Blue Buffalo Pet Foods Reviews

My daughter has a pug terrier mix. She has been in perfect health until my daughter switched her food to Buffalo Blue. My daughter noticed her dog was tired and thirsty. She took her to the vet and they admitted her to the ER. She went into renal failure due to the high protein in the diet. She has lost 85% of her kidneys and liver and is not expected to pull through. The vet bills so far are over $2000 and rising. There should be a HUGE warning label on the packaging.

Our dog ate the BB Wilderness and vomited and pooped all over the house. There was blood in her stool! This is a serious problem, obviously and Pet Smart said they had never heard a complaint before. I am very upset that this is being ignored by BB and by sellers of the product.

When we first brought our cat home he had only been back at the pound a day and they didn't know what the couple that surrendered him had been feeding him. We started him on Blue Buffalo Indoor Health in the blue bag and a variety of canned Blue Buffalo flavors. Cat started to reject the Blue wet food after a week but always happily gobbled the dry. Right from the start he had bad gas and loose stools (not liquid, but not normal). His gas and the smell of his BMs improved a lot when we stopped the Blue wet, but the stool was still soft. We weren't sure if he still needed to adjust to the Blue or if we needed to switch dry brands all together. It had been almost a month at this point. Finally we switched him a different holistic dry food and within two days his stool firmed and the smell went away. It had to have been the Blue dry.

My dog loves Blue Buffalo. He's only 12lbs but eats this dog food better than any other. Was told by a vet that this food is known to cause gall stones. I've not had this issue but now I'm worried. Has anyone heard of or gone thru this issue with gall stones?

I have used Blue Buffalo food for several years for both cats and dogs with no issues. The last bag of cat food I bought, I switched to Blue Wilderness salmon mix. I have just gotten my male cat back from the emergency vet - blocked urethra, toxins backed up from bladder/kidneys back into his body. We almost lost him. It was unbelievably expensive. He's only 6.5 years old and has always been healthy. My female cat has been lethargic and not eating in the last few days also. I would never have thought the food was the problem, but after reading others' experiences, I'll never buy Blue Buffalo again. I remember the scandal about melamine in pet food that came from China causing death a few years ago. I wonder...

When I switched my dog to blue Buffalo, she started to get a skin rash and now has ear problems.

I have never taken a complaint to consumers affairs. I decided to do this as I believe every dog owner should be aware of what kind of food they are buying their dog. We recently got our new puppy and of course wanted to get the best food on the market. We were under the impression Blue Buffalo was one of the best. Our dog Riley had a scary episode of vomiting 9 consecutive times one night. As he is small in size, weighs only 3 lbs, we were worried it can be something serious. We took him to the ER and after parvo testing, X-rays, SQ hydration and $300 vet bill they all came out clear. A few days later he started having loose stools went into smelly diarrhea. Again we took him to the vet, they tested for parasites, worms and again results were negative. Like another review on here he had a lot of scratching but has no fleas. After seeing all these reviews I just couldn't believe it. We switched his food and problem solved. Riley is now a healthy puppy. Save your dog from this and don't buy this food.

I began switching my 7-year-old Lab from his current Science Diet food to Blue Buffalo. I was very careful to make sure I mixed only a small amount of the Blue Buffalo with his existing kibble as to not upset his stomach. 4 Days of vomiting, bloody diarrhea and a $600 vet bill later, I found my pooch was in great health and it had been the food that caused the symptoms. I'm not sure what it is in the food that caused this but I'm very disappointed.

I had always used Iams with great success. My Chocolate Lab lived to be 14 years old. He passed away last June. Last Nov. I decided to get a Rottweiler. He was 8 weeks old. I went to Petsmart to purchase food and right away everyone pushes Blue Buffalo. I was hesitant especially since it costs so much more than Iams. I figured I'd give it a try. We purchase the Dry Lamb for Puppies. His stool was always very wet and loose but everything seemed okay so we kept him on it. I Figured it was the best and just because he was a puppy and getting used to the food. But he never had diarrhea.

Our dog, an 11 1/2 year old Cocker Spaniel suffers from a moderate to severe skin condition. Always trying to search for something that may help her skin, my husband researched and felt confident switching our fur baby's food to Blue Buffalo. As a side note, our dog has NEVER had digestion problems after switching food as we do it often. This time was not the same case. She was at first struggling to have a bowel movement which was the first sign something wasn't right. That same night my husband woke to her whining at the front door but before he could get her out the door she had a major blow out. That was the first of many.

I have 2 older, healthy dogs. Smaller animals. I was concerned about the vitamins and nutrients they were getting aging and still being so active. I switched them to Blue Buffalo.. Going on 1 month now, both dogs have been so sick for the past couple days. Vomiting, bloody diarrhea, urinating in the house, excessive drinking.. I have had to refill the water bowl multiple times throughout the day. Today the dogs have been taken off the food, on rice and broth. Trip to the vet to be safe. No one hurts my fur kids. Be cautious, remove your animals from this food.

I decided to try Blue Buffalo Holistic Lamb stew and dry food because my dog has a sensitive stomach. I wanted something without corn, wheat, soy and by-products. I had read reviews some good more back but decided to give it a try. On the first day I gave him his old food and about 1/4th the of the Blue stew and dry, diarrhea, 2nd day I gave him 1/3rd mixture of the Blue stew and dry diarrhea and vomiting, on the 3rd day figuring maybe it was just the change and his system had to get use to it he experienced diarrhea, vomiting and started breathing really hard and really atrocious smelling gas while trying to defecate. At this point I took him outside and he vomited up hunks of the food and had watery diarrhea. That was it for me, I took the food back, put him back on his old food and the next day he ate his old food like he was starving and his stool were a little loose but not diarrhea. No Blue for me anymore.

I have a Bichon (Teddy), 11 years old. This dog eats anything and never gets sick. I switched his food from Purina Pro Plan to Blue Diamond about 6 months ago. About a week ago he started vomiting yellow bile once a day. Then 3 days ago he would vomit 5 minutes after eating Blue Diamond and all it contained was the food, lots of it. He will not eat it now. He walks away from his bowl. After reading the reviews, I fed him rice and hamburger and gave him one of his treats and he has not thrown up. I am convinced that something is wrong with Blue Diamond and I will never give it to him again! I thought since it was so expensive it would be good for him... WRONG!!! I'm going back to Purina Pro Plan and calling the vet on Monday.

Although there are only 2 types of moist dog food that my dogs will eat they will not eat any of the little dark brown pieces of food that is mixed in with the larger lighter brown food. They love the light brown food but spit out all of the little dark brown pieces all over my floor. Even if there is even one piece in the food, they will find it and it is on my floor. Is there any way that you can make packages with only the light brown pieces in the bag? My dogs are small so they eat the small dog food except for the dark brown pieces that I have to stand there and pick all of them out or I end up with a mess on my floor. Does anyone else have this problem?

Blue Buffalo divine delights wet small breed canned food - Lamb/duck with "savory sauce" give me a break my dog is NOT eating REAL LAMB OR DUCK. This is BS! When I go out to eat a piece of lamb is over $60 so is duck so I'm not buying that they have found a way to put duck or lamb into an affordable dog meal. Plus I have a Pug 15 months now. I've been feeding him on BB Divine Delights wet food for 4 months. I notice little black dots that look like pepper in the wet food when I warm, mash and mix his dry food in up in it. The food looks absolutely disgusting and I HAVE to know what those little black dots are?? Can someone help?

I'll start by saying that I can't prove that the Blue Buffalo Wilderness formula is the cause of my cat's recent illness, but if I had read the reviews on this site before I decided to switch his food, I NEVER would have picked this product or anything from the Blue Buffalo food line. My cat is 7 years old with absolutely no prior health problems, he's an active and happy boy. I decided to switch to Blue Buffalo about a year ago because I thought it was a higher quality product for my cat. It may include higher quality ingredients than some other cat foods, but I am not convinced it is a good quality food after all and like any other food it's not for every cat, especially not mine.

I had to find a new dog food for our Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier and Blue Buffalo was suggested by the breeder. Wheatens can not eat any food with grains and I buy the lamb with brown rice. Not to be gross but I've never had a dog poop so often and not ever have an upset stomach. I think $60.00 for 30 lbs is expensive but worth it.

I started feeding my two healthy cats Blue Buffalo Wilderness grain free dry food approximately 2 1/2 years ago. In May of 2012 one of my cats, Namaste, started drinking lots more water and urinating much more frequently. Several months later Neesa stated exhibiting the same symptoms. I found this website, which states many cases similar to mine. I have taken stellar care of my beloved cats, from filtered water, nutritional supplements, homeopathic care, etc. There is a correlation with the consumption of Blue Buffalo food and my cats' symptoms. They were both healthy and then suddenly their health started deteriorating. Neesa has stabilized for now but Namaste is not doing well. They have been off the food for many months. I am very discouraged.

I know my Min Pin Isabella is getting older. She is around 14 now and of course the love of my life but I started her and my other Min Pin on Blue Buffalo several years ago and now my Bella has a large open wound like cancer under her paw pads that will not go away so I am getting biopsy soon, not sure if it is related or not but it looks like cancer. I really wish our babes could outlive us. Any help would be appreciated as what is might be and if this might be affecting her quality of life. I'm feeding her for treats now cottage cheese organic and low fat with Flaxseed oil. Wish me luck.

I have tried to contact Blue Buffalo and they do not call back and when you call you have to leave a message. I had my dog on Blue and one of the rep. recommend, because she was a schnauzer to put her on the new Wilderness lightweight. I tried it and also added a little bit of the longevity can. She got sick after about three weeks and had blood in her stool and that night I took her to the Pet ER and they took x-rays and found pockets of gas in the intestines and abdomen.

