Kirkland Pet Foods Reviews

I’ve been buying Kirkland dog food for years but this bag I bought had a mushy thing about the size of a small potato. Afraid I took the bag back and changed it. Neither dog has gotten sick so I hope all is good.

I have been feeding the red Kirkland bag for years to my dogs. First dog is a senior Yorkie. Got sick with pancreatitis about 3 weeks ago, stopped food and given meds by vet, a week later my older German diarrhea and on meds, now my other dog has diarrhea. I've been not giving anything else. I can't keep going to the vet for each dog. This is a nightmare.

I fed my dogs this food for about 3 months. It has a high rating on Dog Food Advisor, my dogs enjoyed it, and I enjoyed the price. My dogs gradually became sick. It started with agitation, and they just weren't their playful selves. Turned into increased gas, belly grumbling, vomiting, diarrhea, and loss of appetite. The diarrhea became uncontrollable for one of our dogs and became bloody. He was experiencing abdominal pain when the vet examined him. The blood work and stool testing came back normal. Our vet and I agree it was diet related. After treatment and diet change, they are improving. I noticed improvement within a couple days of taking them off this food. I plan to stick with homemade dog food after this scare.. Not to mention the treatment cost! I wish I had seen these reviews sooner. I wouldn't have taken the risk.

My dog has been on Kirkland's Salmon and Sweet Potato formula for one year and seems to be healthy and happy without problems. He is a Boxer and my vet recommended a Salmon based food due to his skin allergies. Recently rescued a Husky and her stool is soft on this food so my partner wondered if it was due to the Kirkland's as he prefers human grade food. I do know that salmon based foods can make their stool softer and I think that is the reason, not the quality of the food nor the brand. I decided to see what other folks experiences have been. Seems like a lot of poor ratings which I am sad to see for these pets who got sick. Strange that the main page shows 100% 1 star ratings however I have read several 5 start reviews as well. So far my Boxer is healthy and happy on it.

For years our dogs and cats have been healthy, none having any medical issues, we wanted them to have "better quality food" so we swapped to Kirkland dog and cat food for our pets, over the span of 2 years one of our dogs developed kidney stones, constant urination, our cat, who would sneak around and steal from our dogs bowl developed the SAME EXACT ISSUE just a few months apart. I wouldn't recommend this brand at all. Our dog forever now has issues with her bladder and kidney. If your pet is constantly using the bathroom swap immediately and take them to the vet.

Our very healthy dog got severely ill from this food. It caused diarrhea and gastrointestinal issues. After doing labs, X-rays & an ultrasound, we could not find a health reason for her symptoms. The only thing we had changed in the few days before she got sick was the food. I would not take a chance on this food.

My healthy dogs are now deathly sick due to this food. They were fine until the switch, it was a slow process. It started with what I thought was allergies. Rash, losing weight, losing hair, poor general health, etc.

I was advised to purchase this food from a friend of mine and my dog seemed to like it very much. It was economical and I loved that I don't have to run to the pet store. Several days later my dog started itching her ears really bad and it spread over her whole body. I had been feeding this food for a while now until it finally clicked and I will change the food immediately. I feel horrible that I fed my dog this food for so long treating the symptoms and not the root of the issue. Please do not feed your dog this food, they will itch themselves so bad until they are raw.

We have a rescue ranch in Texas with 30-40 dogs onsite (in addition to 6 of our own) and we have been feeding Kirkland's Nature's Domain food to our own dogs for several years and also the rescue dogs for the past year (Beef - yellow bag, Salmon - blue bag, and Small Breed Salmon - pink bag, plus the canned food - red can); we do not feed our dogs chicken at all). We have recommended this food to all of our adopters and have loved being able to provide what we considered to be high quality food for the price. Everything was fine until it wasn't. Over the past month our dogs started getting REALLY sick--terrible vomiting and diarrhea (and many others that were not physically sick would not eat their food at all and trust me these dogs live to eat so that was incredibly unusual). We do not ever change foods or allow any food or treats from the outside so we quickly suspected it was something with the food.

We switched our German Shepherds to Kirkland primarily because of the cost. They are now eating Kirkland Mature dog. We were worried that they might not like it, but it has extra glucosamine which helps their joints, and they seem to like it better than their previous kibble. Bonus! They're happy, we're happy!

