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Niall
NiallSouth West, WA
  • 2 reviews

My dog has developed Lymphoma (Cancer)

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Our 4 year old dog has been eating Optimum for a couple of years and has developed Lymphoma. I would suggest for all dog owners to stay away from this product

Purchased in February 2022 at Woolworths Online store for $60.

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Pet's Life StageAdult
Side Effects Yes
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Dog became unwell after eating this food

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I would avoid this food - it seemed to give my dog stomach issues and make her quite unwell. She also really didn't want to eat it, and normally isn't fussy.



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Pet's Life StageAdult
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Bexx
BexxCoffs harbour
  • 3 reviews

Gave my dog diarrhoea

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Optimum grain free dog food (dry) gave my dog diarrhoea. Up to be let out multiple times throughout the night, with it virtually running out of him. I do not recommend this product.

Customer service refunded my money, but suggested it was due to change of his diet. I disagreed, he's had many diet change with no issues.

We own a labrador - stomach of steal these dogs.

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Purchased in August 2021 at Woolworths for $20.



Value for Money
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2/5
Incentivised Review No
Pet's Life StageAdult
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Optimum grain free dog food

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Was using the grain free, has been ok however of late has been causing my dog some stomach issues. Finally narrowed her illness down to the food. Gave her gastroenteritis, she was vomiting and had a lot of diarrhoea. Probably consider another grain free option as they may have changed their recipe. Probably to save money.

Purchased in July 2021 at Woolworths for $36.

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Pet's Life StageAdult
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How is it legal to sell this?

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Gave my boy a very sore stomach. He had diarrhea, was trying to vomit and just seemed depressed. Since switching over to royal canin hes a different dog. Anyone selling or promoting the optimum dog food should be ashamed.

Purchased in February 2021 for $20.

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1/5
Smell
2/5
Incentivised Review No
Pet's Life StageAdult
Side Effects Yes
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Raylene B.
Raylene B.South West, QLD

Never again.

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After giving my lil dog 3x feeds over 3 days of the wet food optimum ..lamb and rice, all she did was vommit severly, and had bad runny bowels.
She has just come good on boiled chicken, never evet again will i buy this dog food.

Purchased in February 2021 for $125.

Value for Money
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1/5
Incentivised Review No
Pet's Life StageAdult
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Alexis A.
Alexis A.Greater Melbourne (Inner), VIC

Taste like crap but you can live on it should be the company moto

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Bought a big bag from Aldi thinking I was making a better choice for my border collie by far a good eater well he avoided this like cancer only barely finished a bowl after it stood there for a day it just shows you no matter the instrument (Chris Brown) for sale it's still a pour choice minus fifty bucks but thank god I made a search and found I'm not the only one

Purchased in December 2020 at ALDI for $50.

Value for Money
3/5
Smell
2/5
Incentivised Review No
Pet's Life StageAdult
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Awful product

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Changed to this dry food recently and my Kelpie X has been vomiting and squirting diarrhea for the past two nights. Found this review and thankfully found the reason before anything worse happened. He has fully recovered since stopping. Clearly not just a once off, bad reviews all over the internet. Good job Chris Brown for putting your name to such a crap product. The power of money.

Purchased in November 2020 at Coles.

Value for Money
1/5
Incentivised Review No
Pet's Life StageAdult
Side Effects Yes
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Loren J.
Loren J.South East Queensland, QLD

Dog vomitted and diarrhea hours after first trying the wet food

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Dog vomitted and diarrhea hours after first trying the wet food, she's now very sick and is a mother with puppys to feed. Very dissapointed Chris Brown would put his name on this rubbish.

Purchased in October 2020 at Coles for $20.

Value for Money
1/5
Incentivised Review No
Pet's Life StageAdult
Side Effects Yes
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thepersonwho
thepersonwhoSouth East Queensland, QLD
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Dog was throwing up

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My dog doesn’t have a weak stomach but after eating the dried Optimum Adult Small-Breeds in Chicken, Rice and Vegetables threw up.
I didn’t realise after the first time but after the second day of throwing up I googled Optimum and see it’s a common issue.
It’s going straight in the bin.
I'm sure not every dog gets sick while eating this but it sure didn't agree with my fur baby and therefore can not recommend it.

Purchased in August 2020 at Coles.

Value for Money
1/5
Incentivised Review No
Pet's Life StageAdult
Side Effects Yes
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James D.
James D.Sydney, NSW
  • 24 reviews
  • 13 likes

Bad smell

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I sent back my dog biscuts over 1 month ago as there was a very foul smell and still dont have a reply from them they got it 3 weeks ago..

Purchased in June 2020 at Woolworths for $15.

Value for Money
1/5
Smell
1/5
Incentivised Review No
Pet's Life StageAdult
Side Effects Yes
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Janelle
Janelle
  • 4 reviews
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My dog was very sick after eating the dog biscuit

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Both my dogs did not like the biscuit and ate only some of it. One of them had serious vomitting and diarrhea for more than 2 days and cost me a vet visit for an injection and antibiotics. Biscuit thrown in the bin. Poison for your dogs. Don’t buy it.

Purchased in June 2020 at Woolworths for $17.

Value for Money
1/5
Smell
2/5
Incentivised Review No
Pet's Life StageAdult
Side Effects Yes
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LABRADOR GOT REALLY SICK

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Causes nothing but Vomiting and Diarrhoea. My Dog is very unwell now, Decided to try Optimum because it's available everywhere and looks like a good brand, Wont ever buy this product again.

Purchased at Coles.

Incentivised Review No
Pet's Life StageAdult
Side Effects Yes
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Charlie
CharlieSouth East Queensland, QLD

German Shepherd had severe diarrhea.

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I fed this to my German Shepherd and she had bad, bad diarrhea for a couple of days. While she didn't mind the taste of it and actually liked eating it, it just made her so sick! It took me a while to realise, but as soon as I did, I stopped feeding it to her, and her runs stopped.

Purchased in April 2020 at Coles.

Value for Money
3/5
Smell
3/5
Incentivised Review No
Pet's Life StageAdult
Side Effects Yes
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Never again
Never again
  • 2 reviews

Dog sick after 2 meals

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Our dog has had vomiting and diarrhea after only having 2 meals of the wet food. Glad we picked up on it early, cannot believe this can still be on the market with so many dogs having such adverse side effects.

Purchased in January 2020 at Woolworths for $3.

Incentivised Review No
Pet's Life StageAdult
Side Effects Yes
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Questions & Answers

Ashley
Ashleyasked

I have just recently changed my 9 year old American bulldogs diet from raw beef to optimum dry biscuits ever since been on the biscuits his drinking ridiculous amounts of water.
Is this normal?

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Janelle
Janelle

Hello, I would stop giving him those biscuits, my dog was very sick . Try another brand like royal canin etc from pet shop. Better quality but more expensive ( worth it ).

Annie d
Annie dasked

Anyone experienced cancerous lumps with this brand? Both of my parents dogs have/has lumps, one was confirmed cancerous. They only feed them this.

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Emma Byrne
Emma Byrneasked

I feed my dogs Optimum (Small Terrier & Puppy). Nothing has happened yet but should I be worried? I thought it was good quality but reading these reviews it doesn't look like it. Does anyone have any recommendations about what food I should switch to or should I keep using Optimum?

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Maze007
Maze007

Hi, Blackhawk is fantastic as well as Science Diet. Any pet store will be able to help you as well as your vet.

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Release dateNov 2008
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