Limited Ingredient Diet Dry Cat Food, Real Rabbit, 4.5 lb. Bag | Single animal protein and vegetable recipe, raw-coated kibble, farm-raised rabbit, gentle on sensitive stomachs

This Instinct Limited Ingredient Real Rabbit recipe (4.5 lb bag) was an instant hit in my house. I bought it because one of my cats has significant food allergies, and I’ve been working through different proteins to find one that doesn’t cause problems. Novel proteins can be hard to find, so rabbit seemed worth testing. The kibble/pieces are small and thin, so they are very easy on sensitive teeth. Apparently, it was more than worth it. My cats lost their minds the second I opened the box that the bag arrived in. I’m talking full attention, wide eyes, stalking, chasing — the works. Even my “professional napper” cat suddenly turned into an athlete. I’ve started using pieces as rewards and tossing them across the room because they’ll actually run, leap, and catch them in midair. Considering they’re already spoiled with freeze-dried chicken, salmon, whitefish, and premium foods, that says a lot about how appealing this must taste. The limited-ingredient formula is a huge plus for cats with sensitivities, and the price feels reasonable, given that rabbit is a less common protein. One heads-up: the kibble is almost black in color, and it can cause very dark stools, which surprised me at first. Also, transition slowly and store it securely because determined cats will absolutely find a way into the bag. Great quality, excellent for elimination diets, and clearly a favorite here. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

My older cat had been vomiting for months now and also had diarrhea. Vomiting 2-4 times a day. Diarrhea everyday. I changed her food numerous times. All top brand food with no bi products.. Nothing worked. I brought her to the vet. Blood work good. X rays good. Set up appointment for sonogram since the vet mentioned lymphoma or IBD. After doing some research I found that many cats have bowel disease and a good choice is limited ingredient cat food with Rabbit. I took a chance and bought this brand in both wet and dry since I feed my cat both. I did not expect any change. I was truly amazed how within one day of feeding her this food she stopped vomiting and her stools were a normal color and tight. She is cured and I saved money on the sonogram. She likes the taste so that's good as well. Please remember every cats situation is different. What works for my cat may not work for yours depending on what their issue is and if they like the taste. This food is pricey but well worth it if it helps your cat and saves your carpet if you have. Those vomit stains are tough to get out. This will be my cats food for the rest of her life.

I lost her sister, Merry, to IBD a few years ago after six months of vet tests, medications, diet changes that failed, and thousands of dollars spent. Then the symptoms started for Pippin. The costly tests, vet visits, prescription diets started again and she still wasted away, down to 7lbs from 11lbs. She hated the prescription diets, would hardly touch them even as she starved to death. 45 days ago I switched her to the Instinct rabbit (both dry and wet). Her eating has returned to normal, her bowels are back to normal, and her weight is returning. She no longer feels skeletal. She feels like a healthy weight adult cat. Her energy and coat are back to her fabulous self. I am so grateful for this food.

Love the quality and ingredients of this brand. But man, my wallet does not 😭 My cats do love this kibble so I will continue to pay for it. My older cat has a protein intolerance to chicken so it has been the only dry food she can tolerate. Also, I don't like how small the kibble is. Neither one of my cats chew it well and I really wanted to give them kibble for the dental "benefits" (I guess that's how kibble works. So much mixed info out there. But I digress). So it sorta defeats the purpose. But I do think this is a good quality dry food and especially for my older girl (12 y/o) who needs the extra calories.

This cat food has been a godsend! My cat developed a sensitivity or allergy to something and was having terrible diarrhea every day. Tried the meds and special food the vet recommended -Science Hill ZD - hydrolyzed food, which should have eliminated any sensitivity issues. It improved a bit for a while, but then my cat got worse again. And the Science Hill is soooooo expensive!! So I asked about another brand of hydrolysed food , which would have been even MORE expensive. I decided to go to our local pet store and see what they had, and bought this brand. It had limited ingredients, no grains, and no chicken. I was pretty sure that was what my cat was sensitive to, since it was in the food I used before the SH. I chose rabbit because she’s never had that before. And she is now doing beautifully!! No diarrhea since she transitioned to this food. Her poo is a little smellier than previously when she was healthier, but WAYYYYY better than the diarrhea. She has put on weight and her fur is glossy, and she is her old self. This food is more expensive than some, but if you are having an issue with standard foods, try this before you go to the Science Hill ZD!! Update: 3 months later! My cat is doing great with this food. Her fur is glossy and smooth, with no flaky, itchy skin. Her eyes are bright and she is happy. So am I!

