Brigette Honaker  |  June 7, 2019

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Beagle eating dinner, but not Hill prescription dog food.The recent Hill prescription dog food recall has prompted a class action lawsuit against the pet food manufacturer.

Hill Prescription Dog Food Recall

Hill’s dog foods are often recommended by veterinarians to help dog owners manage their pets’ health problems. However, some of these products may cause further health problems if they are part of a recent canned dog food recall.

In January 2019, Hill’s first initiated a recall of its canned, wet dog food due to concerns that the products contained too much vitamin D. This reportedly led to vitamin D toxicity in dogs that ate it.

Although vitamin D is a vital nutrient, too much vitamin D can cause serious health problems in dogs. According to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recall update, signs of vitamin D toxicity can include vomiting, loss of appetite, increased thirst, increased urination, excessive drooling, and weight loss. In severe cases, too much vitamin D can lead to kidney failure and death.

Hill expanded the recall in March 2019 and again in May 2019. The recall affects 86 lots of 36 varieties of both Science Diet and Prescription Diet canned dog foods. A full list of recalled products is available on the company’s website.

Hill Prescription Dog Food Class Action Lawsuit

Plaintiff Susanne Jacoby-Hale reportedly suffered damages due to her beloved dog’s illness. The animal reportedly got sick after Hale fed her pet Hill’s Prescription Diet i/d Digestive Care Chicken & Vegetable Stew Canned Dog Food daily for several years.

In March 2019, Hale’s dog allegedly started to experience vitamin D poisoning from eating Hill’s Prescription Diet dog food. Her pet allegedly experienced lack of appetite, diarrhea, blood in stool, vomiting, weight loss, and joint health. Hale says she the visits to the vet to treat her pet’s impacted her financially.

Jacoby-Hale’s dog food class action lawsuit claims that Hill’s Pet Nutrition Inc. failed to warn consumers about its dog foods’ risks, resulting in dogs becoming sick and dying. In addition to the dog owners’ emotional injuries, these consumers reportedly also sustained a financial injury by paying for their pets’ treatment.

“Hale was unaware that the Recalled Products contained excessive amounts of vitamin D at the time she purchased the products and fed them to her dog, due to the false and misleading claims and warranties made by Defendants on the labels and packaging,” the Hill’s dog food class action lawsuit claims.

“Hale would not have bought the Recalled Products, or fed them to her dog, had she known that they contained excessive amounts of vitamin D.”

Hale seeks to represent a Class of consumers who purchased the recalled Hill prescription dog food products and suffered damages as a result. She also seeks to represent two subclasses of consumers from Florida and New York, respectively.

The Hill’s Prescription Dog Food Class Action Lawsuit is Jacoby-Hale v. Hill’s Pet Nutrition Inc., et al., Case No. 1:19-cv-04951-PAE, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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19 thoughts onHill Prescription Dog Food Class Action Seeks Damages

  1. Jayonna says:

    My dog has been eating this for a few months now, and she has been throwing up. She won’t eat that much, and has the runs!

  2. Kathleen Guetzloff says:

    Our baby girl died 7/27/19 after eating Hills canned dog food that is part of the recall. I still have a can of the Hills recalled lot in my freezer. I had bought 3-6 cans from my vet and both our girls would only take a few bites and walk away. This happened for a few days in a row so we were throwing the cans away. Then I heard about the recall. I checked the can we had left and it was from the recalled lot! I still have a can of the Hills recalled lot in my freezer. Our older girl 9yr old Tootsie Roll got very sick and was to the ER and our regular vet several times in the proceeding weeks. Passing away 7/27/19 after many treatments to try to save her. Our 7 yr old Penny was vomiting a bit and a little lethargic for a day or two at the same time as Tootsie. Penny did not need vet care but Tootsie that had been taking a seizure med for yrs needed extensive care. PLEASE ADD ME!!

  3. Michele Anthony says:

    My dog died as a result of the toxicity in this dog food. Please add me to the lawsuit.

  4. Krollock says:

    My dog died 4/19
    Please add me to lawsuit .

  5. Brigette Elmore says:

    My dog was put on the hill medical prescription April of 2019 because I found out she was diabetic. Both wet and dry food. I spent almost $20 every 2wks on wet food then $30 on a small bag of dog food from the wet. I notice that in Aug she kept getting sick throwing up, drinking more water, urinating all over the house. Then she lost her eye site. She was in and out of the vet because she stopped eating they told me she was dehydrated then she developed kidney stones. Sept 29, 2019 my dog passed away do to complications of the kidney stones and her sugar being low because she wasn’t eating and I couldn’t give her the insulin.

  6. Kristie says:

    Please add me. My dog was prescribed this food by our vet 4 years ago because of his diabetes. I have been purchasing this food for 4 years

  7. Ron says:

    When will they settle ?

  8. Christina Sawyer says:

    Our dog passed away in January right before the recall was issued. I can only hope that hills will pay for their negligence.

  9. Leitha McGrew says:

    We spent over $3,000 saving our dog who was eating the RX ID food.

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