Kirkland Pet Foods Reviews

I have to say that I have been feeding my German Shepherds Kirkland Premium Dry food forever in the day. I started with Lamb then chicken then beef and salmon too. I have never had an issue and it is served up at the Shepherd Rescues that I am a volunteer at as well. The only issue I ever had was with their Premium Can Dog food as it made one of my Shepherds itch so I switched back to Pedigree wet because of the allergic reaction to the food itself. After that I have never had so much as one of my dogs get sick from the food. Kirkland is a quality name and they do an extensive amount of testing and checking on companies that they put their branding on. I truly cannot believe that Diamond would not immediately test their products when they have so much at stake with the Kirkland Signature product line!

I bought a large bag of Kirkland cat food while I was at Costco to save money and buy in bulk. Within a week, one of my four cats stopped eating. A couple of weeks go by and she has started shrinking and losing weight. Concerned, my grandmother verbalizes her concern. I went to the store and bought the normal cat food that I usually buy. I have been feeding her canned cat food in hopes it was just because she didn't like the food.

We have been feeding Costco Natures Domain in the turkey and the salmon varieties for years. We have four large dogs and often foster other dogs. We have never had a dog sick from eating this food. Stools are normal and we never have any kind of gastric upset. I read labels and refuse to give our dogs treats made anywhere but in the USA. We do not buy treats "distributed in the USA" either, since that usually means made in China. We do not give our dogs rawhide or pig ears either. I am wondering how many of the people who blame the food for a problem also feed their dogs bad treats?

Thanks to the other reviewers on this site for alerting us that there seem to be serious issues with Kirkland dog food killing dogs. We switched brands. Our puppy had a period of three weeks of diarrhea on this brand, though we are not sure whether it was caused by the food or something she picked up outdoors. I would like to point out that after a number of reviewers posted that Kirkland dog food killed their dogs in December, there were 13 5-star reviews posted for the product and asserting that any illnesses must be due to other causes on two days in mid-January. This looks suspicious to me. If the company is noticing these concerns, then I believe testing the product for contamination and publicizing the results is a more appropriate response than trying to bury bad reviews. I am glad we switched brands.

We have three dogs that have been on Kirkland's Nature Domain for over 3 years. They range in age from 6 to 16 years old. They like it, have firm stools, and have no digestive problems. They have no health problems except those normal with their old age.

I am very surprised that you got 15 - 5 star reviews within 3 days on this product which has made so many dogs ill, including mine and a friend's. Prior to that, you had 40 - 1 and 2 star reviews out of 43 since July 2014. I had used Kirkland's Signature foods for my dogs for nearly 2 years without issue. This December, all four of my dogs fell ill with diarrhea and vomiting. The two larger dogs and a miniature poodle recovered without veterinary intervention, but it was necessary to put my chihuahua on medication and a special diet after emergency treatment.

I've been feeding Kirkland dog food to my dogs since January 2009. Never have had any issue with any of the dog foods from Costco and I've tried them all over the years. Currently they're eating the Nature's Domain Grain-Free Beef Meal & Sweet Potato Formula. They never refuse their kibble and are very healthy. Their coats look amazing too.

I came across this website doing a search for calorie content of this dog food. Needless to say, I was shocked at all the horror stories of people whose pets became ill likely because of this brand of food! My two dogs (1 male Shih Tzu/Lhasa mix, 1 female Maltese/Shih Tzu mix) have been on this food for about a year now and have never had any problems. They both love the food and their stools are always firm and the same color each time. Have to say that even give this, I am concerned about continuing to use this food. Our male dog has only had an issue once with food and that was a lamb variety. He would throw up bile just about every time he ate it. That is the only issue we've ever had with dog food.

