Hill's Prescription Diet y/d Thyroid Care with Chicken Canned Cat Food, 5.5-oz, case of 24

I was told by the vet that this is the ONLY food my cat can eat for the rest of his life. The first few days, he was eating it, however a couple days later, he would take maybe one bite then leave. Now, I put it down and he doesn't even want to come near the food. I ended up having to get the dry food as he started losing more weight because he now refuses to eat the canned food. Glad I spent 63$ and now have an abundance of these cans that he will not eat. I have another cat and she gets normal canned food every day. When I put down the Y/D for my old cat and the normal food for the baby, he will agressively push her out of the way and try to eat her food because he just doesnt want anything I was told by the vet that this is the ONLY food my cat can eat for the rest of his life. The first few days, he was eating it, however a couple days later, he would take maybe one bite then leave. Now, I put it down and he doesn't even want to come near the food. I ended up having to get the dry food as he started losing more weight because he now refuses to eat the canned food. Glad I spent 63$ and now have an abundance of these cans that he will not eat. I have another cat and she gets normal canned food every day. When I put down the Y/D for my old cat and the normal food for the baby, he will agressively push her out of the way and try to eat her food because he just doesnt want anything to do with the Y/D. He has been on the dry food for about a month now and is still boney as ever and not gaining weight. I feel terrible because he can't take the pills from the vet (alergic) and he's still irritable and thin. Surgery is so expensive and I just wish there was something else I could do. This canned food might work for some, but it's certainly not doing the trick for my old kitty. … more

The only reason I gave 3 stars is because this is the prescription that is needed to help my cats with hyperthyroidism. It is really very pasty without any juices to make it more appealing and tasty to my cats. Is chicken the only flavor it can be made in because there is only so much chicken anyone, including cats, can stand. Can this be made in other flavors and have some gravy to make it more enjoyable for my cats to eat?

My high t4 cat will not touch this food. She sniffs it and immediately walks away. It saddens me because there are zero other options for wet foods that aren’t a pate. She is a shreds/chunks in gravy kind of cat. I will say that my other cat with regular t4 levels LOVES this food and scarfs it up. Obviously I won’t be buying anymore but come on science diet, get some other options for our sick, elderly fur kids!

The food is great option over pills for fussy cat’s. I have a finicky eater and she doesn’t like the food after the can has been open for a day. She’s only 5 lbs so I wish the cans were smaller as we waste 1/4-1/3 of the can and it’s expensive. Happy that I’m not having to try to get a pill in her every day though.

Tweedy will be 18 next month. About 9 months ago, when she had her geriatric workup, her T4 was sitting right next to the high line. Since I now only have 1 kitty the vet suggested trying the YD. Shockingly, she likes both the dry and canned food. Got a T4 after 6 months of eating this and now she is on the low end of normal. Want to check it again later to make sure it doesn't get too low. Any feedback on that happening with this product?

The food was not as moist and soft as we hoped it would be and our 21 year old cat would give up trying to eat it. Problem was finally solved by putting the food in the blender with a little water, making it a consistency kitty could lick up. The flavor was appealing to the cat so he ate it happily once it was more moist. He also grazes on the Thyroid Care dry food throughout the day and night..

Vet prescribed this diet, and it does seem to have greatly decreased the number of vomiting incidents. Cat eats it reluctantly - food is the consistency of putty and very dry. (I can't vouch for the taste.) Why can't manufacturers make pet food more palatable?

