Diamond Pet Foods Reviews

I was feeding my 6 dogs Diamond and noticed 4 months ago that they had severe diarrhea so I switched to Diamond All Naturals. Everything has been great until now. For the past 2 weeks, constant liquid diarrhea! Gigi just had $2000.00 + worth of vet work and she has nothing wrong with her but BAD dog food. What is everyone switching to?

I switched my Rottweiler/German Shepherd mix from Pedigree to Diamond because I thought it would be healthier for him. I immediately noticed that he started scratching and having bad stools. Things went from bad to worse in the weeks while he continued to consume the food. He lost eight pounds, his appetite decreased, he continued scratching relentlessly and now biting on his legs and feet too. His stomach was making grumbling sounds, he whined all the time and lost patches of hair. It was literally laying in little clumps on the carpet!!! Thinking he had allergies, I took him to our vet and gave him a steroid shot for the itching.

I have used diamond brand dog food for over two years now. I raise Siberian huskies and have over ten babies. I recently jumped over to diamond naturals from a different diamond food that was causing one of my females constant yeast infections and two of my females were refusing to eat. Putting their faces in the bowl and moving the food out of the bowl and onto the floor every day all day! I cook all my dogs food and only use dry food to leave around for when they are hungry. They can help themselves as huskies don't over eat themselves ever. So I listened to what I was seeing health wise and their actions and switched them to naturals lamb & rice formula. All ten of my huskies have diarrhea like you would not believe. It is nothing but liquid coming out. This is not due to the probiotics in the formula because I regularly and always have given my dogs nonfat yogurt with no ill effects as it is amazing for them.

I have been giving our dogs this food for many years. We got the last bag in the end of March. My dogs have also been experiencing the same symptoms, severe diarrhea, noticeable change in color of the stool, vomiting, won't eat their food. They will eat other things but not the food. My seven yr old boxer pit mix has been on this food since he was a puppy, due to his sensitive system I always thought this was a great choice. He currently has been diagnosed with lymphoma, so I thought the sickness was due to his deteriorating health, until our other dogs also became ill. The reviews from this site confirmed that the food is the culprit. I am HUGELY disappointed! I will be seeking my money back at the very least.

Well have for a while now fed our dogs diamond brand dog food without any issues...until recently. The last bag of dog food had changes on the outside as well as the inside. My animals at this point are sick to the point I may have to take them into the vet. If that is the case it will be a very expensive vet bill which you will be required to take care of. Take care of this situation immediately. On behalf of other pet owners and I we should expect some sort of explanation and a complete refund of the recent purchases in full and not coupons or anything of that sort. We hope to hear from you soon.

I have always bought good dog food and I have fed my dogs diamond for years. A few years back my one yorkie developed kidney stones which he had over 20 stones removed. I took the food ingredients list from off the bag and the vet approved it for him and we took all other treats away from him and I did this for all my dogs. Now my female yorkie developed diarrhea and vomiting and we have been treating her for gastritis. Vomit with blood and jammy looking black stool, she has been under treatment for this for over a month. When she got better since there has not been a call back on your diamond food, we started her back on her diamond and she went back to being very ill again. Note at the beginning of her illness we did all blood work up to make sure she did not have other problems or a virus which she did not.

I've been giving my dog Diamond lamb & rice for 3 years successfully, the last bag (red & White) now lists probiotics in the formula... My dogs are sick, vomiting and pooping all over the place. I will not be giving them anymore Diamond dog food, why would you give probiotics in dog food??? It is listed right on the front of the bag. Very disappointed and they've lost a customer, I have 10 Yorkies.

We have used Diamond products in the past and have not had issues. We recently bought a bag and noticed a change in the packaging, but no mention of any other changes. We have feed our dog these past two weeks the Diamond food and immediately noticed a change. He has projectile vomiting and uncontrollable diarrhea. He is constantly scratching and experiencing hair loss. All these changes happened immediately and have affected our dog greatly. After reading these complaints I see I am not the only one experiencing these issues.

I have been raising great danes for over 20 years and have been feeding Diamond products for about 7 years now. In all my time of breeding I have never had a dog get bloat but since October I have had one bloat and die, and another that bloated and due to the stress of her surgery, lost all but 2 of her 15 puppies. Just before the bloat issue I noticed my 9 year old migraine alert dog was extremely gassy and was throwing up every once in a while after eating. I also noticed her coat not looking so good but thought it was just age.