We have a 3 yr old Australian Shepherd. Since we got him at 9 weeks old, he's been on Purina Pro Plan recommended from the Breeder. Our neighbor recommended Blue Buffalo. After reading the packaging, we decided to switch. 1 week later, our dog has become severely ill. 36 hour diarrhea and 2 vet visits later, our dog is dragging his rear end and whining. Steroid shot, antibiotic and a probiotic prescribed. Warm compresses and lots of petting. He's drinking a lot and panting. We have switched him back to Pro Plan with 2 tablespoons of white rice and his stool is getting back to normal. However, his bottom is severely inflamed. What a nightmare. DO NOT GIVE YOUR DOG THIS FOOD. Our dog does not have a sensitive stomach at all, but this food almost ended his life. As soon as we switched back, the diarrhea stopped.

We started our Shih Tzu on Blue Buffalo from Purina 1. She was having a lot of itching so we were told could be the food. Started her on basic and then the watery stools started off and on for several weeks. After 4 weeks on the food she had a seizure and we rushed her to the vet clinic 24 hr service. They could find nothing except she had lost 4 pounds in the month. Stopped the food and no more seizures for 3 months now. She is on Zen and has gained her weight back and the watery stools stopped. I contacted Blue with our $331 vet bill and complained about the food. They actually told me they had never had a recall and that I can read anything posted by anyone on the internet. Told me to send copies of vet bill with diagnosis and sample of the food. That was 3 months ago and no contact. I heard someone else bought the company and they are using fillers. Has anyone else heard that?

My 11-year-old kitty threw up after eating Blue Mountain and kept making choking noises and when I came home from work he was dead. After reading this website I am wondering if it was the food. I am now scared to feed my two other cats any more of this food! This was a horrible experience and my cat was never sick before. I have been feeding them this food for over 3 years.

Our otherwise healthy dog has been extremely sick for the last two weeks - projectile vomiting (never seen a dog do that!?), watery eyes, fever, excessive thirst, diarrhea, very elevated liver enzymes after a vet visit. After reading these posts - where people list the same exact symptoms for their pets - I am pretty convinced there's a link between the kibble and her symptoms. The vomiting only stopped when we completely stopped the kibble. Once we tried to start her back on it, the vomiting came back. NOW I also see that P&G - who has bought Blue Buffalo - has placed several of its products on recall, due to potential salmonella contamination. Hmmm... Perhaps Blue Buffalo owes us an apology?

If you have a bag of food that appears to be causing an issue with your dog return it to the store that you bought it from. It could be the bag. If for some reason the bag is outdated that 'could' be part of it, but my experience with Blue as a whole is that they stand behind their product. Just because you had a bad experience with 1 bag... doesn't mean you should put a negative recommendation out there if you have not tried these other things. All stores selling Blue will return your food for a credit or a new bag. It is not uncommon to have a bag once in awhile (any brand) that something didn't sit right.

I have two German Shepherds. The oldest has pretty bad allergies. I wanted a quality food and bought Blue. The Wilderness worked for about six months, then my youngest dog refused to eat it. I switched to Blue Basics and my older dog has bad gas and liquid stools. Yesterday my youngest vomited twenty minutes after eating. He appeared hungry, but since he was "sick" I fed him oats and rice. Since he seemed to tolerate this, I fed him Blue for dinner. Twenty minutes later he threw it up. Bought a new food today... no more vomiting. Have to wait to see about the stools in the older guy.

We had been feeding our Boston Terrier BB Homestyle Recipe Chicken Dinner in the can for a few years. Previously I had cooked an all natural dog food from a veterinarian recipe. However my job had become too cumbersome to continue so we switched him to BB based on their claims stated on the can "You'll love the fact that he's getting the superior nutrition of the very best ingredients." He seemed to like it, however we did notice that he had very smelly gas and horrible breath, and he didn't previously with the food that I made for him.

Both of my dogs had been eating Royal Canin prescribed veterinary dog food. My nine year old Westie for 8 years and my Westiepoo for 7 years. Two years ago Royal Canin must have changed the formula because both of my dogs developed colitis and I was at wits end trying to cure it. At the same time we relocated to town from the country and my vet said that was the reason behind the colitis problem. The stress of the move. However the colitis problem did not clear up even after one year in our new home.

We've been feeding our 2-yr-old Pit Blue kibble since she was a pup. First the Puppy formula then either Chicken/Rice or Wild. About a month ago we bought a new bag of the Chicken and Rice. She got terrible diarrhea. Switched to boiled chicken and white rice (with probiotic from Shinto's). As soon as we added any of kibble back to her diet, the diarrhea came back. This happened 3 times. Finally vet diagnosed bacterial infection and put her on antibiotics. Just finished the treatment yesterday, added the kibble to boiled chicken, boiled rice and Shinto's wet good and diarrhea is back. It is crystal clear, it's the kibble. Formula must have changed when the company was purchased by P&G!

My 1 1/2 yr old tortie was eating Blue Buffalo when she was a year old. I thought I did my research thoroughly as far as what food to feed her. After reading several sites on the internet, I've been looking at the first 3 ingredients that are listed on the product. Blue Buffalo fit the requirement, or so I thought. Last week, she started having blood in her urine. I took her to the Vet immediately and she was diagnosed with bladder infection. Apparently her urine crystal is something like 4/4. She received a shot and her diet was changed. The Vet said that most pets that she has seen with renal problems were eating Blue Buffalo. Now she is eating Purina, food from the Vet. I have yet to take her back next week for her follow up. I have nothing against Blue Buffalo but I hope that other animals will be save by sharing my experience.

I recently got a new puppy (December 12, 2013), and as we transitioned her to Blue Buffalo Wilderness Large Puppy formula from Victor (a Texas Based holistic dog food). We already have a 2 year old dog on Wilderness and so we thought we would put the puppy on it as well, since our dog loves it so much. She loved the taste of it, wouldn't even touch Victor when we put them side by side. Well within a few days, we notice that her stool was very soft and often watery. She was having a hard time holding it, and you could tell it was hurting her a little. Since we were not giving her any people food, Blue Buffalo was the only common factor.

Switched my 9 week old Labrador Retriever puppy over to Blue Buffalo Large Breed Puppy following the instructions on the bag. It's been 1 week and had nothing but loose, mucous, smelly stool and gas. After one feeding of chicken, white rice and cottage cheese formula, he had a normal stool. I have been feeding my 2 adult Labs Blue Buffalo for quite a while. Switching all 3 dogs now to another food. I believe BB is a bunch of crap! Going to see if I can get my money back.

We have been using Blue Buffalo life protection formula adult for some time with our 8 y/o female german shepherd and were very happy with it. 7 days ago, we purchased a new bag from Petsmart Folsom, California. There is a date on the bag 1/2013 and another date that states "best before 8/2014". Dog began vomiting and having loose stools this morning, some of the vomit contains the kibble. Only other feed was boiled chicken. I am suspicious that the problem is Blue Buffalo; of course, I cannot be sure. The reason I am posting is to see if others are having the same problem. This dog has never looked like this in the past. This is a dog that is kept indoors, we have no other pets.

So, I have recently finished my second bag of Blue Buffalo Wilderness Puppy (one 4lbs and one 11lbs). My 11-12 lb Bruno (about 12-months old - we're not sure just how old exactly he is, he was found in the bushes, so we think he's at around 12 months) Jack Russell-Rat Terrier Mix has done exceptionally well on BB Wilderness Puppy. Ever since we switched him from Nutro Small Breed Puppy, his fur got shiny and soft, his skin looked pink and clear, and his stools were alright. At first he was only getting BB Wilderness Puppy and the stools were kind of soft, but his second bag we mixed with a 4-lb bag of Vets' Choice Holistic Health Extension Original and his stool has firmed up since when he was on BB only, and he only has a BM 3 times a day.

I adopted a neighborhood stray and have had him for 4 years now. About 6 months ago I started feeding him Blue Wilderness for Cats. Then I noticed he was losing his hair on his tummy, genitals, and down the insides of his back legs and it was spreading. He seemed healthy otherwise. I am always up to date on shots and teeth cleaning for him. I put 2 and 2 together and realized that the only difference was the Blue Wilderness. I stopped feeding him the and within 2 weeks he is regrowing his hair. This food is terrible.

I don't know if this is related it or not. One of my cats died mysteriously. I had started feeding my cats a dry blue product and don't know if it was the cause or not. I have 7 other cats who were eating the same food and seem to be okay. I also supplement with canned food, but the one who died was the biggest eater and favored dry food. I am going to stop using it for now until I get more information.

I thought I was using a good food. My pups were getting sick a lot and their breath was terrible. I took them off it and put them on Rachael Ray Nutrish, they love it, their breath is 100% better and they aren't getting sick....

About a year ago I started feeding my German Shepherds Blue Buffalo. I researched and found it was a 5 star food, the Best, or so I thought? I have noticed that my dogs might have loose stool occasionally, but I have been trying to get my pups stools right for 3 months? They were raised the first 6 weeks on Victor, no issues, perfect hard stools, but I wanted the BEST for my show pups, so I put them on Blue, nothing but diarrhea since then. Like one of the other reviews, the vet has tested, found nothing just keeps giving me Flagyl, as long as they take it, they are okay, but the minute I quit giving it, nasty stool.

My two, strictly indoor cats have been on Blue buffalo adult indoor formula dry cat food and treats for about 3 years. My female cat started having diarrhea and blood in her stool last year. In June, my 6 year old male began throwing up overnight (5-6 times/week), weight loss (5 lbs in 6 months), urinating a lot more than usual, thirsty all the time and had a change in his overall behavior.

Please if you are having issues w/ the cat or dog food call them! 800- 919-2833 Mon-Fri 9-5 Mountain Time Zone. Just like People, every company can get bad meat! Foster Farms just had a huge recall!!! I've been using Blue Buffalo for so long, for all my dogs and cats. They do not answer or read these links! Call them or they will never know! How can they recall something no one tells them about!