The dogs love it and the brand has enough different flavors to mix it up for them. One of the more healthier dog food brands as well for a comparable price to other dog food brands. We have been buying this food for years.

The ingredients in this brand are satisfactory and can't beat the price and I am happy with what I am feeding my pet. I have tried 3 types of food under the same Kirkland brand and my pet doesn't have any issues switching.

My puppy was switched to this food and within 2 weeks of feeding him this food he developed blepharitis which only cleared up after he was switched foods. I will never feed my pets Costco food anymore.

I purchased Kirkland Signature Nature's Domain small breed salmon & lentil formula for dogs due to the current economy. My dog refuses to eat it but does so because I am a firm believer that what is suppose to meet AAFCO standards would meet my beloved companions nutritional needs. However upon consuming this brand of dog food my dog has been vomiting, losing his hair (it no longer shines or is soft), scratching and licking all the time. His loving disposition has changed. He sleeps a lot now and if I touch him to see if he is ok he growls at me. He feels bad all the time. His stools are hard. I am going to take this dog food back and return to his former brand. I can do with less if it means he will be a part of my life. P.S a friend of mine is also having issues with Kirkland Signature Dog food.

I worked with dogs for years, this was always a food I would hear about that people seemed to like. My 4 year old golden retriever was on it for about 6 months. Everything was fine until it wasn't. My dog suddenly presented with all the symptoms of bloat. I rushed her to the emergency vet, where they were puzzled when it was not bloat and they couldn't figure out what was wrong. Her entire body would blow up like a balloon and she was throwing up. My dog was put on a lot of medications and was being watched meticulously. About two weeks later, she stopped moving. She was lethargic and didn't want to do anything. I was terrified she had cancer.

Our dog was very healthy but my husband, who likes Costco brought home Kirkland dog food just because it was economical, to replace a more expensive dog food I had been buying for years without any issues. Our once healthy dog has been vomiting, won't eat nearly any food now, and is losing weight.

March when the pandemic hit my dog food was back ordered so I switched to this. May my Boston terrier ended up in the vet with problems. Thankfully recovered. July my lab refused to eat after one day of new bag! Two vets later and hospitalized for 5 days I have to say goodbye to my best friend!!! I will be his voice for life! This dog food is killing out babies! It’s not okay. Vomiting, diarrhea lack of appetite. Don’t ignore the warning signs! I didn’t and it was still too late. 5000. Later and I still lost my best friend???

Costco has been good for dog food until the last purchase May 2020. Our Standard Poodle started with diarrhea and then didn’t like smelling the food and within a few days was vomiting . Took him to the Veterinarian and he was in poor shape with pancreatitis. Many times due to food and could be deadly. We are contacting Corporate and would like this food to be analyzed. Be aware.

Updated on 09/25/2020: Since our last review our wonderful family member Blue had to be put to sleep and she went to the big doggie rainbow. Blue was only 7 1/2 years old and very vibrant and happy. She became sick almost immediately after eating this dog food from Costco. I shop there all the time and NEVER expected this to happen as well as the BRUTAL treatment from Costco and their associates. Our other dog got sick on one bowl of Costco dog food and started to look and act like Blue so we dumped all the food in the garbage. DON'T RISK YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS ON THIS FOOD!!

This brand of dog food was recommended to us by our dog trainer because it is the only brand without high fructose corn syrup. We've had our dogs on this brand for roughly two months without issue. Then, Monday 5/18 we opened a new bag, our dogs ate as normal, and the next morning our Corgi rescue was vomiting blood. He also refused to eat and this is the little guy that ALWAYS eats. Then on Tuesday not only did our Corgi refuse to eat all day but our Golden Retriever started vomiting immediately after eating. Wednesday they both refused to eat and our Corgi had stopped vomiting but now had blood in his stool and was lethargic.

