Taste of the Wild Reviews

I have been buying TotW for many years for my 2 dogs. I bought a bag of the Venison formula on December 13th. Both dogs seemed to be experiencing less healthy bile movements for about a week. This escalated early morning on December 23rd when one dog had several serious diarrhea accidents in the house. I took my dogs with me while running errands so that I could let them out of the car every 15-20 minutes. The serious diarrhea continued throughout the day, and the normally very excited, hungriest dog became super lethargic and had no appetite. I got her to eat rice at about 9pm that night. Around 2 am, she threw up the rice and then continued to vomit consistently throughout the night -- her diarrhea and vomit were pureblood by morning.

We have three dogs and our Bichon kept having severe diarrhea, mucus and blood in her stool on and off on a regular basis for months. Vet visit revealed nothing in particular. We finally figured out that she was sometimes getting into the food we buy for our Pit in the middle of the night: Taste of the Wild Roasted Bison and Venison dry food. It was when she ate the Taste of the wild she would have bloody diarrhea by the early morning that would last 1-3 days. This is not specific to one particular bag or purchase but the brand/flavor in general. Even though our Pit seemed fine with it we decided to switch out with a different brand and haven’t had issues with the new food.

I am currently in contact with TOTW. I have been feeding my dogs TOTW Pacific Stream for YEARS with no issues. Bought a new bag in November, and not long after starting it, my female bulldog became VERY ill, lethargic, stool like water, no appetite, discomfort. We took her to the vet and found her pancreatic numbers raised. We started bland low fat food. Her littermate stopped eating kibble, too and was given the same diet--I figured he was jealous of the fancy food she got. He developed constipation and vomited bile when I tried giving him the kibble. We threw out the bag and contacted COTW, who said they'd check things out and refund the cost. They never called back.

I've been feeding my 2 1/2 year old husky/coonhound mix ToTW Pacific Stream Canine Formula with Smoked Salmon for about a year now. A recent bag (Oct 2017 order) that I purchased through Chewy.com seemed to be a questionable bag. There were no issues with the packaging, but the food had a bad smell that was not consistent with past bags. My dog threw up and had diarrhea for a couple of days. I ended up throwing the bag away and opening up my Nov 2017 ToTW shipment. The Nov 2017 shipment smelled better and Lucy hasn't had issues since.

My dog has always eaten TOTW and has never had an issue. I bought a bag of TOTW Southwest Canyon and she has had awful diarrhea. Stopped feeding it to her, 24 hour fast, then did boiled chicken and rice for a day (solid poops afterwards) and switched back to her food and the diarrhea started back up. This bag I bought at the end of NOV. Not sure if anyone else has had this issue or not.

My 11 year old has been on Taste of the Wild Prairie for years with no problems. Two weeks ago she ate her morning meal and 3 hours later was quivering, shaking, lethargic, are running a fever. Took her to the emergency vet who ran several tests, fever of 105.3 and white blood cell count 1100 and septic. Had to keep her there for more tests, her symptoms did not improve and she was kept on an IV another day for more tests. She did not survive. With all the process of elimination tests there was no explanation why within 3 hours she went downhill so fast. No other health issues ever. I'm not saying it was Taste of the Wild but I'm surely suspicious and have to come to my own conclusion this is the only thing that makes sense to me.

Bought Taste of the Wild Wetlands from local merchant and my Shepherd loves it. Went and bought a 30 pound bag from Amazon and within 2 days my dog now has severe diarrhea. Seeing several other reviews of others having the same experience within the last week. I'm not sure if there was some change they made in the product, but I will not be purchasing again!!!

My review of this product is based upon having many dogs for nearly 50 years. In general, our dogs have always been part of our family and have lived long, healthy, trouble-free lives. Over the years our selection of dog food has changed as we have learned more. That brings us to this review. We ended up with Taste of the Wild Pine Forest Canine Formula by researching ingredients and nutritional composition. One of our German Shepherds seemed to have an allergic reaction to the protein and/or grains in the foods we were using. We had used Science Diet, Iams and Eukanuba for decades with our dogs with absolutely no issues. This dog needed something different.

Recent batch of TOTW Dog Food Pacific Stream made our husky sick. Our husky has been on TOTW for years now and has done well. However, the most recent batch we ordered from Amazon in November made our dog very sick within 48 hours of her switching to the new bag of food. She was vomiting and refused her food which never happens. She always eats her breakfast and dinner as soon as the food is in the bowl. Took her to the vet, no temperature or other symptom indicators besides the vomiting, malaise and not eating. After a few days of homemade chicken and rice, she seems to be back to normal, but it was very scary to see her so lethargic and not wanting to eat. There must have been a recent formula change or some sort of contamination in their batch of food, but we will not be buying this food again. Just for reference, we live in the UK, but we have fed her this food both when we lived in the US and the UK.

I have been a buyer of the Wetlands and High Prairie Taste of Wild for the last 3 years. Recently my youngest and smallest dog started vomiting and has diarrhea. Now both of my other dogs a middle and larger dog have the same symptoms. By the time my largest dog got sick the smallest was doing better until I returned her to the TOWHP. After reading many other recent reviews I am taking my dogs off of this food and trying another. The dogs have not been so sick that they stop eating but the urge to defecate and the runny nature of their feces is enough for me to try something else besides homemade batches of cooked chicken and white rice which they are all on currently. Would like to know more from other users of this dog food.

I have 5 dogs and 4 cats. For the past 7 years I have been feeding my dogs and cats Taste of the Wild dry food. On 4/17 I took my 13 year old Himalayan cat to the vet after he started to have very loose stools with a horrific odor, he also had trouble walking. After medication nothing improved and I thought it was because of his age. This Nov. my dogs started passing gas with the same horrific odor. Since I work in the animal industry I had customers mention to me about their dogs passing very foul smelling gas. When I asked what they were feeding their dogs they said Taste of the Wild! I switched my dogs and cats to Merrick dry and all the foul odor stopped and my old cat is back to normal.

I read great reviews about Taste of the Wild and started feeding High Prairie to my dog about a week ago. Since then, she had become lethargic and about 10 minutes after eating the food, she started having seizure-like symptoms, as if something was poisoning her. We stopped giving it to her immediately and started feeding a different brand - no more symptoms and she seems healthy again. After reading the horrible reviews on here, I will take my dog to the vet to make sure she has not suffered any organ damage. I will also send in the food for testing, because something in it was poisoning her.

After using TOTW Prairie mix for 4 years, the most recent bag (purchased in December, 2017) has made my dog (a standard dachshund) ill, causing him to vomit and have runny stools. After taking him off the food and feeding him homemade rice and poultry he recovered almost immediately. There is something wrong with this food as there have been NUMEROUS complaints about the recent lots causing virtually identical symptoms in many other dogs.

I started feeding my 5 1/2 month old lab TOTW Roasted Bison and Roasted Venison this past Monday. On day 4 he had severe diarrhea while in his crate about 7 hours after his dinner feeding. The next morning I let him out and he was starting to defecate. His energy level has been just fine. Again, same scenario the next night. Granted on Monday I switched him from Fromm puppy to the TOWT puppy food and did not do a gradual transition because we were out of the FROMM and I would think that if it were just the food brand change the diarrhea would have started much sooner. After reading all these reviews I am taking this food back to the place I purchased it. Not sure if I got a bad batch or if it just doesn't agree with him but this company should pull the food from the stores if so many dogs are getting sick and even dying. Shame on them!!!

We rescued a 9 year old German Shorthair Pointer 3 years ago. He was a scraggly 45 pounds with sores on his joints and chest from laying on concrete. We have fed him TOTW since March 2015 and you couldn't tell he is around 12 years old, he goes more than much younger dogs, and his sores have all healed up and are covered in a nice healthy coat. Since rescuing our old guy we have rescued two puppies and they are both growing up perfectly and are super energetic, playful, and have normal bowel movements. Our vet and anyone we meet always give us compliments on how healthy and happy our dogs are, this is because of the food they consume. Thank you TASTE OF THE WILD. Your product is awesome.

I also have Experienced recently a huge difference in the quality of food from Taste of the Wild. I mean as far as my Rottweiler has been on their formula for 8 so months now. He is on the Bison Venison Yellow Adult bag. In the past I noticed sometimes he would vomit occasionally here and there and had diarrhea but for me that was normal. A big dog like this goes out in the yard and chews on anything. But the past few weeks he has been vomiting every other day and has had Diarrhea for the past 3 days. We Recently acquired a new puppy an English Mastiff which is a big breed as well. The Breeder had the pup on Blue Buffalo Formula and I switched him to Taste of the Wild Puppy chow Bison-Venison bag. After 2 days he is Constantly having diarrhea and today he just vomited twice so I put two and two together and came up with a solution that the food Definitely has something to do with it.

We have purchased Taste of the Wild dog food for two years from Tractor Supply for our boxer. A bag purchase in November 2017 is apparently the culprit. Our dog became lethargic and lost his appetite. He had almost watery diarrhea and lost weight. We began chicken broth and shredded chicken and he improved. After three days we gave him a bowl of the food. After two days he became ill again. Diarrhea started again and loss of appetite. This dog food is the cause. Poor fella. We will nurse him back to health with broth but we are very concerned for other dogs. Some have reported death after their illness. This needs to be looked into. I have saved some of the dog food from the tainted bag to be tested.

We were recommended this brand by our local shop for our newly adopted pit with some allergy skin issues. After a month of good results, he refused to eat the newest bag of lamb formula. We thought he was just not feeling well but after the 2nd day, he ate it and had very loose stool, then went back to refusing it altogether. He will eat his treats with no issue so it's not an appetite problem. Just this food.

I have 3 dogs that eat the dry Pacific Salmon and one that eats their wet food. One dog got sick days after opening a new batch. It was vomit fest 2017. He puked 15 times in one night. The next day he was fine so I assumed he ate a dead bird or something that didn't agree with him. The next day his brother went through the same thing! WTH!? I started looking up TOTW food and read all the recent awful reviews. I will never feed them this food again. Glad we caught it quickly but I'll be calling my vet Monday as well as Taste of the Wild!

My 11 year old Lab has been eating TOTW Pacific Stream flavor for about 5 years. She been healthy, and seem to love it. But two weeks ago (Thanksgiving 2017) she started having diarrhea, and it looked "pink" at first. We called the vet, vet said to feed her boiled chicken & rice for a few days, she probably ate something that didn't agree with her. We stopped feeding her the dog food, and she slowly improved. We began mixing some dog food in with the chicken & rice after a few days, to wean her back on it, and the diarrhea would come right back, and she'd also lose her appetite.

I got TOTW High Prarie Puppy food for my 4 month old lab thinking her coat and her digestive issues would get better, but just after a few days we noticed black stool and even spotted blood and now she's so weak and lost weight within days. As soon as we spotted the blood we went back to her old food, so I'm hoping my puppy gets better. I am furious to why this food is making so many dogs sick, my dog has a vets appt tomorrow and I'm hoping all will be ok. But I would not want anyone else's fur baby to go through this. Something is definitely wrong with this food since there are so many bad reviews whereas to chewy.com has all good reviews and that's why I got it in the first place but just be cautious.

My sweet sweet boy passed away December 7, 2017 from a Vet confirmed case of salmonella from Taste of the Wild. I emailed the company and let them know my dog was gravely ill! I asked them about the complaints on this site. Their reply was basically none of the reviews were confirmed and that for a fee Consumer Affairs would removed negative reviews. When I emailed the CS REP this am and told her Smokey had passed away... All communication ceased! I also contacted the retailer and explained in no way did we feel they were liable, but it was our wish for the concern of the animals. They immediately remove the food from the shelf at the location we purchased from! No reply! My Vet is contacting FDA... We are so sad and heartbroken! #alldogsgotoheaven.

Our 2 year old GSD has been on High Prairie and High Prairie Puppy since we brought her home at 8 weeks. Like other reviews here, there was a distinct change around October 2017. She's been more itchy, and was on antibiotics for diarrhea. She's eating her own feces, doesn't want to eat most days, and one of her ears is drooping (a sign of nutritional issues in GSDs). Then I find all of these reviews. We'll be seeing the vet, switching to a bland diet for a few days, and finding something else.

