Kirkland Pet Foods Reviews

We have two dogs that have been eating Kirkland brand dog food, the salmon and sweet potato variety. They both have been on the food for about a year. Two weeks ago, our 3.5 year old Shepard mix threw up a bit in the morning (abnormal for her), then later in the day started throwing up blood. We thought she had gotten into something... She commonly chews up stuff out of the bathroom garbage cans. Took her to the vet. They gave her a Cerenia anti-nausea shot and was fine for about 24 hours.

We have been feeding our large dog (Mastiff/Boxer mix) this brand of dog food for about 3 years. He was thriving on it, and enjoyed it. Even our old dogs liked it. 2 weeks ago he began having explosive diarrhea w/ blood in it, gums and nose are WHITE, he has become so sick. After doing everything possible to keep food on his stomach, including going to cooked chicken, beef livers (because I knew he needed iron to replace red blood cells, or at least help in that regard), ground beef, and we began feeding him "dog log" (the name I give the large roll of fresh dog food we purchase and feed our old Chihuahua because he has tooth loss at age 16 and needed a soft food), and FORCING WATER DOWN HIS THROAT BECAUSE HE EVEN BEGAN REFUSING TO DRINK, he finally began to turn the corner... a bit.

I have been dealing with key people at both Costco and their supplier, Diamond Pet food, since March and I have watched these complaints increase. Same issues with my Chocolate Lab, high liver indicators, very expensive weekend at Animal Hospital with follow up visits and medication. Per top executive at Diamond they supply Costco well over 300,000 bags of dog food per week and there are going to be issues! I spoke with a VP at Costco and a Vet at Diamond who told me all they had done to upgrade the facilities, but nobody would tell me what they are doing to solve these current issues. One simple question regarding whether or not they have any quality control teams or people in place in emails to same execs and CEO at both companies have gone unanswered. They will happily take back our bag of dog food, but they cannot tell me what is causing these common problems we are all facing to one degree or the other.

I have been feeding my dogs the Kirkland grain free for about a month and a half. Into the third bag, two weeks ago, both my dogs started throwing up bile. After a week of chicken and rice one dog is fine. The other dog may be at the vet next week... will not purchase again.

We have four dogs. Two we feed prescription dog food, and the other two we have been feeding Costco Kirkland brand dog food. We've been buying the grain free varieties. We recently switched to the Nature's Domain Organic Chicken food. After a couple of weeks one of our dogs began throwing up, and then began refusing to eat her food. This was very unusual for her. We thought she may have a tummy bug. After four days of trying to coax her to eat and her being sick our other dog began vomiting after she ate her food as well. Our second dog then began refusing to eat her food as well. Our other two dogs on their prescription food were fine.

I have been using Kirkland dog food for over 3 years. My two golden retrievers like the food and I supplement with homemade cooked chicken and beef stew. I just purchased the new improved Kirkland brand with probiotic. Feed dogs Sunday evening and by Monday morning, vomit from my big Golden. Took him to the vet and couldn't find any problem. Vet gave him Cerenia anti vomit shot. He is recovering but doesn't want the Kirkland food. I'm feeding him cooked chicken and beef but full appetite hasn't yet returned. Waiting for the Cerenia to get clear from his system. Only change has been the improved Kirkland food. My smaller golden seems to be able to tolerate, but I'm afraid to keep her on this food. I will be returning the Costco food and looking into another brand this weekend. Until then, I'm putting both on homemade beef and veg stew.

We have been using Kirkland dog food for years, but last week after picking up new bags of salmon and turkey Within two days one dog was at vet with vomiting and diarrhea, blood in stool. The next day, 4 other dogs suffered same issues. All dogs got very sick. Vet tested blood and stool, no Giardia or Salmonella. We are going to have the dog food tested.

Here is a photo of some of the debris that came in this bag of "organic" dog food. I am an administrator of a national non-profit dog rescue and as such, purchase and feed (and have done so for over 20 years) a great deal of dog food. I am appalled and angry that I have unwittingly fed my dogs what, in my opinion, amounts to garbage. I would sue this company if I could afford to do so.

We have been feeding our dogs this Nature's Domain for the last 2 years. A few weeks ago our Shetland Sheepdog began acting sick and couldn't keep any of her food down - she started vomiting everywhere and acting lethargic. She was nursing a litter of one-week-old puppies and we were concerned about their health as well. After talking with our vet, we gave her some anti-nausea meds and tried her on a different brand of food that was supposed to be more nutritional (since we thought maybe the food didn't have enough nutrients). Within a few days she was back to normal so we kept her on the new brand of food. A few days after that, our Papillon started acting lethargic, vomiting, and having diarrhea. We continued to feed him but gave him some anti-nausea medication and watched him to see if he was showing any improvements. After another 2 days of acting sick, he started to get much worse and had dropped down to just 4 lbs body weight.

My mature German Shepherd had been eating the Kirkland Lamb brand of dried dog food for over two years. Recently, within the last 45 days, I have been to the vet because of projectile vomiting and diarrhea. I have been so overwhelmed because he has been really sick, and I went through the process of elimination, and now I truly feel it was his food. I am so distraught because I have had to make expenditures because of his stomach issues.

I have been feeding Nature's Domain Beef/Sweet Potato and Salmon/Sweet Potato with no issues. When I switched to the Turkey/Sweet Potato my dog got deathly ill with failing liver. She is only 2 yrs old and otherwise healthy. She was put on IV fluids and a liver cleanse as well as antibiotics (2 different ones). Her labs do not reflect any infection. That was the only change she has had in her daily activity...just changing the food flavor choice. I fear it is the food that has caused this near-death experience in my dog. It has a Best By date of June 23, 2016.

I have 4 dogs. After slowly transitioning them onto the Nature's Domain Beef and Sweet Potato they all began to become ill and eventually completely reject the food on their own. My largest, strongest 16-month old lost all his strength, muscle and energy within just a couple of weeks. They all had diarrhea but his body was affected the worst with mucus and awful discoloration and smell. He is skinny now. This happened very fast folks. In the beginning I thought it was just their tummies adjusting to the switch but later realized something was very wrong when my big guy could not hold his stools and was losing it in the house. Complete lethargy.

Salmon and sweet potatoes dry dog food. May and June of '15. My dog started pooping straight blood and runny poop. I started feeding him KL brand back in Feb. Switched his food to natural balance. For 2 months it went away. I know it WAS the food. Switched him back the 25 of July back to the Kirkland brand. Bloody runny.

I have 4 senior dogs who have been eating the Mature Formula of the Kirkland brand for a few years with no problems. Over the last few weeks, I noticed their stools becoming increasingly softer until it got to the point where one of my dogs was having blood in his stool, then bloody mucus diarrhea, and had to spend the night at the vet. I knew it had to be the food since all of them were having problems. My dogs are too old for me to subject them bad food. I also have 2 cats who have been eating the Kirkland cat food for 4 years and since I got this last bag, one of my cats has scratched her neck bloody raw. I took her to the vet. She said it must be a food allergy. This is ridiculous.

We switched our dogs from Kirkland Nature's Domain to the Kirkland Chicken Adult Dog food about 1.5 months ago. Slightly better reviews and cheaper, so we thought there was no harm. The first bag we gave slowly with current food to switch them over. We bought another back a few weeks back, and within a week, both dogs were VERY sick. We didn't assume it was the food, since they already had gone through one bag.

Our family German Shepherd started eating a new bag of ND Salmon on July 17, 2015, and died July 24, 2015. The autopsy found that she died of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis. The new bag was purchased in Barrie, ON in the beginning of July. Her symptoms came fast and she died within 24 hours. Unfortunately, we were on holidays and the couple who were watching her didn't watch her symptoms close enough, and she bleed to death in our house.

My dog developed food poisoning symptoms after being fed this food. Otherwise has always been a good food for him. I strongly urge anyone else who has had the experience with Nature Domain's dog food manufactured with best buy date 11 May 2016 to report this to Costco. (I see you on this board and I need your support!!) They are working on an investigation, but only 1 person has reported out of 5500 bags from the batch. If your dog has fallen suddenly ill - please contact Costco by phone or email as soon as possible to help with this investigation!

I have no proof that the dog food is what caused my Queensland Heeler to end up hooked up to an IV, but after reading all of the reviews I have to wonder. My dog had been on puppy food up to 3 weeks ago, but since she was about to turn 1 I purchased the Kirkland Lamb, Rice, and Vegetable Formula. Well after 2 weeks of eating the food our dog became lethargic one day. She wouldn't move, wouldn't eat or drink. She was throwing up all night. We took her to the vet where she had bloody diarrhea and was admitted. She was extremely dehydrated and we were not sure if she would live another day.

