Kirkland Pet Foods Reviews

I have fed this food to my dogs since it first came out. About 6 years I think. We have Show Dogs and Rescue and boarding dogs. Some times a total of 45 or more dogs at a time. I have NEVER had a problem with the Salmon and Sweet Potato food. I have been ib dogs for over 35 years and find this to be the BEST DOG FOOD EVER.

I have fed my boxers this food for over 7 years. Salmon and sweet potato, and I haven't encountered ANY problems at all! I have a white boxer and they are very sensitive and she hasn't had one problem on this food.

I have a 3 year old german shepherd mix and she is about 75 pounds. She has been eating Nature's Domain for about the last year. We give her the yellow and blue bag mixed. Starting a several months back she started to act different... a bit withdrawn and lethargic; not herself. She used to eat a lot and now she only eats about 2 cups of food in a 24 hour period. I took her to the vet last week to see what's going on and they did blood work. Her blood work came back completely clear however I am still suspicious that there is something going on. I never thought that it could be her food but the more and more I read the reviews on Consumer Affairs, I am beginning to think that her behavioral changes are due to the food. I will be switch her to a different brand immediately.

I have been reading the reviews of the Kirkland Grain Free foods and I am very upset. We had been giving our yellow lab the food for a few years now. We thought we were doing the right thing because it was grain free and chicken meal free. Just after Thanksgiving he started to display the same symptoms that some of the other users had described: lethargic, not eating, and shivering. He even vomited once. I took him to the vet after a few days because he started to limp as well. They did blood work and x-rays the only thing they told me was he had arthritis which did not explain the lethargy and not eating as he only had started limping that morning but he had the other symptoms for 5 days.

I've been feeding our 5 dogs, daughter's little dog and raise my Labrador Retriever litter of pups on Nature's Domain Salmon Kibble for the past 5 yrs. Their stools have always been firm and digestive tract very healthy, so when I read all these negative reviews on Kirkland dog and cat food products, I was shocked. I'll continue to feed my dogs Nature's Domain Salmon and switch to Beef Formula every few months. When you dog and cat owners change your pet food to a new food, you really need to switch over slowly so you don't upset their sensitive GI tracts.

I fed my dog Kirkland Chicken & Rice for months without issue. Then around August 2014, I noticed my dog was having diarrhea all the time. He started puking occasionally too. I eliminated everything from his diet except the Kirkland and the diarrhea continued to worsen. I switched brands immediately after and he got better. It's my suspicion that the formula changed a while ago and cheap Chinese ingredients and chemicals are being used. The recent surge in sick dogs seems to confirm this. Would advise anyone to STAYING AWAY from this food. It used to be really good, but now I wouldn't feed it to any dog.

I used to purchase Costco’s grain-free dog food for a long time. At some point about one or two years ago, I noticed changes in my dogs that I did not like, so I switched to another brand of grain-free dog food. I did purchase a bag of Costco’s the other day to save money, and noticed a huge increase in poop that continued, as well as yeast infections in the ears. After 2 weeks, I gave the bag away, in spite of being financially strapped. I dearly hope there will not be any lasting issues. I know of two other parties' dogs who recently experienced severe problems with diarrhea and vomiting from using this food. They both took their dog to their vets, who ran expensive tests and could not conclude anything.

Natures domain - I have a small dog at the vet with intestine problems. My two big dogs have diarrhea, we have been feeding this food for a couple years but just got new bags in December.

I have been feeding my dogs this food for 3 years with no problems! I have multiple dogs eating the Nature's Domain Salmon and Sweet potato. They love the food and have had no issues with it. This food is just as good as the more expensive foods but without the high cost.

I'm kind of freaking out as I read these reviews. I've always fed Kirkland Brand dog food to my three dogs and about three weeks ago, my five year old Miniature Schnauzer Lucy began exhibiting the symptoms of one of the dogs in another review above. We had put all three dogs outside and when I went to let them in about 20 minutes later, Lucy didn't come. She was just laying on the patio looking at me and couldn't move. I tried to get her stand up, to no avail, and rushed her to the emergency vet since it was close to midnight. She was also ice cold and her gums were white. They ruled out that she had eaten rat poison or something like that because her blood was clotting within normal range.

We started feeding our two dogs Kirkland dog food. The first bag seemed good. The second bag we fed them a few days and they started throwing up, having diarrhea laced with blood. We took them to a veterinarian and they sent us to Loomis Vet Hospital. They were put on IV and antibiotics. It was over $2,000.00. The doctor said she wanted us to get the dog food tested. I went to Costco with a bag of the food with all the label info. I got a call from Costco administration and they wanted more info on the dog food bag. I took multiple pictures and sent the information. I got a call and they said they couldn't find anything wrong, they were sorry for the experience, and sent me a Costco gift card. We are so glad our dogs didn't die. We will never buy Costco dog food again.

For economic reasons we changed to Kirkland a couple of months ago. Our Sheltie is 15 years old and has been in good health all these years. We have lived in several countries and Jamie has had many different dry dog food without any problems. After starting the Kirkland product Jamie started having symptoms which we put down to age; defecating in the house, losing weight, loose runny stools, vomiting, drinking lots of water. Clearly this make of food is unhealthy and should be withdrawn from the market.

Is this Kirkland Signature or Natures Domain. I use the Signature chicken and rice and have never had a problem. But lately our schnauzer doesn't want to eat if kibble is in her food. I just thought it was because we were away from home. She has thrown up a little since we returned.

After feeding Nature's Domain for the past two years I have notice the stool is different and about every other bag I had some bouts of extreme loose stool and some vomiting. It took me to find this site that the food may be the problem and I should mention that I used all three flavors. I switched last week off this food and it took three days for the stools to look normal. I now have 1/3 the stool volume and not loose stools and now my dogs can start gaining some of the luster and weight back. I noticed on the Nature's that I had to feed more to keep the weight on. I will never feed or trust the Costco food again. They are show dogs, but first they are my family. I had been to the vet several times and it took this site to tell me what was wrong with my kids. I have hundreds of receipts I can show. Thank you for this site.

Come across this information and it scares me to read and learn all the symptoms talked about because my dog has suffered with the same but for the past year it's been getting worse. She's been fed Kirkland Puppy Chicken and Rice from the day she walked in our home and, which I couldn't understand what was wrong with her (gagging, vomiting, diarrhea, black stool, and etc.). Now it all makes sense and scares me to know that we've been feeding her to death. I will be changing her food brand. Let the truth be known!! Thanks for all those who shared.

My girls have been on this dog food for many years with no problems. I rotate between the different varieties & they also eat the canned food. It's so sad to read these reviews about all the sick dogs that have died. I would be devastated. I can't help but think what else did all these cases have in common? Were they all eating the same treats? Or did their bags of food all come from the same batch? Hard to believe that since all were from all different areas of the country. Either way this is something I will be on the lookout for with my girls & may make me look for a new food for them. My condolences to everyone who lost their friends.

I usually feed my 9 yo lab high quality dog food like Blue Buffalo and Royal Canin. While shopping at Costco I saw the Kirkland Select and purchased it based on the ingredients listed. A few days after switching foods my dog began vomiting. She would vomit her food up shortly after eating. This continued for a week. I pulled the Kirkland and switched back to BB. After the switch back she stopped vomiting.

I switched over to Kirkland Dog Food from Costco a month ago. Three weeks later my 14.5-year-old Golden Retriever died suddenly. She was drinking water like crazy, had diarrhea, and then started vomiting. She laid lethargic overnight. Sadly the next morning she passed away. At the time, we thought maybe it was her time to go since she was 14.5 years old but now we wonder. My other two dogs also had vomiting and diarrhea. We took them off of Kirkland's immediately and threw it away.

I've been feeding Nature’s Domain from Kirkland for over two years. I alternate between the Beef, Turkey and Salmon. I have two Aussies and a Newfie. The dogs are perfectly healthy with shiny coats. I have to give 5 stars at this point.

A couple of weeks ago, I purchase Kirkland's Premium Nature's Domain Salmon and Sweet Potato dog food at Costco. Shortly thereafter, our 3-year-old Boxer began having gastrointestinal problems including gas, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. He hasn't been himself at all. We are discontinuing the food from Costco and switching back to our previous brand in hopes that his condition will improve. Costco - you need to take heed and discontinue selling food that is making so many dogs sick in the past month!

After reading what others posted about Costco dog food (Kirkland) I had to post... Now scheduled for a sonogram.. He's not eating or drinking..started on day one vomiting ten x...then a little better. Vet said to feed him rice and chicken. On day two didn't even want that... stopped drinking and eating... laying down all the time... Poor dog. I hope he doesn't die... and I hope it's not the food from Costco.. but had to post... Thank you.

We have two dogs, a 2 year old Boxer and 7 year old miniature Dachshund. They had both been raised on Purina Dog Chow - no problems. They began to gain too much weight and was advised to put them on a little diet. Our daughter used Kirkland for her 2 Boxers, and suggested we try it. She even went to Costco’s, bought some for us, 2 thirty-five pound bags of the Kirkland's Nature's Domain - Beef Meal and Sweet Potato flavor. We mixed it with some Purina to ease the transition of changing food brands. We did this for a couple of days. After these couple days we gave them the Kirkland.

I have been giving my 5-month-old puppy Kirkland puppy food for about 3 1/2 months now and just recently purchased a bag last week and I have noticed he has not been eating very well as he usually does. He has vomited a few times, has diarrhea and acting very strange. I'm very worried for him after reading all the reviews regarding Kirkland Pet Food. I hope this product is recalled, if it wasn't for a friend posting this my puppy could have possibly died!!

