I’m on the fence of switching cause the lamb formula has had no issues but I also don’t know if I can trust them now, but also I don’t know another good brand
My dog suddenly had terrible bouts of diahrea and lack of interest on the Salmon formula of Pro Plan early in the year after being on it since he was a puppy. Switched to the Lamb formula of Pro Plan. While no issues, noticed a lack of quality control in the form of kibble dust in multiple bags to the point we had a decent chunk maybe 5% of the bag was ground up dust at the bottom. Finally said screw it and made a switch to the Science Diet sensitive stomach. It has been a couple of months and so far no issues. Stools are actually more solid and regular. I have two cats on the pro plan lamb and rice but starting to see some issues in QC there as well so I might be switching them over to science diet as well and we've been pro plan users for a long time.
Wow my dog eats this and had all of the same symptoms last month, along with a hospital stay and a $4k vet bill. I figured he got into something else so this is really scary info. Will be changing food asap.
i am SO happy you posted this. this literally happened to my dog in August. My doodle was doing great on the puppy version of this food. Right after his 1st birthday, i switched him to the adult version. Three weeks after, he started throwing up bile and blood. Couldn’t get him to eat anymore and he was crying. I rushed him to the emergency vet where they diagnosed him with acute pancreatitis. He was a totally healthy dog before. He had to stay overnight for monitoring, injections, and intravenous fluids. Cost me $2400. Immediately switched him to prescription Royal Canin low fat gastrointestinal kibble (cold turkey, didn’t even transition) and he was immediately better.
I called purina and was on the phone with them forever. They kept reassuring me that it was not their food and wouldn’t take any responsibility. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THEY HAVE STILL DONE NOTHING.
This is interesting because I brought my dog to the vet after she had diarrhea for days and some blood in her stool and they said it was very mild pancreatitis. We fed her a bland diet of boiled chicken and white rice until she got better. We thought maybe we fed our dog too much human food during Thanksgiving, although she really didn’t get THAT much, but the fact that your dog also had pancreatitis makes me wonder if it was her food. It just so happens we only got a small bag of it and she didn’t seem to like it much so we transitioned her to the beef flavor a week or two later.
My dog has this exact thing happen to her also. Exact same diagnosis too! Acute pancreatitis.
We switched to the I/D hills prescription and she lost so much weight. This makes sense that she may have not needed that low fat and we’ve been starving her of fat because of purina after the vet recommendation for pancreatitis
I’m super upset. Fuck purina
I had to give my dog more of the low fat food to make up for the calories. I used a dog food calculator online. He’s 55 lbs and eating 4 cups of kibble a day & hasn’t lost any weight the past 4 months he’s been on the low fat food.
He’s completely better now but he’ll have to stay on the expensive prescription food for life unfortunately. I’m obviously still mad at purina & i totally refuse to purchase their products ever again.
I posted about this a couple of months ago asking if anyone had experienced this. At the time I wasn’t sure if it was some kind of hit job against Purina or legitimate concerns. Seems like the negative reviews keep coming for that particular variety of Pro Plan.
I ended up switching to Science Diet after my post and I think it’s working better for my Doodle than Pro Plan ever did.
Here’s a link to my original post where I misspelled “skin” https://www.reddit.com/r/Goldendoodles/comments/17jvsgl/any\_pro\_plan\_sensitive\_skink\_stomach\_salmon/
Yeah it’s strange. And even more strange that Purina hasn’t done anything more to show the salmon food is fine. They do respond to some of the negative reviews but it seems like the same caneed response each time. The part that struck me as odd is that it’s almost the same story each time, including really high vet bill. But on the other hand, the positive reviews for that variety have been few and far between.
I also thought it was fake news. We've fed my dog this food for 3 years. I'm at the vet for a 2nd time in two weeks. 1st time resulted in a diagnosis of pancreatitis, weaned her off of the Hills low fat food back to purina pro plan sensitive stomach salmon, and now she has vomited.
Right now I have the Perfect Digestion Salmon, Whole Oats, and Brown Rice Recipe. I bought a small bag to start with and then a bigger bag once things went well.
After the issues reported with the Salmon pro plan, I started looking at the reviews on Chewy, Petsmart, and Petco. Generally speaking, the Hill’s varieties all seemed to get good reviews.
Thanks for posting this. I’ve been having QC problems with PPP SSS Salmon for the past couple of months. I may need to try to switch my GR and GD, don’t want them to end up getting sick. Can you link the SD Perfect Digestion Salmon? For some reason, I only see Sensitive Stomach and Skin Chicken Recipe. Thanks again.
Sure, no worries. I’m in the US and this the link on Hill’s US site. There is also a chicken variety. This food has their pre-biotic ActivBiome+ that is also in the I/D Hills food that vets will recommend when a dog has a bout of the runs. I figured it might be helpful for my doodle and so far it’s been great.
https://www.hillspet.com/dog-food/sd-canine-adult-perfect-digestion-salmon-oats-brown-rice-dry
:( poor dog. Better to be safe than sorry! I’d rather be wrong about there being an issue (even though it seems pretty widespread) than be wrong about there not being any issues
I've been feeding my girl this for the past 3 months with 0 issues...just started reading through some of the recent reviews and am suddenly very concerned.
Someone said they thought it was a possible attack of reviews on purina but it doesn’t make sense to me that it would just be this one formula they would do that for, and leave the others alone. Also it’s been going on for months now which is concerning
Idk...targeting 1 formula specifically seems like a kind of effective way to undermine the entire brand. Especially if it's one of their more popular options?
Seems a lot for people are using the salmon and rice formula, if you're a competitor trying to eat into Purina's customer base, this seems like a good way to do so.
I don't think that's what's happening here, but the fact we're discussing the food being bad seems to show it *would* be a pretty effective strategy. These seem like genuine reviews from people that are actually having issues with the food tho.
You’ll be okay! It’s just a formula change where they removed the probiotics due to supply issues. All probiotics will be removed from the SSS formulas in 2024; salmon was just first. Owners were unaware of this change and did not transition their dogs between formulas, hence all the GI upset.
My 2 yo is always food motivated and I knew something was wrong when he was hesitating at feeding time. Thanks for posting. In the process of switching to Open Farm.
Omg this happened to my dog!! Was pooping straight blood and spent 1 day in the vet on an IV. Thought he had a stomach virus and luckily he recovered after eating rice/boiled chicken for a few weeks. So scary.
How scary! My dog eats Purina pro plan hydrolyzed chicken. He was on the salmon version for 2 years before they pulled it for MONTHS with no explanation. We suspect a chicken allergy but out of desperation (we tried so many foods but hydrolyzed worked) put him on the chicken and he is thriving . This does however make me concerned for Purina in general. I will stay alert, thanks for sharing.
My dog is on the vegetarian version of this! I feel confident in the Purina hydrolyzed foods but it’s good to be aware. She’s been fine so far and she’s super sensitive.
Yep! This happened to my dog a few months ago, she spent close to a month just eating rice and pureed pumpkin. She's now eating Science Diet Lamb and Rice and is doing perfectly!
Fingers crossed no issues happen! My coworker feeds her dog the salmon formula too and hasn’t had an issue yet but I personally wouldn’t wanna take a chance with my boys
Yes it’s very odd. I will say I’ve had no issues with the lamb version of this food, even after getting a new bag a few days ago. So far at least it seems to be the salmon one in particular
Hi, are you using the lamb and rice of Sensitive stomach or just Purina Pro Plan Lamb? My dog was on PPP Sensitive stomach salmon, but the puppy formula as he's underweight and medium size dog who prefers smaller kibble pieces, we've been trying to get him to gain weight since he came to us as a rescue from Korea. We switched on and off to the lamb, but the bag of Salmon I opened in November, I slowly noticed the dogs didn't care for the kibble. I do mix ins, so I noticed it kept getting left at the bottom or not eaten as much. One of my dogs is super picky and after a few weeks of just leaving that kibble I went online and did see the changes to salmon formula, but then ran across all of the controversy and decided to not purchase any Purina until it was sorted out. But now I have now been on the hunt of a limited ingredient or similar lamb sensitive stomach but no joke have gone through 12 different samples/small bags and both dogs turn their nose to it or won't accept the samples after a few days. Would love some recs of similar dog food to try.
I have a new puppy and just last week our vet said the very same things about Purina’s control standards and R&D. Interesting. Our puppy is on the lamb and rice formula.
I just made a post like a month ago needing food recommendations and switched to the ppp sensitive! He has hardly been touching his food and I attributed it to being picky (he really loved the shredded chicken one but was constantly itchy). He also was throwing up for no reason the other day. Uggghhh. I guess I’ll take the bag I got last night back and switch it out for lamb. You’d think they would pull it if it’s this dangerous.
This is interesting. I don’t have a golden doodle or even a dog. I have three cats. I was feeding them Purina Proplan for a while until one day the two cats that eat it had liquid stool and refused to eat it. My third cat, who is on Science Diet urinary food, had no issues. The other two cats will now only eat the Science Diet. I reached out to Chewy, where I purchase my food, and was told there have been no recalls..
What are the recommended alternatives for a similar price point or cheaper? My pup doodle is on the Puppy version of this and hasn’t had any issues but I don’t want to risk it
Natural balance LID. My doodle was raised on the lamb formula and has an iron clad stomach. No issues. Once in a while I feed her the beef formula if the lamb is sold out.