My daughter's large breed dog was eating Kirkland food made by Diamond. He had explosive gas with diarrhea. My daughter took her dog to the vet. A thousand dollars later, he continues to require a homemade diet. He may never be able to eat dog food ever again due to the damage that has been done to his intestines. With research we have found that the Kirkland Signature Lamb and Rice Dog Food has had a major recall in other states. However, one of the Costcos in the San Fernando portion of Los Angeles has denied any recall of their food. We have also learned that many dogs have died due to ingesting the Kirkland brand dog food.

I bought a bag of Kirkland lamb and rice in early December. My 3 y/o blue pit has been in the same food for a year. I didn't open it until a week before Christmas. By New Year's weekend my dog had projectile diarrhea and lost complete control of his bowels. He went on the couch and even got the walls 3 feet from where he tried to go potty. After 3 vet visits, countless medication, boiled chicken and rice diet and probiotics, they still don't have an answer as to what's wrong with him. But he has such severe damage to his intestine he cannot consume the special diet food they give to animals who have had intestinal surgery. I'm into the $1000's in vet bills. I am so scared we will lose him, especially after reading previous posts.

My Rottweiler puppy is four months old and we purchased the Turkey Sweet Potato Natures Domain in January because the Kirkland puppy formula seemed to bother her skin and she was breaking out in hives (also from Diamond company) so switching thinking it was an allergy. My breeder called and told me her four adult dogs were throwing up and wouldn't eat any more of this. My puppy is in agony with blisters on her stomach, and rear end and on one of her teats. She is flea protected and indoors most of the time in a very good environment. It is a reaction to this food, and upon reading all of the comments, I am afraid my puppy is contaminated.

We have been using Kirkland dog food for about five years. We raise smaller dogs. They seem to eat the food well and the ingredients were what we wanted for healthy dogs. We have been treating our dogs a lot for stomach problems over this period of time. Now we have dogs that are only four and five years old that are not able to breed. We cannot prove it is the dog food but will be changing to another brand hoping to resolve our problems. We have recommended Kirkland dog food to many people because the dogs like it and it has the right ingredients in it but if it isn't healthy we will be letting them know as soon as we know for sure.

My dogs were not feeling well. Drink too much water. Even drinking from the bathroom. I notice they won't eat their food. They were bloated, gassy, lethargic, and no energy. Only thing my dogs eat was the Nature's Domain and Costco treats. Slowly, I took away the treats, then the food. A day later my dogs were up and about.

We have been feeding our dogs Kirkland's Nature's Domain food for about 2 years. They have thrived on it until late November. I did not realize the possible connection until I saw a post from a friend. Our 3 dogs have been eating the Salmon formula (blue bag). A week before Thanksgiving our 12-year old Pointer started losing weight and refusing to eat. He was shivering all the time and vomiting. Bloody stools. He then had a massive seizure (which he has had in the past) that rendered him unable to walk. He slept all day and would only eat bits of peanut butter. We actually took him to the vet to put him down right before Thanksgiving, but got an IV when he perked up a bit in the vet's office.

I switched from EVO to Kirkland brand dry dog food (lamb and rice formula) about 3 years ago for my 2 dogs. I have a Shepherd mix (Peace) and a lab/GSP (Luv) mix. In late November/early December 2014 my dogs started having diarrhea. I searched for a cause but could find any, after using rice and pumpkin my smaller (35lb) Shepherd mix (Peace) started doing well. It took love another weeks and some stool hardener for him to get better. During this time they both threw up 2+ times but it was so spread apart I did not think anything of it. His (Luv) stool was soft but did not have blood (I called the vet and was told I didn't have to come in).

Natures Domain Dog Food - We began feeding this food to my dog several months ago (turkey and sweet potato, red bag). We purchased a bag in December 2014. Over the course of a few days, he became more and more reluctant to eat it. After a week or so, my dog refused to eat it. Thinking he was just being picky, I waited several hours and tried feeding it to him again. By this time he was hungry enough to eat about half of his normal portion before he refused any more. In a few hours he vomited and became very lethargic; obviously in distress! As it was nighttime I let him sleep that night. The next morning I fed him other food, which he readily ate and appeared to feel better and act more normal. That evening I attempted to feed him the Costco food and he vigorously refused it!