I just recently out two and two together after reading these reviews. Me and a friend mutually owned a seven month old kitten who died very suddenly about two months after we got him, right around summer 2014. He was eating Costco Kirkland's brand food and was always kinda sickly, and eventually stopped eating and pooping. So we took him to the vet thinking that he swallowed something foreign. After taking medicine and showing improvement (I.e eating the food and starting to drink water again), we came home from shopping to find my poor kitten screaming and his back legs weren't working. After rushing him to the vet we found out it was saddle thrombosis but the vet informed us she had never seen a cat so young with it. 800 dollars later and two days of painfully fighting for his life later and we had to put our sweet baby down.

In January 2013 my 2 year old boxer died of a mysterious illness that my vet could never figure out. I spent thousands trying to save him but nothing worked and nothing on ANY test showed up as being wrong with him. He had bloody diarrhea, vomiting, and lethargy to the point that we thought he'd had a stroke. The vet finally convinced me that he was in too much pain and I held him while they put him to sleep. We fed him Kirkland's Turkey & sweet potato formula and now I'm reading this and it's all coming together... My poor baby.

I have never had any issues with the Kirkland Signature Lamb and Rice or Nature's Domain products. I have several dogs, and feed both foods. Almost every brand has had an issue a time or two, including Blue Buffalo. That said, I will watch out for gastrointestinal issues. However I will not switch to a dog food like Iams, which has corn as its first ingredient. Kirkland signature is one of the highest rated pet foods, and I hope Diamond investigates the issues so many folks have been having.

I have been feeding my 3 Alaskan Malamutes the ND turkey and sweet potato for the past 3 years. We go through 2 bags/month. It's affordable too. They love the taste and they are happy and healthy. They are not having any health issues like all these other negative reviews. Just wanted to add a positive review!

My boyfriend loves costco. He started buying Nature's Domain and after 3 yrs I noticed my eldest dog (9 yo) having scratching and skin issues. Vet couldn't resolve. We did an allergy test on him and immediately changed his food. He is like a new dog since we stopped the Costco food and started back on the stuff he's not allergic too.

We have raised our pets all on the Kirkland pet foods. My niece and nephew who are high up in two very high end pet food stores in the bay area in CA both recommended to our family to buy Kirkland at Costco but absolutely stay away from the grocery store. Having multiple pets I can tell you they get into everything and that can cause health problems all by itself. But trashing a good name like Kirkland over 1 Vet's word, Uhm, not buying that and I would look for a different Vet for sure!!!

So over the last few months my dog has had a severely upset stomach, horrible gas and diarrhea. We have been feeding him this food for a year but this problem just started. After reading other posts I have seen about this food I now know that this is the root of the issue. He only goes out in our yard and is in contact with nothing strange! Something must be done because this is not okay. We have already saved his life from toxic xylitol once and cannot afford to lose him to his food in which we put our trust in Costco to purchase from!

This stuff made both my dogs sick. Both had diarrhea and vomiting and not eating. I took them to the vet, cost me thousands to do blood work, vaccines, xrays for obstructions. It's Not worth it. I'm so pissed off. As soon as I gave them new food everything was fine. Someone needs to file a lawsuit. They could have killed my dogs.

I made several requests to Costco to stop carrying the chicken/duck jerky from China. Now it appears that made in USA does not ensure that the ingredients don't still come from China...just manufactured here. Please report any problems with food/biscuits to the FDA. It is extremely important that these need to be documented with them. I believe Susan Thixton is the only official consumer representative to FDA meetings on pet foods and is at the current AAFCO meeting and asks that this be done. An organization started by her sponsored a recent consumer funded laboratory testing of several dog foods which turned up, among other things, some serious problems including toxins created by mold. Further information can be found at TruthAboutPetFood.com...no "s" on the end of 'food' or you will be directed to the wrong site. This is finally getting a lot of attention in the mainstream media and is alerting consumers that we can and should hold the pet food industry responsible and accountable for the health and safety of the foods we feed our pets.

We had always feed our dogs the kirkland dog food. Out of the blue our schnauzer got very ill and died. We changed everything including dog food because we have other dogs and never knew why she died.

I had always heard costco dog food was good. I have been feeding the chicken and vegetable (red bag) for a couple years. The Sunday before thanksgiving 2014 I purchased the natures domain in the green bag (I think is turkey and pea). On thanksgiving night my papillon walked with her back hunched up and it looked like she had a little blood in her stool, some diarrhea on her hair. We went to bed and she threw up all over the bed. The next morning she went outside and come in with black tarry stool all over her, it was a mess and obvious blood. I took her to the vet and they kept her and did labs and xrays, neither showing anything wrong. They had to give her fluids and gave me the option to leave her or take her home. I opted to take her home but had to take her in for labs and re-hydration the next two days. She was given an injection and antibiotics and a GI tract canned food.

My dogs (Shih Tzu mixes) will be 15 years old in May and have eaten Kirkland Supreme small dog Chicken, Lamb and Rice for years with no problems what so ever. We switched them to this because of grain allergies.

We have been feeding the Kirkland signature chicken rice and vegetables for years to all our dogs and they are doing great.

My daughter purchased a new bag of Kirkland brand chicken formula dry dog food (manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods) on 11/21/14. Just after midnight on 12/6/14 her miniature dachshund died on the table at the vet's office, following a poor appetite, not eating all day, and a rapid onset of lethargy. Test results confirmed a diagnosis of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis. There are noted here multiple reports of similar pet illnesses and deaths over the last two months.

I have been feeding my dogs Kirkland salmon sweet potato dog food for years. My boyfriend and I purchased two bags of the turkey and sweet potato dog food - it was on sale. My dog, my female, she became sick, she was throwing up. She had diarrhea, she was nuts are checked and she had a hard time pooping. She developed an infection in her anal and around her back end. I switched back to the salmon and sweet potato and she started to get better and was eating again. She had lost ten pounds and was so skinny and we're still trying to get the weight back on her. After reading these reviews I am going to take back the dog food to Costco and find an alternate dog food.

I have always been a strong advocate for Kirkland food and I don't want to unnecessarily blame their food. All five of my dogs have diarrhea and vomiting and I really hope it's not the food. I have used the Kirkland Mature for years and it didn't dawn on me that it could be the food that's making them sick until I saw this thread. I switched them to boiled meat and rice and it goes away and as soon as I introduce the food back (gradually) two of them got sick again.

I couldn't figure out why my poor dogs kept throwing up?! One of them kept asking to open the door at late hours of the night (2-3am) to go out and graze on greens! Apparently natural foliage makes them feel better when feeling nauseous! My other dog went from active to limp and had trouble walking. Coincidentally during the time, I had changed to the Kirkland brand! I had bought the Kirkland Brand Natures Domain Salmon and Sweet Potato to change it up for the dogs and thought it would be a treat, but what a mistake!! Well, I went back to their usual dog food - Nutro's Ultra Small Breed dog food. I couldn't believe what a difference it made. My dog that had trouble walking bounced back about 50% better! I had fed them the Kirkland brand over 6 months. Poor guys were being poisoned slowly. Wow!! That's just terrible. Good thing they get fed a combination of real chicken brown rice and some dog kibble. Otherwise if it was just kibble they would have been dead by now!

I purchased two of your Natures Domain Fish/sweet potato dog food, mid December. My two boxers have been having issues daily where they have eaten the dog food and are throwing up within minutes or just not eating it. My dogs are indoor dogs and are in a 6 foot privacy fence where they are not able to get to anything other than what is being fed to them. Also, with the weather as cold as it was in Montana, they are only out for minutes before they are brought in. I feel very fortunate that we hadn't lost one of our loved pets due to Kirkland not paying attention. That is the end of Kirkland dog food in my household!

We put our 7 year old English springer on this Kirkland brand when our vet told us she was obese (55 lbs). She lost 13 lbs in a year! We were so pleased. We also moved and she got more running space but I feel the Kirkland food was responsible for her weight loss and adding many more years on her life! She now weighs a healthy 42 pounds!! She looks like she's 2, not going on 9 now! Thanks Kirkland!!!

My dogs have been eating Kirkland brand dog food from Costco for a few years now. The company changed the formula/ingredients about six months ago. Dogs have died miserably, or became very miserably ill from it. All symptoms listed that I read other pet owner dogs have endured are too many to be a coincidence. My Sadie has all the same except death at this time!! The vet told us that her illness has been brewing for a while now, slowly. She suddenly became ill and has rapidly plummeted to the state is in now! She just has a complete check-up 4 months prior.

My dog got sick too. Please contact Costco customer service and or the FDA! I did and they have been excellent keeping contact with me and keeping me updated. They are testing the batch of Small Dog food that I purchased on 1/2/15, and the corporate quality officer said no one had contacted them about this besides me.

Looks like people are talking about 2 different foods. One is Nature's Domain and the other is the plain Kirkland brand. I have fed this food for years and have had no issues. If you believe there is an issue with the food and causing the death or illness in your dogs, get a necropsy done on the dog and have a sample of the food tested for toxins/poisons. Unless that is done you will never know for certainty that the food is the one causing it. It could be something unrelated.

We have given our dogs this food and we are seeing blood in their poop and vomiting. This is very upsetting and very alarming. We are returning the bags we purchased and going back to Blue Buffalo Grain Free.

