Best cat food brands of 2024 plus amazing discounts

[@jesscaticles]

Confused about cat food? Sign up for my free cat food mini course so you can find the best food for your cat → caticles.com/label-cheat-sheet/ Ready to switch to HEALTHY cat food? My proven plan helps you switch from dry to healthy wet or premade raw (even if your cat is picky!) → store.caticles.com/raw-blueprint/?ref=yt-video

[@briannemorgan1]

@jesscaticles Do you have a link for Raised Right?There isn't one in the description. In case you answer this, could you include the name/link to the supplement or supplements you add to your homemade recipes? Is it non synthetic? Would it be safe to add a small amount to normal foods that already have supplements in them? Just want to get them some added good nutrients. Was going to order Smalls. Do you know why it's not on Susan's list now? Also very sad to hear Vivas had so many recalls and read comments about people's animals who did okay now getting ill. How are your moms cats doing on it? How do you know if/ when it gets safe again? Thank you SO MUCH for all the information you provide!

[@r.d.9399]

Cat food is so expensive it's almost like they're trying to price people out of owning pets.

[@wisdomfox857]

That true for dog food to

[@yuriyuen411]

Nothing can be more important than health. My boy is 100% raw fed and it cost me $250 on his food monthly excluding supplements, treats etc. But he’s getting human grade, grass fed grass finished meats(does not use trim). His premade is made in a HACCP certified facility as well. All his treats are grass fed/finished single ingredients as well. He’s a rescue and deserves only the best. I do believe that as an owner you should be able to provide the best to your pets❤❤❤

[@darkabyss3353]

I feel like giving them a decent quality cat food, playing with them, loving them, taking them to vet on a yearly basis and keeping their litter box clean is more than enough. You gotta remember that there are more cats in shelters than people have at home, so even giving one a loving home is already a good thing.

[@jesscaticles]

Absolutely! Very well said, thank you! I value high quality food over everything for my cat and for myself. That's where my money goes because I see it as an investment in our health. Thank you for sharing!! ♥️♥️

[@darkabyss3353]

@@jesscaticles Perhaps it is time to leave the cat alone aside for a minute and start focusing on you and by that I mean your teeth. It’s 2024, so no excuse to have yellow or stained teeth. You’re not attractive to begin with so having jacked up teeth is hardly doing you any favors. 🥴

[@kayalford6746]

That’s way too expensive for my budget. Just because I can’t afford this doesn’t mean I don’t love my cats or neglect them.

[@Theywhohavenoname]

What brand do you feed?

[@aquarianfog]

I’m trying to do better for my cats’ diet, but since recently taking in a third cat (9mo stray kitten), the wet food cost is REALLY racking up! However, comparing the price per ounce of a high quality wet food (tiki cat after dark) to viva raw… the price is the same??!! That’s crazy! Why am I wasting my money on canned food when I could be buying raw? Now, I’m still researching so I could be missing an important factor (like maybe they’ll need to eat higher quantity of the raw food compared to wet?) but this is still a crazy realization.

[@VeronicaV-dl7ye]

i love your videos they have been a life saver for one of my cats who has health issues please dont listen to the haters youve helped a lot of people including me!

[@EvaK28]

Great info thank you!

[@jesscaticles]

You're welcome!!

[@karlirivers9022]

Please keep making your videos these are so helpful in understanding what’s best for my fur babies ❤

[@Jack_Callcott_AU]

Jericho is a very handsome cat! I enjoy watching your videos because I like seeing a big, handsome, muscly tabby, like Jericho. He looks like the acme of feline health. All that being said, your videos are very helpful to a cat lover like me. My cat is a female Balinese cat; she frustrates me so much with her picky, fussy attitude to food. She is so hard to please.

[@heatherspenshaw]

Open farms gave my cat severe urine crystals and he had to have emergency surgery to live. I'm not the only one. You can read the amazon reviews

[@delftblue8801]

I recently read that legumes can cause Struvite crystals. Chickpeas, lentils, peas…. Not really any better than potatoes or grains.

