Iams Dog Food
Brief Overview
Founded by an animal nutritionist named Paul Iams in the 1940s, Iams is among the most popular dog food brands on the market. This brand comes with a wide variety of formulas. You’ll be sure to find one for your dog based on its age, breed, size, and special needs.
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Who manufactures Iams?
Pet food giant Procter & Gamble manufactures Iams dog food. A lot of dog owners are not surprised by this because much like Iams, Procter & Gamble is well-known for its low standards when it comes to the quality of their products.
Iams Recalls 2017
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Latest Recalls List (From newest to oldest):
- In August 2013, Procter & Gamble was involved in a massive Salmonella contamination situation. They ended up having to recall several Iams dog food product lines with the best-of dates of 11/07/14 – 11/13/14, including Healthy Naturals, Premium Protection, and Proactive Health.
- In March 2013, Procter & Gamble issued a voluntary recall of Iams Shakeables Turkey and Lamb Dog Treats because of possible mold growth.
- There are many recalls associated with Iams dog food. Some of them are even shady. For example, on November 25, 2011, a major grocery store chain called Price Chopper posted a notice on their website about a recall of select varieties of Iams dog and cat foods. Two days later, the notice was mysteriously removed from the website without any explanation.
- Not even a month later, in December 2011, Procter & Gamble recalled a single production lot of Iams ProActive Health Smart Puppy dry dog food because it contained an unsafe amount of aflatoxin.
- This wasn’t the first time Iams dog food ended up being contaminated with Salmonella. Procter & Gamble faced the same situation in July 2010, when they found out that the Iams Veterinary Dry Formulas with the best-by dates of 07/01/11 through 12/01/11 were possibly contaminated with Salmonella.
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Iams Dog Food Coupons 2017
Iams Dog Food Reviews
Iams is a prime example of why you should never take a brand’s claims of being “premium” at face value. Last we checked, by-products, artificial ingredients, and sub-par meats do not equal premium quality. In case you’re wondering, Iams dog food has all of those yucky ingredients.
The first five ingredients in Iams dog food are: chicken, cornmeal, ground whole grain sorghum, chicken by-product meal, and dried beet pulp.
While it’s great that chicken is the first ingredient, it might not be as nutritious as you think. Raw chicken contains about 80% water, which, along with some important nutrients, will be lost after being cooked.
A lot of dog owners consider cornmeal to be nothing more than cheap filler. It’s basically ground flour made from dried-up corn.
Okay, what is ground whole grain sorghum? Well, it’s just another kind of cheap filler, very similar to cornmeal.
Chicken by-product meal is basically what’s left of a slaughtered chicken after the good meat is cut off. That includes beaks, eyes, organs, blood, and feet. Sounds appetizing, doesn’t it?
Pet owners remain divided on dried beet pulp. Some say it’s cheap filler; others deem it a quality ingredient high in fiber that provides great intestinal health and blood sugar benefits.
As you can see from the first five ingredients, Iams is not an outstanding dog food brand. It’s best described as a “middle-of-the-road” dog food brand.
If you’re a dog owner who values your dog’s health and nutrition, then you’d be better off splurging on a better brand that has higher meat content and more wholesome ingredients.
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Our Iams Premium Protection Adult Dog formula review:
Iams likes to advertise their dog food as “premium”, and if you see our review of the brand above, you’ll see that Iams doesn’t always tell the truth about the quality of their ingredients. That being said, they do have a product line called Premium Protection. Let’s take a look at the Iams Premium Protection Adult Dog formula to see if it’s as “premium” as they claim.
What are the first five ingredients?
- Chicken by-product meal
- corn meal
- ground whole grain sorghum
- ground whole grain barley
- fish meal.
Yikes. Any dog food with a by-product as the first ingredient, followed with three different fillers, is definitely not premium. If it counts for anything, they have a protein source (fish meal) as the fifth ingredient, but that’s not saying much.
This formula is chock full of vitamins and minerals, but they’re far down the ingredient list. The funny thing is that the further down the list, the better the ingredients seem to get.