We took our two dogs to the Petsmart Banfield vets for their yearly shots and we're informed about the Blue Buffalo GI problems. We immediately switched off the product before we encountered any problems with our dogs. I recommend that you do the same.

My dog Dickens was on Blue as I thought it was the best. His pH level got out of whack, and he wasn't feeling good. The vet told me to switch food - which I did to Science Diet - problem resolved - I'm sticking w/ it for good. My cat was fed canned Blue, and started vomiting profusely - ended up at the vet overnight w/ pancreatic problems. He needed IV for dehydration, and now is on Iams low residue for life - at least he recovered, and is doing terrific on his new food. Be careful w/ what you feed your pets as we are all learning this.

My cat became ill over the weekend, so I took him to the ER. He had GI issues and he stopped eating all together. The ER vet asked me what I feed him and I told her Blue Buffalo, which I thought was the best food out there. When I told her this, she looked at me and said "I hate that stuff! I have lost count of the number of pets I have seen come in here recently with severe issue related to that food, specifically the dry food." I was in complete shock! Here I thought I was feeding my "babies" the best food on the market. BTW, this ER doctor has over 35 years of experience and she's a published author on pet health. As soon as I got home, I tossed out all of the high priced garbage and went to the store to get new food. Please think twice about ever feeding this stuff to your pets!!!

Not sure what the problem is, but put a new older kitten on BB Kitten formula and he had diarrhea for days. When I switched to ProPlan, it completely stopped.

I picked up my 8yr old cat a couple can of wet food. I fed him one yr. I woke up this morning to liquid stool with blood. I looked at the other cans of food & noticed that they were expanded. They weren't like that when I first bought them. I contacted my vet & he told me they were spoiled & that I need to come & get meds right away or I'll lose him within a few hrs. Now waiting to see if he'll recover.

I fed my 3 dogs and my rats Blue Buffalo for years and was happy with it. Recently I bought 1 new bag of Life Protection Formula Large breed kibble, 1 new bag of Life Protection Formula Senior kibble and a case of canned Turkey Meatloaf Homestyle Recipe. My Shih Tzu/Poodle mix and my standard poodle both had several bouts of bloody mucusy diarrhea that resolved after feeding boiled chicken and rice and green beans for a few days and the standard poodle was on Metronidazole. But when I put them back on Blue Buffalo, they immediately got diarrhea again that immediately resolved when I changed to a different brand of dog food. By accident I saw a post about cats being sick on Blue Buffalo and if you goggle Blue Buffalo there is a ton of similar complaints on the internet. I have to admit that this intermittent diarrhea started when I bought the 2 bags of food and a new case of canned. So I am erring on the side of caution and changed to a different brand of food.

If your pet is having diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss, smelly poop, dehydration, urinary difficulty or other symptoms, PLEASE call Blue Buffalo with the batch information on the food bag so they can get to the bottom of what is making them sick. Call them! They had this to say about my complaint. "However, if you feel that your pet is exhibiting any complications as a result of a BLUE product, please contact us (after contacting your vet first of course) to discuss. We will do everything we can to help and to get to the bottom of it: (800) 919-2833."

This is an update... We put our 7 1/2 yr. old cat Angel down. After the nausea medication wore off, she couldn't stop throwing up. We know it is from her eating Blue Buffalo. We did blood work & x-rays on her. We know one of her liver enzymes was elevated, there was no blockage. Our other cat Basso, he has been off of Blue Buffalo for 4 days. What a change in him. His fur is growing back. His urine output is down, which means his body is no longer getting rid of toxins and he has a ton of energy, having fun playing.

We welcomed our Lhasa puppy into our home on November 29, 2013. He was 10 weeks old at the time. Over a 3 week period I slowly transitioned him from the food the breeder had him on to Blue Buffalo small breed puppy chicken and oatmeal formula. He has been on that formula until about 10 days ago when I started switching him over to the Blue Buffalo freedom puppy formula. I made the switch because he has had consistent loose stools and bouts of diarrhea since going on the BB small breed chicken and oatmeal formula. Additionally he seemed to be scratching a lot (no fleas or flea bites). I thought perhaps he might have a grain allergy and tried the grain free formula.

I have had both cats on Blue Buffalo for 3 years. In the last 6 months, I have noticed 1 cat began losing his fur and now the other cat won't stop throwing up. We have noticed an increase in thirst in both cats. I just bought a new bag of Blue Buffalo and I am tossing it.

I have been feeding Blue Freedom to all of my pets. In the past two weeks my German Shepherd hasn't been too interested in his food which I noticed is when I just opened the new bag. Then in the past two days he would eat a little and then throw up within 20 minutes and yesterday wouldn't even look at any food, even chicken which is so not like him. He was vomiting yellow bile even after only drinking water. He is highly trained and has never ate anything off the ground or out of the garbage can and doesn't even have access to anything and gets leash walked.

Has anyone else noticed unknown BLACK objects in their dog's food that look very unappetizing? I'm pretty sure that they're not supposed to be in the food and I'm even more concerned after reading so many concerning reviews about BB. I thought that I was buying quality food for my beloved Golden!

On Dec 28 one of my dogs vomited the food then couldn't breathe then died before I could get to a Vet. The other 3 has vomited the food also and sounded like a choking so I have pulled all Blue Buffalo treats and wilderness and reg blue that small breed foods and changed.

Jasmine is 2 years old. When we got her, she was on Eukanuba and didn't seem to like it. I thought I would change her over to Blue since it was advertised as "the best premium organic" dog food on the market. A few months ago, I bought a bag of the Blue with Chicken and a bag of the Blue with Wilderness beef. She picked out the little round beef pieces and ate the chicken and seemed to be doing ok; however, I noticed that she ate only about 1/2 or less bowl of food a day and was extremely tired and not much energy at all. Two days ago, I purchased a can of the Blue chicken to mix with the dry and added only a tablespoon to the dry. She ate everything in her bowl.

We've fed our young Dachshunds Blue Buffalo since Feb 2013. All four are rescues Kai (born Sept 2012), Daisy (born April 2013), Finn & Oliver (born May 2013). I noticed in late June 2013 that Daisy was very gassy and Kai had horrible breath even with brushing and chew bones. Our vet didn't think it was the food. In Sept we adopted Finn and Ollie. After slowly starting BB, they also had gas, bad breath and diarrhea. After another vet visit all four had pumpkin and ground turkey until the diarrhea stopped; BB was slowly introduced again. After two weeks of BB alone, the severe diarrhea came back for all of the pups. We decided to switch to BB grain free and by early December they had the same issues. After a week of pumpkin and ground turkey, the diarrhea stopped and we started them on Wellness puppy. All of the prior issues stopped - no diarrhea, gas or bad breath. We had been advocates for use of Blue Buffalo but will not recommend or use it for our dogs.

Blue Buffalo Indoor Adult Cat Food - As a licensed veterinary technician, I am adamant about my animals getting the very best. So after reviewing many different diets (and before I found all these complaints) I had switched them to Blue. They loved the taste and ate it well. I wasn't a fan of how tiny the kibble was, they barely had to chew it at all. The food stated it also helped with odor control on top of weight control for indoor cats. Their poo smelled horrible. And on one occasion one of my cats was especially hungry so ate a little too quickly, and choked on one of the tiny kibbles. I almost had to do the Heimlich on my cat! She then coughed for 10 minutes straight.

I fed my 2 German Shepherds a mix of Blue Freedom Grain Free, and Blue Basics Grain Free. After 2 days, I noticed both dogs were very thirsty, and urinating more frequently. I took them to my vet, who did urinalysis for both, and their specific gravity was very high beyond the normal ranges. I then checked online to see if there were any problems associated with the food, and sure enough, the University of Michigan found back in 2010 that the Vitamin D which Blue Buffalo was adding to their food was causing hypercalcemia. U of M was very specific about the brand, because every complaint that people made had given this food to their pets.

I adopted two shelter rescues and wanted to provide them with the best nutrition I could offer, especially since they'd come from such dire conditions. We purchased both canned Blue and small breed 'Protection' kibble and I noticed they were often picky about the canned product, some times refusing it. Would not eat the lamb or venison varieties. Stool was always light, and one of the two simply would not gain weight. And she needed to. Then, some time earlier this year (2013) that same dog started experiencing horrible bowl movements; mucus and blood. The diarrhea would not relent, and the smell...

I had a 13-year-old cat who had eaten Wellness for most of his life. Then he just stopped eating it and got emaciated. I took him to the vet who thought it was IBD, so I switched to Blue Buffalo Basics Duck and Potato. He loved it and so did my other 4 cats. I wound up having to put him down in June of 2013. I was thinking it was something with the Wellness and kept my other cats on Blue Buffalo But changed it to the Chicken and Potato. Then in September, I had a problem with another cat. Who I thought was constipated but in another few weeks turned out to be in Liver failure and had an inflamed gall bladder. It took well over two months and $2500 to save her life and get her back to normal.

I got my puppy a few weeks ago and gradually switched her to Blue Buffalo, over 2 weeks, and she got extremely sick. Diarrhea, tired, not eating or drinking. So I called the company and told them about it and the lady had the.nerve to tell me it was my fault. She was sick that I didn't transition her properly. Well, I took my pup to the vet today and she has high counts of rod and cocci bacteria and colitis. The vet said it was more than likely her food and if she isn't better in 2 days, she has to be hospitalized. She could have died from the food and the company didn't even care. Needless to say my puppy will no longer be eating Blue Buffalo ever again!!

Dog loves the taste, poop too soft even while mixing with Puppy chow (original food), farts out of this world. Bought a 30-pound bag after reading all the reviews and receiving a $5 coupon from Blue thinking that it was the economical route. Blue warranties their product, will see if I can get reimbursed and I'll post again.

