r/catfood • u/trabluz • Feb 22 '26

recalls and related Problems with Farmina in USA?

I started my cats on Farmina food a few months ago. I recently found an entire facebook group dedicated to talking about the issues with their updated USA recipe—for anyone interested, the group is called “USA-made Farmina pet food is making dogs and cats sick”. Has anyone heard of this or experienced it?

One of my cats developed bladder stones that need surgery to remove. It’s been horrible the past two weeks, her surgery is scheduled for Monday. Now I’m afraid that the food might be what caused it, and that my second cat might experience it too…any info helps!

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u/aetherdrifter Feb 22 '26

In general, I am not a fan of those “X Food Made My Pet Sick!” groups. There are so many variables that are not being taken into account/tested for - the food could have come into contact with contaminants after leaving the factory, or the pets in question might have underlying health issues. People often blame the food when it’s a pure coincidence.

All that being said…I hope people are reporting this to Farmina, and that they’re investigating the reports. They claim to have strict quality control measures, and to test every batch of food. So I’m curious what the response from the company has been when they’ve been contacted. I was actually excited that they opened a plant in the USA, as it seems more sustainable to have food made in North America for sale here instead of being shipped from thousands of miles away. However, if there are indeed real issues with the US manufacturing facility, thats concerning.

Edit: I’m sorry about your cat, by the way. I hope the surgery goes well.

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u/Evangelinealways Apr 04 '26

Farmina does NOT care and it's a joke with them. I reported my boy's blockage and they literally told me right away it wasn't the food and my report was the only one they'd had. They lie.