Canidae Pet Foods Reviews

I have a Chihuahua, two miniature Schnauzers. The oldest one is 7 years old and the others are far behind. I have been purchasing Canidae food for my pets for over ten years. I chose Canidae because the place I used to work at used it, and the one I work at uses it. It’s word of mouth. I had a Great Dane that had food allergies. It is the one product that wasn’t causing him to break out in hives and stuff. It’s what I fed the Dane, and the other dogs had it too and never had a problem with it. I would much rather give my dogs natural ingredients than feed them something that’s all fillers and a bunch of crap. So I would rather give my dogs quality products. By eating Canidae, they’re getting more nutrition out of the food than if it was nothing more than fillers and stuff like that. So, I’d recommend Canidae. Experience with them was worth it.

My experience with Canidae was fine.

I have been purchasing Canidae food for my pets for four years. My friends told me about it. I have three dachshunds that are 14, 10, and 4 years old. It’s most important to feed pets with natural ingredients. I don’t give them table food or vegetables. Eating Canidae just contributes to my pet's health and well-being. Not having any problems with my dogs tells it all. And you wouldn’t even know my oldest dog is 14. I've used other products but I go back to it. I like Canidae and recommend it to other people.

I chose Canidae because it's grain-free which we really, really like. It's a good alternative for us. I have 150-pound white German Shepherd and a 90-pound German Shepherd and they have done amazing on the food. Their coats are wonderful. We have not had any of the problems that we had when we were doing conventional pet foods. So it's just been a very good experience for us. My husband is really the one who's driven that as far as he felt like the Pure would be the best choice for the dogs. So far, he's been proven that because it has all worked out. We're not getting any kind of digestive problems. They're very alert. We were worried about the expense because we have such big dogs but they really don't eat as much as when you feed them cereal dog food. They're much more satisfied with a lesser amount and they have all the good things. We've just been very happy with Canidae. It's worth the money.

I've been selling Canidae for years and I've been purchasing it for my pets for 14 years. I have 6 and 8 years old Weimaraners and one has allergies and very sensitive stomach. Canidae has contributed to the health and well being of my dogs. They do not have as many vet bills as other people's dogs. Overall, they have good health, good coats and good skin so they do very well with it. Feeding pets with natural ingredients is valuable and since I sell this, I have to tell people how good it is. I recommend Canidae to customers.

I have been purchasing Canidae food for my pet for over a decade. I chose them over other pet food brands because of the herbal medicine blend and probiotics. I started with a pure white Shepherd Wolf on it and now I have a Lab-Mastiff blend dog. I get Canidae because there's no wheat, soy, or corn filler. I also have two cats who are on Felidae. It would hopefully keep them disease-free longer. I attribute Canidae to very healthy coats and less chance of illnesses and less time to the vet for illnesses as well. I'm very happy with them. I like the cranberry in the cat formulas. The cats tend to have urinary issues and cranberry helps with that. I’m very satisfied and I recommend Canidae to many friends.

At first, my buddy bought a couple of bags and gave me one for free. I'd been purchasing Canidae for over ten years now. I have three pitbulls. Our dogs have great coats, happy and healthy. I purchased Life Stages Pet Food because it was recommended. It's very good. The dogs love it.

I'm in the pest control business and several years ago there was a Chinese dog food maker that also made rat bait. They killed a bunch of dogs. Rat bait and dogs don't go well together. I have 3 dogs and being canines, they eat meat so I've had stuff that actually has meat in it and it's made in the USA. I bought nothing that was not made in here. This is the reason I buy Canidae for years. I chose the Pure line of food because I pick the ones that's not fishy saying fish in the oil lamb meal. I like the first meal to be pure protein.

They've done really well on it. But we had to switch our English bulldog off of that because we had her on the fish formula one first and it was too fatty and she has some liver issues and so that was causing her to gain too much weight. So we went ahead and put her on the other one. But the other one was not grain-free, and so we had to switch her recently off of the grain-free one because there's other issues with allergies and stuff. But we still have a St. Bernard and he does fine on it. We've had him on it for a couple of years now.

I have been purchasing Canidae for my pets for 2 years. I chose it over other pet food brands because it was a product made in USA and they offered a more natural food for our dogs and I find it very valuable. We particularly chose the Pure line because it is wheat-free and we were told that it's just better for a dog having some digestive problems. We were told that wheat-free was better for them. We have two dogs, one is a 45-pound adopted mix and the other is 30-pound mix. Canidae contributes a lot to our dogs' health and well being because we don't really feed them any table foods or anything. The dog food is pretty much all their diet. We just find it useful to help prevent more vet visits in the future if they get older with any digestive issues or just overall quality and fur quality. The dogs seem to like all flavors so we rotate through just to give them variety. Canidae is a good quality food and it's a local brand so we appreciate that.

My overall experience with Canidae has been very good. They're good food for my dogs. I'd recommend it.

I have been purchasing Canidae for about 2 years. I chose it because of the quality. I have a 5 year old German Shepherd. I purchased the Canidae Pure Line for him because he had IBS. I found that it's more beneficial feeding my dog natural ingredients than regular dog food. Compared to some of the other brands, that was just one of the other ones I looked at in the Dog Food Advisor. It was every dog food out there and it will basically tell what's in everything. If you know what you're looking at, it will help you make a choice. Overall, it's a good dog food and I'd recommend it to anybody.

Currently using the Life Stages dry dog food for my 4 year old large breed dog. I appreciate the high quality ingredients and containing no wheat, corn, soy, fillers, antibiotics, hormones, artificial flavors, colors or preservatives, which is great and can reduce potential risk/problems related to health or simply, sensitivities. My dog tolerates this food well; has no signs of GI discomfort or distress and stools are normal. He seems to really like it a lot. He eats this much more readily than he ate Iams dry dog food he previously was fed. It is nutrient dense and not as much is needed for feeding due to the nutrient and caloric values, so the extra cost (compared to some) is worth it for me.

Never make the mistake of buying Canidae! I purchased Canidae Platinum Dry Dog Food online. I switched from Nature's Balance Senior formula just because there was a sale on Canidae at Petfooddiriect.com. A deal that was a grave mistake. As soon as I received the food I started feeding half and half with my remaining food to slowly adjust him to the new food. After 2 weeks he was on Canidae full throttle. He never like the food but would nibble on it to prevent starvation. The second day of full Canidae he had diarrhea. The next with blood. Then began the constant itching. All the while constantly straining his rear with little result to suddenly the awakening of the volcano. He has lost 15 lbs in 1 month. My vet cleared him and it is most certainly the food after the process of elimination. I am going back to Nature's Recipe. I will never buy Canidae again. The government needs to shut Canidae down. Fred could still die; hopefully, we can get his health back. Learn from my mistake. Never ever buy Canidae!

We've been feeding our dogs Canidae for the last couple of years. Both of my dogs have always been extremely healthy, never had bouts with diarrhea or vomiting. Now, my dog has the biggest appetite of any dog I've ever known, she'll pretty much eat anything. But she wouldn't even touch the most recent bag we opened, she sniffed at it and then went to lay down. My other dog picked at it, gave in and ate some, and then later that night had explosive diarrhea and vomiting that went on for several days. Whatever they did to this food has made my dog violently ill, and I'm appalled. I will NEVER buy from this company again and I recommend that if you guys care about your animals, you won't touch this food with a 20 foot pole..

Purchased large expensive bag Canidae Pure/Bison. My beautiful 8 yr old Shiloh Shep immediately began itching and scratching with huge hot spots. Has bad constipation. Added lots of water to moisten food but did not help. NO MORE CANIDAE.

I have had my 3 dogs on Canidae dog food for 8 years now and I could not be happier with the food. I use to feed a food that I was told was very good and all my dogs were at the vet every couple months with scratching and sometimes hot spots. When I went to a dog event, I was talking with a retail store that had a booth and they mentioned some ingredient issues that may be causing the issues I was see with my dogs. They gave me samples and I didn't think much about it until my next costly vet visit. I switched foods and 2 dogs did get very loose stools but the store recommended to try some pumpkin. It worked great and they got over the loose stools in a couple of weeks. Now I do a vet visit every couple of years and everything is going great. I am sure my vet misses the visits but I do not. I recommend this food all the time and I have not had anyone complain after they switch. If they notice a loose stool I tell them to try pumpkin and it seems to work well.

After phasing in the food all last month mixed with their old food, the first week they were totally on Canidae, both of them are itching like crazy! Stools are loose, and no signs of fleas or other parasites, as they've been on Comfortis this entire time.

We switched our dog to Canidae dry grain free at the beginning of the summer but in the past 6 weeks bowels are runny, he has turned his nose to it. Now he has been throwing it up when we can get him to eat any. SHAME ON YOU, Canidae!!!

We've been feeding our Golden the Canidae Grain Free Pure Elements wet dog food for two years. The consistency used to be oily, color brown with whole peas visible. Lately, the oil is gone, it's much drier in the can, no peas and red splotches throughout the can. Lot # P3CTON215A Dog has been getting sick. Withdraw this food, dog gets better. Reintroduce this food, dog gets sick, vomiting. Called company, had to leave message, no human there. Heard they've been bought by P & G. Looking for another dog food.

My dog was healthy and eating organic food, but while out of town we had to get him something different. We got him Canidae and about 2 hours later, he threw up. We thought it was due to a small piece of fully cooked burger meat I gave him. The next day he had a huge meal of Canidae again. This time he went only 30 minutes and threw it all up again and was quite sick for the rest of the night. I had never seen him throw up after several months of having him. My dog will never eat Canidae again and since then he has been once again healthy and happy. You suck, Canidae. DO NOT PURCHASE.

Have been feeding our dog wet and dry since birth. We would vary between flavors. In July we bought Life Stages Chicken, Lamb and Fish cans. Immediately she had bad diarrhea, strained to pass feces, and also had blood in the feces. Went back to chicken only and she recovered in 3-4 days. We eliminated all treats and bones to isolate what caused the problem. When we reintroduced the Canidae canned food of Chicken, Lamb and Fish, it returned. We will be looking for another line of food, as I am assuming they will eventually change the Chicken formula too.

I recently purchased Canidae dog food from an online pet supply site. I purchased 2 bags (costly) but the product sounded like a dream come true for my dogs. I own 2 male German Shepherd puppies. After just 2 feedings I noticed both dogs scratching terribly. Then a stroll through my backyard showed puddles of diarrhea! I went online to look up the company and read some reviews. WOW!!!!!!

My dog was fine before giving him the Canidae dog food. Then after eating it he was having very loose stools coming out like water, straining until it was blood. He was acting strange today like he was trying to strain, he was in my truck with my husband. Need to keep an eye on him, am real concerned. I will not use any more of the Canidae dog products. His coat seemed to feel better but was also doing a lot of itching.

Our border collie Australian shepherd mix is 9 months old and has been eating all life stages formula. 4 animal protein sources, chicken, turkey, lamb, fish and the canned as well. It is a 44lbs tan bag. We haven't had any problems at this time. Is this the same food that people are talking about?

We purchased a large bag of Canidae Life Stages on 7/20/2014 to start weaning our new puppy off of the bad food she had been on. The more Canidae we added to the mix the less formed her stools became. By the week of 8/4 we were basically just sprinkling the "bad" food on top and most of her feeding was Canidae. By 8/6 she had uncontrolled diarrhea all day. We held food for 12 hours and she did fine, we started with one cup of Canidae and seemed to be fine. 3 hours later we gave her another cup since she was so hungry. In the am, we woke up to a horrible mess in her kennel and more mucus like liquid stool outside. Her vet check was 7/23 and she was just fine. I am awaiting a call from the vet. She seems fine otherwise, no lethargy, she plays and drinks fresh water. We take her out on a leash and she only has run of tiled/wood floors in our home that are not cleaned with any chemicals. I thought she had a virus until I read all of these, now I am almost certain it is the food. I will add to this when I speak to the vet today.