In November I bought a new bag of food from the local store in Linn MO. It had different packaging. I looked at the ingredients. Assumed they were the same. Then fed dogs and within an hour they had tremendous gas and loud digestive sounds. I thought maybe someone gave them a snack. Next day digestive problems occurred again. And for the following days. After a month my deaf boxer started chewing her feet. A few weeks later my brindle did the same. Both had gas, hair loss and sometimes would not eat. Both produced a lot of stools. Chewing feet violently and severe hair loss. I believe the change in packaging and my dogs' illness are related. After reading prior reviews from other people, I will throw out the diamond food and go with a different supplier.

We are currently transitioning our 9-month old from Diamond Large Breed Puppy to the Diamond Adult Beef Formula. When we first started transitioning her, she was vomiting a very small amount every other night. Our vet thought maybe it was just her adjusting to the new food. Well yesterday our poor girl vomited 7 times! We took her to the emergency vet and were told to discounting use of any Diamond food from here on out. Our pup is now on boiled chicken and rice and has been off any Diamond food for 36 hours. She is doing remarkably better with the food out of her system. She is still very weak and tired but is slowly returning back to herself. This food needs to be RECALLED IMMEDIATELY!!! Too many dogs are getting so sick with the same symptoms in the same time frame. This is horrible!!!

My dogs started eating this food three days ago and they now have projectile vomiting and diarrhea. I've been shampooing, scrubbing and doing laundry all day. My dogs have never been this sick. My dogs are my family and I love them a lot. I feel like I poisoned my dogs when I gave them this food. Never again!

I have fed my dog "Diamond Extreme Athlete" recently and all it does is cause him to have diarrhea. I have fed this exact dog food in the past with no issues. I did the slow transition back over to this food, mixing, etc. It has been going on for 3 weeks now. I think they must of changed something in the formula. I cycle my dog on different dog foods (diet rotation) and have never had any issues. I have been reading reviews that people are experiencing the same thing I am. Diamond dog foods and all Diamond-made dog foods will no longer be welcome in my dog's diet.

My dogs have had excess gas with Diamond and the last bag we purchased they have had horrible allergies??? I have always thought I was giving them the best food. One of my Great Danes is in poor health and I am wondering now if it is due to her food.

So I have several dogs. I've bought Diamond brand for years. Most my dogs are mid-content wolf dogs. I go through about 10-12 40-lb bags per month. I use chicken and rice formula. The only dog that has constant problems, hair loss, gas, loose stool, has been my lone newfoundland. I've considered her treats, fleas, but never considered the food til now. The reviews on this site are very disconcerting. My dogs of course cost me on average $600 each. I spend $400 on food a month and expect my food won't harm my animals. They all seem to eat the food, no rejection issues.

I have been feeding my 3 year old pit costco brand lamb and rice for over a year. Recently it turns out Diamond began manufacturing this food. I bought a bag in early December and cracked it open a week later. By New Year's weekend my dog had projectile diarrhea and had lost control of his bowels. I am almost $1000 into vet bills at the moment and he still can't consume anything past boiled chicken and rice. You have poisoned my dog and I'm not stopping here. We will get this food recalled and you will right these wrongs. I've had this dog since he was 8 weeks old. He is my 1.5 year old daughter's best friend and protector. I would be devastated if we lost him. We will be fighting until we are heard.

I have had our dogs on Diamond "Naturals" for approx 4 1/2 yrs. Approx 3 - 4 mo ago they changed the package "look." Since that time my dogs have not been eating their food. At first I thought they were bored with the flavor, so I bought the opposite flavor the next time. My husband kept saying that they are overfed. But NEITHER of them are eating it. Now my younger one (soon to be turning 5 yrs old) is vomiting. We just happened to go online to start researching any better brands of food and started finding out everyone else's similar situations! Diamond Naturals should be taken off the shelf! -- Very worried and upset consumer!

The Diamond Lamb and Rice appears to have changed the formula even though the bag doesn't indicate it. I had noticed the bag design had changed when I bought a bag in October of 2014. Concerned if I had the right product I read the ingredient label and it appears to be the same. My dog now has excessive smell, has an ear and toe fungus, and has gas. None of these conditions he had with the old feed/bags I assume formula. As I clean his pen every day I notice he has the runs and the stool appears to have corn in it, even though Diamonds claim to fame is "no corn". I would not recommend this feed to anyone. Diamond used to be a good brand. I will be changing!

