Blue Buffalo Pet Foods Reviews

We decided to start mixing some canned food into the dry food of our 11 year old lab mix. So I bought into the hype of Blue Buffalo. I purchased Blue Wilderness Senior Turkey and Chicken Grill. For three days after he started the canned food he had vomiting and diarrhea. His vomit was very dark brown and the diarrhea was bright orange. I took him to the vet and she found salmonella in his stool. He also had an itchy rash. He came home with five medications and a medicated shampoo. I contacted BB and am sending them all my information to try and get my vet bill paid for.

We have been feeding our dog this brand for a year. Bought a bag in July and she had been getting sick, not eating, had UTI and lethargic. Finally stopped feeding her the food first part of August and giving her oatmeal instead and she perked up. Ended up throwing the bad remainder away, and buying another brand. Will not use it again.

I've been feeding my Saint Bernard/Great Dane Blue Buffalo his whole life and people always ask if he's on supplements for his muscles and if he gets a daily shampoo for his coat; the dog only eats Blue Buffalo life protection and hasn't had a bath once because he's a rescue and was abused with water as a pup. My pitt mix is the same exact story. A lot of these reviews say "I switched and the animal got sick." That's probably because of either A: the animal had never had a less processed food without byproducts and corn as the leading ingredients or B: the animal was sick anyways which prompted your switch and the change in diets while weakened only exacerbated the underlying issue. Blue Buffalo is a solid food company and I hope you give it a try especially considering most pet stores have a guarantee so you can return it if there is an issue.

My 7 year old Lab/Shepherd mix started throwing up after we bought the Blue Buffalo Chicken & Rice. She stopped eating like she normally would eat and then became tired and inactive then started throwing up for no reason. I will never purchase this brand of pet food. It is a brand that we thought we could trust. I would not recommend this brand to anyone. This food was bought from Petco in Hixson, TN.

I purchased Blue Buffalo Cat dry food and wet food. My cat threw up the food for 2 weeks straight and became sick. Horrible, do not purchase!

Switched my cat to Blue Buffalo due to recommendation from PetSmart. Just recently she stopped eating and was throwing up. She was hospitalized for 3 days to keep her from getting dehydrated. While there was told her stomach was inflamed (pancreatitis) and that she had 2 bladder stones. My vet said that Blue Buffalo can cause this in cats. She will have to have surgery to get the stones removed, but I will be switching to Hill's Prescription c/d urinary tract health. I don't care how much it costs. I want to do what is best for my cat just like I would do for my husband and kids. I have a responsibility to care for my cat. That is part of pet ownership. Just thought I would warn anyone else using Blue Buffalo.

Let me start by saying I have fed my Dogs Blue Buffalo for years. I own corgis and they have been very happy with Blue Buffalo throughout the years. I have never submitted a review to Consumer Affairs, BUT after my experience with Blue Buffalo I feel I must. To start last month one of my corgis started getting a hot spot, not from Fleas or Ticks they are on flea control. After that hot spot was cared for my other corgi developed a hot spot. I attribute that to the weather, it's been warmer than normal. Then late in the event on August 3rd Molly my oldest corgi (9 years) started vomiting in the middle of the night. Then more vomiting in the morning. She also wouldn't eat, only drinking water and vomiting that up after a bit.

I changed my cat to Blue Buffalo after reading awful things about bi-product fillers and red 40. Our cat has been really healthy and has a beautiful shiny coat, healthy teeth and gums and great overall health. Lately he has had some urinary issues and after taking him to the vet it was discovered that he had struvite crystals caused by high pH in the bladder. The vet said she see almost all cases with cats who eat Blue Buffalo!!! The food is very expensive and we are very upset that we have an expensive testing medication and food change bill from our vet as a result. I am tempted to write the company and tell them how awful their product is. BE WARNED THAT IF YOU FEED YOUR CAT BLUE BUFFALO THEY ARE 50% MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM THESE CRYSTALS! Speak with your vet about the best food for your pet and if you have the same issues as we did write the company too!!!

I've been feeding my German Shorthaired Pointer Blue Buffalo Wilderness grain-free dry puppy food since 9/14 and had no problems... Now it's 8/15, she has started having excessive diarrhea and has been peeing in the house like she did when we first got her. It started about 4 days ago and has been eating grass whenever I take her out. Yesterday she stopped eating all together. After reading reviews from the last 2-3 months about similar complaints, I'm taking her off the food today. The last bag I bought from her came from Tractor Supply in Calais, Maine.

I been feeding my 11 yr old maltese BB and at first he was fine. Now all he does is throw his food up every time I feed him. I switched to feeding him boiled chicken and rice with a little of 100 percent pure pumpkin with a little bit of plain yogurt and he does fine. Tried switching back to the BB with chicken and rice for senior dogs and he gets sick every time. I'm going to take him to the vet if this keeps up and see what the problem is. Hopefully I will find out but he is fine with the boiled chicken and rice and yogurt and pumpkin. We will see.

I bought a bag of Blue Buffalo dry dog food from my local Petco on Sunday and my dog got extremely sick at 4 am Monday morning from it. He vomited everything he ate up and immediately afterwards his belly was so engorged and swollen. He was crying, shaking, and I was really scared that I may have had to run over with him to an animal hospital so late at night. I took him outside for a walk and fresh air, and he proceeded to have explosive diarrhea. This happened almost 10 times during this single 5 to 10 minute walk, all with my poor dog crying the entire way around the block. We stopped feeding him the Blue Buffalo and made boiled chicken with white rice and chicken broth. Have fed him this for the past week. He was initially very lethargic but he ate it and his health is better now. He was having diarrhea, just pouring out of him, from Monday to Thursday.

Yes, it is scary to see so many bad comments, but I would like to share my experience with BB as well. I have two pets - a 6 y.o. American Bully dog and 14 m.o. F2B Savannah cat. They both are extremely picky in addition to the early generation Savannah cat's very specific diet. The only food works perfect on my kitty are: Solid Gold and BB!! NO issues once or ever, no problems at all! I recently fixed my dog and his metabolism dramatically changed, so after 5 years on EVO I switched to Blue Buffalo Wilderness Healthy Weight Recipes and NEVER regretted about it. I have no plans on changing BB to anything else. You just have to realize, that ANY changes in diet have to be done really carefully and over time.

Thursday July 16, 2015 bought a 24 lb bag of Blue Buffalo Wilderness DUCK flavor. On Saturday July 18th feed my 3 yr old Doberman 1 cup and she threw up, Sunday July 19th feed her 1 cup again and she threw up and felt tired. I also noticed she was dribbling pee. Took her to vet on Monday July 20th and she given different stomach meds and sent home. I stopped the food. She began feeling better and I only seen pee dribble once.

My Payton will be one year old on August 10, 2015. When I got him - (Late September 2014) he love the puppy Blue Buffalo, but recently (about a month now) he's barely eating. A couple of days ago, I changed the recipe to the adult Salmon recipe - he still isn't eating any better. I'm going to try to change brands altogether. He still has the same energy level, and I'm not finding any diarrhea in the house, or yard. But, with all the other complaints I'm seeing, I'm going shopping tonight for a different brand.

We've then feeding our American Staffordshire Terrier Blue Wilderness chicken and Blue Wilderness red meat adult and puppy for the past 3 months. At first he loved it. However, within the past week he has started to not eat his food and have diarrhea. He also broke out in hives. After reading all of the other complaints, we are discontinuing use and will most likely switch to Halo. My veterinarian recommended 10 milligrams of Pepcid and white rice to soothe his stomach after having gone through this.

I bought into the BB ads & switched my 6yr old husky mix to BB's adult chicken & rice. After 1 day he's had 2 very loose stools & horrible gas which we never experienced with Eukanuba. Decided to read reviews on BB, very disappointed.

I've fed Blue Wilderness to my 7-lb chi mix since I adopted her 10 months ago. She always seemed to enjoy mealtime and I felt like I was giving her high quality food - at those prices, you would hope so! The most recent bag of Adult Small Bites I bought about 2 weeks ago smelled awful; the opened bag made my whole kitchen reek of dog food. I didn't think much of it until my dog threw up within an hour of each meal. I figured it had to be the dog food after the third episode. Sure enough, as soon as I discontinued use of the new bag of food and went back to what was left of her previous bag, no more vomiting. I just returned the bag for a full refund and will be switching brands - or making her food for her, since it seems one dog food brand or another (including BB) is constantly in the news. I wonder what went wrong with this batch?

We switched our cat's food to Blue Buffalo and about three weeks after switching him over, my baby boy who was about 2 years old, got really sick. He was vomiting and couldn't keep anything down. We took him to the vet and after IV fluids, several tests, an endoscopy and feeding tubes, we learned he had pancreatitis. I can't believe there is no recall on this brand at all! Blue Buffalo refuses to pay our vet bills too saying there is no proof that their food caused his pancreatitis despite other people's complaints on here. If anyone could help make a donation, we would really appreciate it!