[@Crayfish-]

@ 1:31 " That Cat had Heard Enough " !

[@dnmurr5128]

Jrss, Keep producing informative videos. My feral rescue kitty Ben is benefiting greatly. Daniel

[@jamiemcphail316]

Great information, thank you! And for the discount codes as well. I love the bed that you have for Jericho in this video do you mind sharing where you purchased it as I have been looking for something just like this.

[@jesscaticles]

You're welcome! The bed is from friends of normie. I also have a discount code for that (: Here is my full review and discount code: caticles.com/friends-of-normie/ - there is a video in that post as well!

[@susiherrera1406]

Where did you find this information?

[@janislevy1ify]

Thank you so much! Another great informative video! ❤ And discounts! ❤ I didn't realize that Just Food for Cats is on Susan Thixton's list even though I've referred to her list often. But I think I looked at the ingredients at one time. I'll take another look. Hare Today doesn't have complete wet meals, but they have whole prey! My younger kittie Scamper was feral as a kitten and she loves raw! She would love the raw prey options! As for Steve's, Steve Brown is very knowlegeable and is passionate about feeding healthy, safe food to pets. I was also impressed by the customer rep I spoke with. I inquired about phosphorus percentages because my other cat Cookie will be 11 this year, almost a senior. She doesn't have any diseases (nor does Scamper), but I'm a preventative cat mom. Older cats are more prone to urinary tract diseases, infections, chronic (CKD). Big factor is cats not getting enough hydration from food. Another factor is too much phosphorus contributes to urinary tract issues. Also Calcium:Phosphorus ratio needs to be at least 1:1. I looked at Quest for cats. The only one with a phosphorus level that would be fine for my senior is the pork and I'm a little uncomfortable with the pork, although still considering it as one of their foods. I rotate their foods. However, the cost is higher and I'm already financially stretched. So I purchased one bag of the Freeze Dried Raw for Cats and Dogs. One 20 oz bag makes 5 pounds of food! Because for every ounce, you add 3 oz of water to make the food. This varies a little from brand to brand, but generally most. A lot of people don't know this and they think freeze dried raw is sky high cost-wise. I thought so too until I saw the information on pic of bag on their site. They're the only freeze dried brand I've seen that puts this on their bags! That one may not be perfect, not close to prey model raw, but quality ingredients including organs, great sourcing. I got it on another site so I could purchase only one bag without having to pay a lot for shipping. It's a hit! My two cats both like! In the future, I'll be buying 3 bags for free shipping and also subscribing brings the cost down. And then additional discounts! Makes it a lot more affordable for me. My honorable mention for Freeze Dried is Small Batch Freeze Dried Raw Cat Meal Bites. I contacted them also about phosphorus content. Once you get past the bot to a real person, their help was excellent! Not only did she give me phosphorus content for all the varieties of the freeze dried but also for their frozen sliders varieties as well. Unfortunately only the beef met my critirea at 1.5%. That's fine. Their ingredients are close to prey based model. Mostly meat, even spleen and kidneys! 😃 Unfortunately, you can't order directly. Sometimes at Pet Supplies Plus, also on Amazon. Not always on sale, so it's pricey. But will continue to keep it in their rotation. Now the not so good stuff. Actually Smalls looks good. But many, many people have commented in FB groups that they have really bad customer service. And the worst crticism. Here goes. I know that many, many people love Viva Raw. And you have praised it many times and I respect your recommendations and great information! I was going to go with it. But then I learned about not feeding foods with too much phosphorus to older cats. I called them because the percentages weren't on their site. (Many don't have the percentages.) The customer service rep seemed very impatient with my questions. I just got a bad feeling, felt uncomfortable. I'd already learned that they'll now be sourcing from farms using antibiotics only when necessary. That's not a deal breaker for me by itself. But with the high phosphorus content and my not so great experience with their customer service, it's out. (Maybe she was having a bad day. Others have said they have good customer service.) What do you think of Darwin's? Very prey model based. I'm considering. The intoductory offer is incredible, too! Forgot to mention. I already feed Raised Right!!! I'm having to transition and I don't care that I can't seem to mix in more than 40% into other wet food. Still great ingredients! It's a keeper! 😃 Open Farm - caution on the kibble only. I've seen some posts about their kibble causing sickness. It's only the kibble. I actually love Open Farm, even with the legumes (I know 🙄... and synthetic supplements, although the minerals are chelated). But I love their sourcing and that they're very passionate about that and also they're very transparent. I use their Rustic Blend wet food as my go-to for transitioning. My cats love all the varieties! Before I started learning more about cat foods, the pet food industry, human grade versus feed grade, feeding raw, etc. (and still learning), I fed them Castor & Pollux for years. Certified organic. They went out of business earlier this year. I switched to organic certified Tried and True. I was running out, so I went to Amazon to purchase. And then saw some reviews. Several people said that they'd opened the cans and there was black stuff in there. Black mold? IDK. But with apparently so little quality control, not for my cats! So the search continued. I ended up choosing Open Farms Rustic Blend. It's not perfect. No canned pet food is. But I'm very careful about where the meat is sourced from and also the veggies and fruit if included being at least non-gmo and optimally organic. After doing exhausting research of many, many other brands/products it's the only "canned" wet food I'll feed them. Rustic Blend isn't actually in a can, BTW. Is more like a stew and comes in little boxes. I also like their bone broth. Has turmeric which is very anti-inflammatory. I always add extra hydration to their foods and sometimes add a little bone broth in addition to filtered water. BTW, I wanted to mention this, not as a food to feed regularly, but for another reason. This one has more carbs than most freeze dried, but I also feed them Dr. Marty's Freeze Dried Raw because I still have some left. I bought on BOGO sale at local pet food store. Quality ingredients, liver, hearts, great sourcing. Like I mentioned, higher carb content than others. But here's why that carb content can work for you if you're transitioning away from kibble which has a lot of carbs and you want to find a freeze dried "kibble substitute". Similar texture and more carbs than most. (But nowhere near the carb content in kibble.) Because of those extra carbs, may be easier to transition with than other freeze dried because that's what they're use to if have been eating kibble At one time, I free fed kibble and only one wet food meal a day. Then changed to feeding the Dr. Marty's as very, very small snacks about twice a day. They loved it! I've never seen them jump up and down for anything else. 😂 So it's a good transition food away from kibble. Yes carbs, but so much more nutritious! They're no longer eating dry food. All wet food now. Successful transition. Still have some Dr. Marty's left. Now feed it rehydrated in rotation with other foods. Very long, I know. Thank you for reading! 😃

