This is Purina's top of the line product, but is still a very low quality  dog food .  It contains small amounts of meatlittle meat and and an large amount of low quality grain ingredients. The by-product and fat are poor quality. Purina ONE contains additives such as menadione sodium bisulfite and caramel color, both proven to be toxic to some degree in animals. Animal digest is another extremely low grade ingredient and can include hooves, feathers, teeth and horns.
Purina ONE Ingredient Analysis

1. Lamb
2. Brewers rice
3. Corn gluten meal
4. Whole grain corn
5. Poultry by-product meal

Lamb is a good meat source, but it is the only meat ingredient. When the water is removed for processing it losses at least 70% of its mass, moving it down the ingredient list.

Brewer’s rice, is a low quality grade grain and all of the nutrients have been removed.

Corn gluten meal, is the lowest quality grade of corn you can get.

Whole grain corn, corn is hard for dogs to digest and has been linked to allergies in some dogs.

Poultry by-product meal is an extremely low grade ingredient and includes feet, neck, feathers and undeveloped eggs.

Purina ONE Ingredient List

Lamb, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, whole grain corn, poultry by-product meal, oat meal, animal fat, soy flakes, soybean meal, glycerin, animal digest, calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, salt, potassium chloride, caramel color, Vitamin E supplement, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, ferrous sulfate, sulfur, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, copper sulfate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.

Purina ONE Guaranteed Analysis

Guaranteed Analysis describes the nutrient content required by AAFCO labeling standards to be identified on every product package. Since these are guarantees, pet food manufacturers work to formulate diets that meet or exceed the minimum requirements.

Crude Protein (MIN)	26.0%	Phosphorus (P) (MIN)	0.8%
Crude Fat (MIN)	16.0%	Selenium (Se) (MIN)	0.35 mg/kg
Crude Fiber (MAX)	3.0%	Vitamin A (MIN)	13,000 IU/kg
Moisture (MAX)	12.0%	Vitamin E (MIN)	250 IU/kg
Linoleic Acid (MIN)	1.4%	Glucosamine (MIN)*	400 ppm
Calcium (Ca) (MIN)	1.0%	Omega-6 Fatty Acids (MIN)*	1.6%

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This new Purina Smart Blend make my dogs throw up.

 

With corn gluten meal, whole grain corn, poultry by-product meal, animal fat,soy flakes, soybean meal, glycerin, animal digest AS THE MAIN INGREDIENTS, IT MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH ANYONE WOULD FEED THIS POISON TO THEIR DOGS. Then throw in a true poison, menadione sodium bisulfite complex. Honestly, this is one of the worst dog foods produced today.

 

My JRT dog is in the hospital because of Purina ONE and the New formula.

My dog has been eating Purina ONE for years as long as I can remember and my dog is 9 years old.

The last bag I bought I noticed they made the meat chunks bigger too. I didn't think anything of it. She loved the new formula, but I noticed she would pick the big chunks of meat to eat and wouldn't really eat the little kibbles.

After a week or so, she started to itch really bad. She got a yeast infection in her ears, I started to notice red spots on her body, and her skin was sensitive. Every time I would go to rub her back she would scrunch up her back like it irritated her and itched when I touched it. I started to Google Purina ONE and found someone else having the same issue's with this New Formula.

As soon as I realized my dog was having a bag reaction to the New Formula, I stopped feeding it to her. I took her to the vet and they gave me some meds. for her infection's and to help with her itching. Today I had to take my dog to the Vet because she vomited 5 times and it was black with a little blood. I called the vet and they told me to bring her in right away. She is being treated for dehydration and put on iv fluids and they are giving her something to treat her stomach. They are keeping her overnight, hopefully I can bring her home tomorrow.

I called Purina ONE and spoke with someone there today. He told me that they did indeed change the Formula, in a few of their products. Purina ONE Lamb & Rice formula was one of them that they changed and that is what I buy my dog. I asked them why they changed it. He said they are always trying to improve their products or some spill like that. He also said that they are trying to make the food taste better. So that more dogs will like it.. Basically they are trying to have the best product out there that dogs will love to eat so more people to buy their dog food.

I told him my story and wanted to let them know how their change in the formula has affected my dog in a negative way and told them she is in the hospital and it all started with her eating the New formula. I'm worried that other dogs are having the same issue's and don't want other dogs to get sick like my dog did.

If this has happen to your dog, or you dog is having a bad reaction to the New Purina ONE formula. Your dog could be having the same issue as my dog.

Please contact Purina and let them know. Email or call them. They think that this was an improvement, and I wish that they never changed the food. My dog probably wouldn't be in the hospital right now.

Thank you for reading my story.