I have been feeding my Maltipoo Blue Buffalo food since she was 12 weeks old. For about 3 years now, she has been eating the same type of food from Blue Buffalo, Adult Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe (hot pink bag). A month ago I purchased a new bag of food and some dental treats from my local pet store. My dog started having diarrhea with some blood in her stool and was vomiting bile within a week and a half. She was vomiting and/or having diarrhea every 3 hours. I assumed it was because of the new dental treat and stopped giving her the treat immediately. I placed her on a 12 hour fast, no food or water and slowly started to reintroduced food to her, but only giving her the Blue Buffalo dry food and nothing else.

Like many others that have reviewed this dog food, I am very upset with this company! My two small dogs have eaten BB food and biscuit treats since I rescued them two years ago and they loved it. However, since early May of this year I have purchased two bags of food (about $50.00) that had to be tossed. My male dog simply refused to eat it… just sniffed and backed away from the food. My female Jack Russell ate it but became ill with vomiting and gas and diarrhea. With the first bag, I thought maybe this was due to purchasing a different flavor, so I tossed it and bought another bag of their usual flavor.

We've been giving our dog, Max, Blue Buffalo Wilderness for about 6 months with good results. However, my husband bought a new bag around the first of July and ever since then I've watched Max go from an energetic, happy and healthy dog to a lethargic, itching (no fleas), diarrhea dog. He became so ill on Saturday that he went into grand-mal like seizures and then difficulty breathing. My husband and I got down on the floor with him, holding him and after an hour he calmed down. When I told our vet tech about him she asked what food was I giving him and she told me to get him off of it immediately and switch him to an organic recommendation by the vet. After two feedings he is coming back to himself.

I have a 3 1/2yr old long hair Dachshund. Two years ago I switched her food to BB Grain-Free Chicken for small dogs because I thought it was supposed to be the best of the best! She has not had any issues until the last 3 weeks. She started having diarrhea and vomiting. The diarrhea became black and jelly-like, then started having blood in it. Her vomit changed from a yellowish bile to blood filled. She was very lethargic and passing horrible gas, too. I took her to vet's and they said she had HGE (hemorrhagic gastroenteritis). After a few days of meds and being on a wet food for digestive health from the vet she started getting much better.

After only one quarter of a bag of Blue Buffalo Beef Freedom dog food, 4 days my dogs began drinking excessive water and urinating on the floor multiple times throughout the day. Not just a little bit but quarts of pee creating large lakes in just one pee. I finally realize it was the food and then I found this post. I immediately am returning the food to PetSmart, which I cannot believe sells this crap and I am getting them on a clean diet for a while to rehabilitate their system and their kidneys.

I had bought my dog BB a few months ago and he loved it, however I'm on a tight budget and it was a more expensive choice for him. Two weeks ago we were given samples of BB and were delighted since our dog loves it. We ran out of his food this morning, so I gave him one of the samples. Within an hour he was drooling, weak and shaking. He is such a well behaved dog, he made it outside to throw up. We're watching him closely right now and will hopefully avoid an expensive vet bill. I was saddened to see we're not the only ones who have had a negative experience with BB. We really liked their product before.

After reading other reports I'm wondering about the Blue Buffalo I feed my 3 adult cats and now my new kitten. My big orange cat is at the vet with IV fluids and a catheter because of severe crystals. I thought I was buying the best but it appears we all may be deceived. Thank God it's almost gone. I may be returning the kitten food. Is this true? We drive to get our pets the best and it may be hurting them.

My boyfriend and I just started our 4 dogs of all mixes, age, and sex on Blue Wilderness Dog food since early April 2015. We were under the assumption of the great advertising and ingredients that we were purchasing the best dog food money could buy. After about 2 months I noticed 2 out of the four dogs were having severe stomach problems - vomiting, excessive water consumption, grass eating, and dizziness, and weight loss. After closer research, this dog brand had a recall in 2007 and to find out Blue Wilderness is doing blatant false advertising. This brand contains poultry by-product meal, egg shells, and raw feathers when they clearly state they don't. Also they did test positive for a Chinese chemical melamine as well. I don't enjoy being lied to and I'm sickened by the deceit.

I bought Blue Buffalo for my 5 year old Malamute the first week of July, thinking that I was purchasing quality dog food. As soon as we started feeding her BB, she had really bad diarrhea, was super lethargic, and wouldn't come when called. After 200$ of vet bills, medication, and chicken and rice diet, she was finally feeling better. The dog walker gave her some BB by mistake, and the diarrhea started all over again. I then googled, and am disappointed that so many owners have had the same problem, and still nothing is done at the company! Definitely never purchasing again...

I had been feeding my 3 yr old yorkie BB chicken/rice toy breed. 5 months ago he had a few days of vomiting and bloody stool. Brushed it off as a virus. A month later the same thing occurred and a trip to the vet occurred. It was suggested to switch his food to another brand for sensitive stomach. He was switched and had no issues. Last month he went back on BB; same issues again with vomiting and rectal bleeding. I will never use this product again.

We have been feeding our 2 dogs Blue dog food, 1st Senior Lamb and Rice, then Senior Turkey Rice Basics. Originally my larger dog had issues throwing up every morning. Since he is older and our other dog didn't have issues we thought the food was just too rich. The small dog has had some loose stool, but otherwise had been ok...until the bag we just bought from PETCO. They have both have had diarrhea and the small dog is now puking. I just spent almost $100 on dog and cat food, but will be buying something new to start tomorrow. No more Blue!

I adopted a 13 week old Husky puppy last week. Took her to the vet for her first check up, she was given a 100% clean bill of health. Three days later she died from an allergic reaction/poisoning that closed her airway and suffocated her to death. The last thing she ate - you guessed it! Blue Buffalo training treats. She didn't choke on the treat either, she died 10 hrs after eating it. It was the most violent death I have ever seen, heaving and gasping for air, and vomiting.. and I was in the Marines during the Iraq war!!!! Blue Buffalo, you are forever in my sights. I hope you go bankrupt and are forced to eat the poison you so readily feed our animals. Disgrace of a company. Ohhh, and yes, she has had a necropsy done and the vet is baffled because she had perfectly healthy organs and he has ruled out Parvo or any sort of genetic fault.

I have been feeding my dogs Blue Buffalo Wilderness Adult Chicken for several years with great results. Great checkups with their vet. The last vet visit my vet stated the she was amazed at how healthy my 8-yr old was. I opened a new bag of dogs food on 7/17/15. After 1 feeding, both of my dogs started to vomit, soon to be followed with diarrhea. I had 2 VERY SICK dogs. After doing some research I found out that I am not the only one. I will no longer support or buy ANY Blue Buffalo products.

If you're considering giving this food to your pet, please reconsider. I have two dogs, a mutt (45 lbs) and a yellow lab (65 lbs). The yellow lab has an iron stomach, while the mutt has always been a bit delicate. When I purchased this food (Blue FREEDOM Grain-Free Adult) I was expecting high quality since I paid way more than what I'm normally comfortable with. I wanted to give them something special, something healthy that I could feel good about feeding them. The lab ate it with little enthusiasm, and my mutt snubbed it completely. I assumed he was being picky so I waited. He would keep coming back to the food, pick up a piece and carry it several feet away, examine it and eat one or two before giving up.

My pets used to enjoy the baked biscuit treats from Blue Buffalo but during the past year quality problems have made them inedible. They are not baked, they are burnt. I have returned packages twice now and am sitting on another 3 that I need to take back. They have all been different lot numbers and the problem is in all three flavors: turkey, duck and salmon. They look burnt, they smell burnt, they are so hard I cannot break them by hand but the true issue is that none of my dogs will eat them and they seem to love all treats. I have also seen quality problems with Yummy Chummies. I spend top dollar for Blue Buffalo products expecting high quality products in return. It is time to find another high end producer, one that still cares about what they sell.

We had our little dog on Blue B puppy formula and things went well. As soon as we switched to the adult, (same recipe, gradual switch) I noticed her stool was loose. I thought it was the one small treat she gets a day so I took her completely off anything but her BB. After reading these reviews today, I wish I would have checked sooner. Back to Eukanuba.

My 7-year old Black Lab has done well on the Adult Lamb and Rice (Blue Buffalo) for years. Recently she began having severe diarrhea. I attributed this to stress from the fireworks on July 4th or as a side effect of warm weather. I was having to take her out every hour to avoid accidents in my home. I kept her from any treats to eliminate that as a potential. I had her on a bland diet to help relieve her tummy. The last few days she has been re-introduced to the food she previously did well on. It seemed her stool was normalizing, however yesterday she once again had gas and diarrhea. This morning was acting out of character (drooling/trying desperately to crawl on my lap) and she vomited up her entire breakfast. I will keep on eye on her if this is not BB related, but the recent reviews from others makes me suspicious.

