Side by Side Comparison of: Fancy Feast vs Wellness Natural Pet Food

My cats ADORE these chicken variety packs and they are very picky eaters! This food does not smell as bad as other canned cat food varieties and in my experience seems to be of a better quality than the Fancy Feast turkey or beef varieties. I cannot attest to the any fish flavors because I refuse to buy those... My vet says my furries are at optimal weight and they are very healthy and happy!I have a female and two males, all around 10 lbs and 8yrs old, who eat two cans each per day.

What can I say, my cats love it. I would definitely recommend this to all you cat lovers. Great price and great quality. Also shop from Vitapet’s. We got this [[ASIN:B01N8XE12U Vitapet Probiotic Powder Blend For Dogs and Cats with 5 Billion CFU Per Serving] for an adopted shelter . The vet recommended that I keep my Rosie on flora probiotic she's doing great I will make sure that she stays healthy from here on by using Vitapet’s probiotic. Thank you!

The fact that you're reading a cat food review tells me you like to do your research. So then you probably know that cats are obligate carnivores, which means they only eat meat. They hunt hundreds of species of bugs and birds and small rodents and mammals.So if you want to save money on vet bills, you gotta feed your cat wet food. Just look at the ingredient list, fancy feast is the cheapest wet food with protein as the main ingredient. Don't bother with grains and starches. I've been feeding my cat fancy feast for his entire life, everyone always comments on how soft and healthy his coat is.For a while i was going crazy and buying frozen raw food, but I worried about bacteria and contamination. I looked into making food (obligate carnivores, just give them some meat, right?) wrong. Remember when I mentioned they hunt like 237 species? They eat mostly meat, but they also need crazy stuff like taurine and other weird things cats get from eating bugs and spiders and birds I guess. Anyway it's hard to get the balance right and you could very easily make your cat sick if you're not extremely careful. My cat has tried all the meat seafood cans and he seems to love chicken and turkey the best.If you can afford to go with the organic free range all singing all dancing stuff, you probably wouldn't even bother reading this. But if like me, you love your cat and are also on a budget: go with the ingredient list, go with the price per can. Do the math: it's always been fancy feast.

Well, I don't love it, my cat does. Fancy feast classic wet cat food has decently low carbs and high moisture content, making it pretty ideal as far as cat food goes for making sure my cute tub o' lard gets lots of protein and water from his food without running the risk of diabetes or urinary tract infections. Also, he's on a pretty strict diet and the can is easy to split up into 2 meals for him. We're slowly dropping him from 18 lbs to 15, and being able to easily figure out how much he's getting each meal is pretty nice.

I've been buying this food for about 10 years. My cat Fiona is a little tiny muted calico 7 pounder. She does not eat much. She will not eat chicken or turkey or tuna fish or much of anything really. However, she will at random enjoy fancy feast cat food-at times- when she wants to- when she decides she likes it. Fancy feast is the only thing that has successfully tempted her to eat food, albeit it is random and unpredictable but still I rely on this food for her.

When my over-weight chow hound was found to have a glucose over 300, it was obvious I had to do something fast.  The vet put him on a prescription dry food.  After 2 months of following directions, he was not losing weight.  I found some good sites and a chart showing carbs and calories.  Fancy Feast Classic style foods are all low carb and the Turkey with Giblets has the highest calorie count. He gets that for dinner, the others for breakfast.  I slowly changed him from dry to wet food and cut his calories from 320 (what the prescription dry called for) to 180 -200 per day.  He lost about 8 oz. a month the first 6 months and his glucose was 57 four months later.  He has lost 4 pounds in the last 9 months.This box of 24 is considerably cheaper than buying them individually or even the 30 count box at the big box store.  Good for him and good for my budget!

My brats aka cats, absolutely LOVE Wellness canned food. I've tried a few different flavors, and so far, this one is a hit! And the can being so large, it lasts at least a full week, which saves a lot of money, especially when you have chow hounds like I have! ;) Last week, we had stomach issues with one of the cats. We looked up online and got this Vitapet Probiotic Powder Blend For Dogs and Cats with 5 Billion CFU Per Serving that was recommended by online vets. THey also said it is good for all of the cats. It has worked well for my kitty. I use it about once a week. Thanks Vitapet!

This cat food is priced at a great price point. The quality of food that you're getting at this cost is almost second to none. I did a lot of research into cat foods for my furry baby, and I can confidently say that this brand is one of the best.Your cat deserves a healthy diet and wet food gives that to them. It's more filling than dry food, has more water content (cats don't like to drink water but need to in order to urinate properly), and this particular brand comes in many different flavors.At this price point, and the added convenience of Amazon delivery, there really isn't another option than to get this food for your kitty. I can assure you they will thank you for your decision.

