Ivory Coat Recall & Issue Log
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About Ivory Coat
Ivory Coat is a pet food product manufactured by The Real Pet Food Co, Australia.
My two dog have been reluctant to eat so we bought a new bag thinking something might’ve been wrong with the other bag and the dogs are vomiting after eating. We are no longer feeding them it.
I bought a bag of Ivory Coat Oral Care cat food on the 15th of September, 2025. Expiry date is October 2026. I have fed my cat this same type of food before without an issue but with this recent bag, he throws up every single time, no matter how small the quantity. I’ve now spent over $900 on bloodwork and ultrasounds at the vet trying to figure out what’s wrong but the vet can’t find anything to explain it. The only thing that makes sense now is that it’s this particular bag of food because he’s tolerating other food just fine.
Fed my kittens half of one pouch each mixed with their regular wet food. One of my two kittens passed 17 runny stools since. Vomited 4 times, is lethargic and has rejected multiple meals. The few bites she’s had came right back up. Very confusing as an owner how one of two cats can have such an adverse reaction whilst the other cat is completely healthy. I wish I was aware of the chance/risk I was taking by trying this brand. I’ve taken her to the vet hospital to get her vitals checked, her vitals are normal. It’s caused my kitten a lot of discomfort and pain. I’ll stick to the brands I trust and would never recommend to others taking the same risk with this brand. Given that there are so many other reports of the exact same symptoms and worse.
I bought this for the first time for my cat a month ago and she’s been vomiting regularly since. We initially thought it was due to the small size of the kibble and not chewing properly. After trying for a while, we thought that probably she didn’t like it (it’s got pieces of dry meat with chewy texture) and just decided to stop giving her this food and go back to her regular one. Glad that I just came across this as I was about to donate to a rescue.
Have been using ivory coat kangaroo/lamb for a few years now. Bags I most recently purchased have an expiry date 06/09/2026.
Once dog recently lost 7kg in a very short period, has not been eating much for a while now and has had liquid diarrhoea and vomiting for the last 5 days. I am waiting on blood test results taken today.
The other showed elevated liver levels as part of routine bloods taken prior to a teeth clean and also required an ultrasound which showed no abnormal visual. She has not been eating much of the new kibble size and has been vomiting a few times a week.
I have spent around $1000.00 on vet fees recently and have only just come to the realisation the food could be part of it.
After feeding my dog half of a single serve Ivory Coat Sensitive Care lamb wet food within a couple of hours she developed a fever, diarrhoea and vomiting.
This went on all night with cramping & a very sick dog.
These products should not be for consumption and need to be shutdown.
I would strongly recommend NOT using this brand of food. I have been feeding my cats ivory coat chicken flavour adult dry food for the past 6months. Both of my cats have been hospitalised with one requiring surgery for a urinary tract blockage. Absolutely heart breaking to see my cats suffering and I would never want to see this happen to anyone else.
I purchased Ivory Coat Lamb and Brown Rice Loaf – to try for the first time. The dog has vomited and had diarrhea with blood over a period of two days. Also listless and reluctant to leave her bed. Had consumed 1 and a half cans over three meals. Since resuming feeding with the usual home-cooked food, all issues have ceased.
Just feed my whippet Lamb & Brown Rice Loaf puppy food for the first time. She became very restless and started vomiting. She was sick for 2 days.
Have gone back to other brand with no problems.
Have fed Ivory coat before with no problems, but one of our cats died on Sunday
13/04/2025 within 10 minutes of eating this and today our other cat has vomited and runny poo
My 9 year old Bulldog has been on the chicken grain free since she was a pup due to sensitivity to grains. I’ve had no issues up until recently with the new bag I purchased.
Similarly to the comments below, my dog is experiencing diarrhoea with blood in her stool (tar like almost), vomiting, dehydration, not eating and nausea. The vet said she had gastroenteritis which cost me close to 4 grand with all the blood work, ultrasounds etc.
I know it’s the kibble because she experienced similar issues when I first opened the bag. I then fed her only chicken and sweet potato and she became ok. As soon as I gave her the kibble again and that’s when things went pear shaped.
I will never be purchasing this brand again. So glad I came across this.