I've had my pit bull mix/mutt (45lbs) on the red bag of Nature's Domain Turkey & Sweet Potato dry food for well over a year now. I feed her one cup every morning and evening and within 3 minutes she gobbles it up. Nothing added, just right out of the bag. She loves it and it treats her great. Her poop is nice and solid and her overall health is great. She has ZERO issues from this food. HOWEVER, after reading everyone's horror stories here today, I am taking her off that food to a more reliable reputable company, FROMM.

Kirkland Chicken Dog Food. I purchased the Kirkland brand Costco dog food and my little chihuahua almost died on me. She came down with pancreatitis. She started at a weight of 10.4 lbs. and dropped to 7.0 lbs. A little dog like that can't afford to drop that much weight. Her rib cage and vertebrae were showing and she was dehydrated. When I took her to the vet, he diagnosed her pancreatitis and gave her subcutaneous fluids. We were up around the clock administering antibiotics, pepcid, pain medicine, and chicken broth. I had to beg her to eat the boiled chicken breast and chicken broth. After several weeks of round the clock care, Chiquita has finally started showing some improvement. She is finally on her way to recovery and has a good prognosis. I don't have the receipt number nor the receipt itself anymore but the proof is on my purchase record at Costco.

Kirkland Nature's Domain Salmon and Potato Dog Food - My dog has been on this food for a few months now. Normally she goes right up and eats. Although lately she has been reluctant but eventually eats. Then a few days ago she started to get sick - vomiting, nausea, and projectile bloody diarrhea! Vet checked. My dog has not eaten in 3 days now. She will drink some water. I found these reviews and have to wonder? Although I have another dog who eats the food and he is fine and has been on it for years. Now I am unsure of what to do... Trying another food may be the answer.

Our 16 month old has been on Kirkland since we got him from the breeder when he was a tiny pup. About 2 weeks ago he had an accident in the front room (not normal for him) and it progressed from Friday of diarrhea to no appetite on Sunday, throwing up his water and blood in his diarrhea. Took him to emergency and tested negative for parvo and found nothing on X-ray. Got antibiotics and fluids since he was dehydrated and by Tuesday we were back in. This time bright blood mucus like poop and pink vomit. Another antibiotic and more fluid. Blood test showed nothing but elevated white blood count cells off equaling infection. Even stool test (which was pretty much all blood) was negative for anything. He has slowly progressed with the strict diet of only boiled chicken breast, white rice and broth.

I have been using Kirkland's Nature's Domain Dog food for the last two years with my two year old German shepherd. In May 2015, he began getting sick with diarrhea and vomiting occasionally. He had a lot of GI problems where his stomach was always upset and he has been more lethargic. Eventually, he lost most of his appetite. We have taken him to the vet several times where they ran blood work and checked him for parasites to no avail. Recently, we paid a visit to the emergency vet because he was struggling to breathe and vomiting. They did more blood work and took x-rays only to diagnose him with GI problems. Recently, I decided to take him off Kirkland's dog food and he is showing some improvement. His stools are normal again and his appetite is increasing.

I just bought my first bag ever of Kirkland Signature Chicken and Vegetable Dog Food. My dog was up all night with diarrhea and gas which has never happened before. I know when you change food brands it upsets them sometimes but I was concerned. I am not sure yet if the food I have is the cause and will wait a few more days since my other dog is having no problems, but I thought people who come here would like to know that many of these complaints were very real and at the time there was no recall, but now there is. I have no true star rating yet because I am not sure what the problem is.

I have 3 medium mixed breed dogs, 2 males, one female. About 2 years ago I switched to Nature's Domain from Call of the Wild due to similar ingredients at a lower price. I have never had an issue with Nature's Domain. One of my males was diagnosed with Lymphoma at the beginning of May 2015. He was 13 and survived one month before the difficult decision. On approx. 7/6/15 my female started acting very funny followed by vomiting and diarrhea - she is 12.. I was devastated thinking there is no way I can go through this please.. First visit to the vet was 7/9/15, they did a fecal and found blood. She was put on medication and a strict diet (canned food from the vet) with a recommendation of further blood work. First visit 185.00 for exam and fecal.

I wanted to increase the quality of my dog's food and other reviews said Kirkland was rated well, not top, but in the upper ranks. I started mixing this in with her usual food then got higher concentrations of the Kirkland food. My dog has started chewing the fur off her feet, which I understand can be caused by an allergy problem. I'll be switching back to her old favorite to see if her feet get better. I'm very disappointed because I thought I was doing something to improve my dog's well-being, and it turned out to cause her harm.

Purchased the Kirkland Turkey and Sweet Potato. The dogs got sick (diarrhea) but I did not suspect the food given. They are outdoor dogs and could've easily gotten into something. Kept feeding for three more days and they continued to be ill and even getting sick in their crates at night. Switched to a new food brand (Purina ONE) and the diarrhea and sickness went away in 24 hrs. Love me some Costco but this dog food needs to be pulled as it seems many others here have experienced similar issues.

I have used Nature's Domain for several years and haven't had any problems. My concern is that it's made by Diamond Pet Foods. They are notorious for producing food with salmonella. I don't know why a company like Costco doesn't know that and take measures to have it corrected or change manufacturers.

We have 3 German Shepherds and we had been feeding Diamond Grain-Free Dog Food for some time. We switched to Kirkland Nature's Domain about 2 months ago and we have had no issues. It's made by Diamond and is same quality and better price per pound. The only dog food I have ever had an issue with is Blue Buffalo. It caused severe diarrhea with one of my GSD's. Mother Nature makes its own rules and dog food is not a one size fits all. I will be transitioning our dogs over to a raw diet over the next 6-12 months and I will wean them off commercial dog food.

Kirkland Dog food - Natures Domain. I wanted to add to all of the online reviews of Costco brand dog food. We have been on the dog food for about 6 months with no issues, then all of the sudden with our most recent purchase of dog food my dog developed vomiting and diarrhea for 3 days. By the third day he had almost straight blood for diarrhea and was dehydrated. After our vet visit we are still not sure what the main cause was. We confirmed he had no parasites and his blood panel was normal. I threw out the remaining dog food and we have been on nothing but beef and rice and now adding back a higher end dry food. I will not be purchasing this food again.

We are new to the Costco family and just purchased the Kirkland's puppy food. On day one of giving to our little guy I noticed he had terrible gas which is uncommon and smelled funny (his fur) even though I had just given him a bath two days prior. The smell came and went while the had remained but on day two returned and the diarrhea started. By day three on the food, the diarrhea was so bad our little guy went in his kennel which he hasn't ever done. We are no longer giving him the food and am contacting Costco.

Our friend gave us her bag of Kirkland's Nature Domain dog food because her dog wouldn't eat it. I thought it would be great since it states it is organic grain free. Over the next 6 months our dog got extremely ill with thick nasal discharge, hacking, reverse sneezing and several infections from the discharge. After spending $1,400 in vet bills it occurred to me it might be the dog food, despite the fact that it was supposed to be a high end brand. After taking him off of the dog food, he was 85% better in a few days and 95% better in the course of a couple weeks. I found out there were hundreds of complaints about this dog food online. No wonder my friend's dog did not eat the dog food. Our dog is now on homemade food and is doing much better.

I have had my dogs on this food for a few years now, but recently my dogs have had bloody diarrhea. I stopped feeding them any treats to see if that was the problem, but it was not the problem, it is the food. When I took them off of it they cleared up, there must be a problem with the product. I know there must be lots of people experiencing these same issues with this dog food.

I just returned from now my 5th trip to the vet for my 2 dogs and learned now my 2nd dog has a form of liver disease. Both dogs over the last 2 months have blown up like balloons with fluid, pretty much rejected food all together and according to ultrasounds liver size has reduced significantly. Hepatitis/liver disease is not transmittable and quite honestly the only hypothetical possibility the doctors are investigating is food. The other interesting tidbit of information from the doctor is that there have been a sudden onset in the area going from 5 cases over the last 10 years to 11 cases over the last 5 months. All cases are geographically separated and would suggest something else is going on... the food... Kirkland adult brand dog food, is it you?

We've used Kirkland premium dog food for the last several years for our 2 German Shepherds. Since May 2015 they have both had non-stop diarrhea. Nothing in their diet has changed and nothing has helped cure it. We're switching today to something else.

We went to the Costco in Mobile Al and thought we were buying a quality product for our dog and new puppy. After eating these for a few days my older dog starting throwing up and my puppy developed a bladder infection. It has opened my eyes reading all these reviews about the Kirkland brand for dogs and will not buy any of it again. Now just waiting on my pets to get better and stopped feeding them the dog bones. I think I will return the box and get a refund hopefully!

I've used several of the expensive grain free foods, but was thrilled to find this affordable alternative, and more thrilled that, unlike pretty much everything else, my beagle doesn't get sick on it. She has always had digestive issues, but this agrees with her. I have used the regular Kirkland with my other dogs. They love it. I drive 5 hours to get this food so my dog won't have to suffer an upset stomach.

