Hi Everyone,

Reference all the comments about “bad” Kirkland dog food, what states do you all live in? If you are listing recall info, please list the state you live in.

It was the Kirkland Lamb & Rice dry food that was tainted, and many other brands too.

According to all the news stories I’ve seen about Kirkland dog food that was tainted and making “people” sick was on the east coast, mid-west and southern states. Out west we haven’t had any issues with the product. In fact all the major TV news stations here as saying NO dogs became ill, it was all people getting ill from handling the tainted foods.

Also, please note, it was MANY different brands of dog foods, including some of the higher price brands, all the foods were made by Diamond Pet Foods processing plant in South Carolina.

Diamond Pet Foods processing plants have had many recalls….have to wonder why the different companies trust them to make a qualify “clean” product they can put their brand name on? After all these recalls, I would look for different processing plants.

To the folks that fed there dogs Kirkland food and claim their dogs got sick, did you remember to gently move your dog over to a new food. Need to start by mixing 25% new food into their old brand and slowly increase the amount over several days until your dog is on the new food. This will help eleminate any stomach or diarrhea problems. Switching food too fast is almost guaranteed to cause some stomach problems.

Best of luck to anyone who has a ill pet, my thoughts are with you!

Thank you.

How many cups of ADult premium do we feed our 26 lb, 6 month old Standard poodle—we threw out the bag without checking. thanks

Kirkland just got on the huge recall list !

Diamond Pet Foods is expanding their recall to include some Kirkland dry dog food formulas. Please check out our blog post dealing with this issue: http://petfoodtalk.com/blogs/diamond-expands-recall/

I loved the Kirkland Signature kibble and my three were doing well on it but I switched two to the Super Premium Healthy Weight Dog three weeks ago. One of those two became ill. She died within days. The second got sick and has been taken off it. The third dog, who was eating a different formula seems fine, but I’m afraid to open the new bag I have. I an going to try to take both bags back.

I bought two bags of the premium puppy food from costco two weeks ago. Three days after feeding my boxer he had severe dark diarrhea and vomiting. We took him to the vet and after blood work and stool exam they basically didnt know what was wrong and gave us anti-diarrhea meds. He lost appetite, wash heavily drinking water and now when he sleeps he poops out a little nugget which he quickly eats. Weve had him to the vet twice since and now they want to put him on Prednisone. He was fine until i switched him from Blue to Kirkland.

If you do your homework like I did.. I went right to the source.. I contacted Diamond.. the only product of Diamond tainted was the Lamb and Rice.. this also affects Premium Edge as well.. they are part of the plant.. however, it all depends on what plant your food came out of.. I use Natures Domain grain free and also the Chicken puppy formula for my little baby.. NO ISSUES at all….

There is a big problem with dry dog food in 2012. The food has made many dogs sick, including two of mine. My 12 year old lab almost died and a 3 year old Bahamian dog who lived on garbage had diarehhea. I had smelled the dog food but thought i was being overly sensitive. So did my husband. Trust your instincts. After a few days, the old lab stopped eating. Today, I said to my husband I will scramble her an egg and she ran tothe stove. Then today I brought anew bag of kibble and threw it in her bowl and she gobbled it down. Shame on you Costco. We are great customers. But if you harm our dogs, we will rethink.

I pulled out the drawer under my stove a few weeks ago…i noticed a few ants n wondered where they were coming from…what i found under there was a rubber mousie, a few feet from some chewed up dog toys a milk bone and 2 small end pieces of Costco bones. i saw small holes all over the Costco bones so i broke it open, and i was horrified to see there were ALOT of these small brown beettle like bugs…I have no idea how long these bones were under my stove, but I will say, i threw them immediately in the trash….(outside)

I just noticed two of these gross beetles on the door to the laundry room where i keep the box of bones.(there was just one layer left on the bottom of the box). I look in the box and i see one crawling in there. SICK. i AM going back to Milkbone.

