Canidae Pet Foods Reviews

My silver Lab has been Canidae Bison and Barley food for a year or so and I’ve receive one bag with HUNDREDS of ants inside. About 4 months ago the bags started getting more “dust” inside the bags, which I thought was odd. 2 months ago my dog started vomiting 3-5 times a week. Sometimes 3-5 times a day. This was also the same time I noticed the food had a sort of chemical/alcohol smell to it. I’ve taken him to the vet for his vomiting and have done blood tests and a GI panel, they both came back perfectly fine. This leads me to believe that it has to be the food causing him to vomit aggressively. He is currently switching back to the food he was on before this. Hoping it helps!

I've been feeding my Cane Corso All Life Stages Large Breed for over 3 years. Before I switched him to this, his coat was dull and he was constantly itching. It immediately stopped when I switched him to Canidae. His coat is soft & shiny, and I don't need to feed near as much as I did other brands to maintain his weight. He only poops once a day .... My sister who is a vet tech said that's a sign of good quality food! He does wonderful on it and I highly recommend it.

My dogs suffer from food allergies and Canidae solved this problem for many years. Unfortunately, I believe their formulas have been changed. After the last two bags I’ve gotten, my dog is suffering with skin itch and redness along with hair loss. I call “Skimpflation”. I’m so disappointed with this company. On to the next top of the line dog food.

I bought Canidae Goodness Chicken and Barley and it gave my dog vomiting and diarrhea. I am more than pissed!!! My God. I am waiting it out a couple days to see if he gets back to normal. If not I will have to run to the vet. He has always been a super healthy dog. I warn everyone about not buying this food. There are other negative reviews out there if you Google, "Is Canidae dog food making my dog sick?" I wish I would have seen them. All you see is good reviews and think you are doing what is best for your dog. I am so angry! I gave it 1 star because it wouldn't let me leave it at zero.

I have used Canidae for over 15 years with multiple generations of pets. I have always been satisfied. The past 2 bags have had live and dead meal worms. They offered a coupon, but after 2 bags, NOPE.

I have been feeding my 6 dogs Canidae for 5 years now. The vet used to compliment their shiny coats and how vibrant they were. Last year I purchased a bag of Canidae with gnats or something in it and a bunch of kibble crumbs. Naturally I returned it to Petco and got another bag. I figured that because the Canidae bags had been moved to the inside of the perimeter wall of the building that bugs had just made their way from outside into the bag and had caused crumbs. So I changed store location. A couple of months go by and I bought a bag that had way too much crumbs, powder or whatever it was (bad kibble) and my dogs would not eat it. I exchanged again for another bag. This happened 2 more times up til last week.

I raise German Shepherds. My Canidae came from Chewy, I reported for 7 months Every bag had grounded up junk in it, I took vidéos and pictures of food. I want you to understand this was every order of 6 to 10 bags à order. I had Chewy document this each order. Asked them to open a bag and check it. They Refused! I called Canidae. They said à bad batch, this is a lie. This was 7 months straight! I cook fresh chicken fresh veg. Carots, Peas, Green beans and white rice for topper to go over their food. I kept telling myself it would get better, at no time did anyone offer to send good food out or reimburse one dîme. I spent in food 15,000 to 16,000 à year on dog food. I have pictures and vidéos to back up my story.

Initially, I was very put off from Canidae because they push a ton of grain-free kibble/soft food that isn't necessary for my pup and not recommended by vets. I noticed my dog's itching and biting starting up again as Georgia changed into the fall season and I thought maybe a change of food might help alleviate him a little bit. Went to Petsmart, spent like 30 minutes walking back and forth through the aisles trying to make a decision and finally saw a large bag of Canidae Lamb & Brown Rice kibble with wholesome grains. I've noticed reduced itching, more energy, and we've had a few compliments on his beautiful coat! It's also cheaper than the brand I was using before and a great price than their grain-free products. 10/10 would buy again and I definitely recommend this!

I have used this brand for a solid year and then in April, I noticed the first changes. Specifically, the quality of the milled food pellets. There was a ton of "dust" or meal that was in the food that was not formed into a pellet. This would become mush in the bowls and is indicative of poor quality production--this was not the case before. I let it slide thinking it was an oops. Next shipment, same problem and then my dogs started turning up their noses, but would eat in the p.m. as they were hungry. They started having loose bowels and discoloration. However, this continued and investigated in the dog show community and found out that this was not isolated to me and that some dogs were even experiencing vomiting. Scrolling down this thread, you will see the same and I don't know these poeple. Don't know if it is a formula or source change, but it is not the original from a year ago.

I recently purchased a bag of this Grain Free dog food from a Petco. I typically feed my 8 yr old Australian Shepard Taste of the Wild, but I had heard good things about Canidae dog food over the years, and as this bag was on sale I decided to try it (I mixed it with some TotW she was finishing). Selkie turned up her nose at it for 24 hours before she tried it. Within 12 hours she was vomiting. I thought it might have been the heat (it was during a hot spell in July), so I continued with the Canidae/TotW. The next day, same thing. Gave it one more day, but by then her bile was bright yellow with red flecks. Fasted her for a day, gave her Dr Marty's raw food to allow her stomach to heal, and she's well again; no vomiting for the last 48 hours. After reading some reviews here where other pet owners have reported similar issues, I see why Petco had the food clearanced! Guess I'll be sticking with Taste of the Wild!