[@jesscaticles]

I don't have personal experience with darwin's cat food. But my mom was feeding their dog food for a while. Looked good! And yes, there is no perfect cat food. That's why I go with homemade and soon Jericho will eat 100% whole prey (:

[@janislevy1ify]

Thank you for replying! I've considered home made. I think homemade is great and you're so good at teaching how to make it. I actually use the food based supplement that you recommended in a pretty recent video. Only a little bit to fill in the gaps. Has some organs/glands that they're not getting. Also has prebiotics/probiotics that aren't in all their foods. It's like when humans take a daily food based supplement even when eating healthy foods. So they get a little tiny bit in their meals. As a senior (70), I just don't have the energy I used to have so much of. I've seen your video about preparation and storing homemade. I'm just not very fast anymore either. And I rent a room in my friend's house so don't want to take too much time in the kitchen. Also, I don't go out much anymore. For one thing, no car, so mostly order online unless getting a ride from my friend. And Hare Today is somewhat pricey, not complete and Cookie won't eat raw food (unless rehydrated freeze dried) by itself. Yet. So the premade wet food and rehydrated freeze dried raw are just right for me and Cookie and Scamper! So grateful that there are more good choices now! 😻😻🥰

[@thesetruths1404]

Good video. Thanks! Do you have a list of best high protein (38% or higher) dry cat kibble that's available in grocery, farm/ranch, and discount stores? I want to have a list ready. We only have Walmart, Target, Natural Grocers, Petco, City Market (Kroger), and Tractor Supply Company stores available to us. I would also order it online if available for about the same price as in local stores with not much mark-up due to shipping. Maybe you've found some of these deals also? I'm looking to stay at or below $4 per dry pound. Thanks for any product information you may have! Peace

[@Theywhohavenoname]

What do you feed from hare today? And do you add nutrients or anything additional?

