Comments on: Natural Balance dog food

By: GRoth

GRoth — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:15:36 +0000

I had my Boston Terrier on this food of two years with no problem but recently bought a fresh bag. Within a couple of days of feeding her the new bag she had terrible gas, vomiting and violent diarrhea with a few drops of blood at the end. I took her off the food for a couple of weeks with the advice from my vet and she was doing great! Then I feed her the food again and within 12 hours my dog had the same symptoms. Upon searching the internet I found a lot and I mean a lot of people with the same problems (go to consumeraffairs.com). Not sure if they changed the formula or something but I was not going to continue to risk my dogs health to find out. Now feeding her Taste of the Wild and she is doing amazing!

By: k

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:41:07 +0000

i switched my dogs to NB. after the third bag they started to have GI problems. well that ended that. i put them back on purina and as much as i hate to say it, they r doing fine. they r actually eating again and seem happy. i’m glad. sometimes i think the better dog food is causing more problems in our dogs. i been feeding them purina for years and all my dogs lived a long healthy life. thats just my opinion.

By: Kelley King

Kelley King — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:41:34 +0000

I used to use the old Natural Balance formulas and everyone did well. THen, they changed the formula to the sweet potato. My dogs’ stools were orange, and loose. We changed over gradually but this continued. I chose to stop the foods before they turned into The Great Pumpkin.

I liked NB and it sounds like they have tight quality control. I am considering giving the LID a try for allergy reasons.

The information you folks provide here is so helpful. Thank you everyone.

By: K. Barker

K. Barker — Mon, 30 May 2011 00:20:02 +0000

oops I meant to give that food 5 stars read above!

By: K. Barker

K. Barker — Mon, 30 May 2011 00:15:49 +0000

I was recommended to useNatural Balance “synergy” for my black lab.
She had a lot of health issues, since I’ve adopted her as a pup from a negligent environment.
she had to overcome Lyme disease and blostomycostis(fatal), so proper nutrition was of the utmost importance for her!
Well, I just purchased the third bag, and I must say that it does cost more than I’m used to paying, but our dog looks and feels great now. Her coat is shiny & silky soft, she’s energetic and very happy. She normally doesn’t take to new foods either with her sensitive stomack ,but with this one, she had no problem digesting it either.It does contain digestive enzymes in it too. I would highly recommend it !

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:43:06 +0000

Natasha says:
October 21, 2010 at 1:25 pm
My 6 year old dog just died. I’d been feeding her the Natural Balance chicken and sweet potato version dry dog food for a few years
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You’re kidding with this post, right? I highly doubt there is any correlation between your dog’s death and the food. If that were true, dogs all over the country would be dropping like flies.

Did you and your family members all happen to get your dogs from pet stores?

By: Angie M

Angie M — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:33:19 +0000

I switched my Pom to Natural Balance about a year ago after she kept having e.coli infections in her urinary track. The doc said most likely because she is so low to the ground and she can’t reach around to clean herself. So, baby wipes and water rinse after teetee! (She stays inside except for potty time.) Next vet trip was after a very bloody stool most likely because I feed her watermelon (Yes she liked it and I didn’t think a little would hurt). Changed food to only Natural Balance L.I.D. canned (all flavors) mixed with NB Dry Duck and Potato small bites. Have not been back to vet since.

Problem is she has gained too much and I don’t feed her anywhere near the amount recommended on the label. She is 12 years old, has some arthritus, and is not fond of taking walks.

By: Jess

Jess — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:01:39 +0000

These are all pretty darn good dog foods. But it is in your court to go to there website and see if they have anything that fits your dogs needs. http://www.championpetfoods.com/
The A list
1. Orijen
2. Acana, Harvest, pacifica & grassland Only.
3. Horizon Legacy
4. Taste of the Wild, wetlands & prairie, ONLY.
5. GO, grain free /Endurance Only.
6. Fromm, 4 star.
7. Merrick
8. Wellness Core
9. Blue Wilderness
10. Acana, the rest of Acana products.
11. Artemis

The B list
1. GO, the rest of their products.
2. Evangers
3. Timberwolf
4. Fromm, the rest of their products.
5. Instinct
6. Wellness super 5 mix
7. Now, Grain free.
8. Solid Gold
9. Precise Holistic Complete, Only.
10. Natures Logic
11. Pinnacle
12. First Mate
13. Kirkland or Natural Domain, Costco!(mainly because of cost)
14. Now, the rest of their products.

The C list
1. Nutrisource
2. Evo
3. Chicken soup for the dog lovers soul
4. Exclusive
5. Pure Vita
6. Canidae, Grain Free ALS, Only.
7. Wellness
8. Earthborn
9. Annamaet
10. Organix
11. Natural Balance, not all are good!
12. Whole Earth farms, this well move up!
13. Premium Edge
14. Innova

By: Gail

Gail — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:46:31 +0000

My boxer has food allergies. When I first adopted him they had him on Nutro, so that is what I fed him until the recall. Finally took him to a vet (an allergy specialist) who put him on Hill’s Prescription rabbit and potato. After 2 weeks, he was doing so much better. She told me to try Natural Balance Potato and Duck, Natures’ Recipe Vegetarian or Wellness because it was easier for me than having to try to get to the vet’s for the prescription food when they were open. I went to Petco and found 2 of the 3. I couldn’t find the Wellness formula for skin allergies. I started out on NB Potato and Duck. He was doing great except for some weight gain. Then all of a sudden he started getting sick a lot, vomiting and diarrhea at least a couple days a week. Went to the NB website and they said they had changed the formula and that sickness might occur for the first few days. He kept getting sick, so I switched him to the Sweet potato and fish formula of NB mixed with Nature’s Recipe vegetarian. He did better and gradually switched over strictly to Nature’s Recipe. So far so good but I think I’m going to look for some of these other brands that are recommended. We know he can’t have corn or chicken, he breaks out in hives or has an asthma attack with both of those. Not sure about beef or turkey or the other grains yet. We’re testing him by challenge with a different type food for 7-10 days at a time. So far, have only gotten through chicken, corn and rice. Is there any company out there that makes a good dog food and has not had a recall, preferably a natural formula for allergies?

By: Jörg

Jörg — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 01:01:19 +0000

Natasha says:
October 21, 2010 at 1:25 pm
My 6 year old dog just died. I’d been feeding her the Natural Balance chicken and sweet potato version dry dog food for a few years
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For a few years?

I think the chicken formula is a new formula, first time made in 2009?

Sorry, i dont believe what you wrote!