Is anyone else having problems with Friskies?

:paranoid3 The addition of chicory to Friskies dry cat food has resulted in two very ill cats in my home. I have had these cats since they were 5 days old - fed them with an eyedropper when I rescued them after dog killed their feral mom. They have eaten Friskies Ocean Fish since they started eating solid food. I know there is better food, but I’m on a fixed income and have to "share" the food with other cats that keep showing up on my porch. My cats recently experienced loose stools then bad diarrhea. I thought it might be the well water here at this house, but after trips (spelled with an $) to the vet with no diagnosis, I turned to their food - perhaps a batch of Friskies may have been contaminated in some way. I called Friskies & the rep was not the least bit surprised when I explained the reason for my call. She said that they added chicory to the product recently. I went to the store and read the bags of Friskies. I don’t read the label each & every time I buy the same cat food I’ve ALWAYS bought & I had poured the contents of my bag into sealed container to keep it fresh. Lo & behold the label touts the benefits of chicory as it relates to digestion. Not MY cats’ digestion!!

Since hearing about the chicory, I’ve tried to research any other adverse reactions. I’ve heard of owners suddenly having allergic reactions to their pets (dermatitis, sneezing, etc.) on Friskies as well as cats having digestion problems. Is anyone else who is using Friskies dry cat food having problems?

PS Slippers and Socks are now on Science Diet for sensitive stomachs until I can get them straightened out - and they hate it!!!!!

Thanks, I did that Wednesday. I really don't care about compensation but I think there should be an alert or recall or something if there is indeed a problem. That's why I'm trying to gather additional data to present them. I'm willing to bet there have been LOTS of complaints. Based on the Friskie representative giving me a speil about "scientific research on the benefits of chicory", I think they have heard from quite a few of us. In fact, they even told me they were "returning the original formula to the shelves."

What has surprised me is the allergic reactions experienced by the owners. I had been sneezing my head off since buying the last bag of Friskies and when the cats stopped eating Friskies, I stopped sneezing. I never put the two together until I heard others doing the same thing. Still other owners have developed dermatology problems.

Now I'm on a crusade!!!! They won't want to mess with an old lady with sick cats!

Thanks for suggestions about the food. I am NOT going to use Friskies anymore, nor anything made by its parent company. When Slippers & Socks get their tummies straightened out, I'll have to switch to something economical and that comes in large bags. Just about once a month we have kittens or pregnant cats show up on our porch and I can't let them starve while I wait for friends to "need" them or the shelter to come and pick them up, so I serve them a few meals - but not gormet ($6.00/3#) meals!

The purpose of my initial post though was to see if anyone else has had problems with Friskies. I'm sure there are cat owners out there going crazy trying to figure out why their cat has diarrhea when they think they didn't change cat foods when indeed they did because the CAT FOOD changed.

Friskies vet technician called to follow up on my letter of complaint. Gave same "scientifically researched" speil ... but said since my cats were bottle fed from 5 days of age, their digestive systems may be less than normal because they didn't have the benefit of mother's milk. (Strange it took a 1 1/2 years and a new cat food ingredient to produce digestive symptoms).

Guess my cats' tummies are the only ones that don't agree with chicory.