Diamond Pet Foods Reviews

DO NOT USE DIAMOND DOG FOOD!!! My husband and I brought home our 2 little Chocolate Labs home on the 18th. We fed them Diamond Puppy Dog Food. They did great for a little while and we bought another bag. They started getting diarrhea and it just kept getting worse. On the 31st I called the vet. He gave them a prescription for colitis and it worked GREAT! They finished up the pills on Friday morning and by Saturday afternoon the diarrhea was back with a vengeance.

I'm begging all who read this. Please, Please, Please... Do Not Feed your dog Diamond Naturals. Our 6 year old healthy rottie started on Diamond Naturals one year ago. Last week I opened a new bag of beef and sweet potato and it nearly killed him!! He began to vomit uncontrollably and nearly went into a seizure! Two trips to the vet in 7 days and a very, very sick rottie, we'll never buy Diamond Naturals again and I very strongly suggest the killer dog food be banished for store shelf's indefinitely!! Shame on you Diamond Naturals!! I'm going to make my dogs food from now on!

I switched from Beneful to Diamond Naturals when Beneful started having complaints. I have fed my pack of 5 dogs Diamond Naturals for the past 3 years with no incident. A month ago I picked up a bag of Diamond Maintenance to give it a try. Within a week, all 5 dogs were vomiting. Two of my dogs had bad seizures within a day of each other (neither had ever had a seizure before). I called my vet and he said to get them off of that bag of food immediately. I did as instructed and the vomiting stopped. I wonder how the production of this food is regulated. It now seems like you can't trust any dog food company now.

I was in the process of switching my 12 year old Lab/Aussie mix to Diamond Naturals Senior Dog Food from Purina Prohealth. I was mixing the food. Since the switch, he has become lethargic, having episodes of about three hours where he can't move and began urinating blood. The vet called in a script for ** and we have since stopped the Diamond and he is back on Proplan. He is doing much better, his urine is becoming clearer, and he is actually getting up and moving a bit. I really think Diamond dog food has made him this sick. He had no issues prior to the switch.

My dogs have had reactions to dog foods in the past. I switched to Diamond Naturals about 2 years ago, problems were resolved. I opened a new bag last week. In a few days both of my dogs have started having skin and eye reactions just like with previous foods. Now that I switched to Taste of the Wild since yesterday, and they seem to be improving. There was definitely an ingredient switch or some kind of error. I liked this dog food, it was a good price for grain-free/low-grain diets. I don't trust to feed this again.

Three weeks ago we got a then 8-week-old Cardigan Welsh Corgi puppy from an Illinois breeder. The breeder had been feeding the puppies and their mother Diamond Naturals Extreme Athlete and said it was good nutrition for both. When I took the puppy to my vet, she recommended researching further whether that food was actually appropriate for puppies. I emailed the company and the next day they replied to say it was not appropriate, instead recommending their puppy formula.

We started feeding our dog Diamond natural chicken and rice and now he is vomiting and has diarrhea. He is shaking and very weak. I seen this year's ago when we almost lost another dog to the pet food recalls in 2008. Now my big guy doesn't look like he is going to pull through this. Someone needs to shut this pet food company down.

This food made my puppies and momma so sick. It caused vomiting and diarrhea to the point of dehydration. I could have lost them!! We put them on a different food and within days they are all better. Diamond should do something but all they do is lie to the consumer. I will never feed this to my dogs again. I really hope that no one else has to go through what we did.

We have five large dogs. The grand dog is Rott/Husky and the other four are mother (Stafford bull terrier/golden) and three sibs (lab/pit/mastiff/shep, etc). They have been on Diamond Lamb/rice and Chicken/rice for about 9 months now. At first all seemed fine, a couple of the pups have allergy problems and we're told these foods were best. This last fall and winter was not been good tho! Our most susceptible boy started to scratch all over in the fall, followed by the others. Not suspecting the food at all, I began researching other causes. I have put my dogs through every homemade remedy I could find on the internet. Visits to three different vets, months on steroids, etc. NOW when doing a price comparison for Diamond, I find this forum!!

Seems to be quality product. Diabetic dog clinical stage diagnosis. Will know more after the curve test next week but he loves the wet and dry and I hope he can remain on this schedule with diamond.

Off and on dogs get sick, figured it was food but with 10 great Danes, bags get mixed in large container. Have called Diamond a couple times, "oh no problem, food just came from different state maybe", and animals fed different feeds to produce the dog food. Made sense, would refund if we took back to store. Hard to do when mixed & put in big container bags burned. We have lost 3 Great Danes in 2 mos time - 2 were very young (2 & 5). The 3rd one was 9 and had same symptoms as the one who threw up & could not move so we put her down. NOW instead of what vet thought could be, we did not do autopsies. Diamond Nats large breed Chicken & rice is OFF the table. We need to find a new affordable food, IDEAS? Reading these made me sick to my stomach, That we could have been poisoning our dogs, making their deaths unnecessary.

I have fed my boxers this for a couple of years and they have always done great on it. They digested it, their coats looked good, they had tons of energy. But about a two weeks ago I noticed a blister on one dog's lower lip and thought he did something to it and my female dog had scabs on both her sides and I thought they were probably rough housing since they both had some mark on them. Well, the blister remained and the female dog's scabs grew in number overnight. I took her to the vet and she was having a severe allergic reaction to something. I have changed nothing in their diets, have not introduced anything new to them. I looked my other boy over real good tonight and he has a blister on one eye lid. I truly think there is something going on with the dog food. The female dog got a steroid shot today so she will stay on the food, the two boys are coming off it and seeing if they clear up. If they do, she is coming off it too.

I have used Diamond Naturals dog foods for the past three years. My dogs have been very healthy on this product. In November I bought four new bags of food at the same time. We live on a country property and have four dogs. Multiple times in the past two months combinations of different dogs have gotten sick, had diarrhea and have vomited. I did not suspect the dog food. I assumed that our dogs had gotten into something outside or perhaps had a virus. However, they kept getting sick in intervals.

I had been feeding my 9-yr old dog Diamond Whitefish & Sweet Potato food for a long time, but decided to give her the Lamb & Rice for a change, this was in Nov. The dog didn't seem to be very interested in it, but ate it for a couple of days. Then she started throwing up several hours after eating. This vomiting continued for several days, always a few hours after eating. She began refusing her food and I could see she had lost weight. I got a bag of Chicken Soup for The Soul food, also made by Diamond (I didn't know it when I bought it) which she would not eat. I then tried the Taste of the Wild food and still no interest in the food. I took her to the vet who gave her antibiotics and steroid injections and said to give her boiled chicken and rice. She did eat for a couple days and then started eating ravenously, for about a week, probably from the steroid injection.

