my little bichon boy just had to be put to sleep due to enlarged heart. The cause? GRAIN FREE FOOD as per my vet. She told me that dogs are not carnivores like cats, they are omnivores and NEED the grain! Lesson learned. No more Fromms grain free for my next dog. My cat eats grain free Fromm food but I am going to change because she gets sick and vomits too many times after eating.

Hi Jennifer,

Can I ask which Fromm food your cat was eating please? I know this comment is old but hope you can answer. Thanks!

Connie

Hi Marfy, there really aren’t studies linking it to health issues in cats; a handful of cats were involved in this trend with dogs, but those cases on their own do not constitute a trend and would not be enough to start an investigation. I’m removing this from the recall history section.

https://www.petmd.com/cat/nutrition/grain-free-cat-food-better

Even the FDA article linked only mentions dogs, not cats.

I would be interested to see any sources linking it to cats, as my cat is allergic to everything and fromm is one of the few affordable brands he can eat. If it is not linked to any issues in cats I would appreciate the recall history being updated to be accurate.

Hello GinaO, my 6 year old cat who has always been healthy, has recently started vomiting undigested food often and I have been feeding the game bird recipe for most of his life. I also have a younger cat that has never been picky or had health issues begin vomiting now as well, I am taking them off of this food and trying to find something else. I’m going to try the food you mentioned in your comment, thank you!

Hi Shannon, sorry it’s taken me a bit to get back to you! There is absolutely a chance that the food has changed between bags, and I would trust the kitties’ reaction to it! I hope all is well; sounds like you’re going through a frustrating situation, but it’s going to take time and experimentation to figure things out.

I’ve been feeding both my cat’s Fromm, four star surf and turf for years. They are both food obsessed to the point that I don’t need to separate them since they both just wolf their bowls down like sled dogs. Suddenly, I think shortly after I got a new bag, Andrade, my 10 year old boy cat started throwing up and having diarrhea and It hasn’t stopped for a month. After multiple vet visits and $2500 spent for no conclusive diagnosis I resigned to my self that I might need to let him go. I put him on the vet prescribed science diet GI good (which i noticed had some really lousy Ingredients) and he ate it for a few days but kept on having the diarrhea. The vet seems to think its most likely lymphoma which I agreed would be lousy to try and treat. I put him on prednisolone (5 days so far). Now he won’t get near either his original food or the Hills perscription unless he’s starving (he is!) or I mask it with something really good smelling. So this is the point where I notice my younger cat Toni starting to walk away from a full bowl of the Fromm without even touching it! Andrade will walk over to a fresh bowl and gag! The food smells the same to me. I actually like the smell when I’m hungry! Is there a chance the food is that bad between bags? I can’t bear the thought that I’m killing him with an improper diagnosis and ruining his chances of improvement wit steroids. The fact that Toni has been starting to avoid the Fromm the past couple days says something. I’m going to visit Mom and Dad in a month so I really need to figure out the best way to deal with this.

Thanks so much for your time! Much respect to you. Shannon.

Gina, thank you so much for sharing your experience—I’ve not heard any other reports, but this is extremely valuable information. I’m glad your cat is feeling better, and I think you’re justified in wondering if the food may have been connected. Appreciate the insight.

I then get a call from a friend who feeds her cat the same Fromm’s Game Bird Recipe diet (though he also eats wet food) a few days ago, similar behavior in her 8 year old male cat.. not eating, vomitting, lethargy. $2500 later for them and 24 hours at the emergency vet, he seemed to just have a stomachache… Has anyone else been having this problem with their cats on Fromm’s Game Bird Recipe, trying to see if there is maybe something going on with the food that is causing these digestive issues.

My Fromm’s Food bag was purchased on September 12, 2021.

Good point, Shelley! I’ll see if we can add some links directly to the Fromm website.