This is all new to me and my 18 year old fur baby; Alot of worry because of his age! Alot of vet visits/and calls in this month, suspecting he had hypothyroidism, blood test shown that's what it was...prescribed a med. My cat being extremely sensitive to his thyroid med. Methimazole,( it was awful reaction, he was miserable..you can look up online and see what can happen to some cats)led me to try out science diets thyroid c. Catfood. Im not saying this wouldn't work for someone else's cat and I've seen ratings where it has and so happy that it did for them, but my cat only lasted 3 days with it( i have 22 cans left out of the case and just literally had to throw out the rest of the 2nd can This is all new to me and my 18 year old fur baby; Alot of worry because of his age! Alot of vet visits/and calls in this month, suspecting he had hypothyroidism, blood test shown that's what it was...prescribed a med. My cat being extremely sensitive to his thyroid med. Methimazole,( it was awful reaction, he was miserable..you can look up online and see what can happen to some cats)led me to try out science diets thyroid c. Catfood. Im not saying this wouldn't work for someone else's cat and I've seen ratings where it has and so happy that it did for them, but my cat only lasted 3 days with it( i have 22 cans left out of the case and just literally had to throw out the rest of the 2nd can after many attempts to feed some to him) He really didn't like that it was cold because he'd only eat so much each feeding out of that size can., so i had to refrigerate. I wish they would make smaller size cans so that the food would then be room temperature and more appetizing ...this is a prescription food, and pricy at that because of its ability to help your cats thyroid, but if they won't eat it, it can cost them their life. I feel it needs to really be made super delicious, with variety too and in smaller portions to be sure your cat will eat it. He just doesn't eat that large amt. At once. My cats are used to variety, not just one exact same flavor EVERYTIME and if this is all they can eat to stay alive...they NEED variety. I mean you're paying enough for it, it should be appetizing also..any cat who's super hungry may just chow down.idk (Not sure if texture had anything to do with it). My cat, being 18 yrs. Old, I don't want the end of his life to be like that...but really he just wouldn't eat it after first 2 times offered., but i kept trying. I wanted it to work so bad! Because Of my cats age i can't do the radiation therapy. I looked up homeopathic medicine...it's my last hope. Am using now. I sure hope that science diet will work for your cat. If it doesn't, you would best talk with your vet on whats best to do...or maybe try a Pet Wellbeing type product to do with hyperthyroidism. I'm at my last hope. Praying it helps mine... too soon to take him to vet for another blood test to check, but will in 3 weeks. My best to you and your fur babies. … more

My 17-year-old was recently diagnosed hyperthyroid, but she's in pretty good shape still (caught it early with a blood test for another reason). I decided to try a no-iodine diet instead of the drugs to see if I could get her numbers to go down that way. So far, I'm thrilled that she is accepting the food because I didn't know if she would. It's VERY "liver-y" and rich! It's also very DENSE food. I am smashing it through a screen strainer and thinning it with water before mixing in some chicken baby food and organic canned pumpkin. Somewhat labor intensive, but at least I don't have to make it from scratch and I don't have to worry about adding vitamins/minerals/taurine. Like others, I wish My 17-year-old was recently diagnosed hyperthyroid, but she's in pretty good shape still (caught it early with a blood test for another reason). I decided to try a no-iodine diet instead of the drugs to see if I could get her numbers to go down that way. So far, I'm thrilled that she is accepting the food because I didn't know if she would. It's VERY "liver-y" and rich! It's also very DENSE food. I am smashing it through a screen strainer and thinning it with water before mixing in some chicken baby food and organic canned pumpkin. Somewhat labor intensive, but at least I don't have to make it from scratch and I don't have to worry about adding vitamins/minerals/taurine. Like others, I wish there was a chicken or turkey option. What really surprises me is that it's so difficult to find a pet food that doesn't contain any iodine ingredients. It seems like it should be easy to leave out the one ingredient (usually calcium or potassium iodide), and the food shouldn't be so expensive. Maybe some other pet food brands should get on board...? … more

I was very impressed with how quickly the food was delivered for my cat. I gave Chewy 5 stars because of how efficient and quick the delivery was but my cat does not seem to like the food! I am not sure if I can manipulate the wet food in some way to get him to eat it. He would eat his old food off the top and leave all the new prescription food at the bottom. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I will say that I think Hills should try to make other flavors and smaller cans, as I know that other pet owners have suggested as well.