We have been feeding our dog's Diamond for about 10 years. In the last couple of months one of our dog's got a severe allergy, broke out with hives, severe itching. My son took him for a couple of days and when he came home without being on the food he had started to clear up really well. Within a half an hour of him coming home and eating the hives and severe itching came back worse than ever. If my son hadn't taken him I wouldn't have seen the connection but it was immediate once he came home and ate. I really think something is wrong with the food. We have them on Lamb and Rice. I think someone needs to look into this.

I have been using both varieties of Diamond's Chicken and Lamb varieties for as long as it's been around. I have never had any problems with their food. I breed Shetland Sheepdogs and currently have 10 adult shelties 3-16 yrs of age. I have about 3 litters a year avg 5 pups per litter. I have fed my pups both Chicken Soup for the Soul Small breed puppy and Diamond Naturals Small Breed Puppy which both are chicken based. Chicken Soup is Diamond made also. I will have puppies get diarrhea and believe it or not it's from parasites. And not all parasites are detected at the same time. And, not all parasites are killed with the same medicine. I've dewormed for 3 days then get stool sampled for my baseline results. This is before pups are put on the Diamond food.

I have always bought Diamond Naturals for my dogs and never had any problems with it. My dogs were healthy, looked great and had tons of energy. Recently in the beginning of October I bought their usual 40lb bag of Chicken and Rice formula. I have a 1 and a half year old Mountain Cur and a 6 year old German Shepard/Pit mix.

I have been feeding my dog Diamond Dog Food for about 1-2 months now..Recently about 3 weeks ago after purchasing a New bag of Diamond Dog Food my dog being throwing back up the food after about 30mins of eating it... He got to a point where he stopped eating, drinking and just not being all around his normal self. You could tell something wasn't right.. He went from having diarrhea to being constipated.. We thought it was Parvo at 1st so we took him to the vet. Wasn't Parvo. So after not eating for about 3 days straight he slowly started back to drinking water and then slowly got his appetite back. We began feeding him a different brand of dog food.. He didn't throw it up and he didn't get sick. He actually got better.

I have used Diamond Performance for a long time. My dogs loved it. They looked great on it. However, my male started losing hair and getting hot spots. I took him to the vet and he had to have a steroid shot and allergy shot. His condition never got any better. Brought my female over and fed her two bowls of your dog food. Within 24 hrs of the second bowl, she had a small hot spot pop up. Definitely the food causing it. All 4 dogs I own were broke out with bumps, that itched, and then hot spots. I had to change their food. They are now getting better. I don't know what your company is doing different, but the food needs to be recalled and tested!!! Something isn't right with it!!!

I have been giving my dogs Diamond brand for a long time. Lately I have been wondering if the Diamond Lamb and Rice adult is effecting their health. Don't know for sure, but for some reason I am wondering about the food! I have a boxer and a few weeks ago she weighed 56 lbs and today she weighs 49lbs. and has been diagnosed with liver disease. She has never had a problem with weight loss. She has thrown up and she has had bad gas, and acts like she is so hungry every minute.

We have had our beautiful dog, Carla (a shelter dog we saved as a puppy from being euthanized) for about 11yrs. We have always used different stages of Diamond Dog Food & she has done wonderful & stayed healthy. Now, in the past 12months, we are finding once we get halfway through the bag, no matter where we purchased it from, it has mold in the food. We believe it is coming this way in the bag. Upon getting the bag home, we empty into a container with a lid & have found the mold right after opening. I feel there needs to be a recall if this many bags are coming through our home alone, not to mention all those who aren't noticing & feeding their pets this mold! Thanks for hearing my complaint.

I started my puppy the day we picked her up on Diamond Puppy food. I do not feed her human food. She has been visiting the vet as scheduled for all deworming and shots. At first she experienced some loose bowels and we overlooked it thinking it was because she was starting a new food and going thru the deworming process. But now, 14 wks old, she has had severe gas and liquid diarrhea for 7 days straight. She is not vomiting and there is not blood in her stools. I believe the cause of her illness is due to this Diamond dog food. The manufacturer has to recall this food and get it off the shelves! I am taking my pup to the vet again today to help her. DON'T BUY DIAMOND NATURALS PUPPY. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH IT.

I have had my dogs on Diamond Naturals for a few weeks. My male dane has always had allergy problems, so I did not connect the itching with the food until my female dane started having problems. My male, has large patches of hair loss on his belly and sides. The female, now has small patches appearing, and their fur is dropping like crazy. I now have them on some home cooked foods and mostly raw. It has been very distressing!

My brother’s ex- Service Dog had IBS. Most dry dog food would give him explosive diarrhea. We tried Purina, Blue, you name it. We got to IAMS Dog Food and he was better. However it made his sister have IBS also. So we held out looking for a good brand that would make none of our 6 dogs and 2 cats ill. Finally we went to our local TSC and found Diamond Brand. It was and is great!

I gradually switched to Diamond Naturals over the past few days. My yellow Lab started having a bit of a stomach upset, gassy and loose stools. By the time I was 100% transitioned to Diamond, she was having diarrhea, vomiting up water, and she smelled absolutely awful. She was also moaning, which she never does. My Shepherd had loose stools and was gassy as well. Heeler mix was fine, but he eats 1/3 of the amount of food the others do. I went out and bought a bag of Pro Plan immediately after reading similar reviews on here. Lab is doing better now. Will never risk my pups' lives on cheaper food again.

I have been giving my dogs (12) chicken and rice for 4 years. Last week we got 2 more bags. Now 2 in the vet. One is in bad shape. 2000.00 in vet bill and still there. The other took him this morning. Going to sue them.

I have 2 dogs, a German shepherd mix who is 8, and a Bernese mountain dog, who is 5. I have been feeding Diamond Naturals Lamb and Rice for a few years now and haven't had too many problems, but starting this past July, my Berner started losing weight and didn't want to eat the food anymore. My other dog wasn't crazy about it either.

I started my 6-year-old boxer on red Diamond Dog Food. He loves it!! He's gained weight, bulked out more energy. He does terrific. The price is very reasonable. I've tried other dog foods. No comparison. Glad we switched to red Diamond.