We have given the Blue Buffalo cat food to the cats for three months in that amount of time; we have notice a slow growing infestation of bugs and bug larvae. I told my roommate to stop buying this stuff but, he would not listen; he kept saying it is probably the package it came in! I have since then bought Purina cat chow and lo and behold no bugs or bug larvae! The vet told us when I spoke to her last that she was told by them that the bugs get in the bags after they are packed, BS!!!

Bought my dog BB Freedom Grain Free Adult Lamb dog food on June 25th, 2015 and 2 days later dog was scratching and itching like she was flea infested but saw no fleas, next day dog was vomiting and would not eat, became very lethargic and withdrawn. Took her to vet after 3 days of not eating, spent $900.00 and vet DID blood work and xrays and came up with nothing. Put dog on bland food diet and would eat very little then vomit that. Then came bloody diarrhea. Took dog to different vet and still waiting for results of the cause of illness. From what I have read it is a 99% chance that this batch of BB dog food is the blame. Will be seeking legal action on this matter...

I've been giving my 2 Border Collie BB LP senior food for several years. They will turn 12 next month. About 6 weeks ago they started vomiting yellowish, milky stuff, on and off between them. I thought maybe the heat or allergies or new environment (we just moved in April). Then Bing started to get diarrhea along with the vomiting. Through process of elimination the vomiting stopped when I started using bottled water. But Bing still has diarrhea. He eats and drinks normally. Runs and plays normal. We're going into the vet for the second time now on Friday. I gave him some "freshpet" with his BB this evening to see if that will help his poop.

My Labrador immediately developed diarrhea when I gave him this cleverly marketed Blue Buffalo dog food. I switched to Eukanuba and the diarrhea stopped immediately. After a few days I decided to experiment and I gave him some of the Blue Buffalo from the old bag and within 12 hours max. the diarrhea was back. ** YOU, BLUE BUFFALO!!! They may just be animals to you but to us they are sentient beings that are a part of our families.

Our little chihuahua has been eating BB for a little over a year. Every time we would feed him, he would jump up and down waiting for us to put it in his bowl and then gobble it up real quick. A few weeks ago, this behavior stopped. He would not eat his food and when he did, it took all day or he never finished at all. At first I thought maybe it was something with the bag so we bought another one and he still is not interested in it at all. He never lost his appetite because he still likes his treats and he didn't show any symptoms of being sick until this morning when he threw up. We had already decided to switch his food but now I worry about having to slowing mix his new food with BB. Anyway, we are done with BB and will not buy again.

My husband and I got a 6 month old puppy about a month and a half ago. When he went to get food and the guy at Pet Smart recommended Blue Puppy Food and he's has had diarrhea off and on for a couple weeks. We have ruled out everything but the food. After reading up on this brand of food I'm switching today.

I have 3 dogs and had to buy Blue Buffalo last week as the store where I normally purchase their food was closed over July 4th. I started noticing all three dogs were very lethargic and just not themselves about 3 days after switching to Blue Buffalo. The last 5 days they have been throwing up several times a day and today, the vomit was mixed with blood. On a hunch, I researched Blue Buffalo and was disappointed to see that many other pet owners have experienced similar issues with their pets. I will go back to the original brand I have always purchased but am extremely annoyed that I spent $50 on food that is causing my dogs to be so sick. Why, with all the consumer complaints, is this food still allowed to be sold in stores?

Recently had to switch my dog from BB. Fed him BB for 2 yrs. Over the past 3 months he would eat it and get sick. Lethargic, sleeping and GI pain and diarrhea. Started eating grass and would not go near his food for days. Sent $100's at vet. Started Merrick and problem solved.

My 2 border collies eat the Blue Buffalo food for weight control. So today while at the pet store I saw the Blue Buffalo chews - Beef Tendons and the package said it was long lasting. I spent $24 for something lasting less than 5 mins. Won't do it again. Was there something wrong with the tendons for them to go so quickly?

My 3.5 y.o. Shih Tzu has been on this BB Chicken/Brown Rice Small Bites for almost 2 years. About 1 month ago she began vomiting - sometimes undigested and sometimes just a foamy yellowish liquid. Also she started having severe diarrhea waking me up every hour to go outside. Also noted she was expelling gas with the diarrhea and noted at one point she had tinged of blood in the diarrhea. When these episodes occurred, I took her off the dry food altogether (the only Treats in her world are pieces of her same food) and started with a boiled Chix and rice after resting her gut for a most a day.

Recently, my family adopted a dog. When we brought her home she was on Science Diet and we had no problems. Her bowels were completely normal. We heard about Blue Buffalo and decided to try it. She slowly started having looser stools but we didn't think anything of it. However, one evening, she had diarrhea and she went all over our family room because she couldn't control it (she is completely house broken and we haven't had any problems). This food has been making her so sick and we are immediately switching her food. Also - we talked to the vet and it is NOT recommended or tested before put on the market!!! Extremely angry and upset with BB. Will NEVER recommend.

My cat is a healthy 8 year old male. He has been on various kinds of BB over the past 2 years with no issues. Starting about two weeks ago, he began vomiting and stopped having bowel movements. I took him to the vets and they said his stomach and intestines were swollen and irritated. He was put on a bland diet where he did well and seemed back to normal. I put him back in his regular BB dry food yesterday and he vomited again this morning. I'm very upset with BB - I pay extra money for this food to give my pet a better quality of life and this is what happens?! I'm very concerned reading how many other people are having the same issues or worse ones. Switching foods this morning!

I am also surprised by all the negative reviews on Blue Buffalo. Maybe it's only the folks who are disappointed with the product that write reviews. I have been feeding BB to both my cats (10 and 12 YO) for over a year and they not only love it, they are thriving and healthy. They have never experienced diarrhea or any other negative health issues. I highly recommend this food for your cats.

Switched my dogs to BB from Purina Pro Plan a few years ago. One of them refused to eat from a new bag. Then the three others got sick. They were vomiting, couldn't keep anything down. We had to feed them chicken and rice until they felt better.

We switched to BB about a month ago because our dog didn't seem to like any of the foods we had tried. He loved BB but after about half a bag we started noticing him having trouble pooping. Called the vet who encouraged fluids & moist food so we moistened it and gave him chicken broth and lots of walking. Still couldn't poop. At 3am he started vomiting, was bloated and belching. I called the emergency vet clinic and the first question was what food was he on. I told them BB. They said it was good ingredient wise but very concentrated and that they have seen a lot of dogs with constipation and UTI's that were on it. They recommended changing brands.

Have a 2 yr old Yorkie mix, 7 lb. Have been giving him two types of BB food over the last year, switched due to lack of interest in first variety! VERY lethargic! Soft stool, and lost interest in food; actually hard to get him to eat! Never feed him human food. Naively thought BB was a premium food due to advertising. Had to put some type of wet topping on just to get him slightly interested. Switched to Science Diet. Dramatic changes! Awake, LOVES the food dry! NO topping needed (he actually took the BB pieces OUT of the bowl and put on the floor!). Stool normal! So far great results from switching. No intention of going back. Something is not right.

He is 12 years old and has never been sick before. I switched to Blue Buffalo wilderness (salmon) and he started having excessive bloody diarrhea and vomiting within a week. We had to take him to the vet and she kept him for two days. We thought it was the food. Our vet agreed with us after a couple days of treating him. We do not trust this dog food and are very disappointed in what has happened to our dog. WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT.

I have noticed for over a year that Blue Wilderness small breed canned food are not being filled properly. I used to be able to feed my Yorkie out of each can - 4 meals and now I'm only getting 3 meals. They are adding extra jell. Some can, like the one in the picture, is the worst. I have written to them and are waiting for correspondence. This is unacceptable, it forces me to have to buy 30 additional cans a year which puts me out over $80.

I have a 5-year-old Miniature Aussie Shepherd who is at the vets now with kidney/urine issues due to this product. I had my dogs on blue basics salmon because my terrier is allergic to chicken. I recently switched them to Duck formula about 6 months ago. In April (now July) I told the vet that her urine smelled funny and that she still eats poop. Then in June, there was blood in the urine. I freaked out! Then came the Xray, showed nothing, Urine test showed slightly elevated levels but doctor said nothing to worry about. Then we go on two weeks of Clavimax or whatever. Was great while on it. Came off, three days later more blood. Now two more weeks. Bill is currently at $950.00 so far.

I thought I'd write a review because I am so surprised by the negative ones about Blue Buffalo on here. I feed both my cats the Blue Buffalo Indoor Health blend and their coats and energy levels both drastically improved from their prior diet of grocery store (Purina) brands. I also feed my 14 year old Brittany Spaniel and 3 year old Catahoula mix the Blue Buffalo Adult Life Protection dog food and again have seen an improvement in their coats and energy level. Absolutely none of the diarrhea or other stomach issues that are otherwise reported on here. I switched my cats & dogs to Blue Buffalo based on a recommendation from my friend who also feeds it to her dog & cat with great results - I am really surprised by the negative reviews!

