Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Senior Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food, 5-lb bag

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  • This Blue Buffalo dog food is made with real, high-quality chicken as the first ingredient.
  • Blue Life Protection Formula senior dry dog food features perfectly balanced essential proteins and carbohydrates to give older dogs energy to stay active.
  • Glucosamine and chondroitin support your best friend’s hip and joint health.
  • This natural dog food features exclusive antioxidant-rich bits to support your furbaby’s immune system.
  • Blue Buffalo dry dog food is made with no chicken (or poultry) by-product meals and no corn, wheat, or soy.

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About BLUE Life Protection Formula Dry Dog Food

The Original Healthy Formula That Started It All

BLUE Life Protection Formula always features high-quality real meat, healthy fruits and wholesome whole grains. Like all BLUE foods, it's made from the finest natural ingredients enhanced with vitamins and minerals.

Finding the Right Food for Your Best Pal Is Easy

BLUE has more breed size and life stage-specific foods than any other natural pet food. You'll find healthy, delicious BLUE Life Protection Formula recipes for toy, small and large breeds as well as puppies, adults and senior dogs.

The True BLUE Promise

BLUE is formulated with only the finest natural ingredients:

Always features protein-rich real meat

NO chicken (or poultry) by-product meals

NO corn, wheat or soy

A Sampling of Premium Natural Ingredients

APPLES: Good source of antioxidants, vitamin A, vitamin C and dietary fiber, which promotes overall gastrointestinal health.

SPINACH: Rich in carotenoids, including beta-carotene and lutein, and also contains quercetin, a phytochemical with antioxidant properties.

BLUEBERRIES: Loaded with vitamins C and E, healthy carbs, fiber and powerful antioxidants for immune system support and urinary tract health.

PUMPKIN: Rich in beta-carotene, vitamin A, iron, potassium, magnesium and zinc, plus a good source of fiber to help regulate digestion.

Exclusive LifeSource Bits

All BLUE dry food formulas feature a precise blend of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants selected by holistic veterinarians and animal nutritionists to help promote immune system health, fulfill life stage requirements and support a healthy oxidative balance. All BLUE for Cats LifeSource Bits are enhanced with their Super 7 package of antioxidant-rich ingredients:

APPLES, BLACKBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, CRANBERRIES, POMEGRANATE, PUMPKIN, SPINACH

Formulated to Help Mature Dogs Stay Healthy

HEALTHY MUSCLE MAINTENANCE: High-quality protein and protein meal help maintain strong muscles. Large breed formulas feature L-carnitine to help maintain lean muscle mass.

HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM: Essential vitamins, chelated minerals and important antioxidants help support the immune system.

ENERGY TO STAY ACTIVE: Essential proteins and carbohydrates help maintain energy requirements for a healthy lifestyle.

STRONG BONES AND TEETH: Calcium, phosphorus and essential vitamins help maintain strong bones and teeth. Small breed formulas feature special "small-bite" kibble for easier chewing and tartar removal.

JOINT HEALTH: Glucosamine and chondroitin help support joint and hip function and overall mobility.

HEALTHY SKIN AND COAT: Omega-3 and 6 fatty acids help promote a shiny coat and healthy skin.

About BLUE Buffalo

Blue Buffalo began with unconditional love and some furry inspiration from a large breed Airedale, Blue. When Blue's family started a pet food company, their vision was clear. They wanted every pet parent to be able to feed their pet with the same care they would feed family. So they created the #1 natural pet specialty food to help furry family members live happy, healthy lives. Of course, they named it after Blue.
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Questions & Answers

27 Customer Questions


Can you cancel autoship anytime?

Answer by markcmOct 26, 2025
Yes, I have found chewy's autoship program to be very customer user friendly, much better than how Amazon manages their autoship program. You will get a pre shipment notification, you can change the date forward or backward, and you can cancel providing the product hasn't shipped, which is reasonable.

Where is this product made? Does any source material come from China?

Answer by ChewyJul 31, 2018
All Blue Buffalo products are manufactured in the United States. Many of their ingredients, such as most grains and meats, like chicken, beef and turkey come from the United States. Lamb and venison can be free range from the United States or New Zealand. Rabbit is sourced from Europe, and trout can come from the United States or Canada. Where possible Blue's suppliers are instructed to source their ingredients from the United States. Where the ingredients are not readily available in the United States, such as many vitamins and minerals, their suppliers will only work with reliable foreign companies, and subject all ingredients to rigorous quality testing. None of the ingredients are sourced from China.

What is the sodium content?