I tried Diamond Food because Steve Regan store recommend it! It read great on the label! I started it and My Standard Poodle died, then my girls got loose yellow stools and we're not doing well! Now, I know it was on recall, it had Salmonella! That is why my girls had loose yellow stools that's smelled horrible and it killed my boy! That was a thousand dollar dog it killed! It was devastating to me! So then I had to buy another boy and not sure this cute boy will ever be what the other boy was! I am still upset over it! I then changed the girls to wholesome from IFA and over night they firmed up the stench is gone! But still not sure they are as active as before! I wonder what damage was done to them!

My 12 week old puppy was on Blue buffalo puppy food for 3 weeks. My husband just got a puppy and he wanted me to switch my puppy to his puppys Diamond Naturals food because he was told it was the best. My puppy being on it for 5 days now is having severe diarrhea and is not as playful. My daughter said to get him off of that it's bad. We just took him off today because I feel he is lifeless and not happy. Lets hope this is the end. He is now back on Blue buffalo and pumpkin to help ease his belly.

Diamond dog food almost killed my 3 month old puppy - Just purchased a new puppy over a month ago. The Diamond Dog Nature's Domain puppy formula (Chicken and Rice) came highly recommended by the breeder. It's labeled as a 'generic' brand for Taste of the Wild. We were excited for the new puppy and wanted the best for him, so we decided to purchase the bag at Costco. For over a month, the puppy has had many problems, runny stools (green, slimy), nonstop diarrhea, stench. For past 3 days, he became lethargic, vomited numerous times, and refused to drink or eat anything. Our playful puppy no more. Once again we rushed him to the vet and after numerous stool samples, IV fluids, probiotics, antibiotics, anti-nausea meds, etc, it was determined that the food was making him sick. It cost us multiple hundreds of $.

We bought Diamond puppy formula food for our 8 week old puppy. She had loose stool when we got her (breeder used the same kind). Tried to isolate the problem, and it was her food. My I year old daughter brought me a small BOLT that looked like one of the pieces mixed in with the food! I do not recommend this for your dogs, and suggest the company raises their standards, so they can stop putting out this crap! Diamond: get your stuff together!!

My dogs are 4 and 7 both in excellent health. The youngest is full pit and the other a mix. I purchased a bag of Diamond Naturals lamb and rice last Friday 8/19/2016. They have both been on this this food for several years. By Sunday Jack - the youngest - was very lethargic and in a daze. He was drinking but refused to eat unless hand fed. My other dog stopped eating Sunday but had no other symptoms. Jack continued to be in a daze, almost not recognizing us, no energy at all, could barely get off the floor. He seemed better Monday afternoon, but relapsed again Tuesday. Upon researching food recalls I hit the jackpot and found this site. We immediately got new food and he began to eat this afternoon. His glands are very swollen and I am hoping that any damage is repairable. We are waiting for blood work.

I buy the Diamond Naturals Lamb and Rice for my cat and my dog and my daughter's two dogs. Three weeks ago my cat broke out in horrible hives and started losing his hair and hind end. He's so bad now he has no control over bladder, has lost lots of weight and is going crazy with itching. All three dogs have loose stools and two have moderate itching while the bigger dog the third one has huge sores, no bladder control, losing hair, and is losing his mind over the itch. Wouldn't have thought food except about 150 other dogs are suffering same symptoms and some have died eating the diamond naturals. So this is no coincidence. Something has happened in the facility that makes packages and distributes this food. Several have been sold at Menards all over Michigan.

I've had my American bulldog on the diamond naturals beef and sweet potato for about a year and a half. I moved from colorado to Illinois in February and when I ran out of the food from colorado in March, I re loaded. He began showing signs of food allergy that I have see. Before, but also the seasons changed so I thought it wasn't the grasses. Finally went to the vet and was told bacterial infection. While treating this, I gave him boiled potatoes, tuna, broccoli, coconut/fish oil. It cleared up, but halfway through the next bag, it flared up again. I can only deduce the incessant scratching from something in the food led to the infection. Reading the post about the English bulldog with oozing sores only gave me more empirical evidence to support my claim. I believe blue buffalo comes from the SE factory in south Carolina, and merely repackaged in different bags. Blue buffalo had a recall the same time I started fighting this - coincidence? I think NOT!!!

I have fed my 5 year old yorkie Diamond Naturals chicken dog food for the past 3 years or more. With the last bag I purchased, my dog began itching badly and scratching. She also has clumps of visible dandruff, mucus in her stool, vomiting, and hair loss. It is definitely the food because she has had no other changes and isn't rating like she normally would. Heading out right now to buy something else for my poor girl to eat. She is acting pitiful.

We have been using Diamond dog food for 4 years, and have had nothing bad to say about the food. It's been a great food for a reasonable price. However, our most recent bag has caused issues. Our dog only had a cup and half of the new bag and experienced diarrhea while we were at work (she has only done this when sick). Nothing else changed that would cause this. We quickly switched to another brand of food and haven't had any issues. We contacted Diamond and they said: "We are not experiencing any recalls or clusters of concern on any of our products at this time." We are worried about going back to Diamond.

I'm having problems with my dog. He is really sick and I'm wondering why all the bad reviews are crossed off. Been to the vet 2 times and he is still sick after antibiotics and steroids. I got up this morning and found vomit in his crate. It looks like it has blood in it. Instead of hiding the problem address it and fix it.

I am writing this review to let others know what happened to my dogs after eating this food. I bought a bag to switch foods because the other brand I was using started making smaller bags and the price went up. So I did some research and read a lot of reviews and thought that Diamond Naturals was a good choice. Unfortunately 2 of my 4 dogs became ill shortly after starting this food. I have 2 German shepherds, a coonhound and a mixed breed dog. The two German shepherds are the ones who got sick and the other 2 tolerated the food. I started out very slowly mixing the new food in with the old and noticed one shepherd started having diarrhea, vomiting, became lethargic, lost her appetite, was extremely gassy and had a horrible smell whenever she was near me.

We have two American Stafford Terriers (pit bulls). One is about 7 years and the other is about 8 years old. We have fed this brand of dog food in the same formula for their entire lives. The last bag was bought about two weeks ago and since the younger dog will not eat the food and was losing weight. The older dog ate but had extreme loose stool and losing ability to control peeing. I went to the closest store and bought Purina Natural dog food and came home and put just a handful in their dish on top of the Diamond. They went after the Purina like they were starving but would not touch the Diamond.