I did some research on two websites that rated dog food strictly on ingredients. Kirkland brand earned 4 stars so I tried it because one of my dogs has always had stool that was not quite firm. Her vet could never find anything medically wrong with her. Ever since we switched, her stool has been perfectly normal. I feed three of my four dogs the Kirkland brand for dogs over 7 years old. The fourth one is on a prescription diet for bladder stones. I don't know that I would blame a dog food for any health issues or a death without a necropsy or extensive vet intervention to rule out a heath issue. I for one am very satisfied with this brand.

Around October 2014 we switched my dog to Kirkland Signature brand dog food. A few weeks ago she began vomiting, acting lethargic, and having diarrhea. We thought she might be sick but it has gotten progressively worse and today she barely even got up, and is refusing to eat her dog food but happily ate a sweet potato in place of her food.

Happy people don't bother doing reviews. So I decided to bother leaving one after reading all the negatives. Just had blood work done on my 14 year old Boston terrier as part of preventative maintenance plan. The doctor was quite impressed with his levels, especially at his age. His teeth are also in excellent shape. After we began this food he was able to go off the steroids for his skin problems. It also cleared up our apbt skin problems. This was about four years ago when I was desperate to figure the pit’s skin troubles. There are a lot of things a dog can find that causes them trouble aside from their food. We also don't feed any treats.

My beautiful 17-month Akita also died after eating ONE portion of the Kirkland brand dog food from a brand new bag. (No history of problems in her line.) This happened May 2014. She went down unable to walk and weighing in at 96 lbs. I was lucky to get her to the vet. He would never believe me that it happened two hours after feeding her. The vet said it was an arthritis in the joints and treated it as such, but she never recovered. She was listless and I know she was feeling poorly. After 10 weeks she threw up several time and died. I am urging everyone to stay away from this brand even though Costco said there haven't been any complaints. I returned the food for credit, and wish I'd kept a sample.

Natures Domain Turkey and Sweet Potato Dog Food: Our 9 yr old male lab/retriever mix is very sick with gastrointestinal symptoms, elevated temperature and lethargy---everything points to his consumption of this particular bag of dog food that I purchased in December. He is now on antibiotics and homemade chicken/rice diet, but he is SICK! I hope he makes it. I will be contacting Costco in hope it can prevent other dogs from getting ill. It is so hard to see your furry loved one suffering from food you bought! So sad.

Have 4 dogs - all have been on the Kirkland domain salmon and sweet potato dog food for about 1 year. Late November to early december of 2014 some of my dogs would refuse to eat then a few days later one or two would have soft poop then a couple times that they vomited their food up. Then we got a new puppy - started switching her over from the breeders dog food to domain and then she started getting diarrhea and then all the rest of my dogs are getting it. After 2 weeks I knew there was something wrong so I took one of them to the vet. There was no worms, no problems other than the common denominator was the Food. Switched it to a totally different brand and all the symptoms are gone. Back to eating well, gaining weight, not getting sick and no more diarrhea. I am still very upset that my dogs. So sick on a dog food then I should be able to trust.

I have been feeding my pack of dogs (two Pit bulls, an American Bandogge Mastiff, Rhodesian Ridgeback mix and Akita mix) Kirkland Brand products. The past year we have switched them to the Nature's Domain Turkey and Sweet Potato. Not once have we had a problem with any of the dogs becoming ill. All five dogs eat the food without issue. There has been no vomiting, nothing. We are very happy with this dog food and will continue to purchase it.

I have avoided Nature's Domain because it is made by Diamond, which has had recalls. But when they offered an organic formula, I bought it. My dogs began having dull eyes, low energy, and allover lethargy, so I threw it away. After reading about what really goes into pet food, I will only feed my animals HUMAN GRADE food. God knows what kinds of contaminants may end up on my kitchen counters from the standardized garbage we are charged money for! We need to educate ourselves!