We have fed 5 dogs Canidae exclusively for 14 tears - it was recommended by our breeder, very cautious and responsible breeder of therapy dogs - and have healthy dogs, including a 13 year old Golden who can still beat any other canine to a thrown ball! We also have seen an older dog, a lab, who was switched from another "premium" dog food to Canidae have renewed energy and health after the switch. As for the "Procter and Gamble ownership and China source of meat", it is untrue, distressing that a reviewer would write that about a family owned company causes one to wonder if the negative reviews were fabricated by employees of a competitor who play dirty...

I've been feeding my dog Canidae for about a year now. I just opened a new bag (August 1) and my dog started having diarrhea and vomiting everywhere. I figured she got into something because she got better after a few days of not eating. Then she ate Canidae food after a few days and the entire cycle started over. I'm not sure why Canidae is rated so high when so many customers have had the same problem with the dog food.

Our dog has only been fed all stages Canidae (green bag) since we got him 4 years ago. It was more expensive but it came highly recommended by a dog store in North Hollywood. Recently our dog became super itchy and I asked my husband what he had eaten. My husband then said the bag looked different but it was the right one, he confirmed it with the owner of the feed store and the bag said the same thing as the other, just a different color. We stopped the Canidae - went to solely lamb and brown rice and the itch went away. We took the bag back. It seems now like the brown rice and lamb with veggies and greens doesn't seem to keep him satisfied as the original Canidae combo so he's eating things he shouldn't. We are on the market for a new dry dog food to supplement but it won't be Canidae.

We have been feeding our golden retriever puppy Canidae All Life Stages since February when we switched him from what the original owner was feeding him when he was born. He has not had any problems until now. The latest 44# bag was purchased at Farm and Fleet on July 18th. We opened the bag two days after we bought it. So he started eating from this bag around July 20th. On Sunday evening (July 27th) he started having really bad diarrhea all night. No vomiting but he was acting like he didn't feel well. By Monday morning he seemed fine. Then Monday night same thing again. We wanted to see if he had eaten something weird or if he was really sick.

I've been buying Canidae grain free dog food for the last month and notice the salmon food smells really bad; the duck brand also began to smell and now my dog won't eat it. I was feeding my Golden Retriever her Natural Balance before (Potato & Duck) and someone told me the quality had gone down. Never had dry dog food smell so badly after just purchasing.

Our dogs have been eating Canidae for almost 6 years now and loved it. It was high quality. After opening a new bag bought June 2014, my two labs started having horrible diarrhea and been throwing up all over. After reading the reviews here, I will take it back to the store.

Well nothing yet. What good reason do most animals refuse to eat something? I know of a prize bull who dropped weight cause he refused to drink the water at the city fair grounds... I was given a free bag of CANIDAE LIFE STAGES. It's June 27th and the bag they gave me has a coupon that expired March 31 of 2014??? So are they giving away stale old food? I am gonna throw it all out today. Trust my cats to know what is ok to eat and what is not. My cats say Canidae is not a food they want to eat.

This is a dangerous product. I believe the company is now owned by Proctor and Gamble. Print these reviews and put them with Canidae Dog Food so the public can see. I have been posting against this product since my three (3) dogs got sick at the same time. I was assured it was not the dog food so I gave them a rest on rice and chicken and then put them back on Canidae. All three dogs became ill again and my beautiful male german shepherd bloated and died a horrible death. Upon removing this product from my dogs' diets, I have never had another issue. Spread the word and save other consumers the heartbreak from a heartless company that promotes a rotten product for profit.

I've been feeding Canidae chicken and rice for almost a year with no issues until now. The most recent bag was ordered through Amazon (which is how we normally purchase the food) and started feeding on May 31st. We have two rescue dogs (3 year old collie mix and 1 year old pit mix) who started having diarrhea after beginning the new bag. At first we thought it was the treats, so we stopped everything but some trusted homemade biscuits. When that didn't work, I contacted Canidae directly via email to ask if they had been having any complaints. Their kind response was no, but to send them the manufacture date and UPC so they could record the incident and to mail the UPC in so they could send me a voucher for a free bag. I responded with the best by date they wanted and told them I'd put the UPC in the mail.

I bought Canidae Life Stages for my dogs about 7 days ago. I bought it because I had researched it in the past and it was one of the top rated dry grain-free dog foods. I have 2 pitbull terriers, male and female, ages 6 and 7. The male seems to be ok, but the female has been having very bad diarrhea after each time I feed her. No vomiting, just mushy stool in large amounts.

We've been feeding our dog Canidae dog food for several months. I went and purchased a new bag last Wednesday. Gave my dog his food Wednesday evening as always. The next morning my boyfriend alerted me that he noticed that our puppy had a runny bowel movement. We both thought it was due to the fact that he attended daycare the previous day and he may have eaten something that didn't agree with his stomach. We agreed to see if he would improve after a day. Friday there were no improvements so I decided to give his stomach a break as recommended. The next day he was sluggish so we took him in to be checked by the vet. They recommended a bland diet.

We've been feeding our cute little whippet mix Canidae all stages dry food for a while with no consequence, but the most recent bag totally poisoned her! As soon as she started that bag, she became violently ill with uncontrollable diarrhea! We didn't realize it was the food for a couple days, and her condition escalated. We weren't able to sleep for days because of her sickness and caring for her, and worrying. As soon as we realized it was the food and switched to Core Wellness, she improved rapidly. Now we have a huge bag of Canidae food that we wasted $$$ on, and stains all over the house, not to mention the loss of productivity at work, and most of all the pain our poor dog went through. I expect there will be a recall. Our bag was bought directly from Canidae.

I got 2 bags of the Adult Large Breed food with Duck and brown rice. The first bag went good with my dogs, but since they started on the second pack they've recently both developed stomach problems. The one dog has uncontrollable diarrhea, and the other's stools start loose then turn into diarrhea. I have switched them both off the food and onto their old food, and they are slowly starting to get back to normal. So I know that it was something about this second bag. Unfortunately I threw the bag away so I don't have any numbers on it or anymore information other than it was purchased at Petco in Dubois, PA.

I have 3 dogs, 1 12 week old Bouvier puppy, 2 year old Siberian Husky, 4 year old Bouvier. I was told the Canidae was a great dog food. I also looked up reviews. My puppy and my Husky has had diarrhea. I'm not feeding this food any longer. I don't think it is as good for them as their previous food.

Both of my chihuahua mix dogs have been eating canidae food for over 3 years (since I have owned them). The most recent bag we bought has caused serious problems. My female dog has always had a sensitive stomach, so the vomiting wasn't extremely shocking to is. My male dog however has had serious issues this last week. Neither dog will sleep and he has woken up whimpering and crying in the morning, twice. He has vomited bile every day for the last 3, had diarrhea and loose stools and last night and this morning, he had bloody diarrhea. He is shaky and lethargic. Both dogs are itchy even though they are up to date on flea meds. My dogs eat nothing but canidae all life stages kibble so when I looked up canidae in consumer affairs, I wasn't that surprised. I am making them chicken and rice and considering a trip to the vet for the male if he isn't improved by tomorrow. We are extremely disappointed in this brand and I am thankful I pay such close attention to my dogs' behavior or this could be much worse.

We have 2 dogs (a 6-yr-old Pom and a 2-yr-old Lab mix). They have both eaten Canidae chicken and rice their whole lives. Recently we bought a large bag and noticed the food was much smaller. Our 2-yr-old started rubbing his face in the food and growling at it but still ate (he is a bit strange so we never thought about his reaction). Neither dog has ever been sick other than from getting into table food once in a great while. Last week, both dogs simultaneously developed explosive diarrhea and vomiting. We withheld food for 24 hours and resumed with boiled hamburger and rice.

Nothing happened yet but while reading reviews prior to purchasing, I contact the Canidae in regards to the recall of 2012. I was assured that their food was perfectly fine. So I bought a large bag of True sky duck flavour wanted no corn or additives. After I bought it I had an uneasy feeling about buying it and had not opened the bag up yet. For some reason today, I was looking up Canidae and started to read the reviews about dogs getting sick and now owned by Procter and gamble (I think) who are now making the pet food. So for the hell of it, I opened the new bag sure enough smaller kibble in comparison to the smaller bag I was currently using.

I have been feeding my dogs Canidae for years. I always thought of it as a premium food and when other companies were recalling food I was confident that Canidae was safe. About a month ago I bought a new bag of Canidae. It was the grain free salmon formula. Neither of my dogs would eat it. I went back and bought the usual all stages food instead. They started to behave strangely around the food. The younger seemed anxious around meals. She would no longer eat in the same room as the other dog and ate very slowly. Around the same time they both started having diarrhea.

I switched my cats over to Canidae Life Stages Duck about 3 months ago. I purchased 1 bag on 3/19/2014 and another on 4/23/2014. The first bag was mixed with their regular food for a slow transition which took a month. The second bag I was feeding straight no mixing. I started noticing my cats were STARVING all the time and drinking water like crazy. Its been a warm spring so I thought it was weather related. But then I woke up one morning and one of my 3yr old semi-feral cats was meowing like he was in pain and actually let me approach him and pick him up. I took him to the emergency vet and he had a urinary blockage caused by Struvite crystals.

We have two Newfies, both ~126 lbs. We've been feeding our dogs Canidae Life Stages since we got the breed 8 yrs ago; the only pause in using Canidae was when they had their last recall in 2012, at which time we'd had no problems ourselves despite the recall. In January '14, I noticed the dogs having loose stools, and assumed it was something else they'd gotten into. We went through all the standard protocols of removing EVERYthing else from their diet: treats, supplements, you name it. The diarrhea persisted. Often the stool is just that jelly consistency; even things that normally would cause constipation, i.e., cheese, wouldn't help.

OMG I can't believe what I'm reading. Canidae has been our dog food for the past five years, we raised our first Rottweiler (Cait) her whole life, however she did get bone cancer at an early age 4 and we had her put down after going through amputation and the 3 months of hell that followed the surgery.

I have a St. Bernard. The vet recommended Canidae. I only fed my dog Canidae for 7 years. He thrived on it and it was the only food he liked. I recently purchased in April 2014 a 44 lb bag of Canidae All Stages dog food. He developed severe explosive diarrhea. I discontinued the bag and purchased Canidae Lamb formula from another store. The diarrhea disappeared after a few days. My dog finished the Lamb formula and the diarrhea was resolved. I then fed him from the 44 lb bag again. My dog immediately developed explosive diarrhea again. I am quite certain that he is getting diarrhea from the 44 lb. bag contents. He is feeling very poorly now. I will not feed him food from the 44 lb. bag again. I will contact Canidae soon. I am very disappointed that I have had this experience with a dog food I really trusted.

My dog is a 3-year-old Boxer. It took us a long time to find a quality dog food that did not cause him issues of diarrhea, etc. as a pup. Canidae All Stages was great for him for the last few years until this recent bag. I noticed the kibbles are much smaller than previously. My dog has been throwing up the food or lots of liquid soon after eating it. This has occurred a majority of his last several meals. I thought maybe I had one bad bag although after reading the reviews below I realize it isn't just the one bag. I also just discovered that Canidae was recently purchased by Procter and Gamble (Same company that owns Iams). Perhaps they changed the formula. Lastly, I read a review below that mentioned their dog having dry patches of skin since the change in food and I realize that has also occurred with my dog. I thought it was possibly due to the change in weather. Needless to say, I will be switching brands.

I have used CANIDAE ALS dog food dry for years. My Toby, the lab is 10, and Whiskers my small munsterlander is 2. I opened a 44 lb bag code CCA0204MA1114 16B, dated exp 4/11/15. BOTH DOGS GOT EXPLOSIVE DIARRHEA. Also severe itching. Contacted CANIDAE and they were very nice and took the code no. and felt it was not their food. They are sending me a coupon for another bag. I really don't think I will feed it anymore. Not sure YET. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ME LIKE 1,000 DOLLAR BILL AT VETS FOR TESTS ETC. Vet feels it's dog food. The feed stores feel it's dog food.

Canidae All Life Stages and Platinum - My dog became ill this past February. She had joint problems, vomiting, coughing and a urinary tract infection. After hundreds of dollars in vet bills and prescriptions, my vet determined that it was the Canidae food. Since we changed her food, she is almost back to normal.

