consumer complaints about Natural Balance-SCARY

[CeeCee's Mom]

My two are leaving more of the NB dry food on their plates and I am just throwing it away. I switched today to Wellness Small Breed Super 5 Mix. I ordered it online and should have it next wk. hopefully. I cook for them also so it not like they are doing without. I have a hugh bag downstairs that is unopened. Out it goes too. I don't want to take any chances if I know that something has been reported and it is recent.

[ilovemymaltese]

Gigi still eats NB duck and potato, the new version too. I don't think she noticed a difference when we changed. I'll just wait until she get's tired of it, right now, she still loves it. "Don't fix nothing that's not broken." Gigi has never ever been sick before(knock on wood). If she ever does anything out of the ordinary, we will be changing as soon as possible. Thanks for letting us now the consumer reports, it's important to know the symtoms of the other deceased pets.

[Cosy]

I think it's important to note that the two dogs in the same complaint were golden retrievers with kidney
ailments. Blaming it on the food is a bit haphazard since Goldens are notorious for having kidney disease.
Please don't throw the baby out with the bathwater over one complaint. It could be these two dogs should
have been on a special diet and instead were fed the NB.

[CloudClan]

QUOTE (MaltLoverEileen @ Dec 18 2009, 01:43 PM)

QUOTE (moshi melo @ Dec 18 2009, 02:13 PM)

This thread is really scaring me. The fact that their are recent complaints within the past 6 weeks makes me want to search for a new food, ASAP!
Shiloh is doing ok on the old formula of NB duck and potato, I actually really like it for her (cleared up her tear stains and all). I recently bought the "new and improved" formula that hasmore fresh duck and potato protein... I still have some of the old formula at home, but I keep the new formula at the office. I gave some to Shiloh and she won't touch it! Can she smell something wrong, it's half mixed with new and old stuff...

Bottom line, those of you currently feeding Natural Balance, are you planning to switch? If so, what are you going to switch to?[/B]

BTW, Echo did the same thing - didn't want to eat the new formula we switched to (the venison one that did turn out to be tainted). I thought she was doing her periodic 'finicky' thing...trying to get people food instead so stuck with the food. From now on, I err on the side of caution...if my dog won't touch a food for lets say 3 days I will take it away and switch. I don't know what else to do...my confidence/trust in companies has been shattered. Apparently corporate greed rules over concern for other peoples furry family members (in my personal experience anyway). Maybe she did sense something (didn't make her feel good when she ate it/something??? )

Here is us with our sweet Echo ... miss her every single day still...

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Eileen,

That is a beautiful picture. Just beautiful. Did I show you the picture I have of Echo from years back? I have it saved in my laptop pictures of my "friend's pets." She was such a pretty girl.

I feed Red Barn. I have been very happy with it, but a couple of times mine have turned up their nose at it. When that happens I will change rolls to make sure it isn't something bad with the roll. I do think we have to trust them sometimes remembering that their noses are so much better than ours for finding bad stuff. If that is giving in to them "spoiling them" too much then so be it.

On the other hand, sometimes I am amazed at what they will put in their little mouths.

[maltlovereileen]

QUOTE (CloudClan @ Dec 18 2009, 06:20 PM)

QUOTE (MaltLoverEileen @ Dec 18 2009, 01:43 PM)

QUOTE (moshi melo @ Dec 18 2009, 02:13 PM)

This thread is really scaring me. The fact that their are recent complaints within the past 6 weeks makes me want to search for a new food, ASAP!
Shiloh is doing ok on the old formula of NB duck and potato, I actually really like it for her (cleared up her tear stains and all). I recently bought the "new and improved" formula that hasmore fresh duck and potato protein... I still have some of the old formula at home, but I keep the new formula at the office. I gave some to Shiloh and she won't touch it! Can she smell something wrong, it's half mixed with new and old stuff...

Bottom line, those of you currently feeding Natural Balance, are you planning to switch? If so, what are you going to switch to?[/B]

BTW, Echo did the same thing - didn't want to eat the new formula we switched to (the venison one that did turn out to be tainted). I thought she was doing her periodic 'finicky' thing...trying to get people food instead so stuck with the food. From now on, I err on the side of caution...if my dog won't touch a food for lets say 3 days I will take it away and switch. I don't know what else to do...my confidence/trust in companies has been shattered. Apparently corporate greed rules over concern for other peoples furry family members (in my personal experience anyway). Maybe she did sense something (didn't make her feel good when she ate it/something??? )

Here is us with our sweet Echo ... miss her every single day still...

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Eileen,

That is a beautiful picture. Just beautiful. Did I show you the picture I have of Echo from years back? I have it saved in my laptop pictures of my "friend's pets." She was such a pretty girl.

I feed Red Barn. I have been very happy with it, but a couple of times mine have turned up their nose at it. When that happens I will change rolls to make sure it isn't something bad with the roll. I do think we have to trust them sometimes remembering that their noses are so much better than ours for finding bad stuff. If that is giving in to them "spoiling them" too much then so be it.

On the other hand, sometimes I am amazed at what they will put in their little mouths.
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Thank you (((((Carina))))) I've never even heard of Red Barn...gonna have to google it. How did you find out about it?

[Johita]

Aolani was on NP Duck and Potato dry kibble and developed a urinary tract infection at the ripe old age of 6.5 months. The vetthen put him on Hills Prescription Diet C/D Canine to balance his PH, but once he's done with that I will switch him to something else as the first couple ingredients are water and beef by-products then followed by chicken, but then rice, ground whole grain and corn etc. I've heard that a dog's food should contain actual meat products in the first few ingredients. I'm thinking about trying Wellness until he completes puppyhood and then switching him to FROMM once he becomes an adult.

[jeannief]

Well now I am in a dilemma about what to do. Mason threw up little streaks of blood on Friday and I took him to the vet. He has also been on NB potato and duck and the last time the store was out so bought sweet potato and venison. The vet put him on Prescription Diet C/D Canine for 2-3 days and also some sucralfate for his tummy. Before that he was on Blue. I read on SM that NB was good for tear stains and it seems to have cleared him completely, so I was going back on NB. Now I don't know what do to.

[LJSquishy]

Originally Posted by jeannief

Well now I am in a dilemma about what to do. Mason threw up little streaks of blood on Friday and I took him to the vet. He has also been on NB potato and duck and the last time the store was out so bought sweet potato and venison. The vet put him on Prescription Diet C/D Canine for 2-3 days and also some sucralfate for his tummy. Before that he was on Blue. I read on SM that NB was good for tear stains and it seems to have cleared him completely, so I was going back on NB. Now I don't know what do to.

This is an old thread (look at the date), and keep in mind that any of the NB problems were from 2007. It's fine now.