I know my babies are getting the protein they need without the added crap and filler that is unhealthy. There is less poop and the babies are super healthy. Yes, it is expensive but the benefits outweigh the costs.

A little over two weeks ago my dog, Jett, started to vomit and have diarrhea uncontrollably. He seemed to get better after we fed him rice and chicken so we concluded it was only garbage gut but then he progressively got so sick over the next few days that we took him to the vet and they hospitalized him for three days with an IV drip and constant supervision. They couldn't find any intestinal blockages and the bloodwork came back normal so they released him but my dog was still violently ill, losing weight, and becoming lifeless.

Dog loves it. I like it. Vet recommended change from other dog food and this one fits the bill. Female lab, 70lbs. Does very well on dry Taste of the Wild salmon. Beautiful coat, energetic, fit and happy dog. What more could you ask?

I have a Boxer puppy and she loves Taste of The Wild. She was eating the Blue Buffalo and loved that also. However she had horrible gas. Both brands are grain free and have no chicken in them.

We have been feeding our two Goldendoodles TOTW since they were born. Never had an issue until October of this year. My youngest dog has very bad, diarrhea for a week, and then a week later became more of a frightening bloody stool. I took him to the vet thinking he may have gotten into something he shouldn't have, but the vet couldn't find anything wrong. Three days later, my older dog had the same symptoms. I took them off the food immediately. It explains why neither one of them wanted to ever eat. We feed them Orijen now, and they seem to feel much better and love it.

I have feeding ToTW to my golden retriever for about 6 months. She never really liked it all that much. But recently she stopped eating altogether. She became very lethargic with diarrhea and vomiting. We ended up taking her to the vet. They diagnosed her with pancreatitis. They started him on the normal treatment but she never got any better. After a couple days the vet took her in for surgery and found that she was suffering from massive organ failure, she was put down to avoid further suffering. The vet said it could have been a toxin in her diet. I have had my cats on the same brand but I can tell you now after reading all these reviews they will be eating something else. ToTW could be deadly.

Our Golden has been on TOTW for about 6 mos. It was recommended for skin allergies. We opened a new bag a few days ago and noticed our dog didn’t finish it. Very rare as she inhales her food normally and lets us know when it’s time to eat each day. Something has changed. After reading other’s experiences, I will be changing foods tomorrow and pray that my dog doesn’t become ill. She has been lethargic. Very concerned. Thankful to those who posted their experiences.

I buy the Bison Grain Free brand for my adult dogs. I have found that since changing to this food, their coats have been softer & shinier. They have had more energy, especially my 8 yr old, he has been acting like a puppy again. They are all around healthier dogs. The value of this food is well worth it, as it is just a touch cheaper than big name brands.

My dogs love this food. It is high in protein so it fills them up. They are getting all the vitamins and nutrition they need from this food. It is rated one of the best foods out there.

My seven year old American Bulldog has been on Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream for last three to five years. The last three bags or so that I've bought he has not really wanted to eat it the way he did before. I even bought a bag of the High Prairie flavor to change things up. I thought maybe because it was summer going into fall he was just eating less. Recently, he will eat and purge grass, do the butt scoot, and did have a little diarrhea. He is still drinking water and will eat meat and rice I cook for him just fine. He is playful and alert. Luckily, he is about to go in for his yearly wellness check up. I plan on discussing all of this with his vet. For now, after reading up on TOTW complaints and him not wanting to eat the food, I've decided not to feed him anymore TOTW to be safe. I do believe Diamond has changed something in the TOTW line. I just bought my first bag of Orijen and my dog has been eating it up.

I mix it up between roasted fowl and lamb. It is not full of fillers, so I don't have to feed that much. My active Border Collie gets 3/4 cup 2X/day, cannot do that with the cheaper brands.

I have fed our Border Collie and Australian Shepherd pups TOTW Prairie Buffalo Puppy Food since we got them in February. Have had NO PROBLEMS whatsoever, they are now 20 months old. The vet is very pleased with them and such good nutrition. I do wish the Pacific Stream Puppy version was available at Tractor Supply as the Omega fish oils would be good for their winter coats. Could it be those that had issues, maybe their dogs got into something they shouldn't have? Or had issues already present before they started on TOTW? Just a thought.

I usually give Taste of the Wild Salmon to my two Long-haired dachshunds and like to switch it up with Bison. In this opportunity after switching to the bison flavor gradually nothing happened. When I opened the second bag one of the dogs became really sick with diarrhea and vomiting, I decided not to give too much thought on whether it was the food, giving the opportunity of the doubt that maybe she had eaten something in one of her walks. The next day my 3-year-old dachshund woke us up with what was severe diarrhea.

I've been feeding all my dogs TOTW off and on for years. We have two chihuahuas, a stray mix, and a Pit Bull. Since we purchased a new bag of TOTW this week, all have been showing signs of distress, including scratching inside and behind the ears, skin redness, and our Pit Bull wouldn't stop vomiting. She's the most sensitive to food, so when she refused to eat for two days I realized it was probably the issue. I'm taking them off immediately and finding another alternative.

My 7 year old grand dog was on Taste of the Wild dog food all her life. She started losing weight and wasn't acting herself so my son took her to the vet, actually he has taken her to 3 vets. They all said the same thing that the taste of the wild dog food she was eating was poisoning her. They have given her two weeks to live. My son’s best friend's dog was also on this dog food and died 4 weeks ago.

I have been feeding TOTW to my Labrador since he was 8 weeks old. He has done absolutely fantastic on it. Started him off on the TOTW Pacific Stream: Puppy Formula, and would switch to the High Prairie: Puppy Formula every so often just for a different taste pallet change. Did great on both. Since switching him to the Adult (All life stages) formulas, he's tried almost all of them. I would say the Lamb formula gave him terrible breath. He seemed to like the Pacific Stream the best. As of now, TOTW just came out with a new limited ingredient formula called, PREY, and he has been on the PREY: Trout formula and has done great! He seriously launches all 4 legs off the ground repeatedly when am measuring out his food! Haha. No complaints whatsoever! He has a very nice coat, never itches, highly energetic, and solid healthy stools.

Taste of the Wild Prey Dry Cat Food - This food made my cats vomit right after eating it! Also gave them diarrhea. My vet suspected Salmonella poisoning. I will NEVER buy a food from this company again especially after reading the reviews on them!

As others have described, I recently opened a new bag of TOW venison and bison formula dry and always mix with TOW canned food. The bag was purchased in Oct. 2017. Needless to say, my dog who has been on this food for six years became ill from it. This illness has been vet verified. The vet ran a series of tests and determined no kidney related disease or protozoans present. His symptoms were eye discharge and diarrhea. I already had him on the chicken and rice for two days to try and settle the stomach. I replaced his food without a slow transition period because I would not give him anymore TOW. He transitioned fine with antibiotics and probiotics and is doing great. More alert than he has been. So, no more Diamond TOW for him!

I'd been feeding my 12-year-old English Cocker TOTW almost her whole life. A week ago I bought a new bag of the Sierra Lamb, what I always feed her, and she had horrible diarrhea for four days. I will say that when I called in to TOTW their customer service was terrific. They offered to refund the cost of the bag if I emailed a receipt and they put me on the phone with a vet who guided me through feeding her rice and chicken for a few days then slowly adding in the new bag of TOTW I bought (switched to salmon this time). I came online today to see if I could find an online preference for "lamb over salmon" and found this page. It does lend concern over this recent spate of diarrhea from this food.

We got a french bulldog puppy for my son's 7th birthday. He died a few weeks later because of excessive diarrhea. He stayed overnight 2 nights at the vet hospital and got better. Brought him back home and he started to have diarrhea again. We did change his food, but it was too late. He had a prolapsed rectum that was so severe it couldn't be put back in and stitched. We had to put him down at 11 weeks old. Now this all makes sense. His stools were clear and he had nothing else wrong. I wish we would've know about this food before this tragedy.

I am so surprised when I read the reviews on this food and honestly they made me switch my dog food at one point. Bad move. We started him off as a puppy on Blue Buffalo, fine but always soft stool, moved him to Taste of the Wild and his stool was perfect! Read the reviews and switched him to Nutro Ultra. Almost immediately on that food he had bloody diarrhea and itchy bumps all over. Changed to EVO, no more blood, but still diarrhea! Just changed to Taste of the Wild again despite the reviews as it is the only thing that has helped him so far and within 24 hours of feeding it to our Bull Terrier his poops are perfect again.

Switched my dogs years ago from the grocery store crap and it took me a while now to find TOTW but wow when I did what a difference it made! Healthy weight, great coat, generally much healthier happier dogs! I just got through reading a few other reviews and find some of the low ratings people give to just be laughable! I waited 6 months to a year to write a review to make sure of what I write! But someone switches and suddenly their pet gets ill and sick and suddenly it’s the food without any account of what that may have gotten into in the yard? In the house? Etc...

I'm not sure why there are so many negative reviews. I've had my English Mastiff on this for YEARS and now my second English Mastiff on it. Never a problem. I think perhaps other food companies are slamming them. My veterinarian (who happens to take care of the animals at the Baltimore Zoo) also recommends this. SMH.

We've fed our two labs TOTW Pacific Stream for over 6 years. A bag we bought last week has something very wrong with it. Both dogs have profusely vomited (including blood) and they have diarrhea. I'm very worried about my older lab. Avoid this dog food!!!

My dog has been on Taste of the Wild for seven years. The last bag I bought was September 5th. I had her finish up the old bag and about slightly past mid September I opened the new bag. She didn't want to touch it. That wasn't like her. I disregarded it not thinking anything of it. It's expensive healthy food that we always use. She had no choice but to eat it. My dog's health declined right in front of My eyes and I didn't notice. My dog's legs started to became weak/shakey and I wrote it off as us walking extra lately. My dog passed away October 7th. The vet said something turned her liver into mush. A toxin that her body could not get rid of.

We have been feeding our 1 1/2 y/o dog nothing but TOTW. We change the flavors every so often to give variety. Recently she has been vomiting sporadically for the past month. The last bag is the venison and bison flavor. We're taking her to the Vet tomorrow for a scheduled visit and will have a blood test done. We'll keep the bag of dog food in case it is necessary. I've read the other posts of dogs vomiting and am very concerned that there is something in the food that is causing these reported issues.

Longtime Taste of the Wild user. Two older dogs have been fine. Bought a new puppy and started on him on the puppy food 9 days ago. Diarrhea the whole time, up to 7 times a day. Took him to the vet. Everything checked out fine. Looked up the dog food on this site today and now it makes sense. Taking the food back and putting him on something else. Will switch the other dogs and cat, too. Hoping to goodness I am switching Jim in time. Goodbye Taste of the Wild!

I have fed this dog food (High Prairie Canine Formula) to my dogs for 8 years, I've never had skin allergies like I have now. My dogs are biting their paws and scratching bloody patches off of their bodies. Hair loss also! I decided to write the company on their Facebook page and saw several people posting the same complaints. My toy dogs are suffering the worst.

Holy cow. We had our mastiff on TOTW for a few months in late 2016 and early 2017. She likes it, her stools looked good, her coat was beautiful, no issues. Out of nowhere she got uncontrollable, bloody diarrhea. Mona is a rescue and was severely underweight when we got her so we were in a panic. Our vet gave us some antibiotics and a dewormer. She also told us to do a chicken and rice diet and then switch foods immediately. We didn't really have time to diagnostically run down what was going on, we just hit her with anything and everything. It cleared up immediately and we never knew what it was specifically that caused her to have a horrifying amount of blood in her stool.

I have been feeding my bulldog Taste of the Wild venison and buffalo for several years now. His skin does much better on this grain free food and he loves it. I've not had any digestive issues with it. Not to say my bulldog hasn't had any upset stomach or anything but it is not associated with this food. I think some of these reviews could be purely coincidental. Great food.

I did not connect my dog's death with a change in food, and I will never be sure, but after reading all these stories I will always wonder. My healthy old dog very quickly started deteriorating a couple of months ago. I had started feeding her TOTW Lamb Formula for the first time. Soon after, she started being unable to last through the night, so had to sleep in the kitchen. This was hard on an old dog who had always slept on the human bed. Later, we were visiting and she suddenly messed the hosts' living room rug! I sadly chalked it up to 'old age', and after that, she had to be left home. She was sleeping a lot, but again, she was old...