I am sorry your pets were so sick. We adopted our dog a year and a half ago. He was to be another family member, not a pet or just a dog. He is so loving and affectionate. He refused to eat. After trying several kinds of food, he loved Natural or Nutro. I guess they changed the recipe and he was ill about 4 months. Pet Supplies Plus refunded our money for all foods our dog wouldn't eat. He has been eating Canidae Life Stages for about eight months. He doesn't seem to like Canidae much but he does eat it. Thanks for the warnings. We will watch our dog carefully. We will watch for changes and bugs with Canidae.

I purchased a 4 mo. old Newfoundland April 1st, 2014. Was given a list of low protein low fat dog foods that I should choose from to feed her. I chose Canidae Lamb Meal and Rice Formula. Over 5 days of changing to her new food, she began to have loose stools the more I fed her Canidae. Took her to the vet. They ran tests for Parvo, worms, coccidia, and levels of good and bad bacteria. Her bacteria was off so she got antibiotics for that. The vet found nothing else that could cause this. I had to start her on Rice and boiled chicken... and still fed her the Canidae... 6 days later she still has loose stools. Today I switched her dog food to Wellness. From reading reviews, others have had similar experiences with this brand... We will see if her stools firm up from eliminating Canidae!

I feed my dog Canidae Lamb and Rice formula and I went and bought a bag and the kibble size was very small than normal. I called by pet store and looked on your site to see if something changed or there was a new formula. See nothing on your website and by dog food store heard nothing. So I feed it just twice to my dog and she got very sick so I stopped feeding it to him. I am very concerned because I hope there are not other dogs getting sick. I feed it to him again thinking maybe he got into something and again he is sick. I stopped feeding it to him and have him on rice and chicken I have been making for him. I will tell you, trying to talk to customer service reps is not easy. It's been seven days and I finally received email today. If my dog's health was important to you I would have received a call. I called 3 times and still no call but I did get an email after seven days.

My dog is a 4 year old labrador and has been eating dry Canidae for 3+years. We had a bad bag of Canidae a couple of years ago with maggots that we returned. Now, she is refusing to eat and I am wondering if she is detecting salmonella? She has developed an urinary tract infection and a low grade fever.

I have a 6 years old Puggle. I started feeding him Canidae Grain Free Pure Sea for about three weeks. I have noticed that he drink a lot more water than normal, and for the past few days he seems very tired and have difficulty walking (joint pain?). I came across this website and saw that other dogs are having similar symptoms after consuming Canidae dog food; some are even worst. I didn't think it was because of the food at first cause it seems to have good ingredients... I return the rest of the bag, and switch to Evo. Hope that would help.

We have two small dogs (one Coton and one Havenese). They have been on Canidae Lamb and rice for over a year with no problems. In December 2013, we changed to Canidae All Life Stages. Within two weeks both dogs were suffering from severe diarrhea and they were vomiting and lethargic. The Coton experienced three seizures in a 15 hour period. The only change in the dogs' normal routine was the change in food. We rushed her to the Vet after the first seizure where she was examined but no conclusive cause was diagnosed. That night she experienced two more seizures; we took her back to the vet where blood work was run, with negative results. The vet changed her food and put her on antibiotics and Hill Science Diet prescription food, as well as Phenobarbital to stop the seizures.

We have been having all 4 of our dogs eating Canidae for several months. Up until months ago, we started noticing ALL four dogs vomiting up the food after congestive coughing. It has to be directly related to the food as it is the common variable with all 4 dogs. We are very upset and hope to have further investigation completed to the food sample we have if costs are manageable. This company should be investigated based on all the 2014 reviews with similar symptoms on here alone!

We purchased Canidae Dry Chicken and Rice 15 lb bag on March 22nd from a major chain local pet store. Our Lab is 6.5 yrs old and has never had issues with her food. She has thrown up both days after eating Canidae.

I switched to Canidae/Felidae when EVO was pulled from the shelves last year. My 5 cats all have diarrhea, lethargy, some are vomiting. They have stopped eating. I have over $500 in vet bills from visits & lab tests and medicines. I changed the kibble and now they are happy, hungry, more responsive but we have a ways to go with the treatments to get them well and hope that no permanent damage has been done especially to the oldest one. How irresponsible and uncaring these big companies are. They should be punished. They should pay my vet bills and clean up after my sick cats. I will spread the word about this big pet food conglomerate.

I have a 7 year old Pomeranian that seemed to have food allergies... I looked around my local Petco and found the dog food I mentioned above... He seemed ok with it at first and was excited about his new food... A few days into switching him over,... he had EXPLOSIVE diarrhea all over my house while I was at work.. That night, he woke me up numerous times to go outside...And was outside for long periods of time... So I knew the diarrhea was continuing.....

Our 7 year old Chesapeake Bay Retriever has been eating Canidae All Life stages since he was 8 weeks old. The last bag we bought in February 2014 has new packaging and a new size. Our dog has been vomiting bile in the mornings, and now the bile has blood in it, he is also experiencing diarrhea, and is very lethargic and seems to be suffering from joint pain. He is refusing to eat his food. I have had great experience with this food so I was slow to make the connection until he refused to eat it. Yesterday, I mentioned this to our son, who has the same dog breed and also uses this same food. He told me his dog is experiencing some of the same symptoms since purchasing his latest bag of Canidae All Life stages.

Canidae Life Stages All Life Stages Formula has awesome ingredients and that is the only thing good about their dry cat food. Taste of the Wild, Nutro Grain Free and Life's Abundance dry cat food have awesome ingredients and all of my cats love eating all three brands. I can't even get the feral cats to eat the Canidae Life Stages All Life Stage Formula, so that tells me there is something drastically wrong with the food. After reading all of the negative reviews for Canidae cat & dog food, I don't want to take any chances with feeding what is left of the 15 lb. bag of their food to the birds since I don't want to make them sick. I am going to call Canidae's customer service to see if they will give me a refund for the 15 lb. bag of cat food since $31.00 is a lot of money! I will post a follow up on whether I received a refund from Canidae or not!

I have two English Springer Spaniels that I have fed Canidae to for years without complaint. I mix the platinum with the grain free along with a bit of the regular ALS. My younger girl gets the ALS mixed with the grain free. After opening the new bags last week she started to refuse her food, she had a few nibbles of the older girl's food & began to vomit later in the day. My older seemed fine until she ate the younger's food and has had diarrhea & vomiting for two days. I will be taking all of the food back as I have no idea which one is the culprit with the exception that I fed the platinum unmixed from the bag to the older girl & she ate it without additional issue while the younger continues to refuse any of the Canidae foods. Time for a little phone call to the company, I guess.

I have had my Pit on Canidae ALS for her whole life. My parents have had their ankle biters on it longer than that. Within the last month, my Pit started vomiting daily, sometimes more than once. She had normal stool, but she wasn't heaving or anything. She was just walking around all jolly and then *bleck* out of nowhere!! We took her into the vet and her empty stomach was swollen and her intestines were full and weren't moving. They ended up having to open her up and take biopsies of her swollen lymph nodes and discolored intestines. They tested for cancer and it was negative. They are currently testing for parasites but it doesn't look likely. My vet believes it is because of the food. She is going to have to go on a prescription diet for 8 weeks at $100 a bag. My parents' male Chihuahua has been refusing his food and they are taking their new bag of Canidae back as I type. The woman at the pet supply store said it was a food intolerance and that the food was such a high grain food that it caused such a problem. But there are people who have been feeding their dogs this food for 10+ years and it is just now affecting them. Seems unlikely. What happened to Canidae?!?!?

We have been feeding our 3-yr-old Shi Tzu Canidae for two years. Just yesterday she became very sick. Vomiting, dehydrated, bloody stool and lethargic. She is now in the doggie hospital at a cost of over $560. From the research and from what the vet said we have done we believe it's from the food. We took what we had left back to the store.

The last two times that we purchased the 30 lb bags, they contained a black insect that quickly crawls away from the light back into the dog food. We happened to see these bugs when pouring out the bag into the 5 gal. Buckets that we store the food in. There were so many of these bugs that they were easy to see. When we returned the bag to the retailer with about a dozen live bugs as proof the clerk casually said "Oh yeah, we seen these. Well just put the entire shipment that came with this bag back on a pallet and the truck will pick it up." He assured us that another bag that came in on a different load would be bug free. We carefully poured this bag into the 5 gal bucket and looked as best we could for the black bugs. None were seen.

My 9 yr old Golden had eaten All Life Stages Canidae her whole life. She has always had a very healthy appetite but had some vomiting of yellow bile a few days ago and won't eat now. Vet said she has campylo bacteria. She is now on canned GI food and 7 days of antibiotics. He does not think her food caused this but agreed it is not a bad idea to throw the remaining of the bag out. He felt that I would be ok buying more as long as it isn't the same lot. I am very nervous about going back to the Canidae and not sure what to do.

Canidae Lamb - I have been feeding Canidae for about 8 years now and have been very happy. Good coats, healthy dogs. Recently my dogs are vomiting yellow bile, seem starving and eating dirt, grass and now wood. I may not finish my stock. I have 15 dogs and trashing 5 bags hurts but I am afraid something is wrong. I am switching slowly to New Balance and Kirkland. I also feed human grade in there. They have stopped the vomiting and are not so panicky about eating.

My dog has been eating the Canidae Life Stages dog food for years. I had purchased a new 40-pound bag in December. She had awful gas and diarrhea and vomiting for a week. She became very still and lethargic. The poor dog was in terrible pain! She was diagnosed with pancreatitis and placed on a prescription dog food ( talk about expensive)! She is 2 years old. I have put 2 and 2 together after the doggie club where I buy the food/groom/board quit carrying the brand. I am shocked after reading about all the dogs have become ill after eating the food. The lot # I have is CCA070 3MA11 14:18B. I am curious to know if anyone else has the same lot of food with the same type of illness.

We switched our ranch dogs (Catahola, Blue Lacey) and our Cavashone (sp) to the All Stages Life 3 months ago. Our last 50lb bag seemed to have a different mix of kibbles... all are small in size; missing the "dime sized" ones. Our dogs used to run for their meals... no more. One has explosive diarrhea and the other 2 will hardly eat. I was going to contact the company until I read some of the reviews. Our dogs are going off this food today. TOO BAD. You would think that a premium priced dog food manufactured in the US would have better quality control!!

Life Stages Dog Food for all breeds, ages, and sizes. I owned two English Bulldogs until about ten days ago. My male died. He began vomiting. He was extremely lethargic and his head was bobbing. He laid down and died in the kitchen. The female began violently vomiting shortly after and she stopped eating. I changed her food and she has slowly come back to health. There is something wrong with this dog food.

I have been buying Canidae dog food now for over 8 years for my Springer Spaniel. I had another Springer for 6 yrs (brother to the one I still have) that suffered from seizures and Canidae was the ONLY food that seemed to curve the episodes. The one I have now had only had one seizure that I'm aware of and it was when I changed his food trying to find one that was in stores to purchase. I just purchased All Life Stages in the past few weeks because I have a 1-yr-old Mini Schnauzer and my 8-yrold Springer so I wanted a food for my Sr and the youngster.

I just recently switched my dogs over to Canidae and they are starving within hours. All 3 chihuahuas are throwing up yellow bile in the middle of the night. I have actually been feeding them a little more thinking that this food wasn't sustaining them like their previous food, but I think there is something wrong with this food. They would throw up every now and then, but this is now on a regular basis. I will stop feeding them this food and switching to another brand.

Canidae Dry Dog Food for Senior and Overweight, Platinum Formula - I have been using Canidae products for years and had no problems until this batch of Canidae that I bought thru Amazon. My dog started having profuse diarrhea and vomiting the moment I started this bag. Her symptoms stopped after I stopped giving her the dog food but it immediately recurred once I started her back on it. I'm afraid to put her back on any Canidae products. It's not easy to clean up the mess. It soiled my floor and my silk area rug. I had to take her to the vet, did X-rays and started her on Flagyl. It's such a hassle.

