Our top 10 picks — ranked by ingredient quality, nutritional balance, and verified recall history.
Open Farm Grain-Free Kitten – Chicken & Turkey dry food , receives the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating: 4.5 stars. It is one of five recipes in this product range made by Open Farm and is formulated with all the macronutrients, vitamins, and minerals your cat needs to enjoy a healthy, active life.
Orijen Kitten Formula with Chicken & Turkey and Wild-Caught Salmon & Herring receives the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of eight dry cat foods in a range made by Orijen, a company launched in 2005 by Canadian company Champion Petfoods.
Farmina N&D PRIME Kitten – Chicken and Pomegranate dry food which receives the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating: 4.5 stars. Farmina is an English company which in 1999 joined forces with Francesco Russo who founded Russo Mangimi in 1965. Mangimi specializes in animal nutrition and its manufacturing facilities are based in Europe.
Acana First Feast – Chicken & Whole Herring dry kitten food receives the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of eight dry recipes in a product range made by Acana, a cat and dog food brand created by Champion Petfoods in Canada.
Taste of the Wild Lowland Creek recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating: 4.5 stars. It is one of five dry recipes in this product range made by Taste of the Wild, a cat food brand created by Diamond Pet Foods.
Recommended with Reservations Baby BLUE Kitten High Protein Chicken & Pea recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating: 4 stars.
BIXBI Rawbble Kitten Health Chicken recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating: 4 stars. It is one of ten recipes in a product range made by BIXBI Pet, a company which was founded and based in Colorado.
Chicken Soup for the Soul Classic Kitten Wet Food – Chicken & Turkey Recipe receives the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of eight recipes in this product range made by Chicken Soup for the Soul, a company created in 1993 and owned by Diamond Pet Food.
Halo Holistic Cage-Free Chicken Kitten Food received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of seven recipes in this product range made by Halo, a company founded by Andi Brown in 1980 and now owned by Best Choice Company Inc.
Instinct Original Real Chicken Recipe for Kittens received the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating: 4 stars. It is one of ten recipes in a range made by InstinctPet Food, a company founded in 2002 which produces frozen and freeze-dried raw pet food from facilities in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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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