I recently purchased a bag of TOTW Pacific Stream Salmon that made my dog violently ill. Within an hour or two of feeding it to her she began vomiting and had horrible diarrhea for days before I realized it must be the food. During the five day period where I fed her the food she became very lethargic and by day four and five refused to eat the food which she never does. After switching her to a diet of chicken and rice she began feeling better and has her energy back. I hope they recall this food before it makes more dog sick, especially after reading all the reviews of people experiencing similar problems.

My 9 year old lab mix had been eating TOTW wild boar for 3 years. On 8/11/17 I bought a new bag. My dog Henry he ate from that bag for a week with no visible problems. Then all of a sudden would not eat it anymore! I tried many other foods eggs, rice, chicken broth. He would eat nothing! Then the vomiting started! It all came on very suddenly. He wouldn't walk, he wouldn't drink water, his body was shutting down and we were unable to get him to keep down his seizure medication. Three days later after two bad seizures he died. It never crossed my mind that him getting sick could have had anything to do with his food.

Our six year old dog has been eating Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain (Lamb) formula for over five years without any known issues. A few months back, I noticed that the food in a new bag (Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain (Lamb)) I had just opened looked different - the kibbles were smaller and darker than they had always been. Our dog kind of didn't want to eat it, but did go ahead and eat most of the first bowl (He normally always cleaned his bowl). Over the next several feedings, he ate a little bit more and finally got back to his usual habit of cleaning his bowl. Now fast forward to today. I had picked up a new bag of food (Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain (Lamb)) and again I immediately noticed that the kibble shape was different, thinner, and the color was lighter. So at breakfast, he would not eat a single kibble. He sniffed the food, got a small mouthful, chewed once, and then spit it out.

My Shih Tzus have had Taste of the Wild for years. Recently, after ordering both wet and dry food in High Prairie and Southwest Canyon, BOTH dogs are suffering from explosive diarrhea. They can't seem to control it. It only started when they begin eating the new bags and cans. TOTW, you need to fix this before a dog dies.

I have been feeding my 1 1/2 year old pit mix TOTW Venison and legumes for some time now. We switched him from a more expensive food. About two weeks ago he had explosive bloody diarrhea and vomit. It was truly a horror scene. Had to take him to the ER vet where he stayed for 24 hours. He has had a sensitive stomach but never as bad as this. After reading about everyone else's experience it sounds like the same exact thing. Really worried about feeding this to him now. I switched to the salmon version and he seems better, but not sure if it is the meds he is on. I will be switching him to a different food ASAP. I will be contacting the company, but I don't keep the receipts from the pet store. I will from now on though. Lessons learned.

I have been feeding my dogs Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain for over 2 years, dogs loved it. Bought a bag last week. My older Jack Russell became ill the first night with diarrhea and not wanting to eat. I took him off the food thinking he is 13 now and is just an older dog has a sensitive tummy, gave him chicken and rice. He's fine and switched him to Blue Buffalo Senior. Then last night my 5 year old Queensland Heeler with a cast iron stomach had projectile diarrhea and vomiting. She doesn't want to even touch rice with chicken broth. Have her on pro-biotics and keeping an eye on her today hoping we don't need to make a trip to the vet. Coincidence??? I had heard Taste of the Wild was bought out by Diamond who I never feed to my dogs, I will be heading to the feed store today to purchase a different brand of dog food and will not recommend Taste of the Wild any longer. Pissed me off, I just bought a new 30 lb bag.

I had heard of the recent negative reviews of TOTW, however given the fact that our 4 year-old Siberian Husky has eaten it for the past year without issue, we elected to continue feeding it to her with close monitoring. She has historically been a very picky eater, so switching foods for her is no easy feat. At her regular 6 month check-up in June she was in good health and all lab values were within normal ranges. We bought new bags of TOTW Sierra Mountain & High Prairie Canine formulas in August. We noticed that she was much more interested in eating grass over the coming weeks, but never lost full interest in her food and never had any overt GI symptoms.

First I am disturbed to read so many negative reviews with experiences very similar to ours. Secondly I am disappointed with the "poor" attitude Taste of the Wild corporate had in response to our dogs being ill. Jan-Feb of 2017 one of our Aussies developed stomach problems, problems sleeping, vomiting and "explosive" diarrhea. After four trips to the vet, thousands of dollars later, medication and no real results. Then our second Aussie started having the same problems (but not as serious, yet). We could not figure out what was the problem. Then my wife saw the reviews.

My dogs have been on Taste of the Wild for 2 years, and I’ve been satisfied up until this point. My dogs normally are enthusiastic about their food and have been on TOTW Pacific Stream for about two years. I purchased a bag in August, which is where the trouble started. Like what so many others have described, all three of my dogs had to be coaxed to eat, only to have them vomit, eat tons of grass, lethargic, and appearing unsteady on their feet. Thinking that maybe the particular bag was bad, I went to a different retailer to purchase a different bag. The same reaction, if not worse occurred. I even tried feeding it to the chickens, who eat EVERYTHING and they want nothing to do with it. Even the squirrels have not touched what is on the ground.

I have a 7 year old Lab that has been eating TOTW for the past 5 years as he has multiple allergies. For the most part, he has been very healthy until a few days ago. That's when he out of nowhere started having massive diarrhea attacks. After reading these other reviews, I now realize this was from a recent purchase of a new bag of TOTW food because he has not been exposed to or ingested anything out of the norm. Clearly Diamond brands has an issue they need to address.

My experience is similar to what I'm reading that others have experienced. They have been on TOW for over two years and have been enthusiastic at meal time up until this month. I bought their usual flavor, Pacific Stream, and they started behaving odd. They would sniff their food and rather than eating it they would just look at it or look to see if their buddies had something different. When I urged them to eat they would reluctantly, but would quit as soon as I stepped back. They would also vomit frequently and were eating tons of grass. I went to a different store and bought another bag thinking that the first store may have stored it in conditions that caused that bag to go bad, but they reacted the same. When I saw one of my dogs eat a few bites and then vomit right next to his bowl, I knew that there was a problem at the manufacturer and not at the retail level.

Our Dachsador has experienced excessive hair loss and itching with this food. Has vomited 3 or more times. Not exactly sure what ingredients in this food is causing this but we are definitely switching today and we just got a new bag of this. Anyone have any other recommendations??? Thanks.

I have 2 dogs... A 3 year old Golden Boxer and 7 month old puppy. I have fed my Golden Boxer the TOTW Buffalo/Venison for 2 years. And I started out puppy on it in March 2017. Everything was fine until June 2017. My Golden Boxer started acting lethargic and became very inactive. He started eating his food sparingly and picked at it. Then in August 2017... I bought 2 new bags of food: Adult and Puppy. My Golden Boxer had terrible diarrhea 3 times a night for several nights in a row and then didn't want to eat his food. My puppy went on a food strike and stopped eating his food almost altogether. He used to gulp all of his food down and then all of a sudden... He didn't even want to eat any of it.

Our 10 year old lab was eating this. Within a few days he was throwing up everywhere and had explosive diarrhea! He was also very lethargic, and refused to eat his food. He stopped eating and drinking, so after 2 days we brought him in to the vet. He continued to refuse to eat or drink for 2 more days. He is currently taking some heavy duty antibiotics. He is responding to them and is starting to eat chicken and rice. I asked the vet about salmonella poisoning. Maybe coincidental, but he was perfectly fine before and with his previous food. Maybe do some research, Taste of the Wild is actual under Diamond Dog Food Inc., which does have a reputation for recalls. I have our puppy on Fromm and once the older dog is better, he will be going on Fromm as well. Hopefully this saves a parent from expensive vet bills.

How very disturbing it is to read all of these reviews. I am seeing so many similarities in the experience I have been having with my 2 dogs. An 8 yr old shepherd mix and a 6 yr old shi-tzu. They have been on TOTW for 6 yrs now, with no issues. But over the past month or so, it has been a see-saw of upset stomachs and diarrhea between the two. It started with my shi-tzu, but my first thought was his heartworm medicine, since it was a possible side effect. But after a day or two, he seems to only want to lay around and is using the bathroom much more than normal.

I have been feeding TOTW Pacific Stream for nearly a year. It has worked well for my Doberman who has terrible allergies. I chose the brand because of the reviews and felt it wouldn't break the bank. I even transitioned my JRT over to it to make life a bit easier. Well, all was well until I purchased my recent 30 lb. bag from TSC. I began feeding it a couple days ago and it has been a nightmare. The Doberman started with diarrhea so bad he woke me up last evening which he has never done and today, while out hiking, he had diarrhea with quite a large amount of blood.

I have 3 dogs, all have been eating TOTW for the past 3 years. They have always been good on this food. About a month ago they stopped wanting to eat their food. They literally would walk up to it and turn and walk away so I would add some water to give it a little gravy to try and get them to eat it. Then they would frequently vomit and seemed to have a loss of energy.

I have ordered from zooplus.uk plenty of tins, my dogs, - cane corso italiano and mix have diarrhea after eating. Both of them. They were on Josera Optima, dry food earlier and everything was ok, I wanted to give them some wet food, so I ordered from you, disaster... I am not happy, I will never order the Taste of the Wild and I tell my dog owners friends not to do this mistake, as I did. Shame, not food, they are two different dogs, one is from perfect pedigree- cane corso and the other is just adopted in February (homeless). They have reacted in the same way....

My dog is the most picky eater you'll ever meet. Even 90% of dog treats he won't eat. He's 8 years old and to this day I never found a dry dog food that he'll eat. I always had to get ground turkey and boneless chicken and mix it with his Hill's Prescription Diet food to get him to eat. It's a lot of work and it's draining. I finally took a chance and bought Taste of the Wild. The Venison and Bison one. I got it from chewy.com. I didn't even slowly mix it from one dog food to the other, I just immediately started giving them The Taste of the Wild. He literally sits and waits for me to put it in the bowl and he eats it right up. I just can't believe what I'm seeing for the past 3 days how much my dog actually enjoys eating this dry dog food. I've been reading all these complaints and I am completely baffled by it.

Taste of the Wild was the preferred brand from the breeder and I was suggested to use it. On August 2nd I bought a bag of the Prairie Canine Formula with roasted bison & roasted venison from a local feed store. Within two days of feeding it to a 2 & a Half month old puppy, the pup became extremely lethargic, sleeping all day long and was consistently throwing up whenever he was awake. Constantly urinating even though the water intake was minimal. His health went downhill fast losing a significant amount of weight. He was brought to the vet and his bloodwork and urinalysis showed that his kidneys were failing.

We have been feeding our Goldendoodles TOTW for three years with no problems, a week ago both my dogs (5 years old and 1 year old) began vomiting excessively. My eldest dog has been eating grass every chance she can get, obsessively sniffing, and last night my youngest vomited all over my bed and there was blood in her vomit. I am attaching a photo of the washcloth used to clean her vomit that shows the blood.

I've been feeding TOTW Pacific Stream for over 8 years. My last Catahoula had allergies and did well on it, so I continued with the new boy. He's been eating it all his life (he'll be four next week). A month ago, he got itchy enough to draw blood. I thought seasonal allergies - so I didn't allow him in the fields. Then I thought he was eating the chicken feed - so I made sure the food was only used in areas he couldn't access. After about a week, his hair started falling out in patches. Was he so compromised that he got mange? No fleas, but I treat with dips and baths without much improvement. Eight days ago, I changed his food. He's doing much better. His hair has filled in and he's only worrying at his feet a bit. Something is up with TOTW.

We have been feeding our almost 2 year old golden shepherd mix TOTW dog food since she was a puppy and it has always been great. Our dog likes the taste and it has great ingredients for a fair price. However, we recently purchased our usual bag and she is having a terrible reaction to it. She woke us up in the middle of the night vomiting and soon after started having diarrhea. We thought maybe she had just gotten into something as we often take her out hiking. But the diarrhea continued over the next 36 hours so we decided to switch her to chicken and rice. Everything seemed to return to normal with and relatively solid poops and a great appetite.