We experienced the same problem with our girl when she was 9 weeks old. Her stools were nothing but blood and she was very ill. Vet gave her meds and told us to change her kibble. We found puppy leaps and bound grain free has been good along with prime 100 lamb and rosemary. She is now 11 months old and thriving
Hi I’ve just recently purchased this product wet and dry. My dog has become lethargic and not herself. This morning I walked her and noticed blood in her stool. The only thing I have changed recently was her diet and started feeding her ivory coat.
be warned I read online reviews and believe this could be the same problem I am having with my fur baby.
My dog hasn’t been eating this for long, I started to add a little to his dinner and after a few weeks he ended up in the emergency hospital fighting for his life with dehydration diarrhoea and blood coming from anus.
My 6 year old labradoodle has eaten Ivory Coat kibble for most of her life. Ordered new batches in May 2024 (Ivory Coat Grain Free Dog Food Adult Chicken with Coconut Oil) and August 2024 (Ivory Coat Grain Free Dog Food Salmon and Ocean Fish). Following four days of severe vomiting and diarrhea she was diagnosed with complete liver failure due to an unknown “toxin” and hospitalised for three scary days. When home, the diarrhea continued for approximately another four days. Once on a diet of steamed rice and cooked chicken mince, she slowly recovered and approximately three weeks later I moved her back to the kibble. About 2.5 weeks afterwards, the symptoms returned. I can only suspect the “toxin” to be in the Ivory Coat kibble. Has anyone notified Ivory Coat or Pet Circle, the company from whom I bought the kibble?
I have two cats. They have both been eating ivory coat adult chicken and kangaroo most of their lives. They are both very picky and like eating mostly their dry food. At the beginning of the year we noticed the cats started scratching a lot. They had dry skin and it looked like dandruff. We had family visiting and just kept feeding the same food. Around 4 months ago, both cats started vomiting A LOT. I was confusing their vomit with excessive shedding due to change in seasons. But then, my tabby cat started vomiting blood and not only we couldn’t ignore it anymore, we were really worried. We started investigating and found the warnings on the pet reviews australia website. We changed the food to a better alternative and my cats are as healthy and beautiful as ever. Their dandruff seems to have gone away and their vomiting is down to hairballs, which is normal. I think this food is really dangerous for our furry friends. And the problem is that we, as humans, have no way of knowing when the quality of the ingredients changes.
Hi Lis,
I have two cats who have been eating only there dry food not wet but one of them is diabetic so her diet is extremely important, they have just finished the second bag and I’ve come across this page and I’m very worried. Can you tell me how much for how long did feed yours it? And how long did it take to return to normal? If I’m honest I have noticed any symptoms or anything like all the people above (who of which I sympathise for and it’s probably my mind have a pet food company in 2025 can get away with not even a recall as of yet I’m going to say this as far as I can until it happens) thanks for your time.
My husband bought grain free ivory coat as our normal kibble wasn’t available … in the first 24 hours two of our three labs had an intensive vomiting reaction … I am talking major vomiting! We immediately stopped and returned to our old kibble … vomiting stopped.
moved to Ivory coat 5 weeks ago. Dog ate happily but 3 episodes of vomiting and latest one had frank blood in stools. I am restricting all foods to narrow down cause but Ivory Coat seems to be a common factor. one episode of gastritis many years ago . This kibble has been recommended by friends and breeder but it would be the only new diet addition/change.
My dog had been on this feed since 2021. on 28th of July 2024, We opend a new bag, he started vomiting and feverish. brought him to the Vet, blood showed elevated ALT, further ultrasound scan still cannot confirm the exact cause. He has sincebeen in and out of Vet, with one overnight stay and several specialist consult. The only correlation we could think of is this new bag of food.
My dog had been having issues on and off for a while, putting it down to sensitive gut health. A couple months ago he had blood in his stools, but we resolved with medication. More recently he went off of his food completely, including the chicken breast he eats alongside his ivorycoat. In an attempt to get him to eat again I ordered him some Lyka. It took a few days to get him to want to eat it but once he did I noticed his poos were the most well formed they have been for years.