Our dogs have been on the Costco dry dog food for a couple of years now. We've never had a problem in the past. Our recent bag was purchased a couple weeks ago (ITM./ART. 25347). We add various kinds of moist dog food in with the kibble. When my pit bull got diarrhea a week and a half ago, I eliminated the canned moist and added fresh ground turkey and rice to her kibble but when her diarrhea got worse, I eliminated all commercial pet food and after about 5-6 days her stool returned to normal. In the interim, our other dog who was still eating the Costco food had diarrhea once or twice. Since I wasn't sure the cause of her diarrhea, I put her back on the Costco dry dog food and her diarrhea is worse than before. Please call Costco to report if you are experiencing any problems with their dry food. It should be recalled. 1-800-774-2678.

We are breeders of golden retrievers for 15 years. When Costco first introduced the nature's domain dog food, we were skeptical, but did the research, even called the ACTUAL company that makes it FOR Costco. This IS the same food as the HIGH QUALITY "Taste of the Wild" dog food. We have been using it exclusively for MANY years, since Costco started Nature's Domain. NO problems. They DO eat less because they don't need as much since it is a higher quality food. We use primarily the Beef, some Salmon, and the puppy version (though the "adult" version is also good for the puppies).

I decided to try the Kirkland cat food and switched my 5 cats over. The first bag was fine, no issues that I noticed with any of my cats. After I opened the second bag and started using it, one of the cats started having diarrhea. I stopped giving cans of cat food so they were only eating the kibble. I have, by process of deduction, figured out that it is my littlest cat, named Kitten, who is having the diarrhea. It is explosive and there is blood in it. I can also see parts of the kibble so I know that she is not digesting it. I am returning the bag today and will put them on their old food. Kitten is going to see the vet this afternoon. I haven't seen any weight loss or lethargy but I need to make sure she hasn't had any kidney damage. I was trying to save a few dollars and now I am going to spend a lot more than I thought with vet bills.

Purchased fish version of Nature's Domain dog food from Costco believing, according to the list of "natural ingredients", it would provide similar nutrition as Natural Balance. Within the first 24 hours after switching to the new dog food, my poodle stopped eating, became lethargic, and did not act himself. The only change to his routine was the introduction of the new dog food. After stopping and returning Costco crappy dog food, and going back on Natural Balance (his regular dog food), his behavior slowing returned to his normal attentiveness and willingness to eat. This took 24-48 hours before he once again returned to his normal eating behavior. I do not know who formulated or produces this product, but I would advise ALL consumers to stay away from this product or stop its use ASAP. BTW, I was told by a PETCO employee she had personally heard of multiple complaints concerning Costco Nature's Domain dog food.

If you have fed your dogs Kirkland signature Chicken Rice and Vegetable best by date 30/May/2016 and they experience watery diarrhea get to Veterinarian for metronidazole as soon as possible. They can go from healthy to hemorrhaging bloody diarrhea and vomiting blood, frothing at mouth and stumbling within 2 hours. This can be fatal if not treated in time. This disease is similar to C Difficile in humans. If you have tested this dog food for contaminants please contact me. I have been at the vets for 2 days with 2 dogs on IV and 2 more sick at home. It happened within 36 hours of the first feeding with this bag. I have been feeding Nature's Domain for over a month but started adding some of this new bag on Saturday. It was sold in Barrie, Ontario.

My dogs have had horrible reactions to the Salmon and Sweet Potato food. Vomiting and horrible diarrhea. I even stopped for a couple of months and went back to it so I was 100% certain it was the food. Now I am! Both dogs are refusing to eat it and backing away like they are scared. I am appalled at the number of complaints they are receiving and still leaving this trash on their shelves. They told me they had heard nothing about this when I returned it. So not only are they poisoning dogs, they are lying about the knowledge of it. I am infuriated and I will never set foot in a Costco again. They have lost a loooong time customer over this. Maybe we should get together and file a suit to get their attention!

Opened and feed my dogs Domain dog food from Costco on Monday Memorial Day and found my boxer dead the next morning. She was only 5 years old. Did not think the dog food could be the issue but my other dog will not touch it. I still have the food in a container.

So when me and my boyfriend first decided we wanted to get a puppy, we searched long and hard for the perfect puppy. Finally, me and my boyfriend found the most adorable little Shiba Inu back in September 2014. When we bought Mirza (our puppy's name), the breeder was using the Kirkland puppy dog food. When we brought him home we decided to just continue giving him the same food. Everything was going well, and when he got older we switched him to the lamb and brown rice adult food. He loved his food, he was always so excited to eat, until his appetite changed. I started noticing at the beginning of May 2015 that my Shiba was no longer his energetic self. He was sleeping all day, wouldn't eat and had really made diarrhea. My boyfriend and I were really worried because we thought that maybe he had worms.

I can't believe the reviews here because we have the EXACT same problem! The fact that this is so widespread is appalling and Costco needs to step it up and do a recall. Our dogs won't touch their food and when they do it's barely a few small bites if anything. They are starving because the food is crap! Our beagle has always had less of an appetite out of the two, but she pretty much doesn't eat anything at all since we started buying the grain free stuff at Costco. One bag has actually lasted us twice as long as we are accustomed to because our dogs are barely eating! Our lab/shep mix used to have the appetite of a dude on a hover round rolling into a Golden Corral buffet, now she won't so much as look at her bowl.

My beagle mix does wonderful on Nature's Domain Salmon & Sweet Potato food. I had him on a different dry food that was also salmon and was for "sensitive stomach and skin". On this other food, he got a urinary tract infection AND diarrhea. I feed him rice and turkey broth until he got better, then put him on the Nature's Domain food. His stool has been back to normal and he's happy and energetic once again. I think certain dogs just have reactions to ingredients in certain foods, just like people do.

I have used Kirkland canned food before to add to my dog's dry food to encourage them to eat. This time, six of our eight dogs became terribly ill. They are vomiting and have the runs. The other two are puppies and were not fed this so it is NOT a viral illness. And the puppies get the same dry as the adults so it is not the dry food. Also, I have two boarding dogs here who thankfully came with their own food and are not sick. So, logically, it has to be the Kirkland canned food.

Changed from the nature's domain salmon and sweet potato to the nature's domain turkey and sweet potato. I was very careful about making a slow change. Day two - both dogs had to constantly go outside in the middle of the night. They were vomiting. Next morning my big dog would not eat, had diarrhea, vomiting. This became progressively worse in a short time. He began vomiting blood, diarrhea was blood filled, what little he had left. He was lethargic, uncomfortable, appeared in pain. I rushed him to the vet. He was placed on IV fluids, many meds to ease the severe gastrointestinal upset and still not sure if he is going to be okay.

On May 22nd, we picked up our two mini Australian Shepherd puppies. The breeder feed them the Kirkland chicken dry food. We noticed they would frantically bite their back legs and turn in circles trying to bite their tails. They both suffered from diarrhea - my little Cheyanne had it the worst. I was up with her the 2nd night every 45 minutes! Until it was almost all a bloody liquid. After a visit with the vet to check for Guardia and switching their food, forgetting about the slow transition, they are sleeping better at night and no more frantic biting! All I can say is stay away from the Kirkland food!

I was feeding my cat Orijen cat food (high quality but expensive). After doing some research the Kirkland brand cat food came up highly rated and much much cheaper. After a couple years of feeding my now 8 yr old male cat this food he has developed crystals. His treats are very limited so the only cause for this would be the food. I now also have a 1 yr and a 2 yr old cat that I was feeding the Kirkland to, now all 3 will have to be put on the "special" urinary tract diet. I am now $900 poorer due to vet bills not even having the surgery done.

We were trying to save money and I knew I should have kept my shepherds on Taste of The Wild but we were at Costco and needed dog food so we bought Domain turkey. Everything was ok until about a week later and my youngest GSD started vomiting after eating her food. We then switched back to our previous food but she is still getting sick and I started researching Costco dog food and I couldn't believe all the problems these animals are having. The other two dogs are fine but the baby is still sick and now I will take her to the vet. By the way, "TASTE OF THE WILD" is the best dog food and I should have never switched just to save some money.

I love Costco and shop there exclusively. We have been using KIRKLAND foods then Nature's Domain when it came out years ago. In March, got a new batch of wet food. I fed the Kirkland wet lamb food to all my animals. Explosive throwing up, diarrhea and general sickness for days. My house was covered in sickness by my 2 dogs and one cat. I returned the food and got my money back. I complained to the worker and she said she uses the same food with no response. I thought maybe it was a fluke. I kept the can, but recently moved and it got thrown away.

