Our top 8 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 raw 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 Bird recipe 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.
Open Farm Harvest Chicken Freeze-Dried Raw received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. This recipe is one of four in this range made by Open Farm Pet Foods. The company was founded in 2014 by Jacqueline Prehogan . The cat food arm of the operation has its headquarters in Canada, and the products are developed and formulated in Canada. However, production takes place over the U.S. border in the state of Minnesota.
Tiki Cat Hookena Luau Ahi Tuna & Chicken in Chicken Consomme received the Cat Food Advisor’s second-highest rating 4.5 stars. It is one of 16 grain-free wet foods in a product range made 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.
Halo Holistic Adult Cat – Grain Free Chicken Stew received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of four recipes in this product range made by Halo, a company set up in 1980 and now owned by Best Choice Company Inc.
Wysong Epigen 90 received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating, 5 stars. It is one of two dry products in a range made by Wysong, a family-run business that was established in 1979 by Dr. Randy Wysong.
Forza10 Nutraceutic ActiWet Diabetic Support Icelandic Fish Recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s high rating, 4 stars. It is one of seven products in a range made by Forza10, it was founded in Italy in 1995 by Sergio Canello and Gianandrea Guidetti.
Primal Freeze-Dried Nuggets Turkey Formula received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating, 5 stars. It is one of seven products in a range made by Primal Pet Foods Inc. Based in Fairfield, California, Primal Pet Foods was founded in 2000 by Matt Koss and acquired by Kinderhook Industries, LLC. in 2021.
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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