Blue Buffalo Pet Foods Reviews

My 8 year old dog started eating Blue Buffalo need live protection food in December. By January he started exhibiting severe gastrointestinal issues, with severe diarrhea, vomiting, lethargy, bloating. It got so bad that he was waking in the middle of the night panting, whining, and distress. As expensive as the food is, there should be high quality control and ingredients.

I bought the Puppy Homestyle Chicken with Vegetables. This looks nearly identical to the food I prepare for my puppy that takes hours to cook and my dog LOVES it! When something looks and smells like homemade it’s a big deal and very hard to find. I highly recommend this brand. Thanks Blue for doing what you say.

After all of my extensive research and price comparisons my vet tells me she doesn't recommend Blue Buffalo. Too many byproducts and stomach issues, even with the 'Sensitive Stomach' variety.

The store was out of Fresh Pet so my husband had to substitute with Blue Buffalo Chicken Loaf with peas and carrots. Tonight was their first night of trying it. My three dogs have been chugging water ever since. We threw it away. Apparently the sodium is too high.

I feed my Aussiedoodle Brody fresh pet but when I sent my fiance into Kroger the first refrigerated dog food he found was the Blue Buffalo and figured it would be okay for a one time deal. Boy were we wrong. Not only did he refuse to eat it but the small amount that he did gave him gastrointestinal problems including loose stools diarrhea and audible gas pain. I figured since this was also a fresh food pet product it would be okay even though I know you're not supposed to suddenly change your dog's diet it certainly should not have caused that adverse reaction especially since in the past when we have been on vacation or staying with family he has certainly had other dog food with absolutely no problems. It took almost 3 days for his stools to return to normal and for me to feel that it had finally gotten out of his system.

Blue Buffalo puts sodium phosphate and sodium carbonate…which are both toxic to dogs! My 7.5 lbs poodle is fighting a type of seizure and tremors! Take action DO NOT FEED YOUR DOG THIS FOOD! This is not the 1st type blue buffalo has been found to be a “non-honest company, as other class action lawsuits have been filed! My other 7.5 lbs multi poo is fine.. Guess what the only environmental difference is! She didn’t eat the blue buffalo food! She eats hard food to help with her teeth! Vet said to feed my 7.5 poodle wet food bc he lost a canine tooth and has a heart murmur so we can’t get his teeth cleaned! DO Not TRUST THIS COMPANY!

Bought the Blue Buffalo steak grillers. Immediately, one of my two Shih Tzus got sick, with fever, vomiting, couldn’t keep anything down. Next day same thing with dog 2. Stop giving them those treats, and they’re both fine now... after I read the reviews, I think this might be due to the new treat. Beware.

A few weeks ago, I found a Kirkland (Costco brand) dog biscuit in a new bag of Blue Buffalo Health Bars. We do not shop at Costco and there is no one home except my husband and myself and we have no idea as to how this biscuit got into the bag. It must have happened at the manufacturing plant. After doing research on this matter, I read many complaints on Blue Buffalo making precious dogs and cats sick or worse. Two of our three dogs have elevated liver enzymes (ALP). We've spent thousands of dollars at the vet. I now believe that Blue Buffalo pet food is causing the elevated ALP enzymes and joint inflammation issues. We have taken our dogs off everything Blue Buffalo (can food, dry food and treats). We have them on medications and new food and pray they will return to good health. I also reported this to Blue Buffalo to no avail. They didn't even bother to respond to my complaint.

In April, 2024 my 6 year old French Bulldog "Lebo" was throwing up constantly and I didn't know why. I had him vet checked, we did bloodwork, xrays, then more xrays. Then I took him to a veterinary specialist practice for a comprehensive exam and an ultrasound, that's when I learned that he had an unidentified biological blockage on both ends of his stomach. Corrective surgery posed very high risk with a questionable outcome, and that was IF they diagnosed him correctly (their words not mine). The surgery itself is delicate and high risk, on top of the fact that Frenchies do not do well under anesthesia, I would have done whatever to cough up 6k but the risks were too high. The alternative to surgery was to put him on a strict diet of soft pate canned puppy food (puppy formula is higher in protein with more calories). That was working fine, he gained his weight back and all had been going well.

Blue Buffalo has terrible customer service and doesn't accept any responsibility to issues you might have with their food. About two weeks ago, I bought puppy dry food. Upon opening it, I found stringy residue on the bag and food. After digging around a bit, I found numerous mealworms at the bottom of the bag. Blue Buffalo's recommendation was to return it. They stated it had nothing to do with their facility because of "the high temperatures they use." Instead they blamed in on the shipping process or the store.