We got my puppy in mid--June this year but my husband and I talked about what food we were going to feed him and Blue was a top name. Little did we know about the negative health effects it had. We started him on Wilderness and planned to use a cheaper healthy brand when he turned a year old, simply because he wouldn't need the protein and nutrition Blue had to offer. We never put two and other together until he started getting diarrhea and I spoke to my sister whose friend's kitten nearly died because Blue screwed up her immune system. Red Flags? Oh yes? We spoke to our vet when we noticed the diarrhea wasn't going away. A bland diet took the problem and shoved it. We put our puppy back on the Blue and within hours his stool was runny. I did research and we switched him. His runny eye, fixed within an hour of him eating just a little of new dog food. Overall, he's not drinking as much, not scratching, his coat is looks healthier and he's more of the dog I brought home with me.

I got my puppy 1/1/2013 and I started him on Blue Buffalo Puppy Food. He ate canned and dry. When he got older I started him on the adult Blue Buffalo both dry and canned. He seemed to do well on it until October 2013, he got a bout of severe vomiting and diarrhea. At that time I assumed he had a stomach thing going on as dogs will sometimes get. When it didn't clear up and I took him to the vet where they gave him Flagyl and did a complete exam, stool sample, checked everything out. After taking his meds, he got better and we continued on Blue.

Blue Buffalo Wilderness Large Breed Puppy dry food - I have a 6-week old puppy. She was given to me and had been on Purina Puppy Chow without problem. When I got her, I decided to research on ingredients and decided to transition my puppy to a premium food. I picked BB because of ingredients and nearby availability, as well as the 5 star review on Dogfoodadvisor.com. In just two days, she began having many and very watery stools, which developed into diarrhea, dehydration and the protrusion of part of her rectum. She's currently (for at least 3 days) on boiled rice and chicken, antibiotics and ointments. Other signs were that she was very thirsty and very itchy to the point that she hurt herself. She was tested for parvo, etc., just to rule things out. She tested negative on all. The only change had been her food. The vet said that she's had an allergic reaction to at least some ingredient/s in this formula. So much for "premium" food!

Let me say that my 12.5 year old German shepherd has been having joint problems "not caused by Blue" BUT it got very worse a day or 2 ago, he literally couldn't lift his butt up to get up. He couldn't even go outside and he is much too heavy to lift. I had to go to his vet and get Novox medication for his joints so he could get up because my mother was saying, "He doesn't want to eat his food and won't get up, it may be time to put him down". We eventually got him outside in the snow to go to the bathroom but my husband literally had to lift his butt up all the way up the stairs so we could get him back in!

Our 5 1/2 month old German Shepherd puppy has had diarrhea for 2 1/2 days and this morning she threw up. The BB Salmon & Chicken Grill canned food has a sour smell but I thought maybe that's just normal. This morning she is refusing to eat this food and we are taking her to the vets to be checked out and see what food to feed her. I'll be calling BB to relate this situation to them and give them lot numbers off the can. I'll know more after we see the vet and hear back from BB.

Have a 14 year old Pek/Yorki/Shih Tzu mix. Been on BB canned for years. Within the past few months I've noticed an increase in water consumption, vomiting (yellow mucous), runny stools and frequent urination. Last week she developed continual diarrhea. Three days and nights of diarrhea (every 2 hours), major gas, significant increase in water consumption and continual urination. Never had a problem with bowl or urination accidents in the house, but last week was a first. Poor dog urinated twice in the house and could not hold her stool.

Started all 4 of my dogs on Blue about a month ago and am now realizing they have had a lot of health issues since. Our youngest who is 2 had an allergic reaction to something 2 weeks ago leaving her entire face swollen and since then, her and the rest of my dogs are all itching with bright red skin and are pooping something that looks like flea specks THAT I JUST SAW IN THE BLUE BASICS CAN THIS MORNING! Flaxseed is an ingredient, but I do not think Flaxseed floats around the house covering everything and anything it comes in contact with.

We have only had this rescue dog for one month and he was 7 months old when we got him. He came from North Carolina and had all his shots including Parvo and was quarantined for three days when he got here. Thinking we were doing well by him, we put him on BB Wilderness Chicken with sweet potato. To date, he has not had one bowel movement that was not watery. Last night, he threw up and had diarrhea the entire night!!! I have read many complaints about BB and want to know what to change him to.

We have a 1 1/2 yrs old Great Pyrenees who has been on BB, Innova, Wellness (during Innova recall), and now back on BB for about 3 months (on 4th bag, first 3 were regular large breed, 4th is fish large breed). Obviously she has always been on the large breed puppy, of large breed adult versions. Over the last month or two, she has been shedding a lot, pulling out the fur from her hind quarters, and been quite resistant to being brushed (which she used to love) to the point that she runs to her crate when she sees a brush. We thought maybe it was just needing omega added, but that has not helped and the problem has gotten drastically worse over the past 2 weeks.

My great Dane had diarrhea for 2 months, huge amount of stool. She would poop at least 7 or 8 times a day, had a lot of gas and she had a weird bad dog smell. I decided to switch over to TOTW, the result was almost instant. No more diarrhea, no more gas and no more bad puppy smell. She poops about 3 times a day but very little. So happy I made the switch.

I started my new Australian Cattle Dog puppy on Blue Buffalo Wilderness puppy food after a recommendation from the pet store. After being on it for a couple of months, he would vomit every few days and his stools were more soft than they were hard. The vomiting would be undigested food most of the time. He was also relatively lethargic for a cattle dog. A vet check told me he was otherwise healthy. I have since switched him to Taste of the Wild puppy formula and he has not vomited since and his stools are normal. He also has his energy back and has stopped itching so much. I wish I had read the reviews on here before purchasing the food. I will never buy BB again and I inform my animal-owning friends of the worrisome problems with the company's food.

I have used Blue Buffalo products for nearly 6 years since my dog was 8 weeks old and will soon be 6 years old and he has never suffered with any of adverse symptoms. After experiencing the dog food recall in 2006, I used to feed my dog the best "Science Diet Gold". I then found out science diet was part of that recall and my dog suffered from kidney failure. I researched many dog food brands and was satisfied this was the right choice for me and my pets and I am pleased with the results. My dog is on Blue Buffalo lite medium size kibble, and Blue Buffalo indoor cat (for over 1 year) and they have never been healthier. Until I know or see otherwise, I am happy with this product.

I work as a Veterinary Assistant and I've heard bad reviews of the food so I decided to try it on my cat. I give her the Indoor health food with life source bits. I found it to be very good for her, her blood work always looks completely normal and she doesn't get Urinary Tract Infections anymore. It's also helping her to maintain a healthy weight since she had gained on a few too many pounds! She's doing really well on this diet, as I feed her a quarter cup twice daily (What all Veterinarians recommend an adult cat should be fed.) My cat is 14 years old and just can't wait to get another meal! (She's had Urinary Tract Infections a lot, but after putting her on this food she hasn't had any) Portion control is important, sometimes the bags go way over the recommended amount Veterinarians tell to give. Consult your vet about portion control, don't go by the label since it's a widespread range. I'm very pleased with this food and she has had no intestinal upset with it even when I didn't wean her off of her old food. I just started to give it cold turkey from her other diet and no problems!

A few months ago, Joey who is now 1 yr old, had crystals in his urine. Assuming that it was because of him being a puppy, his hygiene wasn't the best. Was put on antibiotics and Hills food for 10 days. The crystals cleared up. Then on Oct 17th of this year, he developed severe diarrhea and was vomiting. I gave him an Imodium and withheld food that night. The Next morning I fed him a small amount of food and within 15 mins. he threw that up too. We were out of town at the time, so I had to take him to a vet I knew nothing about.

I've had dogs and cats my entire life and always look for and buy the very best and safest products available. I recently purchased a 14 lb bag of Blue Cat Litter which is advertised on the bag as "virtually" no dust. No greater distortion of the truth has ever been told. It's like working in a quarry every time I try and scoop this litter. The dust is just that profound. It is all over the inside of the litter box. It was all over the bag when I poured it out and all over the garbage container when I tossed the bag out. I can't imagine this is safe for humans let alone animals. I would never purchase a Blue Product ever again based solely on the extent of this lie. A woman called me from the company and did nothing more than apologize. The product should be immediately recalled.

My male cat Bianca was a happy healthy 11 year old domestic short hair neutered tabby who had always lived inside since kittenhood. His biggest and best feature was his purr... Bianca purred constantly and was always seemingly happy; I called him Happy Cat as one of his nicknames. My daughter found him as a kitten at her high school and brought him home to stay, so he was a rescue kitten. We thought he was a female at first so we named him Bianca, and the name just stuck. Prior to August 2013 my cats Bianca and JB were always fed Iams dry cat food, chicken flavor, fish flavor, or for mature cats.

My 9 yr old blue heeler was diagnosed a little over a yr ago with pancreatitis. We changed her diet to low fat chicken and rice with Beneful healthy weight. She did great. The end of Oct she began drinking water like crazy as well as urinating every 15-20 mins. I was sure she was in kidney failure. I was relieved when my vet said her pancreatic enzymes were perfect, her kidneys were fine, but her liver enzymes were slightly elevated. Not enough to be concerned with. After bloodwork and urinalysis she was diagnosed with bladder inf (WHEW). He recommended to try her on Buffalo blue low fat.

I switched my dogs to BB healthy weight small bites because my vet said they needed a good quality lower fat food. They were on Castor and Pollux grain free but she said they were getting too heavy on grain free. Yesterday after feeding them dinner within ten minutes they were vomiting all over the house, huge piles and diarrhea. It was all liquid like mucus looking. The last week my newer rescue pup has been randomly throwing up. Tonight I boiled them chicken and mixed it with brown rice. You would think for the price you pay for this brand you would not have to worry about your babies. It's not like we are feeding them Beneful, which I would never do!

