which brands kill dogs and puppies or makes them sick?

Question

does IAMS smart puppy make dogs sick and which other brands make them sick and which brands don't... what if my four month old boy puppy, CHeerio , threw up once and is still peppy, hyper and acting OK?

Answer 1

I believe only wet/canned foods were affected by the recall, check it out here to make sure, i know a lot of iams food pouches were affected & couldve made your dog sick, but im pretty sure you feed dry food which wasnt affected. Make sure though here: www.menufoods.com/recall
Even if your food wasnt affected by it, i think you should still see a vet about him throwing up.

Answer 2

Here are the brands: Americas Choice, Preferred Pets. Authority, Award, Best Choice, Big Bet, Big Red Bloom, Bruiser, Cadillac, Companion, Demoulas Market Basket, Eukanuba, Food Lion, Giant Companion, GreatChoice, Hannaford, Hill Country Fare, Hy-Vee, Iams, Key Food, Laura Lynn, Loving Meals, Meijers Main Choice, Mighty Dog (affects only 5.3 ounce pouch products produced from 12/3/2006 to 3/14/2007), Mixables, Nutriplan, Nutro Max, Nutro Natural Choice, Nutro, Ol'Roy, Paws, Pet Essential, Pet Price - Good'n Meaty, Presidents Choice, Price Chopper, Priority, Publix, Roche Bros, Save-A-Lot, Schnucks, Shep Dog, Springsfield Prize, Sprout, Stater Bros., Total Pet My True Friend, Western Family, White Rose, Winn Dixie, Your Pet.

Answer 3

I know, its terrible. Im glad to see that you want the best for your dog. Since youre organic and you inderstand the importance of natural ingredients, you should learn about the RAW diet. The Raw diet is basically feeding your dog solely on raw meats, veggies, ex. Some examples are raw turkey/chicken necks, carrots and other natural foods. Dogs and cats don’t get e-coli or salmonella poisoning because their digestive system is so acidic that it kills everything. Dogs are also living longer and with less reported health problems due to commercial foods such as allergies, diabetes, ect. And commercial dog food has been altered, added preservatives, coloring and other chemicals while RAW meat is natural with enzymes, amino acids and other valuable nutrients. Holistic dog foods are good too, but the RAW diet is a much better way to feed your pet. Or you can do what I do, I feed my girl 2 meals a day: 1 meal of RAW food, the other regular holistic food. Along with that, her snacks are turkey necks. Believe it or not, the RAW diet also really REALLY cleans the dogs teeth and gums. You wouldnt believe how nice they are LoL. You cannot find RAW food products at Petco, Petsmart, ect although you can probably find them at local pet stores or you can get some at a butchers shop. I would read up more on this, and I hope this helps :)

Answer 4

No IAMS Smart Puppy does not kill your mans best friend (or womans lol).... Cheerio may just not diegest IAMS well, all dogs have there own kind that is really best for them. Diamond Pet foods have recalled there dog food though. So watch the label for Diamond Pet and you should be fine. =) Good Luck with Cheerio.

Answer 5

Here is the link that lists all the food brands being recalled and each is a link to the specific products lists being recalled. If you have given Cheerio any of the recalled food and even he only threw up once you should take him to a vet to be checked. It is better to be safe than sorry and if something is wrong you will have vet verified proof.
I recommend that you feed Cheerio hard kibble made by Purina- I chose ProPlan. I have never had any problems with Purina foods for over 25 yrs. They are a company dedicated to making quality foods for a variety of animals. If he prefers moist foods mix some of the Purina Moist with his hard kibble.
IAMS does not have a good reputation for maintaining the quality that they once did and the price is still on the high end.
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Please note that Purina is not on the list but most of the high dollar- over-priced foods like IAMS & NutroMax are on there. The really cheap generic foods are on this list as well.
Choose a petfood company whose name is not on the list!!!!
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I hope for yours and Cheerio's sake that there are no ill effects from the food that you fed him. Good Luck!

Answer 6

Go to www.menufoods.com/recall & they will let you know all the foods that were recalled. As far as I know it was only pouches & can food!! Have to change both my cat & dog food because of this even though they have not gotten sick but my cat is pregnant. I fed them both America's Choice perffered & my pup got O'Roy!! They have been to the vet & so far so go!!

Our vet said to look out for bloody diarehhea, watery diarehhea, being tired all the time not wanting to play eat or drink. If any of these I suggest that you call your vet. Even my brother (who is a vet) had to change his cat & dog food but at least he knows what to do!!

Answer 7

I've been hearing Eukaneuba (sp?) is the culprit of the bad food.

As far as I know, IAMS and Eukaneuba are 2 completely different companies.

As long as your pup doesn't start throwing up more consistently (like every few hours or less) I'd say he just ate too much or too quick and he's fine.

Answer 8

It's the "wet" foods that have the contaminated wheat gluten. The dry foods are safe. I also feed my puppy IAMS Smart Puppy so when the news first broke I really did my research. Canned foods and the foods and "moist treats" in foil pouches are the ones to steer clear of.

Answer 9

If you're feeding him DRY dog food, you don't have to worry at all. The recall only affected wet foods from cans or pouches.

Answer 10

most likely he ate something he shouldnt have.. puppies tend to do that a lot. if he gets sick again id take him to the vet but if nothing seems wrong then i wouldnt worry. i feed my dog iams puppy chow and shes fine :)