UPDATED 2021 (Answers raw food added; minor updates) I’m hearing from more and more cat lovers who are desperate to help their cats resolve colitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or disease (IBD) symptoms, such as: diarrhea or loose stools constipation frequent hairballs or vomiting digestive reactions to certain foods (e.g., food allergies) If you can…
Thanks to tips from fabulous readers like you, I am happy to announce two new natural cat foods that meet criteria for our “Best cat foods” list. Tip to Save Years of Frustration: Cats tend to reject food that smells unfamiliar. The trick is to put tiny bits of the new food on the side of…
“WHAT? This can’t be right! My food’s perfect!” UPDATED July 2013 You can help me keep this list current by leaving info or questions in the Comments. (To be notified of big updates, get on the news list here.) There I was cursing at a coffee house and nearly giving up on getting those “best…
Good grief – why is feline hyperthyroidism so common these days? Is there anything we can do about it on the natural end of the spectrum? As your fellow concerned cat lover, let me share the most useful insights and resources I’ve unearthed about all this, including which foods appear to be the safest bet. This disease…
Last updated: August 2015
Things I’ve pondered in the cat food aisle:
How to weed out the best choices from all those impressive claims?
Which have the best quality-to-cost value?
Who has the time to sort it all out?
Perhaps I have the time! It took me days to narrow down which qualities were most important, what ingredients to avoid, and what the best foods cost.
NOTE: As of 2013, this dry food list is not updated. The wet food list is updated more often. ALSO: Please avoid feeding the high-protein DRY foods listed on this page to cats with kidney trouble or elder cats who are vulnerable to kidney trouble. I like people who want to find the best food…