Sincerely,
Kimberly

 

Kimberly, LOOK AT THE INGREDIENTS OF THIS PRODUCT. If you haven't learned your lesson their is ""NO"" help for you. If you feed purnia, you might as well be feeding your dog rat poison. Purnia, could care "less" about you, your dog or anything else about America. The ONLY thing they care about is making money!!!!!! FIGURE IT OUT,, DO SOME READING!!!This lady is pretty mellow about how she says it, but I am NOT and if there is JUST ONE of these ingredients in your food you should not be feeding it to your dog....


http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=badingredients

 

Kimberly~My two dogs(ages 1yr 8mons & 1yr 7mons) have been eating Purina One lamb and rice for the past 6 mons,and since the new formula came out they have both developed rashes on belly,face,paws-been vomiting regular and had inconstant,runny stools.They too eat pick the meat chunks out.I'm getting them off it right away and switching to the healthiest food i can find.I'm calling Purina immediately to make them aware of what they have done to my babies.

 

Jasmine-when you go looking for the "healthiest food you can find" I hope your not looking in the grocery store/Walmart.....because you won't find ANYTHING healthy there.You will have to go to an independently owned pet store or feed store.Good brands to look for are Fromm,Merrick,Champion.Budget picks-Fromm gold,Merrick's whole earth farms,Taste of the Wild,Costco's kirkland signature.

 

I am very frustrated with you people who can't read or REFUSE to read. IF YOU FEED A purnia PRODUCT YOU DON'T LOVE YOUR DOG,, BECAUSE IF YOU LOVED YOUR DOGS YOU WOULD NOT FEED THEM POISON AND purnia AND purnia IS A POISON.

 

I have had a similar experience with the new purina 1 lamb & rice ..my dogs health has declined from the day she started eating eat, vomiting, seizures, limp. After some research we quickly learned how BAD it is and switched to TOTW and Kirklands. I hope my dog forgives me for not checking into this sooner.Costco was happy to exchange the purina for their brand

 

I'm so sorry your dogs had bad reactions too! I've been feeding my dog purina one lamb and rice for 4 years- after she had an allergy to her puppy food. Since they changed their brand she's been itching like crazy. I called Purina for a refund and they said its in the mail!!! She's eating rice/egg/hamburger mixture right now and I'm trying to find a good food for her. I've heard good things about a couple brands and will be looking into them tonight so she can get back on dog food. NEVER will I feed my animals Purina again!!

 

sorry for your guys dog...my dog had the same reactions with the itching and throwing up...we had to take him to the vet... why would they do this to our animals!!!! there harmless!!!!!

 

Thank you all so much for posting your stories! My five year old Boston Terrier, Chester, has also been itching like mad. I noticed several rash areas on his belly and thought it might be the detergent I recently switched to, but have been suspecting his food for a while (his symptoms had escalated in severity when Purina changed their formula and put in these ridiculous chunks of well, i don't even want to know what). Your descriptions of the symptoms your animals are experiencing (minus the vomiting - he has yet to do that) are right on the money. Going out today to a feed/supply store to find one of the brands mentioned above. Again, thank you thank you thank you! My 'kid' is worth whatever REAL dog food costs

Also going to contact Purina and give them a piece of my mind. Thanks!

 

A month ago my dog started throwing up and we assumed it was a sock, which she is known to consume. $576 later we find no sock, nothing but dog food in there and she is sent home with a prescription dog food and Pepcid AC 10mg. Yesterday after eating out of the same bag for 2 days, my daughter's dog, also a German Shorthaired Pointer starts throwing up, same look to the vomit. What is going on with this dog food? We've used it for years with no problem but this bag had different irregularly shaped bits of food and I am concerned. PLEASE ADVISE! It was purchased from Wegmans in Dewitt, N.Y. If you would like to reimburse me for the vet bill, that would be very nice!
Michele Henry
Chittenango, N.Y.

 

@Jess I did not know that Purina was Poison. Please don't talk down to us like were all idiots for feeding our dogs Purina One. I think you can get your point across a little better by educating us on what you know rather than being insensitive and telling us we don't love our dogs, because we all love our dogs. What are your suggestions on dog food? What are some name's of some dog food that would be healthier to feed our dogs? I think leaving a comment with something more helpful than an insensitive comment would be more productive.