BUYER BEWARE!! I purchased this item 2 weeks ago. Upon feeding it to my cat, I immediately noticed a darkening of my cat's stool (black). Plus her stool was EXTREMELY STINKY! I passed it off as her digestive system adjusting to a new product. I also noticed she would burp after consuming the product. Again, I thought her system was just adjusting. However, over the course of several more days she went from pooping just once per day to anywhere between 2-4 times in a 12 hour period. In the latest incident this morning, which by the way was the "last straw", she pooped 5 times in an 8-9 hour period. The first was firm, 30 min later it was soft . 7-8 hours after that she had flat out diarrhea (2X), accompanied by excessive howling and finally vomiting. I then began reading some of the negative product reviews and discovered others have been experiencing the same issues. I wish I had read them before purchasing this product! My guess is that the product must be contaminated with some toxins, pesticides, antibiotics, or growth hormones depending on where the ingredients are being sourced. I believe Instinct needs to step up and have their product tested by an independent lab and issue a recall before someone loses their cat because of this "so called" cat food. Sadly, I have to issue a "1 star" rating, because Amazon's system won't permit me to issue anything less. However, my TRUE rating of this product is "0 stars". This is the response I received from Instinct today (10/8/18): Hi Stacy, Thank you for reaching out to us. The first thing that you mention is darker stool, this is actually very normal for the LID Rabbit kibble as it is a very dark meal and will often turn the stool an extremely dark color; this is safe and normal. When introducing a new food we recommend doing a slow transition to avoid any stomach upset or loose stool. We recommend slowly increasing the amount of new food being added to the present food over a period of 3-4 weeks. This normally looks like 1/4 of the new food with 3/4 of the old for the first week and then increasing to 1/2 and 1/2 the next week and so forth until after about 3-4 weeks, your pet is fully transitioned to the new food. If any digestive upset or loose stool occurs, make the transition more gradual. With all of our products, we utilize robust systems to ensure the quality and safety of our foods. Our quality control and quality assurance programs include but are not limited to: Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP’s), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), A Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) Program, Lot Segregation, other human food industry best practices, and High Pressure Processing (HPP). At every point in the process – from raw material receiving to finished product – there are quality steps and check points. Raw materials and finished products are routinely tested. The manufacturing plant and any warehouses where the product is stored are also inspected on a routine basis. We are confident that we produce high quality, safe products. All of our rabbit is antibiotic-free with no added growth hormones. MISSY | Consumer Engagement Specialist

first off—the food is fine. I’m eliminating chicken from my cats’ diet cause my older one developed a sensitivity to it (probably). Got this for the alternative protein and all that. I think he is improving, or at least has stopped getting worse, so it’s technically food and it’s not harming him and I’m very grateful for that part. All that said, I never ever used to even notice when my cats pooped, and now my house reeks for *a while* every time either of them poo, which it seems they do constantly now. I cannot live like this; it’s honestly appalling. The cats won’t even finish covering it with litter cause they’re in such a hurry to evacuate the blast zone themselves. It takes a full speed ceiling fan and an air filter and several open windows like 15-20 minutes to neutralize the stink. It’s so thick. And, for the record, we’ve gone through almost two full bags now and both cats consume ~2 tbsp of the kibble 2x a day (with wet food), so it’s been long enough that if this was just sensitive systems adjusting, they’d be adjusted by now. So yeah, if it came down to it I would feed this to my cat to keep him alive because I love him and he deserves to be healthy, but I’m gonna keep shopping around.

I had a cat that kept having loose stool. I gave her the cat probiotic for a week to calm down and then springwater only but this limited ingredient rabbit. I feel bad about it, but it’s nature rabbit really seem to make this poor little cat I found have much better stool quality. It’s a lot better than a sensitive stomach formula. Just limited ingredient is great because I had her poop tested and she had no worms or bacteria. She just has a sensitive, allergic food, stomach, and this rabbit limited ingredients Beadiant stuff work great

Been feeding both the Rabbit and the Turkey flavours for the past 2 years, and the cats still look forward to this food everyday.

家の猫ちゃんはアレルギーが あって何を食べさせたら良いのか？ 試している所です。 ウサギフードはそんな中でも アレルギーがないとの事で食べさせてみたら、美味しそうに食べてくれます。少し便も緩めになります。 便もとても臭いますが 美味しく食べれてくれるので 嬉しいです

アレルギーを持つ猫のために購入しました。何種類かのアレルギー専用の餌を並べても、この餌だけ完食します。食いつきがよく、お通じもバッチリです。もちろん定期便を使ってます。

70.00 for a 4.5 pound bag is ridiculous. I would like to send this back please.

猫2匹ともに食物アレルギー疑いでロイヤルカナンのアミノペプチドフォーミュラを食べさせてますが、食いつきが悪く試しに購入しました。フードの黒さにびっくり。1匹はくいつき良好。1匹は匂いが苦手だったようで初めはこのフードだけ残していましたが、徐々に食べてくれるようになりました。少量ずつ混ぜてゆっくりフードの切り替えをしていましたが、3割ほど切り替えた頃から猫2匹ともに下痢してしまい、初めて食べる食材だからか合わなかったようです。高価なフードなので少ない量での販売があればもっと試しやすいと思います。