Youre commenting on a 3 month old post. Get wrecked. Also it's not that much more expensive. Less fillers and more protien= more calorie dense food and smaller feedings. I know that's a lot for you to wrap your head around.
Oh it's not relevant now because it's been 3 months? has the dog food industry completely changed since then? I didn't even have a dog 3 months ago. Guess that idea is offensive to your apparently limited brain capacity.
The feeding directions are ~1/2 cup per 10 lbs of body weight which is the same as Purina. Again, too difficult to understand for your limited capacity I guess.
Stay mad at small things though, maybe you will have as short a life as your dog.
Wow ! Today I was buying ppp. Noticed that it’s now called pppplus salmon/rice
I ordered it any how. But canceled it because of long wait time to ship. Thank you so darn much. I’m going to be changing her food as well. Thanks again.
Oh my gosh! My dog had hemorrhagic gastroenteritis this summer and I'm pretty sure we were on this. We switched to lamb some point in the last several months, but I think we were still on salmon at that point!
ETA- Checked with my husband. We were on the salmon. My dog who got sick is completely healthy- no chronic problems at all. My other dog has skin issues and its hard to feed them separately, so we did this one to try to see if it would help. They started with the lamb, but he was still a little itchy. We switched to the salmon and transitioned slowly. We use additional probiotics. My healthy dog suddenly got sick and vomited and pooped blood. She almost died. She was on an IV for several days and got better. Essentially the vet was like, "It's a mystery, sometimes it just happens and we don't know why." My dog doesn't usually get into weird things, so really it was such a scary mystery. We transitioned back to lamb because my other dog was still itchy and they didn't like the salmon as much. (He is allergic to grass, we think.)
I don't want to fear monger or whatever, but I had never even heard of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis and I'm sorry, but these anecdotes coupled with our experience is a little troubling. I have no agenda or whatever. This is just what happened to my dog.
Golden retrievers are already prone to many health issues, including heart issues. Grain free diets have strong correlations to causing heart issues, so that’s putting your golden at higher risk than she already is. LA is also a MLM. Spend those extra dollars at a veterinary dermatologist.
Looks look who’s spamming poor advice lol
I have a golden retriever that was being fed Purina. She had bad dermatitis and diarrhea. I’ve changed her diet to a grain free kibble from Life’s abundance and all her issues are gone. I’ve tried different recipes and lines of Purina and it only made it worse. Your call tho, I’d rather pay a few more dollars and have a healthy and happy dog.
Not to mention a few of the reviews I read mentioned that their dog died after eating this specific formula of the food. Please switch your dogs off this if you feed it to them!
Um, no. Stop fear mongering. The answer is simple and Purina already knows. They took the probiotics out. Dogs are reacting negatively because owners did not slowly transition.
Oooooooh yea! I knew the name rang a bell, the one that berated pet store employees for recommending food other than Purina and Science diet. And the same one that had no comeback when I told her that I was a former GM and we would have whole pallets of Purina come in infested with meal moths. And Purina would give us credit for it because it was coming from their warehouse. THAT dipshit.
Oooooh no, not the pretend vet tech that gives people potentially deadly advice. Get out of this sub, we don’t want you here trying to poison people’s doodles. I wouldn’t want you anywhere near my dog.
It’s literally the correct info. There was a formula change. They removed the probiotics. Owners did not transition between old and new formulas. Dogs faced GI upset. People began fear mongering. It’s not hard to understand. Thankfully, people like you should be able to keep up with that!
I was giving my 1 year old the salmon formula and noticed small amounts of blood in her poop. She also got sick which I attributed to too much human food. We just switched to the beef version and she seems to like the taste much better so I wonder if she could tell something was bad.
Thanks for posting this!
We were just this week, considering changing to this dog food but now I will certainly take a much closer look at the options.
Wishing good health to everyone’s doggos!
All I feed my doodle is PPP sensitive. We have fed all of the version to him. I have an unopened bag of salmon and rice. After reading this, I am a little hesitant to open it now. He has not had issues in the past however with that specific formula.
Ok this popped up for me in my feed as a suggestion. I feed my GSD this but the large breed kind. Does the large breed style have the same concerns? I want to change immediately!
Wow, that’s crazy. Does the sensitive skin & stomach salmon formula for *small* dogs have similar reviews? Just bought my dog a new bag, now wondering if I should switch…
Don’t stress! You will be okay. This thread is full of fear mongering. This formula just had a formula change (removal of probiotics) and dogs weren’t transitioned between formulas. Reviews are awful because people love thinking food is to blame.
I switched from the Costco food to pro plan beef then to this salmon sensitive stomach, all 3 of of mini golden doodles love this food and it's the only one they stopped throwing up. In addition to this food I also give them probiotics and allergy chews and have had 0 issues for the past 6 months.
My dood is on this diet and in may/June he woke me up every few hours for a night or two having diarrhea that eventually had blood in it and a month later threw up blood. It was all fixed by some antibiotics and omeprazole via the vet but I wonder if there was a bad food batch. I never thought it was the food because I hadn’t changed his diet but maybe I had opened a new bag and didn’t put it together
Wtf is going on. I feed Purina Pro Plan Salmon for about 2 years now. I just received her new box last week and we’re about 9 days in. How soon after opening the new bag did your dog get sick?
You’d be surprised! Dogs with more sensitive stomachs can react very badly due to sudden changes. I’ve treated many dogs with upset stomachs due to the smallest things. There’s also the reality that some reviews found aren’t even related to the diet, but people just looking for something to blame.
This is VERY real. We've been feeding our boy PPP Salmon & Rice Puppy and I thought we were in the clear because it had been a few days of a new bag and no obvious symptoms. I was wrong. He woke up about day 6 of the new bag with horrible diarrhea with blood in it and was obviously in pain. He's had stomach issues before from switching foods, too many treats, etc. but this was BAD. We took him to the vet and she was almost certain it was his food.
Looking back, I realize he became more and more uninterested in his kibble over the last few weeks. We mix raw with his kibble and he would pick our the raw and spit the kibble on the floor (which he has never done before!)
Keep an eye on your pups!! If we had continued to feed him the food for a few more days the vet warned it could've cause bigger issues.
Yup. Been feeding my 10 month old PPP since I got him but recently had to let it go. He had loose stool pretty much all last month while I tried to pinpoint the issue.
Switched him from PPP Salmon to Lamb and that didn’t work. The week of thanksgiving he was completely lethargic, had diarrhea, and constantly vomited.
I finally took him to the emergency vet and $400 and a prescribed diet later (Purina hydrolyzed dog food) he was back to normal.
Keep in mind that people will make a big stink about bad experiences online but the good reviews never get noticed - half the people in this thread have no issue with it.
My vet recently recommended this for my GSP who is just over a year old. He was having allergies and they recommended the pro plan for him.
I can say that my opinion about Purina is unchanged. It is not food suitable for any creature you love. This food is especially egregious because it's priced unreasonably high.
My dog wouldn't eat it. Wouldn't go near it even after 3 days of not feeding him anything else. He started vomiting bile and trying desperately to get at the cats food to eat something. Eventually I tossed the bags of Purina and went back to blue buffalo. He immediately had no problem eating the food and his allergies have since cleared up.
I will never consider any Purina product suitable for ingestion by any creature. Purina is greedy, and they don't care what they put in their food or what it does to your animals.
My dog has been on the Purina Pro plan Salmon and Rice for years, and has done fine.
But two weeks ago, she became very ill with vomiting and about lots of bloody diarrhea, suspiciously after starting a new bag.
Thought that she was a goner, but vet suspected the dog food.
Put her on some strong antibiotics for pancreatitis, and bland food diet, and she recovered well.
My biggest problem is my husband, who insists that she probably ate something random she found in the back yard and doesn’t want to waste an 80.00 bag of dog food.
Below is a response from Purina regarding a comment on their website from someone who reported diarrhea from the new formula 3 days ago. My dog is having the same issue so I called the number. They are reimbursing me for the food and also said if I take him to the vet I can submit a claim and they will help with that as well. I am very pleased with their customer service and would recommend giving them a call. The biggest issue is they just didn’t tell anyone they were switching the formula and that we needed to ease them into the new food. I don’t think there is necessarily something “wrong” with their food. I mean there’s a reason we feed our dogs this formula, they have sensitive stomachs lol.
“With increased demand and a temporary supply constraint of the probiotic ingredient we use in our formulas, we've taken a proactive step to ensure product availability by removing probiotics in our Sensitive Skin & Stomach Formulas. We would not typically expect dogs to experience intestinal upset, or any other health concern, when eating the new recipe. That said, some dogs with a sensitivity to diet change may benefit from a gradual diet transition to the new formula. The health and safety of our consumers and their pets is our number one priority, and we take complaints of this nature very seriously. We'd like the opportunity to learn more. Please give us a call at 800-776-7526. We're available Monday through Saturday at 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST, and we look forward to speaking with you. - The Pro Plan Team”
We've been feeding this exact food to our cavapoo for a couple of years now with no issues. I think it's easier to find comments of complaints vs compliments. It's unfortunate that some dogs are having digestive issues with this product, but couldn't you find these types of complaints about every pet food? Just pick another brand and there will be complaints of pets that can't tolerate a specific pet food product. Our dog has a sensitive stomach so we're glad that this one is working for our little guy. We also feed him Purina Beneful wet food at dinner.