My pit bull Sapphire used Nature's Domain Salmon and Sweet Potato for almost her entire life. She had skin issues and was constantly in and out of the vet. Both my dogs started hacking and throwing up. I switched their food immediately after seeing this. My pit bull got a serious skin condition and ended up having a seizure in the middle of the night. At first I thought she hurt her toe because she could not walk at all. I rushed her to the vet and they put her on a IV and did blood work. I had to bring her to another vet because my vet was not going to be available the next day. As soon as I got her to the second vet they said she was in critical condition and had bloat of the stomach which kills them in a couple hours. There was foam coming in large amounts out of her mouth. She could not walk at all and had three seizures. She died at the vet. It was horrible and I know it was from the food. She was only 5 years old.

We have 3 dogs and 2 cats. All animals were eating the same brand of food until we switched both the cats/dogs to the Costco brand. I mean Kirkland in most any other product is really good so we figured why not try the animal food. All of our animals have vomiting and diarrhea after a week of eating the food. None of the animals were sick before that. Pretty quickly we knew the only thing it could be is the new food. We've already switched back to their old food and plan on returning the Kirkland to Costco tomorrow. I'm sickened that there are so many similar stories and it's still being sold. In addition to the animals being sick, we found a ball of sawdust in the dog food. Unfortunately my boyfriend threw it away but I wish he would have kept it as proof of what is possibly in their food!

I bought a bag of Nature's Domain Turkey and Sweet Potato on May 2nd 2015, changing from a different brand of food. After about a week my miniature poodle started to get sick with bloody diarrhea and started refusing to eat the food. After reading the comments on this page I can see there is a real problem; I'll be returning the food to Costco immediately. Thank you to the other commenters for saving my pet.

Salmon Kirkland food - Changed our dogs to this because we had read that fish was better than meat for our dog's health. I then approx. 8 months later came across a review for this food connected to cancer in dogs, so changed food straight away. Within a year THREE of our dogs have had cancer, two we found in time but Bella doesn't look good and we may lose her. Heartbroken, they shouldn't be allowed to sell this food. There are just too many cases for it to be a coincidence.

Took my pet to the vet. Seems she was suffering from something else. I have since incorporated the food back into her diet. She seems fine.

I recently purchased a bag of Kirkland Lamb and Rice dog food. This was not my first purchase. I've been buying it for a couple years now. This last bag had something definitely wrong with it. Both of the dogs have had extremely foul smelling gas and one dog has been suffering with diarrhea for 2 days. I didn't think it was the food since it wasn't my first purchase but after reading the recent reviews I can positively say the food is the cause. I have contacted the store I made the purchase at and they have assured me there aren't any recalls. I think this needs to be further researched.

Please understand first off that my family loves Costco. We shop there a lot for many items (both food and non-food items). We have been pleased by every transaction & return process. Their customer service is typically top notch. All that said, I am completely mystified. After ALL THESE awful experiences WHY are these products still on the market?!?! We switched my dog from another brand of dog food to Kirkland's back in the fall. We did so both in an effort to save $ and because we know that our experiences with Kirkland products has always been sublime. However, I will not ever endorse this product.

Over 1 year ago bought Kirkland brand cat food, chicken/rice. All three of my cats got sick. Diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, no appetite and more sedated than usual. I threw out the bag of Kirkland brand cat food. They quickly recovered. Since I was feeding them a mixture I was not convinced it was Kirkland brand, so I dropped the subject.

We have fed our five dogs very successfully for years on other dog food, we decided to try the Costco brand grain free. Within two days of eating it maybe three, our older dog got projectile poo shooting out his backside. He has never ever excreted in the house. He was taken to the vet two days ago after eating it and we had to put him down. We thought he had just become incontinent. We are now devastated to learn it was the food causing this. Two dogs have been throwing up and diarrhea one is throwing up blood and shaking. The other two larger dogs have extreme and I do mean extreme gas. Never had it before.

I've been feeding my 2 dogs the Kirkland Chicken/Rice for several years with no problems that I was aware of. About a year ago I switched to the grain-free Kirkland Nature Domain. Still no problems till a week ago, my 12 yo very active & healthy (perfect labs & X-rays 10/14) dog stopped eating. Lab work showed liver function "off the charts." After 80 hrs of fluids, ultrasound normal, she is slowly getting better. $3,000 later. I plan on returning the food & going with raw mixed with occasional quality kibble (something that is rated high by Dog Journal). Needless to say, I'm very disappointed with Costco & feel very lucky that my girl survived. My understanding is this "problem" began Dec. 2014. Buyers beware...

We had two of our dogs on the Salmon Kirkland dog food for about two years. Last year our Cavalier King Charles died at 4yrs old of an autoimmune disease. We spent over $4,000 trying to save him. Two weeks ago our 8yr old Doberman was also diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. We take wonderful care of our dogs and I can't help wondering how two young healthy dogs could come down with a similar diagnosis less than a year apart. I hope this food is analyzed further, there are too many similar stories to be a coincidence!

I bought their brand of canned dog food lamb and rice one. Lot no. 343A408x. I opened one can and mushed it up to mix with the dry food for my dog and found small green rubber tube, about 1/2 to 3/4in in the mush before I added the hard kibble. I picked it out and then went thru the rest. I didn't find anymore, but now I worry what other stuff gets mixed in. I won't be buying that brand again even if I haven't found another can with that problem. I'm just glad I mushed it up first as I do with all brands of canned food for dog.

Nature's Domain Salmon & Sweet potato dog food - Our standard poodle was having a hard time with lingering ear infections. All 3 of our poodles were on Science Diet. We tried everything to get rid of his ear infections with numerous trips to the vet. We finally decided to try going grain free for him and try this food. Within 2 weeks of using this food, ALL ear infections are gone COMPLETELY! He acts like a new dog with lots of energy and he genuinely seems happy now. We are happy with this food.

Tried Kirkland lamb dry dog food, all was well. Went back and accidentally bought the chicken. All 4 of our dogs started vomiting with diarrhea. I went back returned the chicken and got the lamb...same thing but worse. The Kirkland dog biscuits are even causing the same reaction. Put them all back on Eukanuba and within a day they were back to normal. Very disappointed with Costco, shame on them. They need to pay attention to what they're selling. One or two complaints should warrant some kind of concern and according to my local Costco. We weren't the first to return with the same complaints. SMH.

The second (the batch # above) was opened Friday night. Three of the 6 dogs ate that food. My oldest dog Lucy refused to finish her Kirkland Kibble and ate around it for her canned food.

We were on our second bag of Kirkland’s Nature's Domain. We used to feed Orijen but it was expensive and the dogs didn't like it. We had switched to cheap food and felt guilty so when we found Nature's Domain we were delighted. First, our Corgi became very ill. He has been on deaths door repeatedly for the last couple years so we just thought it was his time. We switched him to chicken and rice so that his last days would be nice. He got better in two days. The vomit stopped right away.

I can't believe I'm sitting here reading all of these other horrible reviews about Costco's or Kirkland's pet food and it sounds like I'm reading about my own dog! All of us should get together and sue the pants off of them for all the diarrhea that we've had to clean up because of their nasty pet food! And to think I thought my dog was dying! Never again will I ever purchased dog food from them!

My two dogs have been eating Kirland's Salmon food for over two years with no problems. We opened a new bag last week and this week one of my dogs started refusing his food. I thought he was depressed at first but he began having intermittent vomiting and was quite lethargic. Took him to see the vet and she suggested we put him on a bland diet for a few days. He's been on boiled chicken and rice for a few days and hasn't had problems since.

I have had a similar experience as many people reporting problems with their dogs' health after eating dog food bought at Costco. Has anyone had a sample tested? Results? Can you share the testing facility info. So many similar stories on this site from all over the country and Canada. Mine is the same. We can't all be making this up. Let's get to the bottom of this, we need to test multiple samples from everywhere that has been affected. I can't do this alone, and neither can you. Alone we go fast, together we go far. Let's work together and fix this. Share info here? Is there a social media site for this yet. I'm glad Abby is ok, but I miss Spot.

Kirkland salmon and sweet potato dog food - I have used this food for 2 years for both my dogs and have no issues whatsoever. The dogs have lots of energy, have never been sick and have very shiny coats. In reading all the other negative reviews I woud have to think that those who view it positive don't bother writing a review. Fact is, they have sold if for a very long time and if it was even remotely as bad as the common one star rating here on this site, they would have removed it from the shelves because no one would be buying it.

Kirkland Salmon Food - We've been a regular consumer of this food for years. With the recent purchase of the food, my dog is chewing herself raw. Didn't at first associate it with her food, but have eliminated all other possibilities (fleas, etc). We're taking her off the food, today and, unfortunately, will have to purchase something more expensive with a low-grain content.