Still not registering that ivory coat could be the issue, he began eating his ivory coat in conjunction with the Lyka and now a couple of days of ivory coat he has diarrhoea again. After reading some stories on here they seem to show all the same symptoms my dog has been and I can’t believe I’ve had no alerts to this from my vet that’s been dealing with this issue for some time. Needless to say he won’t be eating ivory coat ever again
Had been feeding my dog Ivory Coat Grain Free Lamb and Kangaroo dry food for 8 years without a problem but the bag I purchased at the end of 2023 suddenly made him so unwell with vomiting, diarrhoea and bloody stools. I threw out the bag just in case it was contaminated and purchased a new bag. After multiple visits to the vet, antibiotics, stool testing and a strict diet of chicken/rice, we tried weaning him back onto the new bag of Ivory Coat and within 24 hours he was so unwell with diarrhoea and vomiting again. After well over $1000 spent at the vet, the undoubted conclusion is that the Ivory Coat is causing his sickness. I’m not sure what has suddenly changed with the brand and formula after all these years but something sure has. I will never feed my dog Ivory Coat and put him through so much torture again. I can’t believe how unwell it made him.
My 1 year old staffy become extremely ill about 2 weeks ago. Severe diarreah and vomiting, fatigued and dehydrated. Has been at SASH emergency for most of this time on fluids to keep her hydrated. It has cost me so far $15,000 in vet bills with every test possible done on her from 2 X-rays, 1 ultrasound, PCRs, bloodwork, Addison disease testing and more. She comes home after 2 days in vet care and seems ok but then relapses. All tests came back negative and still no answers, she is now being referred to a medical specialist and is in SASH again for a few days due to her dehydration.
She has been on Lyka for some time as her main source of food however I generally give her half a cup of ivory coat biscuits as they are the only form of kibble she likes and she sometimes nibbles on them if she is hungry in between feeds.
I have just realised that 4 weeks ago I purchased another bag of ivory coat as we ran out, I opened this bag 3 weeks ago and she become ill not long after this.
Whilst she is on a bland boiled chicken diet for now she has still eaten some kibble the past few days when she was back home with us, this morning she relapsed again.
I have never seen diarreah like this, it constantly runs from her and no medication has helped to slow it down for more than 1 day.
I honestly believe that after reading all of these reviews and the fact that I have no answers on why my girl is so sick that it is due to the bag of ivory coat being contaminated and I plan to have a test done on the food.
Not good enough that a recall on their food hasn’t occurred recently, it is making dogs so sick.
Hi
Recently bought Ivory Coat varieties. Our dogs have been feeling ill.
Vomitting, diarrhoea, fatigue, dehydration, cramping.
Since realising we have had to put down one of our senior dogs tonight due to severe pain and illness.
I threw a nearly full bag into the bin. With so many bad reviews here and on other sites of similar nature, we believe this dry food might be responsible for vomiting, with blood, loose stools, lethargy, loss of appetite which had been really good before feeding our cat this food.
It looks, judging from a lot of reviews, that Ivory Coat was a good, healthy brand till they changed packaging and seemingly the formula. Cat or dog food, we would advise people to stay away from it. Strangely enough, we went to pet barn to buy another brand but were convinced by the sales person to buy this one. Later we noticed that it only had barely a couple of months till expiry which is bad enough. We hope, pet barn will look into this health concern that so many cat and dog owners have reported on, on various sites.in fact, Ivory Coat should take this seriously and not just.write apologetic comments under negative reviews. They should recall their products till these sad reports have been thoroughly investigated.
My 6 year old border collie developed runny diarrhoea, vomiting and blood in urine . After 1 week of Ivory coat .
Our soon to be 7 year old cocker spaniel has eaten Ivory Coat since a puppy. Always done well on this with a beautiful coat and lots of energy BUT I believe the last bag purchased at Petbarn Minchinbury early Jan 2024 (chicken Grain Free) has caused a problem. Because of the heat in Western Sydney, we thought he was just relaxing inside a lot however, he didn’t do his usual run to the kitchen when “Breakfast” called, at dinner time he is hiding under the table, refusing to catch a bickie and has stopped bounding out the door on the “let’s eat” comand. Two days ago he threw up green bile (we thought he had eaten something he had picked up in the yard) then yesterday loose stools in the yard but last night woken by him at 4am desperate to go outside – unfortunately he couldn’t wait and had gone in the loungeroom. Will stop feeding from this bag and give some boiled rice & chicken till vet opens Monday morning. After paying top price all these years I am extremley disappointed at the obvious problen with this product.
I have 3 x gsds and 1 x kelpie x. All young, fit and never had an issue. Swapped across to.Ivory Coat Lamb and Sardine and over the past week, our pack has been lethargic. We put down to extreme heat but last night, our dogs all have diarrhoea. They were up all night with stomach aches, runny stomachs and lethargic again.
