Merrick Purrfect Bistro Grain-Free Healthy Weight Recipe Dry Cat Food, 4-lb bag

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  • Gluten Free
  • No Corn No Wheat No Soy
  • Weight Control
  • Grain-Free
  • All Lifestages
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  • Cooked in the USA without any artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives.
  • This high-protein, weight-management cat food features real deboned chicken as the #1 ingredient to help your furbaby maintain lean muscle mass.
  • Premium cat kibble is crafted with L-carnitine for metabolism support and antioxidants for immune support.
  • Wholesome, grain-free cat food is made with real ingredients—like sweet potatoes—and includes omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids for healthy skin and coat.
  • Natural adult cat food contains added vitamins, minerals, and nutrients like taurine to support overall health.

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About Merrick Purrfect Bistro for Cats

Made to Please Feline Food Critics

Cats are basically furry foodies—hard to please, with high expectations. The appetizing flavors and textures of Purrfect Bistro recipes come in premium dry recipes, silky pates, meaty morsels in delicate gravy and tasty toppers to satisfy even the most selective palates. Available in grain-free and healthy-grain formulas, they help support digestion and are packed with protein and essential nutrients.

Meat First

The first ingredient is always real meat, fish or poultry, for quality protein that supports healthy muscles and energy.

Elevated Nutrition

With added vitamins, minerals and taurine, plus options that include omega-3 and -6 fatty acids for healthy skin and fur.

Just the Good Stuff

Purrfect Bistro recipes contain no corn, wheat, soy or artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.

Delicious Variety

Choose meat, poultry and fish flavors in a variety of textures, available as grain-free or healthy-grain recipes.

About Merrick

The Merrick story began over 30 years ago and their main goal has always been to make the best pet food possible. They use premium ingredients from real, whole foods, combining them to create nutrient-rich recipes that make a difference in how your pet looks and feels. Merrick is all about staying true to their roots, so they still handcraft recipes in the original Hereford, Texas kitchen where Garth Merrick started the company. They also partner with organizations that share their love of pets.

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Questions & Answers

9 Customer Questions

What is the carbohydrate count for this brand? I have a diabetic cat and need to watch her car intake. Thank you

Answer by Chewy • Jun 21, 2021
This recipe contains a Carbohydrate content of 31.22% on an as fed basis.

Kcal per serving

Answer by Chewy • Jan 08, 2020
This dry cat food formula contains approximately 350 kcalories per cup. The amount of calories per serving will vary by your individual cat's serving size.

What does a cup of this food weigh? I'd like to know how long one bag will last for one 12.5 lb cat given the feeding instructions.

Answer by Chewy • Jan 01, 2020
In this formula there is approximately 4 cups per pound. With that being said there are 50 cups of food in the 12.5 pound bag.

how much L-carnitine is in it

Answer by Chewy • Oct 19, 2025
This food has a minimum L-Carnitine content of 200 mg/kg.
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178 Customer Reviews

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Carol on Jan 9, 2026

Calorie-Conscious, Lower Fiber/Ash Content. Flavor

I've been feeding this (along with other full-calorie canned foods) for about 11 years now. I need to watch the weight for 2 out of 3 of my cats who would surely

I've been feeding this (along with other full-calorie canned foods) for about 11 years now. I need to watch the weight for 2 out of 3 of my cats who would surely be chunky monkeys by now if not for the lower-calorie content kibble. I introduced it at a time when one of my cats had issues with high-fiber/ash foods and selected the brand because it was one of the only brands on the market with a lower fiber/ash content and it worked for my girl. My cats love it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Mary on Jan 12, 2026

Chewy Comes to the Rescue

I have two junkyard cats who are perpetually hungry, so I order the 12# bag of Merrick food. It was out of stock, but to prevent a riot in my house, Chewy sent us

I have two junkyard cats who are perpetually hungry, so I order the 12# bag of Merrick food. It was out of stock, but to prevent a riot in my house, Chewy sent us two 4# bags of food AND adjusted the price accordingly! Happy cats = happy humans. Thank you.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Glendora on Oct 26, 2025

Grain free.

Wanted to use this for my three legged cat who needs to lose some weight. She would eat it when I mixed it up to the time it was half her old food and half the new

Wanted to use this for my three legged cat who needs to lose some weight. She would eat it when I mixed it up to the time it was half her old food and half the new food. At that point, she would pick her old food and leave the new food. I went back to mix 1/4 new food and 3/4 old food.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Lily on Dec 15, 2025

Weight Control

My little one is chunky so we started her on this dry food. She lost some weight & now we're back to her regular food. It definitely helped!

My little one is chunky so we started her on this dry food. She lost some weight & now we're back to her regular food. It definitely helped!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By jean on Oct 18, 2025

Good Food

This dry cat food is not only healthier for your cat but the Healthy Weight Recipe is high in fiber. I have a long haired cat so that extra fiber not only keeps

This dry cat food is not only healthier for your cat but the Healthy Weight Recipe is high in fiber. I have a long haired cat so that extra fiber not only keeps her weight in check but it helps with hairballs

Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Terri on Oct 15, 2025

Good ingredients but:

My pair didn't care for it. One needs it, the other don't. So neither one would eat it so what do I do with it? It's not cheap either.

My pair didn't care for it. One needs it, the other don't. So neither one would eat it so what do I do with it? It's not cheap either.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Carlos on Oct 8, 2025

Cats’ Delight

Our cats love this healthy weight dry food! Our “Big Boy” has to watch his boyish figure and this helps our “Little Boy” to maintain his boyish figure :-)

Our cats love this healthy weight dry food! Our “Big Boy” has to watch his boyish figure and this helps our “Little Boy” to maintain his boyish figure :-)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Melody on Oct 27, 2025

Great Food

Merrick is a great food brand, my cat loves the taste and has made a difference with her weight.

Merrick is a great food brand, my cat loves the taste and has made a difference with her weight.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Julie on Jun 5, 2025

Her weight loss journey continues

Flidais has been on a diet for awhile, dropping the weight so slowly and has now hit a plateau despite being more strict on servings sizes and treats. The food she

Flidais has been on a diet for awhile, dropping the weight so slowly and has now hit a plateau despite being more strict on servings sizes and treats. The food she was on has also nearly doubled in price so I thought maybe it's time for a change. Bonus that this has less phosphorus than her other food. She does not have renal disease, but I want to keep it that way. I guess time will tell.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Danielle on Jun 2, 2025

Cat Loves It. Has lost 1 pound so far.

Not sure if it's the food or the fact we cut down one portion a day as per our vet's suggestion, but either way our cat has lost 1 pound and she wasn't on other

Not sure if it's the food or the fact we cut down one portion a day as per our vet's suggestion, but either way our cat has lost 1 pound and she wasn't on other dry foods. She eats it fine and hasn't had any stomach issues. She was on Acana before and made the switch fine.