Instinct Kitten Grain-Free Pate Real Chicken Recipe Natural Wet Canned Cat Food

was very hopeful for this food due to ratings and supposedly high quality ingredients. food arrived and i open the can, see dry round of grey colored pate, no liquid whatsoever. smells more like liver. plating it for my hungry kittens and they're not excited. one won't touch, another one ate like a half. returning to their plates they smelled the food and went away without a bite. don't know if this food is always like that or it's just a bad batch, but for this price quality control should be better

My kittens aren’t fans. I was excited to transition my kittens to this food as my adult cat eats instinct and loves it. As others have written, the food itself is gray and doesn’t look appealing. My kittens wouldn’t touch it. I guess I’m sticking to wellness.

Both of our kittens have had this from the day we got them. They both love this food!! They CANNOT WAIT for us to feed them every day! Once they hear the can open they come running!

The mom and kittens would eat it but not enjoy as much as other brands then the kittens started to get diarrhea so switched back to other food and they are much happier and so am I. I thought the ingredients were better so it must be better but I guess not.

Been feeding this food to my kitten since I got her and she is seven months now. She seems to have no issue with the taste or texture, but even when comparing it to the adult chicken version it just seems.... gross. The gray color is very offputting and her breath doesn’t smell good. Unfortunately, I will be upgrading her to the adult canned food for a major reason: this latest case had MAJOR quality control issues. I noticed at least 3 cans that when I opened them, they didn’t seem to release enough air. Sure enough, all the liquid was gone and the food was very dry. That would be tolerable. BUT tonight when I opened one I was immediately slapped in the face with the most rancid rotten smell Been feeding this food to my kitten since I got her and she is seven months now. She seems to have no issue with the taste or texture, but even when comparing it to the adult chicken version it just seems.... gross. The gray color is very offputting and her breath doesn’t smell good. Unfortunately, I will be upgrading her to the adult canned food for a major reason: this latest case had MAJOR quality control issues. I noticed at least 3 cans that when I opened them, they didn’t seem to release enough air. Sure enough, all the liquid was gone and the food was very dry. That would be tolerable. BUT tonight when I opened one I was immediately slapped in the face with the most rancid rotten smell ever. Look inside the can and there are visible patches of mold. Opened two more containers at random, and they had the same problem. It was so horrible I had to immediately take out the trash because I was gagging. I’ve never had this problem with the adult food. … more

I bought this since my cat loves their dry food and the ingredients are the most quality ive seen. Unfortunately he wouldn't touch it but its likely due to it being mostly beef. -- hes a chicken guy :) Still a great product for those who like beef flavor!

This food is by far the favorite of our little kittens. Every time we pop a can they come running instantly and the food is gone within minutes. I love the fact the recipe is grain free and does not contain peas as cats can't digest legumes.

I tried 3 different cans out of a case I bought, my kitten didn't want anything to do with it. She eats Instinct dry food daily but won't touch the wet food. She prefers anything else over this wet food, so I am giving away the rest of the case.

Wanting to add more wholesomeness to my kitten's diet, I switched from Hill's Science Diet (Kitten) line to this wet food since Hill's first ingredient is listed as pork for both their Liver & Chicken and Savory Salmon wet foods. It took having this a few times, but eventually he preferred to eat this over both the Hill's. This brand and specific food is rated quite positively on CatfoodDB and other review sites and it smells more like chicken and palatable food (to people anyway) than other brands I've tried, including Hill's and Royal Canin. To add more protein and textures, I also feed my cat Ziwipeak Air-dried cat food and add some freeze-dried chicken breast or make my own steamed chicken Wanting to add more wholesomeness to my kitten's diet, I switched from Hill's Science Diet (Kitten) line to this wet food since Hill's first ingredient is listed as pork for both their Liver & Chicken and Savory Salmon wet foods. It took having this a few times, but eventually he preferred to eat this over both the Hill's. This brand and specific food is rated quite positively on CatfoodDB and other review sites and it smells more like chicken and palatable food (to people anyway) than other brands I've tried, including Hill's and Royal Canin. To add more protein and textures, I also feed my cat Ziwipeak Air-dried cat food and add some freeze-dried chicken breast or make my own steamed chicken breast shreds. It's a tad pricier than other brands, but my kitten's coat has gotten significantly softer and shinier since switching to Instinct and licks his plate almost clean! … more

My kitten loves this cat food! Fed it to her the first day I got her, and she didn't even need a transition period. I researched cat food a lot before settling on Instinct (wanted to make sure I could find a good quality food that fit within my budget), and I am happy so far.