I bought a bag of Natures Domain Turkey in December, as I was told it was fantastic food. After a week, my dog started throwing up. No more Natures Domain for us.

Nature's domain seems to do well with my rescue dogs. We switched over to Nature's Domain on the advice of our vet so our dogs would have a grain free diet. We use both the turkey and sweet potato and salmon and sweet potato as well as the canned food. They recently changed the canned food. At one time you bought a case that contained turkey and beef. Now All you can get in Nature's domain canned is turkey and pea stew. Not so good for the dogs allergic to poultry. So we now buy their canned food elsewhere. So far we have not had any health issues resulting from this food

I've been using Kirkland's Nature's Domain food for over 5 years and never had a problem. I'm now aware that they moved production to Diamond and am not surprised that my dog has been vomiting and gotten extremely sick from eating the Salmon & Sweet Potato. I personally know other people who have experienced the same thing while feeding Nature's Domain, even using different grain-free varieties. I started feeding him homemade chicken & rice and the vomiting stopped. I will not be feeding anything made at Diamond and am saddened that it takes thousands of dogs to die before they announce a recall. Costco is still selling chicken jerky treats (sourced from China) that have killed hundreds, if not thousands, of pets, while PetSmart & PetCo have removed the products.

I've been using Kirkland grain free until last summer but found some bugs in 2 different bags so I buying it and started using Taste of The Wild. My husband convinced me to go back to Kirkland but now my dogs are gassy halfbacking a lot. The dog food goes back today and I'm buying Taste of the Wild again. Thanks for all the posts, I'm glad I saw them especially since my dogs are seniors (15 & 14) and I sure don't want to lose them.

I purchased the Nature's Domain Dog food for years and this year my 3 year old, 28 pound dog started slowly deteriorating starting in November. She started getting weird skin issues and then got listless and lethargic. She is Boston Terrier mix and extremely high-energy dog so this was weird. We went to the vet a couple times and we could not pin point the issue. (I am a crazy dog mom and extremely involved).

Natures Domain dog food - My dog started vomiting one day, all day and continued on to the next day even after the vet gave him an injection of a strong anti-nausea drug. He also had bloody diarrhea. He had all kinds of blood tests with nothing conclusive. He had two sonograms to look for a blockage and finally exploratory surgery. Over $5,000 later and with no real diagnosis other than severe hemorrhagic gastroenteritis (which is basically a bad stomach infection). He came home on a prescription diet with orders to slowly reintroduce his food. He was fine until he started fully back on the ND (he ate both the salmon and beef) and started getting sick again.

I was feeding my dog Purina. My dog was overweight and would get sick if I tried a different food. I had a professional tell me that my dog was allergic to something in her food and to change it to a natural food. I purchased the Natures Domain Beef. I changed her food gradually. She is now at a normal weight. She is more active and happy. This food seems to be a real winner in my house. My other two dogs want her food as well. I currently have two black labs and a bulldog. I will say that I get concerned reading the bad reviews of their food and I wonder if it is just the lamb and rice along with the salmon and sweet potato.

I have been using Kirkland Healthy Weight Dog Food for years. But, as soon as I started feeding my dog from the last bag I purchased, she got sick. Bloody, loose stool and very lethargic. Took her to the vet, who checked the dog and her stool but could not find any bacteria causing the problem. Changed her food and now she is fine. After reading all these complaints I am absolutely positive there was something wrong with the food. My other dog also eats Kirkland (Adult) but it was an older bag of food. I am bringing my food back and changing brands immediately. This cannot possibly be a coincidence, too many complaints and this dog is very seldom if ever sick.

Kirkland Signature Super Premium Small Dog Food - Two days ago my dog (26 lb Labradoodle) started having bloody stools and vomiting. We took her to the vet and he immediately placed her on an IV. He ran multiple tests which were all negative. He took an x-ray which was clear. He asked me about her dog food and I mentioned that we were using the Kirkland Small Breed dog food. This morning I decided to check and see if there were any complaints about this dog food. Our dog has experienced many of the symptoms listed on this website, and I suspect that this dog food is the culprit of her symptoms. Sorry Costco but we are done with purchasing your dog foods! Meanwhile, she is still recovering.