I've tried cheaper brands and my cats (Bengals with sensitive stomachs) often end up getting sick. They do well on this cat food - they vomit less, their coats are shiny and they are generally in better health. I did try downgrading their food for a while to save money but it was not worth the vet bills that ensued. I have decided that it's better to feed them quality food and pay the little bit extra. The only complaint I have is that for some silly reason, it is cheaper to buy twelve of these 12.5 oz cans than it is to buy a case of twenty-four of the 5.5 oz cans of the same exact stuff. I normally would feed two 5.5 oz cans a day....so I am paying less money to feed them 12.5 oz a day in the large cans vs. 11 oz of the same exact stuff packaged in two of the smaller cans. In essence, I am paying less and getting more food by purchasing the larger can. That said, I don't like having a can standing open all day (even refrigerated) and would rather feed them two fresh 5.5 oz cans a day - so would be happy to see the cost of the 5.5 oz cans come down to match the cost of the larger cans.

This review is based on the 12 pack of 12.5oz cans. I have been purchasing these for a while now and as long as my cats keep eating it, I won't be buying anything else.Recently, my oldest cat (who is 14) became diabetic. I have been feeding my cats grain free dry food for about 4 years now but had to find another solution for him. After some research, I found that an all wet food grain free diet was the way to go.I am a stay at home mom with 2 kids (2 1/2 year old and 8 month old) and 2 cats (14 and 12). Money can definitely get tight on a 1 income family, and good quality wet food can be pretty expensive. After trying many brands, I finally came across this.This is good quality food and these large cans are a great buy. 1 can lasts 2 days, with 1 feeding in the morning and one at night. My other cat continues to eat dry food so my diabetic boy will snack on that throughout the day. He's getting old now, but he seems to be doing a lot better. I have definitely found the food I'm going to stick with.Just a quick warning: not all the flavors are grain free. I decided to try the Salmon and Trout variety and did not realize until I had already used 10 cans that it contained brown rice. So if you want grain free (which is the best option regardless of health because let's face it, grain is just a filler in pet food), make sure the flavor you buy is a grain free one.

This was a staple in our house our two kittens' first full year. The vet was very pleased to know we were feeding this to our fur babies. I hope Wellness will keep the costs down in order to offer a quality food for all kitten owners.

I have been feeding my cats Wellness Food for four years now.What I like most is that, like most of the Wellness line, this Chicken and Herring blend is made without grains. Cats are obligate carnivores, meaning they only need meat...in the wild they only get grains in the stomach of prey they eat. If you put grains in food, cats continue to eat until they've had enough protein. So the grain is just added calories for nothing. Since grains are cheaper per ounce, it's a great way to save the manufacturer money, but it's not good for your cats.In the first year after switching from dried food and lower-quality grain-filled wet food, both my cats lost weight and their fur became softer and shinier. The difference was most evident in my plump, dumb inactive cat; he lost a couple of pounds and went from middle-aged dumpy to sleek and active. He has gotten a lot smarter and is more lively in general.I also like that this food doesn't have any rendered animal fat or meat byproducts, which are disgusting slaughterhouse waste it is illegal to sell to humans.As far as how my cats feel, they think this is just okay. They would give it three stars for the smell/taste. They always prefer the cheap stuff, like fancy feast, because it is swimming in rendered fat which smells delicious to cats just like potato chips do to humans. I call it "kitty crack." Cats choose food mainly on smell, not taste, which works great in the wild but not so much with commercial foods where their quality sensor is way off. To get my cats to eat this food at first, I needed to mix it with kitty crack--first only a quarter good to 3/4 kitty crack and gradually building up to 100% over about six months. It's never a good idea to get into a battle of will with cats...first of all, you'll lose, and second it is not safe for them to go more than 24 hours without food because of potentially fatal liver issues.After the initial break-in period, my cats ate this happily. This is the favorite of both my cats, followed by Turkey/Salmon blend as second favorite. I buy a variety to mix it up nutritionally and to make sure they don't get too fussy. Since they never overeat this, I simply feed them as much as they want...if they ask for more, I give it.One can is enough to feed one cat per day. This size must be opened with a can opener and stored in between uses. For this reason not as convenient as the 5.5 ounce sizes which you just pull open, but the cost difference over a year is substantial. It's not too much of a pain as on days that aren't too hot I leave this on the counter at room temperature between feedings. If for any reason it's not done by bedtime I put it in the fridge. Cat's digestion is much faster and a bit of bacteria in food is less likely to cause problems.Cost-wise, these are about $2 a day, and Amazon's price is competitive with big-box pet food stores. When I first started using this, the price seemed prohibitive so I took out the calculator and did a serious analysis. Compared with the Fancy Feast I was buying at a big-box store, per ounce this is a LOT more expensive. But then I realized that since Fancy Feast is packed with grains and junk cats don't need, comparing price by weight isn't fair. I redid the analysis based on daily servings of protein, calories etc. and the two foods turned out identical in cost. It would still be cheaper to feed dried food but if I'm going to go 100% wet the price of this is actually comparable to supermarket foods.Wellness also sells a Core brand which is even higher quality, but it doesn't come in the larger more economical cans, making it prohibitively expensive.Note: I read the one star reviews from here. Looks like there have been some quality-control issues with a new plant. I have not experienced this issue...the quality appears the same in the 4+ years I've been buying this. However, I will post if I experience a problem and update my review immediately.