My 8 year old poodle became very ill after I changed her dog food to what I was thinking was a better food. She had blood work done a month ago. Her Liver enzyme ALT was 51. I started her on Blue Buffalo for about 2 weeks. Last Friday, she started urinating all over, even where she slept. The next day, we took her to vet emergency room, thinking she had UTI. They did urine and blood tests. No UTI. Her Liver ALT enzyme was 725, which means there is dead cells. The only change in my Bella was her BB. Her internal specialist vet did many diagnostics and more blood work. Vet told me to go back to her old food. She is on antibiotics and Flagyl. Her enzyme levels are going down now. Without the help of her vet, she probably wouldn't be here. Thanks, Blue Buffalo.

My dog has all of these symptoms. She had a bladder FULL of stones, which we are trying to come up with the money to pay for surgery. I figured okay, it happens. We aren't sure what caused it. Then on Saturday of this month, I bought a new bag of Buffalo food same brand and kind I always get, and I fed her it on Saturday. Sunday, she is SICK. She throws up vile, then she has diarrhea with blood. She throws up again, purple this time. More Diarrhea.

Blue Buffalo Small Breed Adult - ALMOST KILLED MY DOG!! I have been feeding BB for 3 years and have never had any issues. I have 3 small dogs 2 Maltese & a terrier mix. This past week my 4 pound Maltese developed a sever case of colitis. She had blood spewing from her rectum & was vomiting. I had to take her to the vet where she was hospitalized for almost 2 days. Right after I got her out the other 2 dogs became severely sick. I only feed them BB products. They don't get table scraps & they didn't get into anything else. The vet recommended putting them on boiled chicken & rice along with the antibiotics. They were completely fine on the chicken & rice but when I reintroduced their BB dry food all of the symptoms came back this morning and they were chewing on their feet. I looked online to see if there any recalls but I didn't see anything listed. I then saw the HUNDREDS of consumer complaints that have come out this past month.

I switched to Blue Buffalo after he started having hairballs on Science Diet. After about a month, he began throwing up his food, wet or dry. I spent $1500 at the vet trying to determine what was wrong with my poor guy (had a dental cleaning, various blood tests, allergy tests, etc.). Finally I came across this website and switched him to another his food back to Science Diet and problem solved.

We are very unhappy with the Blue pet food. After two months of continue feeding the Blue pet food to my 8 year old dog, it caused frequent diarrhea and tearing excessively from both eyes (the tear appears to be brown color). My neighbor's dog also had the same issue. I did not link the two and two together until I asked what type of food my neighbor feeds the dog. Therefore, I stopped the food and change to another brand. The diarrhea stopped and his eyes cleared. So please be careful when feeding your pet. Watch out the reaction. It may not suitable for your dog if they experience the above symptom.

I am increasingly disturbed to hear Blue Buffalo apparently wants to increase their sales force efforts in store, sometimes under the guise of bringing customers with pets, instead of fixing their food issue! Another place to report them to have their food investigated is the Dept of Agriculture in Connecticut where they're based. The handful of positive reviews undoubtedly have to be their employees as why would anyone come on a forum where everyone is complaining to sing the food's praises when pets have died?

After reading about this food I have been feeding my two Wonderful dogs... believing I was feeding them a quality food... I wonder about the way one of them has been acting with his food. He just threw up like one of the other consumers said theirs did... undigested food. And there have been times when he would not eat. Now I know why.

I have fed my 9-year old Havanese dog Blue Buffalo Home Style Recipe Small Breed canned food for several years. On Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, I opened a can of food and the contents were covered in mold. This can wasn't dented and the expiration date is in 2015. On Nov. 3, 2013, I filed a complaint with the FDA and I sent an e-mail to Petsmart where I purchased the food and also to Blue Buffalo. Petsmart called me on Monday to apologize for this incident and stated that this case is being turned over to their Quality Dept. They further advised me to return the food to the store for a refund.

Blue Buffalo is a joke and they are all about the money and putting out dog crap. That's what I had to deal with for days after feeding this to my dogs and cleaning up the mess. Luckily they have crates so it didn't mess up my carpet. If you think we are other dog food companies then buy this dog crap for yourself and see what happens. But let this post be a warning. Loose stools, throwing up, and not very active dogs. The only reason I bought this dog food is because the DOG FOOD ADVISOR gave this dog food 5 stars. Shame on me. This is before I found this website. I dog food rotate because I like to give my dogs different food and snacks, so this should tell you I do not work for a dog food company.

I have two 11 year old cats that I starting feeding Blue Buffalo indoor cat food. One of my cats seems to be more sensitive when I change food. It usually takes less than a week to get adjusted. My other cat doesn't usually have too many problems, maybe throwing up from time to time. Well after feeding them Blue Buffalo they both have loose stool and the cat that throws up from time to time is doing it constantly. My husband, someone that really doesn't care for my cats, is concern of what is going on.

I have 2 miniature schnauzers, one a puppy and the other a senior dog. They were both getting Blue Buffalo, one for puppies and the other adult dog food. They both had sudden onset of stinky gas, multiple soft bowel movements each day. They were waking up at night to go outside to relieve themselves. This went on for about a week and I switched them to the BB for sensitive stomach. Did not help. Spoke with vet about this twice. By now it's gone on for 3 weeks. I tried acidophilus, kaopectate, feeding smaller amounts, etc. Finally took older dog in for fecal exam. His whole system was upset. He received 2 types of antibiotics and a probiotic. The bill was $196 total with all the tests they had to run to determine the cause. My vet said she sees many cases of diarrhea with this brand. I took my dogs off of it immediately. They both seem fine and no more getting up in the night to poop. Will return the food (both bags) for a total of $83 which is only half the cost of the vet visit.

We switched our two Labrador Retriever dogs off Innova dog food to Blue Buffalo dog food after the Innova food recalls earlier this year. Our 12 year old dog is on Blue Buffalo Life Protection (Chicken) for large breed and our 15 month old dog is on Blue Buffalo Wilderness Large breed (chicken) food. Both dogs love their food and have had no problems on it at all. No vomiting or diarrhea, no itchy skin or ears. Both dogs have shiny, soft coats and are healthy and energetic. I highly recommend this food based on our experience.

A few years ago, I fed Blue Buffalo to my dogs and one of them got so sick with diarrhea and convulsions that I thought she would die. We took her to the vet and they took her off of the food and she eventually got better. I will never buy BB or any food that says it is made in China.

My 10 year old Golden Retriever had surgery in Feb 2013. My vet suggested I consider a more holistic food for him. I decided on BB. My dog has been sick ever since. He's had diarrhea like liquid, threw up a few times and absolutely NO ENERGY. His energy level decreased to the point of his back leg muscles starting to atrophy. We've been back to the vet several times testing for everything. Blood work, fecal tests, X-rays and ultrasound..... all negative!!!!! Everyone said age. I knew age doesn't hit that quick. I believe the food we feed our dogs has everything to do with their health... So I threw away almost a full bag of Blue Buffalo, large breed senior dry.

I was surprised to see all the negative reviews! My German shepherd has been eating BB Wilderness grain-free food for about 2 years with no ill effects. He is four years old. I find it hard to believe that consumers have been using BB food for four or five years and all of a sudden the pet gets horribly ill. As your pet gets older, their metabolism slows down. It is possible that they are no longer able to properly digest the food. BB is nutrient dense and older dogs do not have the ability to break it down, so they vomit. This is not BB's fault. The pet owner needs to understand his or her pet and take better care of them. It's easy to blame food, but it doesn't make sense.

I'm relieved to see some of the other posts here because I'm really concerned about my Pom. She had been eating BB for a couple of years. About a month ago she got diarrhea (as she does from time to time). This time was different though because it lasted 2 weeks. Then I noticed droplets of pure blood in the stool. I brought her to the vet. My vet found nothing wrong when she checked the fecal sample and suspected it was the food. She said she has seen many dogs who do not do well on it. She gave my baby a shot, sent me home with 24 Flagyl tablets to be given 2x a day, and a few cans of Science Diet for sensitive stomach.

This is a follow up post to the one I posted previously. Since removing my 4 dogs and cat off of Blue Buffalo products all of their symptoms (bloating, shaking, diarrhea, vomiting, foul gas, refusal to eat their food at times, drinking a lot of water) have all stopped! My younger dog is no longer urinating in her bed while asleep and all have increased energy. I’m completely convinced that Blue Buffalo was the reason my pets became ill. I previously had fed Blue Buffalo to all my pets for 4 years and recommended their product to others. Never again will I feed Blue Buffalo products!

I had switched over to Blue Buffalo from Organix because of the grain-free formulas. I was buying the wet dog food in the Wilderness Small Breed Turkey & Chicken Grill and the Small Breed Freedom Chicken Entree. Within a few months he (my pom) was getting diarrhea almost every day; he would puke up food or it would just be a bunch of spittle. He would get lethargic and would most of the time not eat the food at all until I gave him a piece of chicken or something so he wouldn't go hungry. It had been getting more and more frequent until I decided to look into the food I was giving him.

It is 5 A.M. as I just finished drying off, to sit down and type this on Oct. 31st, 2013. My dog just woke me up violently shaking and whimpering (which he has never done before, he will be 5 in Jan). I live in Overland Park, KS and if you look up the weather for the above date, you'll see that we had a big storm pass through and I have been out in it with my dog off and on since around 5 P.M. on Oct. 30th because he has horrible diarrhea and vomiting. On Oct. 29th 2013, I purchased the small pink bag of Blue Buffalo Wilderness for small breeds. I fed him one bowl, along with the same meal he has been eating for a year with no problems at all (Fresh Pet) and this is the only meal he has had and it would be a pathetic attempt to say it was anything else but Blue Buffalo that has made him this sick. I am worried sick because I have been reading about dogs that have had renal failure from this product and it looks like some have died.