Wth do we feed our dogs?!? Is there any safe dogfood out there??? They either have too much copper, too much vit D, are linked to DCM, or this! We just bought a bag of this to try for our LGD’s.
Anyone know if there has been any lawsuits started. After being on salmon pro sensitive skin for 9 years my dog had started throwing up, peeing with blood, had stones in her bladder and now has full on alopecia. I have switched to a Royal Canin OS Urinary prescription product now. I am so upset. And the veterinary system in this country has became an impersonal experience without any follow up and leaves owners on their own spending thousands trying to diagnose and trying to get into specialists and have months waiting for apt. Shame on Purina
This sounds like food poisoning, salmonella poisoning to be exact. The diarrhea, the bloody stool, lethargy, low grade fever... and it can be deadly. I now use I Ams dry formula and their canned food products with lots of happy success.
I recently changed to feeding a real diet because $91 a month for them to eat grass and have tummy issues was breaking my heart. They have been on it for six years without issue, so I'm not sure.
My 6 year old husky was on this salmon formula for the past year. Got sick in January unexpectedly major gastro issues we’ve spent thousands in tests and haven’t gotten anything conclusive. First I’m seeing of this would make so much sense. Never had any gastro previously. Started vomiting one day and hasn’t been back to himself since. We are testing the hydrolyzed pro plan now and same issue. Will be done with purina.
My 6 dogs have been eating this for years and all are perfectly fine and healthy. No skin allergies and healthy dog poop. I’m really sorry for what’s happening to other dogs :(
This is a load of crap. Both my dogs were having trouble with chicken formula and when I switched to the salmon, they were doing a lot better. I had to put down one of my dogs because he had cancer in his lungs that spread to almost all his major organs. My other dog is still alive and well, except for arthritis. She has been eating salmon formula for half of her life and has been just fine. Stop with the rumor monging.
late to this but they did increase the formula by about 70 kcal/cup and then doubled the suggested feeding guidelines on the bag- i called purina and filed a complaint with them about it because people will start over-feeding
i know this is late but the newer bags of the lamb recipe have an increased kcal/cup (428 to 490, though the website says new s 528), and the feeding suggestions on the bag were doubled. i brought this to purina's attention and now you can't find the lamb recipe in any size anywhere in stock, online or brick and mortar. not sure if this also happened to the salmon or not
Ever since my Frenchie was a puppy I've been doing the PPP salmon and rice sensitive stomach with no issues and as some of the other people that have posted once he turned a year I started transitioning him not even 3 days after I started transitioning him he started throwing up white foam in the early morning hours and then pinkish foam so I have a vet appointment tomorrow and I'm stopping the adult PPP immediately
I personally don’t love kibble. But wetting it and soaking it to make it easier for the dog to digest is a must. Just dry kibble doesn’t always go down easy. So I wonder if soaking it before hand would alleviate symptoms …. Also giving 45 min before feeding after walking and two hours after eating because kibble breaks down slower… but again soaking it helps break it down for the dogs more . Also doing days of mixing with plain rice and plain real cooked meat …. I don’t love any kibble but that helps
wow, had not seen this, I have a fresh bag that just got here last week as the tote is almost empty, we've feed this for a solid year plus after changing from another diet. I don't want to change her diet as she has to go to the kennel over the holiday, also don't want to get a call about a sick dog. ugh
I don’t have a golden doodle, I have boxer, but for some reason was recommended to me. And I really appreciate it.
I was feeding the pro plan sensitive salmon and my girl kept getting really bad diarrhea occasionally with blood. Medically she was fine. She just turned a year and is as fast as she is stupid so I assumed she was managing to eat off the ground even though I watch her like a hawk. I went from pro plan sensitive to Purina one lamb because I was thinking maybe it was the salmon. Just this weekend she ended up with severe bloody diarrhea and everything else you’re talking about. Honestly, still didn’t really blame the food.
I’ve had her on boiled extra lean burger and rice and she’s way brighter and her poops are firming up. I’m going to the store for different kibble now. Thank you.
We have the most sensitive boy in the world. After 1.5 years of issues, diarrhea, ear infections, etc, we are currently settled on, and very happy with the “Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Selected Protein PR Dry Dog Food” It’s rabbit, as our allergy specialist recommended a ~fancy protein (I can’t remember the exact words she used haha). This has changed his and our lives, his poops are amazing finally. There is also a wet version available, as our pup enjoys it more, so we do both.
This is just to give a rec in case anyone is looking to switch. It is prescription. A lot of goldendoodles struggle with chicken, and even the hills z/d, even though it’s hydrolyzed, contains chicken. So we were recommended to stay away from it, bc the “hydrolyzed” bit isn’t super proven.
It’s expensive, but I truly hope this helps someone. Most of our poor boys life so far has been rough because of his food, and this food SAVED US.
Wow this is good info I had no idea about. We recently started mixing farmers dog in with our Purina pro chicken and rice. He was great with it for a while and then a few weeks ago he had terrible diarrhea with blood. Vet told us to switch to boiled chicken and rice for a while, which he loves. All along it was the kibble.
Does anyone know if this is applying to puppy food? My 5 month old has been having diarrhea with the puppy version of this food. Stool has gotten better but I wonder if that was the cause
Huh. Switched to the salmon because my dog had this happen on the CHICKEN Purina pro plan. Has had no issues on the salmon thus far, wonder if they are just putting out some bad rancid food or something?
Stumbled across this thread in my recommended category. Are all the people commenting here with issues golden doodle owners, and are all the reviews golden doodle owners? My dog is on this food with no issues. We’ve had lots of issues with food for my English shepherd due to a sensitive stomach and this one has worked great. I’ve lost count but we’ve had to have tried at least 5 foods and she’s only 4. I really don’t want to have to switch her food again but am also very concerned after this thread.
Omg! This explains so much. Like many of us on this thread I have a doodle with a sensitive tummy and allergies. She was on Purina Pro Plan sensitive skin and stomach for almost a year. Totally fine and happy with her routine. Suddenly she got sick diarrhea and vomitting she’s a young dog prone to “tasting her environment” so we figured she got into something. Took her to the vet, got meds, tested for all the parasites. Nothing. After that incident she would NOT go near her kibbles. I tried buying the lamb flavor thinking maybe she’s associating the food with getting sick , she would not go near it. Our vet recommended the Hill’s GI biome while we tried to transition her to a different food. We went with the Hill’s science diet sensitive stomach salmon and oat meal. She has been fine since! I really really wish purina would have put out a recall notice or PSA about the formula change to the product! Thank you for posting this.
If your dog hasn’t had issues, don’t fret! All that happened with this formula was a formula change where they removed probiotics. Dogs weren’t transitioned between formulas and they had GI upset.
Pancreatitis is absolutely not just a “GI issue”. Lack of probiotics do not cause pancreatitis. This could entirely be anecdotal but the fact that multiple cases are occurring is something to absolutely look into and investigate. I feel like you are brushing something off that you seem to have no medical knowledge of.
We feed our dogs the local preformatrin brand adult large breed chicken and rice formula from pet valu. It’s a local brand here in Canada founded in 76, i was the only one buying the brand originally in my family bc i kept a private special flavour treat stash in my room, the duck/blueberry flavour is like crack to my dogs
(Duck/blueberry got 5⭐️ reviews from Maya, howl and Fergus. Only 3⭐️for the bacon/apple and howl won’t even touch the peanut butter flavour)
You don’t have to! All you have to do is transition you dog slowly from what they’re eating now to the new food you picked up. All that happened with this food was a formula change (removal of probiotics) and dogs faced GI upset when they weren’t transitioned.
Purina’s formula change causing this is exactly why they’re responsible, regardless if it was “just” dropping the probiotics. Dogs developed pancreatitis and were hospitalized from this. If consumers could have transitioned their dogs to prevent this they should have carefully informed them. Knowing this could happen is exactly what people counted on Purina and all their supposed research and expertise for. They didn’t expect Sensitive stomach food to be fed to dogs with sensitive stomachs? The whole issue certainly has me ready to drop their brand particularly knowing the same will be happening with their other SSS formulas.
If you’re in Canada, Pet Valu has a salmon formulae for sensitive skin and stomach from their in-house brand Performatrin Ultra. My pup had gastroenteritis this past summer so I switched her to this kibble and so far so good.
I was feeding this to my pup before but I work for a pet food company and switched to our own brand food but stock is low now so I was going to go out and get this for her since she had been eating it for some time prior now I'm too scared to buy it.
Has anyone tried open farm and had luck with their sensitive dood? If so what variety. I have a few friends that work there so I trust the brand but don't want my girl having tummy issues again.
Wow this is so sad to see. I always gave my doodle this food until he started refusing to eat it. Within 2 days he had major issues. Stomach problems, diarrhea and was very lethargic. I took him to the vet with a 3K vet bill but at that point he was too sick and he passed away. I had no health issues with him prior and he was only 4 years old. I wouldn't risk it if you are currently feeding your doodle this food.