My 16 year old cat loves this food. She scarfs it down every time. She's diabetic so I alternate between this food (Poultry and Beef Classic Pate) and the Sheba Chicken & Turkey formulas and she's doing very well. I stopped feeding dry food altogether and only give her wet food and I noticed she drinks less water and takes fewer trips to the litter box. The only complaint I have is that I wish this food came in bigger cans. 3 ounces is way too small and a 24 pack only last just over a week for me.

I bought it because the price was good but my 23 yr old likes variety and this doesn't give him enough variety so I will continue to go to Pets Mart for my Fancy Feast in individual cans.

Yes, there are cat foods that are better for the cats but will they eat them? We have three cats, 19, 6 and 4 years old. The 19 year old will only eat Fancy Feast and some Spot's Stew. He only eats wet food, having lost both of his power canines. He's in great health, the perfect weight and the vet says feed him what he'll eat. He likes the ones with cheesy bits best but the classic is supposed to be best for him, so they all get those the most.

My cat eats it but my kitten refuses to eat it. She did once with KMR mixed but refuses to eat it anymore. She meows for dry food instead.Update: My kitten no longer needs KMR as she's now 9 weeks old. I'd wait till she gets hungry and look around for food then I prepare the wet food and she eats it. Afterward, I put the dry food down and she eats on and off all day. Otherwise, she'd probably ignore the wet food mostly and eat the dry food instead :/Kitten version of this made my kitten throw up and gave her a diarrhea !!! :/ I think if a kitten has been completely weaned, they become very lactose intolerant and even kitten milk gives them diarrhea. Just be careful with this kitten food if your kitten has been completely weaned !

One of my two cats had diabeties and with the help of this food, he is now in remission. He went from walking on his hocks (sort of like knees on humans) to walking on his back paws again. He's able to climb steps and jump onto tables again. He's also no longer taking insulin and his readings are very good. This is a big step up from 20 CCs of insulin and weekly IV drips to cleanse his system. For those of you who may have a cat with diabeties, try these tips:1. Get them on a pure wet food diet...no dry food. The dry food my vet prescribed is actually less healthy than canned food...and pretty darned expensive. I got the impression they were encouraged to push these products despite the heathier alternatives.2. You'll want food high in protein and low in carbs. The Fancy Feast CLASSIC does the job well...make sure it says "CLASSIC". Other Fancy Feast brands have gravy and the like that aren't as healthy.3. I was buying the Wellness Grain Free brand for a while, but it's extremely expensive. Check that out if money isn't an issue. Essentially, you're looking for things without soy, grain, and other things cats don't digest well...again, they're carnivores.4. Try the Reli-on meter and strips, they are much less expensive. You can find them at WalMart. The meter I was given required strips that cost a $1 per strip...ouch.I'm not a vet, but the above guidelines worked for my cat and me.

For the price, it's probably one of the best deals on the market for wet cat food. The classic is the only one that has no gluten. Although it's only a protein and I do not believe all those warnings about it for humans, I do know that cats are not humans. Their diets have different needs. Because of their short guts, they often have difficulty digesting plant-based proteins as it takes longer. What you wind up with is a lot of under- or un-digested food in the litter box or, worse, a cat who overeats because its body knows it's missing something.As with many felines, my six kitties are sometimes a bit finicky so I try to give them a variety of flavors. After all, even if you LOVE pizza, if you had only pizza every day you'd soon get sick of it. Right? Same with the babies. And, as a bonus wet food provides water for those cats who don't drink enough on their own. They get wet food in the AM and dry is out all day. Only thing is those "meat by-products" they contain. look up THAT definition and you might want to switch.

