Comments on: Iams Dog Food

By: Myra

Myra — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:56:46 +0000

I have fed my dogs and cat Iams for the past 17 years. I believed that Iams was a great product and my vet always recommended it. Part of that was because it was a great company based in the Dayton Ohio area. About 2 years ago our dog began chewing his feet constantly. Recently he chewed until they bled. After taking him to the vet again he has been diagnosed with allergies to his food. The same food he has been on for four years and the same food that I fed my other dogs for 14 years. I believe that when P&G bought the Iams company they kept the formula only until they felt they needed to make a bigger buck.

I will never purchase Iams products again after watching a good product changed for the almighty dollar.

By: Zaray

Zaray — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:08:45 +0000

I had my dog on iams for 5 years, but he always had stomach problems. Now he is 7 years-old, and its been a week that he doesn’t want to eat his iams dry food. When I give him canfood or rice with chicken he eats. When i take him to the Veterinarian she says that he is find, but he is constently vomiting, and scratching himself. so no more iams.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:58:18 +0000

I’ve been feeding my yellow lab Iams dry food (green bag) for the last few years.

In early November I purchased a new bag and I noticed he’s constantly scratching at himself and scratching out hunks of fur. Brought him to the groomer for a bath thiniking he’d gotten into something. Nope, still scratching. I took him off Iams and he stopped scratching. Gave him one scoop of Iams to test if that was the cause and he was scratching again soon after.

Don’t know what Iams changed in their formula, but we’re onto Blue Buffalo and no more constant scratching.

By: KC23

KC23 — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:23:13 +0000

Harold, I’m with Kim–I like the Kirkland dog food if you have a Costco near you. It’s very affordable (I only paid $21+ for a 40 lb. bag of the Healthy Weight formula). I have 3 dogs and they all like it and are doing well on it. I am someone who feeds canned or other cooked foods (meats, veggies, etc.) along with dry food, so I am glad that I get it at such a great price.

I also use this food to stay away from ingredients like corn and wheat which trigger different allergic reactions in my dogs—itching, redness, anal gland problems, etc. Whatever you decide to use, it’s probably best you try to avoid the useless fillers too. The first dog I ever owned did fine on any food, but that’s definitely not the case w/the dogs I have now. Good luck.

By: Casey

Casey — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:15:13 +0000

A Beagle/Chi mix should be small, so you don’t have to worry about calcium/phosphorous levels. So any quality food should be fine; try Orijen or Horizon Legacy for higher protein and meat content.

By: Jess

Jess — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:59:41 +0000

I can’t help you, because I only call people Idiots, morons, ding-a-lings,etc!!! But I can guarantee you I know dog food!!! Why don’t you try Ol’ Roy !! I think you would make a perfect fit…..

By: Harold

Harold — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:24:59 +0000

I agree Stacey!

Im bringing a new pup home in a few days and I’m totally confused as what to feed him. What I thought were good brands are now all supposedly bad. Then I read being called names (Idiots,morons, ding-a-lings,etc) and made fun of by Jess and I think its totally uncalled for considering we are all wanting the best for our pets and are sharing and networking with each other to reach that cause. If someone dosent agree with what someone else is feeding their dogs its not that persons duty to ridicule them for it. There is no ONE dog food that is the end all as there are many breeds of dogs and each are unique in their own right. I would just like to find a high quality food that I could buy OTS if I had to. Can anyone, someone give a suggestion for a beagle/chi mix?

Tks

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:41:14 +0000

Oh, and his weight is coming back up to normal as well. He is a skinny dog as it is, and Iams just made it worse!

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:40:05 +0000

I’ve been feeding my baby Kirkland dog food from Costco for 8 years, and switched to Iams when it was on sale, thinking he would love it and gobble it up.

He started losing weight almost immediately, and his white fur around his mouth turned a nasty dark brown color. The fur between his legs started turning brown, and the only thing that changed was his food.

We switched back to Kirkland, and his face is coming back to white, and his legs are turning white again. Iams made him look trashy and ugly. Never feed this to a white dog, let alone any other!

By: Stacey Emery

Stacey Emery — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 01:54:47 +0000

I am confused. Had a Jack Russell Terrier that lived on Eukanuba for the 15 years she lived. 15 YEARS. Even the vet said she lived to a ripe old age.
Now I have a bulldog I have tried every holistic food out there. Origen – made his stools loose. Same as Acana, Wellness, Halo and many more. So we put him on Eukanuba Naturally wild salmon. He was doing great until they recalled it. So we put him on Eukanuba lamb and rice he seems to itch with chicken. His coat is very shiny. He’s active. Vet says he’s healthy.
So why is it everyone keeps knocking a brand that everyone fed their pets yet said nothing about these brands until holistic came to be???
There are pets that lived 15 or more years on all those old brands. So why now is everyone attacking them? There is very high protein in some of the holistic which could lead to problems. If everyone is so worried about everything then why don’t we all just feed them our human food.
I know a lady here in my building whom also has a bulldog and she feeds her only human food. Her dog has no problems and looks great.