I had been using Kirkland's Chicken and Rice cat kibble for 3 years, was happy with the results, and my 4 cats liked it.. Then I started noticing some odd symptoms in my cats, especially my two elderly cats. Both of them starting getting diarrhea and bad gas off and on, and one of them starting getting hair loss and losing weight. I took her to the vet, but they couldn't find anything except her kidneys were a little abnormal and gave me some medicine. Not too much changed, she was still losing weight, and I was very confused. Then in late January, my other older white cat, sudden fell very ill. She was listless, lethargic, cold, and her gums were white. I rushed her to the vet, and it was not good - all they could find was that she had a stroke, and all that could be done was to put her to sleep as she was suffering.

Last Christmas, I switched dog foods to Kirkland's Nature's Domain Salmon and Sweet Potato thinking that it would improve my 100# shepherd's quality of life. I was proud to say that my dog was seeming to like it. Then I started noticing more and more hot spots that were getting worse and worse. And my dog's gastrointestinal tract was making all kinds of noises. Plus, he was starting to smell bad and farting so loud I thought it was the kids. I started investigating last night and to my horror, I found there are people losing their beloved pets to this dog food! Costco should be ashamed of themselves! I read as many reviews as I could through tear filled eyes. The best thing I read to do is to write to the FDA and get this taken off the shelves. I'm so sorry for their loss.

My Leh Leh, Siberian husky/yellow lab mix has had it, and urinary tract infections and urinary tumors.

I just adopted two cute American Cream Retriever puppies from two different breeders. Both had my puppies on Kirkland and the male dog came home with a big bag of Kirkland. He itched all over and had bad stools and I was worried so I decided to slowly switch to Eukanuba for large breed dogs slowly. For three feedings, he refused the portion of Kirkland and ate only Eukanuba. I went cold turkey and dumped the Kirkland and he is now healthy and nice stools and no itching at all.

After feeding my 8 yr old cat Origin since he was a kitten he decided to stop eating it. My daughter was feeding both her cats the Kirkland brand and she gave me a little to try for my boy and he loved it. So I bought a bag and within weeks he was vomiting every time he ate (prior to this he had never ever thrown up anything) so I thought maybe just the change and I stopped and bought him blue buffalo. He eats it fine but is very fickle so not thinking it was the food I decided to give him a handful today as a treat cause I realize it’s made tasty so they eat it.

Similar experiences to last post and others. Fed Nature's Domain Salmon version for several years with no problems in two dogs. Started new bag in late January and both dogs did not like the food anymore. Both ate some and had problems over next week or so. One went on antibiotic for sudden anal gland infection band and got better. The other one got very weak and did not respond to first antibiotic. Finally responded to antibiotic injections. Both are eating different brand of food now.

I've always fed my pits grain-free dog food (any flavor but chicken). And someone mentioned that Kirkland has a good grain-free dog food and that it is reasonably cheap at Costco so I tried it. I got Salmon grain-free. It took about 2-3 weeks to switch completely over. And about 1-2 weeks after completely switching, my dog was no longer excited to eat and then stopped eating altogether. He normally ate 4-5 cups each day and over the course of a couple of weeks he was eating 1 cup a day. And I think he was only doing that because he was starving and had no other choice. He also had diarrhea.

I purchased Nature's Domain for the first time in Feb 2015. I noticed my dog feeling ill, vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy. She is a healthy 2 year old puppy and all of a sudden, she is ill. When I thought about what could of happened I realized the only thing that changed was giving her a different dog food (Nature's Domain). I spent hundreds of dollars of vet bills to find answers. The Doctor couldn't tell me what this was but was leaning toward IBD. I've returned the food and stopped feeding it to her.

Smell the dog food bag when you open. Some have a not-so-good odor. It’s a fairly good rated dog food due to excluding the fillers like in Iams, Science Diet or other highly commercialized food. It’s a little pain to return but cheaper than a vet bill. The Kirkland Healthy Weight works well. No issues with it. I notice that folks have posted food with sweet potato mixed in. I would be very leery due to the issues with potatoes such as "Blight". Dog food makers can be using or buying rejected potatoes. Unfortunately it’s a trial by error type of effort.

Have loved Costco's kirkland brand dog food and fed for past 10 years to our dogs. But last few weeks dogs have had digestive problems, oldest has also been very sick, lots of fatty tumors too but eye infection and bloody stools and I read the reviews and am shocked to see so many similar complaints. I don't know what to feed them now. Just spent $565 at vet yesterday for our poor boy. Don't know if it's just a bad batch or what's up. So scared, gonna make some chicken and rice for a bit and return food? Don't know what other brand to use.

A month after we adopted our lab mix in the spring of 2010, we purchased Kirkland dog food, assuming it was Iambs being offered via Costco (at the time, Iambs was no longer available at our Costco).

Returning our Lamb, Rice & Vegetable Formula to Costco el pronto - We started feeding from our second bag of this food yesterday. Our two dogs ate it fairly well, but my husband and I have noticed they were passing a tremendous amount of gas. We wondered if it was the food, so I started researching reviews. How many dogs have to get sick, run up huge vet bills, experience physical pain, have their owners feel guilty for feeding this seemingly toxic food to their beloved pets, and even watch them slowly die before pulling it from the shelves? We are thankful our dogs have not started exhibiting some of the symptoms shared by other reviewers. Passing gas every 15 to 30 minutes is a small problem, but we don't want to "wait & see" if they become really ill. We're returning the uneaten portion to Costco and going back to the food they were eating previously, even if it is more expensive. Cheap pet food is no cost savings if it causes illness.

I have been feeding my dogs this food for about three years and never had issues until a few months ago (early January 2015). It started with my 1 1/2 year-old Terrier. She had infected anal glands, and the vet said it may be the food. I dismissed it, because I have always had faith in Kirkland's grain free salmon and sweet potato. After a round of antibiotics, her anal infection came back a week later. Then my other three dogs (two huge Labs, each 120 pounds, and a 7 pound Chi) all started throwing up. I knew this couldn't have been a coincidence. I switched them to 4Health dog food, and no more throwing up, and my dog's anal glands no longer smell. Coincidence? We're done with Kirkland's. I'm taking back my opened bag and demanding a refund.

We have had 2 dogs in the house for the last 20 years. For 1/2 that time they ate Ol' Roy from Walmart and now Kirkland for the last 10. Never a problem with either. They have all had great long lives with rarely a vet visit except vaccinations. I think problems are often with the owners, not the dogs.

I bought a big bag of this cat food during the summer and my cats loved it. They were healthy and doing well. In December as the bag was running low, I bought another bag. This time they were reluctant to eat it. One got bloody stools, the other was throwing up, and neither had much energy. I read these posts, bought their old food and within days they are feeling better. I returned the food to the store and told them what had happened. They were concerned and put a note in the computer. I wrote in big red letters on the bag, "do not feed to animals... danger" so they would not donate it to a shelter.

I can't believe these below reviews. We have had the EXACT same experience. We just spent $500 at the vet. Our dog would throw up 20 minutes to 2 hours after eating her chicken and rice dog food, have diarrhea, we could hear loud gurgling from her stomach, TERRIBLE gas and would stretch constantly as if she was trying to move something (I feared something was lodged in her gut). She has been eating this food for 9 months now with No issues. I am so happy I saw these reviews because we were at a loss for what was wrong. We will be switching to different dog food from now on. I'm so disappointed with Kirkland! They should be covering all our vet bills for making our dogs so sick.

We used Kirkland brand Lamb and Rice dog food from 2010-2013 for our two mixed breeds. In the Spring of 2013, one of our two dogs got very sick with vomiting, loud tummy noises, bloody diarrhea, and both suffered from loss of appetite (very unusual). By May 2013 we were regularly visiting the vet for the one dog that was getting sick. We did blood work and parasite tests at each veterinarian visit, but nothing could be pinpointed. The vet suggested food allergies and limited ingredient diet. Then in July, after feeding the dogs homemade chicken and rice, the symptoms went away. Numerous times I called the vet at Diamond Pet Food that I was referred to by Kirkland. This vet at Diamond kept claiming there were no recalls for the batch of kibble we had.

Last August 2014, we switched from Iams dog food to Kirkland brand from Costco. Our 7-year old dog has been completely healthy. A few weeks after switching to Kirkland dog food, our dog developed a red mass on her tummy. We took her to the vet and he gave our dog antibiotics for what he called a mass that was the result of an infection. We didn't consider that it was the change in dog food at the time. After two of weeks of antibiotics, it cleared up. Slowly, over the next four months, more masses appeared all over her body. We took our dog to the vet again, and he said they were cysts from changing dog food. She has been on antibiotics for one week so far and it's not better. She will be on antibiotics for twenty days. She has been back on Iams for 6 weeks. We'll never buy Kirkland dog food again due to the sickness it has caused.

Last week, one of my 3 dogs got very ill. She threw up blood and was refusing to eat. Over the course of 3 days, she was at the regular vet three times, along with spending the night at the emergency vet. After many tests, they couldn't find anything besides severe GI irritation and we chalked it up to her having a more sensitive stomach.

