week, he had to take 1000mg/meal which was still in tolerated range. But as with statistics and probability and Murphy's law. One week of this caused massive intoxication. I had to rush him to the 24hr hospital where he spent 4 days to have the intoxication wear away with help from diazepam and IV fluids. He is now on Tylosin (anti-inflammatory), so far not bad, but coudl be better. He is also taking FortiFlora for pro-biotics. Anyway, $2500 and 4 days later, my advice to anyone is that if your dog starts to take metronidazole for long duration for Irritable Bowel disease, pay attention to his gait. If you see that he starts to miss his step or trip more often, chances are he is getting intoxicated slowly. In the matter of 2 hours he because totally incapcitated after 1 week of over-use. I am not dissing the meds, but statistics always have margin for error. The inetranal medicine vet wants me to stop the metro for good, but I think he was ok on 500mg/day. I have to go back tomorrow for an ultrasound to see why his stools still are softer than usual. Another 300 smackers. Dom Hi Guys,

So last week, I had to hospitalize my dog due to Metronidazole intoxication. For 2 years he would take 500mg/meal and during the past week, he had to take 1000mg/meal which was still in tolerated range. But as with statistics and probability and Murphy’s law. One week of this caused massive intoxication. I had to rush him to the 24hr hospital where he spent 4 days to have the intoxication wear away with help from diazepam and IV fluids. He is now on Tylosin (anti-inflammatory), so far not bad, but coudl be better. He is also taking FortiFlora for pro-biotics.

Anyway, $2500 and 4 days later, my advice to anyone is that if your dog starts to take metronidazole for long duration for Irritable Bowel disease, pay attention to his gait. If you see that he starts to miss his step or trip more often, chances are he is getting intoxicated slowly. In the matter of 2 hours he because totally incapcitated after 1 week of over-use. I am not dissing the meds, but statistics always have margin for error. The inetranal medicine vet wants me to stop the metro for good, but I think he was ok on 500mg/day. I have to go back tomorrow for an ultrasound to see why his stools still are softer than usual. Another 300 smackers.

Dom

]]> By: Jeff http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-197352 Jeff Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:36:39 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-197352 Have, on a lark, purchased a 20 lb bag of IAMS cat food for our 12 cats (we live on a farm and they live very well) anyway they have started getting sick and the vet thinks it is possibly a toxin. Purchased the bag in Little Rock Arkansas. We have switched back to their old food but they slowly getting better. They have been diagnosed with Pancreatitis. First one then another then another then two more. No way it is a coincidence. No other new items in their area. jp Have, on a lark, purchased a 20 lb bag of IAMS cat food for our 12 cats (we live on a farm and they live very well) anyway they have started getting sick and the vet thinks it is possibly a toxin. Purchased the bag in Little Rock Arkansas. We have switched back to their old food but they slowly getting better. They have been diagnosed with Pancreatitis. First one then another then another then two more. No way it is a coincidence. No other new items in their area.

jp

]]> By: Dom http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-195067 Dom Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:47:25 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-195067 Hi Guys, My dog is a Bernese Mountain Dog has been on Eukanuba FP for 2 years now and had now issues, noce hard stools. The brand is now called IAMS FP, and up until 2 weeks ago he was great, but since I bought the most recent bag, he is no longer interested in his food, so I added a bit of cheese and he ate it, a day later, the runs. My dog has IBD (Chron's disease for Dogs, not IBS) and FP is the only thing that works for him. Has this happened to anyone recently? I did notice that the color of the food was a bit off, lighter than usual, I should have trusted my dog. I ahve sent back the bag to the Vet to have it tested and I know have a new bag. I am giving him only 1/2 a cup with rice and boiled beef for the time being, but I am curious to see what the tests say. I am hoping he has not become allergic to this as well, because I have no clue what else to feed him. Dom Hi Guys,

My dog is a Bernese Mountain Dog has been on Eukanuba FP for 2 years now and had now issues, noce hard stools. The brand is now called IAMS FP, and up until 2 weeks ago he was great, but since I bought the most recent bag, he is no longer interested in his food, so I added a bit of cheese and he ate it, a day later, the runs. My dog has IBD (Chron’s disease for Dogs, not IBS) and FP is the only thing that works for him. Has this happened to anyone recently? I did notice that the color of the food was a bit off, lighter than usual, I should have trusted my dog. I ahve sent back the bag to the Vet to have it tested and I know have a new bag. I am giving him only 1/2 a cup with rice and boiled beef for the time being, but I am curious to see what the tests say. I am hoping he has not become allergic to this as well, because I have no clue what else to feed him.

Dom

]]> By: Lynn http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-194357 Lynn Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:02:11 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-194357 After buying and feeding my GSD some Iams dry food for large breeds (green bag)in Ottawa, Ontario (WalMart, Orleans), she developped severe diarrhea. Had to get up almost every hour one night to let her out. After feeding her lots of Immodium quick dissolve (small pills, not large chewable ones) which she readily took without having to mask in anything else, and feeding her rice and chicken for a couple days she's OK. I'm throwing out this almost new bag of Iams and going back to what she was on before which was less expensive. This happened in the week of July 21 to 25, 2008. After buying and feeding my GSD some Iams dry food for large breeds (green bag)in Ottawa, Ontario (WalMart, Orleans), she developped severe diarrhea. Had to get up almost every hour one night to let her out. After feeding her lots of Immodium quick dissolve (small pills, not large chewable ones) which she readily took without having to mask in anything else, and feeding her rice and chicken for a couple days she’s OK. I’m throwing out this almost new bag of Iams and going back to what she was on before which was less expensive. This happened in the week of July 21 to 25, 2008.

]]> By: Anna http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-185004 Anna Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:12:21 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-185004 He hasn't been eating the only thing he used to eat was fancy feast food but now i feel so guilty since this has happenbed i wonder if it was ever my fault in a way that he is ill. He hasn’t been eating the only thing he used to eat was fancy feast food but now i feel so guilty since this has happenbed i wonder if it was ever my fault in a way that he is ill.

]]> By: Anna http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-185002 Anna Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:10:07 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-185002 i don't want Smokey to die ever. i don’t want Smokey to die ever.

]]> By: Anna http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-185000 Anna Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:09:05 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-185000 i just feel so bad that this is happeneing. I loved my cat he has been with me ever since i was thirteen years old. why did this have to happen to him? i just feel so bad that this is happeneing. I loved my cat he has been with me ever since i was thirteen years old. why did this have to happen to him?

]]> By: Anna http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-184997 Anna Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:02:53 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/several-unconfirmed-reports-of-iams-dry-food-causing-illness-216#comment-184997 I feel so bad. I feel so bad.

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