After receiving over 1550 complaints from pet owners and sickening nearly 2000 dogs and cats, Blue Buffalo Pet Food announced a voluntary recall of several of their pet food lines for dogs and cats. This blue buffalo pet food recall was initially announced in January, and then again on May 27, 2016.
This time the problem is excess moisture which leads to mold formation. Moldy pet food ingested by dogs and cats causes various illnesses ranging from vomiting and diarrhea with or without blood to pancreatitis, lethargy appetite loss as well as liver and kidney issues and bladder stones.
Blue Buffalo pet food has experienced numerous recalls over the years. In fact, February 2, 2016, marks the date the federal district court in Missouri finally agreed to settle the biggest pet food class action lawsuit in history.
This $32 Million Dollar Class Action Law Suit dated all the way back to 2008 in which over 100,000 pet owners were repaid anywhere from 100.00 dollars up to 2000.00 dollars depending on the exact situation involving their dog or cat.
Blue Buffalo as it turns out is not actually “True Blue” at all. In fact, Blue Buffalo turns out to be exactly the opposite. This pet food company was charged with false advertising, misleading claims, altered ingredients and more. To keep this news as quiet as possible and out of the pet consumers spotlight they agreed to settle for $32 Million Dollars.
Innocent pet owners paid premium prices with their hard earned dollars only to end up in pet emergency rooms with their beloved dogs and cats suffering various illnesses from ingesting tainted pet food. This author and veterinarian have experienced several cases of sickened pets after eating Blue Buffalo pet food over the years. Unfortunately, despite the recent $32 Million Dollar Settlement this past February, the recalls have started again, this time with mold.
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I just had to put down my Samoyed March 7, 2018 for 2 years she had HIGH levels in her liver doctor could never tell us why she has been on Blue Buffalo for at least two years The last 6 to 8 months she could hardly walk due to break down of spine. Has anybody else had theses issues I would like to know how I could possibly be part of this class action suit if my poor baby had to suffer because of a dog food I could not live with myself, I thought I was feeding her a high quality dog food.
What about their cat food?
I started both of my cats on blue buffalo and my oldest got severely constipated and on his 5th Birthday we went to the vet and had three enema’s and when that didn’t work he had to have the poop removed and bowls massaged.
I now have them back on friskies and any change to their diet I now go through my vet
Has other dog food brands been tested for led? I feed ? I feed Purina one smart blend as the dry mixed with moist home cooked . I just lost my 5 year cavalier high liver enzymes did before they could do liver biopsy she went from feeling ok to dead in a 2 week period the doctors did not know reason for this.
Martha,
That is hard for me to know but http://www.petfoodadvisor.com is a great source.
Does this include Blue Buffalo canned.