I had my two-year-old Border Collie, Bernese Mountain Dog mix on this food for a couple of months and it made him very progressively ill. At first, he just had soft stools and I thought it was just from using a new brand. He then started to have constant diarrhea, dandruff, lethargy and bloody stools. I took him to the vet for testing and they found nothing. He had lost about 7 lbs and was just not himself. As soon as I took him off of the food, he recovered almost instantly. Do not buy this food, it's not worth the savings. As much as I hate paying double for Buffalo Blue, he's back on it and doing amazing. I should've never switched.

I got a new puppy last week and bought puppy food (rice, chicken and vegetable formula) from Costco as recommended by breeder. I did not want to change his diet. First day he ate 2 cups of food and was fine, next day he threw up all his food. Next day he didn't eat all day and now he stopped going close to the food and even water. I am glad I came across these reviews and learned that like many other I also bought this horrible poisonous food from Costco.

My 17 year old healthy wonderful border terrier died because of the poison that this dog food is. End of Jan, we got a new bag of the salmon dog food from Costco. Zorro started throwing up, having loose stools, getting disoriented, losing control of his limbs and falling down randomly while walking. He often walked into corners and did not seem to know what to do. He was constantly thirsty. At first, he had difficulty with his rear legs. As he stood, his rear legs would give way and he would plop down, seemingly involuntarily. Later, his forelegs started failing and he kept falling down with his forelegs splayed out.

I switched my 11 yr old boxer over to Kirkland Natures Domain grain free dog food because I was told it was A rated and a great cost. I had her on Ideal Balance with no problems before. I adopted another dog a month ago and put him on the same food. I opened a new bag and now my boxer refuses to eat and has thrown up bile twice and my new pound puppy (that was perfectly healthy before) is now covered in hives and itches like there is no tomorrow!!! I have thrown the Kirkland bags away, but switched foods. I've read that it can take up to 8 weeks for the itching to go away. We took him off the Salmon and potato food thinking he was allergic to salmon. Now I know better!!

We switched to Kirkland Signature Nature's Domain about a month ago. 2 of our 4 dogs have food allergies and we had been spending quite a bit more for other Grain Free Type Dog Foods. We decided to try this due to the reasonable price. The dogs refused to eat the Turkey, but seemed to be okay with the Beef. My younger male has been losing his hair at a dramatic rate. The older male has been urinating everywhere and acting very strange. Both males have had goopy eyes the last week. The dogs have been lethargic and drinking insane amounts of water. After reading all of the reviews and even hearing of a few deaths, I am taking them off this crap immediately!!!

I bought the red bags of nature's borne food and was feeding it to my five month old puppy. She had diarrhea and I thought it was due to the change of food. It persisted to her being in the awkward position for long periods looking at me helplessly. It was bloody. I switched her to Iams puppy food and immediately healthy again.

I purchased good friends dog food after a couple family members told me that's what they feed their dogs. I thought I'd give it a shot, price was cheap enough! First clue! I bought 2 large bags, I don't get out of town often. After going through 1 1/2 bags, 2 of my Cocker Spaniel's hair was falling out in patches! Never in my life have I had that happen, and I've had dogs all my life! I threw the rest away and switched brands. I am feeding Blue Buffalo right now and they seem to be doing good on it. I will never buy dog food again just because the price is right.

I have a 7 year old hound and a 10 plus year old min pin. I have had them both on the red bag chicken, rice and vegetable food for years. They eat twice a day and eat with great relish. I feel so very sorry for the many people who have lost their dogs but I have to be realistic with my own dogs. My vet, who I have been going to for 20 years, read the ingredients on the bag years ago and asked "Do they like it?" They did then and still do. I know my dogs better than anyone and this is what I choose to feed them. I read the bags, they do not. My dogs do great on this food and I will continue to buy it and watch them both like a hawk.

We have 7-month old Boxer. We started him on Iams puppy food and had no problem. About a month ago, my wife decided to change to his food to Kirkland Signature from Costco. A couple of weeks into it, our dog started scratching behind his ear and I noticed irritation around his right eye. Now it looks like it's irritating him enough to the point where our dog scratches it raw. We didn't know what it was until someone mentioned if we recently changed his food so I went online and started reading more. Has anyone else had this reaction? I've had Boxers before and the only skin rashes I've come across have been very mild and with vet visits they go away. This is way too young for a pup to have this kind of rash unless it's someone we are not seeing. Can anyone suggest? Everything I'm reading is pointing to the Kirkland food. If that's the case I'll never buy this product again.

Leaving Arizona last spring to return to Alberta we ran out of our regular dog food for our 5 year old mini schnauzer. We stopped at Costco in Salt Lake City and purchased a bag of Nature's Domain salmon and sweet potato. Starting in about October she started wetting her bed, not eating much and was very lethargic. We returned to Arizona in December and things got worse. Diarrhea and throwing up and major weight loss.. We took her to a local vet who did a blood analysis and she has kidney failure. Although she is still alive and going for short walks the end is inevitable. $1500 in vet and drug bills. It could be coincidence but her health issues started within months of feeding her Nature's Domain dog food. We are sad that we are going to lose our dog and angry that it could have been avoided.

I have two boxers, both of which are now sick. My one Boxer is allergic to all meat protein and so Costco's Kirkland Grain-Free Salmon and Sweet Potato was a dog-send. I have been feeding both of my dogs this dog food for a couple years now and never had any issues. My one Boxer's allergies were under control. Four days ago, I got a new bag and 2 days later, one of my Boxers refused to eat. He has been lethargic, has been vomiting, and bloody diarrhea. I thought he was just feeling under the weather. But then my other boxer refuses to eat and has diarrhea. What does it take to have Costco analyze their dog foods? I would think that after all of the complaints, they would want to know what is wrong with the food.

I have been feeding Nature's Domain grain-free Salmon and Sweet Potato to my 2 year old English Mastiff for a year and a half and have had no problems at all. She loves the food, has a beautiful shiny coat, not gassy at all.

We have been using this brand of food for years. After we bought a new bag January 24th, our dog became ill and refused to eat. He suffered from vomit, diarrhea, and general lethargy. I stopped feeding him the food since it was the only thing that had changed and started him on home made chicken and rice. He felt a little better but still diarrhea. Took him to the vet, got meds and now he is doing much better. I returned the food to Costco with no issues. I filed a formal complaint and they were on it. Within 24 hours i received a call from Costco corporate letting me know they are following up with Diamond. Within another 48 hours I was contacted by a vet from Diamond. I must say that although I am extremely concerned about the dog food making my dog ill, I am relieved to know that they have taken my complaint seriously.

I started using the chicken, rice and vegetable dry dog food. The Kirkland brand bought at Costco. A year ago, seemed no problem. The last bag I bought was in January 2015. When I opened the bag I noticed a different smell and the colour of the dry bits was not the same. Last week both my dogs would not eat it. My male Blizzard who is all about food stops eating it for two days. He was lethargic and his eyes became glazed, and had fits of diarrhea. On the third day I was really worried about him not eating and seemed to be in a lot of pain.

We have feed our two dogs, Golden Retriever and Australian Shepherd, the Kirkland Lamb & Rice dog with no ill effects for five plus years prior to stopping in October 2014. In late Sept. our dogs started itching to the point of constant and uncontrollable. We ruled out fleas, then switched to possible food allergies. In late October we transitioned to Taste of the Wild dog food (same manufacturer, Diamond, but grain free). The itching gradually subsided and is basically gone on the new food. We have two cats that have been fed Kirkland Cat Food for five plus years and switched them to Chicken Soup for Cat Lovers Soul pet food in November 2014. One of the cats had started developing a bare patch on his rump in Sept./Oct. and after switching food the patch has cleared up with no other treatment or changes. I used to love Kirkland brand pet foods but now cannot recommend them at all.

I have an active 3 yr. old German Shorthair who's been on this food for at least a year or more. In the last week I've noticed he's had to poop a lot and it was runny. He's also acting very lethargic and when walking his balance was off some. It occurred to me it may be the dog food and then I found these reviews which confirmed my suspicions. I was planning on taking him to the vet today but will nix the food first and see what happens. I'm going to write a letter to Costco. Very disappointing. Maybe Costco should start refunding people for their vet bills.

My vet recommended Nature's Domain Beef and Sweet potato dog food for my 8 year old Australian Cattle dog rescue. She had problems with food with grains, itchy goopy ears, itchy paws, itchy everything...so we switched to Nature's Domain a year ago and everything cleared up beautifully...She was happy and itch-free, loved the food, nice firm poop, lots of energy...until about December with a new bag of Nature's Domain, this time Salmon and Sweet potato, which she had before and loved it, and we gradually switched to as usual.

