Review on 🐶 Top-Rated Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Dry Dog Food with Healthy Grains - Rich Protein Choices Include Salmon, Duck, Lamb, Beef, or Chicken by Jacqueline Lewis

I don't usually care enough about a product to write a review (negative or positive), but I felt the need to share my experience with this dog food. We have been feeding our two dogs this food for many years without any problems. Natural Balance recently changed its formula to include more protein. It wasn't really a wake up call for us as we assumed our dogs wouldn't mind. When we bought our last bag of this food (May 2020) and opened it to fill our dog food container, we noticed a very strong odor emanating from the food. It wasn't necessarily a BAD smell, just a lot stronger than usual. Within a few feedings, one of our dogs (a small breed) went from skipping meals from time to time, not eating at all, and only eating to keep from starving. She ate treats and leftovers, which told us her appetite wasn't the problem. The same dog vomited more frequently, usually after skipping a meal or two, or ate a large amount of grass to calm his ailing stomach and induce vomiting. At this point we have not concluded that it has anything to do with the food because our other dog (a large breed) was eating and acting normally. We consulted with our vet during her annual visit and she didn't seem to give this new behavior much credit, but did advise us to feed her soft food as needed. When we ran out of this food, we decided to switch to a completely different brand. Since the transition our dog has stopped throwing up, skipped meals and seems much more energetic and happier and has been for a few days. Special food, be careful! We tested the formula change to see if anyone had the same experience, and many other dog owners have reported similar behavior. There are no recalls that we are aware of at the moment, but I wouldn't be surprised if they do anytime soon.