I did plenty of research before switching my 3 large dogs and 5 cats to the Kirkland brands. We use the feline healthy weight and canine healthy weight along with the salmon and sweet potato regular dog food. They are far and away better made than most of the other commercially available pet foods. I'm sure there are bad batches in every product but not once did I read that it was concluded medically and professionally by a qualified veterinary professional that the Kirkland food was the cause of any of the illnesses reported. Cats and dogs have very stellar digestive systems and are more likely to become ill from a foreign object or poison than any commercially produced food. I'm sad for any of the losses of life experienced by these pet owners but I genuinely doubt it was the food that made these dogs and cats so sick. Costco is one of the most responsible retailers and take their products and member services very seriously. And no I don't work for Costco.

I fed Costco Kirkland Lamb & Rice to my first standard, Chelsea, for at least five years. In 2005, at the age of 14 1/2, she became very ill and in pain with kidney poisoning and passed away within 72 hours. Two days after her death, there was a dog food recall, foods made by Diamond Pet Foods, and sure enough, the serial numbers matched. The food was killing older dogs and puppies. Avoid ANY food made by Diamond Pet Foods, as they have had numerous recalls since that time. I cannot say how heartbroken I was when she passed. I could have had her for a bit longer, and at that point in her life, every single day was a blessing.

Four dogs were on Healthy Weight Management for years, the grey bag. Never a problem, but my local Costco stopped selling it so we switched to Chicken, Vegetables and Rice and again, after weaning slowly from one to the other, they are all doing well. Never sick. Ages 8-16. I highly recommend it.

I believe that's primarily that made me let my Costco membership expire. I bought a bag of dog treats (not even the food!) and my dogs began throwing up. As soon as they began throwing up, I took it back. I think not even a third of the way used, and told them that it had made my dogs throw up and I didn't even care if they reimbursed me what I paid for it, my dog's health was not worth how cheap the bag of treats was. I just dropped the bag of dog treats on the counter and left. I have not been to a Costco since -- and I haven't bought anything Kirkland since that time. Heaven forbid!

Our 12 year old lab has been eating Costco's Nature's Domain Turkey Dog Food for years. We started feeding her a new bag of dog food in late December and she became very ill. She had bloody diarrhea and was vomiting frequently. I smelled her dog food and it smelled rancid to me. I returned it to Costco for another bag. The new bag did not smell like what I returned. But since eating from this new bag she still is not the same. I am going to return this bag also and find another dog food to give her.

I've been feeding this brand/type of food to my greyhound for about a year with no problems, but in December she had a massive attack of bloody diarrhea and vomit over several days. When I took her to the emergency vet, she was negative for worms. The other tests were negative too. Her diet is very restricted, so it's unlikely it was anything else but the food. It was scary, expensive and affected our holiday plans as I couldn't travel with a sick dog.

We have been giving our 11-month old German Shepherd the Kirkland brand puppy food since we bought him at 8 weeks old. He has always done fine on the food, until this past November. We purchased his dog food as usual at our local Costco, then on November 17th our puppy began vomiting. Not just vomiting, but literally, projectile vomiting, immediately after eating. We wondered if perhaps he had gotten into something, as he is just a puppy, but as the days progressed, he continued to vomit immediately after eating AND drinking.

I have 12 Bernese Mountain Dogs, 5 Portuguese Water Dogs and 1 French Bulldog. I have been feeding the different varieties of Kirkland food now for many years. Bernese Mt. Dogs are not the healthiest breed with the average life span being between 6 and 8 years of age. I had one that had been fed Kirkland food for many years that lived to be nearly 13 with no health issues. I have raised many on the Salmon at 24% protein, no issues, and passing their OFAs. Their product is not made in China, it is made in the USA.

In December 2014 we purchased a bag of Diamond Naturals (the same manufacturer of Kirkland's Pet Foods) Beef Meal and Rice dog food for our dog Kellan. Within a week she became sick. She refused to eat, was attempting to vomit, and had bloody diarrhea. We took her to the Emergency Vet on December 19th where she was given blood work, X-rays, subcutaneous fluids, and antibiotics. The blood work and X-rays came back inconclusive on any blockages, physical issues, and aside from dehydration and electrolytes being out of balance, every test was normal. We started feeding her home cooked rice/chicken/beef/eggs and her symptoms got better.

Our two dogs (14 year old miniature doxie and 7 year old dobie mix) have eaten kirkland chicken/rice dog food without issues for years. A couple of weeks after getting a new giant bag, both dogs started getting sick (doxie had black tar stool and lethargy; dobie had vomiting, lethargy and was extremely thirsty all day and night. Both were treated with prescriptions and dietary adjustments (home-cooked rice and chicken), and once the prescriptions were complete and symptoms subsided, we went back on the kirkland food. Days later, symptoms returned, so we tried just the home-cooked chicken and rice, and symptoms again disappeared and remain gone.

I have been feeding this food for about 14 yrs. I have had some of the top ranked dogs in AKC dog shows. I am always complimented on how great my dogs looks as well as how shiny their coats are. I have tried other top brand names & always go back to this.

We have been buying the Kirkland Dog Food for a few months because it is cheaper of course and we really wanted them to be on a grain free dog food. Last week our male started having black and bloody diarrhea and horrible foul smelling gas. Otherwise he seemed ok and was still eating, drinking, and his normal perky self. Our female seemed completely normal.

I have been reading a lot about what has happened with this dog food sold at Kirklands! Well, I have to tell you that the company DIAMOND makes a lot of different foods! They also make TASTE OF THE WILD!!! We have always feed our four huskies this food and they all got deathly sick with this food all of a sudden!! I called the company - sent samples of the food! After taking all four dogs to the doctors for tests and meds, it cost us over 2,000 dollars but they are still alive - that is what is the most important! But please do not feed your dogs any of this food!

Around Sept/Oct 2014, my husband and I changed our 2 Mastiffs to the Kirkland brand dog food (red bag/turkey and sweet potato) and noticed that our female Mastiff was having mucous diarrhea all the time. I thought that it may have been the "extras" I was putting into her food so we completely cut out any treats or "extras" in her diet. The diarrhea did not end so my husband and I took her to the vet. The vet did blood work and several tests to start ruling things out... everything came back negative and showed she was in perfect health. We couldn't figure out what was causing her to be sick. I noticed the look and color of the dog food had changed too (smaller kibble and more yellow in color), but I didn't think that would be causing it.

Our 4 year old Giant Schnauzer has had diarrhea for the last few days or so. We have used Kirkland Salmon and sweet potato for our dogs as a supplement as we cook for them! Rocky started with soft stools that rapidly progressed to watery uncontrollable diarrhea! I have given him anti-diarrheals but to no avail! I just gave him another but he's acting very funny. He is in the bedroom by himself--this is very peculiar behavior for him, he is usually in the family room with the rest of the family!

I purchased a bag of the dog food after seeing another gal buying it for her small dogs. She said it was great food and was grain free. I feed it to my 10-month-old puppy and my six-month-old dog. I did not connect until now the issues I had with my dogs. I had only feed it to my dogs for a little over a month. My younger dog starts getting rashes on her belly. I thought maybe I would switch to a vegan food for a while to see how she would do. The puppy would vomit periodically but I just took it as he was a puppy and ate everything he could get a hold of. I was just weaning them to the vegan food so they were getting a 50/50 mix.

I gradually switched my 2 Standard Poodles from Pro Plan to Natures Domain Turkey and Sweet Potato food. Within a short amount of time both dogs were in emergency for different reasons. One of them had really bloody diarrhea and was vomiting and had pancreatitis and the other was drinking huge amounts of water and losing weight and very lethargic. I wondered about the food, but hadn't heard anything about problems with it. But, after a $2600.00 vet bill, I decided to just switch them back to the Pro Plan. They both have been perfect ever since. They wanted to even perform surgery on one dog at at cost of $8000.00. I just found this site and am reading many of the same stories.

I came across all the comments on Facebook about Kirkland food. I had a 6 year old English Bull terrier in excellent health. I was feeding her really expensive food and it was suggested to me to start feeding her Kirkland grain and wheat free (light blue bag). I started feeding it to her with the proper introduction. By the second bag zoe started getting terrible diarrhea and vomiting. She became lethargic and within 2 days stopped eating all together. We put it down to puppy flu and decided to wait an extra day to see if she was passing something.

I've fed my two - now one - lab Kirkland 'Super Premium' brand for years. As they matured I switched from the green bag to the blue 'mature' variety. Like all labs, when she feels good she eats everything offered. Within the last year she's had episodes of nausea, diarrhea, lethargy and refusal to eat. The vet prescribed an anti-nausea and probiotic powder - that seemed to help. Her appetite & energy improved. Then it recurred - same symptoms. I bought a small bag of Purina Beneful and she ate it heartily. She won't touch the Kirkland food left in the bin. After reading the comments here, I'm throwing it out and will try Iams or something other than Kirklands. I'm surprised and disappointed by this turn of events - Kirklands has been consistently good quality.

I recently lost my 8-year old dog to kidney problems. He had not had Kirkland dog food for a long time but then I switched back because of positive reviews and a very healthy dog. 3 Months later he got sick and was misdiagnosed by vet as having eaten crap off the street. I thought not. I took him for a second opinion who said he had serious kidney problems and that only a transplant would save him. He was in huge pain so I asked vet to put him down. He had no other mortality issues. Having read some of these reviews I question the causes of his problems. I will never have another dog but I look at the local Costco dog food and shudder.