I changed my dog food because I was told it doesn't have red dye in it. My cocker spaniel started vomiting and having loose stools. I thought it was the weather change. My vet suggested switching her to chicken and rice and she immediately stopped vomiting. I tested the BB again and she threw up again. It's been 4 weeks and she is now losing her hair on her back and has dandruff. Don't buy this food, I am hoping her organs weren't compromised from this junk!

We've been feeding various flavors (duck, turkey, salmon) of Blue Buffalo to our 2 dogs for a year - results have been ok (Oct 2014-May 2015). But for the past 2 weeks (June/July, 2015), the dogs have snubbed their food at feeding time, then eaten it disinterestedly. They've become lethargic, not themselves. Last week, the bloodhound threw up and acted very sick, and we took her to the doc who found nothing wrong with her. Friends with dogs told us they might have Lyme, that it was too hot to eat, etc. but none of this added up - our dogs both always LOVED to eat. Then we went camping, and a pal who also feeds her dog Blue Buffalo complained that her dog was experiencing the same symptoms ours were: Lethargy, behavior change, etc. Her dog knocked over the food bowl at dinner that same night.

I have an 11 month old pit female. I've been feeding her Blue Buffalo since I got her at 4 months. She's constantly had bad diarrhea on and off since I've had her. We would come home to find her crate covered with diarrhea as well as her after only two hours of being in it. I've tried reducing the amount of food she was getting. The vet said nothing was coming back in her test and her food should not be causing this but she was not sure.

I haven't had one issue with Blue Buffalo. The first bag I bought was for my dog Daisy 8 years ago. She was a high energy dog ACD/Border Collie Mix. Her coat was beautiful and she loved the food. I have a GSD/Malamute mix & a Miniature Pinscher and they both love it every type of Wilderness. I switched my mini pin over to the small breed formula last week and he absolutely loves it. When I adopted him, he was an extremely picky eater. Blue Buffalo is the only food he likes. It's the only food I trust to give my dogs. I stand by this company and their products.

We've been feeding our dogs Blue Buffalo since we got both of them 1.5 years ago. We have had luck with the brand up until 3 days ago. Went out on Sunday and purchased the Wilderness Lamb formula and fed it to my dogs that night. The next morning both dogs were vomiting the food back up. My female GSD vomited about 4 times and quickly recovered. My male Chi however has not gotten any better. He has vomited within 2 days a total of 11 times. He has not moved his bowels at all though due to not eating anything including rice or chicken. I've tried giving him rice and he won't go near it. He won't even take in fluids.

We have a little Yorkshire Terrier and we started feeding her Blue Buffalo because we thought it was a healthy choice. After purchasing the 2nd bag we noticed she was throwing up and having diarrhea. I was not sure what was wrong, this went on for a week, then I stopped the food and gave her something else. It went away. As soon as I put her back on Blue Buffalo she started throwing up again. I took her off the food and she has been fine ever since. I will never give my dog this food again.

After 2 or 3 days of eating Blue buffalo dog food my weimaraner broke out in bumps and rashes over his entire body. We took him to the vet. And he was put on antibiotics and steroids. After it cleared up and he was better, he was accidentally fed the food again. Within 24 hours he was covered in the bumps and rash again. I don't know what's in this food, but don't feed it to your pet.

I decided to switch my dog's food from Science Diet to Blue Buffalo, because of the commercials about how healthy it was, etc. My dog is 8 years old and has never been sick. Unfortunately, she ended up with bladder stones because of Blue Buffalo food. I spent $500 at the emergency clinic because she was unable to urinate and when the stones were tested, we found it was her food that was causing the issue. Now she is on special food that can only be purchased at the Veterinary's office. Was trying to feed my dog something healthier and it only caused her health issues.

Recently, our dog was diagnosed with diabetes. The recommended dog food was not a winner. After reading great reviews on Blue Buffalo, this brand was chosen; our dog seemed to like it. Shortly after, our dog was experiencing EXPLOSIVE diarrhea! Unsure why the dog was experiencing this, the dog was treated continuously for diarrhea. Our daughter informed us that her friends were experiencing the same results from another food brand and suggested switching brand names. Before switching brands, a research was conducted for complaints against this brand. UNBELIEVABLE!!! The symptoms describe by other consumers matched ours! This company should STOP producing this product and should pay consumers for the pain and suffering their animals experience while consuming their product!!! This product does not even deserve a star! OUTRAGE CONSUMER!

I tend to be very careful about my pet foods. I lost two dogs in 2009, and I never want to go through anything like that again. I paid a premium for this food, and I shouldn't have to worry about its effect on my cat or my dog. I noticed on June 19, 2015 that my cat was trying to spray in my house, which is immediately weird because he is neutered. So I figured he was stressed out, and I kept an eye on him for the rest of the evening. The next morning, I noticed he was very lethargic, and trying to hide. So I grabbed him to check him out, and I noticed he had a reddish colored discharge coming from his Genital area. He also had very little energy and wasn't really able to stand, nor was he able to urinate. He was also trying to hide.

I would just like to say that Blue Buffalo has been incredible for my cats. I recently fostered a poor and pregnant cat and she's been getting Healthy Growth Kitten dry food and Wilderness Kitten wet food throughout her pregnancy and lactation. She's not only put on weight but the kittens are nice and chunky - after seeing how great the food worked for her, I switched my personal two kittens, and adult cat to the Healthy Growth Kitten dry food along with lots of extra water, and Wilderness wet food - everyone seems to be doing great! My overweight adult cat is slimming up and my kittens (7 months and 2 1/2 months) are much healthier. It's very important to provide plenty of water, wet food regularly, and make the switch from a low-quality food to a high quality like Blue slowly.

I started feeding my two goldens Life protection formula with life source bits. They have been sick for 3 days. Vomiting as well as loosing their bowels. Neither of my dogs has ever gone in my home and lost control of their bowels. It is like they have been poisoned. I have never had a reaction with any/other dog food. I have taken them off this food and am very upset about the reaction both of them had. I will place them on chicken and rice diet and see if they get better. I am sick with worry and hope they have no lasting health issues. I emailed the Company this am. Food is a huge concern to me now. What we feed our pets as well as what we eat.

I have had my two pure breed Fox Terriers on a combination of different blends of BB food for the past five (5) years. During this period my animals have thrived on the food. I mix in a little wet with the dry and they love it. They have never been sick a day in their lives. Their coats are beautiful and all their blood work comes back WNL when at the vet. I have read the comments here and just don't understand how a large amount of animals can get that sick from this food. I don't believe many of you. I think that a lot of you are paid bashers maybe paid by other dog food companies to come on here and just spread a pity party. I LOVE BLUE BUFFALO. And my dogs LOVE IT TOO!

My daughter got a three month old kitten, a month ago. She was feeding him store/generic kitten brand food. The kitten was healthy and his stools were normal. We needed to buy more food, so I went to Petco and the employee recommended BW Chicken recipe for kittens. Since I've been using that brand with no problems for my eleven year old Chihuahua, I decided to get a cat version too. So I got several cans of moist food and dry food also.

Our cat Luigi was on BB Life Source for 2 years. He was howling when he used litter box and urinated on bed to try to tell us he was ill. We went to vet and were told this food is very bad causing crystals in urinary tract and painful infections. We were given plastic litter to get a sample and the urine was all blood. Our cat was on antibiotics for 2 weeks and seems to be improving. Our vet suggests Hills c/d for him. We are changing our 2 other cats too from cat food and throwing this poison food away. With more research I found BB has outsourced to China, explaining to all that the bottom line means more to them than animal's lives. Shame on you BB. Your poison food should be removed from all stores and I pray the lawsuits against you put your lying company out of business!!!

We switched to BB for the "healthier alternative." Turns out that it gave our pug of 9 years severe kidney problems, shortly after BB he was peeing blood. First vet visit he had some tests done, I didn't mention any dietary changes (thinking the BB was safe and natural that it wouldn't have any consequences). 2nd vet visit I told the vet we switched to BB, he told me that was my problem right there and that I should have told them sooner and he told me that Blue Buffalo would kill him. He was right. Our pug never recovered and we had to put him down yesterday. Even though he was an older dog, we feel cheated out of a few more years with him. Since then, I've done some research, turns out their "all natural" isn't all natural. Google "Blue Buffalo, China."

When our puppy was young he had a problem with chronic ear infections. After numerous trips to the vet it was determined he likely had a protein allergy to chicken. We changed our food to Blue Buffalo grain free duck to avoid chicken protein exposure. The ear infections persisted despite our vigilance in restricting the protein. I wonder how much poultry (chicken) byproduct he was exposed to? The food itself was expensive but even more so were the numerous vet visits and tests. Would love to be compensated for all the vet visits and time spent wondering why his ears would not improve even with a strict duck only diet!

I have a German Shepherd puppy and she got diarrhea because of this food and she became really sick!