We have fed our German Shepherd Canidae chicken and rice both dry and canned food off and on over the past six months with no problem UNTIL this month. With the last batch I fed her, she became rather ill with runny and bloody stool, her joints seemed stiff and painful, and she seemed to be low energy. We took her to the vet who prescribed an anti-inflammatory for her joints, but she still had the digestive issues. We switched back to another brand of food that she has had before, and her health greatly improved. She was back to solid stool, walking much better, and had more energy. I was slow to realize it was the food and yesterday gave her some of the Canidae again, and last night she was up all night with diarrhea again. The Canidae that we have left will be going back to the store and I will not buy that brand again. It is disappointing to think that we were giving our dog a better-than-average food just to find out that it was making her sick.

Canidae states you get a free bag for every 12 UPCs you send in, so I did that recently and I have done that in the past successfully. This time, they sent them all back and said I also have to send in the receipt, as if I've illegally acquired them? Nice customer service. I WAS spending over $1000 a year on their food for 3 dogs... Now I'm spending nothing.

Our Yellow Lab had some vomiting and diarrhea. Took her to the vet who ran tests ($500) and found nothing. Stopped food consumption for 24 hours and sent her home with canned Canidae. She recovered nicely. Then when I went to purchase her normal food (Natural Balance), the pet store had a pallet of dry Canidae so I thought - Yeah, a dog food with probiotics! Purchased a large bag of the Chicken and Rice formula. Instantly, our 18-month-old Siberian Husky developed diarrhea and has been miserable for the last few days. Searching for answers, I found this recent set of reviews - many in my home state of Colorado. Now I am wondering if there is a bad batch out there that the manufacturer should be aware of? Now, following the vet's instructions for the Yellow Lab, I will restrict food intake for my precious puppy then return them back to their normal food. Better to be out of $45 than another $500 in vet bills.

I just adopted a 6-month-old kitten 3 weeks ago, and while in Petco, I came across Canidae Life Stages for Cats. I remember Canidae being a great brand for dogs around 10 years ago, so I was really happy to see they now made it for cats as well. Well... for the past 3 weeks, my cat has not only been passing noxious gas constantly, he has been using the litter box excessively with runny stool and potent smelling urine. This food has made him very dehydrated, drinking close to a whole bowl of water daily. I didn't put 2 and 2 together until my husband read the package and noticed that there are probiotics added to this food, to "help support healthy digestion". I'm not sure if it's the probiotics or the food itself, but this food is getting tossed ASAP, and I really would not recommend it to anyone. I hope this issue with him clears up quickly when I start him on his new food.

We have been feeding our two dogs Canidae Rice and Chicken formula All Life Stages pet food for about 2 years. Within the last month or two, both dogs started to react very violently to this food. One of our dogs developed explosive diarrhea, which persisted for more than a week. While our other dog didn't react as violently, she nevertheless also exhibited symptoms, with runny stools and listless behavior. Both dogs lost energy and weight and had trouble walking. One of our dogs was smart enough to refuse eating this food altogether.

I am disappointed with after using their product for years. My dog became ill and it seems a lot of other dogs had became ill with the exact same thing. I don't think that it is a coincidence. I think there is a serious issue here and it needs to be addressed. Some dogs were not too fortunate and some were to survive this very horrible dog food recall. Our dogs are a part of our family and it really hurts to know this company let down a lot dogs and their owners. I hope this is all over and this should never happen again.

The company changed the bag and said they didn't change the formula but our dog (who has eaten that dog food for 10 years) became very allergic, very itchy, threw up and had diarrhea. Have been emailing but we have stopped feeding the new dog food. Unbelievable that a company that prides itself on quality dog food (which I am willing to pay for) does not warn loyal customers that the formula is changing and does not answer emails or phone calls. VERY DISAPPOINTING... Will be looking for a new quality dog food.

Wow! I am so happy to be able to find this information on this. I have a 9-year-old American Pit Bull. He is my everything. My best friend no doubt. When I brought him home nine years ago, the breeder sent him home with Canidae Dry All Stages food. Recently my dog just wasn't the same. He would just walk by his dish and put his head down. Well, I assumed he was getting older and just was bored of the same ol' food every day for 9 years. Well that was not the case. After just buying "The Big Bag", my friend, my protector, just wasn't the same ol' guy. As his head lay low with sadness, his loss of weight, diarrhea, and vomiting, I just knew something was not right!

I adopted a 7-9 year old (His age was approximated by the animal shelter) dog after seeing a picture of him on a message board while walking out of a local, high end, "Cooperative" style grocery store in my city called the Boise Co-Op. The flyer showed several pets in need of immediate adoption and I went directly to the shelter where I adopted "Beedoo" within 20 minutes. We had an instant connection.

I've had Golden Retrievers for almost 30 years and have always used Pedigree or Purina. In August 2013, I decided to change to Canidae Life Stages Chicken and Rice. I switched from one food to the other over a 2-week period. I thought this would be a good change as it is for all "Life Stages" and one of my Goldens is an 11-month-old. Once my dogs were all switched over, life became hell! Only one of my dogs is doing well on this food. The pup and 12-year-old both have watery diarrhea daily. They have been to the vet, where they could not find anything wrong with the dogs, told to use yogurt, anti-diarrhea medicine, and FortiFlora for upset stomachs. My 11-month-old has lost weight and and looks horrible. I used their "Lamb and Rice" with no problems, but the sales person was good and told me of a wonderful sale they were having. Now here I sit with 6 30-lb. bags of this crappy food. And, there really was no savings as I had vet bills that ate up more than what I saved. Canidae... not being used anymore at my house!!!!

I have 2 dogs that have been on Canidae for the past 7+ years. The lab is doing fine. The lab/mastiff mix has been sick for the last 6 months. Almost $1000 later in vet bills, lost nights of sleep thinking my dog has stomach cancer as I have watched him battle a sick stomach - I have finally had him off Canidae for 3 weeks and he is finally recovering. My dad has a boxer - same thing happened to his dog. I thought it was a coincidence until now. If a class action lawsuit is started, sign me up!

My boyfriend and I bought a Great Dane Puppy about a month ago now and have tried to figure out the best food for him ever since. We had him on another food to begin with and thought it was too rich for a growing Dane so we switched him to Canidae Large Breed Puppy food. Before we even switched him to Canidae, we were concerned about his stools because they were loose. We figured having him on a "high quality" diet would be better for him and firm up his stool. It didn't. A short time after starting him on the Canidae, he started to have explosive, watery diarrhea. In addition to this, he was throwing up the food along with some froth.

I switched my dog to Canidae chicken/rice one week ago (July 27. '13); immediately he got loose stools. I tried to explain it away by something else he'd eaten (several slices of whole wheat bread) or that he needed a period of adjustment, but over the course of a week it has not resolved. Smelly gas, loose stools that are too sloppy to pick up, and then this morning he developed bloody diarrhea. I'm taking the bag back to the store today and switching away from Canidae entirely.

In response to the retailer. I was feeding my Giant Schnauzer Evo red meat thinking I was feeding him the best. for over three years; before that Canidae. Canidae was bought by P&G. They changed the ingredients and he got sick. They told no one. When I found out I switched to EVO. He was better but still had a touchy stomach. So I thought. The last big recall that I found out about because they had no more on the shelf, I switched him to Fromm's. Within 24 hours he was a different dog. He loves to eat and he does not have a touchy stomach. These companies know that they have trace amounts of salmonella and god knows what else in them. P&G and General Foods are not interested in my dog's health. They want the big profit that pet Lovers bring to the market place. It's not because the dogs are allergic to the ingredients; it's because there is crap in the food. I have been in all kinds of dog food plants and they are some of the smelliest, and nasty places I've ever been.

My phone is submitted in Nokia care center Panipat since 20 days but no response. I'm getting every time just parts not available take your device as such and just come again and again since 1.5 years... Even Nokia careline also emailing answer of every mails that our representative will contact you soon but when that soon will happen nobody knows.

We were trying to find different food for our 2-y/o Black Lab and a friend recommended this food. My friend's Lab had been on it for 7 years with great results; however, she told us that in the past 6 months, her Lab had been having severe intestinal issues and bloating on the food so they took her off. Well, we tried slowly incorporating this food in for 1 week. I noticed a change in our dog's behavior immediately and after a cup of the dog food, he had extreme bloating of his stomach and peanut butter diarrhea. I took him off and am going back to the store where my BF got this food to return it or let them know it's not good. ALSO, I just looked up Canidae and found out last year they recalled the dry food in all flavors in addition to the fact that in the past year or 2, there has been new ownership of the company by a larger one. We will not be giving any of this company's dog food to our dog ever or any future dog. If I were you, I would steer clear of this company's products for the safety of your dog's life and longevity.

My Scotty has been on Canidae dog food for just 4 days. I am sure this is what is causing her to have the runs. She is 8 years old and has never had this before. The dog food smells just fine. I have thrown the food away and glad of it. I spoke with a friend this morning and her dog spit it out when they recently hand fed it to their dog! This was a smart animal, mine will eat anything. And now I wish she hadn't eaten it also. I have to get her well. Now the battle begins. Not a good dog food, something is very wrong with it!

Back in December of 2011, I thought it would be a good idea to change the food of both my English bulldogs. They were eating Blue Buffalo Lamb and they loved it. My husband and I wanted something comparable in quality but lower in price, and that's when we stumbled upon Canidae dog food. Six weeks in, I came home from work one afternoon and found that my youngest bully had yellow substance in her cage. I didn't think much about it. That was on a Tues. Friday afternoon, my husband saw our oldest bully go into a seizure and throw up the same yellow substance. We called our vet and of course they said, “Just watch him. If it happens again, bring him in.”

I had been feeding homemade dog food with Canidae on the side for 2 years. The time of the recall, I could not get the food but waited 2 weeks and both my dogs were back on it. Both dogs developed horrible gas and diarrhea. My Golden Retriever especially had horrible yellow mucus and diarrhea stools. I did not even think that it was the Canidae. I had her to 2 different vets, who treated her for worms (even though they said they were not present). One vet recommended Metrodronizole, which I did not do. Test after test and nothing would show up, but my dog was continuing diarrhea month after month. I changed the homemade food over and over, but never changed the Canidae, and never suspected it. I kept changing the homemade to lamb/rice, chicken/rice etc., cut out all treats. Tests and more tests and now answers 5 months later.

My husky is 4 years old and I have gone through numerous dog foods because he has a sensitive stomach and can't handle most dog foods (his gas will clear a stadium, I've almost thrown up a few times!). This food he has no problems with and his stool is solid. I came upon a website, www.dogfoodanalysis.com, and it shows the ingredients and compares virtually every dog food. I stumbled across Canidae, which is rated about the same as Blue Buffalo (the salmon wildlife blue is six stars). I was pleasantly surprised to see that the first three ingredients were meat and that I understood what the ingredients were. I also like the fact that they do not sell to large chain suppliers and are supporting local mom and pop stores. Not saying I may not upgrade to something better, but for now, something that is highly rated, though a little pricier, it is still cheaper than Blue Buffalo so my son and I are satisfied.

My 11-month-old began eating dry Canidae chicken meal and rice formula several months ago. She was having projectile diarrhea for months. Vet visits showed nothing. She went off Canidae during the recall, since it was not available. Magically, her stool became solid, and there were no accidents at all. Sadly for her, we bought Canidae after the other food was gone. She has been back on it for two days, and the projectile diarrhea has started again. Coincidence? I think not. Needless to say, she will no longer be eating Canidae. So much for "new and improved."

I have been trying to get dog food (large bag of Canidae All Life Stage formula) for my dog for over a couple of weeks. No one else handles it in my area. I guess I'll just have to get it at another brand and store in the area. I have been using it for at least four-plus years.

I emailed Canidae's customer service expressing concern and asking questions about the recall of Diamond Food when it first started a few weeks ago. (I had been told previously that Diamond makes Canidae.) I heard nothing from them so after a few days, I decided to call. What I was told shocked me. I asked about the food being recalled and I was told that it hadn't been (that was before the recall was expanded). The rude woman in customer service went on to tell me that salmonella is not a problem in dogs, more so in humans who touch the food. I asked her to repeat it and she did, at which time I told her that I had never heard of such a thing.

Regarding my post of 2/13/08....My beautiful German Shepherd died after a horrific and excrutiating week recouping from his surgery. I have read many posts from consumers whose dogs have become ill after ingesting Canidae. I did contact Canidae and they were 1. Defensive, 2. Rude 3. Denied that their food could have caused this. They also point blank told me that there were a lot of individuals that like to post on the internet and none of it was true. I find it hard to believe that so many people would go out of their way to post these stories if it was not true.