I purchased the salmon dog food because my dog has allergies. Had everything I needed but after 1 week of eating it he vomited, diarrhea, very sick, vet bill was $500.00. Went back to my other food. I will pay more for safety and health of my dog than save a dollar.

I have used many food brands over time, some were terrible, even some of those 80 bags. I think every brand can run bad batches but ever since Nature's Domain, I have had no problems. They look healthy, hair is shiny just overall good. I can buy all the expensive stuff from vets or pet stores and have same results except a lighter wallet.

I have fed all my dogs Nature's Domain Salmon for several years. A friend picked me up a bag of Turkey the end of Nov. 14 and about a week later my male was vomiting and not eating. Thought he had an obstruction but vet said no. He did have an infection and was on antibiotics for a week. Took him back - he was real sick. Vet said he had an issue in the abdominal area. Took him to another vet. We unfortunately put him to sleep. He was suffering and not getting better. Now my female just started vomiting and is gagging like she's choking all the time. I think I'm going to do like the other poster and feed her chicken and rice that I make for her. My males vet bill was $2000 and lost my male.

We gave been purchasing natures domain dry food, salmon/sweet potato blend for about 3 years and have been happy with the product. We started purchasing it once we found that one of our labs was having poultry allergies. The last 2 bags that we purchased in December of 2014 have made our dogs sick with diarrhea. We are not happy about this. I'm thinking that Kirkland has changed their formulas. It may be time to find another brand.

This food has killed one of my dogs, and sickened 3 others. My big dog who eats something different is fine. Bloody diarrhea, lethargy, and vomiting are the symptoms. I don't have the bag, as I put my dog food in a bin. Went to Costco yesterday and filled out a complaint form. Diamond, who makes the food called me yesterday. This is the ONLY thing it could be. I don't let me dogs run loose. They go out to potty in a small fenced-in area, and come right back. They couldn't have gotten into anything, as I don't have anything in my household that is toxic. Just talked to a friend whose dog is sick now. She had company that brought their dogs. They fed Kirkland small dog formula. Their dog came down with bloody diarrhea and vomiting. My friend's dog ate some too, and is now sick. I fed this to my dogs for years and never suspected this could be the problem. PLEASE DON'T FEED THIS TO YOUR DOGS. If you want to band together to try and make them recall, please contact me.

I have been reading all the reviews of Kirkland dog food and I am concerned because our 7 year old dog just died. Now I am wondering if the dog food had anything to do with it. Our dog seemed fine one day and then was tired the next. I came home from work on Christmas Eve and he was shivering. I thought he was just cold so I put a blanket around him and cuddled him for a while and he seemed a little better. We went to a dinner planned with family and came home at 10pm and found him dead on the couch. I cannot understand what happened but now I am wondering if the food had anything to do with it. He was eating the lamb, rice and veg formula. We were in total shock that he died and it broke our heart as he meant the world to us.

We have been buying Kirkland Signature Super Premium Lamb & Rice Dog Food for the past three years and it has always agreed great with our two labs until last week when we opened a new bag. After opening the new bag and feeding it to them, both began vomiting, having extreme diarrhea, straining, and having extreme gas. It took a week to figure out what was going on and finally realized a couple of days ago that it was the food. We bought two bags mid Dec and have since returned the opened and unopened bag. We will no longer be using Kirkland brand dog products. Currently we are feeding them chicken and rice in hopes their stomachs will settle. Hopefully this will have no long term effects on them.

Beware of Kirkland's pet food!! I bought this for my healthy four-year-old cat. He normally eats Meow Mix and has gotten pretty fat so I thought I'd slowly switch up his food a little. Within four days he was violently throwing up and visibly dehydrated and wouldn't eat or drink. After three days of this I took him to the vet. Vet said without running expensive tests there was no way to know for sure what was wrong but he agreed it was most likely the food. Vet gave him intravenous fluids and a shot of anti-nausea medicine. He said to watch him for 24 hours and if he didn't start to show interest in food or water to bring him back in to be admitted. Luckily he seems to be improving.

On 12/7/14 I bought a bag of my dog's normal food, the Costco Kirkland brand lamb and rice. I opened the bag on the 18th, and noticed that she ate her normal amount the first day, a third of that the 2nd, and the 3rd day she didn't eat or drink water. That day she threw up, then laid listless on her dog bed. She got up once and pooped about 4 cups of bloody stool. At that point I took her to the emergency vet who diagnosed her with hemorrhagic gastrointestinal issues. I was told that if I had not brought her in she would have died. The stool was all blood and mucous.

My dogs love the Kirkland Dog Biscuits. They look forward to getting this treat after their dinner. However, I have noticed mold growing on the biscuits. I had to throw away the entire bottom lining of biscuits and many from the other linings. This has also happened with a new box purchased not too long ago. Why is mold growing on the biscuits? The box is expensive and it hurts me to throw away so many.

Kirkland Super Premium Maintanance Cat - We had used Iams hairball remedy for years with our two cats, but recently switched to Kirkland because of cost. Our two cats were older, 16 and 17, but seemingly healthy and still full of life... one still hunts. One of our two seemed to have health issues for the last several months and we discovered he had kidney problems. We gave him plenty of water and kept up with the Iams and watching his behavior. He seemed to be doing ok until we switched to the Kirkland brand. He suddenly became very lethargic and within 2 days died. We were devastated. Our other cat will not even touch the food. We will be switching back to Iams TODAY! I've been reading these reviews and it seems there is a connection with the Kirkland brand and animals suddenly becoming violently ill and/or dying. I WILL be calling Kirkland to find out where these foods are made and what country they originate.

I got a 36lb bag of the Nature's Domain Grain Free Turkey Meal and Sweet Potato dog food and have been feeding it a little over two weeks. As of two days ago one of my dogs began having bloody stools, then it progressed to pure blood and mucus. He was having these stools every 15/30 minutes. The vets thought Parvo but that came back negative. They also thought worms... that was negative as well. So they did blood panels. Everything came back clean, they hooked him up to IV for fluids, and gave him meds for his intestinal tract. They diagnosed him with Gastroenteritis and suggested it was something he got a hold of, or ate that he should not have. But right now my living situation is very cramped, and he is beside me 24/7 so I know he did not get a hold of anything bad. After reading all these complaints of what has happened to people's dogs after feeding the food I can't help but think it is not a coincidence that he is now sick after being switched safely to this new food.

I have been feeding my two labs Nature's Domain for the past year. Once my puppy was weened off puppy food, I wanted to switch to a good value food and I shop at Costco on the regular, so for two (one 75 & one 100 pound) labs I thought this was perfect. My older dog was raised on Pedigree and had a hard time with any of the 'nice' dog foods like Blue Buffalo but he seemed to switch to this food fine. Our dogs have had bad gas for the past year but I figured that was a breed related issue. We have had a few incidents where they will occasionally throw-up, nothing too alarming.

I have a 2 year old black lab. Use to feed him Iams dog food until recently. Have been going to Costco for years now and decided to buy their dog food since it was cheaper in bulk. Well within 2 months of feeding him this food and a huge vet bill, they found a rectal adenocarcinoma. I just found out about the link between my dog's illness and this food through several websites but am going to contact costco where I bought the food and treats. Will follow up as soon as I get a response and inform my vet to test for proof. Since I still have both maybe costco will finally be held accountable. Can't say it's the food yet but after reading all these complaints, I don't know what else it can be.

I purchased a bag of food yesterday, 12/14/14. This morning, all my cats are vomiting, diarrhea all over. I called Costco corporate.They state "no recalls, they have never heard of this before." And I am reading several stories telling me different!

Has anyone else opened a claim this year 2014 with Costco about their Kirkland dog food Natures Domain? I am trying to see if others are seeing dogs getting sick. I filed a claim and per customer service rep at Costco need other claim numbers to show more than one person so they can properly investigate if there is indeed a problem with product and dogs getting sick.

Our rescue experienced the same as so many of these poor dogs, and $750 in vet bills later, I am ANGRY. We began feeding the dog Kirkland's Grain Free Salmon meal and sweet potato on November 26, and on December 3, he was at the vet after a pain-filled night (we thought it was fear of the rain until he went out and completely voided his bowels over the course of 2 hours while we waited for our appointment at the vet). Also diagnosed with pancreatitis, GI inflammation, and severe dehydration because he had been pooping liquid all morning. We are generally very happy with Costco and the Kirkland brand of product, but as I read all these reviews, I am furious. I have already contacted my veterinarian for suggestions in dealing with this.

After MUCH research I switched my dogs food to Kirkland's Natures Domain, salmon and sweet potato....my dogs are healthy and happy. I have a red and white setter and a setter/lab mix, they, like all my previous dogs are grazers as eaters. I also feed them the canned wet food on occasion and Kirkland bones as treats and they actually dance for them!! I had the most amazing dogs, never gave them Kirkland food...my therapy dog passed away from pancreatic cancer having never tasted a Kirkland product....I also had 2 amazing mutts that both passed from different forms of cancer, also never having tasted a Kirkland product. Just like with people, cancer kills the innocent and knows no prejudice.

Our dogs have been eating Kirkland Dog food for years. We purchased a new bag a few weeks ago, and within days two of our dogs got very ill. One diagnosed with Pancreatitis, and the other was bleeding in his upper GI tract (his stools were like black tar). We took the food back to Costco, and contacted their Headquarters. We sent them the production code, and they are "claiming" that there is nothing wrong with the food. After seeing these other complaints, I don't think it's a coincidence. We've switched food, and after almost $800 in medical bills, we're hoping they're on the mend and there will not be any future problems.

