Our top 6 picks — ranked by ingredient quality, nutritional balance, and verified recall history.
Weruva Kitten Tuna & Salmon Formula in a Hydrating Puree received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of five recipes in aproduct range made by Waruva Inc. which was founded in 2006 by David and Stacie Forman and is still family-owned today.
Smalls Fresh Smooth Bird & Fish Dish recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating:5 stars. It is one of nine recipes in aproduct range made by Smalls which was founded in 2017 by friends Matt Michaelson and Calvin Bohn. The pair started to make the food from Michaelson’s kitchen in NYC’s East Village. It is now produced with a co-manufacturer in a human-grade commercial facility near Chicago.
The Honest Kitchen Dehydrated Grain Free Chicken & Fish recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating: 4.5 stars. It is one of three recipes in this product range made by The Honest Kitchen which was founded in 2002 by Lucy Postins in San Diego and is still based there today. The Honest Kitchen is a premium brand of pet food that focuses on high-quality nutrition as the ultimate recipe for health and wellness.
Open Farm Goodbowl Harvest Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating: 4.5 stars. It is one of two recipes in this product range made by Open Farm, founded by Jacqueline Prehogan in 2014. The cat food arm of the operation has its headquarters in Canada, and the products are developed and formulated there too.
pawTree Real Turkey & Oatmeal Recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating: 4 stars. It is one of five recipes in this product range made by pawTree, a company based in Southlake, Texas. The foods are all made in the U.S. and distributed by pawTree.
Wellness CORE Tiny Tasters Kitten Chicken Pate recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest: 4 stars. It is one of 12 recipes in this product range made by Wellness Pet Company, which is based just outside Boston, in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. It maintains the Farm Fresh Kitchen manufacturing facility in Minnesota and a manufacturing plant in Indiana.
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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