[@debbieshomes6984]

Have to buy Alnutrin with HARE Today to make it complete & balanced

[@angeleaanderson7285]

Why is the screen black?

[@catsmeowresort7355]

What food do you recommend for Pica?

[@Reec3111]

Any of these companies provide UK?

[@Crayfish-]

@ 5:21 Jessica will be able to; "Play Guitar and Sing to the Cat " !

[@drunkxcookie3761]

Just a disclaimer to fosterers! I wouldn’t recommend feeding raw as most homes will not continue this and it’s an unnecessary transition

[@VeronicaV-dl7ye]

what do you think of all the viva raw recalls? Im scared to feed my cats raw now

[@jesscaticles]

Every type of pet food has recalls - kibble, wet, raw. I haven't had any bad experience with viva and neither has my mom's 4 cats. However, I will say this is exactly why homemade is my #1 recommendation. Homemade gives you more control over the ingredients and how it's made and therefore more control over the quality. Most recalls for human foods are processed and packaged foods. I rarely see any for fresh meat.

[@VeronicaV-dl7ye]

yeah me too ive contacted them both times and i get no response

[@edschulhof6303]

Good video. Reading some of the comments, brings Proverbs 26:4 to mind. LOL Happy Manic Monday!

[@jesscaticles]

WOW perfect, brother love it!

[@mkv1783]

I thought cats are supposed to eat "species appropriate" proteins. In what world do small cats like house cats eat Bison or Goat or Cows?

[@oklahomafreedom5536]

I know, right. My cat does eat what I cook. I get bison meat from my Indian commodity My cat will eat small amounts of it, but I usually just give her iams and some fancy feast and Sheba. I'm on a fixed income, I can only feed her what I can afford. That high priced stuff she won't eat anyway.

[@jesscaticles]

That's exactly why I'm moving to whole prey (: What type of proteins are in other commercial brands though? Chicken, turkey, duck, beef, etc. Technically cats would not eat those either. So if we are feeding inappropriate proteins either way, I'd prefer brands who focus on whole food nutrients.

[@jesscaticles]

Most cats are cautious about new foods, especially when eating processed foods.

[@debbieshomes6984]

​@@jesscaticles Is RFM & Whites Oak Pastures Complete & Balanced?

[@f1sann936]

My one year old cats throw up and vomit from the Viva beef for some reason I’ve only tried turkey I will try chicken and see if they act the same with that but any reason why they would throw up and vomit from the beef??!

[@indicainnadaze]

i don’t know honestly i have been feeding both my cats viva for over a year and for the past couple of months they will throw up the food, they will not eat the duck or rabbit recipe at all and if they do they throw it up, someone times it happens with the other ones but idk what to do i’ll switch but i’m not sure which one to

[@briannemorgan1]

​@indicainnadaze apparently they've had quite a few recalls lately. Maybe that's why your cats are suddenly reacting differently to them.

[@live_long_and_prosper]

My about 9 month old female cat would probably eat nothing of all that. She eats raw and sometimes cooked gizzard cut to small pieces, if I cover it with Whiskas or Felix. Then she only eats the gizzard and not the commercial cat food. If I just give her the gizzard, then she eats nothing. Most of the time she even rejects Whiskas or Felix and eats cheap kibbles made by Purina. My two about 4 month dumpster cats eat it all minus pork products.

[@jesscaticles]

As mentioned in the video and all of my other videos, cats are cautious about new foods when eating processed foods.