Good product. A bit pricy but the quality and consistency is there. Our cat loves the chicken & herring flavor.One time we got a letter from the company that the product batch we bought may have been contaminated. They asked us to ship back the batch we bought and they would send us replacements. We really appreciated the honesty. The company didn't try to hide their mistakes. They did the right thing in informing us and trying to make it right.One thing we don't like is the sizing. Why make a 5.5oz can? It's just not enough for two meals for an average cat like ours. Why not make a 6oz or 6.5oz can?

Please put a pop top on large cans! Every single can distorts on opening with can opener, so the lid has to be bent back or pried open. Hazardous, messy, and time consuming. Otherwise this is a good quality canned food without carbs from any source. And the cats eat it

This is a high quality, grain-free cat food that my cats enjoy. My only complaint is that the can does not have a pop-off lid, as most other brand current cat food cans do. And the lid is a hard one to open with an opener. It snags badly in two places and takes a lot of back and forth with the opener to get the lid free.The first two rows of ingredients are all just wonderful, which means the greater part of this cat food is excellent. The meats are listed first and are whole meats, not byproducts or meals. Excellent! Also, this includes the most expensive, highest quality iron: iron proteinate.There were only two poor ingredients that I found:Dicalcium phosphate is a calcium supplement, but can cause digestive and intestinal problems. It is commonly found in prepared breakfast cereals for humans, in pharmaceuticals as an inert ingredient to bind tablets, and in toothpastes.It contains carrageenan, which is used as a cheap binder/filler in canned pet foods. This is also often used in almond and coconut milk for humans, and research shows it may cause digestive and intestinal problems.My cats did not show any signs of those problems when I fed this to them, so that is a good sign.I would buy this again, if it were not for the darned lid.

I judge cat food by three factors; quality, price, and cat.Per all the research I've done, this food gets high quality ratings. The apparent quality of the food out of the can lives up to expectation. Cats are sleek, healthy, alert, and energetic on this food. There have not been any issues with vomiting or bowel problems.The price on the large cans is excellent for a high end cat food. I'd love it if I could get it at a grocery store price, but I can't reasonably expect that.Both cats rated it good but not great. They accept it, they don't love it. I've seen much better reactions from them on "whole" foods (Soulistic and Tiki). It's a pate food, so this is not surprising.One problem, and this may be a shipping not a supplier problem, is the dented cans. So far none have been more than slightly dented, however this alarms me.

It's way better than most cat foods, no about that. Cat food being wet and grain-free is crucial for your cat's health. So this is most of the way there. Unfortunately, it is made with GMO meat. So I will not be buying again. A waaaaayyyy better option, and similar in price, is Newman's Own Organics - Grain-Free - cat food. Make sure you get the grain-free kind if you go with Newman's, as they have several lines of cat food, not all of which are grain-free. (I want to shout it from a mountaintop: Cats shouldn't be eating grains!!! It will cause them health problems!) At the time of this writing, there are 24-packs of 5.5-ounce cans of Newman's Own Organics Grain-Free cat food available on Amazon for $30 - $40. Not bad. About $1.25 - $1.67 per can.Other excellent grooming tools for LONG HAIRED cats:Safari® Cat Bristle BrushTan Comb Cat Untangler 5"Safari® Wire Pin Brush, SmallConair Anti-static Detangling Comb, Colors may varyAAaronco Pets V-Rake Mat PickPawsPamper Undercoat Rake for Dogs, Cats - 12 Blade Dematting ToolClassic Products Royal Select Extra Coarse 21-Pin Comb and DematterHair Hero Dog and Cat Brush, Stainless Steel Deshedding Tool to Reduce Shedding in Short and Long Hair Dogs and Cats, a Luxury pet brush, works great on Horses too.Undercoat Rake for Dogs and Other Pets with Medium and Long Coat. Comb Comes with 13 Round 360-degree Rotating Teeth Removing Undergrowth in Minutes with No Stress to Pet. Sturdy Brush with Rubber Ergonomic Grip. Professional Tool From Ebelyn.Other excellent quality supplies for ALL TYPES of cats:Newman: Cat, Og3, Gf, Chicken, 5.5 OZ and other *grain-free* varieties from the same product lineSmartCat Ultimate Scratching Postökocat Natural Wood Cat Litter, 18-Pound, ClumpingNature's Miracle Advanced Oval Hooded Litter Box (P-5914)