 

Kimberly, sorry if you don't like the truth, but this is as close to poison as I have seen. With it being so easy to educate yourself on the internet about dog food I find it entertaining you want someone else to hit the goggle button for you. Everyone of the ingredients in this food, besides lamb is BAD for dogs. And because you can't figure out how to use google I well do it for you. This lady is pretty mellow about how she states her facts but every one of these ingredients are BAD for dogs. Menadione sodium bisulfite complex is a poison ALONG WITH corn gluten meal, whole grain corn, poultry by-product meal, oat meal, animal fat, soy flakes, soybean meal, glycerin, animal digest.

http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=badingredients


The A list
1. Orijen
2. Acana, Harvest, Pacifica & Grassland only.
3. Blue Wilderness
4. Wellness Core
5. Go, Grain free only.
6. Acana, the rest of Acana products.
7. Taste of the Wild, wetlands & prairie only, Grain free
8. Artemis
9. Fromm
10. Evo
11. Merrick, before grain.
12. Horizon Legacy

The B list
1. Instinct
1. California Natural
2. Now, Grain free.
3. GO, free indurance,chicken,salmon only
4. Merrick
5. Evangers
6. Timberwolf
7. Wellness
8. Solid Gold
9. Canidae
10. Natures Logic
11. First Mate
12. Kirkland, Costco

 

@Jess I don't know why you continue to try to convince me of something I already believe and agree with you on.You can be nice about what you are trying to say and people will still listen. I'm not arguing or disagreeing with you at all. All I'm trying to say is, be nicer about what your trying to tell us.

 

Kimberly, I rock the boat, always have and always well. The thing that irritates me the most is when people well not do any research, then come here and post like they know what they are saying. I well always say it like it is and straight to the point. If it offends people guess what? I don't care... I am not a politician lying to people or some bleeding heart liberal politically correct nerd. I fly the American flag, I fought for the flag and by god if you fly another flag in this country I well tell you all about it. But when I go to another country I fly that counties flag in respect. I guess I am an American red neck. So I guess you now understand who I am.

One last thing, 15 months ago I lost my beloved GSD to a tumor AND GUESS WHAT THE VET SAID IT WAS FROM?? You got it, his dog food and guess who made that dog food?? Your correct, purnia !!! Now do you understand why I call it poison?? THE CRAP KILLED MY DOG !!!!

 

my dog is 5 years old and has problems with beef we have had issues ever since we switched her over to purins one including fever and itching. i will no longer even buy store brand food.

 

OK..its been 1 month since we switched to Kirklands from purina one and my dog is like a puppy again, its amazing we thought she was about to die, sick and limpless every day now she is perfect. We also give her Taste of the Wild a few times a week.

 

Good to hear you got your dog off that crap. Taste of the Wild-wetlands is a great dog food. It's always a bummer when we have to learn the hard way. John, if you really want to see a even bigger change, rotate in some Orijen. I really believe it is the best dog food made today.

 

So glad to see this post and learn that I am not alone! My 6 year old corgi-collie mix had been on the lamb and rice without problem since we adopted her (I now see my error!). Shortly after the first couple meals with the "new formula" she refused to eat, had dark runny stool, and began vomiting. two weeks, 3 vet trips, abdominal x-rays, an ultrasound and $1400 later she is eating again on prescription food 10mg Pepcid AC. Purina will be getting a call, and a law suit if I have it my way. DONT FEED YOUR DOG PURINA. Thanks for posting all.

 

+*+*+*+ BEWARE +*+*+*+* PURINA LAMB $ RICE SMART BLEND
absolutely Killed our 7 yr old German Shepherd

We have taken our Beloved German Shepherd "Tiu" to be cremated today,and we know for a fact that Purina One Smart Blend "Lamb & Rice" formula is the direct and sole cause of his demise, the issue went unnoticed for a period of time, once Purina had made the change from its old blend to the one with the so called meatier chunks, and I had removed one of these large pieces of brown painted sponge fiber,and attempted to tear it appart ...just cause...I have another Sheperd as well and it suffers from EPI ( lack of digestive enzymes) so I wanted to make sure that they seemed digestible,and I had my doubts, so I contacted Purina's toll line and inquired as to what it was that made them change the formula ? and what were these new meatire chunks ? needless to say at the time we had to be very careful about dietary changes for the epi dog so we wanted to stay with the lamb and rice if possible ,but I still asked if the old formula would be available ongoing, and they said no ,but they would send me a bag for transition, I took it thanked them ,and trusted,,,,what the Hell was I thinkin ????/ the fatal mistake they loved it...went after it like crack after a couple of weeks, then a funny thing occured, they ( Purina) without notice changed the size of the meatier chunks (of Rubber) and started making them smaller and irregualr shaped almost shreaded, I thought nothing of it, of course until the beginning of this last week as my male shepherd started to fail...