We have never had any problems with our dogs until feeding them this poison! One dog was so sick they didn't think he would make to morning. Bleeding stool, can't get up, can't eat, throwing up, crying all the time. $1580 later he came home. Sent all papers from vet and they had the nerve to send me a letter stating that they can't see how their dog food did this. I'm NOT done with them.

I fed your basics grain free small breed can food to my dogs. Within an hour of them eating they became violently ill with diarrhea and vomiting. I have never in my life seen this. I am furious.

I have a 5 year old cat. My cat has been on Blue Wilderness for approximately two years. In recent days he started vomiting and not urinating. I took him to my vet and he informed me that my cat had a complete urinary tract obstruction. My vet informed me that it was a life or death situation, I must take him to an emergency room immediately before his bladder burst. After 3 days in the hospital and $2,400.00 later I can finally bring him home. He will have to be on a prescription diet the rest of his life thanks to Blue Wilderness. This product should be taken off the shelves.

We've been feeding this for five years to our 2 senior Pugs and our 7 year old Pomeranian. Over the last 6 months we've noticed some changes in our dogs. One of our Pugs only eats once a day or even every two days. Our Pom (who used to LOVE his food) now barks and growls when we feed (twice a day). Today he flat refused to eat and ran and hid. We've had loose and liquid poops on and off in the old female Pug and the Pom. They are trying to eat grass, and today didn't even want their vitamins - lethargic, cranky, and just not acting normal. I emailed links to the dog food reviews and this page. I hope he agrees with me.

I gave my 2 year old Himalayan cat some "Indoor Freedom Grain Free Natural Chicken" cat food for the first time last week. He has no history of food intolerance or GI issues and he liked the food. A few hours later he was trying to vomit and then he had terrible diarrhea. I did not link this to the food at the time. He then became listless and just sat by his water bowl. He was really sick. I proceeded to syringe feed him water hourly so he wouldn't become dehydrated and finally, he perked up.

In 2013 I was given an 8-week old Siberian Husky. I had raised dogs before and used Purina products with absolutely no issues. However, 2 days after I got my puppy and started feeding her Purina Puppy Chow she started throwing up and had really bad diarrhea. I did some research and talked to her breeder who recommended that I try either BB or Victor food. None of the stores in our area carry Victor foods so I went with BB Wilderness for Puppies. She has never been sick again and everything that she eats comes from BB. Treats, dental chews, and food. We love it and have no plans to change!

I've been feeding Blue Buffalo Small Breed Puppy to my puppy for 8 months and didn't have an issue until this week. I bought a new bag and fed my puppy like normal. About 4 days later she was getting skinny and had loose stools and throwing up. She never gained weight on this food even though it claims it has almost 30% protein... I took her off and now no problems! Will never feed Blue Buffalo again!! It's a waste of money!!

I have had the same problems as numerous others on this site. I naively thought that Blue Buffalo was a very good premium food. I spent thousands feeding my cats the blue basics, one cat developed kidney problems, one cat developed a skin allergy and was losing a lot of hair on his back. My other male cat just got done having emergency surgery because of blocked urethra! To the tune of 3000.00!!! I am now financially strapped. I have since switched foods but BLUE needs to be required to PAY up at least people vet bills!!! They are a menace to people who own pets, when I see people buying the food in the pet store I want to be sick!!!

I had been feeding my cat Blue indoor dry food for about 10 years old. He had to be put down due to intestinal and colon tumors found. Now my other cats that have also been on Blue are not wanting to eat the food. Are they trying to tell me something? One cat has been vomiting something that looks like blood. Taking back the Blue and trying something else before it's too late for them too. What is in this food???

My 5-year old male Shih Tzu has been experiencing a bout of lethargy the last few weeks. The only dog food he eats is BB Salmon. After reading the comments on this page, I am very concerned that BB might be the cause of his problems. Starting today, I will be switching him to another brand. If his condition improves over the next few days or weeks, I will be posting more comments. My concern is, just what is the best dog food money can buy? Truth in advertising has now become a joke. Comments are welcome... Thanks.

Something weird is going on with your foods. I use Life Protection, have for over three years...and in the past couple months, I struggle to get my pets to eat it. I emailed you, asked PetSmart employees, and nobody seems to know what's going on. Though many folks I've talked to have expressed similar issues (dogs have lost interest in the food). In addition, I've also noticed more frequent grass-eating and upset stomachs. I literally don't feed my pets anything besides your dog food...they never receive table scraps, I buy MAYBE two bags of treats for them each year, don't change their foods.

I recently had to switch my 3 month old yorkie's food from the Hill's Science Diet due to an incident that happened to our other dog. I decided to get BB because I've seen advertisement on what a great food it was. After 1 day of feeding him, I noticed the next morning he didn't want to eat it. (He always wants to eat in the morning) so I set it out for him throughout the day and he didn't touch it until I put it in my hand and he ate it. This went on for 2 days. The 3rd night he kept walking up and sniffing it, but didn't eat it. I then fed him a little bit at a time from my hand. During the night, I woke up twice to where he had vomited it up. I then took him to the bathroom to use his pee pad and he had very lose stool and then diarrhea.

My 4 year old German Shepherd has been eating the Blue Buffalo Freedom Chicken for Adult Recipe for 2 solid years. Starting in March/April of 2015, he began having regular diarrhea (Mucus coated at first). It was intermittent some days with a few regular stools mixed in so I kept trying to convince myself he was eating something in the yard or coming across bacteria somewhere. I refused to believe this food was an issue as I researched and my husband and I thought we were buying the best for our beloved dog. Vet visits, antibiotics, Pedialyte, Imodium, etc., nothing helped. I finally tried chicken and rice for a few days and he is loving life and 100% better with stools fit for a medical guide book on health. We will never use this food again.

My beautiful retired show Lhasa Apso died an horrific death last September 2014. Deione had been having small mucous stool for a day. He went to vomiting the next morning. He couldn't drink water without it coming up. I took him into my veterinarian on an emergency Sunday. He had abdominal pain. His white blood count was high. All other blood work was normal. He was put on IV fluids, with aggressive course of antibiotics & pain medication. I took him home over night to encourage drinking or eating anything. What he did drink came up. He loved food. I watched him all night miserable, but wagged his tail.

I'm a little worried with all of these negative comments. I know most people only get motivation to post from a negative experience and with so many negative posts I figured I'd include my positive one. I have a Bengal Toyger and he's about 3 years old. I continued the raw diet that the breeder was using along with Blue Buffalo for between meals. My cat has never gotten sick from Blue and every year he goes to the vet he is in perfect health. I haven't fed him the raw chicken in about a year because after researching it seems there isn't a huge benefit and he gets other things he needs besides protein and fat from the raw chicken. Obviously after reading all these posts I have become a little worried and will now do some more research.

We have 3 dogs and while on BB at least one of them would vomit after eating. I want to rely on a company's honesty. Also, Purina has always tested on animals and has no right pointing the finger at another pet food company... The jury is out for us.

I have a 4 year old miniature poodle. I feed him Purina Beneful with no problems since he was a puppy, last year I started to notice that he would vomit and have diarrhea often. We feed him table food so I thought that was the problem and stopped, but the symptoms continued. After doing some research I found out that we were pretty much feeding him the McDonald’s (junk food) version of dog food. I switched him to Blue Buffalo Grain Free and noticed a difference in his coat and also noticed how excited he was when it was feeding time. I was told to put him on the Grain Free brand to avoid allergies and stomach issues. The only complaint I have is the price, it was a pretty big price jump from Purina but worth it.

Blue buffalo small breed chicken recipe for dogs - I have been feeding this to my pup for three years, thinking I was giving her what she needs, according to your ads. This is not a cheap dog food by any means, but I thought it was worth it to get real chicken, no chicken by products. You owe me an apology and a LOT of money!

I purchased Blue from a local retailer and was told by the salesperson that is was a good quality food. Trusting him I purchased a small bag to try. We have a 5 month old brown lab who is a little picky with her food. Tried the Blue on Saturday night. She seemed to like it, so Sunday morning tried it again. She didn't eat it as well. By Sunday night she had diarrhea. Monday the diarrhea continued and by Monday night she was vomiting. Tuesday morning we took her to the vet and was given an x ray and blood work. All came back negative. When the doctor heard I fed her Blue, he was sure that was her problem. It cost us $400 for the tests, meds and special food. I think she is finally on the mends. Since I have heard other horror stories regarding Blue. Buyers please beware.

My cats needed some food that had less by products. I chose BB Healthy living. What a mistake. All 3 of my precious kitties are now so sick. They are all vomiting the food up, undigested and have such severe diarrhea 2 of them are bleeding from their bottoms. My vet has told me it is due to the food. They have been on this food for less than a month and this is the result. I was better off feeding them Friskies or Whiskas. I will never use any BB products again.

I have been feeding my 5-year-old mixed breed dog Blue Buffalo food for over two years. In April, 2015 I purchased a bag of BB Grain and Glucose free Chicken Flavor from Pet Smart store. Within one week my dog started vomiting and became lethargic. The most outstanding problem, however, is the extreme amount of shedding. This is not seasonal shedding. This is a mountain of fur that I have collected while brushing her. NOT NORMAL.