My 17-year old retired K9, a Belgian Malinois has been on Canidae almost his entire life. This week, I took Jake to his vet for his bi-annual check up and blood test. The doctor cannot believe how healthy Jake is, especially for a 95-year old! I attribute exercise, good food, regular check-ups and a lot of love to his long and healthy life. I am currently working with a 5-year old K9, also a Belgian Malinois and he is also on Canidae. Although I've read the complaints, I will continue to feed both my dogs Canidae. I feel it is a good product and Jake's health is a testament to that. I think consumers need to remember that cancer is the number one killer in dogs and that the food cannot always be to blame.

I have been feeding my two dogs Canidae canned grain free salmon for a long time. I recently got a new case of food. The first night I fed to our dogs, one dog had severe diarrhea that night and vomited the next day. We withheld food from her for a day and started her back on dry food. Three days later, I fed her canned Canidae food from the new case. She again had diarrhea that night and vomited the next day. Just returned from the vet today, who said she has a GI bacterial infection and she is on antibiotics. I will not feed my dogs Canidae again and am returning the remaining cans I have.

I have just spent $1,000.00 on my dog who is currently at death's door due to a GI track infection/disease that Canidae's "New and improved" All life cycles "Chicken Lamb and Rice" formula dog food has created in him. He's had problems from day one of the switch but now his problems, which thank God I finally traced back to their REALLY bad food, is so bad that he's lost about 20 lbs and is close to death's door with a damn GI track infection/disease that he didn't have prior to the switch. And now my little Lhasa Apso, who is only two and has been the picture of heath, has a Hot Spot!

We bought our new puppy from a breeder who had started the litter on the Canidae food a few days before they went to new homes. She was mixing the new Canidae food, Beef and Ocean Fish, with the old food. By the time we got him home, we were able to go to straight Canidae food. I started giving my 8 week old English Mastiff puppy the Canidae Beef and Ocean Fish All Life Stages food. Within 2 days, Milo was vomiting and had diarrhea. He vomited every time he ate. Within 2 hours, he became lethargic and sleepy. I stopped the food and started giving him chicken and rice to settle his tummy. On the 4th day, he was not getting any better. We took him to the vet.

I started feeding my mastiff puppies Canidae Lamb & Rice formula at 6.5 weeks of age. Within 2 days, all dogs developed watery projectile stools and 3 were throwing up as well. I have since taken them off the food and most have returned to normal after a couple of days. Two are still throwing up and having problems. I brought one in the vet today for a hydration pack. The vet did blood panel, stool testing and confirmed that it probably was the food. This was really scary in the fact we could have lost these pups on this food.

I purchased and fed Canidae All Life Stage Formula to my 8 year old Basset Hound for approximately 3 weeks. He has been healthy all his life with no major issues. After feeding this food for the 3 weeks, he vomited yellowish bilr and one night just flopped over on his back and had a major seizure. I took him to the vet and it was suggested that I put him back on Innova which he had always eaten. I switched him immediately and he has not had a seizure again and his stools are fine.

I found an 8d nail, rusty and bent in 35lbs bag of Canidae All Life Stage Formula. The bag was repackaged into ziplock for convenience, therefore, no barcode or package identifiers. As Sherman is fed twice daily, rather than automatic feeder, I was able to see and believe something that would not happen. I suspected no malice and projected it as simple accident of a pallet building too close to the batch and packing plant. Sherman needs iron, but please, let's meter his dosage in a responsible manner. I am proud to say he is very happy and healthy with Canidae products, and maintaining the vet's recommended weight of 21lbs (Dachshund Standard, long hair red/black as near perfect as possible). There was no damage to the dog or my commitment to your offerings. This is for your information. I could not find a place on your website to facilitate this information to you. Thank you.

My 10 year-old Lab Collie mix has had several bacterial infections and horrible skin allergies since we switched to Canidae Platinum Senior dry and canned dog food. We have spent hundreds of dollars and countless hours at the vet over the past few months, without really being able to determine what was going on!

We have three dogs (two 7-year old boxers and a 13-year old McNab mix). All have been on a raw diet until just 2 years ago. We began feeding Canadae to all of them one meal (breakfast) daily. The past two years, the boxers have gone bald in the saddle back areas above their behinds. We moved to just a few meals of raw meat (chicken) during the week and now the 13-year old McNab has bloody loose stools and blood clots in her urine. Took her and the boxers to the vet to be given no clue or explanation to their condition. Blood tests and physical examination show no apparent disease, bladder or urinary infection to explain the illness. She has been put on antibiotics.

After noticing for months that my 6 dogs had very loose stools, and after there having physicals (all clean bills of health) and worm checks (all negative), I decided today to check and see if there was any mention of Canidae online. After reading the complaints, I realize that Canidae Platinum Canned and Dry for my 4 older dogs and Chicken and Rice Formula, canned and dry, for my 2 younger dogs, must be the cause. I am with my dogs 24 hours a day and they never eat anything without me knowing it. They have a fenced in yard and I am always out there when they are.

I had put my 199 lb Mastiff/Dane on this product. After three years of dealing with horrendous skin issues, he cleared up, for three years anyway. Then, last year, he started breaking out again. We, along with our vet, could not figure it out. I was finally told by our local pet supply store, that Canidae changed their formula. I emailed the company and in return received a very snide email. I was shocked. We have started him on other food. He has cleared up completely. I rescue dogs, foster dogs and attend a lot of adoption events. I used to be told I should be a spokesman for the company. That is how much I sang their praises! Now, it is the opposite! I let them know what happened to Bobo and I let them know how I was treated! Customer service doesn't exist any more!

I am so glad I found this site. I recently changed my dry catfood to Felidae and recently my 4-year-old cat is demonstrating behavioral issues. He's been agitated with his tail, biting and chasing it, looks like he's watching ghosts, and just not his normal self. I removed his Felidae this morning and hopefully I will get my happy cat back again!

We had our Bulldog on grain free Canidae food because it had been highly recommended. I noticed that our dog's stool was often quite runny but because of the reportedly high quality of the food I did not think that it could be the culprit. After reading some of the complaints on this site about Canidae, I decided to try something else. Research indicated that Taste of the Wild was good and it was locally available. After 2 days of weaning him off Canidae with a half and half mixture, the change in his stool is remarkable and I am about to eliminate the Canidae completely. I am amazed!

We recently switched to Felidae dry cat food. We have 3 cats, 2 of them had problems including yellow bile vomit and diarrhea/lethargy. I could not find contact info on the Canidae site. When I did finally contact them, they stated the only problems were those in mid-2008. Customers who used the old formula and then used the new formula. She also stated that the information you read on the internet is not all true. They claim that Canidae directly contacted many people and they retracted their stories. Also, that many people posted lies about this food. This CS rep did not ease my worries about this food. If anything, they made me feel worse about it.

Merlin (3) looked real ill on Thursday, 12/4, did not eat, drink or move so off to the vet we went on Friday. The vet found that he had a slight fever but really there was nothing wrong with him. She gave him antibiotics for a possible infection and 900 cc Lactated Ringer's subcutaneously to avoid dehydration and recommended chicken and rice. He had lost 4 pounds since his last check-up in July. On Saturday, Merlin was fine, but did not want to eat his food.

We have been feeding our English Bulldogs Canidae Senior for years. Right after Thanksgiving, Mollie, our white Bullie, began vomiting clear gooey fluid. We thought she just had an upset tummy. We gave her a little Pepto Bismol that seemed to help her through the night. The next day the vomiting had worsened! Now, it was a yellow bile color but still just little puddles about two inches in diameter. I was recently laid off from my job, so there was not much money in my household right now. So we were really hoping that it would pass. We still felt and hoped that she just had an upset stomach.

Sasha is a 13-year-old golden retriever who had been in good health with a strong GI system - until the summer of 2008, around the same time Canidae changed its All Life Stages formula. She started having lots of gas and losing weight at that time, along with recurrent bouts of yellow diarrhea. She also significantly increased her water consumption and became a heavy panter. The panting even happened when she was lying around, not having gone for a walk. This was probably due to pain and discomfort. The introduction of the new Canidae unfortunately coincided with the closing of our small neighborhood pet supply shop. Had the shop remained open, we probably would have heard from the proprietress that others were having problems with the dog food. We definitely would have been given a heads-up about the formula change as she was diligent about keeping her customers informed. With the closing of the shop, we found other suppliers - none of whom offered this degree of concern and service for their customers.

Omg! I had no idea whatsoever that Canidae changed their formula way back when and it all makes sense now. I fed Canidae pretty much for the last 3 years of my 3 dogs', yellow Lab (10.5), Golden Retriever (14.5) and Rottweiler (11.5) lives. All three experienced diarrhea and became very lethargic. Like most, I chalked it off as being the heat. Unfortunately, they have all since passed. But it all makes sense now why my Golden and Rotty passed away unexpectedly. I have since gotten a new pup a Lhasapoo and I am really glad I have been hesitant to putting her on Canidae, something must have been speaking to me from within for it has been one year since my Rotty who I miss ever so much passed away.

I put my dog on Canidae Chicken and Rice in early 2007 and he did great until the formula change happened. I didn't put two and two together until I did some research on their product and found that other people were experiencing the same issues as I was. About the time the formula change happened, every 4 or 5 months, I would come home to a huge pile of yellowish mucousy diarrhea...it smelled horrible. There was one instance where there was blood in his stool and he was violently ill for about a week with a raging temperature - no explanation could be given by the vet.

We fed our two dogs, a Rottweiler and a Chocolate Lab, Canidae All Life Stages for over 3 years. In the beginning they did great. My Lab’s ears cleared up; they had great coats and were healthy. Then in 2008, I poured a new bag of Canidae dog food into the food bin and noticed that it looked and smelled different, and not in a good way. I began to feed them the food, but slowly things started to change. Their bowels got loose; their hair turned dull and frizzy. My Lab's ears got yucky, and she was biting her nails. So I called the company and asked if they had changed formulas, and that's when I found out they did. I was upset that they hadn't made it a point to inform me better, and then denied that the negative changes I was seeing in my dogs could be from the dog food.

We have a 9-month old German Shepherd who used to eat Castor & Pollux Brown Rice Formula, along with some home-cooked food too. We switched him to Canidae recently, and he's been having runny, yellow, mucus laden stools off and on for the last month. At first I thought it was my cooking, but then I saw all the complaints here with the exact same symptoms on other dogs! I can't believe it. Canidae used to be a trustworthy company. What happened? I think the only thing that's kept him from becoming more seriously ill is that he's only been eating Canidae in the morning. I have a brand new 40-pound bag that I'm dumping, now! Thank you everyone for sharing your stories here. You may have saved my dog's life.

I have been feeding my two Dobermans Canidae dog food for over a year. This past summer, my dogs became very ill, vomiting and had diarrhea. They both lost weight. The puppy starting losing her hair and had hives on and off, while the older dog (10) seemed to adjust better. Both dogs went through a series of tests just to find out that it was the food they were eating. My vet told me that Canidae may have changed the formula. I confirmed what my vet told me. I wish I would have known about this sooner. I would have taken them off the dog food months ago. It is not appropriate for a company to change the formula of a food product and not notify the consumer. I am grateful that all I have is a hefty vet bill and not two dead dogs.

My husband wanted to change our dog's food to something that is healthier. He did his research and found that Canidae was a good option. After three feedings, our Golden, Rocky, threw up (7 times) and then refused to eat (a huge red flag for him). I took him to the vet (at 3pm) who pumped him with fluids because he was dehydrated and gave him antibiotics and some anti-vomiting meds. He continued to go downhill throughout the day. At 10pm my husband took him to the ER. He was lethargic, drooling uncontrollably and seemed to have difficulty walking. We didn't expect him to make it through the night.

