Comments on: Wellness Dog Food

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:45:08 +0000

I have fed my show CH. Gordon Setter Core Original and Wellness Chicken canned for a year. Recently had her blood checked and she was anemic. Low RBC, HCT and HGB. Everything else was normal. I added cooked liver to her Wellness for two weeks and rechecked her blood. All tests were back to normal and she has alot more energy. I’m switching her OFF Wellness immediately.

By: Patty

Patty — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:22:26 +0000

I switched my senior Doberman over to wellness, after the Iams food recall. All was going fine for a few months. Until I had discovered maggots in her food storage container, thinking that maybe I somehow left the cover off; and contributed to the contamination, I threw the remaining food out and started over with a fresh bag. After pouring some food in her bowl I noticed that something was crawling around in her food, maggots again, I returned the bag to the store, and the Manager informed me that this was a common problem with Wellness…. When he opened another bag from the shelf; bugs and maggots were squirming to get out. She is now getting homemade meals..

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:07:26 +0000

Wellness Core/dry dog/ is different now and I mean in a bad way. Just opened a new bag last week and my lab has vomited his supper for 2 days now. I’m looking for a new food to try. Please- looking for a high quality food is no easy task. My boy is part of my family and it makes me want to scream when I see all the poison that goes into dry dog food. Does one super dry dog food even exists out there? I know they changed their food here these past few months..makes me wonder what did they do? Sell out? My dog was raised on this..no more Wellness for us. Now to just find the “near perfect” dry dog food. My head hurts already. At the price I pay for this food I expect “the best”! Oh my dog does act fine other wise-just vomits around 4 hrs after eating. Are we the only ones experiencing this?

By: Geoffrey

Geoffrey — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:41:18 +0000

Wellness Core Original dry no good anymore. Dogs don’t like it and it smells different. Stinks like cheap brand.

By: Vickie D. : Alpha's owner

Vickie D. : Alpha's owner — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:08:28 +0000

My owner has been feeding me, Wellness senior dog food and or weight control for a few months now and I like it. My weight is under control. I am a 7 year old AKC and UKC registered German Shepherd Dog and a trained guard dog so I have to look good and be healthy. So far so good with both. Thanks WELLNESS!

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 30 May 2011 22:08:33 +0000

I recently purchased a bag of Wellness Lg Breed Super 5 mix because my gsd always did excellent on it, loved the taste and excellent coat quality. I was hoping to do a few months grain free then a few of grain inclusive. Well, it was a long month. I wonder if they changed anything about the formula because my dog didn’t want to eat it, he would sniff and try to walk away, I had to stand watch and almost force him to eat it. Also he began itching really bad. I ordered it online(expiration date was 12 months out) so I couldn’t return it and for the price I definately couldn’t throw it out. He didn’t have the stellar coat quality and had more stool than he ever has on it. By the way, he is used to switching foods. I have always liked the Wellness brand but now I’m not so sure. I am currently rotating BB Wilderness and Acana. Maybe in the future I’ll try the Wellenss Core.

By: Mrs. Tan

Mrs. Tan — Fri, 27 May 2011 10:38:10 +0000

My boxer developed really bad allergies that caused severe shedding and bald spots from back of neck all down his back to his tail. Also on his legs.
there were days when he would wake up, look at his food and keep walking. Since changing his food to Wellness Core (Turkey and Fish mix) brand, he has eaten every meal given to him, actually he drools the minute he hears the can pop or smells it.

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:29:30 +0000

Holly- It might not be the food that is causing the diarrhea. Did you mix the food your dog was on previously before starting the wellness? by not doing this, your dogs stomach might be sensitive to the new food.

By: holly

holly — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:32:42 +0000

i just bought a bag of wellness dog food and a bag of wellness cat food. the first time i gave my shih tzu the food, he experienced diarrhea. the second day, diarrhea again. I’m returning this food to petsmart.

By: L. Angeli

L. Angeli — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:45:08 +0000

I found little blue pieces of plastic in Wellness Lamb/Sweet Potato two years ago and it was in every one of the 12 pack cans.

On another occasion I opened Wellness Lamb/Sweet Potato to find nothing more than a sickening brown liquid and it was in all 12 cans of that pack.

Needless to say, I stopped buying and feeding Wellness to my Westie as I don’t intend to jeopardize her health and well being.

Home cooking is the way to go.