About a month ago I switched my dogs from Blue Buffalo to Kirkland Adult Chicken and Rice, because I lost my job and couldn't afford Blue anymore. As of Nov 11 2014 he seemed to have stroke like symptoms along with vomiting, slight diarrhea and lethargy. I took him to the vet on Nov 24 2014 hoping for answers since he hadn't gotten better. I was told he may have a tumor now, I can't help my friend and beloved pet because I cannot afford to pay the fees for care. I am sitting by while he dies and Kirkland I'd probably to blame. I have other dogs who seem unfazed except one who does not want to eat and she used to gobble up her Blue. I don't know what to do, has anyone else had or heard of this in connection to Kirkland? I taking them off the food but it's too late for my best man as I mentioned I can't get him the care to reverse or fix what's been done by Kirkland already. If anyone has answers please I need some.

I have 4 large dogs and purchase 4 to 5 large forty pound bags a month. The purchase dated approx Nov 1 2014 resulted in 2 of my dogs throwing up off and on over a period of 5 days. I am taking the remaining portion back and will select another variety.

First, we are and continue to be loyal customers of Costco. We have simply found that the Kirkland dog food makes our dog ill. My wife and I have 50+ years of combined experience in chemistry/biology research and we did not come to this conclusion easily. Over the course of two months we switched from her former Iams food to the Kirkland food and every time she became ill. Specifically, she had much thirst, much urine with incontinence, lethargy, lack of appetite (very unusual for her), vomiting, diarrhea, and frequent bowel movements. Discontinuing the Kirkland food halted the symptoms within 1 to 2 days. We had a chem panel done on her at the veterinarian with no unusual findings, but we are certain there is something wrong with the food!

We switched our two dogs to the Grain-Free Salmon and Sweet Potato flavor of food because it was much less expensive than what we were using. Within 1-2 weeks, both dogs became finicky eaters. They ate out of necessity, not because they liked it. Now, about 8 months later, one of our little guys (who had always been healthy) is dying from kidney disease and pancreatitis. Everything changed for him when we switched foods. Although we changed back after 1-2 bags of food, we are going to take our other guy in for blood work to see if he has the beginnings of the same issues. Because our dying dog is part Husky, it was difficult to see the weight loss (so much fur). One year ago, he was 67 lbs. The other day, he weighed 41 lbs and 35 lbs now. My husband is taking him in now to help him go peacefully...

I have been feeding Kirkland's dog food since Costco came to my town (about 2 years ago) and have not had a problem with it until this week when I opened a new bag and fed it to my 4 Smooth Fox Terriers, a breed known for its cast iron stomachs and lack of health problems. One by one starting with the youngest, after feeding from this new bag they began throwing up everything and showed definite signs of severe discomfort. The ever-alert-and-wagging tails drooped, they were shivering, their backs were hunched, they were vomiting frothy yellow liquid, and, finally, wouldn't eat anything. The only thing I could think of that might have caused this was the food, and my fears were corroborated after reading several CA reviews.

My sister bought me a bag of Kirkland puppy food. I started feeding my 2 chihuahuas and within a week they both had loose bloody stool. I took one dog to the vet. She took a stool sample and some blood but couldn't find anything. She said it was probably a stomach virus and gave me antibiotics and some capsules to restore the good bacteria in the dog's intestinal tract. The other dog I gave half of a teaspoon of plain yogurt at night. After 10 days they were both fine so I resumed feeding the Kirkland food only to have them have the same bloody stools again within 24 hrs. I stopped feeding this food immediately and they are fine once again. My sister's 3 dogs also had runny stools and I told her to stop the food right away.

We have 3 Standard poodles, 2 from one breeder and one from another breeder. Both breeders recommended Kirkland kibble dog food, so naturally I thought this was good dog food. I think the breeders only like it because it's cheap. We had several terrible experiences with this dog food. The first bad experience was when my 3 dogs were puppies. And yes, we had 3 puppies all within one year. First the oldest puppy got sick, vomiting, and diarrhea that appeared to be bloody. He got so dehydrated, I had to bring him to the vet and they had to insert IV fluid under his skin in the back of his neck. Next my other two dogs got sick, same symptoms. The vet prescribed Prescription Science Diet dog food in a can (rice and chicken).

Several months ago I purchased a large box of Kirkland Dog Biscuits from a local Costco. After a month or so I noticed that my 105 pound Lab was starting to act and look ill, including diarrhea and vomiting. He is 12 years old so I attributed his declining health to his age. He has been on a pure diet of IAMS Large kibble, for years with no health problems. This was the first time I tried Kirkland dog biscuits. Assuming the dog biscuits caused my dog's illness, I'm rating my opinion as Angry.

I have 2 male cats, Onyx (diarrhea/itchy balding area) & Cassidy (stool smells really bad lately/vomiting). Before buying Kirkland pet food brand (Chicken/Rice Premium All Stages-dry food) from Costco, both had their own types of food due to their age differences; it was expensive, though both were doing fine & everything was normal. Because I was on a tight budget, I wasn't sure how I was going to continue to do what I was doing. Since seeing this brand at Costco, I thought that this would be perfect... All things seemed great: Ingredients, All Stages, Price, Quantity, Costco. During the 1st bag, I saw minor things like them turning away from the food once in a while so I'd dribble water on it or just give fresh scoops.

A few months ago we switched our 6 year old dog to Kirkland dog food (in the red bag). Everything seemed fine at first, but about a week in she stopped eating her food and started getting violently ill (same symptoms as everyone is talking about vomiting, diarrhea). We thought at the time that she had eaten something bad in the yard, but we took her off of the food regardless. A week ago we decided to try the wet Kirkland dog food (we like to mix a tiny bit with her dry food), and once again everything seemed fine at first until yesterday, when she started getting violently ill again. Please, please do not buy this food for your dog. Our dog has always had a pretty iron stomach, and seeing her so sick was terrible.

Both of my dogs got about 1-2 weeks through the food and then started vomiting a river. Literally. From the front door to the back door. Lethargic, fever, vomiting- all due to this food. I rushed them to the vet, paid one thousand dollars between both of them, only for Kirkland's vets to tell me they aren't responsible. My vet tested for bacteria - negative. My dogs are indoor dogs that have their bowls cleaned daily and fresh food put down daily. My vet put them on antibiotics just in case...Kirkland said that means it's bacteria. No. It was a precaution. DO NOT BUY THEIR FOOD if you love your pets. Apparently there haven't been other incidents according to Kirkland - they need to read these reports. See you guys in court, Kirkland!

I started feeding our 3 cats the Maintenance Cat Food and our Border Collie/Shepherd cross the Adult dog food December 2013. All was fine until the spring of 2014 when one of our cats started peeing in the house. We had the cat to the vet and ran blood tests and a urine test and nothing showed up. Then in August all of the cats stopped eating the dry food. They are all over the age of 7 and have never done this before. All of the cats and the dog were shedding so much more than they have ever done before. One cat lost all of the fur on its four legs. The cat that was peeing in the house was losing chunks of fur.

We have been feeding our Beagle and our Border Collie Kirkland Signature Adult Premium (green bag) for about 6 months now. This last bag of food however has made them sick. They were halfway through the bag and they both began displaying signs of lethargy which advanced to vomiting and diarrhea. It took me 4 days to figure it out but when my Beagle would no longer go near the food, I suspected a problem with the food (Beagles are gluttonous by nature). Why they got halfway through the bag before showing signs, I can not answer. I just know they became sick and had not had anything else in the 48 hours leading up to it. We purchased the dog food we had them on prior to Kirkland's and they are now eating again. They are no longer showing such awful illness. I won't be making this mistake again, they are not merely pets, they are family.

I've been feeding our 2 German Shepherds Kirkland Signature (Chicken, Rice & Veggie formula) for about a year now, but recently switched to Kirkland Nature's Domain, thinking it would be better. Our male is on the Salmon Meal & Sweet Potato (Blue Bag) & our female is on the Turkey Meal & Sweet Potato (Red Bag). I did a gradual switch so they wouldn't get sick and everything seemed fine for the 1st week. Last night our male refused to eat, which is extremely odd for him b/c he usually gobbles his food. He was also reluctant to eat this morning, but he finally did. Our female was reluctant last night, but ate hers. This morning I had to take her to the vet b/c she was vomiting, drooling, warm to the touch & lethargic. The vet is running blood work as I type & said she yelped in pain when she palpated her stomach, pancreas area. Our female is very stoic, not much bothers her, so when she yelps, she is hurting. I'm not sure if it is the food at this point, but after reading all the reviews, I'm starting to wonder. The vet wants to try a bland diet for a few days to see if her symptoms go away. If they do then I will be shopping for a new brand of dog food!

I have one large breed who has had eating issues for several years, cost me a fortune at the vet when he began vomiting, bloody diarrhea, dry heaves. Vet said helicobacter infection. Yeah...that was $3000 in unnecessary vet bills, pretty sure it wasn't helicobacter. My terrier can pretty much eat anything it seems - except Kirkland brand canned food. Both dogs get the runs & sick from that stuff. I switched them to Kirkland's Nature's recipe (name?) of which there are three varieties. I only feed them the beef & rice, yellow sack. I thought this was supposed to be a premium kibble? Lately I've noticed bits of their leftover kibble had red in it. I noticed that when I threw the leftover kibble in the plastic trash bags, the bags turn red! I am absolutely outraged at this! Red dye isn't good for humans, why are they putting this crap in dog food?? I am really disappointed and am going to let Costco know. Won't be buying this brand anymore, either.