We have had our dog on Canidae All Life Stages since she was a puppy. She has always had problems with frequent ear infections, and she has never been able to express her anal glands herself, both were problems that our vet said would eventually cease. She is now 2 1/2 and has a perpetual ear infection and her anal gland problem is bringing us to the vet's office usually every 3 weeks instead of every two months like before. In July of 2009, she suddenly started having seizures. Our vet told us that dogs may develop epilepsy at her age and that it's perfectly normal. I accepted this answer, until yesterday.

I have always loved feeding my dogs Canidae All Stages Food, until about two weeks ago when I purchased something new. Beef and Fish! I have never seen such a sick dog. I came home to a runny mess, and a disgustingly stinky dog. For 5 1/2 days she was ill. I had no idea it was the food. I took her stool in checking for parasites only to find out she was normal. I tried everything to make her feel better; it took days to get her system back to normal.

People put too much stock in commercial dog food. What does everyone think people did before there was commercial dog food? Dogs were healthier and lived longer eating meat and vegetables. Even the cheapest cuts of human grade meat are better than Canidae and all other commercial processed dog foods. It is not difficult to feed your dog a raw meat diet. It is healthy. I have done it for over 15 years, easy as pie. Feeding a beloved pet commercial dog food and thinking that this is a balanced diet is tantamount with feeding a baby canned baby food and formula instead of breast milk and fresh food. Let's help put these horrible dog food companies out of business as the power is in the hands of the pet owner.

I was shocked to read that my dog's digestive problems could be caused by his dog food. He has had mucous in the stool for the past two weeks. We switched foods back and forth then back to Canidae. We thought it was because we had transitioned to a new food, Origins. It was so expensive. We went back to the Canidae dry food. We put him on a boiled chicken and rice diet to rest his digestive system and slowly reintroduced the Canidae dry food. The mucous began again. Now we have switched to the same Canidae food in the moist form. He seems better, but I am really afraid to keep using this product. The company should be upfront about the problems this food is causing!

While looking for a more economical way to purchase Canidae All Life Stage dog food, I came across this website. Once I began reading the stories from other people, I began thinking about the one and only "accident" my 1 1/2 year old German Shepherd had in the house. A few weeks ago, I came home to a huge, runny mess on my living room carpet. When I looked at my food receipts, I found that it was right after I bought a new 44lbs bag of Canidae! I switched from Wellness for financial reasons, but I guess I'll be switching back!

My dog, too, got sick right after we bought the big 40-pound bag of the chicken formula! He had diarrhea all over a brand new rug. He has never gone to the bathroom in the house before or since! Unfortunately, we were on vacation and he stayed on the food for 2 more days! We had to take him to the vet and pay over $400 for tests, meds and a "special diet food" that he wouldn't touch! We didn't think it would ever be Canidae as that is what he had eaten at the pound where we rescued him from and had done fine with it for the first 6 months with us. We have tried the lamb and rice and he seems to be doing better. We thought perhaps it was a bad batch of food, but it looks like everyone is having the same problems! I don't know that I will continue feeding him this if they (Canidae) can't inform users of the issues.

My dog began having severe digestive troubles following the formula change during the summer of 2008. It was a nightmare and the meds her vet prescribed were of little to no help. Her digestive system seemed to have been compromised permanently. I found a mild, easily digested food with very limited ingredients which worked for her, but I have had to supplement with digestive enzymes just to get things back to "normal".

I have been feeding Canidae food for several years and loved it. But in May, my dog started having mucoid and bloody diarrhea then just blood. The vet treated him for pancreatitis and ran a blood panel, which was not normal. (I don't remember the details.) My dog went on special diet and meds for 2 weeks. Then, he was started on food again. Stools were better but not as should be. He has been having all of the same symptoms and concerns as I have been reading about. Thinking back, I believe my dog's issues started when I used the new 40-lb. bag. I am stopping his food today!

Unbeknownst to its loyal customers, Canidae, once an honest company that provided a safe product, changed ownership and/or management within the last few years. One of those changes was to use a supplier by the name of Diamond which has possible ties to China. I suspect it is this supplier that has slowly poisoned your pets.

I contacted Agway who sold us this dog food to let them know what is happening. They never contacted me back - all they did was report my claim to Canidae. My dog had to be rushed to the vets yesterday because he had blood dripping out from his butt. He is now being treated for irritable bowel syndrome and is on prescription dog food and medication that he will have to take for the rest of his life - he is just four months old.

Since July 2009, my 2 dogs (1 German Shepherd & 1 Chow Mix) have been experiencing diarrhea off & on for the the last 2 months. At 1st, I thought it was the heat, but they are indoor dogs. The only food that they eat is Canidae Dry Chicken for all stages & Canidae canned Lamb & Rice mixed in. The problem began after we switched to the canned Lamb & Rice. We usually gave them canned Chicken & Rice, but our supplier ran out of it. Our Shepherd seems to be affected by the food the most, vomiting & diarrhea. I gave our dogs Colby and/or cheddar cheese to help the situation, but it doesn't solve it. We are going to switch to a different dog food!

I started giving my French Mastiff Canidae snap biscuits. A few days later, he started urinating blood. I took a sample to the vet, as requested by him, along with the dog. He said that he had never seen a urine sample with that much blood. In fact, it had blood clots in it. The vet had blood work and urinalysis done, which had to be taken via a needle to the bladder. The vet told me that by the lab analysis, it looks like he must have consumed something toxic that had created an acute attack on his kidneys. Luckily, the vet said that it looks like the kidneys are recovering and he should be fine. I started to look on the internet to try and find out what my dog could have consumed and I found this website. I got so upset that I threw the biscuit away immediately.

I had been feeding my 75lb German Shepherd Canidae All Life Stages Chicken, Turkey, Lamb, and Fish Meal (44lb) food for about a year with no issues. This past July 2009, I picked up the most recent bag from my usual pet store and about half way through the bag in early August 2009, I came home to a complete mess of liquid diarrhea all over his crate. I put him on the usual rice and plain chicken diet to help him recover. And when he seemed better, I slowly started mixing in Canidae again, and a few hours later, same reaction, liquid, uncontrollable diarrhea in the house!

I have been feeding Canidae Chicken and Rice Kibble (yellow bag) along with their treats for approximately 4-6 months. After purchasing the last bag (Mid-late July 2009), my dogs have become gravely ill. My 12-year-old lab mix had frequent urination, fatigue, and diarrhea. This became urgent two days ago when she had severe rectal bleeding (puddles and puddles of blood). I rushed her to the ER vet where she stayed overnight hooked up to IVs and antibiotics.

I have fed my dog Canidae for 5 years with no problems. Then, we bought a new bag of Canidae Lamb and Brown Rice Formula dry dog food on August 2, and he began feeding from it approximately 1 week later. About a week later, I began to notice an increase in water intake and frequency in urination. I kept an eye on him, but he displayed no further symptoms, so I attributed it to the warm temperatures. On August 19, I had planned to make a vet appointment due to his continuing frequent urination. That evening, he yelped in pain, lost feeling in his back legs, and lost bladder control. We rushed him to the vet that night.

Warning, do not buy this dog food especially for your puppy. We have gotten a purebred German shepherd who has been sick with blood in the stool and the yellow diarrhea with blood mucus. Twice he has been to the vets and has been treated with different medication only to not have it resolved. Today, I went to this website and could not believe what I read. Exactly the same thing that has been happening to my puppy has been happening to other dogs and they have died! How can a company give us food to give to our dogs who trust us and rely on us to take care of them and we are actually killing them! Consequences: Loss of weight, lethargic and constant blood in the stools and yellow diarrhea.

My dog is 3 years old, 96lbs and was being fed Canidae All Life Stages since he was a puppy. I noticed that he was scratching himself all the time. He didn't want to eat his food. When his hunger gets to him, he would eat it. I decided to watch him when I let him out in the yard on 7/31 and noticed he was throwing up yellow, frothy slime. His stool was yellow, but semi-formed. After going online to google his problems, I found out what was going on with Canidae and I'm shocked to see his food is the cause. As I was reading, I stopped, got up and dumped his full bowl of food in the garbage. I went and bought him Wellness Dog Food.

I was feeding my three cats Felidae cat food by Canidae and I bought the 8 pound bag. Usually, I buy a smaller bag, but the pet store was out of the smaller bag. Two of the cats refused to eat it to the point of starving themselves for three days, although when they were offered other people foods, they normally won't eat, they ate that no problem which told me they were starving. One of my cats ate the Felidae cat food sparingly and he started vomiting. After three days, I realized it probably was the food as it was a much darker color than it should have been. I had thrown the bag out and when I called the company, I got the old, "Well, not all batches are made exactly the same and maybe this is what the cats turned their nose up at." I said, "That doesn't make sense that two cats would starve themselves and then why is the other one vomiting?" I bought a small bag of it and it was the right color and the cats ate it and the other one stopped vomiting. I had to get more food and all the store had was the large bags again, so I purchased it. Same thing happened the first day although the color of the food was fine.

I switched my two dogs' dry food to Canidae lamb/brown rice all life stages (gradually in three weeks) and both of them suffered from yellow, smelly, runny pudding poohs. Once the large bag was done, they had started to settle a little, so I bought a second bag and now both of them are back to square 1. No vomiting or lethargy though. After all the complaints I have now read, I will promptly discontinue use!

I bought my dogs some cans of Canidae dog food for all stages of life. I have a 12-year old border collie and a 7-year old pit bull. The pit started vomiting and didn't do well. The border vomited a little, but much of the food passed through her. The border collie died less than 12 hours after eating the food. The pit is ailing and I hope she will make it. The vet thought they were poisoned. I went to my vet and had to go to ER and the border didn't make it. I am keeping vigil over my pit and hope it will go well. The vet said he didn't know what to do. I am so mad. The border was fine right before I fed her (9 pm) and dead by 4 pm next day. Do not trust this company! I called them and was told there had been no complaints. They did say they would send me four free cans. Okay, how much were the cans? $1.89 each. How much was ER vet bills for two dogs?

I purchased a 44# bag of Canidae All Stages Dog Food just last week, for a new puppy that I picked up on Monday, 7/6/09. The puppy breeder used Canidae, so being the responsible dog owner that I felt that I was, I got him some Canidae. I have other dogs and one "was" a show Yorkie named Taz - only 4 lbs. and only 2 years old on 7/7/09. It's hard to keep the new food away from the other dogs and, of course, they had to try it.

My dog was puking after I gave him Canidae from a new bag of food. I asked the PetPal's employee if they had any known problems with the food and was told no. I then found the Consumer Affairs website that has all sorts of information about this food making dogs sick and a statement from the Canidae company stating that they had put all sorts of information out to the retailers.

I fed my dog from a new bag of Canidae dog food on Wednesday and he puked a total of 6 times between Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon. I took the Canidae away and fed homemade rice with chicken and he has been puke free for 30 hours.

The dry dog food is making our dogs sick. After a year of feeding it with no problems, our dogs have begun vomiting and having diarrhea. My parents' two dogs became ill from it, and one of them has permanent kidney damage. Our feed store owner called the company because she said she'd had other complaints, and all the company would do is "confirm they'd changed the formula." They refused to tell her in what way, or anything else. What's going on? My folks have hundreds of dollars in vet hospital bills from June. We weren't having problems with it and just bought a new bag, and now our dogs are getting sick. We're throwing it out and switching brands. We're worried this food is harmful, and think other consumers need to be warned.

I bought a "Whippet" dog for my husband for father's day in June of 2007. He was a wonderful pet, playful and most loved by my two kids. As the breeder suggested some quality dog foods to feed him, we settled on Canidae. He seemed to like it and be healthy. In June of 2008, we went back and my husband bought a sister, female Whippet for me. Now, we were very happy with our two dogs and they were brother and sister.

We have been feeding Canidae dry and wet food to our six miniature Dachshunds for several years without any trouble until about six months ago. Then each of the dogs often had runny stools and was lethargic for several days at a time. Two of the dogs were affected more than the others and one of them had recurring bouts of the problems. Our vet tested feces and questioned us about feeding habits, etc., but could not point to anything definitively. We spent hundreds of dollars on vet bills and had standing orders for refills of antibiotics and anti-diarrhea pills, but nothing solved the problem.