Bbf Basics Fish and Potato for Cats - Both of mine began Puking Large quantities, the way a dog who overeats will do. It looked like water soaked kibble bits. The first cat developed stones and a blockage and was put down last week after being on the food for a year? He had bird anything allergies. But when the 1.5 y/o kitten began vomiting up this latest bag, I switched the food brands as she has no known allergies and I won't use a food that could be the same batch as the bad bag... Different vomits mean different things. And if a dog or cat has a food allergy and you won't spend the money to have them tested specifically, you can't really blame the foods and support one over another when you don't know What is causing the reaction to begin with...

I have been feeding my 5-year-old cat Blue Buffalo adult formula for about a year. About a month ago, my cat began licking his hindquarters extensively and dribbling urine around the house (which had never occurred previously). I took him to the vet and he was given pain medication and antibiotics for a bladder infection. He still had crystals in his urine after two weeks of medication so he was prescribed another two weeks of antibiotics and food for dissolution. Three days after the second round of antibiotics was finished, he became lethargic and was not using his litter box. I took him back to the vet and his bladder was completely blocked. He has to remain at the vet to have a catheter in for the next few days. My vet said they have been seeing this sort of issue recently in cats eating Blue Buffalo.

I have 2 female cats; one is 7, the other is just over 1. I switched to BB before I got my young cat and my older cat seemed to like it a lot. After reading some positive reviews and the ingredients list, I felt good about my choice and stuck with it. My older cat has a very sensitive stomach and had upper respiratory problems when she was a kitten so I'm very wary about changes. When I got my kitten a few months later, she ate and loved BB. Recently, I began noticing changes, the older cat doing the "boot scoot" across the floor and both vigorously cleaning their behinds. Then the vomiting started and then I began finding blood in their urine. I brought them to the vet and found out both now have stones in their bladder.

We fed our Yellow Lab several varieties of BB for about 2.5 years, starting when we brought him home at 7 weeks old. He did fine for quite a while, but then started developing terrible ear infections and itchy scabs that would cover his entire body. We tried so many things - different dog shampoos, itch sprays, etc. He had to get a cortisone shot at one point to try to get rid of the itching. He would also chew his paws raw to the point where we thought he had a cut or some kind of wound. I thought we were feeding him a very good food, so I was hesitant to switch brands. The itching even continued after he'd been on grain free for well over a year. I finally switched him to Merrick grain free and he did better but not completely scab-free. I then tried Acana and The Honest Kitchen and he has been transformed. No more itching and not one scab on his skin. Also no more ear infections. But his itching is nothing compared to some of the other stories I am reading here.

They told me they are aware of these postings and unless the parties' "pet parents" contact them w/ receipt for proof of where it was purchased, they can't test the specimen. I've never been so disappointed to hear things about what I considered a phenomenal pet food provider. Our pets are precious parts of our families.

I went into Petco to purchase some natural dog food for Charlie - he is a Havanese with food allergies. So I usually purchase Merrimack but I noticed some meal on their food. So I decided to look into Blue Buffalo. I was given samples. I gave my Charlie one bag. And he is up now acting really strange. He was whining and very restless. He drank more water than usual. Just really strange. Then I get on this site and see all these recent complaints. I must say I feel really sad about reading these complaints. They saved my dog's life. Blue Buffalo should be stopped.

We have two cats that have been on Blue Buffalo for a year at least. Last month, our cat Rusty started vomiting his food up. We had switched from their regular food of the BB Sensitive formula to Indoor cat formula as recommended by a BB rep at Petco. We thought the vomiting was due to the transition to the new food. It was small spit ups that were grainy and yellow. After a week or so of vomiting, we decided to switch the cats back to the Sensitive formula because we thought Rusty's stomach couldn't handle to richer formula. We bought a bag of the normal BB Sensitive formula and within half a day of feeding it to our boys, both were very sick. Here's where it gets a little graphic, people. Both cats were having severe diarrhea. Scooping out their box, I noticed that there was blood and a clear mucus in their loose stool. Both cats were excessively trying to clean their bottoms and one had blood literally dripped down his backside. I immediately threw out their bowl of food and am bringing the bag back to Petco in the morning. There is something drastically wrong with the last few productions of the product. I've left a message at BB and hope that posting this prevents someone from going through what we did with our guys. As suggested by another poster, I have kept a scoop of the food to send off to BB for testing. Ridiculous.

I have a 5yr old miniature schnauzer who was on Blue small breed for 2 years. I recently switched him to Blue grain-free. He has been hospitalized twice, has gas and breathe that smells like poop. He recently had a dental cleaning and is on probiotic. We brush his teeth 3x day and still no improvement. I've spoken to his vet who said that he was not aware of any complaints against Blue. I am so glad that I found this page. I am pulling off of Blue immediately. He has an appt with the vet on Tuesday and I am requesting that a full blood screening be run. Please post whatever info you have. I need guidance.

I have a 2 year old Pomeranian. She's NEVER had any prior digestive issues. All we give her is Blue Buffalo dry dog food. She never gets table scraps. About 4 weeks ago, her stool started to get soft. It then progressed to runny diarrhea - and anyone out there who has a long haired dog knows that diarrhea coupled with their long fur equals a HUGE, SMELLY mess. We thought that maybe she ate something outside, so we gave it a few days for it to pass through her system.

Both of my dogs seem sick after eating the chicken and brown rice formula. They are eating grass, throwing up bile and the smaller dog seems really uncomfortable.

My 11-year old dog started showing signs of what I thought was her age. Stomach issues which included vomiting along with bowel trouble and gas. She also was having trouble with tearing eyes which we thought might be the start of allergy problems. She wasn't eating like she use to either, was drinking more water, and had low energy. I also noticed her coat looked duller and her skin was flaking. They did blood work up at the vet and her kidney count had been 13 nine months ago and it had increased to 31. Although the vet wasn't too concerned, as he said that was a high normal. Then my daughter called. She lives in another state and she told me she was having the same problems with her dogs and they are both large breed younger dogs. She feeds Blue Freedom so she researched and saw all the complaints.

For several years, I have been feeding my Chihuahuas Blue Buffalo Dry Dog Food, chicken and brown rice or weight management, without any problems at all. I even recommended this food to the people I knew, as one of the best holistic food for their pooches. Two months ago, I purchased the weight management dry food for my chis, as some were a little bit heavy. And the same day that I fed them the food, all of them got diarrhea. At first, I thought that maybe it was some of the leaves from the backyard that gave them the diarrhea. But when they ate the food again and had the same issue, I thought this time that "maybe" there was something wrong with the food because it was impossible that all of my chis had diarrhea at the same time.

I'm a pet parent to 4 dogs and 2 cats. All my pets have been on Blue Buffalo products for the past 4 years. Recently, my dogs began throwing up, having loose stools, foul gas, refusing to eat their dog food at times and when they did eat, I noticed they were eating grass in the yard afterwards and drinking lots of water. 1 of my dogs appeared bloated and was panting heavily; my other dog started to urinate in her doggie bed while sleeping (she's a younger dog and had never done that before). My cats, 1 of which is no longer on BB as she had Renal Failure a year ago (we never considered the possibility it had something to do with her food at the time but I'm thinking now it might have), luckily she survived but is now closely monitored by our vet with daily pills and a prescription diet.

We've been feeding our Ocicat Blue Buffalo Wilderness Salmon dry food for the last 2-3 years. She was on Royal Canin, Science Diet and the Prescription Diet previously.... She would throw up several times a week during that time so we found BB and switched. Last week she got sick and threw up her BB dry bits twice and continued to dry heave about 10-15 minutes following the initial throwing up. I'm curious if this is because we had purchased a new bag two weeks prior and maybe something was "up" with that particular bag. I also had purchased new treats for her, one of which I didn't realize was made in China so in the trash that went..... Anyone else have a cat who's been on BB recently get sick? We took her to the vet and her BUN/CREA was unusually high but her urine gravity was normal.... Just want to be proactive and see if we need to think about switching our baby to something else. Thanks in advance!

To add to my previous post about my 3 out of 4 dogs who were vomiting and had bloody diarrhea, they have been on their new food for over a week and back to normal. A friend of mine was feeding their Akita Blue and she thought she would have to put him down. She switched him off of Blue and immediately got better. Another friend's cat was having health issues. When she heard of my issues, she switched her cat off of Blue and now her cat is back to normal. My vet has had more cases brought to him after my dogs. I reported Blue to the Better Business Bureau and got the following response from Blue (keep in mind in my complaint I mentioned the complaints from this site): "All BLUE Dog Formulas are formulated to meet the appropriate AFFCO nutrient profiles. Blue Buffalo has no reported similar complaints or issues. However, we do encourage this pet parent to contact our customer service department directly, 1-800-919-2833, so that she can provide further details and information and we can do a complete investigation." I am absolutely livid. Tons of people on here have said they have tried contacting them and they are still claiming no one has brought it to their attention!

I have a one-year-old Jack Russell Terrier that I adopted from the Humane Society about 2 months ago. He recently had a sore on him that he kept scratching/biting, so while at the pet store picking out a spray for his itching, the Blue Buffalo rep came over and was very interested in my dog's skin issues and suggested it could be a food allergy. I had been feeding him Purina One which is also what he had been fed at the shelter. The BB rep said it would make him healthier and happier and almost certainly take care of his itching. So, the first day, I only mixed a tiny bit of the new food (BB Life Protection Lamb & Brown Rice recipe) with his regular Purina One...probably 3/4 Purina to 1/4 BB as I wanted to make the transition very gradual so as not to upset his stomach.