there are better foods. I started with this and its ok but I recommend hound and gatos canned food as it is 100% protein from meat. many canned foods will add in tons of liver or kidney because it is a lot cheaper than meat. this is better than grains for sure but cats need a more complete diet and we are paying an arm and a leg for our cats food so why shouldn't they be using top ingredients.wellness in particular has had quality control problems. They claim a certain number of ounces per can and I've never weighed them but I can tell you most canned I've got were about 65% full. with hound and gatos, weruva, bff, the cans are always packed to the brim. like I said I didn't weigh to see if I was getting robbed but I feel like it was a space waster to can 35% air with the food and also a environmentally wasteful attitude to the packaging.

I have two Siamese kitties, one of them would eat anything and everything you put in front of him, but the other one is the pickiest cat ever! She loves Fancy Feast but not this one. I think it's a texture thing for her and this is just too thick. She likes all the others with more juice...If this review has helped you in any way, please click the YES button. Thank you.

These are okay, but the cats aren't really excited about them, and we are kind of concerned about whether the ingredients are what we want. We probably won't buy them again. but I know other people whose cats like them.

in general this is a "good" product as far as the cat goes since he is the judge. HOwever..I notice that the quality changes from batch to batch..and from can to can..depending on the flavor. Some cans smell off..like the contents are old..or were sitting too long somewhere.Other times the smell is okay. My cat usually scarfs his portion down right away with great gusto..BUT when the cans are OFF..he either walksaway from his dish..OR>.if he is very hungry..will eat it..then throw up. This has happened more than once which leads me to believe that more quality control is needed on these products..whether at the Amazon facility in terms of where they are being stored ie..away from extremes in heat, ?? should that be the case, etc. OR at the Purina facility..where the ingredients can vary greatly.

Torn on this product, while my cats are generally excited to eat Fancy Feast I have had several issues where my calico will eat the product too fast and vomit several times which makes it a headache. You may have to ration the food to reduce this from occurring. While I would think this is an issue with my cat eating too fast, it generally only occurs with the products that have the most "gravy" in them. While it's cheap I find my cats enjoying Newman's Organic Food much more as they eat it slower and generally have less issues. I also found that my cats will need more of this wet food in order to be full while Newman's requires less. Otherwise the price is great for what it offers.

Kindly note I am a cat, I do not love anything but mice, birds and waking my Human at odd hours. Well, I do enjoy attacking the dog when he least expects it as well. As to food I am by nature, picky. I am only eating about half of every can of this but that is ok too as the dog is taking care of leftovers for our Human. She will stick to buying the Seafood version of Fancy Feast since my picky self will not eat other brands at all.

Hey Amazon - what's the story with the pricing of this and other similar products? Why do you keep bouncing it around? Here's the last few price changes.Mar 05, 2014 05:56 AM $16.73Jan 27, 2014 11:53 PM $13.68Jan 27, 2014 07:12 AM $16.73Jan 26, 2014 06:28 AM $13.68Jan 24, 2014 01:25 PM $16.73While purchasing this with subscribe and save, a $3 price difference (20%) is a LOT if the subscribe charge day uses the higher price.

None of my cats liked it. It could be good if cats eat it. Not saying it is bad, just that my cats don't like it. Maybe yours will. The company should sell single cans so no loss is taken if cats don't eat it.

This is a high quality cat food and my cat really likes it. But. Wellness produces in multiple factories and depending on which factory it comes from, it can be really soupy and gross. I though they'd fixed the problem, but the last two cases I've ordered from Amazon are soupy again. They've also been shipping dented cans, including one that was entirely punctured.I won't order it from here again unless they can assure me it will be the regular kind. I mean, who wants to have to ship back a case of cat food?

I've been feeding our new cat Wellness Chicken Formula since we adopted her, almost a month ago. Hoping for a deal (because she likes it and I like that it's grain-free) I ordered the 24-pack from Amazon. Before that, I was buying it from our local supermarket and at Pet Food Express. I can't say that I've had as poor of an experience as some other reviewers, I mean, Stella eats the Amazon food with little fuss. But it is different. I started noticing the difference a couple weeks ago. The Amazon stuff is mushier, softer, and a little watery. I've smelled them, and they smell fine, but I just don't get the consistency difference. The Wellness cans from the market are denser. Since I've started giving her the Amazon stuff I've also noticed that her feces are a little softer than average. Not in a way where I feel like there's concern, just noticeably slightly softer. I don't know. I think I'm going to order directly from the company next time or swallow my money and keep buying it from the store.