No changes other then these biscuits and all have perfect medical history including perfect weights and fitness.
Thank you for posting. My 16yo maltese shih tzu had the shakes, I put it down to old age. Was random and brief but intermittent. After reading this I was shocked. She has been on wellness core for 10 years no problems but I added ivory coat wet food to mix in, about a year ago. The shakes I realised appeared about the same time. I removed ivory coat from her diet after reading this and she has not had the shakes since.. now I’m mixing her wellness core with a freeze dried food like k9 and frontier pets with no further problems. So grateful for your posts about this or I may not have put two and two together.
New bag of dog food, Ivory coast grain free ocean fish & salmon – 4yr Frenchie after about a week in has been having extremely soft to diarrhea. I have always used this since she came off puppy. 2 vet appointments in 2 weeks – $800 spent. Stool sample now sent off today for testing.
We got a new bag of Ivory Coat Grain Free – 10 month old golden after a day or so started having uncontrollable diarrhoea with no other explanation for it.
I slowly transition my 7yo dog from Royal canin to Ivory coat. With in a few weeks I noticed my dog was shaking at night it was more of a neurological shake, he was not fast asleep. It was like his body was do tense and stiff and would shake uncontrollably.
i switched him back to his original food and found with in a few days he was back to normal and the shaking completely stopped.
Been feeding my Beagle Ivory Coat for over 4 Years now, Lamb and Sardine, tried the Salmon one a few months ago . After I reading the reviews I know realise what is wrong with him. Over the last 6 months noticed that he has been very thirsty, diarrhoea, shedding etc. Cant believe it could be his food!
I have brought this brand because I was recommended it by the pet store (Petbarn) as a high end good quality food. I am really angry that something isn’t being done about it. So glad I stumbled onto this site.
Just ordered him new food, poor boy can’t believe I have been pitting him through this!!!!
Having read all discussions I am sure Ivory Coat has affected my 60 kg Rottweiler adversely.
He has been eating Eukanuba Fit Body kibble for a couple of years as well as home prepared dog food which he loves!
Due to ear infections I decided to look at his diet. The last couple of bags have been Ivory Coat.I did notice a change in him however not during the early change but nothing major. This time all is different. He had diarrhoea that is very dark in colour, insatiable thirst also lethargy. He also started to drool badly. I stopped feeding him IC last Friday, instead cooked steamed rice and shredded chicken then rice and beef strips then rice and scrambled eggs. His poops today more solid and he appears to be well and not drinking near as much.
I will take him to the vets tomorrow to have him checked out but he seems to have settled down although still slightly lethargic.
I am adding to other peoples findings hoping Ivory Coat will show some concern and look into this product. It was the Adult Grain Free Ocean Salmon.
I empty the food into a sealed container and have disposed of the bag so no batch number available unless pet store can supply.
We have been feeding our puppy 50/50 Ziwi and Ivory Coat. Puppy loved Ziwi but found it was too expensive on its own so tried to lower the cost a little. He started getting a upset stomach, watery stools even after months of being on the diet and then eventually stopped eating. Vet said he was being fussy and to try and limit access to food until he ate again.
Once finally eating again upset stomach continued on and off, I thought there might be a chance he had a chicken allergy although his previous kibble was chicken and he was fine eating that with no stomach issues.
Our puppy then had an accident which caused him to have bloat, so he was put on a bland chicken diet while he recovered due to the fact he was still having watery stools before the accident. I was still concerned about a chicken allergy as his stomach was not getting better so we switched to kangaroo meat. After another week of no progress, we sent off a stool sample which has come back positive for salmonella.
I obviously can’t say for sure that the salmonella did not come from the boiled chicken we were feeding him, however we were also sharing the boiled chicken he was eating as we were using it as pizza toppings and in sandwiches etc, so it seems unlikely that the salmonella has come from what we have cooked (although not impossible) as we have not been sick.
Now he is on antibiotics and is getting better the vet has asked we reintroduce his kibble with his kangaroo for a more balanced diet. He has been having small amounts of his kibble for 2-3 days now and has started vomiting and drinking excessive amounts of water compared to usual.
I once again can’t rule out for certain that it isn’t the antibiotics causing the vomiting. But ironically the only food he threw back up was the Ivory Coat Kibble, none of the kangaroo meat or Ziwi so seems a little bit odd to me.
And it still leaves the question of where the Salmonella came from.
