Wellness Complete Health Pate Kitten Canned Wet Cat Food, Natural, Protein Rich, Grain Free, Chicken Entrée Recipe, 3 oz, Pack of 24 Cans

We've had about four case shipments of this kitten/cat food since I found it on Amazon at a good price per can (compared to other lesser quality "natural" canned cat foods in our area: this particular food isn't found in a brick and mortar near us). As some reviewers have stated, it is a bit on the dry side, very dense, but I mix it with a good amount of hot water and our kitten prefers it that way anyhow; the "gravy" is her favorite part. She likes it pretty well. She's a moderately picky eater but not terribly so. She doesn't devour it with rabid enthusiasm like she does Friskies wet food (she lacks good taste, I think), but she doesn't refuse it like she does some. She eats it. That, combined with the fact that it's no more expensive than trash wet food and is obviously of higher quality makes it a winner in my book. Her coat has become very silky since starting this food and she's the picture of health. Aside from the online reviews, recommendations, and ingredient list, I know it's better cat food because: 1) It doesn't smell atrocious, like most wet foods. When you open a can there is just the faintest aroma of canned meat, almost like something a human would find edible, and 2) Her bowels are much improved when eating this alone. Any food change, in addition to medical issues, can cause gassiness/diarrhea in a cat and especially a young kitten, but after she adjusted to this food we've noticed her litter box is MUCH less stinky and her stools are of a normal firmness. My husband bought her a small pack of Friskies as a "treat" recently and mixed them with this for a few days without my knowledge, but I knew something was up because her stools were looser for quite awhile, and much stinkier. In summary, I'd say this Wellness wet food is about as good as it gets unless you make your own cat food - highly recommend.

I bought this because I got a new kitten and wanted to do the best I could for her. I did some research and saw that this was one of the better rated foods at about the highest price I was willing to pay. She was a foundling at 2 weeks old and was bottle fed and then given friskies adult wet food. The woman didn’t really like cats, but did what she thought was the best. She had me take her at 5 weeks. I weaned her onto this food and she’s been growing like a weed since then. She comes running when I whistle her up to eat. I was actually surprised when I went to do this review and saw a lot of negative reviews, siting “white stuff”, bad smell, and causing sickness in there cat. I have ordered several cases from amazon at this point. It’s the 24-pack of 3oz. cans. I have never had issues. No bone shards, “white stuff”, or bad smells. It smells like kitten food and she can definetly smell it. You have to basically stick your nose in it; or have an unladylike like girl choke down half a can and then jump on your chest and burp in your face. So I can’t speak to the other reviews and I will be keeping an eye out, but I’ll continue to order this food. I’m happy with the ingredients and happy with the price. I think the ‘Core’ line is better, but at twice the price, the slightly quality improvement isn’t going to noticeable. She’s already way above the meow mix we had our old cat on at the same age. She also has access to Royal Canin dry food in case she gets hungry between morning and evening wet food. I read kittens should have access to food 24/7 till 1 year and then I’ll start limiting her intake. Having said that, there were posters saying their cats wouldn’t take it. She had both available from day one and she didn’t touch the dry food for 3 weeks. I finally figured she might not know it’s food and started sprinkling it over her wet food. She finally started eating it and now eats it between wet meals, but she still chokes down the wet before the dry. Lastly, someone mentioned reheating issues. They thought that microwaving it would make the center scalding. I found that using the lid or something, you can chop it up and 10 seconds just makes it warm, not hot. I’d recommend this food to people for the ingredients and price. I will keep an eye out for the issues others had mentioned.

Kittens are happy

My geriatric cat LOVED the senior formula. The only reason I stopped the subscription was she had kidney disease and was prescribed Hill's k/d. It was the clear winner of an extensive grain-free taste test that included Weruva, Spot's Stew, Blue Buffalo, and others I forget. My only complaint is many of the cans had dents. This did not affect the quality or her willingness to eat it, but is obviously not a good thing. The opposite happened with my kitten. None of the cans were dented, but she often walked away from it and begged for something else. I know it's not the chicken - she likes everything else with chicken. She does like the dry version of it though. Wellness is a good brand, just not what my kitty likes to eat.

I recently adopted two 8 week old kittens. Their "foster mother" had been feeding them Wellness Canned for Kittens, along with Chicken Soup for the Kitten Lover's Soul Dry Food, Chicken Flavor, 6 Pound Bag , so I decided to keep this consistent. Also, the information the foster mother gave me on what I had thought was high quality cat food (Iams, Purina One, Science Diet) completely changed my outlook. There is no way I would ever feed that garbage to any of my pets again. My kittens go crazy when I feed them the Wellness twice a day. Their desperate meows almost sound like gasps - so cute. I don't want them to become solely dependent on canned, so I will continue to provide them with dry food, too. (Although, I plan to replace Chicken Soup with a higher quality, grain-free dry brand, like Orijen or Evo.) And when the kittens are old enough, I will transition them to Wellness canned for adults. If you are reading this review, there's probably a good chance you already know all about cat nutrition (the issues with by-products, brewers rice, corn, some grains, etc.) For anyone else, I would encourage you to read the nutritional information on various brands at Pet Food Ratings dot Net. You will never look at cat food the same. ***Update October 2012***: Since my original review, I have tried two other kinds of Wellness canned foods - sliced chicken (in the 3 oz. can) and turkey (12.5 oz. cans). They love both. Because the 12 oz. cans are much more economical on a per ounce basis, I am going to stick with this size. (Tip - Ethical 3-1/2-Inch Pet Food Can Covers, 3-Pack fit perfectly on the 12.5 oz. cans, and other reviewers have stated that they fit on the 5.5 oz can. They are too large for the 3 oz. cans, however.) I continue to feed a combination of both wet and dry food. As I mentioned above, I wanted to switch to a grain-free dry food. I selected Wellness Grain-Free Dry Cat Food for Adult Cats & Kittens, CORE Original Fish & Fowl Recipe, 12 lb. Bag , and my cats love it.