I purchased Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe for my male pet. I measured 1/8 cup on the first day. Shortly afterward, my pet moved his bowels approximately 5 times, all lose and yellow. I thought at first, it was removing any sludge or simply detoxing his system. Then he moved his bowels as he slowly walked up the stairs. My pet has never moved his bowels just anywhere. He is a trained pet and always goes on his pads. I thought, ok... tomorrow I'll feed him some boiled chicken with carrots and rice like I always do. He was fine.

So we've been using this produce for years and are on our second dog. The first lived a long life and our now 3 (maybe four, he's a rescue dog so can't quite pin the age within 6-9 months) and we have never had a problem. I am concerned because of all of the bad press, but I simply haven't had any problems. Our dog gets a ton of exercise and the boy loves carrots and apples for his snacks so that could have something to do with it, not sure. I'd like to continue since we haven't had any problems. But all these reports are very concerning.

My Brussels Griffon has had horrible allergies each spring for the last 6 years, every year required antibiotics, steroids and a visit to the vet! She's also had to have her anal glands expressed monthly. I started her on Blue Buffalo Grain Free one year ago (previously she was on Science Diet) and after about five months I noticed her skin looked better, and with spring, she had ZERO allergy problems! Now we are into June and still, no problems! I am a pet groomer so I am the one who expresses her anal glands and with each monthly bath, they were empty as were before they were always full! So now it has been four months of empty anal sacs, thankfully for me and her! Blue Buffalo did lie to their consumers and shame on them for lying to people who fatten their wallets! But, this food has made my dogs allergies disappear, so I will stick with what works!!

I switched from Purina Cat Chow to Blue Buffalo because I have 9 cats (recently acquired a momma and 6 kittens) in addition to my other cats. One of my cats never seemed to have energy and had some diarrhea and vomiting. I just knew the cat food was not agreeing with him. When I switched to Blue Buffalo, he had a 100% turn around. He is now one of the most spunkier cats. All of my cats love the taste of it and are doing wonderful. I'm not sure how other people say their cats got sick on it.

I have a 3 year old Miniature Schnauzer who is at the vets now with kidney stones due to this product. I recently switched him over to Blue Buffalo as one of PetSmart's employee recommended this product. Here I was thinking I was giving my dog the best food there is, seeing how expensive one bag of dog food is but come to find out I was completely wrong. This morning my dog started having blood in his urine and I rushed him to Banfield Pet Hospital where they had to do a urine sample test and two abdominal X-rays and we are currently waiting to see if surgery is necessary, so you can only imagine how much our bill will come out to.

I fed my cats Blue Buffalo last year. I had significant problems with 4 of them. The most serious was a urinary tract obstruction in one of my male cats. My vet immediately told me it was the Blue Buffalo. I stopped feeding it, but a week later, another male cat developed an inflamed bladder, and one of my females got a bladder infection. The fourth cat has more a skin allergy reaction and literally licked off all of his fur. All 4 cats got better after a lot of vet bills and new food, thank goodness. But I am still furious with Blue Buffalo and tell everyone I know not to use it. I'd like to file a class action lawsuit.

I have notified Blue via email and by phone twice concerning purchase of the same name of Blue adult chicken and rice dry dog food. The last three purchases contained no flavor bits and is food pellets are much smaller than previous bag. I have attempted to explain to the representative but get little response except that they have not changed the food and the bits should make up 5% of the contents. After reading the other negative comments regarding their products I believe there is a quality control problem they are ignoring and plan to toss out remaining food for another brand. Something different is in this last purchase than previous. I would have hope they would have been more concerned.

I have fed my 4 year old French bulldog many varieties of Blue Buffalo dog food since she was a puppy. Last year, she developed some possible food allergies in the form of paw licking, butt scooting, and ear issues. I switched to the grain-free variety and her symptoms grew much worse. She also refused to eat the food. My vet recommended a prescription diet to ease her discomfort and she is now on the road to a full recovery. I wish I had seen all of these negative reviews sooner. After discovering that Blue Buffalo wasn't managing the quality of their ingredients is troubling. I won't be buying this food again!

I cannot believe the horrible letters I'm reading concerning Blue Wilderness dog food. When I first brought my Lab puppy home I started him on the Blue Wilderness turkey and chicken puppy food. He started having diarrhea right away, a week later took him to your vet. He thought it was just the change of food. I never thought it was the food. He said wait another week. We did. Still no change. Our Vet said we needed to try another food, I did not want to because I didn't believe it was the food, But we did what he said and he put him on Royal Canin, tried for a week and a half and the diarrhea got worse.

I recently got a new puppy. I was under the impression that BB puppy food was a high quality dog food, so I decided to feed my puppy this food. Well my puppy got really sick over the weekend. He was having terrible bouts of diarrhea that contained blood and he was throwing up constantly. When I called a local specialty pet store I was advised that they no longer carry any type of BB food because many dogs had the same problem that my dog did. In addition just to make sure that my dog did have a more serious issue, like parvo, I took him to the vet who confirmed that he did not have parvo, parasites, or anything else.

This food is junk, just junk. My puppy got extremely sick off of this food. I had a huge vet bill and Blue Buffalo wouldn't even respond to me. When I first posted there were 400 complaints on here. Now there are nearly 1200. What does that tell you? Blue Buffalo claimed that their competitors were posting all of these complaints to bring them down. Then they claimed that Purina was making up that there was by product and corn in their food.

My 16 yo Persian is experiencing polydipsia and polyuria...chronic renal failure is not uncommon in the breed and/or older cats; however, last year, I switched my two litter mate Persians to Blue (dry) for mature felines due to allergies to another cat food. After reading a few reviews on this website, I now question if Blue might be a catalyst for the disease. The second cat appears to have no symptoms at this time. I am taking the Blue away, just in case, it might be a contributor of sorts.

Started feeding Blue Buffalo food to my miniature schnauzer a year ago. She's never had issues with crystals or bladder stones until now. Ended up having surgery to remove all the stones. Am seeing several posts on this site that people are experiencing similar symptoms. The only change to her routine and diet was the Blue Buffalo food. The vet has now put her on Royal Canin food prescription S/o diet for life. Am planning to take our lab off this food as well. Can't be sure that the food is what caused or contributed to the issue, but it seems that several people have experienced the same thing with breeds more susceptible to bladder stones.

Just started feeding my Yorkie BB. He was up all night throwing up and going out to eat grass. Very lethargic which is not like him at all. After reading very similar reports on this website I am now cooking him some chicken and rice. I can't believe they are still selling this product. Must be big bucks in it...

We bought the Blue Buffalo Wilderness for Puppies for our little 6 month old Cockapoo (Gus). After researching quite a few foods, we decided that this was the best option and was worth the extra money... Boy, were we wrong! Gus has been sick constantly and throws up almost every day. We thought it was anxiety at first, but then after reading other people's problems with this food, it all makes sense now. I also realized that it might be a problem with the BB food because he goes over to his friend Roger's house (a golden doodle) and eats Roger's food and doesn't throw it up.

I gave my boyfriend the job of researching a good food for our one year old staffordshire and our new 8 week old staffordshire. He claimed Blue Buffalo was the highest rated food everywhere we looked so we decided to change from Purina to Blue Buffalo. The one year old started to get explosive diarrhea a week later which is something that has never occurred. The puppy's stool started to get really soft and now they both have terrible nonstop gas.

I worked as a BB product marketer in FL pet stores in 2003-2004, when the product first came out, I switched then from Nutro (also owned by Mars at some point) to Blue. All of the positive benefits promised were true - a healthier, happier dog, shiny coat, less stool/better quality stool... the works. I've fed nothing but BB to my dogs, even when money was tight; I raved about its benefits to friends and family. I personally believe that the company started out exactly as we've all heard, but that possibly, ownership has changed hands and the quality has been compromised.

I rescued a 5 month old kitten. He was healthy but scrawny. He came to me with a bag of Purina much larger than he was. I immediately went and got him some "decent" food. Tried Wellness, but he didn't like. Found B Wilderness-the ingredient list was lovely as was the "wilderness" idea. He LOVED it. I also fed him half a can of Natural Balance a day. He THRIVED. He grew large (not fat), his coat was glossy, his eyes bright.

I have been feeding my two beagles Blue Buffalo for a couple of years with no problems. The last bag of Life Protection Senior Formula made my dogs vomit. At first we thought they were a little sick because we switched from Blue Buffalo Wilderness back to the Senior Formula, but they just got worse (from a little stomach bile vomit to vomiting the entire contents of their stomachs). Last night at midnight first one dog vomits in the bedroom and as I was rushing them out the front door the other dog vomited in the living room. We switched their food today and hopeful they do not have any lasting problems. I had to throw out a $50 bag of dog food.