I have a female Golden Retriever, Riley, approximately 70-75 lbs. who is feed an ultra-premium brand dry food--no fillers, no corn, no..."emulsified" anything. My brother's dog, Luke, is a male 80-85 lb. Golden Retriever who is free-fed this food because of the low cost. When I care for Luke, his stool is always very pale, wet (too soft to pick or scoop up--think cottage cheese), and smells like a rotting piece of roadkill. The closest smell I can describe is day old gut buckets after quartering up a deer. We feed Luke our premium brand while caring for him. After 2-3 days, his stool always turns brown, firms up, and stops stinking so badly. He also devours as much as we give him immediately and appears like he would continue to eat more if given it. After returning Luke to my brother, his stool always reverts back to pale diarrhea. This cycle repeats every time we have the opportunity to feed him our brand.

We were told by our vet that he feeds his Rottweilers and have been using all the brands for many years. He does his own testing on their blood and has been normal. At the vets recommendation, we put our big dogs on it and they have been through 2 35lb bags of it and LOVE it, even my finicky eater. They have way more energy, lost weight and have had or shown no signs of sickness.

My dog Brandy got really sick, started salivating, Vomiting, staggering, diarrhea. We had taken her to vet last Monday thinking maybe she got into something in garbage! They kept her overnight, gave her fluids and anti-nausea medicine! She recovered overnight! They switched her to a special low fat food! He improved greatly! Same peppy dog! Then the vet said we could reintroduce a little Kirkland food! That night she started salivating again! Vomiting. It was 3 am in morning and she couldn't even move her legs at all! The only thing she had had was Kirkland Rice and Chicken from under active dogs! :( I unfortunately don't think this time she coming home from vet! I would not fed this food to any animal!

Kirkland Adult Dog Food -- Rice and lamb BAD BAD BAD. Our two Shih Tzus have eaten this dog food for about a year. We read it had high ratings. Three weeks ago with a new bag we woke up to a diarrhea and vomit mess. We thought maybe they got into something in the backyard. Next day - same thing. We thought maybe new treats and stopped those. One of our Shih Tzus Skittles seemed worse - bloody loose stool. My daughter’s dog (Morkie) came to spend the night and he was sick the next day. We were going to call the vet when we noticed they stopped eating their food completely. IT WAS THE FOOD! We are lucky it only took two weeks to figure it out and they are fine. Some people have heartbreaking stories on this blog. We returned the bag - about full and no problem was given with refund. We will never buy that brand again.

We've been using Kirkland canned Beef and Chicken for over 4 years for our 3 small dogs. They love the food, never miss a meal and get excited when we call out dinner time!!! Our dogs are healthy, happy, energetic members of our family and I would never consider changing their food unless a chronic disease required it. If ever the food was discontinued and replaced by another Kirkland brand canned food, I would not hesitate trying it for my dogs. Thank you Kirkland.

One of my dogs is vomiting and has diarrhea. Thank you so much for all your posts and info, especially about filing a claim so Costco can pay for vet bills!!!

We have been feeding our dogs Kirkland salmon based diet for about 4 years. Three years ago, our 9 year old lab/mastiff was diagnosed with cancer. He had surgery and radiation treatment, but died within a year. Two years ago, our 7 year old golden retriever suddenly collapsed and was diagnosed with cancer and died. Last Friday, our 10 year old German shepherd was diagnosed with abdominal cancer, and had such a difficult weekend. We had the vet come to our home, and give her peace and her angel wings. How is it possible for three dogs to die within three years? All of cancer? The only common denominator is Kirkland salmon based dry dog food. I have all of their medical records. Someone needs to contact me.

We went to Costco to purchase lAMS dog food (as usual) for our 10 year old Old English Sheepdog and they were out, so we purchased the store brand (Kirkland Chicken, Rice & Egg formula). Sophie ate it for a couple of days with no issue. Then the problem started - really bad diarrhea. We really didn't think it was the food because things were OK for the first couple of days, thought maybe she got into something out back. It lasted for 2 days and then she died. Please do not buy and feed this food to your dog. I wish I could turn back time.

Kirkland super premium dog biscuits - I have been using this brand for quite some time. I purchase a new box. Now my dog is vomiting right after I give her a treat.

I've been buying the Kirkland kibble adult dog food for my three Shih Tzus for the past 3 years. I also buy the canned wet dog food of the same brand and mix them together and feed it to my dogs. But my dogs are sick, really sick... There is blood in their stool and they have not stopped vomiting all day. It started not so bad and I thought I would take them to see the vet tomorrow but, now is so scary that I am calling a 24 hour vet to come to my house. I am SERIOUSLY CONCERNED about the health of my dogs and of other dogs who are consuming this batch of kibble and wet dog food; I purchased mine in the last week of July 2014 in California.

I have a 2 1/2 yr old pure bred Golden Retriever who I usually feed Iams Dog food to and she has been fine with that food but recently I went to Costco to buy her food (as I had gotten Iams there before) and they did not have the Iams. Well I was reluctant but was out of food and didn't want to have to go to another store so I checked the ingredients on the Adult Superior food and the first ingredient was chicken and not corn-meal or by-product so I thought it may be okay. She was eating it for about 2-3 weeks when one day, she started acting lethargic and run down. She was also running a fever.

I bought a big bag of Kirkland Dog food for my 2 Belgian Shepherd Malinois. They are a large breed. These dogs are always hungry and at times I catch them eating cow paddies. They refuse to eat this dog food, they would rather go hungry. I decided to wait it out and after 2 days one of the dogs ate a bowl full and got sick right afterwards - I have pics. So what in the hell is going on here? These dogs cost $5000 each. I was not looking for a cheap brand of food and just picked up a bag because of convenience.

I'm not sure if it was due to the food, but our lab has been barfing his entire meal shortly after being fed. Has anyone else been having bad experiences with this food?

I have been feeding Kirkland dog food for over 10 years. I actually joined Costco just for the dog food. It was always rated so high, and it was a good price, and when feeding 6 Great Danes, you need to be getting the most for your money. Recently my dogs have stopped being excited about their food. I am feeding the "gray bag" of dry food. If I don't doctor it up, they won't eat it at all. They leave some in their bowls and are not interested in cleaning up the floor or their bowls as they have always been in the past. I am now suspicious that they are getting their food from China and it is inferior food. I will be researching a new food.

The dog I've been watching has the green bag of Kirkland adult dog food. He doesn't seem interested in his food when usually he's a chow hound. He had diarrhea all over the place one day. I cut back on his amount of food. Now he's not wanting to eat all together. Another dog ate his food yesterday and had soft stool. Maybe it's a bad batch?

Was so happy to find what I thought was an excellent dry dog food. When you read the list of ingredients, it sounds wonderful and the price is great. Within a month, my Australian shepherd collie starting losing his hair in clumps. I have thrown away the dog food and put him back on his regular stuff, but I am still dealing with massive hair loss. Awful!

Very scary, the very similar experiences I keep reading about. I just switched to another dog food. All these dogs having similar symptoms after eating this brand. The symptoms are all those associated with arsenic poisoning: thirst, drooling, vomiting, staggering, intense abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea, lethargy, exhaustion. Unfortunately rice contains arsenic, and so does chicken (if you don't already know this, please google this for more information). Only recently did the FDA ban 3 of the arsenic drugs that are given to chickens. As far as I know, there is still one that is currently not banned. I know, yuck. (Just as an aside, there is also arsenic in apple juice). If anyone has a dog starting to show these symptoms, switch to another food IMMEDIATELY!! You will likely be saving your dog's life!!

Started feeding this food (red bag) approx 6 months ago. Initially both of my dogs loved this food. In early May I opened a new bag and my shepherd/pit mix acted like she no longer cared for it. She did eat when she was hungry enough but then began having terrible gas (so loud that it actually woke me up). Then the diarrhea and vomiting started. Took her to my vet. He suggested bland diet and antibiotics. The vomiting has mostly stopped but still diarrhea off and on. Now the same problem with the Chihuahua and both are grazing on grass like cattle. After reading from others I too will discontinue feeding Kirklands.

I have been using both the mature and chicken and rice formulas for my 2 greyhounds for many years. Now they won't eat and have runny stools no matter what I do. Only thing I can do is change their food. I will be taking the food I have left back to Costco for a refund. I noticed on a website where Kirkland dog food has "possible salmonella contamination". Not good.

Our dogs have been consuming Kirkland dog food for months now. Our 2yr Shiloh Shepherd has not gained any weight and has continued runny stools. Our 13 yr old Husky/wolf has had horrible gas. We are considering a third dog Great Dane/Newfie 6pm month old puppies. I think before we purchase Kirkland puppy food, I'm gonna switch brands!

We have been feeding our dog Kirkland Brand dog food for almost 6 years now - chicken and rice - and he is exhibiting the same symptoms as previous consumers have indicated - gas, diarrhea, not finishing his meal, etc. Vet recommended a few days of a bland diet so we'll see how he is by next week. I can hear the gas in his stomach although he doesn't seem to be bothered by it much but we are!!! He will eat his treats but won't touch his food. Something must be up with Kirkland dog food - a change in the way they make it, key ingredients, the manufacturer? Does anyone know where is it manufactured? Anyone else??