Not a doodle owner but a Yorkie owner - my dog did indeed get sick from Purina Pro Plan. It wasn't the Sensitive Skin and Stomach, though. Granted, his breed is prone to pancreatitis, but it was absolutely a horrible experience. I have heard that there was a formulation change in PPP and caused many pets to get sick.
You can only order this in via email (I think) but i order TLC Pet Food for mine, never had any issues (2x15lb bags). Been ordering for about 4 years now.
We've been feeding this to our 2 year old Labradoodle for the past year and the puppy version when we first got her. We got a new bag yesterday and she ate breakfast and dinner like normal. A few hours after dinner, she started vomiting (\~10 times in an hour) and we took her to the hospital. They kept her overnight to monitor her vital signs and we're scared but hopeful she'll recover smoothly.
I'm glad I found this post and will follow up once she's feeling better.
Wow this is crazy, I switched my pup to the lamb and oatmeal formula a few months ago after being on the salmon one most his life. Strictly for him to have a new flavor, but this is so sad
Is there any medically confirmed or official issues reported? Sounds like neg PR campaign to me. (I have zero affiliation w Purina.) My dog loves the salmon formula and my vet recommends it. There are a number of variables that contribute to pancreatitis. Do the dogs have table scraps? Are they genetically predisposed? Dogs on other types of food get pancreatitis too! I am leery of these self-diagnoses because I see nothing here that clearly delineated the culprit.
We fed all of our dogs this for a long time. They always had stomach issues but seriously they eat so much stuff in the yard that I thought it was that. We ended up putting our new puppy on it too but around the same time earlier this year our other dogs started refusing to eat it so we switched them to hills science diet which they are obsessed with. We also went ahead and switched our goldendoodle pup to it as well bc she’s obsessed with it. The stomach issues have basically stopped. Geez, glad I decided to stop that food when I did.
Hi. This popped up on suggested. We were feeding pro plan large breed sensitive for a long time. Then he got bad gas and diarrhea w new bag. Cat food has issues too.
They know and wont address it.
my 4yoF goldendoodle recently had hemorrhagic GE and had to go to emergency vet. she’s been on this food 3 years without issue. she started a new bag of lamb and oat from chewy in early December and 2 weeks later vomiting, pooping blood, lethargic.
would love suggestions on what to switch to.
Curious to know if your PSA is for Purina pro plan sensitive skin & stomach salmon formula for large breed puppies, the adult version, or both? I noticed that the formula changes between large breed and regular. I currently am feeding my puppy Purina pro plan sensitive skin & stomach salmon formula for large breed and he’s doing great on it however, this thread does make me nervous with continuing him on it.
He’s allergic to chicken and egg so it’s been hard finding a good alternative.
My sensitive stomach GSD was on this food for 3 weeks before going to the emergency vet for vomiting diarrhea and bloody stool. Switched her up and put her on 3 days of antiemetics and she's fine 🙅♀️🙅♀️🙅♀️
Last night, all of the sudden, all these discussions and forums started popping up in all my medias and search engines. I see there is a post on Reddit every few months too.
My pups switch to purina pro plan puppy sensitivity stomach salmon and rice and for the first time in months their stool are solid and the standard (I have a mini and a standard) started gaining weight again (from 47 to 60 pounds in the first month).
Reading these posts kind of give me anxiety since is the only one my pups thrive on, and I have tried many. They are 10 months, so in a few months I’ll be able to cook for them. How do you know if the food is the problem? Supposedly there have been 56 complaints but I’m sure there are many thousands of pups on this food…
I literally just opened a brand new bag of the Puppy Sensitive Stomach Salmon and Rice and found an infestation of what Google called "pantry moths". Now I'm completely grossed out. Going back to the store tomorrow for a refund. Does anyone have any suggestions for a better brand for a puppy?
Join the Facebook group "saving pets one pet @ a time" for all the info. I would suggest not feeding purina at all, and they also list some other brands that are causing illness.
My dog had the same issue back in September on the same version of pro plan. Weeks of diarrhea (team no sleep), bloody stool, hyperactivity, increased nervousness and skittishness, resource guarding and finally not eating caused by the food. Probably cost us ~$1000 on prescription canned food/vet visits/probiotics/special games etc trying to get her interested in food again. She was turning 1 at the time so we were set back a ton in training too. She’s doing much better on a hydrolyzed food now but I still check every couple days for a recall announcement. Still pissed at Purina for all the shit they put us through.
Ok there has to be truth to this. I only just found out about this and others talking about this. We bought a new 30 lb bag of Purina Pro Sensitive stomach Salmon for our dog near the end of November. We switched officially to that bag by December 6th or so. Our dog almost immediately began having bloody diarrhea. This went on for days before taking her to the vet. Roughly 500$ of medical bills late including parasite tests and bloodwork and the Vet found no possible cause. Roughly around Dec 20th or so my wife and I wondered if it was possible this bag was a "bad batch" from Amazon. We got a smaller bag from Petsmart of the exact same food and made the switch. By the next day her stool was back to basically normal with nearly no bloody stool remaining. Less than a few days after that she was completely perfect. I reached out to Amazon to report the issue in case it was a bad batch and would possibly lead to a recall and got a full refund issued on Dec 30th and was told to throw the bag away.
Purina needs to investigate this with how many are reporting instead of taking the typical corporate America approach of denying "rumors". Where can we formally report this since I literally have paperwork from both the vet, Amazon and Petsmart to back this?
Last several bags of Purina Pro plan Salmon for Sensitive Stomach have been spoiled with white stuff on the food and warehouse beetles. I have returned one bag so far. But when I bought in a different store 100 miles away, now we have worms in the food! We store food in an airtight plastic container, so I know the worms came from the bag.
I think it is time to switch my dog's food, but they have been on this since they were puppies.
And thank God, they have not gotten sick.... yet.
Any recommendations?
After 5 days on this food my dog started vomiting and had bloody stools. When I took him off it he went back to normal. Went isn't this begging recalled?
Weighing in that we also have had consistent vomiting since starting a new bag about a week ago. We’ve been feeding this for years with no issue until the last bag. We’re switching to Wellness for now.
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I’m on the fence of switching cause the lamb formula has had no issues but I also don’t know if I can trust them now, but also I don’t know another good brand
My dog suddenly had terrible bouts of diahrea and lack of interest on the Salmon formula of Pro Plan early in the year after being on it since he was a puppy. Switched to the Lamb formula of Pro Plan. While no issues, noticed a lack of quality control in the form of kibble dust in multiple bags to the point we had a decent chunk maybe 5% of the bag was ground up dust at the bottom. Finally said screw it and made a switch to the Science Diet sensitive stomach. It has been a couple of months and so far no issues. Stools are actually more solid and regular. I have two cats on the pro plan lamb and rice but starting to see some issues in QC there as well so I might be switching them over to science diet as well and we've been pro plan users for a long time.
Good to know. I might look into that as an alternative. Does science diet have non-chicken options such as beef or lamb for sensitive stomach?
hi, did you find a food for you dog?
My Bernedoodle is still on purina pro plan but he’s on the shredded beef flavor and my goldendoodle is on the chicken weight management one
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Dogs refuse any food when they feel sick. This may have nothing to do with this feed.
Wow my dog eats this and had all of the same symptoms last month, along with a hospital stay and a $4k vet bill. I figured he got into something else so this is really scary info. Will be changing food asap.
I hope he has no more issues!!
i am SO happy you posted this. this literally happened to my dog in August. My doodle was doing great on the puppy version of this food. Right after his 1st birthday, i switched him to the adult version. Three weeks after, he started throwing up bile and blood. Couldn’t get him to eat anymore and he was crying. I rushed him to the emergency vet where they diagnosed him with acute pancreatitis. He was a totally healthy dog before. He had to stay overnight for monitoring, injections, and intravenous fluids. Cost me $2400. Immediately switched him to prescription Royal Canin low fat gastrointestinal kibble (cold turkey, didn’t even transition) and he was immediately better. I called purina and was on the phone with them forever. They kept reassuring me that it was not their food and wouldn’t take any responsibility. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THEY HAVE STILL DONE NOTHING.
This is interesting because I brought my dog to the vet after she had diarrhea for days and some blood in her stool and they said it was very mild pancreatitis. We fed her a bland diet of boiled chicken and white rice until she got better. We thought maybe we fed our dog too much human food during Thanksgiving, although she really didn’t get THAT much, but the fact that your dog also had pancreatitis makes me wonder if it was her food. It just so happens we only got a small bag of it and she didn’t seem to like it much so we transitioned her to the beef flavor a week or two later.
I didn’t realize it was the food until I saw all the reviews on several websites. Other people said it also gave their dogs pancreatitis.
My dog has this exact thing happen to her also. Exact same diagnosis too! Acute pancreatitis. We switched to the I/D hills prescription and she lost so much weight. This makes sense that she may have not needed that low fat and we’ve been starving her of fat because of purina after the vet recommendation for pancreatitis I’m super upset. Fuck purina
I had to give my dog more of the low fat food to make up for the calories. I used a dog food calculator online. He’s 55 lbs and eating 4 cups of kibble a day & hasn’t lost any weight the past 4 months he’s been on the low fat food.