My golden retriever "Buddy," which was 5 years at the time, was on Canidae for many years. Then after the formula changed, he started vomiting, passed out bloody stools, and became lethargic. He went from 102 lb down to 88 lb in a few months. Now, he is in kidney failure. In addition to damaged kidneys, we now have large vet bills.

I did want to say, however, that the rescue organization that I work with has fed all of our program dogs (approximately 100) for almost a year now with good success. A couple of the dogs did develop some gas, but once we decreased the food amount (we were overfeeding according to the feed guidelines on the bag), the problem stopped.

I began to feed the Canidae Snap Biscuits as a treat for my Lab/Mastiff mix puppy, 9 months old. I have been giving these treats for about a month. I had to take my puppy the vet this morning for vomiting and diarrhea. He displayed symptoms earlier of scratching and occasional loose stools. I was doing research on this product and was shocked to learn others had similar issues. I am hoping my pup will make a full recovery. I am having these biscuits tested to see what is actually in them.

I have been feeding our 2 dogs Canidae for years, like 6 or 7 maybe more. They did great on it until this year. We usually buy 4-5 bags at a time as we live way out in the mountains of Colorado. So I did not find out about the change of formula until Mar ‘09 when we bought 4 more bags. Here is how I found out: my younger dog hesitated when I fed her, which never happens! I looked at the food that my husband had poured and knew immediately that something was different. I asked him if he got the right formula, he did. I had about 12 cups of the old formula and we could see the difference, so I knew we had do the transitioning (which all of us dogs owners know to do when feeding new/different food), which we did over a 2 week time period.

Our dog experienced an unexplained reaction. He eats Canidea Dry Food last 2 bags. Our German Shepherd has experienced a black tone on tongue (May 19th). He appeared healthy. We took him for his heartworm test, not for symptoms, now! The vet did blood and urine and diagnosed him with kidney disease, elevated BUN and creatinine, phosphorous and amalyse (off the map) in blood. His protein level is normal in urine. I need help now! I have spent $1000 on vet bills so far. My dog’s red blood count is half critically low, he lacks energy, no diarrhea, he does not urinate and drink too much or is dehydrated yet. I just picked up his food today. I filled his bowl this morning. We need a cure, now. The vet gave us 9 months at best. He is 16 months old. Please help our baby!

My 2 yr. old Bichon had IBS really bad on other foods until I put him on Canidae dry (75%) and canned food (25%) in January ‘09. 5 months later, he is doing really well with no problems at all. The vet bills prior to this change ran up to several hundred dollars and the vet never told me that his IBS could be food related. My other 1.5 year old Bichon is thriving on the Canidae food. I'm not sure why this site has so many complaints but I do know that Canidae does not respond to consumers when there are questions and if you email them, there is no response. I'd say that poor customer service is about all there is to complain about.

I have always fed my beagle, Ben, homemade food; a recipe given to me by a dog obedience school. It's a mixture of brown rice, ground beef, ground chicken or turkey, pinto beans, green beans and peas. I've supplemented this with fish oil, fruit (bananas, apples, tomatoes), and beef marrow bones. Ben has always been extremely healthy. He's almost 10 years old and has never had any illness or gastric problems. However, he did wear his teeth down chewing on the marrow bones so I decided to switch him to a mixture of home-cooked food plus high-quality dry food and stop feeding him the bones. I wanted something hard and crunchy to help keep clean his teeth.

We began feeding our dog Canidae dog food last year and she began to show signs of deterioration. Culminating is what the vet has described as kidney failure as well as liver problems. We then read about all the kidney and liver problems dogs have had on the new Canidae formula. Our vet has recommended we put our pet down. We are undecided, though she is in a very bad condition.

At the end of December (2008), after several days of internet research, reading dog food labels, asking questions, etc, I decided to try Canidae dog food. I hugely regret this decision. I put two of my Bouviers, Crystal and Keeli, on the Canidae Original. I began gradually changing them over to it but when the mixture increased to 50/50, Keeli ended up with loose stools. After a while, thinking the multiple meats in the Original was upsetting her, maybe it was too rich, I decided to put Keeli and Crystal on the Canidae Chicken and Rice formula; that’s what they were used to, Chicken and Rice formula in a different brand of dog food.

I fed Canidae ALS to my five dogs until they changed their formula last year. All of my dogs became very sick (yellow diarrhea, vomiting, lethargy and so on). I changed dry foods, but kept them on a little canned Canidae each day. For months the consistency of the canned food was smooth, however, this last case I bought was much, much different. The food is dry and crumbly, and it smells absolutely terrible. It smells spoiled or rotted. So I am now taking my guys completely off of any and all Canidae products because obviously this company can't be trusted to put out a good, consistent product. How sad. This company used to be very customer focused and the products were great. Not any longer, however.

A few months back, my dog began throwing up a lot. Eventually a few times a week. He would jump up from bed at night and was clearly uncomfortable. The gurgling sounds coming from his stomach were an indication that he was in pain and going to have an episode. After about a month of this, we went to the vet to test for parasites. The test was negative. I read online about the problem with Canidae, which he'd been eating for several months. I put him on another food, transitioning with boiled hamburger and rice. He threw up once more about a week later, but hasn't since (about two months ago). There's no question in my mind that it was the food and it was not about transitioning since he'd been eating it without a problem for quite a while after the recipe was changed.

My original complaint was registered on September 5, 2008. My Yorkie suffered the same symptoms as other posts and ended up being hooked up intravenously for 3 days at the Vet. Since that incident, we changed his diet from Canidae All Life Stage - Chicken and Rice Formula dry food (which he refused to eat anymore) to Iams small and toy breed, which he tolerated without any issues. However, he suffered with bouts of vomiting and runny stool at least once a month and never got back to his expected good health. On April 21, 2009, he became ill with the same gastric symptoms and regardless of our attempts to keep him hydrated, he died at home in our arms. He was only 3.5 years old and we are crushed. I am appalled at Canidae for not taking responsibility for their actions. There are far too many related incidents to write this off as a coincidence that is not related to tainted food.

In May of 2007, my husband and I bought an eight week old female boerboel puppy from a reputable breeder. We started her out on Canidae All Life Stages dry chicken and rice formula kibble when we got her home. We fed her this food until spring of 2008 because she and our other dog, a border collie, consistently experienced diarrhea on a daily basis - yellow, mucous threaded diarrhea with frequent bouts of vomiting.

I started my 6-month Akita on it after taking him off Science Diet. He immediately started to have diarrhea. I reduced the quantities and stuck with it for about 2 months and his stool eventually improved. My vet told me other people were having the same problem. He developed a reaction, itching all over and he scratched himself raw and bloody twice. I had him tested for mites but they found none. I supposed it was an allergy to chicken but there is no concrete proof so far. He got some redness around his penis and so on and on. I wrote to Canidae and their response did not satisfy. It went like this: Formula was changed. They told me to mix it 50/50 and gradually increase new formula or feed 100% new formula, in smaller portions more often. Also, they told me to prevent the dog from eating quickly, check with my vet to see if something is wrong with the dog and hey, if I was still not satisfied, they'll give me a refund.

We have been loyal Canidae customers for the last 8 years and, sadly, since the switch of their dog food formula, our dogs were never quite the same. The stools, the coats and skins have all indicated to us that something in the food has changed for the worse. We have been reluctant to believe or blindly accept that this is all the cause of the formula change but the evidence is too great to ignore and has ultimately forced us to make a change. We are quite happy now with a new dog food and I'm glad to report that even with just over 10 days of feeding the new foods in place of Canidae, we'd already seen great improvements. The funny thing is that we used to recommend Canidae to all our friends with the troubles they had with their dog food.

I began feeding my dog Canidae "Snap bits" (original and platinum) about three months ago because I believed that they were safe to feed to my dog as a treat (I thoroughly researched the website and everything sounded great). The treats were only something extra as she eats Merrick dog food and has done so ever since the recall of a lot of the other foods out there. Shortly after I began feeding my dog the snap bits, she became lethargic, had loose stools, and just never wanted to walk or play much anymore. I found this to be strange since she is only 4 years old and loves to walk in the park and chase a frisbee on a daily basis usually. I thought maybe the heat outside had something to do with it (we are approaching spring and summer and in the South it is really humid and hot) so I let her rest most of the time.

We recently put all of our beloved bullies on the Canidae dog food with very high expectations from past users, etc. Not probably a good month into the food, we noticed horrible gas, their poop was like yellowish, runny and they acted like they were still so very hungry when they were done eating their meal. Today, I am a believer of all the posts on this website! I will never use this food again and will tell everyone that we have turned on to it to find something better. One of my top females was bred and we delivered her pups today. Every one of them was a water baby! We have never had a problem with this, ever. This female was indeed very top-quality and very healthy! My vet does believe that was the problem that caused all these poor, innocent puppies to lose their lives! My heart is sick and I will never, never forgive this company! As far as I am concerned they owe us $2,700.00 per puppy plus all costs of the treatment of clearing all their poop issues! It is so sad that we trust companies to do their very best and provide us with the highest quality of food. You should be ashamed of yourselves!!

My dog has suddenly started scratching. There are no signs of rashes or allergy issues. Within the last couple of months, she has loose stool as well.

I have a dog who has been ill in the past 3-5 months since I started feeding him this brand of food (Fall '08). He's had chronic GI distress to the point of systemic disease with depression, lethargy, neurologia, unthriftiness and weight loss. Early tests (in Dec.) indicated low grade inflammatory hepatitis which has not been cured (as revealed by recent testing in March). He's been on a therapeutic diet along with medicinal treatments, but it has been a very slow recovery, agonizingly so!

Canidae ALS made my dog horribly ill too! I have been feeding her Canidae for over a year, but I noticed a drastic change in her stool and her energy level after Canidae switched their formula. It got so bad that my dog would not even eat the food. I fed her some home-cooked meals for a couple of days and her recovery has been remarkable. I have now switched her dog food and she is back to her old puppy power ways. If not for the Consumer Affairs site and the owners who posted their stories and dogs symptoms, I would have continued to feed my dog the Canidae. The moment I switched her food, she began to get better.

Our dog (1-year-old) has been experiencing a lot of diarrhea since you have changed your formula. She does not want to go near the food. She seems very hesitant to eat it, and she has left diarrhea everywhere for a week. I finally realized that there is a problem with her food. My daughter who lives downstate uses the same dog food for her dog. When I told her Sky's symptoms, she said that her dog has been doing exactly the same thing. You need to be more thorough in your testing on dogs before introducing a new product. I plan to switch dog foods, but I now have almost a whole 44-lb. bag left.

I don't know why this is happening to other people's dogs when they gave their dogs Canidae. But we started giving our dogs' Canidae in 2003. We had to stop in August 2004 because we moved to TX and did not know where to purchase it. We then found a place that would deliver Canidae Platinum to us and that was in January 2006. We have been giving our dogs Canidae ever since. Our dogs have not had any reactions to to Canidae dog food, except that they have better stools now. They have nice, shiny coats and they have lost weight. We stand behind Canidae 100%.

Two changes occurred around the same time. On Monday morning, I applied Sentry Pro XFT to my dog. Meanwhile, the diet transition to Canidae was occurring. On Monday, we were at 50/50. On Tuesday morning at 4am, the dog started vomiting. I discovered she was eating dirt from the houseplant. On Tuesday night, she was eating grass all along her walk. On Wednesday morning, there was more vomiting. She did have a small bowl of Canidae on Tuesday night, and it’s all over my apt now. On Wednesday night, she had bad diarrhea. The grass eating has stopped so I gave her some boiled chicken. She feels like she’s running a fever. At first I thought it was the Sentry. She acted funny the first time I gave it to her, but she didn’t throw up. Now I suspect it’s the Canidae rice and lamb. What a waste of $35. I will put her back on 'Ol' Roy' before she eats Candiae ever again.

As far as I am concerned, Canidae dog food killed my dog. He passed away in June of 2008 with the same exact symptoms as others posted in here, but he wasn't lucky enough to make it. There is a class action lawsuit filed for this dog food company and the lawyers have contacted me and are getting my medical records of my deceased dog and his barium/sonar X-rays. And for Kelsey of Sedro Woolley WA ... you get real. I believe my dog died from this food and that I have the medical proof! If you don't think a dog food can kill your dog because some company would rather pay less for crap/cheap ingredients from China and God knows where else, you're nuts! I do not trust any dry dog food company! I am not going to ever let another dog food company kill my dog again! I trusted Canidae, they let me and all dog owners down! And I believe in my heart their food was the cause of my beautiful English Bulldog's sickness, then death.

