Instinct Ultimate Protein Grain-Free Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Freeze-Dried Raw Coated Dry Cat Food

Maximus, ( 2-yr old, Indoor, Male British Shorthair.) just Loves this "Highest Protein" version of the grain-free dry food from Instinct. Max's transition time from the, Kitten...... to Adult.......to this current, Raw-High-Protein dry kibble has been very, very easy & fast. We now feed him soft food only once-a-day, and leaving a bit of this higher protein kibble out daily, ( thus far ) has kept Max active, aware without Ballooning-Up!! Brian.

I have an extremely finicky cat. I want to feed her a food with healthy, good quality ingredients, but was having a hard time with the first several ones I tried. Then I researched this food and found that I would be comfortable feeding it to Angel. Didn't really have much hope that she'd like it any more then she liked the other, but boy, she loved it. Thank God!

Although there were no holes, the 10lb bag has spikes protruding from the bag, which might explain why I don't really smell anything from the food (not fresh?). My cats did not eat the 10lb bag (even though they gobbled the 4lb bag). I wouldn't recommend this food based on these inconsistency issues. However, Chewy has great customer service and provided a prompt refund on it.

I adopted an adult rescue cat from a hoarding situation. For months I tried to get her to eat wet food, but she was stubborn and refused despite the many tricks I tried. I finally compromised and decided to get a higher protein, lower carb food and this fits the bill. She took to this food right away. I have found she tends to eat a bit less of this food than the suggested serving size as I think it keeps her fuller longer

Something has definitely changed. I have 6 rather picky fur babies & feed them several different high quality foods on rotation because they get bored. They have always loved the ultimate protein instinct & it’s been one of their favorites for years now. They always clean their plates and prefer this food to any other I would put down at the same time. The last 2 bags I received they won’t touch! The food sits there for days & they will eat anything else instead of it or nothing if it’s their only choice...& that’s all 6 of them! Even the ingredient list is different, tapioca didn’t used to be the 2nd ingredient listed-now it is....I guess it’s time to find a new favorite, I won’t keep wasting Something has definitely changed. I have 6 rather picky fur babies & feed them several different high quality foods on rotation because they get bored. They have always loved the ultimate protein instinct & it’s been one of their favorites for years now. They always clean their plates and prefer this food to any other I would put down at the same time. The last 2 bags I received they won’t touch! The food sits there for days & they will eat anything else instead of it or nothing if it’s their only choice...& that’s all 6 of them! Even the ingredient list is different, tapioca didn’t used to be the 2nd ingredient listed-now it is....I guess it’s time to find a new favorite, I won’t keep wasting money on food they won’t eat anymore! & I wouldn’t recommend it based on the ingredient list anymore either. Why did they have to change it? … more

I have been purchasing the 10 lbs version of this product many times in the past. This time, when the package arrived, I noticed the bag is not vacuum sealed, there are tons of air in the bag. When I squeeze the bag with my hand, I can easily push the air out, and even smell the flavor of chicken in the air. This is a very bad sign, it means that the bag is not air tight. Instead of the 18 months marketed shelf life, the cat food inside would go bad within 2-3 months. Upon further examination, I noticed there are literally hundreds of tiny punched holes, on each side of the bag. These holes exists both outside AND inside (see attached images). This is the reason why the bag is not air tight I have been purchasing the 10 lbs version of this product many times in the past. This time, when the package arrived, I noticed the bag is not vacuum sealed, there are tons of air in the bag. When I squeeze the bag with my hand, I can easily push the air out, and even smell the flavor of chicken in the air. This is a very bad sign, it means that the bag is not air tight. Instead of the 18 months marketed shelf life, the cat food inside would go bad within 2-3 months. Upon further examination, I noticed there are literally hundreds of tiny punched holes, on each side of the bag. These holes exists both outside AND inside (see attached images). This is the reason why the bag is not air tight. I then looked at another 10 lbs bag of the same cat food I purchased in the past. The same tiny holes, hundreds of them, on both side of the bag. Why make those tiny punch holes on the bag and make it not air tight? I also purchased dry cat food from other popular brands, none of their packaging have this problem. Unless Nature's Variety gives a reasonable explanation, I refuse to spend money on any more of their product. … more

Another truly excellent product. My cats all but inhale it. I'm happy to see that it's produced in the USA

Why is tapioca the second ingredient? When did the formula change? I feel so bamboozled. I try to feed my cats only THE BEST food possible to keep them healthy and strong. After feeding them this product for 2 years I will no longer recommend or buy this product and will be calling those whom i did recommend this to alert them of the ingredient change so they too no longer buy this. SO disappointed!

My cats never vomited with Wellness Core or Blue Buffalo. About 1 week after transitioning them to this food, they would vomit every time they ate it. They eat other food fine. Couldn’t recommend in good conscience.

All of our cats really love this food. We we put it in our feeder , they come immediately to eat it.