We switched to Kirkland dog food on Tuesday and now our dog is dead. Dog was in perfect health before the switch. After he started to eat the new kirkland dog food he started throwing up and was very lethargic. Blood in stool and this was morning was unable to move. Took him to the vet and he was put down. I started to read some other comments online and see that this is happening to other dogs. I will be sending the food to a lab first thing tomorrow to be tested and I am 100 PERCENT confident it comes back positive for something that should not be in dog food. Next steps will be to make public via EVERY social media outlet known to man.

First, I love Costco and all the Kirkland brand items, EXCEPT the dog food. I have 5 dogs and am now retired so I decided to try the less expensive Kirkland Chicken and Vegetable formula dry dog food. It's been about 6 weeks, and ALL 5 of my dogs have begun eating dirt! They have never done this before and from what I've been reading, they may be doing it because they are missing important minerals in their food! I am going back to the more expensive food...I could try to just give them vitamin/mineral pills, but I no longer trust the Kirkland dog food brand...very disappointing.

We got a new rescue dog and I decided to buy the Kirkland food because it was a larger quantity and good price. I have 2 dogs. Both our 1 yo female rescue hound dog and my 8 yo male parti poodle developed large amounts of crystals in their urine. My poodle did not have any symptoms but I had the vet check his urine just in case and he was loaded with both types of crystals also. I can only think that there is an ingredient in the food that caused this in both dogs.

I feed my 4 month old collie this once and he threw up all over the place. He's never thrown up before. I've fed him different varieties as well. I'm taking it back. It gives me pause about what other Kirkland products are tainted.

So upset I read today that this dog food causes heart failures from the FDA in a news release to my news feed... I cannot take it back because I threw away the receipt! This is so upsetting because my dog wont eat any other Kirkland dog food...Damn Costco again!

My 3 dogs have been eating this dog food 2X day for years. We opened a new bag and one dog turned her nose at it. She is a lab and normally eats everything. She has the best NOSE. Something is wrong with the food as we opened another bag and she ate it. We tried again with the off bag and she refused to eat it. We threw out the big green bag but it was bought in October/November at the San Bernardino Cosco.

We have used the Kirkland super premium dog food for years. Our dogs are healthy and they always eat the food happily. But yesterday three dogs turned from their food. A 6# pup ate. I held some in my hand and got my old girl to eat some from my hand. Today three didn’t want it. Today my old dog is not well. She has diarrhea and is breathing hard. Something is wrong with this food.

Not long after starting our 3 dogs and 2 cats on Kirkland brand grain free foods, we started to notice accidents in the house. It got so ridiculous we installed a camera to see who was going inside and it turned out it wasn't just one animal, but figured we weren't getting the smell out enough so they were just marking over each other. Nearly 2 weeks ago one of my cats was screaming in pain. He was vomiting and wouldn't eat. I couldn't touch his belly and he was hiding and laying in his carrier which he would never do before. He was taken into the vet I work at and when picked up to be put on the scale a moderate amount of very bloody urine came out. We did a urinalysis on it, which showed many red blood cells, but very few white blood cells, which are usually the indicator of infection. The one thing he did have was crystals. Lots and lots of struvite crystals. They had built up in him to the point that they blocked the urethra and made urinating very painful.

I had two dogs who ate this line happily for years until this latest bag which they would let sit for a day or two before eating it. I somehow didn't pick up on the possibility that the food might be bad. Looking back, I realize my deceased dog began to show signs of decline about the time I opened this bag of food. She seemed to be in pain and have trouble breathing. I took her to the vet who agreed with me that she'd probably tweaked her back and gave me pain pills and anti-inflammatories. She seemed to get a little better, but now three weeks later she's dead. My surviving dog hasn't touched the food for two days since the other passed. I just cooked her some eggs and rice to see if she'd eat that and it was gone in seconds. I feel terrible and don't know what to do.

We happened to get one dog checked for problems, including tests. It turned out that this dog had crystals. That vet told us that about a year ago the Costco dog food formula had changed and she was seeing a lot more dogs with crystal problems that ate Costco dog food. The other five dogs go to a different vet at a different location. We had them checked by the second and guess what, they also had crystals. After we switched temporarily to some hideously expensive Royal Canin food, all dogs are crystal free. The vet bills and related food costs to resolve this problem ran into the hundreds of dollars, but it is far better than dealing with health problems caused by crystals and the possibly required operations if the problem had gone on.