The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says an investigation following thousands of reports of sick pets found no conclusive link to Purina food. The federal agency only now revealed steps taken after concerns started to surface in December 2023 in viral TikTok videos and a public Facebook group with tens of thousands of members. Pet owners alleged their animals got sick after eating Purina Pro Plan food. Reported symptoms ranged from vomiting to diarrhea and seizures — and in some cases, death. Purina disputed the reports, telling VERIFY at the time they were “online rumors.” Until now, the FDA refused to detail to VERIFY what it was doing to investigate the claims or if it would issue a recall of the food in question, only saying it was aware of the reports of pet illnesses. In a summary report just released, the FDA said it received roughly 1,300 reports of sick animals from pet owners for a variety of Purina pet foods between November 2023 and April 2024. But of those reports, the FDA said just 107 submissions “contained sufficient information for follow-up” – such as pet owner contact information, complete product information like the brand and formulation, specific symptom descriptions and veterinary medical records, according to the agency. You can read the full FDA report here. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/verify/fda-purina-pet-food-sick-pets/67-2e2e5321-fe55-4b39-b35b-b1ad8cc7e1cb ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►X: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay