Comments on: Blue Buffalo Dog Food

By: Jackie Schulte

Jackie Schulte — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:49:39 +0000

I have a 6 yr old small mix breed. I read such good reviews about Blue Buffalo that I bought a bag of Life Protection Formula small breed, chicken and brown rice. She loved the taste when I first started giving it and she had no problems. About 3-1/2 months later she started getting extremely lethargic, eating grass and throwing up more than once a day. The only thing I had changed was her food. I stopped giving BB and in about 3-4 days she became more energetic, stopped eating grass and throwing up. I waited about a 1-1/2 months and thought I’d try it again only because I wanted to see if it was actually the food because I kept reading wonderful reviews and it is rated as a top brand. I only gave her partial handfuls because frankly I was afraid and did not want her sick again. In about 3-4 days she started getting lethargic, again eating grass and throwing up. I stopped BB and will never give her anymore. Gracie’s health is what I care about and BB certainly did not live up to its rating. Don’t know where your rating chart is but I would rate this food 1 and that’s only because she liked the taste. She was extremely sick after eating this food.

By: LabsRawesome

LabsRawesome — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:35:57 +0000

lucy, why would you put a dog down that had vomiting and diarrhea? That’s like committing suicide because you have the flu. HOW DUMB!

By: lucy

lucy — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:13:56 +0000

my 5 year old boxer has alway had a sensative stomache so she has been eating bb turkey and potato for the last 3 1/2 years ,about 6 weeks ago she stop eating ,and start throwing-up .we tried everything to get her to eat her kibble she had vet send labs off on her normal .We continue to feed her blue buffalo .Well things got worse she continue not to eat st all vomitting and having diarrhea and lost 10+ pounds .Well we were ready to put her down they decided to try steriods to see if it was an inflammatory process .She started eating again but after reading this I wondering if was her food that started it all together .My husband said that this last bag of food look and smelled different than others prior to it ,no place had bb said they changed the formula.We are done with Blue Buffalo thanks everyone for sharing their problems with us .

By: KC

KC — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:57:36 +0000

Do not feed this feed if you are a dog breeder. I am a breeder of AKC champion Shetland Sheepdogs. It’s imperative that what I feed my pregnant bitch’s does not exceed 2 percent calcium or it could cause uterine inertia during whelping requiring c-sections. Upon calling the Blue Buffalo representative today they would not disclose maximum calcium levels in their feed because it varies too much according to the rep and they could not guarantee at any given time that the calcium would be under 2 percent and stated the food would not be a good fit for me! Seriously?! Large breed dog owners beware if you are thinking about feeding this. If they don’t regulate or guarantee maximum calcium levels in any of their feeds, including large breed puppy formulas, then I question what other ingredients are in excess? Hummm, They had a recall last October due to too much vitamin D that killed and sickened some dogs. I sure don’t want to give my money to a company that doesn’t regulate or guarantee what goes into their formulas!

By: Maggie

Maggie — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:17:37 +0000

Hi Carol, my dog is having the same problem, ever since I switched her to blue sensitive stomach my dog started eating grass nonstop and vomiting grass bile a couple times a week. She never had issues prior to, so I am pretty sure it is the blue, I am planning on changing her to something new this weekend.

By: Mom2Cavs

Mom2Cavs — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:05:26 +0000

I just started my crew on Blue Buffalo Basics new grain free dry. I was feeding another very high quality food and it was making my oldest Cavalier have stomach noises and she was not wanting to eat her breakfast. So I switched them all to Natural Balance LID Pot. & Duck. The noises stopped and she (all of them) loved the food. However, I fed it for about a month and one of my other Cavs started having anal gland issues with it….so, I have begun feeding/transitioning them to Blue Basics GF. So far, there has been no stomach noises and it looks like their stool is more firm than on the NB (which looked pretty good to me) so we’ll see if it helps with my one’s anal glands. To the poster above who’s dog had the stomach noised…..yes, it was something in the Blue Buffalo food that was probably causing it, but that does not mean Blue is a bad food. Mine had issues on another food (oh well, it was Fromm). It just means that not all foods agree with all dogs. I will let you know if Blue Basics continues to work for my gang. So far, I’m loving it for them. I also use a variety of the Blue canned food. And my cat eats the new Blue Freedom GF for cats. She loves it, too.

By: Farah

Farah — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:25:00 +0000

I switched my 7 year old Pom from pedigree dry food to the Blue small breed dry food about a week ago. Ever since, he has developed excessive thirst. I make sure his bowl is full but Its always empty now and he wakes me up once or twice during the night for him to drink water. I did some research and found this article. So it’s either the blue food, diabetes, or kidney failure. But I’m def thinking its the food.

By: Carol Skurski

Carol Skurski — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:29:45 +0000

I’d been feeding my Westie Blue Buffalo for the past several years. During
that time she’d appear to have indigestion problems. During the night her stomache would make incredible sounds, in the morning she’d want to eat grass, and sometimes she would vomit bile. This would occur perhaps once or twice each month. I never even thought the problem could be linked to Blue Buffalo because your dog food is so highly recommended. Plus she seemed to like the food (except for the little “berries” which she’d fre-quently leave in the dish). Finally, as a last resort, I switched to Natural Choice and for the last two months I haven’t had a single problem.
I’m happy to have solved the problem but am curious as to why Blue Buffalo would have disagreed with her so much. If you have any ideas or have heard
of similar experiences with other pet-owners I’d appreciate your comments.

By: blaine

blaine — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:46:32 +0000

I switched from pedigree to bb about a week ago and my dog loved it she is very picky about what she eats. this dog food is much more healthy for my dog than pedigree and the ingredients are much better. so i am very glade i switched.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:45:07 +0000

I started our Chessie/Setter mix on BB when we first got him at 3 months. I chose BB because of reviews and at first was happy. For almost 2 years he did very well on the food. Then about 6 months ago he began to have sick spells: 2-3 days of vomiting and diarrhea. We thought it was because of cat stool he was eating in our yard until the snow covered it all and he kept getting sick.
I just took him to the vet last week and no parasites. But since he’s been on the perscription bland food from the vet he has not vomited or had diarrhea. We are switching him to a new food. Not sure which one yet. A month ago I would have said BB was great, but it does not agree with my dogs digestion.