Would be interested to know if any other dogs have had stool samples sent off and found any salmonella after eating Ivory Coat.
Started on ivory coat for about a week. have been checking the stools from day one and behold there is blood on day 7.
aint no way real ivory coat made any positive changes after the acquisition from real pet food company. apparently this is when the packaging changed and also the reports of sick and dying dogs became apparent. They didn’t even apologise about killing dogs nor release any official statements so in effect; ivory coat is still poisoning dogs. I should have done my research.
Josh I got new bag for my girl of turkey senior bag back in dec since then within two weeks of eating new bag in jan onwards we have had ongoing blood in stool diarrhoea, loss of appetite , liver heptatic issues and now suspect IBD . She ended up with gastro haemoraging I. Hospital twice in feb and march on iv, antibiotics probiotics and he’ll of battle to save her. March onwards she had been on extremely bland diet and still not ok as her immune biohome is out of whack and attacking her body.
until the change in ownership and formula being altered she had always thrived on this food without the slightest issue. Definitely something wrong with this food. I purchased from pet circle online they gave me full refund and even took note of my issues. My local pet stock store when I spoke about it said they have had many issues with ivory coat and don’t recommend it.
Folks, our 7 year old puppy is also ill after eating Ivory coat. We were shocked to see that, in terms of issues logged on the APOG website, out of all manufacturers, Ivory coat leads the pack by a large margin. Below are the pet foods sorted by recall and issue count in descending order (most issues to least issues):
Brand Number, Issues Logged
Ivory Coat 52
Baxters (Woolworths) 15
Black Hawk 6
Meals for Mutts / Meals for Meows 5
SuperVite 5
ALDI 3
Fussy Cat 3
Leaps & Bounds 3
ADVANCE 2
CopRice 2
Nature’s Gift 2
Prime100 2
Applaws 1
Felix (Purina) 1
Pedigree 1
Pro Plan (Purina) 1
Smitten (Woolworths) 1
Supercoat (Purina) 1
Woofin’ Good 1
4Cyte Canine 0
Apollo (Woolworths) 0
Billy + Margot 0
Bonnie (Purina) 0
Cobber Dog 0
Complete Cuisine (Coles) 0
Dine 0
DogPro 0
Dr B’s BARF 0
Earthborn 0
Elevate (Coles) 0
Eukanuba 0
Fancy Feast (Purina) 0
Farmers Market 0
Friskies (Purina) 0
Goodo 0
Greenies 0
Hill’s Prescription Diet 0
Hill’s Science Diet 0
Iams 0
Lucky Dog (Purina) 0
Man’s Best 0
My Dog 0
Nature’s Goodness 0
Nood 0
Nutro 0
Pedigree Dentastix 0
ProBalance (Petbarn & City Farmers) 0
Purina One 0
Royal Canin 0
Schmackos 0
Temptations 0
Treat Your Dog Australia 0
Trilogy 0
True Colours 0
V.I.P. Petfoods 0
Weruva 0
Whiskas 0
Woofbix 0
Yours Droolly 0
I lost my bitch at 2 years old her pancreas failed due to this kibble. My 2 year old now has started showing the same signs at the same age. I can only put it down to this feed and i thought i was feeding them healthy food.
My assistance dog ate Ivory Coat for four years of her life without issue but last year I noticed the packaging changed and so did the look of the kibble, and not long after we started feeding from the new pack, she and two other dogs I knew who were also eating it threw up blood within a week of each other.
Feeding my dog Ivory Coat Grain Free salmon and ocean fish for years now. This last bag has not been sitting well, not sure if it’s this or the dog roll so will log for that also. Seems to hit her stomach, 2-4 hours later vomited. No changes to her appetite.
I fed my lab with Ivory Coat Grain Free for the past continuous three years till last Dec 2022, all of a sudden, he became lethargic and vomited occasionally with bloody diarrhea. It also came with severe skin irritation with tons of dandruff. I took him to the vet several times but not until late Jan 2023, I suspected Ivory Coat Grain Free as this was his main food source. I stopped feeding him with Ivory Coat but only Ziwi dog can, cooked chicken breast, and sometimes plain rice, he then gradually recovered from lethargy and skin irritation vanished within two weeks.
I notice Ivory Coast changed the package and the biscuit became smaller than before, they may changed the formula as well.
I would never repurchase this brand to avoid any further sickness even the death of my chonky fur baby.
