Our top 10 picks — ranked by ingredient quality, nutritional balance, and verified recall history.
Blue Wilderness Adult Cat Chicken received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of 11 recipes in this dry product range made by Blue Buffalo, a company owned by General Mills.
Tiki Cat Puka Puka Luau Succulent Chicken in Chicken Consomme received the Cat Food Advisor’s high rating: 4.5 stars. It is one of 16 recipes in this 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.
Smalls Smooth Fish received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of nine recipes in this fresh product range made by Smalls, a company founded in 2017 by friends Matt Michaelson and Calvin Bohn. It is now produced with a co-manufacturer in a human-grade commercial facility near Chicago.
Just Food For Cats – Fish & Chicken received the Cat Food Advisor’s high rating: 4.5 stars. It is the only wet cat food recipe made by Just Food For Cats, the sister company of Just Food for Dogs. The food is made by hand in open-to-public kitchens and is lightly cooked to retain its nutritional value.
Wellness CORE Tiny Tasters Pate Tuna received the Cat Food Advisor’s high rating: 4 stars. It is one of 12 recipes in this wet product range made by Wellness Pet Company.
Darwin’s Natural Selections Chicken for Cats received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of three recipes in this product 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.
Dr. Marty Nature’s Feast Essential Wellness Fish & Poultry cat food received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of three recipes in this range founded by Dr Marty Goldstein, a vet with more than 40 years’ experience. The food is freeze-dried raw and designed to help support pet health.
Fussie Cat Tuna with Salmon in Aspic received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of 11 wet cat food recipes which come in pouches in a product range made by Fussie Cat and manufactured by Pets Global, Inc., an independently owned, holistic pet wellness company, based in Valencia, CA.
Acana Highest Protein Meadowlands received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of eight dry recipes in this product range made by Acana, a cat and dog food brand created by Champion Petfoods in Canada.
Applaws Chicken Breast in Broth received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of six recipes in this wet product range made by Applaws, which is owned by premium pet food company MPM, which specializes in the production of high quality, human-grade pet foods made from natural, clean-label ingredients.
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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