I have a Golden that we have been using Kirkland Lamb and Rice formula for at least a year. Noticed she was vomiting and had severe diarrhea. Took the Kirkland out of the equation and she got better. Gave it to her one more time a few days later and once again she got sick. There is something wrong with that batch of dog food!

If your dog has the runs, gas and digestive issues then your dog may not have the ability to process the foods you are giving him/her. You may be able to solve it simply or through help of a vet and special foods which are available. I'm not a gold plated dog food bowl kind of guy. My greater family had many dogs over the last 3-4 generations and they ate supermarket dry food and Milk Bone dog biscuits and some table scraps. So I'm not pushing any diet or advocating spending any more $$ than necessary.

We switched our 2 year old chocolate lab to Kirkland's dog food as it was much cheaper than what we had been giving him. We mixed with his old food for a span of two weeks and at the end of those two weeks, our dog became extremely ill, to the point where he was admitted to the hospital. They couldn't figure out what was wrong with our pup - all labs and x-rays were clear and his stool sample was negative. After a TON of $$, TLC and switching back to his old food, our pup is pretty much back to his old self. His symptoms were as follows: vomiting all night over a span of 7 hours, bloody diarrhea, extremely lethargic, yet wouldn't sit down to sleep - he paced all night; he wouldn't drink water, wouldn't bark, wouldn't do anything. So sad to see our pup so miserable.

Have been feeding Nature's Domain to our 10 yr old Airedale for at least 2 yrs. Recently she started having gassy issues which never occurred before. Also, most recently she has been diagnosed with kidney disease and week later huge black mass on upper lip seen by vet upon mouth inspection. This past weekend she had vestibulitis problems necessitating ER clinic stay, etc. I won't buy any Kirkland pet products in the future and am curious why manufacturer doesn't recall for the sake of customers' pets!! Could these health issues possibly be linked to this food which has caused so many problems in many other dogs?

I just called Costco customer support for membership services in Seattle and was told that all these allegations of these things happening to my dogs and the same things happening to other people's dogs since November 2014 are just a figment of my imagination. She says they rigorously test the dog food and as of yet no vet has been able to prove the dog food is causing these issues with the dogs. She says if a vet can prove it, then bring the vet report to your local warehouse manager and they will pay the vet bills and have proof that the dog food is causing the issue. I call her bluff cause our dogs are going through these issues.

Nothing but good results for my 2 Leonbergers, who have been on it for 2 and 5 years, respectively. Stopped the hot spots and other allergies the older fellow was showing as a pup when we fed Kirkland Premium kibble. We tried other two-ingredient foods that cost twice as much, but switched to ND when it first showed up at our local Costco. No gastric problems. Surprised to hear of other dogs having problems, but each dog really is an individual.

We have been feeding our 5 year old Pit Bull Natures Domain salmon sweet potato formula for years and she has always had stomach issues. We always attributed it to other things she might have eaten. We know this time it is the Costco dog food because she hasn't eaten anything else for weeks. She is deathly ill this time, vomiting, and has explosive bloody diarrhea. After reading reviews and talking to professionals we now realize how many other dogs have gotten sick, and some have died! Costco has known about this issue for a long time and refuses to admit there is a problem. I will never shop there again. Don't feed your dog Costco food if you care about its health!

We have 4 dogs ranging from a chihuahua, Boston Terrier/mix, 13yr old German Shepherd and my daughter's husky/lab mix who's been staying with us. In December I noticed that all 4 dogs started becoming extremely gassy. Our house smelled like one of them pooped in in constantly! Big puffs of noisy gas, angry tummies, vomiting and diarrhea and funny looking stools. They were getting me up 3-4 times a night to have to go outside, as well as throughout the day.

We switched our Great Dane to Nature's Domain Lamb and Rice. He had no problems with it until the last bag we bought in mid-December. He was throwing up and had terrible diarrhea and after one day of this, we couldn't even get him to lift his head. We took him to the vet and he got lots of fluids and thankfully that caused him to get some energy. When we took him off of the food and he immediately got much better. We are still dealing with the repercussions as he is still having runny stools and doesn't want to eat all the time but we are just thankful he recovered. We will never feed any of our dogs Kirkland food again.

I have been using Kirkland Signature healthy weight dog food for about 3 years with no complaints. Just bought 2 bags about 2 weeks ago and starting this past Monday 3 out of my 7 dogs are very ill. Vomiting, lethargy, excessive drooling, loss of appetite and then blood in vomit. Went to the vet and we ran blood work and found they all are experiencing severe GI inflammation. All are on meds. They needed sub Q fluids and one dog almost needed to be admitted due to the severity.

I got a Rhodesian Ridgeback from a breeder in Arizona on December 6th, 2014. The breeder indicated that she was feeding the Kirkland brand that was grain free. She gave me some in a zip bag. The dog had diarrhea in our truck while we were still with the breeder. She put it off to nerves. Went to Costco and purchased the Kirkland dog food. The dog continued to be listless and have bouts of very soft stools every couple of hours. On Monday went to the vet got meds and a specialty food. This helped but didn't completely get rid of the problem.

I took one of our pits to the vet last night. He had elevated kidney enzymes and is currently undergoing iv therapy at the animal hospital. We have fed our dogs Kirkland Signature Salmon w/ Sweet Potato (blue bag) for many years. He is almost 9 and has never had skin issues. Several months ago, Sept 29th to be exact, I had to take him to the vet because he had itchy infected bloody skin sores, losing hair in patches, rash from head to toe that he constantly scratches. Steroids and antibiotics gave him very little relief. Long story short...he has had almost every symptom mentioned in this review. I'm going to pick up some Taste of the Wild on my way home tonight. Something has changed with Costco's dog food!

After feeding my dogs for nearly 8 years on the Kirkland Chicken and Rice dog food both of my pups began to refuse to eat. Only after an overnight would the dogs eventually eat. This was highly irregular as each would almost instantaneously eat their food. Each dog suffered from bouts of diarrhea and one dog began vomiting her food minutes after eating. I stopped feeding the Kirkland Chicken and rice food and cooked plain chicken breast and rice which it began to eat regularly. My female continued to vomit and have diarrhea leading me to take her to the vet.

I have been an advocate of the Kirkland brands for over 10 years raising 1 boxer and 3 rotties. All had been seemingly fine until my most recent purchase. 1 week ago my rottie who is 14 months has been off his food for the last week. He's also had noticeable loud gurgling sounds from his stomach and gas that could knock a horse out. I have given him cooked rice and beef and he ate with vigor and when I tried to give him the dry food he picked at it and again had loud tummy noises and seemed to be off. I am disheartened and truly believed in their foods. Now I'm at a loss I won't be buy them again as I don't take chances with my kids' lives!

Our dogs have eaten Kirkland dog food for years and have been healthy and happy. In December we purchased 3 large bags of Chicken and Rice Adult dog food. All three dogs have had intermittent diarrhea and occasional vomiting. Last week after one dog had blood in her stool numerous times in one day and vomiting, we took her to the emergency vet. She was on a bland diet for a few days. In the meantime I did some research and found that this experience was not unique to my own, so I contacted Kirkland. We have since switched the dogs to another brand, and none have had diarrhea or vomiting.

We had our dogs on NutriSource Grain Free for several years. All of our dogs were doing well, healthy coats, good looking teeth, and never sick. We shop at Costco for a few household things and someone had mentioned to us that Costco had a grain free food which is what we like to feed our dogs. Well, after looking at the package and ingredients it didn't seem to be bad food so we decided to try it out.

We have been feeding Nature's Domain Salmon and Sweet Potato for quite some time. Last week, we opened a new bag. Three of my dogs became sick with vomiting and diarrhea. Very bad diarrhea and even with medication and fluids, my old dog died yesterday. Blood tests and numerous fecal tests, trips to the vet and a huge bill. One of my dogs has recovered and the puppy is on the mend. After trying to track this down, the food is the only thing that adds up. Pup responding to two different types of antibiotics, our old man never did.

We have two 12 year old American Cocker Spaniels. We had been feeding them Kirkland brand Salmon & Sweet potato dry dog food. It came recommended as a hypoallergenic dog food since our female has many allergies and skin issues. They seemed to be fine with the food until recently. The male was the first to exhibit symptoms. Vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy and a tender GI tract were what I could see immediately. After the vet put him on a gentle prescription diet he started to improve. His sister didn't start exhibiting symptoms until a couple of days later, but they were exactly the same symptoms. They are now both on easy to digest prescription foods and are (hopefully) on the mend.

