American Journey 100% Chicken Freeze-Dried Grain-Free Cat Treats

While I normally would have rated this product higher, the quality, texture and smell have changed in a recent order for 6. I have 4 cats - one of them lives off this as it is primarily only what he will eat. I recently order a large quantity (6 bags), and they all have the same lot numbers. When I opened the bags, the smell was off, the texture greasy and my cats will not touch it. In fact, they even back away from it. I contacted Chewy and advised them, and I am returning the bags for a replacement. Hoping this is just a bad batch as my kitties usually love this stuff!

My cats have eaten this freeze dried chicken as treats for a couple of years now. The last couple of bags though have smelled like rancid oil...something is definitely off with these. Isn't it supposed to be just chicken? Now ALL of my cats turn their noses up at these when before they could not get enough of them and would go crazy when I took the package out. Chewy, please investigate this issue. Apparently, many kitty parents are experiencing the same thing with this product. My kitties are so disappointed they can't have their chicken treats anymore :(

I got this for my girl to use as rewards while training her to do tricks. I wanted something that she's really love and she's shown a great fondness for raw freeze dried foods. These are a big hit, she'll do almost anything to get one, which was my plan. There was some "dust', crumbled treats, that is, in the bag, more than I would have liked so there's a percentage of these that can't be used as treats but the "dust" is still edible and can be used to top her canned food so it's all good.

Ever since I discovered that my kitten is in love with freeze dried chicken, I have been ordering from several different brands to find out which is the best quality. The first thing that hit me when I open the package, was that this brand smells off. Freeze dried products should not have much of a smell at all, but this one is somewhat pungent, kind of like rancid oil (doesn’t expire for 14 mos). The second thing I noticed is that the pieces are *very* small and cannot really be given as individual treats. If you are using it as a food topper, this may not be an issue. My finicky little girl will not eat really small pieces or crumbs - not even when I sprinkle them on her food, so it just goes Ever since I discovered that my kitten is in love with freeze dried chicken, I have been ordering from several different brands to find out which is the best quality. The first thing that hit me when I open the package, was that this brand smells off. Freeze dried products should not have much of a smell at all, but this one is somewhat pungent, kind of like rancid oil (doesn’t expire for 14 mos). The second thing I noticed is that the pieces are *very* small and cannot really be given as individual treats. If you are using it as a food topper, this may not be an issue. My finicky little girl will not eat really small pieces or crumbs - not even when I sprinkle them on her food, so it just goes to waste. She also seems to be a bit turned off by the smell. Attached is a photo comparing 3 brands. Life Essentials are the most uniform with the fewest crumbs, so I will likely stick with that brand going forward. … more

I just opened the bag I ordered a month ago with an expiration date of 1.12.2023, my two cats each took a bit and spit out immediately. Very strange I thought as they love all treats. I smelled the content and almost gaged myself by the strong unmistakable smell of rancid. It's supposed to be single ingredient, chicken, no oil or anything else. How would freeze dried chicken be rancid? Chewy is not responsible for this of course, but I would suggest they inspect the inventory of this item and smell for themselves and notify American Journey, the manufacturer. The batch # shown on my bag is 16543 08:57. I am happy to send back this bagful of horrible chicken.

I have two Savannah's that absolutely love this as a topper or as a side treat as part of their diets. Being it is freeze-dried, it maintains a lot of the nutrients as a raw diet but is easier to handle and store.

I'm not sure what has happened to these treats but the bag I just bought smells rancid and my cats won't touch them, whereas before they went crazy for them and there was't this rancid smell. I had the same problem with PureBites and the reason I started buying this brand. Looks like I'm going to have to find yet another brand. :-(

The first bag I bought was fine, the second bag was greasy, the third bag was even more greasy and smelled very rancid and my cat turned up his nose to it. I'm afraid of what the last bag on my shelf will hold. Life Essentials brand is way way better, I'm going to switch back. The savings aren't savings if the bag has to be tossed.

Like other reviews, this one smells very fatty in a not attracted way and each piece seems like with lot of fat. It left lot of oil stains on my hands. Checked the product description again and it said this product is made from chicken breast but not quite convinced about the chicken part and quality. I wouldn’t buy this again.

I have 2 cats. One cat LOVES this; the other doesn't. It's a healthy treat and the cat that loves it is restricted to only eating chicken so this is perfect for her.