I am part of a small non-profit rescue and three weeks ago a female dog 3 and a half years was turned over to us as her owner is seriously ill in hospital. All Vet info was given to me and I asked them had they seen problems as she has bladder crystals which were very apparent with blood in her urine. This was the food she ate all the time and since she came to us she no longer eats it and we cook food here and work on their immune system. I believe the high protein may be the cause of her illness and we are trying to break up the stones using a herb called chanca piedra as she is also very overweight and in danger of dying from surgery. I cannot prove her issues are because of this food but it could be a major factor.

Diamond Naturals Small Breed Dog Food - Chicken and Rice: We have a Dachshund that recently fell ill and was diagnosed today with kidney failure. We also noticed a change in her behavior and vomiting, lack of appetite to the point of no longer eating. We noticed this after the last bag of dog food we purchased. This was after the latest packaging change. Have report into FDA and OSU extension office to request testing of the remaining food we have. I found this thread online and saw similar complaints. Could be old age as she is 15, but with so many other having similar experience after the packaging change, I'm suspect.

I operate a Beagle kennel, train and raise them. Used to feed Red River until dealer went out of business. I had researched all brands of dog food, wrote articles in the Beagle magazines about the quality of foods and their ingredients. Since Tractor Supply stores are popping up everywhere and are close, I changed to them. All was well until my last ton of dog food. I noticed right away the chocolate looking nuggets in the bag! Very different than the past dog food. I had 3 females who refused to eat it! I had to use canned gravy and make an essence of leftover dinners to add to the food so they would eat it.

Our 14 month old female German Shepherd started on Diamond Naturals Beef Meal & Rice formula back in September. Almost immediately, she started having loose stools in the house, many times more than once a a day. Also, the gas is TERRIBLE!!!! I've seen her throw up a handful of times too. What upsets me the most is that this particular brand and formula was recommended by our local feed store. The man swears by it and said that since it was a plant based formula it is better for my dog versus the stuff I had been buying that had corn and fillers. Well, it is NOT a fit for our dog. It seems that whenever the company changed its packaging, somehow they also changed their formula without any updating the ingredients. I don't know what is going on, but the consensus from dog owners is that their dogs are sick from THIS product!!!

We adopted our puppy Benny 6 months ago. He's part German Shepherd and part Great Pyrenees. The first couple of months he was healthy as can be and not a problem in the world. The past few months have not been so great since we switched to Diamond "natural" food. He has been soooo gassy! Like every ten minutes he would let one go. He has an anal gland infection. The vet can't figure it out. She said for a dog this age and being a big dog he shouldn't ever have this problem. He's on medication for it and Beano for the gas. But after reading all of the other reviews on here we now know the food is the problem.

I've used this dog food for years as well as many dog breeders I work with. I must say this product has taken a turn for the worst. The smell is foul, vomiting, diarrhea, lost performance. I no longer use this product and haven't for some time but know ones that do - 20 yr plus dog men and know their stuff. And will be the first to say this dog junk is the bottom of the barrel.

Neko, my 8-wk. old Black Lab/ Chocolate mix was mine for only three weeks. I started her on Diamond Puppy Formula, which she gobbled up. I'd fed my last Lab Diamond products and she'd lived fifteen years. When I returned to the pet store, the salesman urged me to try Diamond Naturals. Wanting only the best for my new addition, I followed his suggestion and Neko took to Naturals Large Breed Puppy Food as readily as she had the low-end stuff. Her stool was softer than it had been and maybe a bit different colored, but she wasn't vomiting, nor did she have diarrhea. A day and a half later, I received a call from my next door neighbor whose six-year-old probably loved Neko as much as me. Our homes are separated by an anchor fence and Piper was free to play with Neko when she returned from daycare. Her dad told me to hurry home. I did and discovered my lovely little pup dead.

We have bought Diamond Dog Food for our dogs before, and never had any problems. We bought a new bag in October. We noticed that the bag had changed, but there was nothing that said the recipe had changed. My one dog pulled out almost all of the hair on his tail, couldn't figure why, but after reading some of these complaints, I think I have found my answer. That is after $300.00 in vet bills, and he has since passed away. My other dog doesn't want to eat the food, and has really bad gas. I've had to take her to the vet. What is worse is that I recommended this dog food to my neighbors, and they bought some. Now their dogs have really bad gas. If Diamond changed the recipe without notice on the bag, did the company even think of what it could do to people's pets? Why did they change the recipe in the first place? Now, I need to warn my neighbors, before it kills one of their dogs.