Wow, when my sister suggested I research my dogs food for recalls, I never imagined so many pet parents with the SAME experience! My 8 year old Mastiff, Terrier mix has been eating TOTW roasted lamb dry food, twice a day, for about four years. He's been perfectly healthy, happy and normal. August 20th, I opened a new 30 pound bag and fed him as usual, 1 1/2 cups in the a.m. And again in p.m. August 21st I noticed him eating grass every chance he got, vomiting bile, and he began having frequent, loose/watery stools. He was going uncontrollably and appeared to be losing weight.

So thankful for this website. After spending hundreds of dollars at the vet and switching my dog's diet he got better. Decided to take him on my 20 day road trip to the mountains which made me happy. Decided we didn't have enough dog food so about another large bag of TOTW salmon variety. Same food he's been on for 4 years. Part way through the trip my spirit was crushed as I see my first bad bowel movement in 12 days. Same dark black mucousy problem he had before. Also started throwing up again foamy liquid. Upon reading these reviews my spirits came back up. I switched his food and he instantly got better and made it just fine the rest of the way. Not going back to TOTW especially after hearing how poorly they are handling the situation. If they were truly in it for the right reasons they wouldn't care how much money they lost or if they went out of business.

My Pug has been on Taste of the Wild, bison (yellow bag) for her 71/2 years. Have never had any health problems. She was a perfectly healthy dog. When I was running low last week, the local pet food store had none of the bison so I got their Wild Boar and mixed it with the left over bison TOTW and her usual low salt turkey. That night she vomited and seemed lethargic. I put her on boiled rice and she ate more and more reluctantly. One day later I took her to the vet and he diagnosed her with pancreatitis. Her white blood count was very high and keeps on escalating, she drools and regurgitates frothy liquid. She has had a sonogram, exploratory surgery, been in intensive care and the prognosis after 5 days at the vets is guarded. She weighs only 15 pounds and is horribly ill. Her condition is critical. My bill is $4,000 so far and will be more. She may not live.

I will start by explaining that I was looking up the nutritional content of TOTW food due my dogs current kidney disease. I was thinking of trying to get him to start eating it again. During my search I came across this website and once I read the reviews it became obvious that I had to include a review. Our dogs have eaten TOTW (Salmon kibble) for a number of years with no issues. They get no human food, limited treats and overall are very healthy. Prior to reading these reviews we had not considered the dog food as the source of our dogs issue. He is a 14.5 year old mixed breed and weighed 60lbs prior to health issues. He has never had any health issues and I can guarantee he did not get into anything that would have caused his health issues.

This afternoon, I was looking for information regarding the shelf life for TOTW dog food. During that search, I stumbled across the sick dog reviews posted online. Our dog too was sick some time in July... vomiting and loss of appetite. Then, most recently she broke out in unexplainable hives and has had some hair loss. I feel that it is hard to believe this isn't related.

I know there are so many already posting but feel I need to share so as people will know the problem is still occurring! I have 2 dogs... the large breed dog seems unaffected by symptoms other than eating grass a great deal and he sleeps most of the day. However, my 4 yr old lab mix is another story. I began noticing a problem when my boy turned away from his food (TOTW Pacific Stream), began eating grass, and became lethargic. Three days ago he vomited... I thought it was something he ate from my son's plate but it didn't stop... everything got worse, his tail between his legs and a full day of no eating and vomiting... then he ate a little the next day but then turned away from food and took a turn downhill. Took him to the vet, so many issues. Licking his paws to the point of sores, vomiting, not eating or drinking, and on the way home from the vet horrific smelling bloody bowel movements, yes, in the truck.

Our 8-yr old Husky had been eating TOTW for about 2 years, then the last bag we bought, she didn't really want it anymore but I wanted to finish out the huge bag we had. Then she got sick a few times, throwing up, urgent bathroom needs, which was unusual for her, a vet check up (only limited blood work) didn't reveal much. We took her home, and then she got very sick. On her second trip to the vet more extensive blood work revealed severe kidney damage. The vet put her on a 48-hour treatment plan to help her, but it would probably only give her 4 or 5 more months. Instead it got worse and the next morning we helped her cross the rainbow bridge.

After reading reviews and calling customer service and being called a liar I will go to the Better Business Bureau to protect my dog and to get a refund for the bag of poison that my dog ingested from Taste of the Wild. There was a point when our dog's feet were bleeding so bad with pus pockets in between his toes every step that he took we could see a blood trail. After taking him to the vet we finally realized with the reviews on this website that I was indeed feeding our dog poison.

My 2 year old male golden retriever has been using Taste of the Wild dry food since he was a puppy. Then 3 weeks ago, he started vomiting, had diarrhea, stopped eating (I normally put water in his food to slow him down from eating too fast!), was lethargic and had pale gums. $1000 in vet bills (X-rays, blood tests, multiple examinations) and no answers. His symptoms disappeared when we switched him to special canned food from our vet. I gradually started introducing Taste of the Wild food with the canned food a couple days ago, and what do you know?? My dog woke me up at 2:30 am last with explosive diarrhea.

My dog has been eating TOTW for the past 3 years. We have never had a problem, and I have recommended TOTW to everyone I know. For the past 2 weeks she has been not wanting to eat at all. Which is strange, because she usually has a ravenous appetite. Her gums have been pale to a light pink. She has been dry heaving frequently, and hacking occasionally. She has had loose stool, and occasionally bile vomit, along with some regurgitation. The last 3 days she has had vomit and horrible watery diarrhea in her cage. She has been extremely lethargic, and depressed. Needless to say after feeding this food for 3 years. I will be moving in to find another food, and also spreading the word about this food.

Repeat story. Excellent for 3 years, then 3 months ago my 50lb pit began drooling, severe diarrhea, vomiting, eating grass for 45 minutes at a time. Chewy refunded me and I continued on. Then I got a Facebook posting about this problem just as my dog began showing the same problems as before. The next day Taste of the Wild made a statement in Facebook saying all is good. There are just way too many people experiencing the same problems. One after another after another is not normal. I read the reviews here looking for a timeline when people started complaining. It clearly begins in October, 2016 and slowly builds up to a volcano of problems in the spring.

I have had the same experience with Taste of the Wild (Sierra Mountain Canine® Formula with Roasted Lamb). Won't eat, tired all the time and their stools have gotten loose and dark. I purchased a bag from Chewy.com on June 6th, the dogs wouldn't eat. They would just lay next to their bowl. I used the bag for about 2 weeks and was tired of begging them to eat. I just figured that it was old or something so I went the the local PetLand and bought another 30lb bag and they did the same thing. I tried the new bag for 2 weeks and it hasn't got any better.

Our dog has been on Taste of the Wild for almost a year now, and has been fine. However, within the past few weeks/months she has been getting sicker and sicker. We took her to her Vet and her liver enzymes had skyrocketed (8x what it should have been). She almost died due to liver failure, after 2 rounds/months of liver meds, her levels had returned to somewhat of a normal level (2x what it should be). After reading these reviews we have taken her off of TOTW. Now, she is more like a 2.5 year old dog should be. We are currently awaiting her latest blood test. I'm sure they have improved based off of her energy levels, less diarrhea, more energy, etc. This company needs to at the very least make pet owners aware that there is an issue. We will never ever give Hazel this food again. Please if you are reading this and your pet is currently on this food GET THEM OFF!

It's 3 am already. Been up and out with dogs because of mushy runny stools, male dog was pulling to get out. He has been feeding on TOTW for 5 years never any issues, like everyone else. We bought a bag in late July. Our male BT has been dealing with runny stools, started with explosive diarrhea, took him off all food went to white rice, chicken and a little sweet potato. Over the course of 4 days he started getting better, firming up nicely, yesterday afternoon started giving him his dried food back and here I am posting at 3 am.

Better ingredients than Blue Buffalo, and at a MUCH better price. My 5 dogs LOVE Taste of the Wild! Available at local tractor supply, but I get mine through Chewy.com... AWESOME place!

We have 4 dogs. Cheeta, Ruby, Gretel and Penny. Fortunately, we were slowly changing the food for our chihuahua, Cheeta, from Taste of the Wild to EVO but she did vomit all her food. Our larger 40 lb. sighthound mix, Ruby, (larger appetite) was eating all Taste of the Wild Southwest Canyon and 4 days after opening our late July Chewy order Ruby suddenly got very lethargic, appeared dehydrated (light/pale) gums, loose stool changing to diarrhea and vomiting (her last meal) and continuing to vomit now clear liquid. Doesn't appear she is holding down the water she is trying to drink.

I started feeding my 14-week old GSD (Bella) Taste of the Wild High Prairie Puppy Formula on August 4th 2017. Everything was fine at first. Then a couple of days in she had loose stool. I thought nothing of it. She's a puppy. About four days in she threw up her morning food. Again I said she must have ate something in the grass outside. The next episode came on Aug. 10th when she threw up her morning and lunch food. She then walked into her crate and curled up in a ball. We knew something was wrong then so we took her to our local vet. She did xrays and thought we should bring her to Tufts University in Grafton, MA.

I've been feeding my Native American Indian Dog (NAID) TOTW for about a year. It was the Sierra Mt, Roasted Lamb, I had no problems until July. My dog who weighs about 70 lbs, started with diarrhea, and very lethargic. The Best by date was 27 Jun 18, the batch # is TDS0609 R8F 1421 337. I got some probiotic and switched food today. I thought I was giving her the best! I think I'll not rely on pet food manufacturers any more. Thank you.

I purchased TOTW puppy and mixed with my puppies food. Her stool has been loose a few times which I expected with the change. I'm just in the beginning of switching. I have not had that bad experience I am reading in reviews or as my daughter has experienced. I am now concerned after reading the reviews. My daughter has a golden retriever puppy which she tried to switch over. Her puppy experienced full blown diarrhea and vomiting which lasted over 12 hrs. 150.00 later switched back fully to her original food mixed with rice. She was better. I really want to provide the best food to my puppy for her growth and health and now I don't know what I should do. My little girl is adopted Australian cattle/lab mix and is on Puppy Chow Complete. I'm at a loss as what I should feed her.

Taste of the Wild was fine for a while. My dog stopped eating, had diarrhea with mucus, was suddenly lethargic and weak. Drooling so much, would only get up to go outside to pee. Lost muscle and weight. She stopped grooming herself. We thought she was going to die. In the vets every week, nothing could be found. Her muscles then got stiff, looked like arthritis. I started making her dog food, took her off Taste of the Wild. She has improved so much since taking her off the food. She's eating fine now, gaining weight and muscle back. Able to go for walks again, she pulls on the leash to go faster again. Her back leg stiffness keeps getting better as she builds muscle back. Taste of the Wild is poison and almost killed my dog.

I am a pet parent to 6 dogs. Five of them were on Taste of the Wild:Wetlands Formula with Roasted Fowl. They were on it for over a year. For the past month, I noticed they were becoming more lethargic. They started losing weight. My 15 pound dog dropped to 12 pounds in less than a month. They were losing hair. The picture of my dog shows where he lost some hair. He got the brunt of it. I know it's not winter coat because they lost that in May and June. They started chewing and licking frequently. Then I came across this website and read the reviews. I thought I could hold off for a week to change the food, but then they started getting diarrhea. So I immediately fed them a bag of Nutro Max that I had in case of emergency. Now, I have them on Canidae Elements. They love it and seem to be doing better.

I just had the same experience as everyone else here with their July bag of Taste of Wild food that was ordered from Chewy on July 9th. They have been on this food for quite awhile with absolutely no issues and I always have an extra bag of food, so this month, we started on that July bag... Which I have all the product/manufacturing date code information if anyone needs it. Very first feeding from the new bag made all 4 dogs of different breeds and sizes (I rescue dogs) sick... Have very loud stomach churning noises, lots of diarrhea, and very ill. Extremely worried, I wondered what it was that made them so sick, there was absolutely no changes in their life at all, so I pulled up all food bowls.

I am not trying to promote another brand so I will not mention the other high quality dry product I had been using. The clerk at Pet Supplies Plus represented this to me as having no recalls. That is a lie as I found now that they have had many along with their affiliate. The store instantly refunded me when I took it back today. My cat started to throw up right away but I assumed it was the switch in brands or a hair ball. That subsided for the most part but I started to notice his coat changed and can hear his stomach churning never heard before. He went from his gorgeous shiny charcoal grey like a Russian Blue to a matted looking off color brown hue in places in these weeks.