We purchased Diamond Puppy food from Menards in Traverse City, MI June 29th, 2016. It was my prior understanding that Diamond was a "better" dog food so we decided to switch our new puppy to this brand without doing the research. We fed him 3 bowls of food over the next couple of days. Over the Fourth of July weekend - he became so incredibly ill he would barely stand up. He had vomited in his kennel overnight and we bathed him - he proceeded to get more sick and his skin was inflamed, oozing and he smelled like a rotting dead animal. It was the most horrific stench coming from our pup. By the time my husband and I had thought back on the events & timing of his sickness we immediately knew it was his new food. Theo is our fourth English Bulldog and we have never seen this before.

I purchased my first bag of Diamond Naturals Chicken and Rice after my dogs stopped eating the Rachael Ray's brand. They didn't exactly like it but ate it reluctantly little by little. After 1 1/2 weeks, their hair started falling out and they have been itching non-stop. They are miserable!! They are throwing up and have bad gas. Their hair is all matted because of their excessive chewing and licking. It's pathetic. There is something wrong with this dog food!!! They need to recall it and get it off the shelves!! I didn't realized that the hair loss and vomiting could have been linked to the food until I started reading these reviews, now it all makes perfect sense. I have switched them to a different dog food but they still won't eat. I will try boiling chicken like the other reviews have. I hope they bounce back.

Last weekend bought the dog a new bag of Diamond Natural food. This weekend he is in the hospital on fluid therapy trying to fix the infection in his body. I can't definitively say that the food is the entire cause but this is a healthy dog, 7 years old with no previous problems. The timing of the new bag of food and the comments left recently by others make me wonder what damage has been done from this food. Be aware.

I have read other people's reviews and found they had the exact same experience with their dogs that I had. My dog got very ill from the food and he died on June 8, 2016. There are too many similarities between all of the other stories from the people who have commented here. There should have been a recall. If the company had done the right thing, none of these dogs would have gotten sick or died. I hope others see these comments before it's too late.

We recently switched to Diamond Naturals for our 2 boxers, boxer pit bull mix and shih tzu. It wasn't long after the switch our oldest boxer began having terrible diarrhea and vomiting. He stopped eating totally. After numerous rounds of Kaopectate he finally acted like he got better. A couple of days later he had the same symptoms all over again. After nursing him back to what we thought was health after going through spells over the course of a couple of week he died four days later.

My 2 dogs have gone between Taste of the Wild and Diamond Naturals (Lamb or Beef), but in the last year, I kept them on the beef or lamb. 3 weeks ago, a friend needed to order something via Amazon and it was under the amount for free, next day delivery, so I told her to add a 40 LB bag to the order on my behalf. She ordered chicken, which I had not fed to my dogs.

Bought a 4 year-old Toy Poodle from a breeder in Michigan in January 2015. She told me she just started feeding her females DIAMOND Naturals Puppy Food and they "love it". So I continued Lucy on it when I got her home. I bred her in July 2015 and mid September she had 5 pups. The last born was a female with a congenital defect. Her vulva/vagina was not closed and was located high up near the anus, which the latter was almost invisible. She also was a hermaphrodite with a residual penis inside her and possibly retained testicles.

Purchased Diamond Naturals extreme athlete on 5/17/2016 from Menards. By the morning of 5/20 my Vizsla was not eating or drinking and appeared very ill. On 5/21 severe diarrhea with some blood developed. First trip to the vet on 5/23 for anti-diarrheal and anti-biotic $200. No change by 5/25, second trip blood test and x-ray, plus steroid $200. No change. In reading the other review we observed a change in breath odor when we switched a year ago but did not connect it to the dog food. Based on the timing and other reports, I feel this is very closely linked to the new bag of dog food.

I have a little Bichon/Shih Tzu mix that has eaten this dog food Diamond Naturals Small Breed Chicken and Rice for the majority of his life so far (7). He has always done well on this food and it is rated above average. I recently purchased a new bag of food, fed him two days with it and had him vomiting the 2 days' contents from his stomach and developing loose stools. He was very ill. I took him to the vet and 175 dollars later he is on the mend. I returned the bag to Menards where it was purchased. I will switch him to another brand of dog food. My large labradoodle eats the large breed chicken and rice formula. I will switch her too when her current food is gone. After this event, I no longer will trust Diamond with my pets' nutrition.

I have been feeding Diamond for about 15 years. Never had any digestion problems. I was asked about the dog food and the lymphoma he had, really got me thinking. I have had 2 dogs that I lost to lymphoma. Both ate Diamond, one his whole life and the other since he was about 3 (different breeds). I have 2 full bags of adult food and a full bag of puppy chow for the puppy I'm getting next week, a relative of the dog I just lost. Switching I think is in the near future!!!

When I first bought my Cane Corso, he was eating Puppy Chow. His fur was very coarse. Transitioned him to Diamond Naturals Large Puppy food. Within a week, his fur is a beautiful shiny black brindle. He doesn't eat as much as he would the Puppy Chow, but we have noticed how big he has grown. He's not filling himself with chemicals and byproducts that are harmful. He is able to digest his food really well. No vomiting or diarrhea. He is a 10 week old mastiff, so he has his usual stamina. I really don't think you can complain (as I have seen in other reviews) about your dog having more energy. I haven't noticed any breath issues either. I also feed this to my 7 yr old beagle, who has a cleft palate problem and can't eat large/hard food. I have had the same outcome with her as I have with my mastiff. The same as Blue Buffalo, 1/2 the cost.

I switched my Golden Retriever to Diamond Naturals Lamb and Rice approx 3 months ago. I noticed his breath started smelling really bad about 1 month after switching. I took him to his vet and had his teeth checked and cleaned. His breath is still bad. Now after another month on this food he has started having bad gas. He has never had gas before and is 6 yrs old. I have also tried different foods before and none caused a change in his breath or gas except Diamond. After reading many reviews I believe this food is the cause of his problems. When at the vet he also had blood work done to see if there was anything causing the bad breath and gas. Nothing was noted to be wrong with him. I have discontinued feeding him Diamond and will wait a few weeks and report whether or not he is back to normal. I have an almost full 40 pound bag of Diamond and have spent $45 on it. It appears Diamond does not respond to customers' concerns.

I too had UTI issues with my pups. A year ago I had my goldendoodle on this product and had major issues with UTI's and multiple vet visits. After I switched him off this food and of course treated for the UTI's I didn't have the problem anymore. A year later - now - I had a german shepherd puppy I thought it might have been just the goldendoodle having his own personal issues with dealing with certain foods so I would give Diamond naturals large breed puppy another try. Sure enough! German shepherd female puppy ended up developing UTI as well! I contacted Diamond directly about this issue as I do not feel its a coincidence for both puppies of mine developing UTI's off the same product at the same age once I switched them to it.

