I’m absolutely thrilled you product a Vegan Formula
because my dog is allergic to all meats, including
fish. He breaks out with sores that puss runs out of all over his belly. It took me 4 yrs to discover it was meat that he was allergic to. (Dogs are suspose to be carnivorous) because of over breeding & interbreeding this is what has become of it. In a week being on this formula he completely cleard up. Thank you Thank you

I have used this dog food for my two Westies for going on 3 years. Great results. I have recently stopped using it for one reason. SODIUM NITRITE. I will resume buying again if they stop using this carcinogenic ingredient. No good dog food is worth feeding my dog if it helps them get cancer.

Here we go again, another inaccurate review. You state natural balance has meat as the first ingredient. Unfortunately they almost always have a carb as the first ingredient. Check their website. Please do research before doing a review. Dog food advisor gives them a so-so rating because they are carb heavy, not meat heavy. You use the chicken LID food as your example, but your listing of the ingredients is wrong. Chicken is not the first ingredient. I really wish people wouldn’t rely on this website.

Our older dog and new pup (8mo) enjoy the food selection we made. But the packaging is not good so that the lower portions of kibbles are almost duct-like in consistency. I complained to my lcal pet store as we seem to be losing 10-20% of the kibble. They too think the bag is not sturdy enough so throughout the transport phase the kibble moves too much and simply breaks down. We are switching brands Diego this. Any thoughts?

Thank you.

I changed my senior boxer from Wellness brand over to Natural Balance about a year ago because he was having chronic loose stools (not quite diarhea). A vet advised I switch to a limited ingredient recipe that only contained one carbo: sweet potatoes, and she recommended Natural Balance. I bought the formula with sweet potatoes and fish, as my dog loves salmon. The stool become firmer and almost normal again but the smell was rancid. People just said it was a food ingredient making that smell. It went on for a year with these rancid smelling poops (like perming solution). My dog has just had $2000.00 worth of treatment including follow ups to fix a gas/pancreas problem. The vet now thinks it could have been the Natural Balance, and is now recommending GoNatural.

I used to feed this to my dog when I was trying to determine if she had a protein allergen. This food is great for dogs with allergies, sensitivities and intolerances. Their fish formula as well as their venison formula should be considered if you’re looking for food because of allergies. All their lines (specifically their grain free foods) are great for dogs with other intolerances.

For healthy dogs, I would advise going elsewhere. The protein percent is much lower for the price you’re paying. It’s not a bad choice, but it isn’t the best choice either for dogs with a healthy body.

For a healthy dog, I give this food 3.5/5 because it could use more protein.

For sensitive dogs, I give it 5/5 because all of the ingredients are high quality, and the list of ingredients are limited to avoid stomach upset.

I just changed my dog’s (purebred “snow” labrador retriever) food for the second time in his short 3-year life. About two years ago he started having problems with the food my older dog was eating and that we had transitioned him to after puppy food. I did a lot of research and read that dogs that have ear infections or other illnesses early in life many times develop food allergies. Gus did have an extensive ear infection as a puppy. So I went to the pet store and the person there suggested Natural Balance potato and duck. This seemed to do the trick and Gus was happy and healthy for these past two years. About three weeks ago, we bought the first big bag after the recall and he immediately started to have the same symptoms as before. I don’t think there is a salmonella issue any more with the brand but what I’m starting to think is that they reformulated the food to make salmonella harder to occur. So maybe they stopped putting whole duck in it or added more preservatives. Whatever it is was appeared to be the culprit in putting poor Gus in extreme distress (for the record, I brought him to the vet multiple times the first time and also this time). Today I went to the store, purchased a couple of cans and a bag of Wellness Simple and Gus is extremely content right now. I didn’t dare transition him to the new dogfood with the old because my gut told me there is something different with the NB since the recall. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that he does well with this. Anyone else out there with a similar post-recall story?

I put my dogs on Synergy because one of them had really bad digestion problems. After switching our dogs were much better off, and I was happily surprised to read that the ingredients are extreremly healthy. Everything improved: coats, eyes, deameanor, back-yard waste amounts, it was amazing. We have no Natural Balance complaints, only good results here.

I have a dog that has just been diagnosed with diabetes. I can’t find a diabetic dog food in my town. I just purchased Natural Balance L.I.D. ((sweet potato and fish formula). Is this ok for my diabetic dog. The vet said I should have a dog food with a low glycemic index? What is the glycemic index for this brand? Also he said, low carbohydrates. I need some guidence.