Taste of the Wild dry dog food: I have been feeding my dog this food for years then bought new bag and he was not interested in eating it... He is very food driven so I was surprised but thought he was just having a moment, so he reluctantly ate it but over next few days started with diarrhea then lethargy. I was not thinking that it was food related so continued to feed him. Then woke up one morning and he was almost unable to walk! Took him to emergency vet and he was admitted and given IV fluids and antibiotics and pain meds. They said he had pancreatitis and elevated liver enzymes and was very sick and dehydrated! He stayed for 3 days and bill was 2300$. When I brought him home I only gave him chicken eggs and pasta and he amazingly recovered except for slightly soft stool... I can only attribute his illness to Taste of the Wild but I guess I will never know for sure. But one thing I do know for sure is I will never feed him that food again!!!

I have used Taste of the Wild for the last 4 and a half years. It used to work great for my Olde English Bulldog that was very allergy prone. However, the last bag I purchased was in July and it was the Pacific Stream. I have always switched up their proteins to keep their bodies from becoming immune to the protein. They have been on the Southwest Boar, roasted fowl, Pacific Stream, high prairie, and lamb. Never had an issue in the past until this last bag that I opened a week ago.

We have used TOTW for over 6 years. We have two Great Danes and they have always done fantastic on this food. We get the red bag (boar) and the yellow bag (Venison) and interchange them. We go through just over one large bag once a week. About two months ago, our girls BOTH began refusing to eat. However, if they became hungry enough they would go nibble on the food. I washed their bowls out really well and made sure there was nothing around the dishes that might be making the food seem unpleasant - we found nothing. More and more the girls have become lethargic. They don't act like themselves at all and it has become a daily issue with them refusing to eat.

I had previously given TotW a 5 star review. Unfortunately, it would seem that the new bag of Wetlands formula has something wrong with it. We had been feeding from it for about a week, when I noticed our 11 month old GSD's stool was unusually loose. We had just brought home an 8 week old female GSD, so I attributed the loose stools to the stress of having to share everything and learn how to play with this ornery fluffball with needle-teeth, without being too rough and getting into trouble with mom & dad. However, having been alerted to possible developing problems with TotW, I kept a close eye on him and her (she steals bites of his food of course), they didn't show any sign of not feeling well and the stools didn't seem to be getting any worse. That changed yesterday (8/5/17).

I've been feeding TOTW Roasted Lamb formula the last 2 yrs, I have a dog that has a VERY sensitive stomach, he has IBD & skin allergies. We have never had any problems with the TOTW Sierra Mountain Roasted Lamb formula... The Sierra Mountain formula is lower is fat-15% & protein-25% some of the other TOTW formulas are higher in fat-18% & protein-32% & have 3-4 different meat proteins, this can up set a dog's stomach/bowel & may be too rich for some dogs, always read the fat % & protein % & read the ingredient list, start with a single meat protein, lower fat formula & add some healthy whole foods as well to their diets or a wet tin food as a topper so your dog isn't just eating dry kibble 24/7. You'll find your dog won't have any health problems & be fit & healthy. TOTW Roasted Lamb formula seem to be the only kibble that helps my boy IBD & Skin Allergies & he does real well.

I've been feeding my three pit bulls Taste of the Wild High Prairie dog food for over five years with excellent results. I've recommended it to many people. The last few months, something just hasn't been right. (My three rescued furbabies are my pride and joy.) A few months ago, we almost lost my female pit-mix to a mystery illness that caused her to lose 17 pounds, vomit constantly and resulted in her not being able to walk due to swelling in her back and hips.

I have fed this product for years. My Coonhound did well and remained healthy for at least 4 years on it. However after never experiencing any symptoms a few weeks ago, she turned bright pink, got a yeast infection in her ear and now is gassy. She has never had gas while she's been on it. I bought a bag for my GSD puppy and he had diarrhea while eating it so I immediately stopped feeding it to him. I have stopped feeding my Coonhound it, after reading thousands of dogs have gotten sick on it. I have thrown it all, both bags out and my dog’s transition over to raw. Both are thriving and all meds they were on have been stopped. Coincidence? I think not.

Pacific Stream Grain Free Dry Dog Food - This food made all FOUR of my dogs sick! We ordered a new bag from chewy.com on July 6th. After opening that bag and feeding my dogs, they all had bloodied diarrhea and were up throughout the night vomiting. I tried to mend them at home but for days it persisted. One ended up in the ER and had to have surgery. I put all on a bland chicken and rice diet and the symptoms went away. My vet advised me to slowly reintroduce dog food into their diets. As soon as I did this – BOOM - the symptoms were back with all four dogs. THE ONLY CHANGE WAS THE DOG FOOD BAG!!!

My 6 month old English Bulldog has been on Taste of the Wild dog food for the last few months, and had no issues until this last week. I bought her a new bag 4 or 5 days ago (same brand and flavor), and within 24 hours she started vomiting and having diarrhea. It has been non stop. Today a friend messaged me and asked what kind of food she was eating, because he knew she had been sick. His friends dog has been sick the last few days too and their pets eat Taste of the Wild. I immediately started researching and found that a large number of pets are experiencing the same symptoms the last few weeks. I contacted the company and the Pet store I purchased the food from and I really hope they do something about this before more pets become ill. She has had no previous stomach issues until this week.

I'm very disgusted & disappointed in this dog food. I thought I was doing a good thing for my dog by getting her what I thought was good quality food. I actually purchased food that made her sick. Might as well have given her rat poison. Just like everyone else on here my dog was vomiting every bit of this food she ate. I was able to return the bag to Pet Club but that's no consolidation. I've already been to the vet once. Unfortunately it was before I saw all these horrible reviews.

Seems to be a common theme. I've used Taste of the Wild for many years and thought it was a high end dog food. My dog has been reluctant to eat it so I made her rather than switching to a different dog food right away. She became ill. Diarrhea and throwing up. Then I was contacted by a dog breeder and a trainer and was informed that something was wrong with this food. It's pretty upsetting. My animals are my family and I try to do the very best I can by taking good care of them. Luckily I found out before it became serious with thousands in vet bills.

My 11 week old Corgi puppy has been eating Taste of the Wild puppy formula since the beginning of his weaning over a month ago. I just opened a new bag of Taste of the Wild High Prairie Puppy Roasted Venison and Bison yesterday morning, Monday August 1st. He ate that morning and hasn't eaten since! I became concerned yesterday evening when he began vomiting, refusing to drink, refusing to eat, had a hard bloated belly, was getting lethargic and then diarrhea set in about 10 hours later. I couldn't sleep that night, thinking he must have gotten a hold of something, but racking my brain on how we could have missed it seeing he is always on a lead next to one of us (even in the house) during training! I came across a FB post about Taste of the Wild and the horrific experiences the last month or 2 that so many people have had with their pets! EVERYTHING matched up, the symptoms were the same!

I loved this food until my dogs started throwing up on it. My dogs that were not eating it were totally fine! Tell me there is not something wrong with that? The company is still denying there is an issue! All of my bags came from the same batch number. It was the lamb.

We have been feeding our now 13 month old St Berdoodle Taste of the Wild High Prairie puppy food since December. He did ok until a few weeks ago and started vomiting. His stomach was making such loud noises the other night it woke us up. We saw the reviews on this website thank goodness and stopped feeding him the Taste of the Wild. I'm not sure if it was a bad batch of food or what but we aren't taking any chances and have switched him to a different brand.

My two Frenchies had an unexplainable incident. They both were vomiting, had severe diarrhea, and pass blood from their rectum. Not one, but two dogs. Both on TOTW. I've been worried about them and late this evening I received a message from someone on a blog I'm a member of indicated mass numbers of consumers reporting similar issues with their pets and the common denominator is Taste of the Wild brand dog foods. I'm going to have my dogs checked out and bring this to my vet's attention and provide them with the dog food for testing. This is insane!

I have been feeding my pit mix senior dog TOW for two years now and now my dog has been sick for a month! The week of July 1 he started puking with diarrhea. He also stopped eating with other symptoms like lethargic, drooling, drinking tons of water and mucus in his stool on top of the diarrhea. I thought this was his old age so I planned on putting him down this week because of other problems he's having but this sickness came out of nowhere! This was just brought to my attention today, about all these complaints with the same symptoms! I'm switching his food first thing tomorrow in hopes he gets better! I hope TOW company does something about this soon before tons of people spend thousands in vet care!!

I am concerned by all the reports of illness from TOTW. PLEASE when writing a review mention the pet store, the location of the pet store, or website you are buying the food from. Diamond manufactures TOTW, as well as Kirkland, Nature's Domain grain-free, Diamond Naturals, 4Health, Natural Balance dry, Premium Edge, Professional, Solid Gold, and Chicken Soup for the Soul (according to a 2012 list from truthaboutpetfood.com). Diamond has multiple plants in different states including Meta, Missouri, Gaston, South Carolina; Lathrop, California; Ripon, California; and Dumas, Arkansas. I have been feeding these brands for nearly 20 years, in Oregon.

I have been feeding my two adult dogs TOTW for over a year now with no issues. However, I have a litter of 10 6.5 week old Goldendoodle puppies and this is my experience: We recently had a HUGE scare with the puppies and I have come to believe this is why. We could have lost them if I let this go on longer. I've been in contact with TOTW and they are denying any issues with their bags of food, which completely baffles me. Why let this go on and affect more innocent animals? Clearly there is an issue. I will be sending this dog food out to be tested for all possible bacterias.

I am so shocked about the bad reviews. First, we have a 13-year-old Boxer dog whom we have been feeding Taste of the Wild for over 6 years. He's totally in shape and we NEVER have any health issues with him. The vet says he's a freak of nature because he's so healthy and Boxers don't tend to live that long, much less be super healthy at that age.

TOTW Salmon & Potato - My pitbull ate this food for years and had zero issues. We had tried different brands and formulations to figure out he was allergic or reactive to chicken and beef/bison/deer based diets. We changed to Salmon and he had great stools, no more redness of the paws or incessant itching! We then got our Cane Corso and were feeding her the same diet after much trial and error. She came to us with bloody diarrhea that had nothing to do with the food she was on because we later discovered she had a really bad bacterial infection in her intestines. We originally thought it was from Beneful which is just like junk food for dogs.

My dog has eaten the yellow bag of Taste of the Wild dog food for years. Recently, my dog has been vomiting and having diarrhea- this has been with my last 2 bags of dog food... Approximately 1.5 months. She was taken to the vet but it continues. This is the ONLY food of ANY kind my dog eats. I am extremely concerned that the food is contaminated. I would like to know what the food shows if tested. I do not keep the bags because I keep her food in a sealed container. I purchase every time from the same store which is T and N feed store in Ocean Springs, MS.

We started our bulldog puppy on TOTW when we got her in February 2017 and the food worked for her. That is until we bought a new bag in June, something has changed or the batch is contaminated. Not longer after we opened the new bag and began feeding it to her, she became violently ill, throwing up non stop (not normal throw up). We took her to the vet, he did X-rays/ scans, all kinds of tests and could not determine what was wrong with her. She had lost 25% of her body weight, thrown up for 2 weeks, ruined carpet and furniture. I Googled TOTW and came across this site. I immediately switched her food. She seems back to normal after three weeks. I have called TOTW only to be told they had not heard any similar feedback, I told them to Google it for themselves. Never again will I use their products.

The 1st week of the month I had purchased a fresh bag of TOW Roasted Fowl. We have been on this for almost 2 years now without any issues. On July 6th Max got sick with diarrhea. He was still eating and drinking but still tummy troubles. Two days later on July 8th I saw blood and called the vet. I brought him in and the vet said he didn't feel any blockages, he was acting normal, eating and drinking no problem. He checked him and there were no parasites. I was sent home with prescription food, Pro Pectin (doggie tums) and paid a $200 vet bill. After 72 hours (July 13) on the prescription food he was feeling better.

Something happened on last bag we bought. Have a 2 yr old Rottie who has been on Taste of the Wild grain free Salmon food for over a year and doing well. Started out with loud stomach noises in mornings and not wanting to eat. Acted hungry but would walk away from food. Licking legs, paws and seemed low energy. Then noticed skin bumps, stopped drinking even water. He became dehydrated and had to go for IV fluids. Came home and still would walk away from dog food but would eat the rice and boiled turkey we made him. Finally did a change to the Wetlands fowl and which he is eating BUT stools are never firm and very mushy soft. Skin issues are still present. Today will buy another brand because we believe TOTW has changed something in recipe that has made him sick.