I decided to try the Kirkland nature domain salmon dog food. Read it's good for the dog's skin and coat. I switched over the food doing 50/50. My boys acted as though their tummy was upset. After I switched completely within 36 hours both dogs had massive diarrhea and were lethargic! Don't buy!

Our dog went into sudden liver failure and had to be put to sleep after eating Kirkland brand dog food. Over the last few months, she's been getting progressively more sick, stopped eating your food and basically had to drag her out on walks. One day she basically stopped eating her food. When we first got her we could mix her dry food with water and she would eat it. Eventually got to the point where we've had to put chicken broth and wet food in it to try and coax her to eat Kirkland dog food.

I fed my dog the Natures Domain salmon food for a long time, got it at Costco. About a month ago I started trying the Turkey Sweet Potato. At the same time we got a pup and I gave her different food until yesterday, when I gave her this stuff. So -- my older dog has been tired, not herself, lethargic and has had a terrible weird skin condition develop. Vet said maybe it's fungus -- but didn't culture it. She puked the other night. Then today my pup had gas, puked... gagged. Thank god they are both alive; it took me a long time to put 2+2 together my older dog getting symptoms at the same time as I bought this stuff.

We have been feeding Natures Domain Salmon and sweet potato food for a year with no issues. A week ago, we opened a new bag, and my dog has been extremely sick for the last few days. We are in Ontario. I just started reading all these complaints and am realizing this food may be the issue!! Our Irish setter has been to the emergency vet 2x in the last 2 days and is still very sick. I have contacted the company and will be calling Costco right now.

I purchased 2 bags of Kirkland Signature Dog Food, thinking it was better quality dog food than what I was feeding. My 10 yr old golden became sick. I started to worry was it her TIME? Then over couple of weeks of vomiting and diarrhea (not like her at all, iron stomach is what we call her). She was not WAITING for her breakfast. I would have to call her... Till finally she refused to eat her food completely. Then the light bulb clicked... maybe... just maybe it's the food. So I went out purchased our old food. She is back to her ole perky self.

First, I'm sorry for all of you that have lost your beloved pets. Our baby Bailey, a golden retriever, has been eating Kirkland Premium Lamb and rice formula for a few years. She has never had a problem with this food. When she was a puppy she was very sensitive to products containing chicken and would get diarrhea. We have heard from many owners of golden retrievers that this is a common issue. Our vet looked at and approved the Kirkland brand when we were looking for a good food for our baby.

I have been feeding my dogs and cats Kirkland brand dog and cat food for many many years. I have never had any problems and all my animals are super healthy. I currently have a boxer, she gets 2 1/2 cups of food a day and is in perfect health and a great weight.

I am a 30+ year Great Dane competitor, occasional breeder, and multiple dog owner. Right now we share our lives with two wonderful male Dane -- call names are Boss and J. Khol. I formerly fed Diamond and made the logical switch to Kirkland (I feed Healthy Weight). We also supplement with raw veggies and meat with bones, plus enzymes and probiotics (these are just something that I came up with that works for my animals -- I am not a doctor or nutritionist - so, I will not do any specific listing of what I use.)

I have also been feeding my dogs Nature's Domain (sweet potato and salmon) for years, but had an itch to change recently and thank God I did!! This is awful. This has been happening to many loved pets and it needs to be banned from Costco shelves! Has anyone moved forward with this? What has happened so far is awful and I would like to prevent this from happening to anyone else.

I have read all of the complaints about Nature Domain and Diamond pet food. After speaking with Costco corporate, it is extremely important that each and every one of you that are affected contact them. They are aware of a problem, but are not pulling the foods off their shelves. I recently bought a bag of Natures Domain Beef and sweet potato and noticed one of my dogs not wanting to eat it and getting diarrhea. I will be returning an almost full bag and will not feed any of my animals this food. The contact # is 800-797-9607...LET THEM HEAR YOU!