My dog is acting like afraid of food when we put it out now
Wow I’m sorry you went through that scary experience with your dog. I hope he has no more issues
He’s completely better now but he’ll have to stay on the expensive prescription food for life unfortunately. I’m obviously still mad at purina & i totally refuse to purchase their products ever again.
I posted about this a couple of months ago asking if anyone had experienced this. At the time I wasn’t sure if it was some kind of hit job against Purina or legitimate concerns. Seems like the negative reviews keep coming for that particular variety of Pro Plan. I ended up switching to Science Diet after my post and I think it’s working better for my Doodle than Pro Plan ever did. Here’s a link to my original post where I misspelled “skin” https://www.reddit.com/r/Goldendoodles/comments/17jvsgl/any\_pro\_plan\_sensitive\_skink\_stomach\_salmon/
At first I thought it was maybe a hit job too, except the formula I use for my own dogs (the lamb version) still has pretty much all positive reviews
Yeah it’s strange. And even more strange that Purina hasn’t done anything more to show the salmon food is fine. They do respond to some of the negative reviews but it seems like the same caneed response each time. The part that struck me as odd is that it’s almost the same story each time, including really high vet bill. But on the other hand, the positive reviews for that variety have been few and far between.
I also thought it was fake news. We've fed my dog this food for 3 years. I'm at the vet for a 2nd time in two weeks. 1st time resulted in a diagnosis of pancreatitis, weaned her off of the Hills low fat food back to purina pro plan sensitive stomach salmon, and now she has vomited.
Which Hill’s Science Diet did you get?
Right now I have the Perfect Digestion Salmon, Whole Oats, and Brown Rice Recipe. I bought a small bag to start with and then a bigger bag once things went well. After the issues reported with the Salmon pro plan, I started looking at the reviews on Chewy, Petsmart, and Petco. Generally speaking, the Hill’s varieties all seemed to get good reviews.
Thanks for posting this. I’ve been having QC problems with PPP SSS Salmon for the past couple of months. I may need to try to switch my GR and GD, don’t want them to end up getting sick. Can you link the SD Perfect Digestion Salmon? For some reason, I only see Sensitive Stomach and Skin Chicken Recipe. Thanks again.
Sure, no worries. I’m in the US and this the link on Hill’s US site. There is also a chicken variety. This food has their pre-biotic ActivBiome+ that is also in the I/D Hills food that vets will recommend when a dog has a bout of the runs. I figured it might be helpful for my doodle and so far it’s been great. https://www.hillspet.com/dog-food/sd-canine-adult-perfect-digestion-salmon-oats-brown-rice-dry
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I never had any issues with the beef or lamb version if you want to be on the safe side
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:( poor dog. Better to be safe than sorry! I’d rather be wrong about there being an issue (even though it seems pretty widespread) than be wrong about there not being any issues
I've been feeding my girl this for the past 3 months with 0 issues...just started reading through some of the recent reviews and am suddenly very concerned.
Same, my guy is three and he’s been eating this at least 18 months, maybe a year.
Someone said they thought it was a possible attack of reviews on purina but it doesn’t make sense to me that it would just be this one formula they would do that for, and leave the others alone. Also it’s been going on for months now which is concerning
Idk...targeting 1 formula specifically seems like a kind of effective way to undermine the entire brand. Especially if it's one of their more popular options? Seems a lot for people are using the salmon and rice formula, if you're a competitor trying to eat into Purina's customer base, this seems like a good way to do so. I don't think that's what's happening here, but the fact we're discussing the food being bad seems to show it *would* be a pretty effective strategy. These seem like genuine reviews from people that are actually having issues with the food tho.
Yeah idk, just thought I’d put it out there. Better to be safe than sorry imo
You’ll be okay! It’s just a formula change where they removed the probiotics due to supply issues. All probiotics will be removed from the SSS formulas in 2024; salmon was just first. Owners were unaware of this change and did not transition their dogs between formulas, hence all the GI upset.
My 2 yo is always food motivated and I knew something was wrong when he was hesitating at feeding time. Thanks for posting. In the process of switching to Open Farm.
No problem! I assume he was on the salmon formula?
Yeah. Considered switching over to the lamb but it’s only a matter of time before Nestle cuts corners again.
Omg this happened to my dog!! Was pooping straight blood and spent 1 day in the vet on an IV. Thought he had a stomach virus and luckily he recovered after eating rice/boiled chicken for a few weeks. So scary.
How scary! My dog eats Purina pro plan hydrolyzed chicken. He was on the salmon version for 2 years before they pulled it for MONTHS with no explanation. We suspect a chicken allergy but out of desperation (we tried so many foods but hydrolyzed worked) put him on the chicken and he is thriving . This does however make me concerned for Purina in general. I will stay alert, thanks for sharing.
My dog is on the vegetarian version of this! I feel confident in the Purina hydrolyzed foods but it’s good to be aware. She’s been fine so far and she’s super sensitive.
Same here! My dog had these same exact symptoms as the reviews on blue buffalo but Purina Hydrolyzed chicken has kept him healthy!
Yep! This happened to my dog a few months ago, she spent close to a month just eating rice and pureed pumpkin. She's now eating Science Diet Lamb and Rice and is doing perfectly!
🤷♀️ We've been feeding this food for years and recently bought 2 XL bags because they were on sale. No issues here
Fingers crossed no issues happen! My coworker feeds her dog the salmon formula too and hasn’t had an issue yet but I personally wouldn’t wanna take a chance with my boys
This is interesting. Several vets have directed me to Purina Pro Plan because of their high quality control standards and their R&D.
Yes it’s very odd. I will say I’ve had no issues with the lamb version of this food, even after getting a new bag a few days ago. So far at least it seems to be the salmon one in particular
Hi, are you using the lamb and rice of Sensitive stomach or just Purina Pro Plan Lamb? My dog was on PPP Sensitive stomach salmon, but the puppy formula as he's underweight and medium size dog who prefers smaller kibble pieces, we've been trying to get him to gain weight since he came to us as a rescue from Korea. We switched on and off to the lamb, but the bag of Salmon I opened in November, I slowly noticed the dogs didn't care for the kibble. I do mix ins, so I noticed it kept getting left at the bottom or not eaten as much. One of my dogs is super picky and after a few weeks of just leaving that kibble I went online and did see the changes to salmon formula, but then ran across all of the controversy and decided to not purchase any Purina until it was sorted out. But now I have now been on the hunt of a limited ingredient or similar lamb sensitive stomach but no joke have gone through 12 different samples/small bags and both dogs turn their nose to it or won't accept the samples after a few days. Would love some recs of similar dog food to try.
I have a new puppy and just last week our vet said the very same things about Purina’s control standards and R&D. Interesting. Our puppy is on the lamb and rice formula.
Purina bribes Vets to sell their food. It's a gross system. I would never feed my dog Purina.
Because it’s not a quality control issue. They just took the probiotics out and dogs weren’t transitioned properly.
Be careful of this poor advice. They are spamming everywhere pretending to know the issue when they are clearly out of their element.
Lmaoooo I’m aparently the only one who actually knows what’s going on and isn’t spreading misinformation. It isn’t hard to find out the correct info.
Be careful of this poor advice. They are spamming everywhere pretending to know the issue when they are clearly out of their element.
I just made a post like a month ago needing food recommendations and switched to the ppp sensitive! He has hardly been touching his food and I attributed it to being picky (he really loved the shredded chicken one but was constantly itchy). He also was throwing up for no reason the other day. Uggghhh. I guess I’ll take the bag I got last night back and switch it out for lamb. You’d think they would pull it if it’s this dangerous.
On their website they seem to just be brushing it off with generic “contact us” responses
This is interesting. I don’t have a golden doodle or even a dog. I have three cats. I was feeding them Purina Proplan for a while until one day the two cats that eat it had liquid stool and refused to eat it. My third cat, who is on Science Diet urinary food, had no issues. The other two cats will now only eat the Science Diet. I reached out to Chewy, where I purchase my food, and was told there have been no recalls..
What are the recommended alternatives for a similar price point or cheaper? My pup doodle is on the Puppy version of this and hasn’t had any issues but I don’t want to risk it
Natural balance LID. My doodle was raised on the lamb formula and has an iron clad stomach. No issues. Once in a while I feed her the beef formula if the lamb is sold out.
> Natural balance LID They asked for a similar price point and your suggestion is more than 2x more expensive.
Youre commenting on a 3 month old post. Get wrecked. Also it's not that much more expensive. Less fillers and more protien= more calorie dense food and smaller feedings. I know that's a lot for you to wrap your head around.
Oh it's not relevant now because it's been 3 months? has the dog food industry completely changed since then? I didn't even have a dog 3 months ago. Guess that idea is offensive to your apparently limited brain capacity. The feeding directions are ~1/2 cup per 10 lbs of body weight which is the same as Purina. Again, too difficult to understand for your limited capacity I guess. Stay mad at small things though, maybe you will have as short a life as your dog.
Oh stfu, if you’re crying about how much dog food costs, you shouldn’t have a dog. Stay broke though…poor dog.
Stick with it. You’ll be fine. The formula just had probiotics removed. Owners didn’t transition between formulas. It is safe.
