Instinct Original Grain-Free Pate Real Rabbit Recipe Wet Canned Cat Food

I bought this instead of the royal canin selected protein PR (rabbit). My vet prescribed it to my cat as she was having allergies so we switched her food to a protein that is less likely to cause food sensitivities. The prescription diet has been out of stock for the past month so I decided to try a different brands rabbit protein. My cats don’t like this food at all. They picked at it bc they were hungry, but didn’t even finish a quarter of the can. The pate looks a little off, but not terrible. Would not recommend, my cats eat almost anything.

My cat is a neighborhood stray. The town name is Wabasso - Native American for "White Rabbit". Guess what my Patrick lived on while he was outdoors... that's right, rabbit. I thought this would be the closest thing to providing the diet he is accustom to with the nutrients he needs. It's nearly a month into attempts to dish this to him and at best he eats a few bites then rejects the rest and 3/4 of the can goes to waste. He will not eat it after the can is opened. This makes me wonder does it spoil so quickly that if the entire can isn't gobbled up within minutes of opening, it's garbage? Is my cat just a fussy jerk? Has the batch that I ordered gone awry somewhere along the process of production My cat is a neighborhood stray. The town name is Wabasso - Native American for "White Rabbit". Guess what my Patrick lived on while he was outdoors... that's right, rabbit. I thought this would be the closest thing to providing the diet he is accustom to with the nutrients he needs. It's nearly a month into attempts to dish this to him and at best he eats a few bites then rejects the rest and 3/4 of the can goes to waste. He will not eat it after the can is opened. This makes me wonder does it spoil so quickly that if the entire can isn't gobbled up within minutes of opening, it's garbage? Is my cat just a fussy jerk? Has the batch that I ordered gone awry somewhere along the process of production, or delivery? I refrigerate wet foods during the Summer so I discount the possibility of error happening after delivery... I do notice that his stools are firm since eating this one so I'm considering that he may be attracted to eat it though has an imprint that it hurts him if he does eat it. At this point I have to consider it a fail; the remaining cans I'm going to put aside in my refrigerator and try to feed them to him again in the cooler months. I desperately searched for a nutritious wet food that doesn't contain Chicken as I suspect that ingredient causes him loose stools and itchy skin... poor dear. {Sorry I sometimes think you might be a jerk Patrick} Good / Better Luck to all the cool cats out there! … more

I have very high aspect on these high protein Instinct wet can, but my cat don't like it at all. He smelled it, tried a little bit, then went away. That's sad, the ingredients looks good to me. I'll feed it to homeless cat eventually.

My cat has developed food allergies from 13 years of eating cheap big brand cat food. She’s not a fan of variety and would only eat 2 ocean fish flavors. Because the meds for her skin allergies affects her immune system, I decided to switch her diet instead. I was not looking forward to the switch because we’ve tried before without success. Within a month, she has stopped over grooming, stopped coughing up rat sized hair balls, and her coat is much softer.

Please bring back the 3 oz cans. They were the perfect size. The logistics of using the 5 ounce cans and the fact that my cats hate refrigerated food even when brought to room temp—-is making this no longer work for us since I can’t justify (or afford) the waste. It’s been months now. Every time I call I am told it should come back soon. Sadly I will be looking for another product in the meantime.

4 of my cats seemed to like this food. 2 of my cats were not crazy about it. They eventually ate most of it but they left their bowls and came back a few times before finishing. Usually they eat everything in one sitting. The food looks good and the ingredients look pretty good. I’m not sure if it’s the brand or the rabbit protein. I picked up the chicken as well. I’ll see if they like that better.

I don't know how or why Nature's Variety changed the formula for the Instinct canned cat food - rabbit recipe, but it used to be a favorite flavor of my two cats, not anymore. The new formula is grainy. They sit and look the food in their dishes, and know something is different. They smell the food, they walk around their dish looking at it and will not eat it. They even tried to bury it!!! BRING BACK THE FORMULA THEY LOVED, or you will lose another customer~~

Quality brand. I’m never disappointed with this brand. Quality product and a great price because of chewy.

Would have been 5 stars as both my cats dug in immediately and cleaned up at every meal--- but I had to go through every portion to get pieces of hard bone out of it. Food is expensive so this should not be necessary. Also cans had tripod dents in bottom of some cans.

So far this seems to be an excellent replacement for Royal Canin Selected Protein Rabbit for my youngest, who cannot eat poultry. He is much more of an omnivore than my other cats, so the whole peas and carrot bits don't bother him (there are only a few of these, but they do stand out). The Royal Canin has been out of stock all over the internet for quite some time now. So I decided I needed a replacement. Instinct is actually slightly cheaper than the Royal Canin, so that's good. Anyway, Conan scarfs it down happily, along with his little dab of pumpkin puree he gets with every meal.