Hill's Science Diet Adult Oral Care Dry Cat Food

I bought this to mix with the good food to transition my new cat. Their ingredients are not and have never been as good as other foods for the same price (compare ingredients). Vets sell and push this brand because science diet pays them to, NOT because it's good food. (compare ingredients). Their prescription food is obscenely expensive and their regular food is probably why they have to take the prescription food.

Finally a food with large enough kibbles so they have to use their teeth ! it saved me a dental cleaning for several hundred dollars ! I have tried countless ways to improve the dental health of my cat (additives for the water, powder to put over the food, brushing teeth) and nothing really made a difference until I found this - I could tell the difference after about a month. Why only 4 Stars? I'm not a fan of Hills, because they still use ingredients that I would prefer to avoid. Why don't other brands come out with something similar. It would be so easy just make the kibbles bigger!

I wanted a dental diet for my kitty that had smaller chunks than Royal Canin but these are just as big. A little smaller and softer than RC so you can break them, but she doesn't chew her kibbles well and barfs them up if you just dump them in the dish.

My cat Rocket is pretty picky and I wanted to try this food to support his dental hygiene along with brushing his teeth. He’s almost converted over to the new diet and still likes it.

One thing cats don't like to do, unlike our canine pets, is to chew large pieces of food, even in treat forms, which is why I thought I would try this over the Greenies treats, also on this site. I already get the regular adult version regular Hills Science Diet dry food so I was able to see visually the difference in size. The formula is close but the big difference is the size of the nuggets. The cat has to chew the nuggets to make it smaller, rather than the lazy method of just licking up and swallowing the smaller pieces. Like any new food, you do need to gradually introduce the food into the diet. My cat had to be encouraged to try the nuggets by mixing them with his wet food at first but One thing cats don't like to do, unlike our canine pets, is to chew large pieces of food, even in treat forms, which is why I thought I would try this over the Greenies treats, also on this site. I already get the regular adult version regular Hills Science Diet dry food so I was able to see visually the difference in size. The formula is close but the big difference is the size of the nuggets. The cat has to chew the nuggets to make it smaller, rather than the lazy method of just licking up and swallowing the smaller pieces. Like any new food, you do need to gradually introduce the food into the diet. My cat had to be encouraged to try the nuggets by mixing them with his wet food at first but now he prefers them dry as he should. The size of these nuggets is slightly larger than treats so the cat can easily eat them but will have to use chewing. Here's hoping that I am helping my cat have better dental hygiene. … more

I have two rescue black cats, from two different shelters, a small slender boy with short hair from Southern Mexico, and a much larger long haired part Maine Coon girl from Denver. They are as different as night and day in looks and personalities, but both adore this! I took a chance on this food, thinking Dental care food might be to cats like veggies are often to kids, but they think it is terrific and actually race to arrive at this feeding station first; whomever gets there first eats, the loser waits impatiently then eats. Thank heavens, because for rescues, they are awfully picky.

I’ve been giving Hills Science Diet kibble to all my cats for years. Just a handful on top of their other kibble. They like it, and I think it helps keep their teeth in good shape.

My prior 4 cats never needed a dental because of this food and all lived to be 20 or close to it. The big kibble allows the teeth to be brushed and due to Science Diet nutrient control of harmful things I can rest assured my kitties kidneys and other internal organs aren't being stressed out due to unnecessary and harmful excess!

So I got this when my vet told me my little girls have beginning signs of gingivitis. They are so picky and do not accept change. I was pleasantly surprised they both ate it all the from the first introduction. Great product, promotes heavy chewing which is good to combat plague.

I mix a few of these large pieces of oral care food in with my cats regular food and she happily crunches it up!