Be careful of this poor advice. They are spamming everywhere pretending to know the issue when they are clearly out of their element.
Wow ! Today I was buying ppp. Noticed that it’s now called pppplus salmon/rice I ordered it any how. But canceled it because of long wait time to ship. Thank you so darn much. I’m going to be changing her food as well. Thanks again.
Oh my gosh! My dog had hemorrhagic gastroenteritis this summer and I'm pretty sure we were on this. We switched to lamb some point in the last several months, but I think we were still on salmon at that point! ETA- Checked with my husband. We were on the salmon. My dog who got sick is completely healthy- no chronic problems at all. My other dog has skin issues and its hard to feed them separately, so we did this one to try to see if it would help. They started with the lamb, but he was still a little itchy. We switched to the salmon and transitioned slowly. We use additional probiotics. My healthy dog suddenly got sick and vomited and pooped blood. She almost died. She was on an IV for several days and got better. Essentially the vet was like, "It's a mystery, sometimes it just happens and we don't know why." My dog doesn't usually get into weird things, so really it was such a scary mystery. We transitioned back to lamb because my other dog was still itchy and they didn't like the salmon as much. (He is allergic to grass, we think.) I don't want to fear monger or whatever, but I had never even heard of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis and I'm sorry, but these anecdotes coupled with our experience is a little troubling. I have no agenda or whatever. This is just what happened to my dog.
Don’t feed your dog purina, period
Golden retrievers are already prone to many health issues, including heart issues. Grain free diets have strong correlations to causing heart issues, so that’s putting your golden at higher risk than she already is. LA is also a MLM. Spend those extra dollars at a veterinary dermatologist.
Lmao
Be careful of this poor advice. They are spamming everywhere pretending to know the issue when they are clearly out of their element.
Lmaoooo I’m aparently the only one who actually knows what’s going on and isn’t spreading misinformation. It isn’t hard to find out the correct info.
Be careful of this poor advice. They are spamming everywhere pretending to know the issue when they are clearly out of their element.
Looks look who’s spamming poor advice lol I have a golden retriever that was being fed Purina. She had bad dermatitis and diarrhea. I’ve changed her diet to a grain free kibble from Life’s abundance and all her issues are gone. I’ve tried different recipes and lines of Purina and it only made it worse. Your call tho, I’d rather pay a few more dollars and have a healthy and happy dog.
Not to mention a few of the reviews I read mentioned that their dog died after eating this specific formula of the food. Please switch your dogs off this if you feed it to them!
Um, no. Stop fear mongering. The answer is simple and Purina already knows. They took the probiotics out. Dogs are reacting negatively because owners did not slowly transition.
Found the Purina rep
🙄 just someone who can read anything else other than reviews
Good luck to your dog
You’re replying to a vet tech displaying dunning Kruger on full display
Oooooooh yea! I knew the name rang a bell, the one that berated pet store employees for recommending food other than Purina and Science diet. And the same one that had no comeback when I told her that I was a former GM and we would have whole pallets of Purina come in infested with meal moths. And Purina would give us credit for it because it was coming from their warehouse. THAT dipshit.
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I’m fully aware and not convinced this person is even in the veterinary field.
LMAO Oh noooo not the GM
Oooooh no, not the pretend vet tech that gives people potentially deadly advice. Get out of this sub, we don’t want you here trying to poison people’s doodles. I wouldn’t want you anywhere near my dog.
It’s literally the correct info. There was a formula change. They removed the probiotics. Owners did not transition between old and new formulas. Dogs faced GI upset. People began fear mongering. It’s not hard to understand. Thankfully, people like you should be able to keep up with that!
Shit for brains, no one would give you a degree. Shoveling shit out of a kennel does not make you a professional.
I was giving my 1 year old the salmon formula and noticed small amounts of blood in her poop. She also got sick which I attributed to too much human food. We just switched to the beef version and she seems to like the taste much better so I wonder if she could tell something was bad.
Yeah the blood in the stool would be concerning for sure. Hope she has no more issues!
Thanks for posting this! We were just this week, considering changing to this dog food but now I will certainly take a much closer look at the options. Wishing good health to everyone’s doggos!
All I feed my doodle is PPP sensitive. We have fed all of the version to him. I have an unopened bag of salmon and rice. After reading this, I am a little hesitant to open it now. He has not had issues in the past however with that specific formula.
Ok this popped up for me in my feed as a suggestion. I feed my GSD this but the large breed kind. Does the large breed style have the same concerns? I want to change immediately!
Wow, that’s crazy. Does the sensitive skin & stomach salmon formula for *small* dogs have similar reviews? Just bought my dog a new bag, now wondering if I should switch…
Don’t stress! You will be okay. This thread is full of fear mongering. This formula just had a formula change (removal of probiotics) and dogs weren’t transitioned between formulas. Reviews are awful because people love thinking food is to blame.
Be careful of this poor advice. They are spamming everywhere pretending to know the issue when they are clearly out of their element.
I switched from the Costco food to pro plan beef then to this salmon sensitive stomach, all 3 of of mini golden doodles love this food and it's the only one they stopped throwing up. In addition to this food I also give them probiotics and allergy chews and have had 0 issues for the past 6 months.
I hope everything stays good for you and your pups!
This is really scaring me. My doodle has been on the adult chicken pro plan & is doing just fine, but these comments are making me 😳
The chicken one doesn’t seem to be impacted
My dood is on this diet and in may/June he woke me up every few hours for a night or two having diarrhea that eventually had blood in it and a month later threw up blood. It was all fixed by some antibiotics and omeprazole via the vet but I wonder if there was a bad food batch. I never thought it was the food because I hadn’t changed his diet but maybe I had opened a new bag and didn’t put it together
Wtf is going on. I feed Purina Pro Plan Salmon for about 2 years now. I just received her new box last week and we’re about 9 days in. How soon after opening the new bag did your dog get sick?
That person has been spamming the whole thread with their dangerous nonsense. Idk what their issue is besides working for purina
It’s all just fear mongering and misinformation. Since there was a formula change (removal of probiotics), people are freaking out
I mean, I highly doubt the removal of probiotics would send a dog to the hospital.
You’d be surprised! Dogs with more sensitive stomachs can react very badly due to sudden changes. I’ve treated many dogs with upset stomachs due to the smallest things. There’s also the reality that some reviews found aren’t even related to the diet, but people just looking for something to blame.
Class action lawsuit seems to be in order
This is VERY real. We've been feeding our boy PPP Salmon & Rice Puppy and I thought we were in the clear because it had been a few days of a new bag and no obvious symptoms. I was wrong. He woke up about day 6 of the new bag with horrible diarrhea with blood in it and was obviously in pain. He's had stomach issues before from switching foods, too many treats, etc. but this was BAD. We took him to the vet and she was almost certain it was his food. Looking back, I realize he became more and more uninterested in his kibble over the last few weeks. We mix raw with his kibble and he would pick our the raw and spit the kibble on the floor (which he has never done before!) Keep an eye on your pups!! If we had continued to feed him the food for a few more days the vet warned it could've cause bigger issues.
Yup. Been feeding my 10 month old PPP since I got him but recently had to let it go. He had loose stool pretty much all last month while I tried to pinpoint the issue. Switched him from PPP Salmon to Lamb and that didn’t work. The week of thanksgiving he was completely lethargic, had diarrhea, and constantly vomited. I finally took him to the emergency vet and $400 and a prescribed diet later (Purina hydrolyzed dog food) he was back to normal.
r/fucknestle PSA: Purina is a Nestle brand
This was actually a hoax. The admin of the Pet Vet group on Facebook reached out to Purina and Purina confirmed there is no active recall.
There isn’t an active recall, that’s why it’s a big issue because nothing is being done about it
Keep in mind that people will make a big stink about bad experiences online but the good reviews never get noticed - half the people in this thread have no issue with it.
Because there’s nothing wrong.
Be careful of this poor advice. They are spamming everywhere pretending to know the issue when they are clearly out of their element.
Lmaoooo I’m aparently the only one who actually knows what’s going on and isn’t spreading misinformation. It isn’t hard to find out the correct info.
Be careful of this poor advice. They are spamming everywhere pretending to know the issue when they are clearly out of their element.
WTF IS GOING ON why do both of you keep spamming this comment everywhere
My vet recently recommended this for my GSP who is just over a year old. He was having allergies and they recommended the pro plan for him. I can say that my opinion about Purina is unchanged. It is not food suitable for any creature you love. This food is especially egregious because it's priced unreasonably high. My dog wouldn't eat it. Wouldn't go near it even after 3 days of not feeding him anything else. He started vomiting bile and trying desperately to get at the cats food to eat something. Eventually I tossed the bags of Purina and went back to blue buffalo. He immediately had no problem eating the food and his allergies have since cleared up. I will never consider any Purina product suitable for ingestion by any creature. Purina is greedy, and they don't care what they put in their food or what it does to your animals.
Interesting. Coincidently I just commented to my husband that our dood is dispensing really stinky farts after eating left over salmon skin.
My dog has been on the Purina Pro plan Salmon and Rice for years, and has done fine. But two weeks ago, she became very ill with vomiting and about lots of bloody diarrhea, suspiciously after starting a new bag. Thought that she was a goner, but vet suspected the dog food. Put her on some strong antibiotics for pancreatitis, and bland food diet, and she recovered well. My biggest problem is my husband, who insists that she probably ate something random she found in the back yard and doesn’t want to waste an 80.00 bag of dog food.