I have used ivory Coat for 2 plus years and all was great for my whippet. Last order of salmon as per usual has been a nightmare for my whippet and also my chihuahua. Both having loose messy and excessive poo for both dogs. Have decided to find a brand that does not let my pets suffer with diarrhoea constantly.
I’ve had problems with this food for months and didn’t realise until today
I have 2 English bull terriers
they’ve been on ivory coat for atleast 8 years now
these dogs like all purebreds have skin conditions and need expensive grain free food to not look ratty and not get the eye boogers & rashes
my oldest dog is about 11 or 12 now but she’s still in really good condition
the last month or so she hasn’t been interested in the food what so ever
I had started giving her mince and cans of ivory coat wet food instead of the biscuits thinking maybe her teeth couldn’t handle the biscuits anymore
but then the younger boy bully(5 years old) wasn’t interested in it either… let me tell use now these dogs will vomit and eat it , they’d eat their own sh*t so long as it had a crumb of human food on top of it so the fact the dogs are refusing this food says it all
Also my dogs have been eating berry’s from palm trees in the backyard for weeks now too and I couldn’t understand why
They are trying to force themselves to vomit up the food
i won’t buy ivory coat ever again now even if use dropped the price from $120 to $20 a bag i still won’t buy it
it seems to be in every batch & flavour & ever since they changed their packaging/ bags to a new style / design
Our 5yo Staffy suddenly became very ill over the new year. She had vomiting and diarrhea so severe we eventually ended up at the emergency vet. The vet believed it was pancreatitis and tried asking if it was something she had eaten over the festive period (eg. too much ham), I stated it couldn’t be cause our other dogs diet is monitored religiously. She came good after a day in emergency however refused to eat anything when we returned home, this continued for a week or so until she was hand fed some of her kibble. The day after she finally accepted some form of food the vomiting and diarrhea returned. She threw up what looked to be poo at one point which necessitated another visit to an emergency vet. The vet couldn’t find any obstructions. They only found that her organs had swelled and that her stomach was filled with liquid (odd because she refused to drink). She passed earlier this year and in looking for a different food to feed our remaining dog I happened to find this site and read all these stories of very similar symptoms that others dogs have suffered. The bag of Ivory Coat she was fed was new and I didn’t even think to link her mysterious life ending sickness to her kibble.
Started giving my basset ivory coat & he was OK for about 1 1/2 weeks but then he started throwing up & turns his nose up at the food. This dog will eat anyhing, so for him to not eat is very strange. Going to change food. Do not recommend this brand.
This morning I opened a pouch of Ivory. Coat wet cat food (chicken and lamb in gravy). This is not about an adverse reaction, because no pet would eat what came out of this sachet. I don’t know what was wrong with it but it had the rankest smell I’ve ever experienced – I had to air freshen and open the doors in my house to get rid of it. I could barely manage this without throwing up, and I‘m not a delicate person. Really hoping this is a one-off and not something I’ll encounter in any other sachets – no doubt this will go unanswered like the other comments I see below, but please look into it because obviously there was some sort of contemplation and it’s seriously making me consider whether to continue purchasing Ivory Coat
Hi Sasha, thank you for adding this information. The purpose of APOG is to log these reports independently of the manufacturer, which is why comments aren’t replied to. If you want to raise the issue with the manufacturer then you would need to contact The Real Pet Food Co.
I just lost my beautiful 8yo boy, and I suspect Ivory Coat was the cause.
He has been fed Ivory Coat for 7 years, and was completely healthy, happy, and active up until a year ago.
He too became sick with pancreatitis in December 2021. No one could figure out the cause. We nearly lost him then. A healthy 8yo lab x staffy.
He had two further milder versions of pancreatitis in 2022. And then a couple of weeks ago, he suddenly started losing weight, despite still eating. I made an appointment for him to see the vet, and ended up taking him in earlier when he went off his food. He too was drinking and weeing a lot.
Vets initially diagnosed diabetic ketoacidosis (insulin dependent diabetes). I was relieved, as I am a medical professional, and was comfortable with administering insulin and monitoring him etc.
Then the insulin stopped working. They changed to an insulin infusion. It worked for a day, and then stopped working again.
Vets ended up suspecting underlying Cushing’s Disease. They took the blood for a synacthen test, but he passed away before we got the results or could institute treatment.
