Applaws Complete Natural Dry Cat Food, Grain Free, Adult, Chicken, 7.5kg

I have two cats, one a big fat hairy Maine Coon and the other a dainty little Bengal girl. I had been feeding my Coon the breed-specific Royal Canin food for years (as that's what the breeder had recommended, and I assumed she would know best) and then started on Arden Grange kitten food with my Bengal when I got her just a year and half ago. They both free-fed on dry food with some fresh cooked chicken breast as a treat a couple of times a day. I should point out that my Coon is a grumpy boy, doesn't like much petting (and lets you know with teeth) and was always especially sensitive about being touched anywhere around his rear haunches, which I could never groom properly because he wouldn't let me near him. I used to have to wait for him to fall asleep and try to chop out the matted bits... How is this relevant? OK. My dainty little Bengal decided she didn't want Arden Grange - she wanted the big giant Maine Coon biscuits that barely fit in her mouth. I was worried about her choking on one so I decided it was time for a change. I read a lot online (for the first time) about cat nutrition, decided that what I had been feeding them was actually quite bad and I should feed bad, and decided to try Applaws as it was the highest meat content dry food I could find. It took them a while to get used to it, but holy jebus did I notice a difference. My Coon in particular went from having what I thought was normal slightly coarse fur to silky soft fur that I could actually groom properly. I did a big exercise getting his mats out and now he has a fantastic coat that he can mostly keep unmatted by himself, and is even friendlier now that the sore matty bits are gone. He wants more pets and attention and noticeably takes better care of his coat. He gets less angry at the other cat (I guess now that she's not jumping on the bits he didn't like getting touched) and has become much more mellow. My little Bengal always took great care of her coat but it developed an even better shine and softness. Now that I actually know something about cat nutrition and have seen the effects of proper nutrition for a while (OK really if you wanted to do it properly you'd feed them fresh raw meat all the time, but in terms of what is achievable vis a vis store-bought dry food), I can say with confidence that a high meat content, no grain food is a must, and Applaws is going to be the food of choice from hereon in.

Great quality cat food and brilliant value (£28 at time of purchase). Grain free and 80% chicken Applaws is one of the best cat food brands there is and I'm glad to have discovered it. Our 3 young adult cats are thriving on it. They have this as half their meals and the rest is high meat content wet food. Applaws wet food is incredible too (smells quite delicious, the same as any fishy meal for humans!) Despite having one keen overgroomer who was previously prone to bringing up hair balls this food seems to have reduced it. The bag is fully resealable with a snap lock though I personally would find it tedious to do this several times a day. It's a very big bag for lifting and tipping into a cat bowl so I opt to decant large amounts into another air tight container and top up once a fortnight. Ideal food for using in puzzle feeders to keep the beasts entertained and motivated to work for their meals. With our 3 boy cats (who probably eat a bit more than the portion size) it's going to last approximately 10 weeks as half their meals each day, so 30 weeks for 1 cat (7.5 months). However, no complaints about that, just worth mentioning. We will definitely buy this again!

At this point I will have to admit that I did not realise just how large a bag 7.5kg is, somehow the fact that biscuits are much lighter than wet food had failed to register when I ordered it. However, the cats are pleased, as the like Applaws biscuits. We always have biscuits available for them, as we are not always in at the right time (from the cats' point of view), and this is an acceptable backup for our three very fussy Birmans. In fact, these are the only biscuits that one of them will lower herself to eat, and the other two are much more inclined to eat these than the cheaper brands. I like the idea that they are mainly meat, as that seems to be what a cat is designed to eat, and they like the taste. Either that, or they checked the price on the invoice, as I find there seems to be a direct correlation between price, and how much the cats like it. I think it is well worth the extra price, as the cats will actually eat it, so I no longer feel as guilty when I come home a little late - I only get the "bad owner" treatment, rather than the "cat murderer" treatment I got with other brands.

Not the cheapest, but it's all I buy! Cats love it and it keeps them healthy

I'm really disappointed. Both with the product, and with the company. I've been a loyal customer of Applaws for several years. I even returned to the brand after the recalls where several cats were reported to have died. The 7.5kg bag I purchased in December is not like any other I've had before. I have always bought smaller bags, usually from Pets at Home. My cats have always loved this food and the product has been really consistent. This bag.... Well, neither of them will touch it. The kibble are much smaller, just over half a centimetre. On opening the bag, there is a smell very similar to animal feed on a farm. And the cats, they wouldn't even eat it when nothing else was offered. Applaws customer service said this is due to natural ingredients and variability, but it seems more like there is a quality control problem. I spent a lot of money on a large bag of their favourite food, and this is what happened. Applaws response wasn't satisfactory. It ought to be refunded. It is like an entirely different product to one I've been very familiar with.

Too rich for our old boy. We recently adopted him and he has been used to low meat content all his 12 years. This kibble made him sick (even after a phased introduction), so may not be ideal for cats with Sensative tummies. Given to a friend as his younger cat loves them.