Bought a new bag of Diamond Natural dog food 2 weeks ago. Exp date is for Nov 2016. My 3 dogs have all been acting sickly, the pug had horrible diarrhea that smelled like something had died!!! The boxer has had the most problems. He is vomiting, coughing with gagging, licking paws, eating grass, bad BAD gas! We fed him boiled chicken with noodles. He was doing a little better, so he ate his dog food the next day, and again the symptoms came back. Nothing has changed in their environment. It's obvious to us that the dog food is the issue. Started googling, found many comments with the same issues. After seeing others' comments about vets not finding anything in blood samples, not taking them to vet, just yet. We are no longer feeding our fur babies this food and pray they recover without serious problems.

We've stopped feeding our German Shepherd puppy this food since the vet diagnosed him with a severe UTI. Too high of phosphorus and magnesium levels he said, and he recommended we switch immediately. Also, our puppy had way more energy than he knew what to do with and it was making him (and us!) crazy. We exercised him 3 and 4 times a day and he could never sit still. I've never experienced this with any of my other dogs, including two other Shepherds. Runny stools, hyperactive, UTI... I wouldn't recommend this dog food to anyone. I wonder if any of the sick dogs mentioned in previous reviews have been tested for a UTI?

I put our two large breed purebreds on Diamond over a year ago. I had talked to other owners that used it and were pleased. However, recently I have noticed changes with my dogs. First I noticed my Cane Corso was getting finicky about eating her food and when she did finally eat it, she would be very gassy. She is also licking her paws and losing weight. I have also noticed her stool is not firm but rather loose. Three mornings ago, I noticed my German Shepherd had vomited his food (3rd time in a month). Then when he went out his stool was loose as well.

Purchased two bags of Diamond Naturals Small breed lamb and rice dog food. Fed the first bag, and noticed that my three year old dog began licking all of his paws. Vet said this was an allergy. I did not think too much about that. However, when I opened the second bag, a day or so afterwards, my dog began having severe diarrhea, stomach cramping, and finally vomiting. Finally put two and two together and know that the dog food must have contained salmonella as many others have described on ConsumerAffairs. Just left the vet paying $240. The doctor agreed that the dog had all of the symptoms of salmonella. My dog had his exam three weeks ago and the doctor bragged on how healthy that he is/was and should live to be 15+. There is no replacement for my beloved dog. Hope he recovers. Shame on you Diamond!!

Do you know what is worse than a sick dog? Two sick dogs. My dogs have never had an issue with any food before. They are 9 and 7 yrs old. I feed this to them a few weeks ago and they both had loose stool. I tried it again and now it is terrible with the watery stool and bad vomiting. If they are not better tomorrow we will have to go to the vet. They have to be getting dehydrated. What is in this stuff? Has anyone been contacted from this company or gotten their money back? How can a company continue to sell pet food that can do this?

We've been feeding the maintenance to our lab for over 4 years, until recently, we have never had an issue. We just purchased a new bag and that night he started vomiting. He has refused his food, which he has NEVER done before. We thought he wasn't well, took him to a vet, they didn't find anything, but we finally wondered if we got a bad batch of food -- tried a different food and surprise, surprise, his appetite is back. But when we set down a bowl of diamond, he again refused it. We're done. That was an expensive bag of food and a valuable lesson.

I have used the brand my vet recommended. After doing some research & speaking with my son, I decided to try some different brands. I am also feeding a wet food mixed with the kibbles once a day, for dinner. I believe the vets are paid by the food companies to promote their brand of food. The brand they promote may not be the only "good food" to feed. I always look at the content of the food to make sure there are no additives. I don't feed a measured amount each day as my dog is not a "snacker". He eats when he is hungry. He loves the kibble & wet food.

Large Breed Lamb and Rice adult dog food - We have fed this to our dogs for several years. Monday I purchased a new bag from TSC and fed our 3 dogs dinner. By 2 am Tuesday, one dog became very ill, with horrible diarrhea and vomiting. I took her to the vet at 8 am, and her fecal test was normal, and the giardiasis test was negative. Vet prescribed anti nausea meds, and a chicken and rice diet. She began to improve.

I began feeding my bloodhound puppy this food. There were no problems with the first bag. However, with the second bag, my dog began vomiting (4 times over two days that I am aware of). Then he refused to eat it. I filed a complaint online and called the store where I bought the food to no avail. This bag of food cost $45.00. I quit feeding it to my puppy and tried feeding it to my coonhound, who has a gut of iron. She got sick as well, so I am sitting on a useless and expensive bag of dog food that the company has not taken responsibility for. Now that I have quit feeding it all dogs are fine. A dog trainer I know says a Diamond food gave her dog e. coli, and I think this is what was wrong with my puppy. Clearly this company does not police its ingredient sources and I recommend against it.

My seven year old Golden Retriever was eating Diamond Chicken and Rice Large Breed food for six years. Nine or ten months ago, the bag changed, and so did my dog. Her stool began to be very mucous-cased, and then yellow and foamy. Because she had allergies to corn and artificial colors, she was never allowed any people food -- only her Diamond food. I took her to the vet in May, but her blood work came back clear. By the end of June she experienced a night of projectile vomiting and explosive diarrhea. Again, the labs came back fine, and home-cooked chicken and rice for several weeks gave her some strength back. I buried my beautiful Golden on Monday, Nov. 2, 2016. Liver failure. She was one month past her eighth birthday. I spoke with Diamond's veterinarian twice over the past three months and begged them to fix the problem with the food, but they maintain there is no problem. I cannot recommend this food brand.

He actually eats it, and it's grain free. He looks fantastic, and there are a bunch of grain-free flavors I can mix up. I don't want to eat the same thing every day. I suspect the dog thinks the same. Currently, he's eating a mixture of two bags: chicken with sweet potato and beef. He seems satisfied and happy!

I have three cocker spaniels. Teddy is 7, Ellie is 8 and Cassie is a rescue that I just adopted in May. She is 14. I buy Diamond Lite Lamb and Rice, very healthy dog food. Teddy and Ellie love it and are very healthy and have lost weight on this food. The real miracle is Cassie. When I got her, I thought she didn't have much time left to her life. She was disinterested in anything going on and ignored the other dogs. She barely moved and spent a lot of time sleeping. After only three months of eating this food, she is jumping around like a puppy. She runs all over the yard and through the house. She follows Teddy around and wants to do whatever he is doing. I attribute this change in her behavior to the natural products in the dog food. I wrote to Diamond to let them know. They appreciated my input.

