Our top 6 picks — ranked by ingredient quality, nutritional balance, and verified recall history.
Darwin’s Natural Selections Turkey for Cats received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of three products in a range made by Darwin’s, one of the first pet food companies to bring raw pet food directly to pet parents. Based in Seattle, Darwins has been formulating raw pet foods for 15 years.
Smalls Smooth Fish received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of seven foods in this range made by Smalls, a company founded in 2017. The food is manufactured in a human-grade commercial facility near Chicago.
Vital Essentials Mini Nibs Rabbit Entrée (Freeze-Dried Raw) received the Cat Food Advisor’s second-highest rating: 4.5 stars. It is one of six products in a range made by Vital Essentials, the flagship brand of Carnivore Meat Company – a leading manufacturer of raw frozen and freeze-dried pet foods and treats in America.
Tiki Cat Puka Puka Luau Succulent Chicken in Chicken Consomme Grain-Free recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating 4.5 stars. It is one of 16 foods in this product range by Tiki Cat, a company founded in 2005 by husband and wife, Christine and Robert Hackett. Christine had previously worked in research and development for PetCo.
Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Reserve Grain-Free Duck & Green Pea Formula received the Cat Food Advisor’s high rating: 4 stars. It is one of three recipes in this dry cat food range made by Natural Balance which was formed in 1989 but since 2015 has been owned by J.M Smucker Company.
Canidae Grain-Free Salmon Recipe received the Cat Food Advisor rating, 4 stars. It is one of four dry products in a range made by Canidae, which was founded in 1996. It is still an independently owned pet food company under the control of its original owners.
How we ranked these: Every food on this page is scored using our transparent methodology — 40% ingredient quality, 30% independent third-party rating, 20% recall history, 10% manufacturing transparency. No partner gets favorable placement; commissions don't influence the rankings.
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