My girlfriend and I recently got a new pup, and gradually switched him over as usual. A week / 2 weeks into it, he began having wet stool. At the time, wasn't a concern, just thought it was just him adjusting.

We picked up our new lab puppy about a month ago. Our puppy was on Iams large bred puppy food and at the time we picked her up and she didn't have any problems with Iams. But being proud-loving new parents, a friend told us to put her on Blue Buffalo (large bred) puppy chow. So we mixed the Iams with the Blue Buffalo for several days expecting a little diarrhea with it. Then we moved her completely to the Blue Buffalo and the diarrhea has not stopped. We even mixed in cooked rice with the Blue Buffalo and had her checked for worms (no worms) and she still gets diarrhea after 4 weeks of eating Blue Buffalo. So we're done with this dog food. It's expensive and we are extremely disappointed with it. So we're back to Iams pro health puppy chow and will probably keep her on this until she is an adult and we find a good brand of dog food that suits her.

Recently we started our 5 month old Catahoula on Blue Buffalo dog food, wanting a healthy and natural diet for our dog. We noticed at first his horrible gas and then diarrhea. Most recently he has become aggressive to both myself and my husband. We thought we were doing the good thing in buying him a quality dog food, but apparently we were wrong. We have stopped feeding him Blue Buffalo and will never go back.. There should be a warning label on this food "may cause serious problems with your beloved pet."

I have been feeding my cats Blue Buffalo Basics Fish and Potato for a little over a month and have not experienced the same problems as everyone else seems to be having. In fact, one of my cats, who used to always throw up right after eating with every food that I gave her (including a couple of different prescription foods), stopped vomiting after I began giving her this food and has not vomited one time since. It has really helped her.

I adopted my dog. He is a year old. I wanted to give him the best and bought Blue, every type of dry and canned to see what he liked. It was horrible for him. He lost weight, had diarrhea from the first day and horrible gas. I am not sure why but I make my own food now and he is doing really good.

My cat is 1 year old. I have had him since he was 3 months old. I started feeding him Blue Buffalo right when I got him, since the lady at Petco recommended it to me and I wanted to feed my cat what I thought was good for him. I went from feeding him the kitten food to the adult food and he has been on the adult food for a few months now. In September, I started him on the Chicken recipe of dry food and canned food. He started vomiting. I took him to the vets. They said he was fine and may have a bowel obstruction and to come back if the vomiting didn't go away or got worse. He has been vomiting 2-3x per day, bile-colored liquid and the past two days has been sleeping all day and not playful or vocal (NOT normal for this cat!).

I have a 7-month-old Bolognese puppy. He's been on BB Freedom Grain Free since I got him from the breeder. He's vomited a couple of times before the following episode. Recently, I bought a new bag and the bits (not the life source bits) were darker and had a reddish tint. BTW, he hates the Life Source balls. September 13, 2013, I came home to a puppy that was obviously not feeling well. Later that day, he vomited 3 times then aspirated. Mega vet bucks, including an internist. He's been on a bland diet for 3 weeks (doing perfectly), slowly transitioning back to the BB. The day he was on complete BB, he ate well. Later that night, he vomited. I can't say it's BB definitively, but I will be switching to a new food, especially after reading these comments and the ones on their FB page. Once a dog aspirates, the likelihood to do it again is very high. He's had "allergy" symptoms since I've gotten him and I'm just not going to chance it any longer. Again, I can't lay the blame on BB, but I'm not willing to keep feeding it to him.

Blue Buffalo needs to wake up and do a recall of their dry dog food for adult dogs, chicken. I feed it to 2 dogs, Chocolate Lab and a Pug. Purchased the $50 bag at the beginning of September. Since then, both dogs have been throwing the food up and both have loose stools most of the time. We started to mix in rice with the food to see if that helped, but the same thing. There have been numerous posts I have read with the same issue. Blue Buffalo, wake up before you begin to have dog deaths on your hands. We now have stopped feeding them the food for now to see if the symptoms go away.

I have a 13.5 year old Yorkshire. She had been eating Innova for the past 12 years or so. A few months ago, Innova was recalled and at the advice of an employee at the pet store, I switched to Blue Buffalo Senior Dog food. I began noticing my Yorkie losing weight, and pooping a lot. I then noticed her drinking a lot of water. She also began to pee in the house which was very unusual. I was going to take her to the Vet when I googled Blue Buffalo dog food, and saw all of the horrible reviews. I immediately switched her to a different dog food and will await to see the results. My Yorkie has never had any health issues.

At my local pet store, Pets Supplies Plus, I was looking at Friskies canned cat food when I heard this voice and was approached by a lady asking how my day was and the conversation turned into what I feed my cats. And she proceeded to tell me she recommends Blue Buffalo and she has a table in the back if I would like to go see and buy a bag. I was like nooo, I've heard complaints! She dismissed it saying they are a good product and tried to give me a card. I declined and just want to say it pays to do research on bad products and I'm glad I have seen and read all the complaints. Something needs to be done. And they need to stop trying to sell and pressure people into buying it.

3 out of 4 of my dogs have experienced vomiting, and pooping blood. My 2nd dog was bad to the point that when I came home from work, my bathroom looked like a murder scene, blood on the floor, the wall, and the cabinet. When I rushed her to the vet, he informed me that he had already had 5 identical cases before my dogs and all of us were feeding our dogs Blue products. He recommended using Eukanuba or Royal Canin. I started to slowly introduce the new food, then yesterday, my 3rd dog started pooping blood. I switched the food immediately, I'd rather deal with diarrhea from changing foods, than have my last dog develop the same symptoms!

I switched my dog Luke to Blue Buffalo about 2 months ago. The first bag I bought was Buffalo and he ate it without problems. I started out with the small bag to make sure he liked it. When I needed more, I went to Petsmart and they were out of the large bags of Buffalo so I bought the red meat flavor. Luke has developed the worse case of gas you can imagine. It is so bad that it almost makes me sick. At first, I thought the gas was from an antibiotic but he has been off the antibiotic for several days and the gas is unbearable. I contacted Blue Buffalo to tell them about it but they haven't responded to my call. Then I stumbled upon this website and was shocked, as I too, thought this was healthy.

I fed my dog Blue Buffalo food for three months. She began bleeding from her urinary tract and was unable to urinate. Her veterinarian ran $800 worth of tests and diagnosed her with bladder stones. The stones are caused by the high protein content of the Blue Buffalo food. My dog is on prescription food now. If that doesn't dissolve her stones, she will need surgery. Get this food off the market.

I would always spend a good amount of money on food for my dogs. I used to use Fromm food and they liked it most of the time but became rather picky. So because PetSMart and PetCo had Blue Buffalo and I didn't have to wait for the feed store to open, I started buying it. I did the typical blending of the food when I changed so there would be any issues but still had some with loose stools. I decided to go from duck to chicken thinking it was maybe a bit rich for their bellies. Mind you, I have two Dachshunds, 1 Lab and 1 Australian Shepherd. One of my Dachshunds will not eat the little life bits that are dark. Will eat around them and leave for the other dogs to eat. My Aussie is a little particular so she would only eat a little a day. The Lab will eat anything in sight.

Since I last wrote, my Beagle's tests have come back from the three universities doing the tests. There were NO traces of cancer (yay!), but the Cornell U test showed copper levels at nearly 1100. Currently, vets think that 800 or higher could be lethal. Apparently, the lethal limit used to be 1500 until animal medicine realized their threshold was too high. My dog's tests also shows him having a form a hepatitis via an enlarged liver now too. I'm of course looking at big bucks for treatment and I remain suspicious that my dog's copper levels could be elevated due to the food I was feeding him.

Our typically super high-energy 4-year-old Chesapeake Bay Retriever had similar symptoms as others on this board - lethargy, refusal to eat his food, diarrhea, vomiting and heavy bleeding from his rectum - after eating a new bag of BB Basics Turkey and Potato (purple bag). The vet ran tests/X-rays/etc. and there was no blockage and the illness was attributed to something that he ate (only thing other than his regular treats was BB). He'd been on BB for 2+ years and the exact same formula for 1.5 years... This was just a brand new bag. He'd eaten two meals from the new bag.

Blue Buffalo is clearly unresponsive on this food safety issue given all of the comments here, which has also been my experience. However, I seem to be the only one who ever complains to the right sources, and change would come about if more people spoke up. I am asking you to do that to save pets' lives! Please continue to post your complaints here but don't stop with that. Complaining amongst ourselves without further action will do nothing. Please do the following if you want Blue Buffalo to have to issue a recall. It is the only way. Since I have had almost 10,000 views of my previous post here, I know that there are thousands of other people out there who are having issues with this food. Please speak up to the powers that be! Write to the Connecticut Better Business Bureau regarding your experience with Blue Buffalo (D rating). Then PLEASE call the FDA Consumer Coordinators for your state listed here, and especially if your pet has died, so that this food is recalled immediately. Please use your bad experience and story not just to post to help others so they don't have to experience the same pain and fate.

I lost my George to this inferior, dangerous food. I have 2 adult, senior cats (both 12 years old), and recently adopted a baby kitten, 4 months old. I had switched food to Blue Buffalo Back in June. Lean, longevity. Both cats loved the food. We got our little Lucy in July, and naturally, fed her their kitten food. By August, the two 12 year olds, Peeps and George, were drinking tons of water, and urinating massive amounts in the litter box. They also had loose stool.

I have a 6-year old female Boston/Pug mix and a 3-year old male Boston/Pug mix. The female has always had digestive problems. She and the male were both on Nutro limited ingredient until the Blue sales person as Petsmart convinced us that Blue was a much better food. Over 2 years later, with no problems, dogs were doing great on the Basics Turkey and Potato dry formula. For two years, we have touted the excellence of this product to our friends and family. Fast forward to the beginning of September. Our female began having diarrhea and pooping in the house - never happens. At first, we attributed it to her sensitive tummy. Both dogs had been off of table food for a few months, and we had given them scraps from a steak dinner.