I could write this tragedy in detail, but I am an animal lover and know the effect it may have on others who fear this circumstance becomming their own,so I will be concise, my dog in less than two months went from perfect health to starved to death, you see the reason he went after it like crack was that the new Meatier Chunks were like sticky rubber they accumulated in various areas of his intestines large and small, and to make matters worse we never noticed because his belly was getting a little bigger because he was eating good,maybe 2 good perharps, but what went unnoticed until the last week was that his face forearms and hind quarters were starved the enlarged belly was multiple.partial blockages that resulted in no nutrition making it to the areas needed for absorbtion then a total blockage occured followed by vommiting ,no stool, labored breathing and heart rate as the fluid built up in his abdominal cavity, the intestines inflamed both large and small cutting off vital organ blood flow crowding heart and lungs,liver and pancreas. this was a horrible and unexpected death of a devoted family member, with only 3 days of a slightly runny stool,and a slightly increased belly size as a warning, it appears that Purina knew this in advance,and thus the change in the meatier chunk size and shape,but that was a bit too late for me and my wife and definately too late for our boy Tiu, since Tiu's passing in my Wifes arms, in the vets parking lot with the vet working to check signs and causes in a speedy fashion,I have decided to make it my lifes mission to 1. warn as many people as I can to stop feeding this to their dogs or they will be contributiing to thier deaths 2.collect information on this Company,and the bean counters who made the decision to keep this Death in a Bag a seceret 3. to warn anyone and everyone to stop buying all Purina Products, until said time they do right by those effected ,or bring them to their knees....okay so maybe at least get them to bend over ......
At this moment I am so torn as I watch our Female shepherd hunt for her life long companion, truly and obviously depressed, that I dont know wheteher to cry or scream as both are in order....Damn Theese People ! and the profit motivated rubber filler they used to increase it....
In life you may never meet a person that would be as devoted,loving ,forgiving,and kind as your fur extened family,and they took that from my wife and myself....they will reap what they have sown......
if they only get what they deserve.............

We'll miss ya buddy boy Tiu.....but perhaps your passing with a minor assist from me,will save hundreds if not thousands of other fur friends,and I can't think of a better tribute to your kind and loving nature....
and I am sorry for being responsible for your death

 

Oh my gosh..I am so glad I found this site. My 2 dogs have been eating Purina One for years...ever since the new formula came out,they have been acting very odd..thirsty all the time, itching like crazy and now one of my dogs has a severe liver infection. Before he was diagnosed with the infection, he was having small seizures and both have been refusing to eat their food. After reading everyone's comments, I will NEVER feed them this again. I am going to start making my own dog food. This is crazy! We put our trust in them and they are hurting our pets! Enough is enough.

 

I am really sorry to hear about these things happening to peoples pets. I really hate purnia and wal-mart and I well not shop or even go inside a wal-mart. ol roy is even worse, if you can believe that but it is.

Lisa their are some good dog food companies out there and they usually make their own food. Here is two lists One of the dog foods I would feed and the second is a list of companies who make their own foods...

The A list
1. Orijen
2. Acana, Harvest, pacifica & grassland Only.
3. Blue Wilderness
4. Wellness Core
5. Horizon Legacy
6. Taste of the Wild, wetlands & prairie, ONLY.
7. GO, grain free and Endurance Only.
8. Acana, the rest of Acana products.
9. Fromm,
10. Merrick, before grain Only.
11. Artemis

The B list

1. GO
2. Merrick
3. Evangers
4. Timberwolf
5. Instinct
6. Wellness
6. Now, Grain free.
7. Solid Gold
8. Precise Holistic Complete, ONLY
9. Canidae, Grain Free ALS, ONLY
10. Natures Logic
11. First Mate
12. Kirkland, Costco
12. Now, the rest.
13. Evo

Champion foods (Orijen & Acana)
Fromm
Merrick
Horizon Legacy
Petcurean, Go, Now & Summit
Natura Pet, Evo and the rest. Dry only..I do not recommend anymore!!
First Mate
Precise, dry only
Timber wolf ???
Breeders Choice (Avoderm and Pinnacle), dry only..
Eagle Pack, dry only..
Evanders
Flint river ranch
Holistic Blend ???
Tuffys Pure Vita and Nutri Source I only like these 2 from Tuffy's

 

Many years ago, we had started feeding Purina One Lamb and Rice at the suggestion of a veterinarian. It worked well for us for a long time. Then, they changed the formula to the "smartblend" with the chewy chunks. Suddenly, I am cleaning up dog vomit daily. Undigested food vomit. The only 2 dogs not vomiting are a dog that only eats a prescription urinary tract food, and one dog that had routinely picked out the new chewy chunks and left them in her bowl. They also started itching and drinking excessively. Then one day I looked in detail at the undigested food in the vomit, and noticed one of the chewy chunks had absorbed fluid and enlarged to 2 inches by 2 and1/2 inches by 1/2 inch in size...no wonder the dog can't digest it! And, I can't tear it apart or mash it up, so who knows what happens to the pieces that go into their colon. This is very distressing...I had no idea the food would contain new things that could lodge in the gut and hurt them. We have transitioned to Wellness food, and the dogs are back to normal now. Vomiting, itching, excessive drinking have all resolved. I feel terrible about what the dogs went through, and I am angry at Purina for acting like this new formula is a good idea. How many dogs will suffer or die because of this?