I, my sister, and my son have fed TOTW to our Boxers for years. It USED to be QUALITY FOOD when the original owners produced it. DO NOT FEED YOUR ANIMALS TOTW IF YOU WANT THEM TO LIVE! For the last couple years my boxer has had health issues. In the past 9-10 months, I have prepared myself to lose my boxer, as he has been so sick. Two vets could not find out what was wrong w/ him. I DID! My boxer had horrible upset stomach, panting for no reason, he was not hot, he had not been playing, he would just wake up panting desperately. He would come to me in a PANIC, stressed out, and saliva would be dripping non stop. It was NOT drool, this was completely different. He would soak his chest & legs, my shirt and pants. He was in pain and scared. What was wrong with him? ACID REFLUX BECAUSE OF TOTW CRAP FOOD!

We've fed this to our dog since we adopted her at 4 months old, she's just over 3 years old now. She'd go periods where she refused to eat and would end up vomiting bile. I took her to the vet and a thousand dollars later our poor baby had a bacterial infection. After giving her GI soothing wet food and probiotics/antibiotics recommended by the vet, we tried to put her back on the Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream. She went back to the old cycle of refusing to eat again. We gave the food to my brother to give to his dogs and soon after they started to get ill with large bouts of diarrhea. There were three and a half bags of dog food, so realistically $160 of dog food that we can't use for fear of our family pets' conditions worsening. I don't recall if we got our latest bags of dog food from Jet, Chewey, or Pet360 but I know we ordered it online.

We have been feeding Taste of the Wild to our dog for the past several years. Starting several months ago she (GSD) started to developed digestive issues. She would often eat grass in the morning. Her appetite waned but when she did eat she would often vomit afterwards. She developed chronic diarrhea. Thinking it was the protein source I foolishly ordered another bag, this time a fish protein. Things didn't change but got progressively worse. Back to the vets and placed on antibiotics of IBS. No improvement but at this time thinking maybe the antibiotics were upsetting her stomach.

I've been reading these negative reviews and they're really heartbreaking. It sounds like there was/are definitely bad batches of this food and that's horrible. I guess I've just been lucky, but I feel the need to share my experience because it's a different one. My corgi has been on the High Prairie dry diet since he was a pup. He loves the stuff. He's never gotten sick or rashes or anything. I get comments on how healthy and vibrant he is and I've always chalked it up to he's getting a good brand of food. Much better than the competitors, anyway. He has a shiny coat, healthy BMs, no medical issues. I completely believe that there could be bad batches out there, and I'm sorry to any owner who has experienced this.

I've been feeding my cats TOW for almost two years now. Our last bag we started to notice our 4 y/o Himalayan throwing up at least once a day for four days after he ate. We took him to the vet only to find out he was in stage 3 renal failure!!!! They started him on IV fluids to help flush out his kidneys. The Vet switched him to renal food and a week later they retested his blood and it showed he had high levels of ammonia and that his liver function was not doing well! So, another round of IV fluids! The most recent blood work shows the IV treatments have helped reverse kidney failure and liver failure but now high levels of calcium!

I have a 13 y.o. mini Wirehaired Dachshund. I have three other dogs varying ages and breeds. I've been feeding Taste of the Wild for years and was currently feeding Appalachian small breed kibble. My dogs have never had an issue with TTW. She has been going down hill for the last 45 days. She's had pancreatitis for years, however I've been able to keep it under control. She's been losing weight, drinking mass quantities of water with large amounts of clear urine, lethargy, and losing hair. She had her dental done in March and her senior panel, etc., we're normal.

I have been a loyal TOTW customer for 4-5 years. Being a Dane owner with many allergies to contend with, TOTW was a great bang for my buck: it offered grain free and chicken free (allergies) options with appropriate calcium to phosphorus levels for giant breeds, and my dogs loved it. I previously fed the salmon but this review is specific to the red bag (beef/bison). The past 3 weeks my 18 month old Dane has been increasingly lethargic, disinterested in food, and losing weight. I finally said enough is enough and bought a small bag of a different kibble to mix in to entice her to eat. After seeing her demolish her mixed food, I did some research and saw all of the other similar reviews. I'm one of the fortunate ones; we had no bloody vomit, diarrhea, etc, but we had a dog that was not herself and unhappy. Even the opening of a new bag (usually her favorite) was not enough to get more than a couple kibble of consumption.

I have never written a review but I truly felt compelled in this case. I have been using TOTW with my two puppies since they started puppy chow. They NEVER get people food, just something I feel is not a good idea for begging purposes. About a month ago my first puppy got violently ill, had mucous in her stool, throw up violently and was super lethargic. My second puppy about a week after that started the same thing. We took them to the vet and did blood tests and their liver counts were through the roof.

I am very disappointed to read all the bad reviews of the this brand, I wished I would have done my research before purchasing this food for my five year old pug. I had heard nothing but great things about this dog food and want nothing but the best for my little girl since she's a part of my family. That's when things took a turn for the worst, not even twenty four hours of her eating this food, she was vomiting profusely and very lethargic. I rushed her to the vet immediately on the way there her tongue was hanging out of her mouth, it was pale in color and her breathing was very labored, pleading for her to stay with me, upon arriving to the vet they immediately took her back and pumped her full of fluids and got her stabilized. Her blood pressure and pulse were extremely low. The vet ran a blood panned and her liver enzymes(ALT) were through the roof.

I have used Taste of the Wild for at least three years. I have five rescue dogs, two large and three little ones. I ordered two bags from Chewy online on July 21. After only two times fed, I had three very sick dogs, two large and one small... Throw up very severe dehydration. I called Chewy to let them know about my problem and they gladly did a refund but dogs are still going to my vet to get over this sickness.

I've been feeding my 2 dogs Taste of the Wild dog food for 3 years and until recently I was pleased. Within the last two months my GSD has had stomach upset with vomiting at times. I tried different flavors and had no luck. I bought a can of The Lamb flavor and neither dog seemed thrilled. Later that day both have vomiting and diarrhea. Both were sick for 24 hours and my senior Dachshund is getting better but not back to normal. Both dogs were funny about eating it which isn't normal. I'm switching brands and calling the company on Monday.

I've been feeding TOTW Wetlands to my two GSD's (6 mo and 16 mo of age) for about 4 months now. I switched the older dog over when we got the new pup. She's been fine on it up until this last bag that I've been feeding. Her behavior has been much more subdued and over the past few days she has not been enthusiastically eating her meals. I've added raw goats milk, freeze dried food for toppings, eggs etc. She's been picking but will eventually finish. But not this morning, she would not finish her breakfast. I'm immediately switching both dogs to another food. Hopefully Chewy will refund me for the recent 30lb unopened bag that I just purchased. I'll update this review after switching foods, hopefully my girl will get back to normal asap!:(

I had my puppy on Taste of the Wild roasted bison puppy food for a 11 months now and he loved it. Just bought the new bag and he won't eat it. Tried for several days and he would rather starve than eat it. I tried giving him chicken and rice and he gobbled it up. Tried again to feed his taste of wild and he smells it and walks away. I agree this batch needs to be recalled entirely as something is terribly wrong with it. It is a new bag. Can I return it if it is opened?

I have fed my dog this food for 7 years. The last couple months we have been back and forth to vet with bad skin issues which got infected. I don't feed her people food and she is usually very healthy. She's lost weight and been lethargic. So I decided to investigate whether the manufacturer was doing so merging different and came across this blog. I am sick to my stomach knowing I have been feeding her this and knew nothing about other pets getting sick from it. I will contact company tomorrow!!

I was feeding TOTW for years and last summer both mine quit eating it out of the blue. Seen lots of complaints and got worried so I switched them to another food. For the last year I haven't been able to find one that both girls would eat, so about 2 months ago I bought a small bag of TOTW Salmon flavor that I use to feed and both ate it right up. They haven't missed a meal since back on it. Not sure if there was a change or whatever but as long as they eat it, I will buy it.

I have been feeding my 5 dogs Taste of the Wild High Prairie for quite some time, at least 2 years or more. But something seems to be wrong with this recent batch. I ordered it from Chewy.com and received it 30 June. Now 2 weeks later 3 of the 5 dogs I have, are experiencing intestinal upset. Mostly Diarrhea, but one has also thrown up several times. I am waiting to hear back from Taste of the Wild, but I got online with a Chewy rep also to warn them of the problem and the wonderful rep Luna **. refunded my money and told me to toss the rest of that bag away.

We, my husband and I run an ESS kennel and have used TOTW (High Prairie formula) for several of our indoor dogs and for all of our litters. We have never had any problems with it. We do use specific vitamins for our Springers though. I always order it online and use the puppy formula for all our litters. Honestly I am surprised with some of these reviews. We love TOTW!!

Bought Puppy Call of the Wild (16 week old dog). Same day vomiting and diarrhea. Sublimit with human food often. But call of the Wild at least once every 2 days. Diarrhea intermediately. Had been eliminating human food. Now will stop "Call of the Wild" and see if problem goes away.

I am so glad I checked the reviews. Something is wrong and needs to be addressed. Have used Taste of the Wild for 1 year for my two small breed dogs. After my last purchase 14 Lb bag / end of May order, I noticed the dogs lost interest in their food and only ate when hungry. For the last three weeks my dogs have been suffering with diarrhea, anal gland blockages and hard stools. Just back from the vet for the second time in two weeks and she had me research the food. Clearly there is something wrong with the latest batch. I have auto ship purchase on Amazon and just canceled, will also post a review for others. Seems suspicious we are all experiencing the same symptoms.

Since I bought this 3wks ago, BISON flavor on sale at PET CLUB, my pup has had all the symptoms consistent with the complaints: 1) Loud noises in her stomach, more than the normal ones - during and after eating. 2) Nausea (convulses like she's going to throw up) - during and after eating. 3) Thrown up - during and after eating (tricky cuzcoz it can be mild at times and they swallow it). 4) Eaten grass - after eating (to relieve her nausea, possibly help digestion). 3) Licked her front paws a whole lot - after eating. 4) Scratched a lot - after eating. 5) Has appetite (tested by offering her Brothers + rice), but won't eat this until starving. 6) ADDED symptom -- this one CREEPED ME OUT the most. Pup kept licking herself (clarification: licking her LIPS!!) NON-STOP. It's what caused me to panic and search for any other complaints.

I had been feeding my 3 dogs TOTW Pacific Stream for over 5 years. Starting about two months ago, my dogs started acting differently. Their stomachs seemed to be upset a lot and they were eating grass. Then, about a month ago, the vomiting started. They were vomiting up the food they ate, sometimes hours later. I never thought it could be the dog food, I had always considered it a high quality food. I spent almost $1,000 at the vet, and started feeding a bland diet. My dog even had to get anti-nausea meds and have fluids injected. Things continued to go downhill, and my vet finally suggested trying a different food. I have been switching them over to Canidae Pure Sea, and was doing it slowly as to not cause any additional discomfort, but after reading all these negative reviews and the company not wanting to do anything about it, I will be throwing what I have left away immediately. Shame on them!

I have a 3 year old Siberian Husky weighing in at a health 84-lbs. Big boy and has always been very healthy. When he was a pup, we started him out on Organix puppy food and then after hearing nothing but good about the Taste of The Wild, moved over to the 30-lb bags. About 1-1/2 months ago he got really sick. All the symptoms, including bloody diarrhea, lack of appetite, unusually frequently full anal glands, chewing and licking raw spots on his paws, itching his ears to the point that they had raw spots inside & out etc. I thought that he had eaten something off the ground when I wasn't looking. Never in a million years did I suspect that it could be a change in the manufacturer's recipe. Then my wife found an article on Facebook that mentioned a recent number of complaints concerning Taste of The Wild.

I had my puppy on Taste of the Wild for a couple months now and he loved the crap out of it and grew 18lbs in that period. Just bought the new bag last week and on the first feeding itself he threw up all the food he ate. So had to feed him prepped chicken and rice. We tried again next day and same result. This batch needs to be recalled entirely as something is terribly wrong with it.