I have 5 large dogs that have been using the Kirkland grain free dog food for 2 years. We loved this product until the last 2 months. Each of our dogs have symptoms and it is just too much to be a coincidence. One is losing his fur, has digestive issues and lost a lot of weight, the next has rashes everywhere and is super itchy, the next has diarrhea and vomit, and All of them are refusing to eat it now... this isn't normal! We buy 5-6 bags of this food a month because we foster other dogs as well... but unfortunately we will be switching until Costco recalls this food and fixes the problem. We feel that it has been in the past 2 months that this problem has occurred. We do hope it gets resolved and we are so thankful it wasn't more serious with our pack! We have friends that their dogs have died recently and it could be food related as well as many friends through rescue that have notice their own dogs not wanting to eat this food... We all hope this issue gets resolved quickly!

Our vet recommended this food. As a staunch Blue Buffalo user we switched because of money savings and because our vet said it was just as good. Well after a week after our Golden Retriever threw up twice, and had massive diarrhea, lethargic and dehydrated we couldn't figure what was going on. Then these reviews started posting on Facebook. DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT. We didn't have the huge vet bills that other folks had because he did refuse to eat that we caught the problem early. We are taking this back and we will NEVER buy or have confidence in Diamond food/Costco Dog Food products again.

I've been feeding my dog Kirkland's Chicken & Rice (the blue bag) for years, without problem. December, I opened a new bag, and almost immediately my dog got sick. Symptoms were: severe diarrhea and at one point, vomiting. The worst diarrhea I've ever seen. He got a vet visit where he got some subq to get fluids back in him (he was refusing water at this point), and when he started to recover on bland food - rice and chicken - I tried to transition him back onto his kibble very slowly. Got him to about 50/50 ratio, and he got diarrhea again. The vet and I initially figured it was rabbit or deer poop, even though nothing showed up on the fecal or bloodwork. So we treated him with metronidazole. And again, he recovered nicely on bland food. Tried transitioning him onto kibble, and...surprise. Severe diarrhea. Back to the vet. This time we tested his bloodwork for any underlying issues.

I have read a few of the reviews here and I have to say that a couple of the experiences mirror my own so much that it is shocking. We have been feeding our 8 year old dog Nature's Domain (turkey) for almost a year without any problems. We purchased another bag in late November (also echoes other people). A week and a half before Christmas she started peeing in the house and she had low energy. We took her to the vet the Friday before Christmas 2014 and the vet first thought it was incontinence. The medication given for that was not right and made her sicker. She wasn't eating.

I DO NOT recommend purchasing dog or cat food from Costco - Kirkland Brand. About 2 years ago I feed my dog this and got a phone call from "Diamond Pet Food" brand that there was a salmonella recall on the dog food. My pup got very sick, had to stay at the vet on fluids for almost a week! I wish I had taken legal action when it happened because the vet bill was over $1,000 and I racked up my "Care Credit Card." I am now signed up for "Dog Food Advisors" alerts via email. This helps to "Stay in the Know" of any recalls for dog food or treats.

I have 4 Labs and have been feeding them Kirkland's Healthy Weight for about 3 yrs. with no problems. I just recently switched to Nature's Domain and the only thing I noticed with one of my dogs is she is always thirsty. No diarrhea or vomiting but after reading all the complains I'm taking back the remaining bag and buying a different brand.

I am only writing on this subject because a relative sent this review after we lost four dogs in four months, knowing as she did that we shop at Costco. The first one was Feathers, whose death was considered due exclusively to old age, although after the loss of the others, we are now unsure. She was taken to the vet on 10/8/14 and we were told she should be put down. She was diagnosed with renal failure, etc.

