Our top 8 picks — ranked by ingredient quality, nutritional balance, and verified recall history.
Blue Freedom Grain-Free Indoor Adult Recipe Weight Control with Chicken & Potatoes received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of five recipes in this product range made by Blue Buffalo, a company now owned by General Mills.
Solid Gold Fit as a Fiddle (Weight Control) With Alaskan Pollock received the Cat Food Advisor’s second rating: 4 stars. It is one of nine recipes in this product range made by Solid Gold. A company founded in 1970 and manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods in the United States.
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Liver & Chicken Entrée cat food received the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating: 4 stars. It is one of 50 recipes in this product range made by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, a company founded in 1907.
Optimeal Turkey & Oatmeal Recipe Weight Management Adult Cats received the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating: 4 stars. It is one of eight recipes in this product range made by Optimeal.
Blue Buffalo True Solutions Adult Cat – Fit & Healthy Weight Control Formula received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of four recipes in a product range made by General Mills. Blue Buffalo True Solutions dry cat foods is created by PhD animal nutritionists and veterinarians.
Tiki Cat Born Carnivore Optimal Weight Turkey Recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating: 4.5 stars. It is one of eight recipes in a product range made by Tiki Cat and is rich in protein and low carbohydrate content. It is formulated with a focus on providing a high-protein diet that mimics a cat’s natural carnivorous diet.
Halo Holistic Wild-Caught Salmon Whitefish Indoor Cat Food (Healthy Weight Support) recipe received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of seven recipes in this dry product range made by Halo and does not include corn, wheat, wheat gluten or rice.
Nulo MedalSeries High Protein Kibble Weight Management Salmon & Sweet Potato cat food received the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating: 4 stars. It is one of 15 recipes in this product range made by Nulo Pet Food, which was founded in 2009 and still privately owned today. All ingredients are sourced and recipes made in the USA.
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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