I have used BB for 4 yr old rottie, she just threw up about 3 days ago, but have noticed terrible gas from day one. Decided to look online and saw all the testimonials about BB, I am shocked. Price is very high and shouldn't have to worry about this food. I have 2 rotties nod I am changing them both to a totally different company. I have spent thousands on my dogs due to leg and intentional problems. Can't afford any more problems and I love them like family. These companies should be monitored. Sorry for doggies who have passed.

I have been feeding my dog Blue Wilderness for about a year. Late April I bought a large bag of Blue Wilderness at PetSmart. I continued feeding as normal. A week or so later my dog has blood in stools, and diarrhea. After that lasted for a few days I took him to the vet. Vet gave him some medicine and said he should be fine.. Well 9 days later around 05/15 he still had diarrhea, no blood. Took him to vet again and blood and fecal tests are normal. May 17th I packed bags of peas rice chicken and Blue Wilderness for the dog sitter while I was on vacation.. I didn't hear a review from sitter about his stool but tonight I saw it was still off.. So I started researching dog food and I see all these horrible similar situations that I am going through right now. Very disappointed.

We started feeding Blue Buffalo Wilderness formula approximately 9 months ago but switched after a vet gave us a warning about urinary problems associated with it. Unfortunately it was too late. Last Thursday we brought in one cat that was losing weight and had suddenly stopped eating well and was urinating and drinking more than usual. He is in kidney failure now. I breed cats and he is very special to me at almost 14 years of age. He arrived from the UK the day before 9-11 and it was just the right timing I guess. Friday we also noticed one of our females straining in the litter pan. She is at 15, our oldest. She is now scheduled for surgery next week to remove a bladder stone. My breeding stud cat now is also urinating everywhere so he will also have to go in and I have had problems off and one with a female I got last August. She was on Science Diet Norwegian Forest Cat Diet and had to be switched as we can't get it here in the states.

As I write this I can't begin to describe how brokenhearted I am and how much I continue to hope someone will shut the Blue Buffalo company down. My dear and much loved Collie is struggling for her life at not quite 12 yrs of age and I know this food is responsible. Our story began as so many others. Someone I trusted strongly suggested I switch to this food about 2 years ago and I did. Now, looking back it was a mistake that may have cost me my sweet girl's life.

My 20 month old pup was the pickiest eater and we tried Blue Grain Free wet dog food March 2015 and he loved it! He would eat a can a day! Everything was going great until I bought a new case of the food in April 2015 and my pup woke up in the middle of the night with terrible diarrhea. He was throwing up, constant diarrhea and feeling absolutely terrible for a week straight. Brought him to the vets and they said they've had NUMEROUS complaints from pet owners about the dog food and to stop it immediately. As soon as we stopped feeding him Blue he bounced back and is now feeling 100%. I would never buy this food again!

I have a 7 month old german shepherd. His only diet he has ever been fed been by his breeder is Taste of the wild. I recently decided to incorporate something new into his diet and started with Blue Buffalo canned dog food and the dog treats as well. On day 3 I noticed my dog itching like he was infested with fleas! He HAS NO FLEAS OR TICKS OR MITES ETC... I took him to the vet on day 8 because his poor tummy, genitals and paws looked sunburned and bumpy! Poor pooch.

Now I understand why my Lola was sick about 1 1/2 years ago. Her vet couldn't find anything wrong but she was throwing up and diarrhea and wouldn't eat her Blue Buffalo food. She had to eat chicken and brown rice. After about 2 weeks, it must have gotten out of her system. I recently emailed the company and asked where their ingredients were from and never received a response which makes me think, we're not worth the trouble to email back or they don't want me to know. I am in the process of changing her to Fromm's Family dog food which I have heard great thing about. I have also started going to another place to get her food that does keep track of what is going on with foods. They do not carry Blue Buffalo.

I have a 14 week old Standard Poodle who has been eating Blue Buffalo Freedom since he came from the breeder as this was the food she recommended. Within one week, his stools were very soft and I could hear his stomach growling which caused him a lot of discomfort. I took him to the vet 2X and he was tested for everything as were the stools. Ultimately I had to rush him to an Animal Specialty Group on emergency for vomiting and diarrhea. He was tested for 3 hours and it was determined that he likely had parasites as he had large gas pockets in his intestines. We were given meds and told to put him on chicken and rice for 3 days while he took the meds, but the problems persisted.

While shopping in PetSmart several years ago and speaking with a representative from that store, we were advised if we wanted to feed our dogs the best food on the market, we needed to feed them Blue Buffalo. So we switched. Originally we started with the Wilderness Chicken. After being on that food for a while, one of our dogs developed terrible itching. Our vet had us switch the food to the salmon, hoping that would eliminate the itch. After being on that for months, the itch started to get worse so he was put on a pill to help the itch so he wouldn't bleed.

We have been using this brand for a few months. This week we opened a new bag of this product. Within 24 hours our cats began vomiting up the food and mucous. This condition has not changed for two days. Vet suggested that the food is the cause. Upon stopping feeding this product, the cats became better. We have since switched to a more reliable product as suggested by our vet and other cat owners.

Our 6yr old cat developed an urinary infection. We had her on an antibiotic for a week and a half. We thought things were clearing up. Then we noticed blood in her urine again. Our home vet suggested we take her in for xrays. The vet we saw asked if we had changed her diet at any time. We had switched to Blue Buffalo about a month before along with mixing it with Purina easy digestion. She told us that Blue Buffalo is not as healthy as they claim to be. She said it's high in one ingredient that causes crystallization in a cat's urine. So she has been switched to Science Diet for urinary health. She is still on antibiotics, taking pain meds., still has blood in her urine and has been holed up in the bathroom for the last 5 days. We take her back to the vet 1st of next month for more xrays to see if there are any more signs of crystallization.

I changed both my cat and dog to the Blue Buffalo because of its 5 star review and consumer promises. 3 months later my perfectly healthy dog developed a bad urinary tract infection, with very bad diarrhea and a nasty skin infection. Since seeing my vet, it was determined to be the food that was causing this. After only 2 days of changing the food, the urinary problem has cleared up, along with antibiotics. 3 weeks now of being off the "BLUE WILDERNESS SALMON" and she is back to her old self. I was recommended this food because it's grain-free and very expensive so I assumed it was a good choice, although

My 3 year old Jack Russell Terrier is on BLUE Life Protection Formula Adult Dog Food Fish & Sweet Potato Recipe (dry), and has been for nearly 2 years. She has never been sick from this food at all. In fact, she is very healthy and active. She was on Blue's Wilderness Duck Formula (dry), but due to her indoor/outdoor allergies, our Vet recommended she eat a Whitefish formula, and stay away from all meats. Her allergies have improved greatly, with the new food, her skin does not turn a hot pink color and her sneezing and coughing have diminished.

I've been using Blue Buffalo for a long time. My Yorkies, especially the one on Small Dog Adult,, began having bouts of diarrhea and vomiting. I finally figured out it was their food. I switched to Wellness Core and have had no problems.

We used blue buffalo with the confidence that we were feeding our Yorkie the best food. We are lied to and told there is no byproduct in it based on what is written on the bag. He started itching and scratched so much he became raw. After 3 visits to the doctor and an article about the lies that blue buffalo company has given us I am appalled and would like my money back that was invested in garbage! I have been buying it for a year now and my poor dog suffered the consequences.

After my husband and I adopted our dog in late of 2012, we introduced him to Blue Buffalo Wilderness food to which he took a liking to it. We first purchased the Salmon recipe and eventually, he grew tired of the flavor so we purchased a bag of the Rabbit recipe and he loved it! Well, that is until 2 weeks ago when we noticed that when we would feed him, he would be a bit hesitant to eat, but he would still manage to finish his food. Then as days progressed, he would leave left overs which we didn't think much about until one morning after our dog awoke, he vomited. The consistency was more white with a bit of yellow so we thought he may have had a hard time during his sleep without much food in his system to hold him over that night.

I've been reading about the lawsuit Purina filed against Blue Buffalo and all they're saying is that BB didn't disclose the presence of by-product meal in their food. I'm not thrilled about this, but my dog and 3 cats have been on BB for over 5 years and have done very well on it. I just wanted to offer this to balance some of the negative feedback, since people rarely write when things are good.

Roc was started on this food and all was going well. Last week he just became extremely weak and could not get up by himself. He refused to eat his food. We did manage to get him to eat steak, chicken, bananas and sweet potatoes a few days in and he seemed to get a bit better and started getting up by himself. We went to vet and he was diagnosed with lymphoma. Vet stated the dog food was healthier for him. So started adding his food to the stuff I was mixing up. Almost immediately he started panting and sleeping a lot. Going back to my home-made food. For all the money I spent on this I am surprised it is such garbage. I feel for everyone who has lost their loved one due to this food. :(

I have been feeding my 2 dogs and 2 cats Blue Buffalo for years. They are all strong and healthy animals. My cats used to eat fancy feast and when we changed the food I noticed a huge difference in their coats. They are so soft and healthy now. I wouldn't change their food for anything else on the market. I have heard from many of my friends that feed their dogs bad foods like Purina, Beneful, and Alpo. Their dogs have no energy and just sleep all day long. They also have horrible skin dryness issues. I told them to make the switch and they too noticed a difference. For the people that said their dogs got sick, that's bizarre. I have never heard that in my years of recommending that to my friends.

