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

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.

Thought I'd try something different for our cats and this is a success. Their usual diet is Instinct grain-free kibble (one cat) and Royal Canin SO Urinary (the other cat, though they eat each other's if I don't keep an eye on them) with a tablespoon of wet food on the side. Wet food is usually Ziwi Peak lamb & mackerel, or occasionally Instinct chicken paté. Both cats -- a 9-year-old tortie and a 4-year-old orange jerk -- love this rabbit recipe.

I bought this for the first time coz I want my cat to eat rabbit. It is expensive coz I bought the 3 oz. cans and I was worried that my cat will not like it. I bought the 3 Oz can pate. The pate is slightly darker and a little hard but I add a little bit of water. I saw a couple of peas? and a piece of carrot but a good thing that my cat ate it whole. My cat will only eat pate so I worried at first when I saw the peas and carrot that’s not mashed up. I am very happy to say that he loves the rabbit!! I guess I have to include his palate with this rabbit from now on. I am also thinking if I can introduce him on the other flavors. It is expensive but I don’t mind it as long as my cat will eat it I bought this for the first time coz I want my cat to eat rabbit. It is expensive coz I bought the 3 oz. cans and I was worried that my cat will not like it. I bought the 3 Oz can pate. The pate is slightly darker and a little hard but I add a little bit of water. I saw a couple of peas? and a piece of carrot but a good thing that my cat ate it whole. My cat will only eat pate so I worried at first when I saw the peas and carrot that’s not mashed up. I am very happy to say that he loves the rabbit!! I guess I have to include his palate with this rabbit from now on. I am also thinking if I can introduce him on the other flavors. It is expensive but I don’t mind it as long as my cat will eat it. … more

I bought the large cans by mistake and feared I would have to donate this food to the local shelter, but was surprised. My cat seems to like rabbit! He is usually fond of chicken, though never likes turkey. I will buy this again!

I’ve spent hundreds of hours researching and trying out cat foods. In my opinion this is the best one out there! My cats love it and the ingredients are super healthy. I reached out to Instinct customer support and they told me that only 3% of the calories come from carbs, which is so awesome! I’ve been feeding this food to my kitties for over a year, and they never get sick! In the past with other foods I’d had to deal with occasional vomiting, diarrhea, eye infections, and the like. I will be a forever customer as long as Instinct continues making this!!

It's taken years of searching to find a wet cat food our cat, Cheddar, will actually eat and he seems to like this rabbit so far. He will not eat the canned cat foods full of gravy. Considering the only wet food he would eat is fresh salmon, the price per can on the rabbit is reasonable. The mercury content in fish isn't good for cats so at least we now have an alternative that he will eat. He gets a half can of this everyday and once a week he gets fresh salmon. His skin and coat is healthy, and this has really helped his digestive issues. We've also slowly changed his dry diet to limited ingredient, grain free.

I love rabbit and evidently it is short in supply. I keep having to try different brands. I'm having some dental and mouth issues and those huge chunks of peas and carrots may fit the bill for a bobcat or lion, but my mouth is small and I'm missing some teeth. I'm fortunate my mom and dad will do anything for me and pick out those peas and carrots so they don't get stuck in my gums or choke me. I would give this food 5 stars if they pulverized the peas and carrots so I could swallow them. The food has great texture and moisture for me, but unfortunately this is just a standby brand for me until the other brands that make a true pate are back in stock. Please research your customer base and change I love rabbit and evidently it is short in supply. I keep having to try different brands. I'm having some dental and mouth issues and those huge chunks of peas and carrots may fit the bill for a bobcat or lion, but my mouth is small and I'm missing some teeth. I'm fortunate my mom and dad will do anything for me and pick out those peas and carrots so they don't get stuck in my gums or choke me. I would give this food 5 stars if they pulverized the peas and carrots so I could swallow them. The food has great texture and moisture for me, but unfortunately this is just a standby brand for me until the other brands that make a true pate are back in stock. Please research your customer base and change this otherwise fantastic food to suit the needs of us very deserving older domestic cats living out our golden years. Otherwise increase the can size and market those larger felines at the zoo. … more

This is supposed to be high quality healthy food but my cat was drained of energy the constantly while I feed her this, granted her system is pretty finicky. She would eat the food, just always seemed tired and not up to her normal pep. The food itself has a pebble-like consistency and contains large whole peas and numerous bone fragments. Not worth the money.

After merricks rabbit pate became out of stock, I searched for the next best thing. I went with merricks duck pate and my cat was not a huge fan, she ate it but begrudgingly. So I went with a different brand but with a rabbit protein since my cat licks the hair off of her belly and legs and tried this one. Outside of it being twice as expensive as merricks, I don't have any other complaints. my cat LOVES it. If they were a bit cheaper, I'd buy it in bulk!

My diabetic cat loves this food. He’s a picky eater and I’ve had trouble finding anything he would eat consistently. The pieces are just the right size for him to eat and a great formula to keep him interested and coming back for more, at each mealtime. It’s been a winner for us.