My cats absolutely love this food and the ingredients look great.I received a subscribe and save shipment of four cases of various Wellness and Core wet cat foods on May 6th, including this item, shipped from and sold by Amazon.com. As I knew what was in the shipment and did not need it just then, I set it aside, unopened. For the last week or so, I had been trying off and on to determine the source of an initially faint, but increasingly strong and foul odor. It finally occurred to me this morning that the odor was the distinctive one of maggots. As a previous order of Wellness cat food through Amazon had a damaged couple of cans that ended up breeding maggots (out of four cases; thought maybe it was an unusual manufacturer's problem), and as I could think of no other sources, I finally opened the Amazon box. Imagine my dismay at finding that three of the four cases were badly damaged along one side of the box (bottom of shipment box; sides of cat food cans), totaling about a dozen smashed cans and definitely breeding maggots (fortunately(?), somewhat contained by the heavy duty plastic shrink wrap partially surrounding each case). Given the placement of the damage, I have to suspect that the damage occurred either during packing or shipment. The Amazon box was undamaged and there was no obvious point of impact. My guess is that the cat food cases were either slammed into the box with unnecessary force, or there was excessive, unbalanced weight over the shipment box, but I don't really know. Unless Amazon is distributing boxes bearing their labels to other vendors, or the cat food cans themselves are structurally defective, the damage appears to have been done under Amazon's watch. Of course, it's far too late to return the shipment, and that's my fault, but I doubt that any of the ordinary carriers would want to accept a maggot-laden, putrescent, highly malodorous shipment like this anyway. And despite the return or replace button on the Your Orders page, there does not appear to be an actual replacement option. The subscribe and save discount does not outweigh the product loss, nor does the convenience of not having to drive to a store make up for having to handle and smell maggoty cat food with every other shipment (2 for 4 now). This is simply unacceptable.

This food is great if your cat doesn't have any issues like itchy skin or tummy issues. If you have a cat with skin or tummy issues, it's time to get rid of the chicken and try a new protein, like rabbit. All of my cats have really enjoyed this food, despite having some unbeknownst to me, chicken issues. I have switched one cat to nature's logic rabbit with tremendous success and plan to put the other two on it as well to give them a break from this food (anything chicken), but if it weren't for that, this and the turkey version have been big hits in my house, including the cat that has tired of other brands of food quickly in the past. Per Dr. Becker's protocol, I'm going to give their systems a break from chicken for a few months and then slowly transition them back, hopefully keeping them all itchy and tummy trouble.UPDATE 3/1/15: This is very late, but I wanted to put this information out for anyone else that might be interested in monitoring what goes into their pets' food. Having initially been thrilled with this food and the fact that all three of my cats happily ate it, I discovered information about Carrageenan and the inflammation that it causes. Upon lots of researching and even an e-mail to the manufacturer requesting they remove it, I have taken this food out of my cats' rotation and my own diet, as well. Instead, I only feed my cats Nature's Logic brand which contains enough actual meat product that taurine is not added because it is not necessary. Here's a little tip for you...the cat and dog food varieties have the same ingredients, so if you have several cats, like me, you can purchase the larger dog food version much cheaper. It's actually a bit cheaper than wellness if you shop around (my last order of the chicken flavor came from chewy.com and was around $30/case for 12/13.2 oz. cans with free shipping over $49). All of my cats do extremely well on it and have no issues at all on it.At the very least, do some research on Carrageenan and you will see it is not something that we should be ingesting or giving to our pets. I was horrified to find that one of the commenters in an article, who worked in a lab, said they intentionally gave carrageenan to lab animals to induce inflammation. That comment, along with all of the other articles I read from people I respect, have convinced me it is not safe for us or our pets and I will not be buying any more products that contain it.

Having put our cat on Wellness canned food we were so pleased to find that this highly rated product seemed to agree with him, when the expensive food that we had to purchase from the vet did not. Finding the convenient option of having it shipped monthly and saving quite a bit through Amazon was also much appreciated. Unfortunately, the food we are being shipped is not the same as that which we buy at the local pet stores. It is much soupier. A call to Wellness informed us that it is processed at different plants. We are distressed that the product has such variation, and are giving it one more month to see if the next shipment will be improved or will again be the soupy product which seems to have been processed with more water. It should be noted that the cat does not seem to mind it as much as his owners.