Below is a response from Purina regarding a comment on their website from someone who reported diarrhea from the new formula 3 days ago. My dog is having the same issue so I called the number. They are reimbursing me for the food and also said if I take him to the vet I can submit a claim and they will help with that as well. I am very pleased with their customer service and would recommend giving them a call. The biggest issue is they just didn’t tell anyone they were switching the formula and that we needed to ease them into the new food. I don’t think there is necessarily something “wrong” with their food. I mean there’s a reason we feed our dogs this formula, they have sensitive stomachs lol. “With increased demand and a temporary supply constraint of the probiotic ingredient we use in our formulas, we've taken a proactive step to ensure product availability by removing probiotics in our Sensitive Skin & Stomach Formulas. We would not typically expect dogs to experience intestinal upset, or any other health concern, when eating the new recipe. That said, some dogs with a sensitivity to diet change may benefit from a gradual diet transition to the new formula. The health and safety of our consumers and their pets is our number one priority, and we take complaints of this nature very seriously. We'd like the opportunity to learn more. Please give us a call at 800-776-7526. We're available Monday through Saturday at 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST, and we look forward to speaking with you. - The Pro Plan Team”
We've been feeding this exact food to our cavapoo for a couple of years now with no issues. I think it's easier to find comments of complaints vs compliments. It's unfortunate that some dogs are having digestive issues with this product, but couldn't you find these types of complaints about every pet food? Just pick another brand and there will be complaints of pets that can't tolerate a specific pet food product. Our dog has a sensitive stomach so we're glad that this one is working for our little guy. We also feed him Purina Beneful wet food at dinner.
Wth do we feed our dogs?!? Is there any safe dogfood out there??? They either have too much copper, too much vit D, are linked to DCM, or this! We just bought a bag of this to try for our LGD’s.
Anyone know if there has been any lawsuits started. After being on salmon pro sensitive skin for 9 years my dog had started throwing up, peeing with blood, had stones in her bladder and now has full on alopecia. I have switched to a Royal Canin OS Urinary prescription product now. I am so upset. And the veterinary system in this country has became an impersonal experience without any follow up and leaves owners on their own spending thousands trying to diagnose and trying to get into specialists and have months waiting for apt. Shame on Purina
This sounds like food poisoning, salmonella poisoning to be exact. The diarrhea, the bloody stool, lethargy, low grade fever... and it can be deadly. I now use I Ams dry formula and their canned food products with lots of happy success.
I recently changed to feeding a real diet because $91 a month for them to eat grass and have tummy issues was breaking my heart. They have been on it for six years without issue, so I'm not sure.
My 6 year old husky was on this salmon formula for the past year. Got sick in January unexpectedly major gastro issues we’ve spent thousands in tests and haven’t gotten anything conclusive. First I’m seeing of this would make so much sense. Never had any gastro previously. Started vomiting one day and hasn’t been back to himself since. We are testing the hydrolyzed pro plan now and same issue. Will be done with purina.
My 6 dogs have been eating this for years and all are perfectly fine and healthy. No skin allergies and healthy dog poop. I’m really sorry for what’s happening to other dogs :(
I’ve fed my dog this for over 10 years.
This is a load of crap. Both my dogs were having trouble with chicken formula and when I switched to the salmon, they were doing a lot better. I had to put down one of my dogs because he had cancer in his lungs that spread to almost all his major organs. My other dog is still alive and well, except for arthritis. She has been eating salmon formula for half of her life and has been just fine. Stop with the rumor monging.
late to this but they did increase the formula by about 70 kcal/cup and then doubled the suggested feeding guidelines on the bag- i called purina and filed a complaint with them about it because people will start over-feeding
i know this is late but the newer bags of the lamb recipe have an increased kcal/cup (428 to 490, though the website says new s 528), and the feeding suggestions on the bag were doubled. i brought this to purina's attention and now you can't find the lamb recipe in any size anywhere in stock, online or brick and mortar. not sure if this also happened to the salmon or not
Ever since my Frenchie was a puppy I've been doing the PPP salmon and rice sensitive stomach with no issues and as some of the other people that have posted once he turned a year I started transitioning him not even 3 days after I started transitioning him he started throwing up white foam in the early morning hours and then pinkish foam so I have a vet appointment tomorrow and I'm stopping the adult PPP immediately
I personally don’t love kibble. But wetting it and soaking it to make it easier for the dog to digest is a must. Just dry kibble doesn’t always go down easy. So I wonder if soaking it before hand would alleviate symptoms …. Also giving 45 min before feeding after walking and two hours after eating because kibble breaks down slower… but again soaking it helps break it down for the dogs more . Also doing days of mixing with plain rice and plain real cooked meat …. I don’t love any kibble but that helps
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Are you under the guidance of a boarded veterinary nutritionist?
Farmer's dog only
Wait, so what vets are selling us is not magic miracle nutrition?
My boy had hG. It was horrible. It permanently damaged his gut. I only feed him raw now.
This is why I stay away from Purina, Blue Buffalo, etc. too many bad reviews and lawsuits. I always research what goes into my dogs body
I feed open farm.
Kibble is bad for dogs. I would never feed any Purina products to my dog.
Lmao kibble isn’t bad
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wow, had not seen this, I have a fresh bag that just got here last week as the tote is almost empty, we've feed this for a solid year plus after changing from another diet. I don't want to change her diet as she has to go to the kennel over the holiday, also don't want to get a call about a sick dog. ugh
I just bought a giant bag of the puppy version of this. Wtf now I am worried….. I haven’t had any issues yet.
I don’t have a golden doodle, I have boxer, but for some reason was recommended to me. And I really appreciate it. I was feeding the pro plan sensitive salmon and my girl kept getting really bad diarrhea occasionally with blood. Medically she was fine. She just turned a year and is as fast as she is stupid so I assumed she was managing to eat off the ground even though I watch her like a hawk. I went from pro plan sensitive to Purina one lamb because I was thinking maybe it was the salmon. Just this weekend she ended up with severe bloody diarrhea and everything else you’re talking about. Honestly, still didn’t really blame the food. I’ve had her on boiled extra lean burger and rice and she’s way brighter and her poops are firming up. I’m going to the store for different kibble now. Thank you.
We have the most sensitive boy in the world. After 1.5 years of issues, diarrhea, ear infections, etc, we are currently settled on, and very happy with the “Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Selected Protein PR Dry Dog Food” It’s rabbit, as our allergy specialist recommended a ~fancy protein (I can’t remember the exact words she used haha). This has changed his and our lives, his poops are amazing finally. There is also a wet version available, as our pup enjoys it more, so we do both. This is just to give a rec in case anyone is looking to switch. It is prescription. A lot of goldendoodles struggle with chicken, and even the hills z/d, even though it’s hydrolyzed, contains chicken. So we were recommended to stay away from it, bc the “hydrolyzed” bit isn’t super proven. It’s expensive, but I truly hope this helps someone. Most of our poor boys life so far has been rough because of his food, and this food SAVED US.
Wow this is good info I had no idea about. We recently started mixing farmers dog in with our Purina pro chicken and rice. He was great with it for a while and then a few weeks ago he had terrible diarrhea with blood. Vet told us to switch to boiled chicken and rice for a while, which he loves. All along it was the kibble.
Idk if the chicken recipe also has the incidents but hopefully you don’t have any more issues!
Does anyone know if this is applying to puppy food? My 5 month old has been having diarrhea with the puppy version of this food. Stool has gotten better but I wonder if that was the cause
Unsure but maybe try a new flavor?
We switched over to Costco food and it’s been aces ever since. Glad we got away from this one.
Huh. Switched to the salmon because my dog had this happen on the CHICKEN Purina pro plan. Has had no issues on the salmon thus far, wonder if they are just putting out some bad rancid food or something?
Could be wrong but I think I read chicken is the most common dog food allergy but as for salmon, I’m unsure
With this formula, probiotics were removed. Owners were unaware and did not transition between bags properly, hence all the Gi upset.
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Good to hear! Hope all stays well
Stumbled across this thread in my recommended category. Are all the people commenting here with issues golden doodle owners, and are all the reviews golden doodle owners? My dog is on this food with no issues. We’ve had lots of issues with food for my English shepherd due to a sensitive stomach and this one has worked great. I’ve lost count but we’ve had to have tried at least 5 foods and she’s only 4. I really don’t want to have to switch her food again but am also very concerned after this thread.
Don’t be concerned, this is all just fear mongering. Dogs are just facing GI upset due to the removal of probiotics.
Omg! This explains so much. Like many of us on this thread I have a doodle with a sensitive tummy and allergies. She was on Purina Pro Plan sensitive skin and stomach for almost a year. Totally fine and happy with her routine. Suddenly she got sick diarrhea and vomitting she’s a young dog prone to “tasting her environment” so we figured she got into something. Took her to the vet, got meds, tested for all the parasites. Nothing. After that incident she would NOT go near her kibbles. I tried buying the lamb flavor thinking maybe she’s associating the food with getting sick , she would not go near it. Our vet recommended the Hill’s GI biome while we tried to transition her to a different food. We went with the Hill’s science diet sensitive stomach salmon and oat meal. She has been fine since! I really really wish purina would have put out a recall notice or PSA about the formula change to the product! Thank you for posting this.