Six months ago my boyfriend and I adopted Winston, the 40lb large-and-in-charge senior french bull dog who was in excellent shape according to all the vets. I am still in the process of finding him the right food as he is a frenchie and they are typically allergic to lots of things. When adjusting to a new brand of dog food I make sure and go thru the whole process of slowly introducing the new food by mixing it at first 25% for a few days then 50% for a few more and then slowly I bring it up to 100% and fade out the old food. My vet says to definitively conclude a food allergy you need several weeks of feeding that food and only that food, so the whole process can take some time. Which is why after 6 months I am still on the hunt for the right food for Winston.

My dog is 11 years old. I started her on Blue Buffalo senior thinking it would be healthier for her instead of Purina. She was on Blue Buffalo a few months and recently got sick and would not eat it anymore but would go to our other dogs bowl of Purina and gobble it down. Since quitting Blue Buffalo senior and getting it out of her system she is back to her old self and feels great! No more Blue Buffalo for her. Obviously it's bad dog food cause my dog stopped eating it after it made her sick. Bought 3 bags in all, this last new bag I recently opened will go in trash, a waste of money!

My dog, perfectly healthy 3 year old puggle, ate this food twice in different weeks - both times she became sick with diarrhea; second time - also had blood in her stool. The whole house was a mess, the dog had to be hospitalized. It seems that this food has some serious issues. In the past, the dog has tried different types of food, and none has caused any digestion problems.

I have been feeding Blue Buffalo Wilderness for 3 or 4 years with no problems but when I got a new bag the food looked a little different. My dog started vomiting up to 5 times a day. That is about the time I read on FB that BB had started using ingredients made in China. It has been reported for a few years that ingredients from China have been killing pets or making them very sick. BB did not tell people that were selling their products that they were doing that or telling the people feeding the product that they had changed their supplier. I am very upset with them and have changed to a Canadian dog food and have told all my FB friends (mostly dog owners) what happened. I took the bag back to where I had bought it and told them and they did not know of changes made either. It is a store that only sells top brands so they were not happy either.

Blue wilderness can dog food salmon chicken grill - Upon opening the can I noticed an extreme foul odor. My dogs would not eat it thankfully... it was bad. This is the info on bottom of can 16:50 X 62wsS1. Best if used by oct 2 17. Please sent alert to remove from shelves and confirm back.

I'm so sad to hear these stories about BB. It makes so much sense though. My 3 year old yorkie has been acting strange. Sleeping more and not wanting to eat. She acts hungry but won't eat her BB. She scrounges at things on the floor and even tries to get to the cat food. We always given BB because we thought it was the best. We wanted her to be healthy. I didn't want to change food because I didn't want to mess up her little system. Recently her urine has been extremely dark and is even killing the grass where she goes. I also have started my elderly cat on BB. I'm so sad! Throwing out BB today!

Our 15 month old Maltiblue "Maltese & Blue heeler" became very sick two weeks ago. Had terrible diarrhea with blood - also started to have foamy throw up, took her to Vet, ran test but was unsure of the cause. Vet stated that she probably had eat something that caused the problem. She was given a I.V., a shot to help for her diarrhea, and a week on a antibiotic. Started research on what may have caused the problem and found other pet owners describing the exact same things happening to their pets as I saw in mine. Blue Buffalo dog food. We started using Blue Buffalo approx. three months ago. In the trash the remainder of bag will go into the trash.

I own a Great Pyrenees, tried BB Basic, it gave him loose stools. It's not a horrible food, it's just that my baby can't eat. He also cannot eat Taste of the Wild or any other high end food. They all give him loose stools. Took a long time, but I finally found a food he can eat. I use Iams large breed. No food coloring to stain his beautiful coat.

I switched completely over to their cat food products, wet food, dry food and treats. $100 worth of products cost me $800 in vet bills as my cat died of sudden onset of kidney failure. I work with someone who also had the same result!

Around the beginning of April 2015 we purchased a new bag of Blue Buffalo Wilderness dog food. Fed our Springer for approximately 5 days out of the new bag. We have fed her BB brand port approx. 10 months after our Petsmart no longer carried her prior feed Avoderm. After 5 days of feeding she became what I would call depressed. Laying around not exercising much. On approx. ghetto 6th night after feeding from new bag, she started pacing and wouldn't go outside when we tried to coax her. She stayed at or near one of our sides as if in fear for that entire day.

First, I am a disabled veteran, and swore by this company for over 5 years. Spending 3-5 times for food that was supposed to be good for your pets. Not at all, do REAL research, like all companies the pet food industry is outsourced to China, and other countries, this is not even manufactured in the US. If you are going to complain, make sure you have your facts. I found this out and was devastated. Mostly because of the money, I have a limited income and I was choosing this over food for me. I have gone to another brand, which is manufactured, processed, shipped only within the US and 1/4 the cost, plus fresh ingredients. Hopefully many more will see what this industry is doing as a whole and if you care about your animals, do the right thing. Research yourself, call yourself and don't just believe in the false advertising they all use.

I have been giving my shih tzu mix Blue Buffalo for many years. I have NEVER had any trouble with him eating this, side effects, or anything. He likes it and has no trouble tolerating it. The others we had tried before cause him to have diarrhea often...

I'd joined Costco just for their inexpensive pet foods. My cats seemed to do okay with it for awhile, but I noticed my dogs constantly scratching, so I did some research. I found out that Diamond - who manufactures many different pet foods including the Kirkland (Costco) brand had a lot of recalls of their various foods, and serious issues with cross-contamination! I then discovered that Blue Buffalo had only one recall and it was due to possible overload of Vitamin D - not salmonella like so many other foods had. It is an expensive food, but I decided to try it for all my animals. It's actually the first and only food that my dogs will eat without any additions - they love it that much! They stopped scratching within just a few days of being totally converted to BB (I did a slow conversion from the old food) and their energy level increased from lethargy on the old food to acting like happy pups on BB!

I am not happy after receiving a news alert about the animal by-products found in Blue Buffalo dog food. Please refer to the link below for the full alert. We specifically chose Blue Buffalo for our puppy many years ago for a higher level of food source, and no by-products. Well, we appeared to have been misled along with many others and have spent a significant amount of $$$$ money over the years for something that is not true to its claims. Consumers should receive some sort of reimbursement from the company. As far as my black lab mix dog. From time to time, she does get diarrhea and have thought perhaps we've been putting too much wet food mixed in with her dry food, but now I am wondering if it is caused by the by-products and whatever else is in this product. We will stop using Blue Buffalo immediately.

I am a seriously protective mom of four wonderful fur-babies. I used to just buy one kind of dog food and no, I will not bash them because I do not have all the facts on the particulars. I now only buy Blue Buffalo Basics and have for the past few years. I HAVE done my homework and they are the best dry food kibble on the market. All four of my dogs of all ages from puppy to senior are thriving - all rescues. Food plays a big part in every dogs' diet. I not only feed them Blue Basics, but I also add things that I know they will need such as special supplements for my 15 yr old for her spinal arthritis and for my 8 yr old epileptic. I trust Blue and just because of some bad publicity, I would not change my thoughts. There is always two sides to a story.

I have worked for a vet for 15 years. The one thing would see with Blue Buffalo was GI. But thought it was a good quality food otherwise. I started my Dachshund on Blue Buffalo Senior about 2 weeks ago and since she has been violently ill and in the Hosp since Sunday May 10, 2015 at 4 am. She started with the vomiting and soon started with diarrhea. She was having such horrible gas she could clear a room. She then stopped eating completely and she would just lay there and not move.(She is the type to follow me and her daddy around EVERYWHERE) and she was not moving at hall. Her belly was very swollen and trouble breathing making noise of pain and discomfort.

I was a big believer in Blue. Once their notice concerning additives they do not approve of, I began some research. First they have a non-accredited rating, they are located in the U.S. However not all products in their food are made in the U.S. Unfortunately I believe Blue Buffalo is a good example of what creative and highly visible advertising can produce a large market demand. I have switched to Canidae, not advertised, has an accredited rating, and all products are made in the U.S.

I had to euthanize my ten year old cat three weeks ago due to spontaneous, complete kidney failure in a cat who had never had kidney issues before. I was away from home for a year before that, and after some investigation found that the family member who had been caring for him had switched him to Blue Buffalo Wilderness the month prior. Especially after having heard about BB causing kidney issues in some pets, I can't help but to think this product probably contributed heavily or solely to the loss of my best friend. There needs to be a serious review of the safety of this product, and I strongly advise anyone feeding this food to switch to something else.