My cat is on a Classic Fancy Feast diet and has been for over a year. Imagine our surprise when we opened our first can from this package and discovered that it was not at all as advertised, nor was it what we ordered. I'm very disappointed!

Unfortunately after buying this, my cat the lil'terrorist as I call her tastes changed and she refused to eat any of the varieties....ended up giving it away to others with cats as well as sending some to the local Food Bank for people who had pets.

I am torn about this food. Sometimes, it's the only cat food my cat will eat. But too much seafood is bad for cats. And seafood that is being caught using slave labor and environmentally unsound fishing practices is not good for anyone.Fancy Feast is one of many pet food distributors who has been found to be importing seafood from questionable wild fisheries in South Asia that have been caught using slave labor on their fishing boats. While it's safe to assume Fancy Feast's parent corporation was not aware of the fisheries treatment of their workers, the fact that they were not bothering to look into their seafood distribution chain is disturbing and this is exactly how these inhumane practices continue to thrive in our more 'enlightened' time.I'll continue to buy an occasional can if my cat's in a particularly finnicky mood, but until I hear that Fancy Feast has completely overhauled their seafood buying mandates, I will never buy a case or box of cans again.

The two stars is not for the type of cat food generally, but because 7 of 24 cans were dented. This wasn't from shipping - the outside box was fine and dented cans were throughout the inside box. Some small dents are ok, but some near seam of can or too sharp can let in just enough air for bacteria to grow and make the food dangerous. Shouldn't have to guess whether can is safe for more than 1/3-1/4 of the shipment.Amazon responded appropriately, and other people may get ok cans, but so many in a single package indicates a willingess to not check or put damaged cans in these larger packs.

For some reason my cats don't like these flavors. They have eaten it before so I assume there is something wrong with the freshness? I was very disappointed. Too difficult to return since I had opened two cans already. Save your money and maybe buy it in the store where you can check foir dates etc.

I've been buying this brand and this variety pack for a few years now, so I'm sad to say that recently quality control has been less than optimal. I usually expect the chicken to be a bit more water than the other favors, but recently it has been either extreme mush or more lumpy like the turkey giblet. The other flavors have also been frequently just mush - any more water and it would be like soup. Unless quality control improves, I'll be looking for another brand soon.

Made my cat very sick and constipated. Sometimes that will happen when switching him to a new food, but it clears up in a day or two. I went through 5 days and had to take him to the vet for an enema. He's allergic to grains, nuts, and most filler crap. This must have some in it somewhere, otherwise he would have been able to go to the bathroom.Don't buy if your cat has stomach issues with fillers. This is a bad product and WAY overpriced.

This makes my cats sick. The chicken is ok. But not the turkey. It took me a while to figure it out. I think it's too rich.

I've been using wellness chicken for many years for my cat due to her sensitive digestive system. She can't tolerate any cheap food unfortunately. The problem with wellness is that it doesn't look the same anymore, it used to be thicker and my pet would be satisfied for hours after the meal. Last 3 months my pets stools became lose just like the feeding formula. I wish the manufacture posted some update of what is going on with the ingredients. I just want to know that I'm paying for quality and real product and not counterfeit. If someone could explain, I would appreciate it.

Every. Single. Can. in this flat of 12 was SEVERELY dented. Including those in the middle of the flat. This is NOT shipping damage. The seller is shipping factory seconds without disclosing this in the product description. Again: These are FACTORY SECONDS. The severity of the dents is a huge safety concern because the metal may be broken beneath the label, allowing the food to rot and breed bacteria/mold.With that said, I inspected each can before opening it, and visually inspected the food as I dished it out. My cat readily ate food from most of the cans, although after eating from one of them she puked on my (brand-new) shoelaces. There were two cans she absolutely refused to touch, to the extent she went hungry for two days instead. One of those cans was dented about halfway to the other side.The product seems okay, but

I used to work at a high end pet store and have fed my cat wellness dry food her entire life. She recently started having problems with chronic cystitis and urinary problems so the vet told me to switch to wet. Wellness is a great food and has really wholesome ingredients. Read the ingredients like you would with human food and you will find that a lot of the top selling name brand foods are full of junk, unlike wellness which uses really good stuff. Unfortunately, this food was a little rich for my cat and made her throw up all over the place and I had to donate the rest of the case to my local shelter. Now, much to my disappointment, she has become really picky and will only eat her Hills chicken. I really wanted her to like this but it was just not meant to be. Go to your pet store and buy some cans before you commit to buying a case of anything on Amazon. And be careful, because as the story normally goes they love something until you buy a case of it then they won't eat it anymore.

