Our top 8 picks — ranked by ingredient quality, nutritional balance, and verified recall history.
Smalls Fresh Smooth Fish recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of nine recipes in this product range made by Smalls which was founded in 2017 by friends Matt Michaelson and Calvin Bohn.
The Honest Kitchen Minced Salmon & Cod in Bone Broth Gravy received the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating: 4.5 stars. It is one of eight recipes in this product range made by The Honest Kitchen, a premium pet food brand that focuses on high-quality nutrition to support the health and wellbeing of cats.
Acana Highest Protein Wild Atlantic recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of 10 recipes in this product range made by Champion Petfoods, a company created by Canadian entrepreneur Reinhard Mühlenfeld in 1985.
Canidae PURE High-Protein Sardine and Mackerel in Broth recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of four recipes in this product range made by Canidae, a pet food brand founded in 1996 by Scott Whipple and John Gordon. It is an independently-owned company that’s still under the control of its original owners.
Evanger’s Super Premium Seafood & Caviar Dinner For Cats received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of four recipes in this product range made by Evanger’s, a family-owned and operated pet food company.
Halo Holistic Wild-Caught Salmon and Whitefish Cat 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. It is now owned by Best Choice Company Inc which sources meat and poultry from the United States, Canada, and New Zealand.
Instinct Raw Freeze-Dried Meals, Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of eight recipes in this product range made by Instinct Pet Food, which was founded in 2002 and produces frozen and freeze-dried raw pet food from its facilities in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nulo Freestyle Silky Mousse Yellowfin Tuna & Shrimp Recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of 23 recipes in this product range made by Nulo, a pet food company foun ded in 2009 by Michael Landa and Brett Montana, after they saw high rates of diabetes and other medical issues in dogs and cats while running their pet-sitting business.
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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