My English Bulldog has been on TOTW for the last year and a half. It was great, but the last bag has made him very sick. I remember him not wanting to eat it when I bought the last bag. I should've tossed it. He has had a bad skin reaction and has two growths in his face. One on his eyelid and another on his cheek. We have not been able to control his skin problem. He uses the Pacific Stream variety. I am switching him off this food immediately and I am calling the company in the morning. We are definitely switching to raw. My vet bills are through the roof.

I've seen some recent bad reviews concerning this dog food and would like to say that we have not had any problems with this brand. I have a very healthy 10-month-old German Shepherd, who was raised on the bison puppy formula until he was ~6 months in age and has been fed every flavor of the adult food since (Wetlands is his favorite). Shepherds are notorious for sensitive tummies, but he has been able to cycle through the formulae without any problems. No loose stools, hesitation of eating, he sheds less than most dogs (or cats) I've been around, and has a ton of energy. We're about to get a female sheppy (because sheppies are like M&Ms, one is never enough) and plan to feed her TOFT as well. He has done so well on it that I switched my cats' food to the Rocky Mountain formula.

I have struggled with which brand of dry dog food to feed my dog, and I must confess to being fairly new to dog ownership. We rescued Ranger Jim from AK after he had been emancipated by a Sheriff's Deputy there and treated for heartworms in KY. He was one day from being put down before he was rescued by a group in KY. We found him online, fell in love instantly, and had him transported to ME, he now resides with our family in NH, is the best natured dog and needed very little training. Having never owned a pet, I didn't know what to feed him, how much to feed him or what brand I should choose.

My four Malamutes were raised on TOTW and it's always been a wonderful food but something has changed. I am not going to talk bad about this company but something is wrong. It needs to be addressed. All four of my Malamutes became lethargic and mildly ill. My female had hair loss to her back left thigh at the same time as the fatigue and sickness started and I can't say for sure it's attributes but I need to put this in here.

We have a two year old Amstaff that we feed only TOTW High Prairie formula. She never eats table scraps. We have a locking garbage can lid and she is never outside off-leash. Over the period of a couple of days she started vomiting and having diarrhea then stopped eating and drinking and progressed to vomiting up foul smelling blood clots and having bloody diarrhea. We took her to the emergency vet in the middle of the night and she had to be hospitalized with acute pancreatitis. She is still in the hospital receiving fluids but appears to be recovering.

We have used TOTW for years. We have a 4.5 year old Irish setter that was just diagnosed with pancreatitis. I bought a new bag of food in June and after a week he started to vomit a lot and had diarrhea. So I took him to the vet and they did a blood panel. His pancreatic levels were extremely high. We only feed our dogs dog food, not table scraps because we also raise dogs for the blind and they are on a strict diet as well. I am very concerned for the health of my Setter now. I hope he fully recovers from this. He is young for this problem.

We have had our puppy for 9 months all the while on TOTW puppy formula. She loved every morsel until two weeks ago. Her stools became very loose - even liquid at times. She began skipping meals only seeming to eat when she had no other option. We tried to correct it with the hamburger and rice remedy but it was only a temporary band aid - when we put her back on TOTW she began her erratic bowel movements again. In short after reading the other consumer reports we will be contacting our vet and switch our 11 month old pup to a new dog food in the morning.

My dog has begun refusing to eat her TOTW Wetlands dog food! She has always loved her food but the past three days she has been a little slower than usual and refusing to eat. She acts like she wants to eat so we give her other options (not TOTW) and she eats but then next mealtime try to reintroduce TOTW and she walks away and refuses or lays down and sighs! She has now started with diarrhea. This food is making her ill! Thankfully I found this site with similar complaints! I will stop the food immediately and be calling both Chewy and TOTW directly ASAP! If this is not enough and I have to take her to the vet I will post with an update!

I have never written a review before, but felt it was necessary to let other pet owners know to not feed their dog this food. I have fed my dog Taste of the Wild for over 5 years with no problems. I bought a new bag about 3 weeks ago. The second I put it down my dog walked away from the bowl which is very rare. The first thing I said to my husband was that's weird. I hope it's not a new formula or a bad batch. I didn't think much of it. I took my dog to the vet a couple of weeks ago because he looked uncomfortable and wasn't acting like himself. He was also holding his tail strange I thought maybe his anal glands. The vet said they were full and expressed them but I thought it was strange as he never had an issue with them. He continued to eat his food now and then but was not scarfing it down like normal.

I have fed my 5 1/2 month old German Shepherd TOTW Puppy and had no issues. We received a new bag on Saturday and she became very lethargic and began vomiting and drinking A LOT more water than normal. I began feeding her rice and chicken and she acted 10X better, then started adding back in here TOTW and it happened again. I took her to the vet and he stated it was her food causing this! I contacted TOTW and they said they have no current recalls, but I think they need to reinvestigate! SO glad we caught it before it could cause more damage, will no longer use TOTW products.

I own 5 dogs and frequently foster for a pure breed rescue. Despite the fact that Taste of the Wild has NEVER been rescue friendly and not interested in helping the rescue community, I have been a loyal customer for 10 years, frequently buying up to 4 30 pound bags a month. My philosophy, if it works, don't mess with it... I've been very satisfied with this food until recently.

We decided to shop local and switched both our house cats and barn cats to Taste of the Wild Cat Food from Cat Chow... Within a week our house cats experienced severe diarrhea and lethargy. I assumed it was due to the change alone, and kept feeding it. Our cats are quite large and hairy, so I did not notice the dramatic weight loss right away. Several members of the family normally keep their food bowl topped off, so as their consumption decreased, we did not pick up on it right away. I thought my daughter was feeding them, she thought I was, etc.

I've fed TOTW for years with excellent results. However, my dog who eats anything has not really wanted this most recent bag. In fact, she had to have anti-nausea meds and subcu fluids last week. Now she's back to TOTW and she's sick again... loud gut noises, lethargic, eating a ton of grass, and fearful. I've since heard very similar reports from others. This bag is TDHD505D3S. JMD 22:37. No more TOTW for her. I've contacted TOTW, FDA, and the seller, Chewy. Peace...

I've been feeding TOTW dry dog food to my two German Shepherds for many years. No problems until about a month ago. Both dogs are having repeated bouts of diarrhea. After a few days on chicken & rice they are fine. When I put them back on TOTW, the diarrhea returns. I have sent a complaint email to the manufacturer expressing my concerns for the health of my dogs. I currently have SEVEN bags on hand!!! I hope I can return them.

I have to say, I'm pretty heartbroken to be joining in on this one, because I've been feeding TOTW to our family dogs for nearly ten years and have had nothing but wonderful things to say about it. I've also convinced several friends to add this line into their food rotation. It was, hands down, the best, most trusted brand on the market, thanks to the amazing combination of price point, quality, named/novelty protein, and allergy-friendliness. This latest experience has, unfortunately, badly marred my opinion of the brand, though.

I have been feeding my dogs Taste of the Wild Salmon Flavor kibble for several years, and they had been thriving on it all the time. But - in the past few weeks, my finicky MaltiPoo female rescue dog began refusing to eat at all. Walks away from her bowl. Now starting to vomit several times today. Just brought a MaltiPoo male rescue dog into the family a couple of months ago and started him on the same food. He has been vomiting weekly and licking a sore on his front paw (checked it - no stickers or obvious injuries). Threw out the rest of the 30 lb bag - got it on Amazon June 6, 2017 (within the past month). No apparent illness in my older miniature schnauzer boy rescue dog, but not wanting to take any chances. Trying a different brand of dog food next.

I am very concerned about my 3 Chihuahuas. My oldest is 13yrs, youngest is 5yrs. I have been feeding them Taste of the Wire for 9+ years. I started them on a new bag 3 days ago of Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain Grain-Free Roasted Lamb. All three of them are in a fence kennel on linoleum with potty pads. All 3 of them have bad smelling diarrhea with blood and slime. I gave them plain cooked rice. I called the company after reading similar stories and was told there are no recalls or complaints. Social media is full of complaints of sickness and death. Why is there not a recall!!!

We have been buying TOTW for 3+ years and with the last few bags my dog has been vomiting and has runny stools. He was recently diagnosed with Lyme disease but these symptoms started before that. I'm not feeding him this morning and tossing the TOTW food. I can't trust this company. Please do not feed your dog this brand!!! My beloved dog is not well.

Bought TOTW Fowl for my 2yr old rescued GSD/hound mix. She started to develop what seemed to be seasonal allergies. Reverse sneezing for hours every night, and shedding like crazy... not a normal amount of hair. Then the diarrhea started. It lasted for about 3 weeks. She started eating grass to make herself throw up. She just recently had the worst mucus/sinus infection I have ever seen in a dog. I did some research, thinking she had chicken/potato/etc. allergies and found this website. Took her off immediately and after 12 hours of feeding her a raw diet, the sneezing is gone, the mucus is gone and she is almost back to 100%. I can't believe it! Please stop feeding TOTW immediately!!

We've been feeding our little girl Taste of the Wild for over 4 years now. We purchase it from Pet Supermarket. I cannot believe the reviews and similar symptoms I am reading. Our girl is 8 and has allergies which is why we chose Pacific Stream. The past two days we began to notice with the bag we purchased most recently, she is sleeping all of the time. She doesn't finish the usual amount which is not her style, she's normally a gobbler and a snorter, lol. She will regretfully eat the rest throughout the day... Not tonight! I made her a sweet potato. I'm wondering if we'll see a repeat of, Schell & Kampeter, Inc.'s, settlement in 2012 for a salmonella. Perhaps they aren't paying attention to the levels of protein in the finished product which is why we've read so many reviews about increased liver enzymes... I'm sure we'll hear more soon. Good luck with your furrbabies and furrever friends.

We've been feeding our furbaby TOTW since we brought her home 3 years ago. Did a lot of research and decided this was the best food for her. Never had a problem until earlier this month. We’re about 4 days into the bag and she got really sick. Diarrhea everywhere. Tried some at home remedies (**, steamed chicken and rice, etc.) but after 2 days and no progress, brought her to the vet. Turns out she had incredibly high pancreas enzymes and needed to take some serious meds.

I used TOTW for a couple years, but discontinued it in 2015 when my dog refused to eat it. I thought I'd try again last month. Again, she refused to eat it until she became too hungry. But, when she ate it, she had extreme heartburn and other strange behaviors. I stopped forcing the TOTW and put her on chicken and rice. Her heartburn, seizures, diarrhea stopped. Not going to buy this brand again. I tried to put a review on Amazon, where I bought it, but they refused to post it--strange!

I switched from Orijen to TOTW because it was recommended and reasonably priced compared to Orijen. I have a standard poodle who is a little picky but has never turned his nose to TOTW. I read so many bad reviews and the single thing in common with all the bad reviews is that they were all "prairie dog/bison" and most were purchased from Amazon. I have always bought from my local store or Chewy.com and have always fed pacific Stream and have never had a problem.

I've been feeding my dogs TOTW for over 7 yrs and never had a problem and the dogs loved it. Alternated the different formulas from time to time to give the dogs a change in taste. But then last month each of my dogs developed runny stools but then it stopped but noticed one of my dogs was drinking and urinating a lot. Thought it might've just been due to needing a change in formula so when that bag was finished I changed to the lamb formula last week.

I have read numerous complaints on TOTW starting Spring 2017. Very few people put the VARIETY of TOTW they are talking about. Usually when there's a pet food issue only 1-2 varieties are affected and it usually can be traced back to unsanitary conditions at the plant that produced those varieties. My dogs have been on TOTW for years (except for about a year when they had the recall 5-6 yrs ago) currently on TOTW Pine Forest. No issues. If others could post what VARIETY is causing issues it would be helpful.

We have a black German shepherd that was abused and neglected. In the beginning he ate a different formula that contained something that caused very bad bowel movements. So we started him on the Wetlands formula and never had another problem. Also we believe the Omega 3 and 6 fish oil will help. So far we have been TOTW for a good 7 years total. One thing no one mentioned is treats are a part of a diet. At first he had some sensitive issues, before changing the food we stopped all treats. As time went on we introduced 1 treat at a time. We trust Natural Balance Limited Ingredients treats.