Good value. Use the High Energy Blend which provides a good source of protein as well. I have German Shepherds which are working dogs that have plenty of ground to cover. Like other brands with better ingredients just not a viable option when you can get 10 pounds more for a little less than half the price.

I have used the Diamond Brand, Lamb and rice. My dog has always had a sensitive stomach. Overall he does well on it. He looks good, plenty of energy and Vet appointments always ok. A year ago or so they changed the bag color, and maybe food contents as he had the runs for a week or so. Been ok since.

I use Senior Diamond brand. I have 2 small old dogs. They need the smaller size kibble. And they seem to tolerate this brand. It's expensive to me. But I buy the largest bag available to save $$. I have to add a soft crumbled up treat to the food or juice if I have it.

My 3 month old German shorthair pointer became ill after eating Diamond naturals large breed puppy food after 2 weeks eating it. I was impressed with the ingredients and the price so I switched him to it because the PetSmart brand I was feeding him was becoming too costly. His stools were always soft while eating it and I thought that was okay. Then after 2 weeks he developed very loose stool with mucus blobs in it, then it became every hour liquid. After 2 days off his food, giving him Kaopectate, Pedialyte, pumpkin and rice he was having normal poop. I fed him twice his food again and that evening after his second feeding he had once again soupy diarrhea. Obviously it's the dog food. I found this site and all the other stories are so similar.

I have given my dog 50% Diamond dog 50% prescription Science Diet for year and as of Aug decided to just go with the Diamond Naturals since Zorro did not have allergies from it... Since then he has gotten very sick. He has been to the Vet and has a clean bill of health including blood work and two complete physicals in 6 months, however he has developed no appetite for this food, severe Diarrhea and has lost 20 lb and cannot hardly walk. The Vet cannot find anything wrong but the store where we got the food appeared that the Diamond food was pulled from the shelf so we checked this site and found lots of others dealing with this issue... Does anyone have any ideas what is wrong with this food and how to save my dog... We have put him on prescription dog food but he is still not doing well. I cannot yet confirm it is the food but the story line sure fits the other complaints.

I started feeding my Golden Doodle but he didn't have any problems for two weeks. But after two weeks, he started having loose stools. We got his fecal done and everything was negative. We put him on bland diet and after two days he got better. We slowly started giving him Diamond Naturals food again. He started having loose stools throughout the night. I didn't suspect the food but he was on bland diet for a whole week. We started giving him dry food again but this time we are giving him a different brand but I still have big bag of Diamond Naturals food. So I am slowly increasing the amount but as soon as I started giving him Diamond again, he is showing signs of problems. At this point, I am sure it is Diamond Naturals food that is causing the problems. Looks like I need to throw out Diamond Naturals and give him only high quality food.

I purchased a 40 lb bag of Diamond Naturals Large Breed Puppy dog food last week for my 6-month old Collie. The item was on sale at Pet Supplies Plus and I decided to give it a try. It was an enormous mistake and one I regret dearly. I was not aware of the past Diamond pet food problems with its products making pets sick back in 2012 and 2006. I only found out after doing research online. There are numerous other pet owners with similar issues after their pets ate Diamond brand dog food.

I was feeding my puppy Diamond Dog Food because it said all natural and ingredients seemed better than most. He was doing okay for a while, but then he started having bloody stools and loose runny stools. He was also having urination problems. I think the toxic food was building up so much in his system he was losing control of his little bladder. He had never peed on me before and then twice in one week he peed on me and it was like he didn't even know it!!! He would pee in little spots a lot. I took him to the vet and after X-rays and blood work. $$$$$$ later Vet couldn't find anything so recommended me to change his food.

I have 4 dogs: a 5 month old German Shepherd, a 6 YO Bloodhound, 7 YO English Bulldog, and a 16 YO Shih-Tzu. Right after getting our youngest, the German Shepherd, we switched to Diamond dog food. The shepherd started throwing up shortly after but we thought it may just be the change in food, new home, etc. Then our shih-Tzu started getting lethargic. We thought it was due to age. Our Bulldog then started getting very sick, stopped eating, diarrhea, lethargic. Then he started throwing up too. Even projectiling at times. His throw up was very weird in color, not stomach acid. Once again, we thought he was getting sick due to having spina bifida for all his life and he's just getting worse. Then one night 3 dogs threw up including the healthy bloodhound. Hello. Light bulbs...... the food?

After I was reading all of these comments, now it made all sense to me why my baby was suffering with all these symptoms and my vet couldn't even figure it out. I have a German pinscher that was feeding Purina and he was doing great until one day I walked in pet supermarket and saw the Diamond food - a 40 pound bag for 40.00. I thought wow this is a good deal and the sales guy made it sound it was a very good food high quality so I thought well let me give it a shot.

I really like Diamonds Naturals lamb and rice formula. I have a 6 year old Rottweiler, a 4 year old lab and a 6 month old corgi. The older dogs have been on the lamb and rice formula for about 4 years now. We have never had any issues with diarrhea or vomiting on this recipe as others have posted. My dogs are very healthy and have nice shiny coats. With that being said, a couple of months ago the store was all out of the lamb and rice formula, so we grabbed a bag of the chicken and rice thinking nothing of it. Both dogs had severe diarrhea while on the chicken recipe. When the store had the lamb and rice formula back in, we put them back on that recipe and haven't had any issues since. Not sure why they didn't do well on the chicken formula. Still really like the lamb formula.

Dogs are becoming seriously ill from this poison. Look at the other posts to view similar experiences by dog owners who have fed this food to their dogs only to have horrible side effects: diarrhea, vomiting, excessive shedding, burns at mouth and tail. Our sweet golden retriever was torn apart by this poison. How do we get this investigated and off the market?

My daughter has a "Great Dane" which is 9 months old and has been on Diamond brand dog food since she was old enough to eat it. Never had any issues with this brand until now. On August 29, 2015 my daughter purchased a new bag of Diamond Naturals "Large Breed Puppy" food from Tractor Supply in Rock Hill SC. The same day we fed the dog, within 2 hours she developed diarrhea. The diarrhea persisted, she would not drink water and we became concerned. We did not feed her anymore of the Diamond food and started feeding her chicken and rice which helped control her bowels but did not stop the diarrhea and bloody stools.

I have a 10 yr. old Boston Terrier mix and a 3 yr. old Pit bull. We've been feeding them Diamond Naturals (alternating the flavors) for years with no problems. Then about a month ago, I bought a new bag of Extreme Athlete. They both started having diarrhea, the Pit bull’s had blood in it. Took them to vet, they suspected colitis, but tested negative for parasites. Got antibiotics and told to feed them boiled chicken and rice.