Fed My girl YFLab costco weight control and she started licking her paws. Never before had done so when I was feeding her Avoderm. My friend that had a CMlab that was feeding him Costco reg dog food had the same problem only more sever. I went back to
Avoderm and it stopped. Something in that food caused a reaction but don’t know what it could be. I don’t known where the ingrediants come from. Maybe China?

I have been feeding my dogs (all 9 of them) Kirkland foods for years and just love the results! All have super shinny coats, and dogs are soft, stay cleaner and don’t smell! I am an obedience trainer, and take my Bassett Hound to work and I have countless people tell me how healthy he looks and ask what food I feed! He never smells like a hound, and i very seldom bathe him! And thanks to Costco, we ca afford to feed all our dogs!

BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE
Please be aware that something in the Kirkland’s dry Lamb and Rice made all of my dogs sick and one recently died who was young and healthy. Their food is being tested right now but doubt I will get a truthful answer until more people report that their dogs are sick. It took the COSTCO corp office 1 week to call me after I filled an incident report. COSTCO doesn’t seem that concerned. I’m really mad!

I have to say after 3 years of using it I no longer use it. I started getting suspicious when my dog who is not a picky eater started to NOT want to eat it. I am still trying to find one that both of us can agree on($ and good quality). I have read/heard about Canidae but have read/heard they are owned by Diamond also. So right now doggie is getting junk food(like every kid loves it). What’s a mother to do?

Great product! I would have a Costco membership simply for their pet aisle. We get the lamb variety for our yellow lab- he loves it and is truly healthy. We also buy Kirkland dog treats, bully sticks, and cat food.

Sonya….Taste of the Wild is a Diamond Dog Food and so is Kirkland. Sometimes we thing more is best. But, sometimes less is more and best. Do your homework…know where your dog food comes from. Kirkland now offers a grain free food called Natures Domain. This is only sold at Costco and is also made by Diamond.

LOVE this dog food or should I say my dogs love it. I buy the lamb rice & vegetables. Their coats are shiny – no dandruff -, their weight is stable, stools firm and best of all they love it. I used to buy Nutro L&R but the price doubles and the 40# bags were reduced to 35#.

I was giving my dogs blue buffalo and paying alot of money on dog food. Since I got kirland dog food it has been great for my dogs. And the ingredents is just as good or even better then the top brand dog food at petco and pet smart. The price you can’t beat it

I had my senior dog on Blue (life formula). I compared ingredients to Kirkland Senior formula and there isn’t a difference as far as quality goes. I’ve had him on this for a few months and he’s in great shape. Still acts like a puppy, running around. He just turned 8. My question to all…if they can manufacture (Kirkland) quality dog food, why would anyone spend the $ on another brand that costs twice as much?

used since puppy bouvier now 3.5 years old and just plops diarhea when i feed him this ..crap since diamond took over?

When someone mentions mold, do they not realize where cat, dog, horse, and other foods are stored??

Ever been to a warehouse?/ The smell of rodenticides is overwhelming, and if the warehouseis not properly ventilated or lacking air conditioning, , yes, animal feeds and pet foods can become moldy.

The small feed and grain store where I purchase most of myd og food and animal feeds is very well ventilated in the summer , so, the food does not become moldy.

I have also picked up pet food from the so called large chain pet food purveyors, in their respective warehouses, the heat that comes out of the warehouses, and smell of as I said rodenticides is overwhelming, and this applies to the storage of so called Holistic, non preservative free cat and dog foods.

Now, one of the warehouses that I occassinally animal feeds , if I am in the area is Tractor Supply, their store is cool and their large storage room is cold. I doubt the food becomes moldy as they have the proper ventilatin and cooling mechanism in place.