If you’re looking to put your dog on a premium diet, you definitely should skip this formula (and maybe brand altogether).
Where can you buy Iams dog food?
Iams dog food can be found pretty much anywhere. Big-box stores (like Walmart), chain grocery stores, large pet supply stores, independent pet stores, and even pet food websites carry Iams dog food.
For over 18 years I have been feeding Iams dry dog food. Proactive health age 1-6 to all my dogs. I don’t change the food based on their age, I believe this is a marketing technique to have people pay more and receive less. Italian greyhounds; Australian shepherd; German shepherd; Bone mouth sharpie; mixed breeds and Siberian huskies Anatolian shepherd. None of my pets have suffered any side effects from the food. All are perfect weight, coats are in excellent condition and energy level is ideal. All my dogs have been raised on free feed. I have so much confidence in the products that when we started getting cats I continued to purchase Iams as my preferred cat food. I feed 5 cats the digestive formula. It’s the only one of the Iams line they will eat.
When Blue buffalo was the rage I tried it on my dogs. It was a huge waste of money they hatted it.
I’ve been around animals all my life. From large farm animals to working dogs. The proof of the quality to me is how my animals look and the vet reports I get that they are very healthy and have a long life span.
I just bought a bag of Turkey and Barley Healthy Weight Iams dog food ,and my dog had only eaten about a fourth of a cup full which was enough to almost kill her. After she ate the first few pieces I gave her on Sunday, February the 8th she committed, then on Tuesday, February 10th she lost all mobility, was breathing hard, and wad unresponsive for about 25 minutes.
THX FOR YOU INFO WE WILL CHECK THIS OUT
We have tried several types of dry dog food for our Cavalier King Charles, the
latest being Iams proactive. He is having bowel problems, have to let him out
three times a night. During the day I watch him trying to do a #2, walking In circles,
not accomplishing much. Sometimes he will not eat. We buy chicken breast and
legs, not expired food, from our local grocery store to cook and mix with the dry
food. Don’t think the chicken is the problem, because we eat it also. After looking
at the ingredients in Iams: corn meal, dried beet pulp, chicken by products, these
items are GMO products and are contaminated with Roundup (Glyphosate). That
may be causing our problem, plus the dangers of high levels of aflatoxin and
possible salmonella. So, we are still looking for a safe dry dog food.
I bought IAMS four weeks ago because I believed it to be a good wholesome food for my 6 year old cockapoo. He started to have runny poos after a week but didn’t think anything of it. Two weeks in he had mucus slimy diarrhoea and sickness so I took him to the vet. She diagnosed colitis and asked if I had changed my dog food. I told her I had and she said it could be this. He was treated with medication but the diarrhoea continued making him low, and then he started to have an allergy on his back paw which also needed treating. I read the reviews and was appalled that dogs had had the same as my dog and some had even died. I think this is appalling.
My dog was in good health before this food and I hope that it has not caused any permanent damage. I will never use it again. It has cost me dear.
My basset hound became violently ill this weekend and upon inspecting our IAMS dog food, we found a generous amount of mold. The food was purchased 14 days ago at Walmart, and has been stored dry and free of moisture since. Terrible diarrhea, moaning and groaning as if in pain, and lethargic and unsociable for the entire weekend. Took him off of it immediately and am giving medication provided by the vet. I am now scared of this food and will call vet back for a new recommendation once this has passed. This seems to be a trend with IAMS once online–I thought it might be retailer mishandling. Just want to share–buyers inspect carefully!
If the dog will eat it and not get sick and I can afford it it is a good fit with some wet food.
If she refuses to eat it or it causes nausea and or diarhea it is a bad choice. It is not poisoning her. It gives her food, nutrients, and a full tummy. Now it seems to be out of stock everywhere in the type she will eat the chicken Iams so good variety. Why?
If she gets sick from other more expensive or less expensive foods they are no good to me or her. I’d just like to be able to find it in my town again.