Merrick Purrfect Bistro Grain Free Premium Canned Pate Adult Wet Cat Food, Variety Pack, Chicken, Duck, Turkey - (Pack of 12) 5.5 oz. Cans

We have 4 cats ranging from a 21 lb Maine Coon to a tiny 6 Lb, 9 month old rescue. Before switching to this cat food I tried many other "healthy brands" which one or more of my cats so I kept looking for one that all my cats would enjoy. I started feeding them Merrick canned and dry over 7 months ago and have noticed great improvement in their coats, even our big shaggy Maine Coon (who now doesn't require as much grooming as before), their activity level and their overall health. They eat less because the high protein does the job to satisfy them, no more begging between meals :-).My Vet is adamant about grain free as he has seen over his many years in practice that the majority of cats on Grain included and Dry cat food have developed diabetes. We do give our cats Merrick Dry for a night-time snack because they like the crunchy taste but we stick to the canned for the bulk of their diet.One thing that I'll mention, which is not a "con" for this product but is worth mentioning. On Merrick, as with other foods, they all still had smelly poops. I started adding a feline digestive enzyme to the cans of Merrick at each meal and there is now practically no smell. Both canned and Dry cat food of any brand cannot add this enzyme into the recipe because it breaks down and is ineffective by the time it reaches your pet. Just as with humans a digestive enzyme is most effective fresh at meal times so it needs to be added just before eating. Besides the better aroma in the house, your pet will get more health benefits from this well made cat food if an enzyme is added, just make sure that it is a Feline Enzyme, Dogs are different animals. Don't feed your cat an enzyme made for dogs or one that claims to work for both cats and dogs. Go feline all the way!!Last, but not the least, all 4 cats love this food and there are so many wonderful and healthy flavors to choose from. Our cats will remain on Merrick for a long and healthy life.

My ragdoll cat has a very sensitive stomach and I have to be very careful what I feed him. I have ordered this cat food several times and he loves it. Have no issues. Thank you.

My 4 cats sure do love this food. I give 4 stars because the Turkey cans are always watery and not very full. I think the quality control is off on the Turkey cans. The duck and chicken is always a solid chunk of meat. I quit buying this variety pack because the Turkey is not up to par.

I am very stringent in choosing cat food. We spent a while actually purchasing raw meats to feed our cat, but as he is 13, it got a bit daunting after baby #2 arrived. We needed to find an alternative and the options at the grocery store were junk food at best and pure junk at worst!I knew I wanted a wet food, so I went on a search and found Merrick. This comes as a pate with no added sugars. Cat's don't need added sugars. When you open a can, there is the lump of pate and a little 'gravy' around it. We cut ours into quarters and feed 4 times a day, mixing each serving with near equal parts water as cat's don't have a normal thirst drive and generally get their water from their food.Our 13 yo loves it! Keeps his coat nice and shiny. He is still agile and an avid hunter. We have it on subscribe and save, so we set it and forget it.

Going by the ingredient list, this canned cat food is close to as good as it gets in less pricey canned cat diets if you are opposed to feeding carbohydrate fillers (I am) or meat meals and by-products (I'm not). It does contain the inexplicable ingredients 'alfalfa' and 'cranberries' - neither of which a cat has any need for. Adding cranberries to cat food has become trendy, supposedly to combat urinary tract issues, but I doubt there is real science behind it. Cats fed dry food are prone to such problems, don't feed dry food and chances are excellent your cat will never have urinary troubles. It also contains the thickeners carrageenan and guar gum, which I haven't seen convincing evidence to have major concern about at this point, though I'd rather see agar agar used as a thickener if there must be one.The meat protein is chicken, chicken liver, and 'dried egg product'. It contains no appreciable amount of plant protein, which is a major plus. Many pet foods are labeling themselves "grain free" and merely replacing grains with equally low quality plant protein like peas and potatoes. The minimum protein is 10% and fat is 5%- but those are minimums, meaning the actual percentages can be higher. Many no meat meal or by-product canned foods are very high fat, since high fat meat trimmings are cheaper and more available. For most cats extra fat isn't an issue, but it isn't ideal. This food would appear to be more moderate in fat than canned foods where the protein and fat percentages are closer, some are nearly equal.I feed my dogs and cats a variety of canned cat foods. Currently this one from Merrick, Wellness chicken, Wellness turkey, ZuPreem feline, Wysong canned duck, Tiki chicken, and Friskies poultry pates. Friskies is a mainly by-product based food, so although the protein and fat percentage is identical (10 & 5) it is probably leaner. I think by-products have an important place in feline and canine diets. Internal organs, eyes, cartilage, teeth, skin, feet with claws, blood, marrow, and likely even a few beaks and feathers are all consumed by wild felines/canines, so I want some in my animal's diet. I feed the cats mainly frozen mice, day old chicks, and quail with some canned or freeze dried raw a few times a week. Chewing raw meat is beneficial for cat's teeth, neither canned nor dry foods are. Cats don't chew dry kibble, they either swallow it whole or bite it in two and swallow it which does nothing for their teeth.The reason I use cat food for dogs is because canned dog food is just as expensive and usually contains much less animal protein. Unlike cats, dogs can utilize lower quality plant proteins to some extent so manufacturers can literally create dog foods out of mainly carbohydrate fillers while still charging for what is mistakenly assumed to be a meat based diet. The higher level of animal protein is likely why most dogs much prefer cat foods over dog food. As long as you pay attention to fat (my dogs get more of the lower fat by-product based cat foods) canned cat foods are IMO better for dogs. Other than the added taurine in cat food the remaining supplementation is essentially the same. If you do need to "cut" the food for overweight or fat sensitive dogs you can easily add some white meat chicken or even a little rice yourself.This is a chicken meat (not meal) based food and for some cats accustomed to mostly dry food, fish based, or meat meal based foods, this may smell bland to them. Feeding fish sometimes leads to cats that will eat nothing without it, I generally avoid fish based foods. Well accustomed to variety my cats eat most anything.*3/16 Some of the more recent reviews are reporting quality control issues with this food. I no longer use it so I cannot comment. Evidently the company was purchased by Purina last year (2015).

Kitties love this! They have a really soft coat as well.