We have been feeding the Kirkland food for about a year and it has compared very favorably with Iams and Diamond. My dogs had problems after a while with the Diamond brand. And the Iams was out of our price range for 6 dogs. We have purebred Heelers and a couple have food sensitivities which we have not had any problems with on the Kirkland. The ingredients are comparable to Iams which we liked. As for a lot of the comments, you have to go what works best for you. Expensive is not always the best!

Marketing is a wonderful thing! Everyone is concerned about what to feed their dogs…in the meantime most dogs would eat their own stool, drink out of the toilet, eat road kill or anything else not nailed down. Look it’s easy, you can go out and buy the premium dog food any pay a fortune. I say go ahead do that for 2 reasons. First it is good for the economy; second if Costco sells too much of this food it may impact Diamond food sales and they’ll stop making it for Costco or Costco will increase the price based on demand. So go ahead waste your $$$$$ the economy needs it! Kirkland (really Diamond) provides real value for the money and a quality food…the only alternative that would make any difference to your dog and guarantee what your dog is eating is to make it yourself. By the way even if you make your own dog food, that really doesn’t guarantee that your dog is getting really good food, it only guarantees that your dog is getting food as good as you can buy or afford. I love Simone’s statement that: “…I work at an all natural pet food store and we offer plenty of brands…the companies guarantee the ingredients they are putting into their foods….” First of all the fact that she (I assume it’s a she) works in a natural pet food store really makes her objective….daaaaaaa. Secondly all companies guarantee the ingredients. Even the low end brands like IAMS and PURINA guarantee the ingredients. SO WHAT!? Like I said through away your money on more expensive food…it’s good for the economy. Let’s keep this food a secret …that good for me

I have done months of research over the last year about different dog foods and I tell you.. some of the ingredients they put in some dog foods is out of this world. I have feed almost everykind you can imagine and I didnt even know about Kirkland untill I happen to see it at discount seconds store. Well I read ingredients and it stacks right up there with royal canine, nutra, 4health and many other high priced/ high end foods. Great price I got it for not sure what it sells for at costco for there isnt one in my area but from what I read on here about half the price of the other high end foods. Well I bought what they had and my german shepherds really like it and are doing well on it. I do need to find a costco. I would recommend this food to any one that is on a tight budget but wants to feed their pets well.

With three large breed dogs, we switched from a designer brand to Kirkland and the dogs have responded very well. However, I would be interested in finding out if they test their pet food on animals. I have not managed to find this information. Hope someone can help.

Amanda, you are full of it.

Lindsay, there is no way that any manufacturer would knowingly use anything that was moldy! Eating mold would kill your dog. So there is no way that this food contains mold. You need to get a grip and stop making ridiculous statements.

Kirkland is Costco’s “house brand” for everything, and is only available at Costco. You should be able to find a friend who has a Costco card and go in with them or just repay them. Offer to buy them something in the food court

I used to buy my dog’s food at 20lb bags for $40. as they are both allergic to wheat and corn. Then I went to raw and vege’s which was awesome they loved it and were healthy. Now I’m disabled and they are my companion dogs. They are my reason to get up. I am so grateful that Costco has Kirkland’s. At least their not getting the corn and wheat anymore and itching till they were almost bleeding. They have been on Kirklands for a month and no itching. I know it’s not raw but it’s the best I can do. Now I just got to figure a way to get a Costco card as it was a one time shopping from a friend. Does anyone else know if you can get Kirkland’s at another store in Sacramento, CA? I can’t even afford to feed me meat much less my dogs. They are thriving and doing well and no more itching! For hard times it’s the best out there that I have found. 4 votes from me. I LOVE MY DOGS!

I was embarassed once when a vet asked me what kind of food I fed my dogs, since the vet’s office was selling the expensive “designer” dog food. I admitted that I fed my dogs the Kirkland food and her response? “That’s what I feed my dogs too! It’s a great food for the money.”

