Taste of the WildRocky Mountain Grain-Free Dry Cat Food With Roasted Venison & Smoke-Flavored Salmon 14lb(Pack of 1)

I've had my cat for 7 years. During that time he has been the pickiest eater. Despite being a large-framed breed, he has always been very slim and light (under his massive coats of super long fur!). He's always just nibbled at his food, eaten no more than a few bites at once, and thrown it back up about a third of the time.Also--and I'm sorry to be indelicate, but I know most cat family will understand--his bowel movements have also always been super smelly!He has also always been pretty fussy about his food, even turning his nose up at most wet food, and taking no more than two or three bites of the wet foods he did approve of.I've taken him to the vet regularly, and after blood work and stool tests and exams they put him on a prescription high-protein food. He threw that up too. I've tried Blue Buffalo, IAMS, and several other brands, from high-end to average and have had no luck.I finally found this Taste of the Wild food at my local Agway, and I'll admit that it was the lovely nature drawings on the bags of the various flavors that first drew my attention. But after reading the ingredients, I found that it seemed on par nutrition-wise with the prescription food I'd been buying (at $50 a bag) that we'd long-since given up on.So I tried it, and lo and behold, Mr. Picky Eater tucked right in! He loved it, and he kept it down. I have never found a pile of this food thrown up anywhere (again, cat owners, I know you understand), and now when he uses the litter box we don't even always know it because the terrible smell is no more. He's put on a little weight and loves to get the bowl filled. I'm wondering if its that these are meats that are not in most cat food. (we've been getting the venison and salmon flavor), but that's only my guess.I have a second cat who was rescued from the streets, and who, after having to really struggle for food when he was homeless, is now very food-motivated. Whatever I try to give my picky eater, this boy loves and eats whatever his brother leaves behind plus his own portion. And yet he is not a fan of the Taste of the Wild food. I've continued giving him his favorite, which is Purina Naturals Indoor Cat.I can tell who is eating what by watching, but even when I don't, Mr. Picky Eater has a system that lets me know when and what he eats. He has a little bin of his favorite sparkle-ball toys, and every time he eats he leaves one in the dish. It's not that he drops them mid-play or anything; when he thinks nobody is watching, I see him go to the bin of sparkly balls, take a minute to choose just the right one for the moment, carry it to the food bowl, drop it in, and then eat. It's like he is paying for his food with sparkle-balls. Maybe that's not the most relevant to this review, but it's too cute not to share.And importantly, I'm finding sparkly balls left as payment more often, and in bigger numbers, and seeing the food actually disappear!(Mr. Will-Eat-Anything still tries to cover his food, thinking someone will come take it, so I also know what he's eating and when. We're working on it so he's never worried about being hungry again, but it takes time. But I also know what he's eating because of his covering behavior, and it's not the Taste of the Wild. He once dragged a black trash bag full of empty soda bottles waiting to be returned over his food dish. He's serious about hiding it!)Bottom Line:Good nutrition, I assume good flavor (I don't personally like the smell--Amazon asks for a star rating for flavor, but I'm not gonna try it!), endorsed by at least one picky eater, and possibly easy on the stomach. Make sure you give lots of fresh water with dry food diets, and enjoy your cats!

No cat food is worth buying if your cats won't eat it. I have tried quite a few that they just plain don't like.Taste of the Wild has good ingredients, high protein, is grain-free and can be bought at a reasonable price for the quality.Some might argue that the only thing worth feeding them is 100% organic free range chickens and line caught Alaska wild salmon.I'm of the opinion that it's more important to look at the nutritional analysis and check the ingredients for fillers and things that don't belong in the diet of carnivores like cats.Frankly, the right amount of ground up bone and guts is closer to the natural diet of felines. So, something like chicken meal or fish meal is good for them because it has those things in it.No matter how good it is for humans, cats need nutrients not found in a chicken breast.Still, the bottom line is finding a food that the cats will eat and Papa can afford. Taste of the Wild hits the mark on both of them.Try a small bag and see if your cats agree. Not all do, which accounts for the plethora of different brands and varieties available. This one is worth a try.

This is the best cat food. Cat loves it and has been healthy with a soft coat and clean teeth. Recommend!

Love this grain free cat food. My kitties love it much better for my cats than store-bought cat food.

I discovered Taste of the Wild dry cat food with my last cat, a rescued Siamese. She was a medium hair cat who shed like crazy. She gained a bit too much weight on the former cat food. I wanted better food for her that was grain-free (as recommended by her foster cat parents) that wouldn't break my wallet - this is how I found Taste of the Wild. I originally found it at a local hardware store for a great price. It hit all the right points - affordable, quality ingredients, grain-free, American-made. My siamese was not a fan of fish flavors, so I chose Rocky Mountain Feline Recipe with Roasted Venison & Smoked Salmon. Fish was not the main meat for this recipe.One of the biggest things I noticed happened when I first opened the bag. The scent of this recipe is downright savory. It smells fresh and yummy to my human nose. (Every time I open up a fresh bag of Taste of the Wild Rocky Mountain Feline recipe, I like to inhale the savory scent. )My cat immediately took to it. She loved the flavor. What a difference this made for my cat. Over the next few weeks and months, she shed the extra weight, her energy levels went up, her crazy shedding calmed down a lot, and she went from pretty to beautiful. She became more of a companion cat than a part-time pet.After she passed, we went catless for a couple of years. At the right time, a beautiful calico/tabby rescue kitten crossed our path. I didn't think twice about the kind of cat food I was going to feed her. I immediately went right back to Taste of the Wild Rocky Mountain recipe. She LOVED it right away. She is a finicky eater with wet cat food (she only wants the gravy) but always enjoys her dry TotW kibbles. She's a gorgeous cat now, her eyes bright and shiny, and with a beautiful medium to long coat. I have no reason to ever switch from this recipe. I've seen nothing but good come from it.I did try the Canyon River recipe with trout and salmon once. Fish is obviously the main ingredient for this one. I did not enjoy the fish scent. My cat ate it, but I could see she did not like this flavor as much as she likes Rocky Mountain recipe. I would like my cat to try the Lowland Creek recipe to see if she prefers that flavor, but it's been much harder to find. Honestly, I know my cat is happy with Rocky Mountain and it's readily available online and locally, so there's no need for me to poke around with something else. I'm merely feeding my curiosity and learning my cats likes and dislikes.Overall, I would highly recommend Taste of the Wild cat food. They have earned my trust and respect over the years. I've seen the benefits my cats have enjoyed from eating their foods. It's affordable. It's nutritious. It has made my cats happy and healthy. When they are healthy, I'm happy. I simply want my pets happy, healthy and loved.