I am having the exact experiences as these other posters. My dog was put on Diamond Naturals within the past week, and within a day or two started throwing up and then had bloody diarrhea. Stay away from this food at all costs.

Our 8-year old Yorkie has been on Diamond Small Breed Adult dog food for the majority of her life. She almost died (lethargic, shallow breathing, stopped eating and drinking) this past weekend after starting a new bag of food. Nothing else in her environment changed and she is never alone where she could come in contact with anything else. We found a partial, older bag of food, watered it down, fed her, and she started showing improvement. It appears she was poisoned by the new bag of food. Fortunately our vet feels she will make a full recovery. Needless to say, we will be changing dog food companies.

I just started feeding my Rottweiler, 1 1/2 years old, and my Pitbull, 5 1/2 years old, Diamond Naturals beef meal and rice formula. They both had persistent diarrhea for the past two weeks. I was searching, thinking maybe it was being caused by something else since Diamond dog food, I thought, was pretty high quality. But after reading all these reviews with similar circumstances I'm quite disappointed and will be discontinuing feeding them this brand.

I have 2 Siberian Huskies that are 5 years old. Littermates to be exact. In 5 years, neither have ever EVER been ill. Have been loyal to the brand since day one. However, back in April, one of my boys, one, was ill. Mucus in his stool, refusing his food. After a FULL work up at my vet, nothing was wrong, medically. 12 days of Bland diet, and $400 later, he seemed fine. Fast forward to today. Both of my boys had the mucus in the soft stool, refusing the food. On August 14th, we visited the vet, full work up, on each. To no avail, nothing medically came back.

My 14 week old chihuahua puppy has never done better on any food. We've had no problems since we switched her 4 weeks ago. Before Diamond Naturals she was on Blue Buffalo and was constantly having diarrhea and itching but now she's a happy healthy puppy. We'll never use any other food.

The issue of diarrhea associated with Diamond Naturals is more complex than previous reviewers have reported. We have been feeding our 5 1/2 Y/O chocolate Lab Diamond Naturals Lamb and Rice for several years. Always bought from a farm feed dealer in Boerne Texas whose knowledge of feeds is extensive. Never any problems. A few weeks ago we purchased the same dog food - Diamond Naturals Lamb and Rice from a Tractor Supply dealer in Granville NY (upstate). The dog developed diarrhea on the Diamond, cleared off it, then developed diarrhea again when we put her back on. Now she is on a different brand. I suggest that it is not the particular dog food which is making the trouble, but rather that there is a problem with a particular feed mill producing feed for some parts of the country.

My 3 year old dog has been on Diamond Naturals her whole life. Recently, Diamond changed the packaging and I assume they must have changed the recipe. We opened a new bag and within a day, our dog had diarrhea. At the time, I did not put 2 and 2 together and just thought she picked something up at the dog park. It happened that I had to place her in a kennel while on vacation. There, she was a different brand and had no problems. Upon returning home and eating Diamond again, she again got diarrhea. Additionally, she was extremely thirsty. I am very upset after reading the number of problems posted on this website. I was lucky to identify the problem so quickly. Why isn't someone doing something about this???

I have a 6 month old Cane Corso. Been feeding him Diamond Naturals large breed puppy food since 8 weeks old. He has had diarrhea and vomits every other day. He itches and had allergy type symptoms continuously. Eyes constantly make mucous and always sounds stuffy and full of mucous. I just thought he had bad allergies! Never dawned on me that his food was making him sick. I feel so bad! Poor baby has never even known how it feels to feel good, being that I've only feed him this food since weaning! I went and bought the Sam's exceed chicken and rice adult dog food brand. I hope it works out ok for him. He ate some tonight and he sounds so much better already. I hope he gets better quickly.

Our Chocolate Lab has had constant diarrhea. We have had him for almost a year. The breeder fed him Diamond Puppy, so we kept feeding him this food. I blamed his diarrhea on my husband switching him to the Diamond High Energy formula. He started losing weight, so I bought the Diamond Endurance because it had more calories. He has continued to have the diarrhea, and just recently he broke out in a rash. We first thought it was ringworm, but our inside Yorkie didn't have it, and none of us had it.

My dog has been on Diamond Naturals Large Breed Puppy for two weeks now and has nothing but diarrhea and extremely bad gas and now has started to throw up. Needless to say I think there is something really wrong here. With all the reviews I am seeing we will not be feeding her this brand ever again!

We purchased a Siberian Husky at the age of 2 months. We started him on Diamond Naturals puppy food. In the beginning he ate it just fine. He had diarrhea for about a month probably just getting used to the formula. Soon after that his stools were loose about every other day. Some days he didn't want to eat. He would throw up bile at least once a week. He drank more Pedialyte than he did eat dog food. We went through a few months of this and when he was 6 months old we switched to Diamond Naturals adult formula.

My daughter's Havanese puppy is 8 months old. We have been feeding him Diamond small breed food ever since we brought him home. He was healthy and everything was fine. We bought a huge bag and it lasted for quite a while. We finally ran out and bought a new bag last week. Right after we bought it, he started becoming very gassy. Then he started having diarrhea. Yesterday, he began vomiting. Today, he vomited twice! The only thing we could think of was the new bag of food we just bought him.

I have 6 Cavalier King Charles spaniels and two large breed dogs. I fed a high-quality grain free food for all their lives until about a year ago when I switched to Diamond Naturals Chicken and Rice. It had excellent ratings on a popular dog food site and it would save me considerable money over what I have been feeding so I figured if it was just as good, why not feed it? The problems I noticed were with coat, body condition and irritation/allergic type problems. More so than digestive (though there were some issues there as well).

We changed from Science Diet to Diamond dog food less than a month ago, and all of our dogs have developed diarrhea. I would recommend spending the extra money and getting a good quality dog food, because this dog food its a joke. It isn't worth dehydrating your dogs just to save a couple of bucks. I wish I could give a lower rating than one star. It doesn't even deserve that!

I have a new puppy and we are feeding him Diamond Puppy food since weaning. He has had watery, bloody stools for five days now. He also has a dull coat and constantly scratches from itching. Took him to the vet two days ago and stools are no better. He is healthy otherwise (no parvo, worms, etc.) The vet put him on medication, but it isn't helping so I will be changing his food immediately. I see I am not the only one with issues. I am concerned that with all of the reported problems, there is something terribly wrong with this food. The manufacturer of this food needs to find out immediately what is causing so many problems. I hope this food is soon removed from the market. Something is bad wrong here.