The last bag of Canidae senior dog food I bought made my dog very sick. He could not digest the food and threw it up 8 to 10 hours after eating. This went on for two weeks while my vet did x-rays, ultrasound and blood work. All were negative. We them switched foods and the problem went away. I still have some of the food and wish there was a way to test for contamination or other problems with the food.

We have been using Canidae for several years now. I did not know about the the formula change, but our dogs did just fine with it. Their coats are healthy and they couldn't be healthier. I don't believe that a dog food could cause death. Please! Get real here. We are absolutely happy with this food.

I've been feeding Canidae All Life Stages dry food to 3 of my 5 dogs (Whippets) for 2-3 years. I chose Canidae because they only used US ingredients. They all did fine with the formulation change - although a note on the label would have been nice. Soon after I bought the most recent bag, one my my whippets got violent diarrhea with a yellowish mucousy discharge. I gave her Kaopectate and put her on chicken and rice homemade diet. She did well on that until I tried to get her back on the Canidae; she got the diarrhea again.

I was feeding my cocker spaniel what I thought was a good food from our local supermarket. His eyes was always running and he just didn't look as good as he should. I switched to Canidae ALS before the formula change and the difference in his eyes and coat was amazing. No more runny eyes! I was dismayed that Canidae chose to change the formula because I was so pleased with the quality, especially for the price. When I called Canidae and inquired why they were changing, I was told that it was due to the increase in cost for rice. I was not pleased. I guess others were not pleased with that initial honest reply, because I called again and was told that the formula had not been changed due to rising cost but that it had been improved.

I have two mixed-breed dogs of ages 1 and 3 years. I have been giving them the all-ages Canidae dog food. A couple of weeks ago, they both came down with mustard yellow runny diarrhea. I switched them to rice/chicken homemade food and after a couple of days, I saw improvement. So I tried to slowly introduce one of them back to the Canidae, and immediately she got the mustard yellow runny diarrhea again. I cannot prove something is wrong with the dog food but it is suspicious. I thought that perhaps I just got a bad bag of food since they had been okay with Canidae until this last bag. Based on my personal experiences and the other complaints, I unfortunately will not use Canidae again.

I have used this brand for several years. I have a large breed dog and had a litter last summer. All the dogs were fine up until they came up with the same symptoms everyone is describing. I lost 3 puppies to this and saved another. He cost me $800 in medical bills. We were told it was some kind of virus that they suspected may have been from their food. The rest of my litter were put on antibiotics for about 14 days. I stayed with the food though because we got a pretty good deal on it and really haven't had a problem since. I wish I would have known it was the food. It might have saved me a lot of money.

My pet was on this food for over a year and she had no problem with it. This past Oct 2008 she started vomiting. I didn't think much of it. I called my vet and he advised me to give her chicken and rice which I did and she stopped. A week later I slowly introduced her pet food back and she started vomiting again. I went back to chicken & rice. This went on for 5 months. My pet lost weight and I just didn't think it was the food because she acted fine. I took her for x-rays and blood work and spent more than $250 on this and nothing turned up. I finally took her off the food and she has been fine ever since.

I breed Mini Aussies and have been using the Canidae All Life Stages dog food for a few years with no problems. After Canidae made changes to their formula last summer, one of my dogs, my best super gorgeous male, started losing weight rapidly and urinating excessively. On August 15, 2008, I took him to the vet and he was diagnosed with diabetes which is not usually seen in this breed. He was so sick that I ended up having to put him to sleep just a few weeks before his 5th birthday. I still miss him!

I joined their breeder program when they first came into the area. They were very nice, but I now realize no samples or trials. After 3-4 months of feeding, my dogs were becoming very skinny, coats falling out and constantly pooping and it was grainy, no moisture. The dogs looked terrible in such a short time and it was quick.

Some time in the summer of 2008, Canidae changed the formulation of their dog food. I knew nothing about that. I knew they decreased the bag size and increased the price. Shortly thereafter, my young German Shepherd started to die. At first, it was a strong allergic reaction. The itching was unbearable for her. Then she stopped eating. I don't recall if she was vomiting or having diarrhea, but she refused to eat it.

It appears that a couple of the owners, partners, shareholders, or employees of Canidae have made a couple of the more recent posts. You have to question the motives and agenda of people who are supposedly happy customers, actively seeking out a forum of unhappy customers to post testimonials about that product. The suggestion by one person that poor breeding could cause a dog to become violently ill with one dog food, but be perfectly healthy with another is one of the most ridiculous statements I've ever read.

For the first year and a half that we had our dog, we fed him Canidae Rice and Lamb formula. We were happy with the formula until Aug. 08, when our dog suddenly started vomiting, and developed diarrhea, a skin allergy, and loss of appetite (he's a Lab, and had always been hungry); his coat, which used to be nice and shiny became dry and brittle. After doing some research online did we finally notice that Canidae had changed their formula. Funny, the company never really bothered to be more upfront about their changes with their clients.

They changed their formula and I had no clue. The pet store told me they are no longer going to sell it but they did not specify the reason. Well I found out. One of my Shih Tzus cannot eat it. He throws up all of it every time. I mixed it with the old formula (a totally different color entirely) and it did no good.

I have been feeding my dogs Canidae since the formula change, and the dogs have been better than ever. One of them actually wouldn't eat the food before and since the change in formula loves it. They enjoy it. Their coats look great. We had one dog who experienced diarrhea but it had been fed junk food before the Canidae. We cut back on portion and now he is just fine. I support Canidae!!!

During the summer of 2008, my dog became extremely ill a few days after eating from the Canidae Lamb and Rice new formula bag. We did not know about the formula change. My dog began vomiting, had bloody diarrhea, began itching and developed several hot spots. Even after we realized it was the food we were feeding, it took a good while for her to turn the corner and begin feeling like her old self. She lost several pounds and was going downhill at a rapid pace. I was afraid we were going to lose her. And she is a young dog of 2 years. Even her vet was concerned about her.

My puppy, Bert (a beagle who has chondrodysplasia), who I got in August would not eat anything and I had Canidae at home (I was feeding it to my other dogs who didn't have a problem but will never eat it again) so I started feeding him that. He ate it and loved it, but it didn't love him. He was constantly having yellow, mucousy, intermittent diarrhea which would clear up when he was eating a mixture of a different canned food and pumpkin or chicken and green beans. Every time I put him back on the Canidae, he would get diarrhea. Finally, I switched him to another food and he still had diarrhea and I was feeding up to 1/2 cup a day for a 4# dog. When I took him to the vet, she said he was starving and had a number of intestinal problems. After getting him on meds and colostrum, he is doing great. I am disgusted that stores are still selling a food that makes dogs sick.

I have been feeding Canidae for some 12 years now. First in California and now in Ohio. We raise Labs for several years out west with great results. We went through the transition of the old formula to the formula without any problems. Our dogs continue to thrive on this food. I had called Canidae a couple of times during the changing and felt that they did an excellent job of answering all of my concerns. I'm sure that some people may have had some upset stomachs and diarrhea. Any time humans or dogs change diets we can all get a little upset. Does that make the food a dog killer...PLEASE.

I have been feeding my dogs Canidae for over 3 years now. None of them have developed crystals or seizures or anything else from eating the food. I have 10 dogs, and not a single problem with any of them. Our dogs range in age from new born to 10 years of age. I believe if these stories were true about Canidae, in all those dogs, over all those years, we would have at least had some problem. NONE!

I have been a vet tech for over 20 years. I have 5 German Shorthair Pointers from 2 yrs to 11 yrs and have fed all of my adult dogs Canidae ALS for over 4 years with no issues... However, since the fall, ALL of my dogs began having various issues starting with tremors, seizures and vomiting bile, with 3 of my 5 dogs having triple phosphate crystals in the urine (the senior male dog developed a severe bladder and prostate infection needing 4 ultrasounds and a specialist). My regular vet and boss was amazed that there were multiple dogs with the crystal problem and insisted it could be my food or water (which was tested for ph and phosphates and was ok).

I have five dogs of which only two were eating Canidae. I was transitioning off the food as when the formula changed the dogs were all experiencing itching and constant backwards sneezing. Two dogs were less bothered so I let them finish the bag. Interestingly enough, both dogs came down with serious infections at about the same time. One in his lymph glands and the other in his prostrate. The Canidae is gone and after courses of antibiotics both dogs are doing well. I feed mostly a raw diet that I make myself and feed some kibble mostly to bump the calories in the working dogs. I fed Canidae for years with good results so honestly didn't think of the food first and still am not sure if the infections were food related. It is curious though that the only two dogs on Canidae were the ones who got sick.

My dog has 3 years and I switched to Canidae Dog Food about a year ago (bought 3 bags). I have realized in the past 6 months that she was licking her paws a lot. 2 months ago I saw that she had some little bumps on her front paws. At first I thought it was caused by salt (Canada's Winter). But I started to worry when I discovered today that she was scratching her face a lot and saw that one side of her mouth was swollen. Everything coincides with the time I start to feed her with Canidae. And by reading everyone's feedback on the internet, I am learning that I am not the only one.

Thanks to Canidae, my dog is living a happy, healthy life. Prior to feeding her this wonderful dog food, she licked and chewed at her paws continually and suffered from chronic ear infections. I did a lot of research which lead me to Canidae. A month after switching her to Canidae, her symptoms disappeared and her ears are healthy and clean. Her coat is shiny, soft with little to no shedding. I have a large family and everyone feeds their dogs Canidae with the same results I have experienced.

I have NO issue with the place of business that I purchase my dog food. They do everything they can to satisfy their customers. I am Happy with the service that has been given to me for the last four years of doing business with them. For four years, they have been selling my dog food to me and I have never had a problem. I usually purchase the Product #1130 Canidae Lamb and Rice meal but due to income, this last time I purchased the dog food, I picked up a cheaper bag 12/03/08 of Canidae Chicken Meal and Rice formula. It was $32.51 charged to my Visa.

My wife posted on here back in September about our Black Lab that we lost. We read about all of the other people’s pets that are getting sick after eating Canidae and we feel horrible. We had clicked on the box about having an attorney contact us. We were contacted and the process began. We (my wife and I) believe our dog died from aflatoxin poisoning, after looking at the evidence that we had the attorney had our food tested. Unfortunately, we had put the unused food on our three season porch (which gets very cold) and the tests came back negative. We looked into aflatoxins and discovered that the cold kills the bacteria that causes aflatoxin poisoning.

These surgeries cost me more than $4000. NOTHING else in their diet had changed. I called Canidae and they took NO responsibility, just told me, "Sorry, this happened to your dogs." PLEASE don't use this food.

We were ALL misled by Canidae pet foods. They did NOT notify us of any changes nor was it posted in my breeder style... high volume type pet food store. If we had better agencies monitoring, we'd have had ACTION against this unprofessional company. The FDA needs a TOTAL overhaul, i.e., deadly pet food incidence... peanut butter illnesses and HUMAN deaths! Canidae needs to be sued... as at least we'll have SOME recourse and they will be FORCED to cover our companion animals' vet bills. I have two show dogs that were affected by this "food".

I have fed Canidae ALS to my 5 dogs for 4 years. I did not notice any changes in any of my dogs when the formula changed. Actually, their coats look great!! I trust this company and I feel that any changes that they make in their products is only for the best. I feed the kibble and the canned daily and have had absolutely no problems with this product!

Our Border Collie has been sick for about a month. Couple of changes happened at the same time. One change was that she was vomiting her dog food, a yellow/green bile, and lost significant weight. Another change was that she started to lose her fur in clumps. Still another change was her fur had lost its shine and was very dull and dry looking. Her stool has a strange yellow color and consistency. She has been very distressed, not able to get comfortable and paces. Since the start of these changes, we have taken her to 3 different vets but they have not been able to isolate what the problem is. We have been using Canidae All Life Stage Formula dog food for about 3 years with good results.