Merrick Purrfect Bistro Grain Free Natural Dry Cat Food For Adult Cats, Real Chicken And Sweet Potato Recipe - 12 lb. Bag

My cats like this food

My picky cats really like taste of this new kibble and keep trying to come back for more. I really like that it is grain free and has no preservatives. I only wish the size of the kibble was a little bigger like they're used to. It's more like kitten sized. And since I have 3 cats, I would like to be able to buy a bigger bag, too. I've been looking for a replacement for Purina Beyond grain free, and this looks like it, other than the size of the kibble and a 12 lb bag instead of a 16 lb bag.

I am very impressed with this food. We have an older, male cat that has food problems and it has been very difficult to find a food that works for him. He is also over weight so the vet put him on a special prescription only food. For a year he was on that food that cost us $80 a month. While it was okay and helped a little with his issues (he originally lost a few pounds, but gained them back), I decided to look around to see what else was available now. I first tried Hills Science Diet because it was very close to the one we were getting from the vet, but that made him throw up more and he started peeing on the carpet. I then tried Blue Buffalo because of the rave reviews. I have to say this was the worst one. He was still throwing up, had very stinky and wet poops, It also made him bloated and he started pooping on the carpet as well because he didn't feel good. Keep in mind I bought the grain free version of Blue Buffalo. After doing a lot more research, I decided to try this one. After a month, my cat is acting better than he has in 5 years. Almost all of his issues are gone and he only rarely throws up (hair balls do happen after all). He is even running and playing more than he ever has and he's almost 10 years. I wish I had found this food a long time ago. Plus this food seems to keep him full a lot longer than any food ever has. It is so nice that he isn't always begging for food. I imagine that since he is eating less and is more energetic that he will loose the weight and we won't have to spend $80 a month on food. This food is well worth the try.

Cat loves it… but this product grew more and more crumbly overtime.

Close to perfect for all my cats! After over 50 years of multiple cat ownership, I have learned that *no* cat food is totally perfect for every cat in the world - not even for every one of the eight cats currently living in my household. You find whatever is closest for the majority, and provide whatever might be additionally required for any cat with individual special needs. I have also learned that, as a rule, cats don't appreciate changes in their diets, and you have give them time to adjust to something new. Please don't permit your cat to dictate what you feed it! They often make unwise choices - which I quickly learned when I began seriously reading and comparing the labels that list the contents of the food. Even many of the "big name" companies have cat food that is comparable to humans' "junk food" - and you wouldn't permit your child to live on candy and potato chips simply because that was the food your child preferred! I have also learned from several veterinarians that good quality canned food should be fed in addition to dry kibble - for a variety of reasons. This is always recommended, *unless* it's specifically directed otherwise by your vet due to a medical condition. This product is, in a word, EXCELLENT. I had been feeding an expensive kibble, produced by a major manufacturer, that contained as the MAJOR INGREDIENTS!) brewers rice, poultry by-product meal (and you can imagine what "poultry by-products are") and corn gluten meal. Poultry by-products can contain ground feathers, feet and toenails - anything not fit for normal consumption. Read what's on the label of your current cat food and compare it to Merrick cat foods - then decide what you want to feed your cat. And don't let your cat manipulate you into feeding her/him "kitty junk food" that tastes good to them because of things like "animal liver flavor" and "filet mignon flavor" - which would probably make cardboard tasty but which has zero nutritional value!

We rescued six feral kittens/cats. Three were vomit queens with three distinctly different "puke patterns". We slowly introduced this into their food hoppers, mixing a larger amount each day with their old food. The most successful mix -- where we are now -- seems to be 75% Merrick with 25% regular kibble. One of the cats completely stopped vomiting as a result of the food and it made our lives so much better with the decrease in cleanup. Two of them continued to vomit. One had an odd pattern of giving some primeval screech/meow and then barfing some very-digested brown goo, usually several hours after eating. This happened at least once a day, and sometimes more. There was one large deposit, and then a small spot a couple seconds later. It did not seem related to the brand or type of food she ate. Our vet diagnosed a possible cat auto-immune issue that affects their gastro-intestinal systems. As an experiment, she gave Kitty a shot of steroids and the puking stopped that very day. Now she gets .3ml of Prednisone (liquid compounded with poultry flavor) daily and has completely stopped vomiting. She's is happy and playful where before she was often hunkered and scrunched as if in pain. The other of the three was in the wild the longest. Probably her instincts say that she may not be secure as to her next meal so simply gorges and then pukes immediately. It will continued unless/until she knows we won't let her starve. All of six of them are healthier with shinier coats. Two (non-pukers) are food obsessed and fat. We haven't seen a decrease in their weight from this food, but that may occur over time. So, all of the this review isn't about the Merrick food, which we will continue to use because it has eliminated barfing for one cat and all of them are more beautiful with the new diet. I added the info about the steroids in case others are researching different cat foods as it relates to vomiting. It could be an auto-immune issue and nothing to do with food. It's important, as they are in pain (per the vet).

My cats love this product no issues.

My cats like this flavor so far but the bag contains alot of broken up pieces & ground up powdery pieces in the bottom of the bag. I did call Merrick customer service number which is on the back bottom right of the bag & they are sending a coupon for another bag. This is not the first time this has happened but it is the first time I have called them. I would like to stick with the brand because of the better quality but also hope they work on solving this issue. If you have this issue report it maybe something will be done.