We have used Kirkland dog food for years. In December, after opening a new bag of Turkey and sweet potato one of my dogs got sick about 3 days later.. He is the smallest of 3. He was vomiting, had diarrhea, and very lethargic. He spend the day at the vets getting fluids, having xrays etc.. getting sick. The next day my 2 other dogs had the same reaction. All had prescribed food and as soon as they went back on the Kirkland food they got sick with the same symptoms again. Then I got an email from a friend about Costco food. We switched immediately and all 3 have been fine ever since. I filed a complaint with the FDA. They have already followed up with me. I urge everyone to do the same.

My 3 yr old dog had diarrhea and vomiting in Nov 2014 from natures domain grain free turkey and sweet potato. After extensive test, fecal samples, cultures and X-rays our vet narrowed it down to his food. Never again will I trust any food Costco provides.

I have 2 Boxers and only feed them Nature's Domain. I tried other foods and big problem. Came back to Nature's Domain and been wonderful since. No problems switching between the flavors either. These 2 gets compliments on how lean they are and how very shiny and healthy their coats are. Even their vet is amazed at the results they see. Nature's Domain is grain-free and Boxers need that. I recommend Nature's Domain to everyone. Compared to similar brands like ACANA, Blue Buffalo, and others. Nature's Domain far less money and better value.

Our 10 week old Labrador has been urinating all over the house and defecating almost as soon as he eats. I am positive this reaction is due to Nature's Domain. I will be discontinuing this brand of food. What a nightmare.

I bought some Kirkland signature healthy weight dry dog food at Costco for my lab. He has never been sick till I started feeding him that crap.. He developed severe diarrhea and throwing up. Finally, I went online only to discover other people pets had the same problem with this dog food. Kirkland called the added ingredient --- powdered pine cellulose. Nice word for pine saw dust. Costco is aware of this garbage on their shelves but refuse to remove it. So, if your neighbor's dog is disturbing you, throw some Kirkland dog food over the fence to it. A dog can't bark and ** at the same time.

I love Kirkland for years, my neighbor's dog was killed in 2012 by the first "voluntary recall" and was part of the settlement that finalized in March. Something is wrong again, starting in December 2014, switched an ingredient supplier... something. I got my dog in time, but dogs are dying again!! REMEMBER this is Diamond, who produces many foods. DO YOUR RESEARCH!

Upon further testing, it was confirmed that this was not an issue with the food. My dog are currently back on the food with no issues.

We live on a horse farm north of Toronto and have 3 large purebred dogs of different ages. We have been using the Natures Domain brand for about 1 year. Over the past 6 months our dogs have been either refusing the food, or eat it, then throwing up the food, then followed up with bad diarrhea. This condition has been off and on every other month. Seems its changes when we get a new bag of Nature's Domain. Since this is the 3rd time this occurred, the vet bills adding up. Our older Golden Retriever is on strong meds again, but has had the runs for a 4 days straight, with blood. Kirkland dry dog food is all the animals get. No scraps ever. We need Costco to investigate if the food is safe or not. I do not just want a refund like before, but actually want a sample of the food we have actually tested independently for salmonella and other contaminants. Who can I contact?

I have two dogs, a 10 yr old 95# Akita and a 5 yr old 50# Lab. Both of them eat a strict diet of Kirkland Lamb and Rice. They both started getting sick (diarrhea, vomit and lethargic) and refused to eat the Lamb and rice in November of this year. We have been feeding them this food their entire lives. Never had any trouble with Lamb until then. We returned the bag and the extra we always stock, complained to the store of our dogs getting sick and then we bought their Salmon food. A couple bags later and now my dogs are sick off the Salmon with the same symptoms. How do we stop Costco from selling this? What is the best way to communicate this problem?!

My elderly Boarder Collie has severe food allergies to poultry and other meats and fillers. We started her on Nature's Domain Salmon food from Costco. She has been doing great on this food for sometime. We even switched our Chihuahua for convenience and because he seemed to prefer it over his other food. Starting in mid December after buying a new bag of this food we noticed our dogs started becoming gassy, lethargic and having digestive issues. Most affected was our Chihuahua. He seemed uncomfortable and sulky.

I changed my dogs kibble to Kirkland for my three adult dogs, before they were on one of the best dog kibbles ROYAL canine, but I read on another site Kirkland’s had a better star rating so I changed. I never had a problem with any of my dogs before I changed, now prob two months after starting it my youngest adult dog is slowly losing patches of hair on her body, another male dog (the oldest) has lost hair around his head and under his tummy and his fur isn't as shiny and slick as before, and the third dog is slowly losing hair on her head as well. With all three of them I've noticed not enough weight gain even if they'd eat more than recommended amount. I am now slowly changing their diet to RAW food and hoping to will fix the problems kirklands has given my dogs.

Natures Domain dog food - I'm sad to say we have been using the food since our dogs were pups with great satisfaction their coats were good. Grew up to be great dogs. One Saint Bernard and one Newfoundland. Both full of energy and great health. We like most have changed food not because of trouble but from the reviews we won't take the chance of having anything happen to them. I hope when Kirkland fixes this problem we can return because the dogs enjoyed the food and did very well on it.

Our 2-year-old Chesapeake thrived on Natures Domain for a year. This past October he developed a rash on his tummy. In December his stools became increasingly loose and he developed incredible gas. After a trip to the local pet food store, a complete change of diet and three weeks time he finally has firm stools. I am thankful for this site and the people who post. I fear we were headed for big trouble! I will avoid Kirkland dog food and treats forever! We feel we dodged a bullet!

Both my boxers died, one on 10/31/14 and the other 12/20/14. They both had severe diarrhea and liver damage. With the thousands of dollars in Vet bills from 2 different Vets NEVER did they suggest it could be the food. With having Boxers it's always CANCER with the Vets. I wish now I would have done my own research and stopped the food sooner. They only ate the Kirkland Chicken and Rice dry food.

While pouring out the dog food, I noticed a lump that dropped into the bowl. Picked it up and it was a golf ball size, molded and matted together, lump of dog food.

What does it take to do a RECALL on kirkland and Salmon Domain Dog food? How many dogs have to die!! I have been feeding the Salmon Domain food for several years, no problem.. Then this fall I have dogs getting sick, throwing up blood, bloody stools. Very Sick... I switched them on to chicken and rice I made then fed them Purina dog food. Most of them are ok. I still have a few dogs slow to eat.

I started feeding my 11-year-old basset X (Yes 11 but only ailments ever were one bout of kennel cough, thanks dog pound and arthritis in his hind legs) Kirkland Brand weight control formula in the end of Nov. 2014. By Christmas, my dog was farting the most horrid smell. We figured we must be wrong and the septic was backing up or something their way. This could be the dog. It was too rancid. Around that time he started puking yellow bile every 16 hours or so. I found this website the first week of January and was horrified by what I read. I have pleaded with every higher power in the last two weeks to please let it all be wrong.

I buy Kirkland Lamb & Rice and Chicken & Rice regularly. Lamb and Rice was the most recent bag, and my little dog began acting lethargic over a week ago. Recently, my large dog began puking and neither dog would go near their bowls the last few days. After reading recent posts, I returned the bag and bought something else - not from Costco. Hopefully, my big boy can get over this but he still doesn't seem to be keeping anything down. The little one seems to be on the mend now.

My Father and I each have a golden retriever and they are both 10 years old and we have been feeding our dogs Kirkland Dog Food for 5 years with no problems and great results until December 2014. Both of our very healthy active dogs got extremely sick - my dad's dog right before Christmas and mine right after Christmas. My Dad’s dog came very close to the end, she got diarrhea and was vomiting both of which contained blood, there was even blood in her urine and was very lethargic. We had no answers, our vet did run some test and told us that her kidneys were shutting down but had no explanation as to why. My dog got all of the same symptoms about a week later except they weren't as severe.

I have been feeding my 9 year old chocolate lab Kirkland Signature Lamb & Rice from Costco since he switched to adult food. He has always been energetic, healthy, his coat is shiny and he has never had a weight issue. I absolutely love this dog food and always highly recommend. A few years ago when there was a recall, I received an email from Costco notifying me about the recall because obviously their records showed I buy that dog food. Thankfully, I had not opened the bag yet. I returned it to Costco without a problem and they gave me another bag from a new shipment. They had already pulled the possibly contaminated bags off their shelves. I will continue to buy Kirkland Signature Lamb & Rice for my boy until it is time to switch to the senior formula.

My dog has been on this nature domain for over a year and then starting on Jan 4 my dog starting showing neuro signs for an unknown reason. She has been in and out of the hospital ever since. Blood levels declining, deathly ill. My vet couldn't figure out what was going on. Got to the point, we performed a bone marrow biopsy which determined poss unknown toxicity or virus. Spoke to Costco and they are aware their dog food is making dogs sick but they will not pull the food until a recall is declared. This is not right. Don't feed your dogs this food at least until they figure out what is going on. My whole family use to feed their animals this food. Now my sister's dog is showing signs. If any of your vets also have any theories of what is going on please share. Do your babies a favor stop feeding them this dog food.