Sue

I have a 10 year old pug and after my pug was put on medication he stopped eating his iams dog food. I tried every product I could find and he would eat it for a day or two then stop. I have bags and bags of food almost all full and a lot of cans in the cabinet of food he refuses to eat. I took him to a pet expo and in a goodie bag there was this food roll. I did some research on it and was impressed with what they put in the food and what they didn’t. I gave it to him and he devoured it. I then bought a bunch of the small rolls and each day I was waiting for him to stop eating it but he never did. I picked up the 4lb roll of the beef and he eats everything I put in front of him and wants more. Im just so happy he is eating because he likes the food and not out of hunger.

They sub contract the manufacturing, mainly to Diamond who has a very bad track record. The FDA’s recent review of the Gaston plant is unbelievable and for Natural Balance to be unaware of this is not what one would call securing the quality of their product….where is that 151 tests, when broken and contaminated machinery is used to make their product. Is the health of our pets thrown out for their bottom line $$? There is now a new recall at the plant in Meta, Missouri. It also is starting out with the Diamond brand, but will it be another rolling recall like the one in Gaston, S.C.? Natural Balance LID is made here. Also the ingredients in the potato and duck is mostly from plant protein, not good, dogs need protein from meat. The meat in this formula is very low.

Natural Balance is voluntarily recalling certain dog food formulas. Visit http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/home/NB_recall.html for complete information.

Consider this natural balance dog food review five stars, four paws up, etc. Their L.I.D. sweet potato & fish food saved my dogs life. He has not suffered since we started giving this to him one year ago. He still enjoys the taste too. He’s happy and healthy now thanks to this brand. And for what you get in quality and trust, it’s worth the price, which is actually very reasonable.

My lab developed allergies to just about everything – his hair was falling out, he was having bouts of diarrhea and vomiting – we put him on Natural Balance Duck and Sweet Potato and he was fine from that point on. Great food, but very expensive.

Our 4 year old mini schnauzer Radar has been raised exclusively on dry Natural Balance products. We had a small problem with dry skin but quickly solved the issue with Natural Balance Synergy. The breeder recommended it, the Vet recommended it and we highly recommend it. It may cost a little more than regular store brands but we want only the best for Radar. You can trust Natural Balance with you best friend. I’m glad I did.

I have 6 dogs, my brother has 2 and my mom also has 2. My best friend has 3. We all have our dogs on Natural Balance foods and are huge fans of this company. You have never seen healthier, happier dogs who love their food. One of my dogs (Maltese) is on their LID Limited Ingredient formulas for allergies and it practically saved her life – her symptoms are now gone. I read labels and stay on top of recalls, dog food news, etc, and Natural Balance makes sure all of their food is safe and tested – and you can double check on this on their website by entering the number on the bag you buy. We are all huge fans.

Anyone feeding this food PLEASE READ THIS -
THere is a significant problem with this food line, and a lot of animals – both dogs and cats- are apparently getting sick from recent batches of both canned and dry Natural Balance food!

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/pets/natural_balance.html

I switched to Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Fish L.I.D. after my lab began suffering with allergies and stomach issues. All of a sudden he couldn’t tolerate anything and would vomit every night. He also developed rashes. Our vet suggested Natural Balance and it worked wonders for Zeus. He loved the taste, and his symptoms cleared up. We love Natural Balance and switched our cats to their Ultra formula. I believe this is the best brand of pet food on the market today.

That’s funny because that also happend to us weeks ago. Yeah those mushys are a pain to pick up. We try the best we can but it’s just gross. But the interesting thing we found is that it’s not the NB. It was something she ate at the park when we were not looking. My son saw it though… Well, we think it’s that, but we can never be sure. But since then her stools have been regular.

I fed my 5 month old yorkshire terrier puppy with natural balance chicken puppy food, the one that has a yorkie picture on the bag. That’s actually the reason why we bought it the first place, because it has the yorkie’s picture on the bag and says it’f for puppy, so that looks perfect right to us. Cooper (our puppy) likes the food a lot, but he tends to have gastrointestinal problems often. It’s hard to say whether it’s the food, but he is very sensitive towards other things we gave to him while on this diet. When I used to just feed him boiled rice, chicken breast, and apple, he was not sensitive to other treats at all. But Cooper definitely likes it, if we mixed the kibble with wet food or rice, he would pick all the kibbles out and only eat the kibbles. He is a bit hyper after the meals, and he licks his paws a lot, I just read that from another article that this is normally a sign for having a not balanced diet. We are definitely thinking of switching to another food after this bag is gone. I would say one or two out of 10 days period, he will have a very mushy stool that’s hard to pick up and plus he always steps on it and makes really hard for us to clean.