I feel if your product could cause illness or death of a pet it should have warning on the bag!! Me and my wife are disabled vets living on fixed income. As of today vet bills over $2000.00. Our vet is doing all she can to save nubbins. Our vet feels that the blood work indicates that Salmonella is the cause for her illness. She has consulted with a vet that specializes in liver disease in dogs from Memphis. She wanted to send her to Memphis to specialist. We had to make a decision no one should have to make when simple warning if you change to higher protein dog food it can cause pancreatitis and liver failure. We mixed our lower protein dog food with the diamond extreme athlete thinking better dog food. I do appreciate Diamond Dog Food vet dept. for checking on progress of our dogs. Diamond Dog Food vet also said that changing to a higher protein dog could cause pancreatitis.

Nov.1 2014 - switched our 3 dogs to Diamond extreme athlete dry food mixed with existing food as label instructs. That evening all three started vomiting and by Nov. 5 our youngest dog was in vet for 6 days with pancreatitis. Other 2 still on meds with ongoing symptoms. The dog food company vet told us that switching from one with less protein to theirs with a higher protein could cause pancreatitis. Our vet said salmonella was the cause because of the symptoms and blood work.

I just bought Diamond Natural dog food for my 2 dogs and have had issues since. My St Bernard was taken to the vet for excessive salivating and retching and we thought it was a flu. The salivating has stopped, but now she has hot spots on her tail and has ripped out a huge patch of hair on her tail. My lab mix has horrible gas and is visibly uncomfortable. After reading reviews and over $300. At the vet I will never purchase this brand of food again. I feel bad about purchasing what I thought was a better quality of food actually is making my dogs very sick! Do not buy this food!

Beware of Diamond Dog and Cat foods now "Anti Oxidant" Formula. If you see the new packaging do not buy it. My dog did not make it through the transition period from his regular Senior Formula to the Senior Formula. He began vomiting when the percentage of the new formula reached over 50%. Vet exam, blood work, and fecal elimi. My dog barely survived the transition from the old Diamond Senior formula to the new Anti Oxidant Senior formula. He didn't like the smell or taste, and it cause vomiting once the new food equaled 50% of what I fed him. Vet visit has ruled out other causes and she believes the ingredients are the problem. I'm out almost $200 and the dog is on Pepcid AD and bland home made food.

I recently purchased a bag of Diamond high performance dog food for my 2 dogs. They both have had gas from the first day that I gave it to them... My female started vomiting a little today, so I'm throwing away the remainder of the dog food and trying something else...

I have been feeding my 2 cats this food for 9 years. I noticed a packaging change when I purchased the food last month. One cat became very sick and lethargic after a few days. Each time she would try to eat it she would start choking and sneezing. The other cat refused to eat it. Called the company and found out that they changed the formula. $400.00 vet bill later my cat is now on baby food. I am sending the food back for analysis. The manufacture date was February 2014. I think that there is something toxic in food.

Diamond Natural Chicken and Rice - When I tried this food with my dog, she hardly ate it. There was something about it. She threw up a couple times. The last time that she threw up, it was violently and she lay there weak and hardly had the strength to get up. When I took her to the Emergency Veterinarian, they found all of these previous problems that were linked to this food in the past recall: Acute vomiting and diarrhea, Low albumin, Low platelet levels, Non-regenerative anemia, Abnormally low white blood cell count, Electrolyte imbalances, which may include sodium and potassium imbalances. My dog had all of the above symptoms. This has cost me nearly $2000 in veterinarian bills. My pet is still trying to recover and is still at the hospital.

The first bag of Diamond Dry Dog food was recommended to me, as we were using Taste of the Wild for my dogs, but it is too expensive for a 50 lb bag. When I brought the bag home, I mixed some of it with their other dog food. I had bought the Chicken. As soon as I went to give it to my dogs, my Pit wouldn't touch her food at all, and the other one ate the food. When I finally got my other dog to eat some of the mixed food, I took them for a walk as usual. They both had diarrhea and lots of horrible gas. It took several days for me to get rid of their diarrhea by just giving them the original food without the Diamond Chicken dry. I've tried the Lamb and Rice, which they'll both eat, but their stool is still very soft, and they both still have a lot of gas.