There has absolutely either been a change in the formula, or the source of ingrediants.My 10 cats have eaten the chicken flavor wet food for years. I use a minimum of 5 cases of the 12.5 oz cans per month, and the formula has deffinitly changes though at this point the company denies it. My cats will eat some cases as usual. Other cases several of my cats will not touch and the others eat it only reluctantly. Two of those reluctant eaters vomit it up afterwards.Unfortunately you never know which formula is going to arrive, I currently have three bad cases. Best used by 12 May 17, 7WCCSi 08:22To be clear these are not the watery cans from the now unused factory.So if your cats are vomiting, or not eating, it is the food.

Contains ingredients that can be deadly to cats (synthetic vitamin K)And my cats hated it.

My Cats will no longer eat this. I don't know what has changed but as of the beginning of the month I have bought several packs of this and my cats, who used to look forward to meal time every day, will no longer eat this food. They used to gobble it down but now they would rather eat dry food than this. I don't know if they changed the recipe or something but they walk away from it. Even the strays in my yard will no longer eat this.

Cat won't eat it. He does like the Gravy variety much better.

Would not purchase again. Cat got sick after 2 feedings. Couldn't use remainder of cans. Chose better brand at pet store. Cat fine.

My cat loves Fancy Feast. It was cheaper on Amazon than a big box store. But, after my first order the price has gone up a dollar on Amazon within one week. UPDATE 2/2017 another price increase!!!My cat got sick shortly after eating a can two weeks ago. First time in years. We took him to the vet and after a $700 bill we found out it was gas in his stomach. Not sure if it was the food, but will be careful to inspect each can in the future. We have noticed some cans are moist, while others are dry. UPDATE 2/20/17. another price increase on Amazon. Back to the big box store.

Ever since my cat began eating this she's been sick: throwing up everywhere and having diarrhea... I believe this is a bad batch that sat in the sun or hot weather too long!!! I need to return these or be sent a new box in GOOD AND EDIBLE CONDITION OR I MUST REMOVE IT FROM MY SUBSCRIPTION!!! :-((....

My cats normally eat this product. There isn't much consistency anymore unfortunately. Some packages that eat it up like there's nothing wrong with it and this last shipment they hardly touch it. For as much as we pay for this it's pretty disappointing.

I can't 100% say this was the reason but I should have done better research. Our cat just got home from the hospital due to having a urinary blockage. And for some reason even though Wellness brand is a great quality cat food, this brand has caused hundreds of pet owner's cats urinary problems. I only feel like this is true because our cat was doing great with his other food and then him being on this for a month and a half seems to have caused crystals in his bladder.

The recipe has changed. It is greasy. My cats hate it, and I am now at a loss as to what wet food to purchase for them. They've really liked this cat food for the entire time they've been with me, and suddenly they won't eat it. Wellness Complete Health Grain Free Chicken Natural Wet Canned Cat Food, 12.5-Ounce Can (Pack of 12)I wish the producer would go back to the old recipe. How hard could that be? Is the amount of added fat (maybe oil) in order to provide less meat and therefore make more profit?

My cats used to love this food (chicken and turykey). But with the last batch there's something different. They smell it, best case they eat a tiny bit, then won't touch it anymore. Consistency is very different from previous batches. It smells different and the consistency is different, too, very sloppy. Not firm like the batches before. I think I'll test some cans from the store and decide whether I have to change the brand.PS: Just checked. The number on the bottom also starts with 7W....

My Farm Cat didn't like this at all. He went without eating for over 24 hours rather than eat it so I've given up.Previously, I'd purchased the beef & chicken from this company and he seemed to like that well enough that I wanted to experiment with new flavors especially since this flavor was so highly rated.One weird thing -cans are dinged. I read that in other reviews and thought it was just poor handling during shipping but I pulled cans from the middle of the shrink wrapped case and these were dented quite a bit. I mean, dents measuring .625" in depth is quite a bit if you expect the can to retain its integrity. Meaning, the denting of cans is happening at the plant prior to shrink wrapping the cases. So, I don't know what to think. The product seems to have a lot of positive reviews so it is awkward for me to have to report to the contrary.OT: I would not consider my Farm Cat to be a picky eater; I'm still looking for a wet food to supplement kibble if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks in advance.

What in the world happened to this food?When I opened the can up - it was a soupy mess!They must have changed the formula.Every can in the case was that way and it looks like something I would be concerned to find in the litter box. Yuck!I'm not buying this again.Its back to Nature Balance.YUCK WELLNESS!