We are a reputable breed dog rescue and have been using Kirkland Lamb, Rice, and Vegetable as well as the Kirkland Natural Domain Grain Free Turkey Meal and Sweet Potato dog foods for years with no problems. We also supplement with the raw meaty bones diet and have no problems. We did try the Chicken, Rice, and Vegetable formula years ago because it was the least expensive. However, it did make several dogs vomit so we stayed away from it and never had any problems. The ingredients of their food are comparable to top brands, however, at a more reasonable price. For example, the lamb food is a 40-lb bag and costs $28.99 plus tax. Kirkland is known for taking top brand items, testing it themselves under strict rules, and then private labeling it under their own name. We love this food.

diarrhea. We called our local Costco to ask if there were any recalls or other complaints. The store manager told us there were no recalls or issues both times I spoke with him. We ended up taking both dogs to the vet and they both are currently receiving IV fluids and antibiotics and probiotics for bacteria found in their stomach. They were both severely dehydrated.

I purchase a bag of Kirkland Nature's Domain the salmon meal and sweet potato on 6/11/14. Since then one of my dogs has had really really bad diarrhea and the other has bad gas. This has never happen with the dog food before. Not quite sure who to contact? Submitted a stool sample to my vet - waiting results.....

I switched my dog to Kirkland brand Weight Control from Costco as she is older and overweight. I slowly switched from their Lamb & Rice formula and she gobbled it up. Within a week she was refusing food, vomiting, drooling excessively, and panting. I Googled these symptoms and came up with a result of the dog had eaten something toxic. I immediately cut out this food, switched to Purina One and it took about 10 days, but she has her appetite back, has stopped salivating/vomiting and is a much happier dog. Something is not right with the Kirkland brand. Don't feed it to your pets.

The Super Premium Adult Dog food chicken and rice cause my Red Heeler to throw up after she eats. She can eat the Nature’s Domain but when I feed her this, she throws it up - strange. Thinking back... I had the same issue with my other dog when I last bought this food. He had to spend the night at the vet in urgent care because he threw up every day for 3 days and was dehydrated.

2 weeks ago, we purchased Kirkland Mature Dog Formula at Costco because our usual dog food (Pedigree) was not available. Ever since our dog started eating this food, he has vomited everyday for 2 weeks. We are going to the Vet this week to get him checked out, but since yesterday we have thrown out this food and started him on a bland diet. After reading some of the other peoples' experiences with this food and what we have noticed with our own dog, I would highly recommend not buying Kirkland dog food if you love your dog.

Last year when my big Newfoundland got very ill with a bacteria in his intestines, the Vet told me not to buy ANY treats or food made in China and I thought I did as I DO NOT buy any dog kibble but Canidae All Life Stages. I have been buying Kirkland Dog Biscuits, Dental Chews and Chicken treats supposedly not made in China. Today and last night, there are recalls on the chicken treats Cadet brand and I have called the other two treat companies for Jerky Treats and Annie's Treats and been reassured they do not use any products from China and are USA made. Both my Newfoundlands are having symptoms from the online owners of dogs who have died or are seriously ill due to the chicken and duck treats by Cadet and I am removing the ones I have left from them and waiting for my vet to call me to discuss the need to be seen.

I have not had previous problems with this dog food, but last night, I opened a can of their Lamb & Rice Formula from Lot # 070A418X and it smelled funny. I thought it was just my sense of smell and fed it to my four dogs anyway. Two of the dogs refused it and two ate a small amount before turning it down. I then threw away the left behind food and opened a can of the Chicken and Rice Formula which they all four ate immediately. The two dogs who ate a portion of the Lamb & Rice Formula vomited all last night. This morning, I opened another can of Lamb & Rice and all but one refused it again. I am watching the one that ate a small amount this morning closely. There is obviously something wrong with this dog food.

We've fed our English Setter Kirkland's Lamb and Rice dog food for at least the last 5 years. Early in April, we opened a new bag and that was when problems arose. Immediately we noticed his insatiable appetite, increased thirst, and frequent, horrible, drive everyone from the room, flatulence. In a single month, he finished a 40 lb bag and transformed from the healthy 55 lb, 10 yr old we knew, to a lethargic 70 lb dull-eyed, achy old dog. I'm glad I've found a commonality with another reviewer. We will switch food immediately.

I started feeding all three of my dogs this food about a month ago because it is so much less expensive than other comparable food. I just found this page regarding reviews when I was doing some research. I am concerned, but very few people actually list the specific type of food they were using. Has anyone used the Kirkland All-Life-Stages Grain Free Beef formula with problems?

I am concerned that I found these posts!!! I have two dogs that are excessively drinking water and panting. Urinating every 20 mins, not wanting to eat, hot to the touch, and their stomachs are very uncomfortable. This all started after opening a new bag of food. The bag was bought earlier this month. My Schnauzer has been trembling for two days now on top of all the other symptoms. Kirkland food is the only food I feed my pets. No scraps or people food. I am switching their food first thing in the morning. I really like Kirkland products and I shop at Costco religiously. BUT this is very alarming to see this many other people's pets having these same symptoms and same food at the same time, from all over the states. I hope it's just a coincidence. I would hate to think all these animals are sick from the food. But I am very worried and staying up to keep an eye on them.

I switched to KS 10 years ago. It is the best food for the price, and I've never had anything but good experiences. My problem is that the Costco is 35 miles away and there's a lot of freeway construction so it's a hassle to get to it.

Due to $ issues, last year we started feeding Kirkland Weight Mgmt mixed with Blue bag of Salmon. Some of our dogs are experiencing vomiting & excessive thirst. Our cats also eat Kirkland brand and they are drinking lots of water causing lots of urination. My dog who spins with excitement at eating time is now turning his nose up at the food. VERY CONCERNED. Why is it so hard to find a reasonably priced dog/cat food that won't kill my 4 legged family members? I still have the recalled pouches from Nutro that caused my dogs to become very sick and we're convinced caused intestinal cancer in our Golden.

I cannot say for certain that Kirkland Foods caused the neurological problems in my 11-month Corgi as the food has not been tested. However, shortly after switching from Chicken to Lamb, my puppy started displaying problems with lameness. I switched to Infinity Chicken in case any of his issues had to do with gluten. At the same time, the neurologist started my dog on Prednisone so it's hard to say. He's slowly recovering. The issues started on the 11th of February 2014. It is now the 26 of March. I imagine he will need at least another few months to make a full recovery. The Prednisone prescribed was 20 mg per day. His dosage has been reduced to 10 mg per day and his improvement is consistent.

I have heard really good things about this dog food. We switched from Nature Select to Kirkland due to financial issues. I have an 85 lb Lab. He's 4 years old. He seemed to like the food but was drinking so much more water than before and urinating a lot. He would wake me up during the night to let him out. The dried urine in his dog run was whitish colored so I assumed the food contained too much salt. Just switched him to Whole Earth Farms because the price was reasonable. It does have added salt so I will have to see how he does.

Kirkland Weight control dog food - The past couple of days my youngest dog hasn't been touching the food. I have been feeding her puppy soft food. She has just started to eat that as of yesterday. She hasn't had a bowel movement for 3 days. She has a doctor’s appointment tomorrow and I hope it's nothing major. I called my local Costco and talked with someone in the office and asked about the recall that they had with the food. She kind of laughed at me when I asked her about it and she claims that the food is fine. I think it's very rude to laugh when you tell them that your dog is having problems from eating the food.

Kirkland Brand Dog Food- Red Bag. We just started our 11 month old JRT on this food with the suggestion of a trainer. After 1 day of eating the food, our puppy started consuming large amounts of water and having accidents all over the house (he never did before). When taking him out for his walks I noticed him straining to urinate and only a little came out at times. This morning he would not even touch his food, which is very unusual. I have stopped feeding him the food, but was wondering if anyone else has had similar issues and what the outcome was. Considering taking him to the vet today if the excessive thirst and urination continues.

We have been giving these dog biscuits to our dogs for several years. I just happened to come across this post while doing a little research. One springer spaniel has been having similar symptoms as other reviewers. We noticed that he was drinking more water than usual and constantly have to go outside to pee. He threw up several days in a row... so I held off on giving him his nightly biscuit. He seemed to be acting more normal after a day or so. I gave him half a biscuit just to test the waters last night. His stomach was gurgling all last night and into the morning. It was unbelievably loud... I expected diarrhea or vomit to be coming at any second. Fortunately, he was able to keep it in. Giving the timing of events... I'm confident that the biscuits led to his illness. They are going in the trash. Hopefully he'll be back to normal soon.

I am very upset to be writing this - but I just hope it helps someone. Our beloved dog, Phoebe - a 7-yr-old Chocolate Labrador Retriever - has recently become seriously ill. She has always been a fit and healthy dog. About 6 weeks ago, we opened a new bag of Kirkland Lamb, Rice and Vegetable Formula for her - Costco's own brand. She has eaten several different varieties before with no ill effects. This time we noticed her becoming gradually more lethargic and her thirst went into overdrive over the next few weeks. No other symptoms.

Our dog has what seems to be a spasm from time to time. We tried Kirkland briefly 4 years ago with her to be met with diarrhea. She has been on a variety since, mostly grain free, for several months a homemade variety. She was most recently on Nature's Variety Instinct Kibble and doing great, other than the cost for us of it. She has not had a spasm in over a year, to which we attributed to a change in sleeping arrangement for her. She is a Basset mix with a long body and back that seems to need tender care.

Recently bought a bag of the Kirkland Signature Chicken and Rice cat food and our cat had diarrhea and vomiting within a couple of hours. Have purchased this in past with no issues. Stopped giving it to her and the symptoms stopped. Smelled the inside of the bag and it has a horrendous smell to the food. Bad bag? Did they change their recipe? Who knows! Either way, not purchasing this again EVER!!