I have fed this food for years. Our rescue dog came to us with a bad case of dry skin and allergies (he's a boxer - it's SO common in them). We put him on TOTW Salmon and he dramatically changed. Every time we go to the vet, they can't believe how healthy he is and how in shape he is. I knew the food was good because the food stunk so terribly. You could smell it from the other side of the house when he was eating it. He LOVED it.

The reason I am writing this review is that I have been monitoring this website since January 2017 and notice that the complaints concerning this dog food are consistent across the board. The question should no longer be is there a problem with the food, but what we need to do to get this food off the shelves. I have three bichons who are prone to struvite stones and I placed them on Taste of the Wild dog food 5 years ago after our male had to undergo expensive surgery to have his stones removed. Last year (2016), this dog food disappeared from Pet Club’s shelves. We inquired at 3 different locations and the answer was the same, “we can’t get it to our store because they have a contract to make dog food for Costco.”

I've fed TOTW Pacific Stream for several years without incident. The last two months all of my dogs have been sick off and on and have been fussy about the food. My malinois and GSD both required $500 vet visits to get stable. This morning my 9 yo, 225 pound great dane became violently ill and is so bad I can't get him in the car to get to the vet. Thanks to everyone for sharing.

We've been feeding our dog Taste of the Wild dog food for over two years now. Everything was great until recently. Our dog has been losing fur, losing weight, disinterested in everything, sleeps more than normal, lethargic, and can barely make it a half of a block before having to take a break. We brought her into the vet and had some blood tests done. We compared them to last year's blood test results and were shocked to see how many changes there were. She has an elevated liver enzyme, high cholesterol, something showed up with her kidney functioning, and she had a low white blood cell count, low neutrophils, and low lymphocytes. Last year she was completely healthy, and suddenly she has become very sick. Then I saw these reviews online. I am very concerned this dog food is making my dog ill.

Both Of my dogs got sick on this food. We have been feeding them this food for many years. About 3 weeks ago one of my dogs had bloody diarrhea. We took him to vet and we were told he had colitis. We got meds. He seemed better. Two weeks goes by and our other dog got very ill, vomiting and bloody diarrhea. My house looked like a crime scene. There was so much blood. He collapsed on the floor. We had to rush him to the hospital. We were told he had HGE. The vet said it was most likely bad food. He almost died. I called the company and they said they have had no complaints about dogs getting sick. I'm not sure what is going on with this company but they are putting bad food out and lying about.

About a week ago our 7 year old Yellow Lab decided he didn't want to eat his food anymore. We thought oh he's just wants a change, bought another bag Roasted Lamb he had 2 cups that was it. This is so unlike our dog that we decided something has to be wrong with the food. From the looks of it a lot of people are having similar problems as well. Good bye Taste of the Wild. I can't count on you be a decent source of food for my 4 legged friends anymore...

I lost my English Bulldog last month. He just got sick and went. Vet drew blood and we were waiting for the results to see what was going on, but we lost him before we found out what was up. He was on Taste of the Wild for the whole time we had him, alternating between High Prairie and Pacific Stream. The symptoms he had were exactly what is described in the other reviews, the muddy diarrhea, listlessness, kidney damage indicated by a constant urine smell. When I would feed him he would look at me like I was crazy, but we had been on TOTW forever and never had a problem and until today would never have suspected this was the cause.

We've fed Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream to our dogs for several years with wonderful results - until recently. On 6/14/17 my 6 year old beagle woke up at 4:00 am vomiting large masses of dark, muddy, foul-smelling puke. He's the kind of dog that will get into everything and I figured he'd eaten something he wasn't supposed to and I put him on a bland diet. A day and a half later, my 11 year old beagle basset began throwing up, too. Since she was put on antibiotics, I thought maybe that was the issue, so we tried new antibiotics from the vet but had the same sickly results. She had to have antivomit meds injected because she couldn't keep the pill form down. Now we've learned she has pancreatitis.

I have fed my 4 dogs TOTW for over 6 months now, 2 different flavors, without a problem. I FINALLY found something that was good for all 4 - grain free, potato free and chicken free. My bulldogs all have their issues. So with Pine Forest they were finally without issue. The past 10 days or so, 2 of them have been vomiting (no alarm set off, bulldogs do that from time to time), and VERY loose stools. I didn't think anything of it, after all, at one time or another, they can get a stomach bug.

I have fed TOTW for over 10 years without any issues. I normally buy from Chewy.com and purchase on average 4 bags per month to feed my 7 dogs. About three weeks ago started a new bag of food. The food was salmon and appeared to be a slightly different color than normal. Four of my dogs became very sick with blood diarrhea, lethargy, vomiting. One dog required veterinary care. Vet could find no reason other than potential food issue. Dogs have been sick repeatedly for three weeks with no reason. I just found this thread and have changed their food immediately and will notify Chewy asap. My dogs are very healthy with no GI issues.

This dog food makes dogs sick! I have been using it for 2 yrs with no problems, however, in April of this year I opened a new bag of Taste of the Wild (Dry Food). My dog got immediately sick off of it. Vomiting and severe diarrhea. Called the company, they said they had no complaints about it. Threw it out and got a different bag from another store. No problem with any of the bags after that until June of this year. Opened a new bag and my Lab got sick almost immediately. Same deal, vomiting and severe diarrhea. Also the bag of food had a nasty odor to it. I am done with this!!! This food is horrible!!!

Only 1 week on this food and 1 of my Yorkies is vomiting, refusing to eat it. My other Yorkie & my GSD have horrible gas, loose stools. My 3 cats are refusing to eat the cat food and more lethargic. My dogs were only getting this as 1 meal a day and their raw the other meal. Stay away from this food! So disappointed in myself in even trying a dry dog food. So glad the guilt was so overwhelming and I put them back on their full raw diet. Just can't trust any of these dog food companies anymore to do what's best for the customers instead of their pockets.

I have been using Taste of the Wild for years. But lately, our dogs won't touch it, and won't eat. They act ok, they are labs, but something is off and one of them is vomiting here and there. Have apt with vet to get blood work done just in case. I am tossing this bag out and switching food. Very disappointed. This is a very recent event. All complaints around the internet are recent.

I chose Taste of the Wild puppy food to raise my current litter of Labrador puppies on. I chose TOTW because I used it in the past with a dog that had an allergy issue. Happy to say I have a healthy litter of vibrant pups doing great on this food.

First off I have to say I have fed Taste of the Wild Sierra Lamb for years without problems. It is my go to choice! Never had a problem--until now! I purchased my bag from Chewy's online ordering about a week ago. I noticed that the food seemed lighter in color but didn't think much of it. My four small dogs (4 lb chihuahua, 7 lb Chorkie, 9 lb Brussels Griffon, 16 lb mixed breed) had eaten it twice a day for 1 week. We noticed about a week in that my chihuahua started acting funny. She seemed scared, tail between legs, lethargic, wanted to either be in her crate or clinging to you. We thought it was perhaps a pre-seizure as we were told before we got her that she had experienced one (we have had her approximately 7 months without incident however).

My 2 dogs have been eating this food for a long time now, more than a year, probably 2 or 3. Just this past week BOTH my dogs started getting sick. It is a newer bag, maybe 2 weeks old. It started with loud tummies, then vomiting, followed by loose stool and then mucus bloody stools. Only once in the last 5 years has either of my dogs had this extreme gastritis and that was because one of them got into a bag of trash that was not properly secured that a opossum tore open. That was 3 years ago. And trust me, that was the first thing I did - I walked our property to make sure there wasn't any kind of trash in the yard. Followed by a thorough washing of all of their bowls. We wash them regularly but again, I wanted to be sure that they weren't getting sick from something in or around the house.

I purchased Taste of the Wild High Prairie formula recently. My dog has become progressively lethargic since I began using it. I have used the same food for about two years and have had no problems. A recent visit to the vet indicated he had elevated liver enzyme levels almost triple of normal. The vet said she was sure it was caused by something the dog ingested. She suggested that I no longer feed him the TOTW as it may be tainted. I have been feeding him beef and rice and chicken and rice along with medication the vet prescribed and he seems to be doing better.

Our 4 1/2 month old pup has been on TOTW puppy bison formula since we got her at 8 weeks. She was so healthy, growing and strong. This last bag arrived and she has been getting sicker by the day, vomiting, lethargic, taking her to vet tomorrow. She developed Mange due to compromised immune system. Thankfully I also give her raw honey and apples etc. or she would be in worse shape. Stopped feeding TOTW and her energy is coming back a bit better. Soft stool also with this new bag. She never had a running stool before feeding her out of the new bag of TOTW. I say they need to really look into this, will get her liver and kidneys checked and see what is going on. Will be calling the company with the results.

Taste of the Wild Fowl dog food has made my dog sick!! Something is wrong with this dog food! I believe that this food will kill my dog if he continues to eat it. I am throwing it away! Please beware of this brand of dog food. I purchased this bag April 25, 2017 on Amazon.

My dog has been on Taste of the Wild food for over a year. The last bag I purchased gave my girl black tar looking diarrhea. I put her on hamburger and rice for over a week and then started adding her food back in. Immediately upon adding it diarrhea started up again. There is something terribly wrong going on with the Taste of the Wild food. I will not be feeding it again.

I have fed both of my dogs TOTW for the past 3 years, with no problem. At the beginning of May, I bought a bag of the boar food. My boxer began vomiting with the first feeding and my mixed breed had severe diarrhea. I took them to the vet and they were put on antibiotics. They were acting fine, other than becoming ill after feeding. We fed them rice and chicken and both the vomiting and the diarrhea stopped. So we bought a bag of the salmon food. Both symptoms resumed. TOTW did wonders for our boxer's skin allergies when we first started feeding our dogs TOTW, but it isn't worth it anymore. It is obviously making them extremely sick. Not sure what is going on, but a recall needs to be issued.

I have been feeding my Cairn Terrier TOTW Wetlands formula for over a year and have been well pleased with the product. I started a new bag on the evening of 6/6/17 and on the evening of 6/7/17 she had diarrhea. She still had diarrhea the morning of 6/10/17 so I took her to the Vet. She is on prescription food and **. She did not have a fever or any parasites at the vet visit. The date code for the food is Best by 12/21/2017 (6356 330 19:00). I will be switching to a different dog food company. I also called TOTW to let them know and I will also notify the FDA.

I have been feeding Maya TOTW (Sierra Mountain wet food) for a couple of years now, with no incident. Recently (within the last month or so) her liver enzymes have been high. I am starting to wonder if it's the food, reading some of the reviews here. I have switched her to another wet food brand and will see if they go back down. I will update this review in a month. I do not want to do an expensive ultrasound or invasive biopsy. Ordered through Chewy. Will report it there as well.

I have fed my dog Taste of the Wild for 6+ years. I love this brand. However this seems to be a new issue popping up in the last few month. Suddenly with this new bag of food (15# Wetlands), after about 10 days he's not feeling well. Throwing up, diarrhea, pale stools. Switched his food to Fromm yesterday. He is at the vet now getting a full work up. I called Taste of the Wild to report this issue. They said they are not having any issues that they are aware of. Please call this number to report it to Diamond, the company who makes TOTW: 1-800-977-8797 so that they can investigate further. You will need the information (lot number) listed on the back of the bag.

I've been feeding my lab puppy TOTW puppy since I brought her home 7 weeks ago. She LOVED it! Never hesitated to eat it. I had read some of the complaints but still ordered the second bag from Chewy. We opened it yesterday. Breakfast was the last of the first bag and she ate that right up. Lunch & dinner were a different story. She wanted nothing much to do with it. I set it down and she didn't dive in like normal. She laid by the bowl and barked at it. I will admit the second bag didn't smell as good as the first, I mean as good as dog food can smell.

My dog has always been on Taste of the Wild kibble, but recently has become very ill. He has sickness, bloody stools, lethargy and a very noisy tummy. We have been giving him a bland diet of chicken and rice and things improved. We returned him to Taste of the Wild and he became very poorly again. I've seen several reviews and complaints about dogs becoming sick recently, and I'm struggling to understand why a recall hasn't been sent out.

My dog has been on TOTW. This is the second bag I just started. He has started vomiting large pools of mud brown colored vomit. I wish the dog food company would have stricter guidelines enforced. My dog is like family. I only want to feed them the best.