It would be nice if the ingredients were posted on this site.How are these foods being reviewed with no ingredients? Well anyway, here they are. @ 25 bucks for a 40lb bag,this food is a bargain all day long……. Also they don’t have to pay for commercials or any kind of advertising so they can actually afford to put good ingredients in the food! Too bad all the highly commercialized foods like Purina and such spend all their money on marketing, and none on ingredients! Kirkland Signature

Dry Dog Food

Ingredients: Chicken, chicken meal, whole grain brown rice, cracked pearled barley, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and vitamin E), egg product, beet pulp, potatoes, fish meal, flaxseed, natural flavor, brewers dried yeast, millet, dried chicory root, carrots, peas, kelp, apples, cranberry powder, potassium chloride, salt, choline chloride, rosemary extract, parsley flake, taurine, yucca schidigera extract, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, L-carnitine, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid

Fiber (estimated dry matter content) = 4.4%

When you have money its easy to forget other people dont sometimes. Kirkland is head and shoulders above the purina and pedigree that are priced similarly. I was able to get my frugal parents to even switch over because the price was within their budget. All of their dogs and my dog are near or over 10 years old at this point, but you wouldnt guess it.

My 13 year old border collie has never had a major health issue and has eaten it for 5 years. Before that she ate the cheaper Nutro brand.

While all those foods sound cheap, kirkland sells for about 20-25 dollars last I checked. Can you give me a high quality food from that list that sells that cheap?

I own a Great Dane and thought feeding Kirkland brand would be a cheap yet healthier choice to feed her. While on the food her skin was dry, she pooped about five times a day, and the dry kibble expands drastically which caused her to bloat on a couple occasions. Luckily I am familiar with the signs of bloat and was able to catch it early and reverse the issue before surgery was necessary. I quickly switched her to flint river ranch and all of these issues cleared up. Since switching, my dane has not had a single episode of bloat

I work at an all natural pet food store and we offer plenty of brands that are well priced, grain free if needed, and the companies guarantee the ingredients they are putting into their foods. If you are looking for good quality foods at a resonable price there are many to choose from; Canidae, Nature’s Variety, Taste Of The Wild, Nutri Source, Solid Gold, EarthBorn, just to name a few. Please take into consideration to that if you spend a little more on your pet food you tend to spend a lot less on your verterinary care.

There is not a better for on the market FOR THE PRICE. If you can’t afford the super spendy foods, kirkland is a great alternative. Ingredient for ingredient it stacks up with the best.

Our Great Dane goes through about 10 cups of dog food per day, so we started looking around for a cheaper, yet healthy alternative. Costco’s dog food seemed to meet the bill (the red bag). We considered the ingredients, as noted above. One other thing to note, is that it is VERY hard to track down where ANY of our food ACTUALLY comes from, even our human food… unless we grow it ourselves. Who knows even if our “organic food” is even truly organic anymore? This is a tough one.

What I do know is that our 6 year old Great Dane responded WELL to the food and has more energy than ever, improved coat, and higher energy levels… so the food is better for her than the Veterinary Diet food we had her on before (which was more than double the price!)

Thank you Costco!

Lindsay could be correct but I know of people who are knowledgeable about the foods they are feeding their dogs but simply can’t afford the high quality dog foods if you want to call any of them high quality. So they are shopping around to find a food that doesn’t cause a lot of allergies that is reasonably priced. Currently they are using purina and pedigree which rate extremely low, all of which use meat by products that know one knows about is what I understand. I will look further though and see if I can find a cheap dog food with no corn, no ethonxyquinn, and no beet pulp filler. Seems these also cause as much harm as the meat by products. If I can’t find it I will be back to shop for Kirkland and Cosco!

Kirkland dog food uses meat that Diamond Pet Foods rejects (moldy or off). I live near the Diamond facility and my friend’s brother works at Diamond and has confirmed the rumor. I wouldn’t take any chances with Kirkland brand.

Kirkland also has A LOT of sodium and carbohydrates in the food. It’s not required to list via AAFCO guidelines, but if you take into consideration the ingredients, you will see for yourself.