Blue Buffalo Dog Food Recall

stool may be runny if you didn’t do the change gradually combining both the old and the new. give it a few days if you just up and changed it and he/she should be fine. as far as the backround of the brand i don’t really know but it’s a good brand. hope the pup gets better quick! no on likes messy poopies… 

Dihayes1, I don’t know if you realized it but this is not Blue Buffalo’s own site.  One question is what were you feeding her before the BB?  It may be an allergy or an anal gland issue (which is sometimes caused by allergies).  I would speak to someone from Blue’s site or ask your vet about the sores.

Elsiehurt-

Understandable, but I can say I recently put Blue into our rotation and have had good luck so far(perhaps not with the Wilderness)

Has anyone had an issue with Wellness wet foods.  Two times (one several years ago and one just recently) where I have found pieces of heavy plastic wrap (the type you find on a frozen turkey) approximately 1/2″x1/2″ in their food.  I originally contacted the company about this issue and was assured it would not happen again.  My dogs really like this food.  I have stopped feeding it to them after the second incident.  It didn’t make me feel better that after I left the can sku and dates on the co’s voice mail, they called back several days later to inquire about what numbers were on the can ??

 Lynnepaulcmk – From reading your postings it appears your dog does ok on Chicken and Rice based foods.  There are dozens of 4 and 5 star chicken and rice based dog foods you can slowly transition him too.  Since its winter I would cut out the monthly flea and tick preventative along with the Monthly parasite pill unless he is into dead animals and eating wildlife poop.  Forget the rawhide – Its often nasty overprocessed, chemically treated only god knows from where it really comes from.  I like safe elk antlers as chews and take it away if he eats too much at once.  Also perhaps a raw meat beef bone from the butcher with a little fat and beef on it as a treat.    Good luck at the vet, make sure the fecal includes Crypto and Giardia.  1.5 years of puke and poop are too much for me to handle.  There are many food options for you but you need to make sure there are no parasite or other issues going on.  I have seen people spend hundreds of dollars on expensive dog food guessing and searching for the right formula when there are other issues and problems that need to be looked at first.  good luck 

Thank you so much. I am loving this site.

Thanks for your reply. He has been on the same food for a year now. The bouts are off and on usually for a couple days, I resort to the chicken and rice, it resolves itself and then I reintroduce the food. He does get one rawhide a day and two Meaty Bones biscuits. He has been scratching quite a lot with no fleas present. He had his last flea treatment in Nov. HIs activity level is the same,high, and he is walked five miles a day. All lake water by us is now frozen. We have always had difficulty getting any weight on him but he is very active.
I will be taking him to the vet this week for some blood work and fecal testing.

Lynnepaulcmk – How long has this been going on for?  Is he always on the same dog food?  Is it the same bag you are having problems with?  What else is your dog eating?  Treats?  People food? Grass?  Dirt?  Other Animal Feces?  Lake, River or Swamp Water?  Any pesticides, insecticides or Herbicides?  Are you sure?  Do you use a Parasite and Heartworm preventative, Flea and Tick preventative? Mouse poisons?  Its a poison.  Has your dog have a complete fecal and blood test including: testing for Parvo, Giardia, Crypto?  How is the dogs skin, coat, eyes, ears?  Any scratching or biting?    How often do you bathe him?  With What? 

CJ, it really sounds as though this was an existing medical issue with your dog. But I am so sorry you lost him, how terrible. As Melissa noted, this recall was over a year ago and the affected food was pulled, and all affected food would have expired by now.

Two days ago, Christmas Eve we had to euthanize our beloved
6 year-old German shepherd due to lethal levels of vitamin D in Blue Buffalo’s
Chicken/brown rice large breed dog food. 
Our dog was a powerful healthy dog highly active with a sweet warm
personality.  About four weeks ago he
abruptly stopped eating that product and started drinking large amounts of
water and producing large amounts of dilute urine.  His apatite would improve then disappear
eventually he completely refused to eat. 
Our vet had little answers and eventually ran blood work finding he was
in the initial stages of renal failure.  They
also found elevated blood calcium and urine analysis found calcium phosphate
crystals.   X-rays could not find any bladder or kidney
stones.  Out of desperation he was
eventually hospitalized, IV fluids were forced in an attempt to clear his
kidneys however after 24 hours (Christmas Eve) we had to have our beloved dog
euthanized.

Our dog was an indoor dog never wondered outside our fenced
yard was walked regularly on the leash and was always in close contact with us
and could not have ingested a poison or toxin. 
Our second dog a 16 year-old Malamute was not fed a Blue Buffalo product
and did not suffer any of these symptoms. 
I have little doubt that the Blue Buffalo product contained lethal
levels of vitamin D producing hypercalcemia and eventually inducing renal
failure killing our dog.

We trusted our wonderful dog with this expensive premium dog
food.  It is tremendously unfortunate
that this company continues to irresponsibly produce dog food products with
little quality control.   My wife and I are trying to move ahead after this
difficult loss while having to deal with the frustration and disgust for this
companies lack of responsibility.  We
urge any dog owner to avoid all Blue Buffalo products and strongly recommend
monitoring all FDA recalls had we done this I’m convinced our dog with be with
us today.

CJ

My Dear Westie died September 6 of renal failure. She was in good
health until 3 weeks before her long painful death. My heart is still broken. I am 83 years old, not well, and do not have the funds to
buy another friend and companion. She ate Blue dog food for several
months prior to her death. I am requesting you make it possible for me to replace my invaluable pet, whom I raised from birth. Please make this known to your CEO,Bill Bishop. Sincerely, Lois Bishop

me to replace my dearest friend, or I, too, may die of loneliness. Please
bring this to the attention of Bill Bishop. Note my name, too, is Bishop.

Melissa, the 2007 BB recall was for their dry kitten food, canned dog foods and dog treats, the HealthBars, I believe. At the time of this incident, BB was using American Nutrition to produce their products. Apparently, this manufacturer changes the recipe on these recalled items by adding cheaper ingredients like “rice protein concentrate” without BB permission. BB was furious and ended their contract with them. This was the explanation given on their website at the time this occurred. I remember because BB was the food I switched my pets to after the big recall. I eventually switched to a grain free to avoid the grain issue altogether. What amazes me is that they didn’t just contract with a new manufacturer, they contracted with 5! That has to be close to impossible to control product quality and consistancy. As we can see by the more recent recalls with BB products.