[@live_long_and_prosper]

@@jesscaticles I mixed cooked chicken breast with her normal food, since that time she doesnt eat chicken breast. From the beginning I gave her wet food. Once she tried fish, once she tried chicken breast and skin, she doesnt touch beef or pork, even if I mix it with...cant say favourite food because my complicated cat has no favourite food but loads of food she wont touch anymore.

[@lizpalmer5247]

Jess....I am serving My Perfect Pet....what is your opinion?

[@jesscaticles]

I don't have personal experience with their proudcts, but they are on susan thixton's 2024 list.

[@iloveZcats]

We have 6 cats. I have tried multiple brands of the frozen raw and they just dont like it. They love Steve's Quest Free Dried in the Pork and the Chicken. Easy to hydrate and also can be sprinkled as a topper. I enjoy watching his videos and feel the food is very healthy and safe for our babies. When in a hurry I feed them Weruva or Tiki Cat canned.

[@jesscaticles]

Glad you found something that works!

[@edschulhof6303]

You haven't posted anything for several days. I hope everything is OK. Happy Caturday!

[@darkabyss3353]

I feed my cat the Fancy Feast chicken pate classics line in combination with dry food, though I don’t overfill her bowl and she knows when she’s had enough and she drinks plenty of water from her fountain. And she’s healthy. I also do give her no more than 4 treats a day. She loves Temptations and Friskies. I feel like people like this KZbinr go a little too overboard with their cat’s nutrition. You don’t have to do all this to “make your cat happy” because a good quality cat food is really all you need. Just take care of your cat. 😂

[@jesscaticles]

I'm a Clinical Pet Nutritionist not just a "youtuber". But if you are happy with your cat's food then this video is not for you (:

[@darkabyss3353]

@@jesscaticles Sure you are. 😂

[@mervynsfontillas1391]

She is a clinical pet nutritionist which involves a 500 hourcourse and 10 supervised counselling sessions. This is a big difference versus a board certified vetininary nutritionist which are vets by training with residency. I tend to prefer brands that conduct feeding trials along with results for multiple things such as urinary pH. Also kinda like looking at micronutrients and macro rather than first listed ingredients which is what nutrients the cat is getting rather than forgoing a food for not being specific on ingredient listing. That being said I do appreciate this channel in the sense that she means well and really we are just trying to do right by our fur babies. :)

[@delftblue8801]

@@darkabyss3353 how old is your cat now? Fancy Feast and dry kibble is heading down a road. Read up on kidney disease and diabetes. Great info in Jackson Galaxy’s KZbin video “Cat Nutrition, The Food, The Bad, The Ugly. 3 part series.

[@lorraineayres5724]

Don't do a video with a sickness that affects your voice. Can't listen to this.

[@edschulhof6303]

Wow. Are you always this rude and shallow?

[@denisesalles7248]

Great for a single cat - not so much for nine cats. And saying dry food is not good for cats is very judgy - some people cannot feed just wet food, they just can't afford it.

[@jesscaticles]

Just stating facts. Cats rely on food for moisture, and dry food is the lowest food in moisture.

[@denisesalles7248]

@@jesscaticles I am aware of that, and only feed wet food to my cats. What I'm saying is that not everyone can afford to feed ONLY wet food.

[@Julie-pg2nf]

Hi, I have 4 cats. I'm trying to find wet food that is affordable and better than Friskies. What do you feed yours?

[@edschulhof6303]

@@Julie-pg2nf Weruva wet food in 10 oz. cans is 40 cents an ounce. It is low in calcium and phosphorus, which is important for cats eating commercial food. Happy Mewsday!

[@darkabyss3353]

You keep feeding your cat whatever YOU CAN AFFORD. Don’t listen to her judgemental self. She’s full of shit to be honest. This is why I don’t her content on the matter of cats. She comes off as a wannabe cat expert and bashes people for feeding cats food that was designed to meet their nutritional needs. Like there aren’t enough cats at the shelter being euthanized for lack of people wanting to adopt them. You giving a cat a good home and food is better than death. She’s full of 💩