Cushing’s Disease is very closely linked with both pancreatitis and diabetes. Cushing’s Disease is a disorder of the adrenal glands in which they release too much cortisol steroid hormone. This can lead to pancreatitis, and it can lead to insulin resistance.
If the new formulation of Ivory Coat is coming from questionable sources, they could have high levels of steroid in them, which is a primary cause of Cushing’s Disease.
I can’t believe I have been poisoning my baby boy, and now he is gone.
These products and the company behind them need to go!!! Nothing is worth losing an animal like that. He should have lived at least another 5 to 8 years.
Do NOT feed your animals Ivory Coat, or anything from the same (new) manufacturer.
Two weeks ago started transitioning our 2 cavoodles both 20 months old onto Ivory Coat grain free Lamb. Obi the smaller of our 2 boys was fine on a Tuesday night then unwell the next morning he wouldn’t walk and was really off. Vet visit, did X-ray, showed he was very backed up and had a lot of undigested food inside him and he was dehydrated. He was sent home after given medication to relieve these issues. He still wasn’t well the next morning so he went back to the vet and they did blood tests. He had a lot of inflammation in his body and they diagnosed him as having poly arthritis and began treating him with fluids and steriods, After spending 2 nights at vets, he was not showing any signs of improvement. Being a Saturday he was transferred to emergency vet hospital and put into ICU for 5 days. He had blood in his loose stools, joint inflammation, neck pain, temperatures, wasn’t eating, blood wasn’t clotting fast enough, gastrointestinal issues. Multiple blood tests, ultrasounds, CT scan, lumbar tap, fluid taken from his joints for testing. Diagnosed with meningitis and poly arthritis. They are unable to give a definitive reason as to how he got this, they believe it is an auto immune response and we won’t know what triggered it. As the Ivory Coat was the only change that we made and after finding all of these reviews I believe this could have been the cause and we have returned it to the place of purchase. After 10 and a half days of vet care 5 of that spent in ICU and an $18,000 vet bill he is now home. He is still not 100% but he is home and we are extremely lucky that he survived.
3 kitten deaths of Pedigree British shorthair kittens
Hi Sharyn, are you able to provide more information such as symptoms or vet diagnosis? I’m sorry to hear about your loss.
Long time user of ivory coat grain free chicken and coconut oil.
After opening a new bag in August 2022, my dog had a sudden onset of mucus loose stools and vomiting. Vet said it was gastro. Started him on antibiotics, antiemetics and electrolyte hydration sachets. Fed him chicken and pumpkin for a week, he came good. Started back on his regular dog food, within a week he had the d’s and v’s again. Found this site. Stopped feeding him ivory coat and chucked the remaining dog biscuits.
We have had our dog Alfie a King Charles Cavalier X Cocker Spaniel for just over 1yr, we had just changed him over to Adult kibble after being on Ivory Coat puppy biscuits so far as his older brother (same breed) has been having them for years with no issues. Since our change of Alfie to the aforementioned kibble he has experienced dramatic weight loss and has kidney leakage issues. The vet initially believed it to be a case of Chronic Kidney Failure but now perhaps Fanconi Syndrome (an issue which has come from Chinese made food previously). This is also a Kidney leakage issue that hopefully can be survived, we are at this stage unsure how much damage has been caused but he is ok now. We have now thrown out all Ivory Coat food immediately and would encourage anyone else to do the same.
An update on this issue, Alfie has now unfortunately passed away 8th November 2022, officially 7 days since signs were first registered with the vets. He ended up developing low pH and high creatinine levels over a sustained period to cause high levels of potassium in his blood and ulcers in his mouth and stomach. Ultimately this was a very quick change in 3-4hours on the 8th after initially responding well to treatment. Please save yourself the heartache and if you are feeding your dog this food immediately remove it and get to the vet. Insist on urinalysis and blood analysis and get him on fluid treatment immediately. Hopefully you can skip the broken heart we now have.
Over the past couple of months, both of my dogs have had recurring bouts of lethargy, vomiting and bloody diarrhea. It was only after weeding everything else out (they’re been only eating Ivory Coat Grain Free Lamb & Kangaroo for the past month) that I finally looked into Ivory Coat and saw all the terrible reviews. I can’t believe it took me this long to realise the problems started at the same size the look & size (and ingredients, it seems) of the ivory coat kibble changed a couple of months ago.
The more I read, the more horrified I became – people are reporting their pets have died from illness caused by this dog food! Something needs to be done about this, it’s unacceptable.