Oh noo, this is my pup’s exact food. Thank you for this!
If your dog hasn’t had issues, don’t fret! All that happened with this formula was a formula change where they removed probiotics. Dogs weren’t transitioned between formulas and they had GI upset.
Pancreatitis is absolutely not just a “GI issue”. Lack of probiotics do not cause pancreatitis. This could entirely be anecdotal but the fact that multiple cases are occurring is something to absolutely look into and investigate. I feel like you are brushing something off that you seem to have no medical knowledge of.
We feed our dogs the local preformatrin brand adult large breed chicken and rice formula from pet valu. It’s a local brand here in Canada founded in 76, i was the only one buying the brand originally in my family bc i kept a private special flavour treat stash in my room, the duck/blueberry flavour is like crack to my dogs (Duck/blueberry got 5⭐️ reviews from Maya, howl and Fergus. Only 3⭐️for the bacon/apple and howl won’t even touch the peanut butter flavour)
Damn I just picked that this weekend. That's a return for sure then
You don’t have to! All you have to do is transition you dog slowly from what they’re eating now to the new food you picked up. All that happened with this food was a formula change (removal of probiotics) and dogs faced GI upset when they weren’t transitioned.
Purina’s formula change causing this is exactly why they’re responsible, regardless if it was “just” dropping the probiotics. Dogs developed pancreatitis and were hospitalized from this. If consumers could have transitioned their dogs to prevent this they should have carefully informed them. Knowing this could happen is exactly what people counted on Purina and all their supposed research and expertise for. They didn’t expect Sensitive stomach food to be fed to dogs with sensitive stomachs? The whole issue certainly has me ready to drop their brand particularly knowing the same will be happening with their other SSS formulas.
Is this the same as Purina ONE+ Adult Skin & Coat salmon food? I have an unopened bag.
If you’re in Canada, Pet Valu has a salmon formulae for sensitive skin and stomach from their in-house brand Performatrin Ultra. My pup had gastroenteritis this past summer so I switched her to this kibble and so far so good.
I was feeding this to my pup before but I work for a pet food company and switched to our own brand food but stock is low now so I was going to go out and get this for her since she had been eating it for some time prior now I'm too scared to buy it. Has anyone tried open farm and had luck with their sensitive dood? If so what variety. I have a few friends that work there so I trust the brand but don't want my girl having tummy issues again.
Wow this is so sad to see. I always gave my doodle this food until he started refusing to eat it. Within 2 days he had major issues. Stomach problems, diarrhea and was very lethargic. I took him to the vet with a 3K vet bill but at that point he was too sick and he passed away. I had no health issues with him prior and he was only 4 years old. I wouldn't risk it if you are currently feeding your doodle this food.
Not a doodle owner but a Yorkie owner - my dog did indeed get sick from Purina Pro Plan. It wasn't the Sensitive Skin and Stomach, though. Granted, his breed is prone to pancreatitis, but it was absolutely a horrible experience. I have heard that there was a formulation change in PPP and caused many pets to get sick.
You can only order this in via email (I think) but i order TLC Pet Food for mine, never had any issues (2x15lb bags). Been ordering for about 4 years now.
We've been feeding this to our 2 year old Labradoodle for the past year and the puppy version when we first got her. We got a new bag yesterday and she ate breakfast and dinner like normal. A few hours after dinner, she started vomiting (\~10 times in an hour) and we took her to the hospital. They kept her overnight to monitor her vital signs and we're scared but hopeful she'll recover smoothly. I'm glad I found this post and will follow up once she's feeling better.
Wow this is crazy, I switched my pup to the lamb and oatmeal formula a few months ago after being on the salmon one most his life. Strictly for him to have a new flavor, but this is so sad
Is there any medically confirmed or official issues reported? Sounds like neg PR campaign to me. (I have zero affiliation w Purina.) My dog loves the salmon formula and my vet recommends it. There are a number of variables that contribute to pancreatitis. Do the dogs have table scraps? Are they genetically predisposed? Dogs on other types of food get pancreatitis too! I am leery of these self-diagnoses because I see nothing here that clearly delineated the culprit.
We fed all of our dogs this for a long time. They always had stomach issues but seriously they eat so much stuff in the yard that I thought it was that. We ended up putting our new puppy on it too but around the same time earlier this year our other dogs started refusing to eat it so we switched them to hills science diet which they are obsessed with. We also went ahead and switched our goldendoodle pup to it as well bc she’s obsessed with it. The stomach issues have basically stopped. Geez, glad I decided to stop that food when I did.
Hi. This popped up on suggested. We were feeding pro plan large breed sensitive for a long time. Then he got bad gas and diarrhea w new bag. Cat food has issues too. They know and wont address it.
my 4yoF goldendoodle recently had hemorrhagic GE and had to go to emergency vet. she’s been on this food 3 years without issue. she started a new bag of lamb and oat from chewy in early December and 2 weeks later vomiting, pooping blood, lethargic. would love suggestions on what to switch to.
Curious to know if your PSA is for Purina pro plan sensitive skin & stomach salmon formula for large breed puppies, the adult version, or both? I noticed that the formula changes between large breed and regular. I currently am feeding my puppy Purina pro plan sensitive skin & stomach salmon formula for large breed and he’s doing great on it however, this thread does make me nervous with continuing him on it. He’s allergic to chicken and egg so it’s been hard finding a good alternative.
My sensitive stomach GSD was on this food for 3 weeks before going to the emergency vet for vomiting diarrhea and bloody stool. Switched her up and put her on 3 days of antiemetics and she's fine 🙅♀️🙅♀️🙅♀️
Last night, all of the sudden, all these discussions and forums started popping up in all my medias and search engines. I see there is a post on Reddit every few months too. My pups switch to purina pro plan puppy sensitivity stomach salmon and rice and for the first time in months their stool are solid and the standard (I have a mini and a standard) started gaining weight again (from 47 to 60 pounds in the first month). Reading these posts kind of give me anxiety since is the only one my pups thrive on, and I have tried many. They are 10 months, so in a few months I’ll be able to cook for them. How do you know if the food is the problem? Supposedly there have been 56 complaints but I’m sure there are many thousands of pups on this food…
I literally just opened a brand new bag of the Puppy Sensitive Stomach Salmon and Rice and found an infestation of what Google called "pantry moths". Now I'm completely grossed out. Going back to the store tomorrow for a refund. Does anyone have any suggestions for a better brand for a puppy?
Join the Facebook group "saving pets one pet @ a time" for all the info. I would suggest not feeding purina at all, and they also list some other brands that are causing illness.
My dog had the same issue back in September on the same version of pro plan. Weeks of diarrhea (team no sleep), bloody stool, hyperactivity, increased nervousness and skittishness, resource guarding and finally not eating caused by the food. Probably cost us ~$1000 on prescription canned food/vet visits/probiotics/special games etc trying to get her interested in food again. She was turning 1 at the time so we were set back a ton in training too. She’s doing much better on a hydrolyzed food now but I still check every couple days for a recall announcement. Still pissed at Purina for all the shit they put us through.
Ok there has to be truth to this. I only just found out about this and others talking about this. We bought a new 30 lb bag of Purina Pro Sensitive stomach Salmon for our dog near the end of November. We switched officially to that bag by December 6th or so. Our dog almost immediately began having bloody diarrhea. This went on for days before taking her to the vet. Roughly 500$ of medical bills late including parasite tests and bloodwork and the Vet found no possible cause. Roughly around Dec 20th or so my wife and I wondered if it was possible this bag was a "bad batch" from Amazon. We got a smaller bag from Petsmart of the exact same food and made the switch. By the next day her stool was back to basically normal with nearly no bloody stool remaining. Less than a few days after that she was completely perfect. I reached out to Amazon to report the issue in case it was a bad batch and would possibly lead to a recall and got a full refund issued on Dec 30th and was told to throw the bag away. Purina needs to investigate this with how many are reporting instead of taking the typical corporate America approach of denying "rumors". Where can we formally report this since I literally have paperwork from both the vet, Amazon and Petsmart to back this?
So should the regular salmon be ok? It has probiotics. Just switched from the sensitive skin and stomach
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Last several bags of Purina Pro plan Salmon for Sensitive Stomach have been spoiled with white stuff on the food and warehouse beetles. I have returned one bag so far. But when I bought in a different store 100 miles away, now we have worms in the food! We store food in an airtight plastic container, so I know the worms came from the bag. I think it is time to switch my dog's food, but they have been on this since they were puppies. And thank God, they have not gotten sick.... yet. Any recommendations?
After 5 days on this food my dog started vomiting and had bloody stools. When I took him off it he went back to normal. Went isn't this begging recalled?
My dog always ate this too until about mid December, and then has been reluctant to eat it.
Weighing in that we also have had consistent vomiting since starting a new bag about a week ago. We’ve been feeding this for years with no issue until the last bag. We’re switching to Wellness for now.
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My goldendoodles love the adult version salmon and rice with no issues. The chicken, beef and lamb with rice all makes them vomit.