Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Green Pea & Chicken Formula Grain-Free Dry Cat Food

Years ago; late 90s and mid 2000s I fed this to cats that were Indoor Only (they have since passed away) and it was a reliable source of quality nutrition, they ate it without issue. I've recently been on a quest to at last discover a food that isn't a source of issue for my 3 special need cats, 2 of which are feral/rescues that have very delicate digestive systems since they haven't had quality food source for their entire lifetime, and the other cat is FelV Pos. Both Feral developed severe diarrhea after feeding them Nutrish Natural Chicken & Brown Rice. Also one of them now has awful itching/skin irritations. The vet has dewormed, flea treated, antibiotics have been rendered... the Years ago; late 90s and mid 2000s I fed this to cats that were Indoor Only (they have since passed away) and it was a reliable source of quality nutrition, they ate it without issue. I've recently been on a quest to at last discover a food that isn't a source of issue for my 3 special need cats, 2 of which are feral/rescues that have very delicate digestive systems since they haven't had quality food source for their entire lifetime, and the other cat is FelV Pos. Both Feral developed severe diarrhea after feeding them Nutrish Natural Chicken & Brown Rice. Also one of them now has awful itching/skin irritations. The vet has dewormed, flea treated, antibiotics have been rendered... the issues are likely food related, so it's frustrating to see them suffer over something they have to rely upon me to receive = food! I've tried to find foods, both wet and dry, that are limited ingredient no wheat, no corn, possibly oat for fiber... rabbit based, without CHICKEN in case the cats are reacting to CHICKEN (seems to be in every formula). I'm limited on funds (retired/SS) so can't afford those $50 rabbit ingredient foods from other countries. sigh. If only we could try foods a couple of cans vs. cases... As it goes, the FelV Pos cat doesn't eat it / can't have dry food due to megacolon. I fed the food to another FelV Pos cat that has since died of the disease. Desperate to cease the diarrhea I've tried 3 additional brands: Natural Balance L.I.D... Purina Pro Plan FOCUS Sensitive Skin & Stomach Blue Buffalo Sensitive Stomach Chicken Recipe (I don't know if naming other brands is a taboo in reviews, but I'm going to error on the side of helping the cats and call those brands out by name) Natural Balance L.I.D. does not compare to Blue Buffalo... The cats do not eat this one. Possibly the formula, possibly the kibble size (quite large in comparison to BBuffalo) The cats won't eat this one. It sat in the bowls. I refreshed the supply after a couple of days, still it sat. PICS FOR KIBBLE SIZE COMPARISON (LEFT)Natural Balance (CENTER)Purina FOCUS (RIGHT) Blue Buffalo Sensitive … more

Comparing diet foods, this one came out on top. My cat likes it and it seems to satisfy him whereas with other brands, he was always hungry. Could not find it at my local pet food store. Chewy has it.

I have fed this food to my cats for years. It was the best. Chicken used to be the first ingredient. Now peas are the first ingredient and chicken is third. So disappointed in this company. It used to be quality food, but just like every company..they eventually start cutting corners and the quality suffers. Very sad. So hard to find a decent food with real chicken as the main ingredient.

My cat has had chronic diarrhea for four years now and I've been searching for help the entire time. Finally, I purchased this food along with Instinct by Nature's Variety Original Grain-free cat food and Vital Essentials Chicken Freeze Dried Raw Dog & Cat Food Topper. My cat loves it and he had regular poop in THREE short days! No more diarrhea or throwing up. I am very thankful!

If your cat loves it you should too. Small pieces easy for them to eat they seem to enjoy this food

I was look to switch from Blue Buffalo Sensitive Stomach because although it seemed to help my elder cat (16 years old) sensitive stomach, it is not the greatest quality. Due to her sensitive stomach, I was looking for a high-quality and limited ingredient dry food. She also has problems with hairballs and constipation , so I was looking for something good for digestion (green peas are great for digestion). I decided to try to begin her on this brand due to the high quality and limited ingredients. At first, she stuck her nose up right away. I was expecting this since she is extremely picky. It does have a strong green pea smell so I’m thinking that’s why. But DONT GIVE UP!! I began setting just I was look to switch from Blue Buffalo Sensitive Stomach because although it seemed to help my elder cat (16 years old) sensitive stomach, it is not the greatest quality. Due to her sensitive stomach, I was looking for a high-quality and limited ingredient dry food. She also has problems with hairballs and constipation , so I was looking for something good for digestion (green peas are great for digestion). I decided to try to begin her on this brand due to the high quality and limited ingredients. At first, she stuck her nose up right away. I was expecting this since she is extremely picky. It does have a strong green pea smell so I’m thinking that’s why. But DONT GIVE UP!! I began setting just 3-4 kibbles by her canned food and delayed feeding her canned food by about an hour. She got hungry one day and just decided to try it. Once she tried it she realized she loved it!! I’ve been increasing the amount I give her little by little because of her sensitive stomach and she hasn’t had any vomiting problems or hairballs yet! She honestly will eat this over her canned food which never happened before. Once I increased to about 15 kibbles twice a day, her stool went from small, hard and round (sign of constipation), to longer, tubule, and brown. This food definitely helped with her digestion. Don’t give up on your picky cat. It took a few days for mine to try it but once she did she loved it! … more

This is a balanced an nutricious food but all 3 of my cats refused to eat it so i donated it to a shelter along with the natural balance canned

Parker just started with this limited ingredients food, thus four stars at this point! He is picky, so the fact he is eating it is great. The size of the morsals is a bit larger than his former food, which means he might chew it rather than swallow it whole!

My cat is a dry food fanatic and loves this. I try to limit his intake of dry food since he suffers from what the vet labeled "irritable bowel" and too much dry can be an issue. Natural Balance is an excellent brand, their limited ingredients food is about as good as it gets in terms of nutrition.

My cats have been on a couple different foods over the years...changed from one because of frequent recalls, another changed their formula and the cats wouldn't eat it, the third caused them to gain weight and we are now on option 4. I purchased a small bag and put it in a bowl with their current food in another bowl and Wellness in the third bowl. They both chose this one. It works for me because I like the ingredients, it should be easy on their tummies and so we will now begin the slow switch to the new food. I usually switch slowly over the course of 2 weeks to be sure they don't get sick.