Sick dog- unable to explain behaviors, only fed this product for years and years. Never an issue until early dec. 2014. I started research and I come up with umpteen other dogs deathly Ill. And some have already lost their lives and must be somewhat similar instances. Can we get them to show if they've changed recipe or products verification of what is actually in the food. I'm so sad and confused.

I have been feeding my Husky/Malamute the Salmon Blend Kirkland dog for 2 years now. She is incredibly healthy. Her fur shines, lots of energy, and she is more satisfied after eating than other dog food brands. The ingredients are fantastic along with the price! I highly recommend it!

I have always used the Kirkland brand canned dog food and have been satisfied. When all the canned dog food cans I had been using were gone, I was told by a stocking clerk that the Turkey and Pea canned was now the only brand they will be carrying. I bought two cases. In trying the first case I noticed an opening the can - it is like jelly inside with just tiny diced meat (??) in it. I gave it to my dog and the next day noticed his stool was exactly like jelly, and looked like the jelly in the can. When I tried to scoop it up, it "RAN" off the shovel. This continued as long as I fed him the same canned product. Then, the vomiting started. I returned the unused case to Costco and lodged a complaint. My money was refunded. I will not use the Kirkland Brand dog food anymore. I switched my dog to Alpo and his stool is back to normal and no vomiting. They retained the receipt. This was at the Kalispell, Montana store.

After feeding my 3 dogs a new bag of the Nature's Domain, all 3 have had stomach upset, and my Chow Inu mix and Boston Terrier had bloody diarrhea and vomiting on Sunday. The blood stopped, but still diarrhea. Switching to chicken and rice and then a new food immediately!

I have been feeding Kirkland dry dog food for years and years. My dogs are happy, healthy, and eager to feed. They have glistening coats, and are the picture of health. I do use coconut oil religiously in their food and do feed meat and veg scraps. No problems here.

I am switching, gradually, from Iams Senior to the Organic Grain Free Kirkland dog food. It has been about a week and they seem to love it and I have seen no adverse reactions. I am shocked about this. Maybe the problem is with another brand of Kirkland food.

I had been buying Kirkland salmon yams dry dog food for my English Mastiff for 4 yrs. from ALB Costco. Oct.18, 2014 she got sick and 2 days after she would not even drink any water. My Vet is in E. Tx. where I take her each Jan. for annual exam. Was forced to go to a new Vet here in Santa Fe. She tested her for pancreatitis by blood test. Gave her 1000mg. IV fluid. Gave her 2 kinds of medicines for 5 days... to feed only their canned food for GI issues. To reintroduce her food. Just gave her 1/4th cup instead of 2 cups! Bile came up, her eyes dark, hair falling out, was listless, gagged several times as if something stuck in her throat. Stayed in bed - lost 15/20lbs.

I have been a loyal customer of Costco for several years and have never had a problem with the Kirkland brand. When the we got our Australian Shepherd puppy the breeder and several friends recommended Kirkland brand puppy and dog food. Our dog was on it since she was 8 weeks old and is now 1 1/2 years. All of a sudden in November, she came down with intermittent bloody diarrhea, vomiting, and lethargy. Since it would come and go, we thought she was just getting into something outside she wasn't supposed to be in but it continued to get worse. We took her to the vet and they placed her on probiotics, antacid and to see if it corrects the symptoms.

I have been using Natures Domain for at least 3 years and in the last year each I switched to the fish/sweet potato. My older dog gets urine issues. Last spring he ended up with a severe bladder infection. This time he started having incontinence issues so I immediately switched him back to the turkey/sweet potato and took him into the vet. His incontinence is cleared up and he didn't get an infection. I will never use the fish/sweet potato and I'm considering not using Diamond products at all. Costco was wonderful about taking my 3/4 bag as a full refund return. Thank you Costco. I hope you are tracking returns and issues. Thank you!

All these reports on the dog food being bad has got me worried now. I have been feeding the Kirkland small breed dry food for several years now and have never had a problem. But now I'm wondering if I should pull the food away from my dogs and go and get them some other kind of food. I don't want them to get sick.

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.