Answer by ChewyMay 06, 2020
This formula has a sodium content of approximately 0.22% on an as fed basis.

Is the Blue Buffalo Senior dog food in small bites or large chunks, please?

Answer by ChewyJan 05, 2023
The standard Adult and Senior dry foods will have a kibble size ranging between 11 – 13 mm.

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2165 Customer Reviews



Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Nancy on Dec 8, 2025

My dog likes it!

My 8 yr old Aussie likes this food and the small size kibble. I like that it’s formulated for seniors. I recently switched to Blue Buffalo hoping that it’s better

My 8 yr old Aussie likes this food and the small size kibble. I like that it’s formulated for seniors. I recently switched to Blue Buffalo hoping that it’s better for my little buddy. I wanted to also help him to lose a couple of pounds. So far so good. Also, Some of the better quality dog foods actually make me gag but this one smells like something you might be cooking for yourself. Chewy delivers it to my door quickly so we never have to load it in and out of shopping carts and my suv. Win, win , win!


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Megean on Dec 3, 2025

Saved my baby!

My senior baby got gastritis about a year ago. The vet recommended a quality food made specifically for seniors so we chose Blue Buffalo. Our baby was able to heal

My senior baby got gastritis about a year ago. The vet recommended a quality food made specifically for seniors so we chose Blue Buffalo. Our baby was able to heal and prosper with the food and I truly believe if we didn’t make the switch to BB he wouldn’t be here. The nutritional value, the quality, its produced wonders for our furbabies!


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Kristin on Dec 30, 2025

Product quality for my Sr. Willie!

As my dogs get older I depend on great quality food products to ensure my girls get the nutrition needed and Chewy has a great selection of quality products. Fantastic

As my dogs get older I depend on great quality food products to ensure my girls get the nutrition needed and Chewy has a great selection of quality products. Fantastic service. Always feel good when ordering from Chewy!


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Jennifer on Nov 1, 2025

Failed delivery

I live on the fourth floor and I’m a 50yr old single woman. There’s a reason I have heavy items delivered. FedEx reported my delivery being left at front door when

I live on the fourth floor and I’m a 50yr old single woman. There’s a reason I have heavy items delivered. FedEx reported my delivery being left at front door when they left it under the staircase in the opposite end of my stairwell on the first floor. I had to go travel down four floors to the other end of my building to retrieve a very heavy delivery and lug it up four floors. I’ll never order again from you. I have more success with door dash. Thank you


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Barbara on Jan 2, 2026

Dog loves this food

We switched from another food as our 14 1/2 year old dog was tired of eating her food and wouldn’t eat. Switched to this food and she is eating every meal and seems

We switched from another food as our 14 1/2 year old dog was tired of eating her food and wouldn’t eat. Switched to this food and she is eating every meal and seems a bit more perky


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Beverly on Jan 12, 2026

Oops!

Actually, I bought the wrong bite size with this order, but no worries, because of Franklin's dental situation I grind his food up into crumbles anyway, so...

Actually, I bought the wrong bite size with this order, but no worries, because of Franklin's dental situation I grind his food up into crumbles anyway, so...


Rated 4 out of 5 stars
By Laura on Nov 23, 2025

Great food for senior dogs.

Our elder girl Lilly is 13 yrs old and is still very active. She loves this food. She goes back to check to make sure she got every morsel. She also gets some of

Our elder girl Lilly is 13 yrs old and is still very active. She loves this food. She goes back to check to make sure she got every morsel. She also gets some of the senior red meat canned for seniors formula every day. She loves them both and has not had any reactions to changing her over.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By J.Deck on Dec 28, 2025

My dog loves it

I recently switched to this dog food because it was easier to find. Thankfully my senior girl really likes it. I’ve not noticed any adverse reactions so I plan

I recently switched to this dog food because it was easier to find. Thankfully my senior girl really likes it. I’ve not noticed any adverse reactions so I plan on keeping her on this.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Chris on Dec 23, 2025

My Dog Loves It

Our dog is a picky eater. This is the first dog food she consistently eats without turning up her nose. That's a win-win situation for me and ultimately good for

Our dog is a picky eater. This is the first dog food she consistently eats without turning up her nose. That's a win-win situation for me and ultimately good for her. We are Blue Buffalo fans!


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Andrea on Dec 20, 2025

Picky eater likes it!

Both dogs really like this and I think our larger dog is sliming down and walking a bit better. As she has gotten older, her hips have started to bother her. We

Both dogs really like this and I think our larger dog is sliming down and walking a bit better. As she has gotten older, her hips have started to bother her. We are very happy we switched.