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25 Reviews For Iams Dog Food

  • Guest 6th Oct 2009

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    My husband and I have an 8month old german shepherd. We have been feeding her large breed iams puppy food until this past saturday. I opened the bag and some of the food was moldy and there was bugs in it and something that looks like a maggot. Needless to say, we took our food back and demanded a refund. The food made our dog vomit and have diarrhea. I will never feed my animals Iams food. We were told around this time of year bugs get in the food. So I do not reccommend buying this dog food.

  • Guest 16th Sep 2009

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    My 4 year old Yorkie has had colitis for months. We tried everything, 2 different kinds of antibiotis,stool tests, cooking for her and nothing worked. My Vet gave me some Iams Veterinary Formula Intestinal Low-Residue dry food to try. Within 3 days her stool was mucus free and formed and within one week it was normal, hard stool and a different dog....wanting to play and go for walks (which she always loved to do)and full of fun! I am delighted my Vet suggested this product and it works!!
  • Guest 3rd Aug 2009

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    We have a 1-year-old Golden Retriever and a 10-year-old German Shepherd and they both eat the Iams Large Breed food and do beautifully on it. Our Golden Retriever was raised on the Iams Large Breed Puppy formula. They both have shiny, soft coats, firm stools, and have a ton of energy. To anyone saying that Iams gave their dog runny stools, did you gradually transition your dogs to the Iams, or did you just suddenly/quickly change their food to Iams from something else? You need to make any c ...
  • blackwidow Rank: Lance Corporal 1st Jul 2009

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    Changed from bakers to Iams Dog Food, only because it didn't contain any nasties, and my bitch is pregnant and i wanted a good quailty food reasonably priced, i have 2 big rottwieler. Big mistake, i've gone from having pristeen dogs to dogs having poor brittle dull fur that is falling out, the only thing that has changed is their food, having read other reviews it looks like the fur issue is a common problem, hence i wouldn't recommend it for coat quality, but i had no problem with their stomach ...
  • Guest 25th Apr 2009

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    I will never give my Boxers Iams again. Iams dog food gave them runny stool which they've never had before.
  • Arthurs Angels Rank: Lance Corporal 17th Mar 2009

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    Our Springer Spaniel, was eating Alpha Puppy when we brought him home. We needed to change to something more available in the supermarket / shop, so changed to Iams, thinking that premium puppy food (with a premium price) must be the best.
    After around a week or so we noticed there seemed to be a negative change in his coat, digestion and behaviour. After much research we are now changing to Burns.
  • Guest 19th Dec 2008

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    The first ingredient in Iams Dog Food is Chicken (with water). Once the water is taken out during the manufacturing process, it falls down on the list. This means the primary source of protein in this feed is Corn Meal.I question this companies means of preservation. They seem very misleading (what is 'mixed' Tocopherois). There are too many other quality brands out there for the same money to be messing around with this stuff in my opinion.
  • Guest 18th Nov 2008

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    My 13 yr. old lab/shepherd mix has always been fed Iam's Lamb and Rice dry food. Since last year, he got skin infections and has lost half the hair on his body. We thought it was just old age allergies (which he never had before), but the last trip to the vet turned on the light bulb. She asked if we had changed our dog food. We didn't, but had noticed that the food looked different than it used to. Then we found out through other concerned bloggers that Iam's changed ownership and the formula. ...
  • Alfster 6th Oct 2008

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    I'm surprised that people have had bad experiences with Iams Dog Food. Dogs always need time to adjust to a change in diet and this should really be done gradually. I feel that anyone giving this food a chance would find it to be excellent!
  • Guest 21st May 2008

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    I've had my black lab on Iams for about 2.5 years starting with the puppy formula, then changed him to lamb and rice. Recently, as another reader stated, they did in fact do something to their formula and its been nothing but a nightmare since. His coat is dull and dry, itching all the time, he eats grass like there is no tomorrow and he sheds way more than he used to. labs have 2 coats so I take it with grain of salt this time of year but its really bad. I've changed him over to Californa ...
  • Guest 15th May 2008

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    My black lab is 4 years old. We have had her since she was six weeks old. The breeder had her on Diamond dog food, after she turned one she got sick off a bad bag so we switched her to Iams large breed. She is in great shape. We get comments all the time how shiney her coat is, she is in picture perfect health. She's been on it for 3 years, so proof is in the pudding! She is our happy, healthy pup!
  • fmhansen 24th Feb 2008

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    My dog has very sensitive stomach and Iams Lamb and Rice was the only dog food she could tolerate. Recently they've changed their formulation (adding caramel coloring to 1/3 of the kibbles). After her first meal, it came all back out. We tried again about 2 more times and she threw it all up. We were able to find some left over bags of the old food but after those are gone, we'll have to change to Eukanuba or Science Diet (we haven't tried those yet). So, if your dog is food sensitive, it might ...
  • AHHHH dog food 21st Oct 2007

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    We're struggling to find any dog food for our Fat cocker Spanial shes 8 yrs old and been on bakers most of her life so we thought a change might help her weight but it seems bad for her teeth its really hard, and it contains wheat and egg and i heard thats bad for dogs so we'll keep looking!
  • bonny21 Rank: Lance Corporal 10th Aug 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I have read the other reviews about poor health and sickness, and I am wondering if these owners were unfortunate to buy 'old stock', as I always check the use by date before I buy Iams dog food, and I have spotted out of date bags in stores.
  • animal lover xx Rank: Corporal 1st Jun 2007

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    We tried our first dogs on this, and soon after we found that it was one of the worst foods we could have possibly given. It is full of E numbers, and other cheap fillers. The items coming from his other end were runny, and not of his usual sort, and from now on I wouldn't touch Iams Dog Food if it was the last food on earth.
  • ethawkins 1st May 2007

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    I gave my dog Iams only once. He was so ill with vomiting and diarrhoea afterwards that I threw the rest of it away.
  • jenbrown 23rd Dec 2006

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    I have two boxers, a puppy who is four months old and a 1 and 1/2 year old boxer. My older boxer immediately had frequent and runny stools, and we didn't realize it was the food. After awhile he began throwing the corn up daily and having diarrhea. My puppy didn't start throwing it up until about three months on it. As soon as we stopped feeding them Iams dog food, their health was normal and they stopped throwing up. For the record, I was stupid and tried to feed Iams again, and the same t ...
  • spaniel mad 23rd Jul 2005

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I have now been feeding our 5 dogs on Iams Dog Food since early December & have found a huge improvement in their coats & conditions since I began feeding them this food, I show our dogs week in week out & have to say I have never seen our dogs looking as good as they do now & their coats are smashing, their over weight problems are history now with this food, I had tried & tried to cut their weights on chum complete without any success at all, would recommend to all.
  • diane ross davison Rank: Lance Corporal 28th Jun 2005

    Reviewer rating: 2.5 stars


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    Iams Dog Food - I'm very unhappy about this and dont dare give him Iams again. This dog has never had loose or watery movements, which is what happened with this bag twice.
  • hailyjade1990 18th Jun 2005

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    Iams (Lamb and Rice) actually made our Blue Heeler Boarder Collie Mix mean. She was begging to be skinny so we tried Iams. She ate it and a the next day she was out starting fights with our other dogs and biting me and my family. The shyer dog we put on it became mean that is when we knew that it was the dog food not the dog. So do not use it.