This is all that we have fed our cat for about the past four years. We rehomed her when she was four years old. The last owners left some sachets of whiskas or felix in jelly and gravy and a little bit in the bottom of a box of Go-Cat. I immediately saw that the cat was licking the gravy/jelly from the sachet food, and leaving the "meat" (spongy bits of soya?). What a waste of money and clearly not nutritious as I saw all this food contains approx FOUR percent meat! She was bringing up the Go Cat on a regular basis too. She was hyperactive, having at least six "mad turns" a day, galloping around for nearly an hour at a time. I was wondering if I'd done the right thing taking her on! She is quite a large, pedigree :LaPerm cat. So after some online research I ordered a bag of Applaws, which she absolutely gobbled up. Her head was right in the hole that I'd cut in the top of the bag to pour the biscuits out! She is a very greedy cat, so I bought two of the snack balls that you fill with food and the cat has to roll the ball along for bits of food to fall out. The combination of the Applaws dry food and two snack balls, changed her completely. She became much calmer, down to one late evening mad turn, which any cat has! She never throws up any more, and her weight which had been too heavy, stabilised. As some other reviewers have said, due to the high protein content and dryness of the food, your cat might drink more than usual. My cat wouldn't look at water if it was in a dish near her food. I was about to buy an expensive cat fountain when I read a recommendation to try this first - put your cat's dish of water in a different room, in some random place. I wasn't convinced, but put her water by a couch in the living room. Within half an hour she was lapping furiously at her newly discovered little oasis! So do try that before investing in faddish fountains, due to your cat demanding you turn the taps on for them to drink! I would never feed my cat anything other than Applaws now, the only other things she gets is the occasional Dreamie treat, or the diluted tuna water from a can of tuna in spring water.

Excellent value - bought on one of the daily discount prices. Not sure if the cat is as impressed with a vat load of the same food! However she is lively and her fur is in excellent condition. Nevertheless if she was given a choice she would prefer Whiskers or Go Cat. Although Applaws is expensive, she eats much less of this than cheap cat food so I would say it is good value. Still not as good as giving her high quality tinned wet food but she has turned her nose up at Applaws tins. I have discovered she will happily eat Sainsburys Encore tins - only 75% meat but significantly better than 4% meat derivative in some of the main brands. This is a very large bag - it won't fit into a kitchen cupboard - I'd recommend transferring to a smaller container. for daily use.

Nos gusta mucho esta marca y a los gatos les sienta genial. No tienen nada de arroz, cereales ni aditivos

Sans grain . Bon rapport qualité prix

Ho provato sia le crocchette al pollo che quelle al pesce, sono state più gradite le prime. Dato che contengono una grande percentuale di proteine i miei gatti si saziano con poco e mangiano soltanto una volta al giorno e non chiedono altro, quindi la confezione grande mi dura un mese e più. Ho tre gatti, due maschi di quattro anni e una gatta di dieci che da cinque anni ormai soffriva di obesità e problemi intestinali, con queste crocchette è dimagrita 5kg e non ha più problemi. Consiglio assolutamente, il risparmio rispetto ai grandi marchi è alto e i gatti mangiano come si deve.

👍👍👍

Meine Katzen bekommen dieses Trockenfutter im Abonnement, da sie hochwertiges Nassfutter leider nicht gut annehmen. Umso wichtiger war es mir, beim Trockenfutter auf eine sehr gute Qualität zu achten. Applaws Chicken Adult Complete & Balanced erfüllt diesen Anspruch für mich überzeugend. Das Futter ist getreidefrei, enthält einen hohen Anteil tierischer Proteine und ist mit Vitaminen und Mineralstoffen ergänzt. Besonders beruhigend finde ich, dass es seit Jahren in einer unabhängigen Futtermittelampel regelmäßig im hochwertigen Bereich eingestuft wird. Das gibt mir deutlich mehr Vertrauen als reine Herstellerangaben. Meine Katzen fressen das Futter sehr gerne, was für mich ein entscheidender Punkt ist. Es ist für mich die ideale, gesunde Ergänzung zu einem ansonsten eher durchschnittlichen Nassfutter. Laut Hersteller enthaltene Omega-3- und Omega-6-Fettsäuren unterstützen Haut, Fell, Gelenke sowie Herz- und Augengesundheit. Positiv hervorzuheben ist außerdem die stabile, hochwertige und recycelbare Verpackung, die auch bei größeren Gebinden nicht reißt. Da bei mir Katzen unterschiedlichen Alters leben, ist es praktisch, dass Applaws verschiedene Sorten und Altersstufen anbietet. Ein hochwertiges, gut akzeptiertes Trockenfutter mit transparenter Zusammensetzung, das mir ein gutes Gefühl bei der täglichen Fütterung gibt. Klare Empfehlung.