nutro dog food warning

thankfully i feed mine eukenuba..its sad that so many problems are arising with pet food though 😕

Whoa, thank you tfsculptures! As usual, the consumers are always the last to know! My friend used to feed her dogs Go Natural, which started killing dogs too! I stopped feeding my dogs Iams after the recall, so the list of dog foods to feed my dog is growing slimmer. I feed her Science Diet; it’s consistently the best. Like Dragon87’s dog food though, it’s a bit pricey. Thanks for the info about greenies; I had no idea Mars Inc. bought them out. 😯 I have been feeding my dog greenies every other day and while her breath and tartar have improved, her fat deposit has now gotten larger. 😯 😕 😡 So it may be time to find an alternative. Now that Mars makes them, she won’t be eating them much longer! Please keep us informed!

Umm ya anything fromt he vet, both medical and science diet, is basically crap, corn filled crap. Dogs cant digest corn so why feed it? You know where it ends up? Ever wonder why fido poops 3 times a day??

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Alpo Prime Cuts – Score 81 C

Artemis Large/Medium Breed Puppy – Score 114 A+

Authority Harvest Baked – Score 116 A+

Authority Harvest Baked Less Active – Score 93 B

Beowulf Back to Basics – Score 101 A+

Bil-Jac Frozen – Score 74

Bil-Jac Select – Score 48 F

Blackwood 3000 Lamb and Rice – Score 83 C

Blue Buffalo Chicken and Rice – Score 106 A+

Burns Chicken and Brown Rice – Score 107 A+

By Nature puppy formula – Score 99 A

Canidae – Score 112A+

Chicken Soup Senior – Score 115 A+

Diamond Maintenance – Score 64 F

Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice – Score 92 B

Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula – Score 99 A

Diamond Performance – Score 85 C

Eagle Pack Holistic Chicken-114 points A+Flint River Ranch: 92 (non-specific fat source) B

Eagle Pack Large and Giant Breed Puppy: 94 A

Van Patten’s Natural Balance Ultra Premium – Score 122 A+

Van Patten’s Natural Balance Venison & Brown Rice – Score 106 A+

Van Patten’s Duck and Potato – Score 106 A+

EaglePack Holistic – Score 102 A+

Eagle Pack Natural: 94 A

Eukanuba Adult – Score 81 C

Eukanuba Large Breed Adult: 83 C

Eukanuba Natural Lamb and Rice-87 points B

Eukanuba Puppy – Score 79 C

Flint River Senior – Score 101 A+

Foundations – Score 106 A+

Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold – Score 93 B

Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium – Score 73 D

Iams Large Breed: 83 C

Innova Dog – Score 114 A+

Innova Evo – Score 114 A+

Innova Large Breed Puppy – Score 122 A+

Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, & Vegetables – Score 110 A+

Member’s Mark Chicken and Rice – Score 84 C

Merrick Wilderness Blend – Score 127 A+

Natural Balance Duck and Potato-114 points A+

Nature’s Recipe – Score 100 A

Nature’s Recipe Healthy Skin Venison & Rice – Score 116 A+

Nature’s Variety Raw Instinct – Score 122 A+

Nutra Nuggets Super Premium Lamb Meal and Rice – Score 81C

Nutrience Junior Medium Breed Puppy – Score 101 A+

Nutrisource Lamb and Rice – Score 87 B

Nutro Chicken, Rice, & Oatmeal: 85 (non-specific fat source) C

Nutro Max Adult – Score 93 B

Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice – Score 98 A

Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy – Score 87B

Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Wheat Free – Score 86 B

Nutro Natural Choice Senior – Score 95 A

Nutro Ultra Adult – Score 104 A+

Ol Roy-9 points F

Pedigree Complete Nutrition: 42 F

Pedigree Adult Complete-14 points F

Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice – Score 23 F

Premium Edge Chicken, Rice & Vegetables Adult dry – Score 109 A+

Pro Nature Puppy – Score 80 C

Pro Plan All Breed: 68 F

Pro Plan Sensitive Stomach – Score 94 A

Purina Beniful – Score 17 F

Purina Dog – Score 62 F

Purina Come-n-Get It – Score 16 F

Purina One Large Breed Puppy – Score 62 F

Royal Canin Boxer – Score 103 A+

Royal Canin Bulldog – Score 100 A+

Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult – Score 106 A+

Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+ – Score 63 F

Science Diet chicken adult maintainance-45 points F

Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies – Score 69 F

Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice – Score 97 A

Solid Gold – Score 99 A

Solid Gold Bison-123 points A+

Summit – Score 99 A

Timberwolf Organics Lamb and Venison-136 points A+

Timberwolf Organics Wild & Natural Dry – Score 120 A+

Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken – Score 110 A+

Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold – Score 97 A

This is how the grades were determined:

Start with a grade of 100

1) For every listing of “by-product”, subtract 10 points

2) For every non-specific animal source (“meat” or poultry”, meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points

3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points

4) For every grain “mill run” or non-specific rain source, subtract 5 points

5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (i.e. ground brown rice”, brewer’s rice”, “rice flour” are all the same grain), subtract 5 points

6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points

7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points

8 ) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points

9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points

10) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points

11) If lamb is the only animal protein source unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points

12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points

13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog isn’t allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points

14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog isn’t allergic to beef), subtract 1 point

15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point

Extra Credit:

1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points

2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed goup or nutritionist, add 5 points

3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points

4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points

5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points

6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains) add 3 points

7) If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free add 2 points

8 ) If the food contains barley, add 2 points

9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds) add 2 points

10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point

11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point

12) For every different specific animal protein source (other than the first one; count “chicken” and “chicken meal” as only one protein source, but “chicken” and “” as 2 different sources) add 1 point

13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point

14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide free, add 1 point

I graded out the food I use for the Shibas it is at 121-A++ the one i feed to Gage is 118-A++ He is part giant breed and needs less protein to prevent him from growing too fast.

Is Nutro cat food on this list as well?? I didn’t see anything mentioned, but my guys have been on MaxCat for ages…. 😯 before I go hitting the panic button….?

I only found one story about cats having a problem with this food from the link tfsculptures gave us. It’s mostly about dogs.

Yeah, that’s pretty much how I read it, too.

I have 5 cats, three of them are “senior” 13+ years or more. They’ve been on the maxcat for ages, since one of my Maine Coon boys was a bladder stones/crystals cat. The one time we tried changing foods triggered an attack on his part that resulted in a pretty hefty vet bill. So I’ve been rather unwilling to try that experiment again. I’ve read up on a bunch of different brands, and none of them specifically say anything about urinary tract health *except* the maxcat. Given his age (nearly 15) and other problems he has now that are most likely unrelated to his food (he has some sort of growth in his sinuses that the vet feels is most likely cancer of some sort 😥 ) it may be a moot point, but still…..there are the rest of the kitties to consider. I can see where I’m going to be spending some heavy duty face time with mr. computer researching this more thoroughly…..