This food is great, my 12 week old kitten absolutely inhales the stuff. She starts begging like crazy the minute I open the can! Since we brought her home from the shelter (where she was being fed Purina Kitten Chow) we've noticed her coat has softened, her eyes are brighter and she's growing like a weed! Also her, shall we say "business" has significantly less odor than when we first got her. Wellness food (both wet and dry) costs a little more but you have to consider a couple important things. First, It's our responsibility as pet owners to provide for our pet's well being and that includes ensuring they receive proper nutrition which, as we all know, is the foundation of good health. If you made the decision to take on a pet (which is a dependent) you owe it to them to ensure they are well nourished. Second, this food doesn't have fillers and it's packed with nutrients so the cat fills up quicker and eats less of it so the cost is defrayed in that respect. Just like humans, if a cat eats nutritionally deficient food they're going to be hungry all the time because their bodies are screaming out for the nutrition it needs. That will cause them to eat way more food which costs more and can cause weight problems and costly trips to the vet throughout their lives. Paying a little more now for good food will save you money in the long run. Do yourself and your furry little friend a favor and feed them well so they can reward you with many years of good health and companionship!

Updated Aug. 18, 2016: Unfortunately, after being more than a year of loyal Wellness canned food fans, we're disappointed to discover excessive amounts of bone fragments in the Chicken & Herring as well as the Turkey & Salmon pate options. Since April 2016, we've been going from retailer to retailer to sample all three sizes 3oz, 5.5oz, and 12oz cans of the mentioned flavors just to see if one retailer was selling inferior versions of the great Wellness products. To our double disappointment, the bone fragments were present in the products sold by Amazon, Chewy, Petco, and Petsmart. This just means that Wellness as a company is failing in quality control and to its loyal patrons. Let's face it. Yes, it's a first-world problem. However if you're even reading this, it means that YOU DO CARE about your royal felines. It also means that you're shopping for premium cat food and are (reluctantly) willing to pay promising companies like Wellness to deliver the utmost quality your hard-earned money can buy. And it's not like I can easily transition to another brand over night. I've tried and DIARRHEA is not fun, people :( What's going WELLNESS? Did your meat grinder fail earlier this year and no one in your QA department noticed? Old Review from 2015: My kitten was fed Royal Canin from the shelter. So I continued the regiment for a month until I noticed the bad breath and offensive odors from her pee/poop. So I switched her to Wellness complete kitten canned food. Wow, it's like magic to her system. No more bad breath. I'm not running to wash my hands after her love bites now. Pee is also odorless, yes, odorless. The poop is no more offensive than our #2s. Can't complain about hers when we're no angel in this area lol. People complain about the ingredient carrageenan but it's really choosing the least evil of all the options and formulas. She enjoys her Wellness grain-free food. Nature's Variety doesn't contain this ingredient but my kitty won't go near it. So one step at a time. Keeping her on wet food only really helped with the constipation too.

I was shocked to open 2 full cases of this cat food and see that it had a white substance attached to the sides of the food. The substance looks exactly like mold that grows on cheese. I contacted the Wellness company and sent them pictures so they could determine the nature of the substance. They got back to me quickly to report that the white substance was part of the gravy. What???? There is gravy in the food; however, it does not have a white substance in it. The substance is attached to the food. I am concerned that the food could be making my kitten sick. He runs to his litter box after eating the food, has runny stools and his litter box smells horrible! After this occurrence I spent weeks researching safe and healthy cat food for my kitten and cat. I'd speculate that 98% of the cat food on the market today contains ingredients that are detrimental to the health of cats. I discovered a great deal of valuable information regarding the ingredients that cats should never consume because they've proven to cause serious diseases such as obesity; diabetes; kidney problems; allergies; and even cancer! Cat food should not contain: corn; wheat; rice; gluten; soy products; peas; any kind of sugar; meat by-products (because companies do not disclose where these by-products come from and can come from dead, decaying animals); animal digest; bone meal; poultry fat; palatants; brewers yeast; carrageenan (the FDA approved it for human consumption; however, humans should not consume it and it’s not suitable for cats either); guar gum; phosphates, pyrophosphates, and polyphosphates; salt; cellulose; colors (yellow 5, yellow 6, blue 2, red 3, red 40); and BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin (chemical preservatives), Xanthan gum; fish oil (fish is a common allergen for cats.) This Wellness food contains 4 of the ingredients that cats/kittens should not consume: natural flavorings, guar gum; fish oil and xanthan gum.

Item came in good condition and earlier than ETA date. My 10 week old kittens were able to finish this quickly. It must be very tasty. Purchased during Black Friday sale. Wish prices could be lower so that I can buy on regular intervals.

my kitten ( 4 weeks) was having inconsistent bowel movements. this product I mixed with formula helped a lot to start weaning him.

The kittens seem to prefer this canned food to others but the cans are small and they are too expensive

Perfect for our new family member

Good healthy food, but I wish it came in bigger sized cans. My 9 month old kitten who is just under 10 pounds can finish a whole can in one meal. so we run out quite quickly.