I had my oil changed yesterday, and the technician asked if he could give my 1 year old lab a biscuit, so I said yes. He was listless for a couple of hours, developed what looked like blisters all around one eye and down to his nose, and had diarrhea. This has never happened before, and the Kirkland biscuit was the only new thing he'd eaten all day. I can't say for sure it caused him to have that horrible reaction, but to be safe, I'll never let him have those biscuits again. I printed out the ingredient list and will do some more research to see if any of the ingredients are common allergens. It was really scary, and I wouldn't recommend the biscuits to anyone. I'd gladly pay more for a better quality biscuit.

We have been using Kirkland dog foods for about 1 year. We started with weight management foods and then transitioned a couple months ago to Kirklands Adult Chicken and Vegetable formula. Have noticed my two terriers starting to display alarming symptoms - diarrhea, vomiting, dry skin, and cracked pads on one of them. One has also had 2 seizures. After 5 straight days of these symptoms, we went out to this site and saw other folks writing about similar symptoms. I just took the bag out to the trash and washed all bowls, etc. Am hoping that returning to our previous brand of dog food will alleviate all symptoms our dogs are experiencing.

I have been feeding my dogs Kirkland brand dog food (both chicken/veggie and lamb/rice) for years. I have not had problems. Recently, however, my usually piggish terrier walks away from his food. He also throws up here and there and his poops are thin and small (and walked all over the yard). The strangest thing, though, is the lack of appetite. My shepherd mix also doesn't eat it. She isn't as nuts about food anyway, so if it were just her, I wouldn't have worried. She also vomits occasionally. I have recently switched foods which both of my dogs liked in the beginning. Now, they will sometimes go for a whole day not eating, only eating if they are starving for food.

Kirkland sell different formulas. The reviews/complaints that I am reading do not identify the product. By just saying Kirkland dog food, these reviews are of no help to the consumer. The product recall that they had last year did not pertain to all the foods, just one formula.

I just made the connection between my dog having massive seizures and Kirkland dog food. She had a big seizure a few months back and I stopped the food, not certain it was the food, but I had only recently given it to her. Just the other day, she got into the bag again and ate a mouthful before I could stop her. A few hours later, she had a massive and very scary seizure. Now I know for certain that it was a result of this dog food. I then read of the recalls on this food for its poisonous effect on pets in the past. My bag was a recent purchase, not part of the recall, supposedly now safe - right - and is dated best before April 2014!!! How many other dogs are going to get sick from this poison?? This product is labeled "distributed by...Costco from Seattle". Where is this actually made? China? I imagine it is the same poor quality product we are receiving with complete disregard for safety or quality in an effort for corporations to make as much money as possible selling crappy products. I think more people need to be outraged at this kind of deception and for risking our pets' health.

I had 8 cats. I started feeding them the Kirkland cat food because I was told it was good. 6 months ago I started feeding them Kirkland. I started to notice that my male cats (four) were getting dry, flaky skin. I didn't think much of it until my one indoor cat couldn't urinate and had to take him to the emergency vet. He had crystals in his bladder and urethra. They recommended that I change cat foods because he had the skin allergy going on and felt that the food was causing the crystals. I changed the food for all the cats and within a week their skin got better. Unfortunately, my poor kitty with the bladder crystals didn't make it. He died even after flushing his bladder. Is there a lawsuit against the food and where is it made? It should at least be taken off the shelf.

Interesting, my golden retriever was healthy. I switched her to Kirkland brand. She was good about 1 year, then suddenly her liver gave out on her last fall. I lost my dear KC last Thanksgiving. Any idea if there are lawsuits going on?

Kirkland Super Premium Dog Biscuits - I have been purchasing these biscuits for a number of years now. My three large dogs like them and I felt like the hand-stacked box is my money's worth. I have been known to make a special trip to Costco just for the biscuits and certain times of the year - that store is 72 miles away! I recently purchased two boxes and brought them home only to open the box and find crumbled chips and bits and very few whole biscuits. Every time I try to give the dogs their treat, I get frustrated all over again to the point I felt I needed to let you know how much disappointment I have over your product that I have always been so pleased with.

I started with my dogs on Diamond, at farm and feed stores, then at Price Club in WA state, the Price-Costco, and now Costco. When they decided to private label Diamond foods, I was thrilled as the cost savings was great on an awesome food. I have used it since 1992 until January 2013. I have 3 border collies and my best friend also has 3 border collies. All were thriving and doing so well everyone commented on their coats and health and so on. Then starting close to 6 months ago, all 6 dogs started to go downhill. It started with itching and coat issues. The coat becoming like straw, thinner and falling out.

I have been feeding my dogs Kirkland brand dog food for a while now. There have been several times where the bag of dog food has had a very rancid odor. I am not 100% sure but now my dog is very sick and I have spent $500 so far on vet bills. If there is something wrong with the dog food, I wish somebody would inform consumers.

I have been a faithful Costco/Kirkland dog and cat food buyer for years and had no issues. This Christmas, I went to a food my dog trainers were using for my two therapy/service dogs. After 6 weeks of training on special food, which I continued, they came home. The new variable was Kirkland dog bones/cookies. My dogs got very ill. It is the same food constitution as the food itself (Chicken/Lamb rice). They had weeks of out-of-control diarrhea. I just found out about the food recall last spring. Costco claims that there is no recall. All I can say is that the only change was the dog bones. I will never touch Kirkland dog or cat food from China again.

I have 6 indoor cats, 1 indoor/outdoor cat and 2 ferals that I feed. I've always fed the outdoor cats Kirkland food with no problems. The last time I was at Costco, I picked up two bags and, within a week, the outdoor cats were sick. They all had the nastiest, runny, smelly diarrhea I've ever seen to the point that it was running down their tails. I stopped feeding the food and since switching to another brand, they're doing great. I did contact Kirkland. They say they've only had one other complaint, which I can't believe from reading other websites. The store did refund my money for the unopened bag but refused to refund anything on the bag I threw away.

I would highly recommend Kirkland brand cat food (Available at Costco)! We have two cats of different ages and genders. Both are made available a diet of a little canned and a supplement of dry. We never have a hair ball with this food! The cats are healthy and content with shiny coats and of normal weight. I also use Friskies for the wet.

We have been satisfied users of the Kirkland Signature Super Premium Adult Dog Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Formula for many years. However, the last bag of food we purchased was definitely different. After a few feedings, both dogs, normally eager and hearty eaters, began to leave their food untouched. Frequently they would go all day without eating any of the food in their dishes. My husband and I both noticed the food looked and smelled differently but attributed it to a change in the formulation. A few days ago, we began using Kirkland's Mature Dog Formula. Now both dogs are eating normally. Luckily, we have not noticed any adverse heath affects as a result of the tainted food.

I purchased a bag of Kirkland premium weight control dog food on May 1, 2012 from the Montclair, California store. I did not feed it to my dog until Sunday, May 6, and I had always fed my dog that brand with no problems. I did notice that its color looked different, but I did not think twice. My dog always eats all her food, but this morning she only ate half. Later that day, may be 5 or 6 hours later, she started looking sick and then started throwing up. I noticed that she had thrown up most of what she had eaten that morning. Since it was Sunday and my vet was closed, I told my wife we would watch her. Then we noticed her vomit started to have blood in it; then, I saw her try to take a poop and it came out like a fire hose - all blood and not even soft. We immediately took her to the emergency vet. They did x-rays and blood tests and put her on an IV. The tests were inconclusive. The vet wanted to keep her overnight, so we took her recommendation. She was feeling better, but still weak.

After feeding my dog Purina Dog Chow and trying other foods, I decided to make the switch to Kirkland (dry food). Purina Dog Chow had made my dog's health deteriorate very rapidly; she was constantly vomiting, had diarrhea, was drinking enormous amounts of water, and was lethargic, on top of losing hair and generally looking miserable. I read about Kirkland on Dog Food Advisor's website and was stunned to see it was rated as a 4-star food in terms of quality and ingredients, putting it up with some of the most expensive dog food you can find. However, it's less than half the price! So I figured Costco has never let me down with its Kirkland brand, so I'd give it a shot.

A green bag (lamb and rice) of Kirkland dog food that I purchased in March 2012 had a really strong odor. I’m not sure how to describe it, but my dogs seem to be sick on it. Is there more to this batch of food? Has anyone investigated this since the original complaint?

I've bought Kirkland dry dog foods for over 10 years. I've felt that the ingredients were good quality, and my dogs have done well on it. With the last bag I bought (Kirkland Lamb & Rice Dry Dog Food), KLV0106DNL, GA 00:16, Best Before 16/Jan/2013, both of my dogs were getting sick.

Seven of my 16 dogs developed diarrhea on Kirkland Chicken and Veggie adult dog food. I contacted the manufacturer, who said there have been no other complaints about the batch of food. I spoke to the veterinarian there. She suggested my dogs might have Giardia. She said the foods undergo extensive testing. She said that if a problem was found with this lot, she would contact me. I am really neither satisfied not dissatisfied. That would depend on what is done, if more people have problems with their pets consuming this food.

I fed my dog Kirkland brand food from Costco... He became very sick. Also 2 of our cats passed away, that were also eating the food. My dog could have died, along with the thousands of other animals that ate this tainted food... I lost two cats. I am devastated that my animals had to go through this. We shouldn't have to fear that the food that we are feeding our pets could actually poison them.