I used Diamond brand adult premium for 15 years with my dogs. One day I was in a pet store that carried Diamond but they only carried Diamond Naturals. They told me it was better for my dog. I loved my dog more than anything in the world so I switched to the adult formula of the Diamond Naturals. Within two months my dog became very sick, he had renal failure. The vet said the food I was giving was way too high in protein and it is possible that could have caused his renal failure. This is something that can't be proven and is only speculation. After $20,000.00 and multiple trips to the vet for fluids and medication I lost my boy on January 27, 2013 to renal failure. I lost the biggest part of myself that day . Even though it's been almost a year I still cry due to missing him. I just want to open people's eyes to crude protein content in their dogs food. Anything over 27% is way too high!

After I and my boxer have been subject to allergies for a while, I discovered that the culprit is Diamond Naturals pet food. I had watery itchy eyes and later headaches. My boxer also had watery eyes, bad breath, and could not gain weight. I emailed Diamond and told them of my findings and asked if something could be in their food that is not in the Diamond High Energy. That is what we switched to and the allergies stopped. The response I got from Diamond was very Lawyer written and Diamond did not mention a recall they issued last year. I did not know of the recall until this morning which prompted this review. I hate that I now will switch from Diamond High Energy but I feel like Diamond is more interested in profit than my dog's health. I had originally switched to Diamond from Purina after the China tainted dog food and recall. It seems some US companies can not make dog food either.

First of all, we purchased a bag of Diamond in August 2013 and it was full of bugs. We threw it away and purchased another bag that was just fine. We purchased three 40 lb bag of Diamond dry dog food in October 2013 from the same store, Atwoods Farm Supply. We opened the first bag and noticed it had a very strong smell, unlike previous bags of Diamond used for a 1 1/2 years. When I gave it to the dogs, they wouldn't touch it. We opened the next bag, same thing. I know my dogs. They eat every usually that I feed them. This is the second day and they will not touch it and I've sent my husband to town to get a different brand all together. We will be returning all the food.

We live about 3/4 of a mile from the Diamond Dog Food plant in Lathrop, CA. Whenever the wind blows the right direction, we get a very rancid smell. The place always smells, not to mention how noisy it is. When talking to the company about it, they basically said tough luck. We have lived here a lot longer than the plant has been there and find this type of treatment to be highly unfair. We know people who complained about the smell from their new plant in Ripon, CA.

We have been using Diamond Natural Lamb and Rice for Large Breed Puppy for our puppies... It all started in January. We started having puppies getting sick and some have died all of sudden. Pups were coming down with a yellow, mustard-colored, watery stool. Sometimes there would be mucus in it. Pups would be vomiting. We took them in and they had high levels of bacteria in their stools and the vet would put them on an antibiotic and the thing seemed to get a little better.

I contacted Diamond and they are investigating my original complaint as of this time. And since I actually wrote the review, one by one, my dogs seem to be improving. I'm now thinking I jumped the gun (because of other complaints I've read here and there) and maybe this bag of food is okay. I don't think it smells bad/strong like the original one I got refunded.

I purchased two bags since January 1st and both bags have had weird kibbles that do not belong with this food. It also appears like the Diamond plant is hiding whatever is around in the middle of the bag to make weight.

I gave my 2 yr old lab Diamond Naturals extreme athlete dog food, which costs $35.99/bag at local TSC store. We switched from another diamond naturals brand because the bag smelled rancid & our dog was having foul gas & diarrhea. The first bag of extreme athlete had a good smell & the dog had less gas and back to normal stool. The second bag we purchased was rancid and not realizing it, our dog had a weeks worth of bad food. She again developed potent/foul gas and severe diarrhea. We exchanged the affected bag and checked the new bag for quality. The bag at the store was rancid. The third bag we checked smelled fine & we took that one home. So a totoal of 3 bags of Diamond Naturals were rancid & caused our dog to have potent/foul gas & diarrhea.

Sent in claim, our dog almost died, was hospitalized and the cost was $1,500

they are still selling nutri nuggets in Sri Lanka of Diamond Products and since it is a third world country, it is likely that not many dog owners are aware that this is a banned and recalled product. My dog started vomitting after it consumed the nuggets.

I Lost a 5 year old lab to a puffy tan colored vomit. The dog went into a pond trying to re hydrate herself and died. The illness I felt was due to food/poisoning. This was in december of 2006. I now have a 3 month old lab puppy that I fed 2 bowls of Diamond Professional adult dog food and the same results came about. Tan colored puffy vomit which in turn was followed by blood in her pen. She was rushed to a vet and no viruses or parasites were found.