I have two kittens. I started them on Blue Buffalo Kitten. Right away they both got diarrhea with blood in it and they were becoming lethargic. I took them to the vet. No parasites were found; however, the doctor still gave them Drontal. After completing the treatment, they still had diarrhea, still lethargic. I searched on the internet and found this page. Took them off of BB immediately and within 6 hours, they started to improve. It hasn't even been 24 hours and they are playing like they should, and stools are better!

When we adopted Lady, she was an older dog, 8 years. Took her to the vet, got bloodwork and everything was normal. Fast forward to today, 6 months later and our Lady had to be put to sleep. She was in liver failure and having seizures. I have racked my brain trying to figure out what could have caused this. The only thing I can put my finger on is the food, Blue Buffalo. Her liver numbers were through the roof. How in 6 months could this happen? We also switched our cats over to Blue Buffalo for cats. We have 2 and our older cat suddenly has a skin condition; scabs and hair falling out. We took her to the vet and we were told it was probably an allergy since all tests came back normal or negative. Now, I am left wondering if my choice in pet food killed our Lady and hurt our cat. I am so distraught that my choice might have done this.

I have five cats of my own, five long term fosters (a mama and four kits) and two short term fosters headed for rescue in a few days. I have two dogs. They have all been fed Blue Buffalo. My own cats were eating Wilderness due to my eldest girl having lymphoma and needing to be grain free. No problems for a long time - then wham, diarrhea from some of my cats, and all of my fosters. A couple of my foster kittens had some blood in their stool. One foster right now has such severe diarrhea it is frightening. Yes, he is seeing a vet, just to add. Dogs are ok, *knock on wood*. A friend who feeds raw suggested that the problem is Blue Buffalo and a quick internet search and voila - I find all these complaints with very similar information.

Like everyone else, I've been feeding my puppy BB ever since I got her 5 months ago. I picked her up from boarding, and she had liquid stools. After 2 vet trips, $450, Flagyl, FortiFlora probiotics, antibiotics, and a special GI tract diet, her stools were back to normal. I started to reintroduce BB to her diet 2 days ago and now this morning her stool was loose like it was before. I didn't want to believe that it could have been BB, but after reading all of these reviews, it's very obvious that's the cause.

Was feeding my kitty, Bubo, Blue Buffalo wet food. In Sept. '11, his liver became enlarged and he went down to 8.5 lbs. We could never figure out what made him ill. He did well on liver medication but never regained the weight. He became ill again. I found this website. He's currently in the hospital on IV fluids. Now it's his liver and kidneys. I had no idea it was Blue Buffalo. I thought I was feeding him healthy food that was good for him. My boy is down to 5.5 lbs and so weak. I'm going to have to "make the decision" soon and it's all because of this food line. His twin brother never touched the wet food, only would eat dry food. Now I know why. I'm gonna lose my boy who I raised from a kitten and have had in my life for 12 yrs... Why didn't anyone from Blue warn us? They claim to care so much???

I am really shocked after reading these reviews. Today my four-month-old European Basset had exploratory surgery to determine why she was vomiting. We thought she might have a blockage but that was not the case. She had an inflamed intestine and swollen lymph nodes. The vet did a biopsy of the nodes and I am waiting on results. The vomiting started on Sunday. I have been feeding her Blue Buffalo grain free chicken/brown rice puppy food for three weeks and just bought her a new bag this past weekend. I fed her from the new bag on Sunday. She began throwing up Sunday night after two feedings. I fed her again on Monday morning and within 30 minutes, she was vomiting again. We rushed her to the vet because we thought she had swallowed or eaten something and had blockage. I am now wondering if this entire problem is a result of bad Blue Buffalo food. It makes sense to me. The food looked different from my first bag; not as many small dark pieces. Praying my puppy is okay.

I am increasingly angry every time I visit this forum and see more and more posts all very similar to my family's experience. Here's our story:

We have had our puppy on Blue Buffalo for the past 7 months (since he started eating dry food). He always loved it and did great on it. However, after purchasing this last bag, he developed problems with diarrhea and began refusing to eat. I started to research the issue and found this site with all of the other people experiencing similar problems. I was fortunate enough that my puppy began refusing to eat, leading me to discover this site. I immediately went out and bought him a different brand food. He was ecstatic for dinner, and since switching brands his stools have regulated and he has become his normal self again.

I have been feeding my 11 month old dog Blue Buffalo Freedom Chicken and Brown Rice Puppy formula (light blue bag) for about 8 months now. He's been doing well on it. A few weeks ago when I bought a new bag, the food looked different but I fed it to him anyway. He was so violently ill... vomiting and diarrhea a lot. Got some medicine from the vet and he seemed to be ok. I thought maybe he ate something outside that he shouldn't have. So I fed him the BB again and he started vomiting and diarrhea again.

Unfortunately, I am afraid that my pets too have been victims of Blue Buffalo food. We have fed Blue Buffalo Duck recipe for a year and a half faithfully to our Bengal Cats and our Dog. Last week, we opened new bags of both dog and cat formulas. Our dog suffered a small amount of diarrhea for a couple of days and within 24 hours our cats did as well. Our dog and one cat returned to normal but one cat has been hospitalized twice this week and is still refusing food. Our cat had diarrhea over the weekend and on Monday it turned to uncontrollable mucus running out of her colon. She was lethargic and was rushed to the vet.

I didn't believe it until my husband showed me all the other reviews. I can't tell you how thankful I am for you all taking the time to write here and share your experience. We had been using Blue for a few years. We also used Blue when we got our new puppy who is now 11 months. When we got this new bag of the same brand, they at first wouldn't touch it. They are picky so I told my husband to stop freaking. I should have listened to him. They finally ate the food and started slowly with very soft stool, unable to hold it, then vomiting, then passing blood in their stool, and then vomiting blood.

About two weeks ago, out of the "blue", my 10.5 year old male Beagle started throwing up and acting lethargic. After a few days of this, we took him to our vet and they put him on fluids and ran some tests on him. The vet discovered that our Beagle's liver enzymes were out of whack and gave us some anti-nausea medicine and some dog milk thistle and sent him home with a follow up appointment for a week later. I was able to get my dog eating again a day later, thanks to Hamburger and white Minute Rice, but no BB. The vomiting stopped completely and he started eating all of the food in his bowl even as the portions got larger. After about two days, I started gradually re-introducing the Blue Buffalo (yellow bag) to the hamburger rice mix and he continued to eat it, but would leave a portion of the BB food behind in the bowl. I attributed this to him loving the hamburger/rice which was formerly forbidden people food.

Blue Buffalo was fine for my dog for 2 years. Recently, after starting a new bag of Wilderness, Rocky Mountain Recipe, my 4-year-old 60-lb mixed breed developed chronic diarrhea. It took 2 weeks of special vet food to clear up. It is also probable that he is losing hair at a higher rate than his normal seasonal shedding. I was fooled by their extensive marketing campaign. Stay away from this brand. It's not just a bad batch (Petco will give a refund). It is our pet's health and lives. The costs go way beyond the cost of the food.

I am very concerned that Blue has such a high rating.... I've fed my dog Blue Buffalo Wilderness for three of his six years... I do change the flavors, hoping he will not get bored/tired of being fed the same thing all of the time. However, so many of Blue's flavors contain Chicken.. Chicken 'n Rice etc.... Recently I've read that about 90% or MORE of chicken, as well as rice contain unacceptable amounts of ARSENIC. This concerns me very much about Blue and other dog foods that use chicken and/or rice as the main ingredients.... The last couple of times that I've used a "Chicken" Wilderness product, my Pit-Boxer seems to get red bumps and itchy skin on his underbelly... Don't know if it is just a coincidence or what but it is a concern to me... Don't really know just what to give him anymore...

I am so livid I could scream! I never made the connection until reading all this... that my puppy's diarrhea and vomiting were attributed to his BB Wilderness food after starting the second bag. It required a chicken and rice diet for 5 WEEKS where I had to bring chicken as a treat to his puppy class! Even after starting on low residue vet food and probiotics flora powder and Flagyl to transition after the 5 weeks, it was slow to resolve... Then he was back on BB and it started again! I even bought special digestive treats to help as I figured this would be ongoing even after all vet tests revealed no supposed issues $150 later. But now after all the posts with almost identical stories, I see this is obviously the reason why: BB has a QC issue and apparently is doing nothing to resolve it! Shameful that companies hide behind expensive marketing for the almighty dollar and don't deliver the quality products they claim! Meanwhile my puppy's health is in jeopardy??? I don't think so. I will return the unopened new bag and better get a refund... This is worthy of a class action lawsuit!!!

I am going to make this story as short as I can, but let me make this clear, this ordeal was a nightmare. August 5th we got a new bag of Blue Senior Chicken with Brown Rice dry dog food. The following day, NEITHER dog would touch their dinner, but the older of the two dogs was clearly sick. The following day sicker --- and so on. He went diarrhea anywhere, and everywhere - he had this nasty stinky yellow vomit, he would drink, but would not eat anything and eventually (4 1/2 days later) he clearly didn't have the energy to eat. At this point my daughter and I found some creative ways to get some nourishment in him so he could get some glucose in his blood. Had we not, I know we would have lost him. As it is, he has not had what I would consider a "normal" bowel movement since he was ill. This situation has, without question, affected his general health.

We have a puppy German Shepherd that we recently switched to BB. Several years ago, I did have a Chessie and a Lab on BB without problems. She eats it well - she is a food hound - but her stools have been loose and have the worst smell. I went online and found the reviews. I went right to the pet store and bought new food. The comments are horrific, and this really needs to be looked at!