I am so upset and hurt that I continued to feed my dog this food without doing the research! They have both experienced the diarrhea issue and the itching & their fur has become dull. I had been eliminating anything else ex: treats and weekly egg from their diets but still have had issues! I hope it's not too late for them.

Made dog horribly sick a couple of years ago. I wish I had heard about the lawsuits. I took him to 4 different vets and he almost died. Got better when food was switched. This was AFTER the recalls. When I called the company they were not responsive at all and told me it was impossible they had another contaminant. These guys don't care...

My new 2-year-old had diarrhea when I fed her Diamond Dog Food. When my daughter came with two larger dogs they also developed diarrhea. After feeding a different brand all three dogs had solid stools. They need to recall this dog food before a dog becomes very ill.

I recently began switching my 1 year old female Dutch Shepherd over to Diamond Naturals and within three feedings at only 30% Diamond she developed extreme diarrhea to the point of extremely bloody liquid stools! I will contacting the company immediately as well as all retailers in my area! Diamond should be beyond ashamed of themselves!! This product is VERY Harmful!!!

I have a ten-week old chihuahua puppy. I am transitioning off of Diamond (the breeder's choice) and on to Origins. I'm switching because he has very dry, itching skin..

My girlfriend and I have fed Diamond Naturals for many months with no problems. Between us, we have 7 dogs ranging in age from 2 months to over 14 years, including a 2 year old Boxer that is pregnant. After feeding the 7 dogs their Diamond Naturals with no problems, my girlfriend contacted me this morning that one dog had developed lameness in his rear end and was rolling around groaning in pain (as well as diarrhea), two other dogs had developed diarrhea, and the remaining dogs had developed unusually soft stool. In reading the reviews from this website, I am highly upset with myself for EVER feeding this gruel. I have contacted the company, as well as ALL retailers in this area, and have been VERY vocal about this problem. My girlfriend and I have agreed we will NEVER feed this gruel again and would rather go hungry than EVER consider buying Diamond brand products again.

I found a half inch silver tack in my dog's food bowl last night when feeding dinner. If he had eaten that, the damage would have killed him. I'm so very, very pissed off. I'm warning everyone about this. One of my friend's found 2 screws in her dog’s food. Boycott Diamond dog foods!

I contacted the company about my puppy's reaction to the food. The phone waits were lengthy but eventually I was put through to a vet. She listened, was helpful, arranged for QA tests on the food and phoned me with the results today. I think the company has been very responsive.

I switched 2 years ago from Purina to Diamond's Natural Dry Dog Food thinking I was helping my dogs live longer. I started seeing horrible runny stools with my dogs about a year ago. In January we adopted a GSD and when he started eating the dog food along with my other 2 dogs he too developed diarrhea and itching. I Googled the problem just last week and it said possibly the food. I had taken my oldest dog to the vet because of her itchy skin problem even. Even my Chihuahua was developing the same symptoms. I have had her over a year but she didn't eat much of the dry food. Not like the big dogs who were around 5 cups or more a day.

I recently switched my dog's food to Diamond Naturals Lamb and Rice about 4 weeks ago. At first, my dog began having loose stools and and her bowel movements increased from 2x a day to 3-5x a day. Her stomach began grumbling every day and she became extremely gassy. I thought these symptoms were caused from making a switch in her diet, even though it was gradual. After 4 weeks of eating solely Diamond dog food, my dog started vomiting profusely and had diarrhea which had a lot of mucus in most of her movements.

My dog has had diarrhea for two weeks now, no change in food. After researching I see that I am not the only pet owner experiencing problems. Shame on Diamond Pet food, this isn't their first incident.

We adopted a 1 year old puppy a little over a month ago. He was always fed 4 Health dog food but they don't offer that brand at our local pet store. So, we asked an employee what they recommended. They told us Diamond Naturals were the way to go. I'm a very health conscious person so I read through the ingredients very carefully and decided it was an okay food to feed my precious puppy. I gradually switched him on the lamb and rice formula. I noticed his bm's were softer, slightly more frequent and kind of yellowish colored. I figure he was just adjusting to the new food or got into something he shouldn't have.

We got a Great Pyrenees puppy in February. She came on Diamond puppy food so we didn't change it. She has had loose stools and constant scratching and biting of her skin ever since we got her. After reading the reviews we discovered it was her food! She's been tested by the vet for everything and has good health so no reason for her symptoms... Diamond products should be pulled from sales period! Just happy we learned this now and can change it before she gets super sick.

Buy Diamond's Chicken and Rice formula by the pallet. No problems until the last purchase in March 2015, when they allegedly added probiotics. Have seven dogs. Two so far developed wicked diarrhea. Given the countless complaints on this website alone, Diamond food is the culprit here. What company would risk their reputation with these problems? Do the right thing Diamond, man up. Recall the product at a minimum.

I bought two bags of this on Amazon at a great price and I thought it was a quality dog food. I have 3 large dogs, so I have to watch the cost of food. I started adding a small amount to their regular food and noticed a lot of gas coming from them on the first day. The second day after adding more to their regular food (I mixed for 5 days) I noticed their stools softening just a bit. This got progressively worse the more new food I introduced. Their normal BM schedule is 2 times a day. This changed to 3 or 4, some occurring in the house. I notified Amazon and they issued a full refund and told me to either dispose of the food or donate it. I cannot in good conscience donate this food to the Humane Society. I'm switching them back to Nature's Recipe full strength today, and I hope they recover quickly.

Towards end of last bag (1st of April), Golden Retriever pup (16 months old) began vomiting occasionally, thought it was from grass or mud he ate out in the yard. Then the diarrhea started and off we went to the vet - we did not wait because our dogs never get sick like that. Took 2 visits and an overnight stay to see him begin healing up. Put off a vacation for a week to make sure he was well. The vet put him on a VERY expensive prescription food ($4 a pound for dry; $3 a can for wet). Went on vacation for a week, boarded all 3 Goldens, pup was on the prescription food the whole time, no diarrhea. After we got back, we then started blending him back to the Diamond food when the Hill's got low, new bag of Diamond this time. Diarrhea returned when he was 3/4 of the way back on Diamond. Medication from vet this time, more of the expensive food..

We normally buy the high energy red bag of Diamond. Noticed the packaging was different but figured at some point everyone changes a look. My pit-pointer mix has had real bad gas and both dogs have had black diarrhea. My Boston terrier has it bad... he is going out more often and having diarrhea several times a day. After reading these other issues I think Diamond owes a lot of money back.

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.