Vital Essentials Minnows Freeze-Dried Cat Treats, 0.5-oz bag

Vital Essentials Freeze-Dried Minnows are exactly as advertised. Crunchy little whole fishies, nothing added or subtracted. I have 13 cats. Six are from a feral cat program that spays/neuters, vaccinates, and then finds ferals good homes with nice warm barns and people to feed them. I am trying to befriend my beautiful adopted ferals. So every time I see one I make sure I have a treat so that they associate me with good things. Not all of my kitties care for the minnows, but feral Rosie is ga-ga for them. The picture is of Rosie snacking on a pile of minnows (I did not mean to pour so many out, but she was happy about it).

I've always said that, if Contessa had long hair, she'd flip it over her shoulder as she sticks her nose up and walks away from whatever she disapproves of ...and that is exactly the response I got from her AT FIRST. However, on second inspection, she decided that the ugly little minnows were "Okay". Slowly but surely, Contessa has fallen under the spell of those desiccated googley eyes and, for all I know, she is now making back-alley deals to get her "fix" of more than I serve them up to her. She has ( HORRORS!!) even gone so far as to pretend to be interested in playing with that ball of feathers on a string for about two full minutes- seemed like hours to her - and, even worse, has started I've always said that, if Contessa had long hair, she'd flip it over her shoulder as she sticks her nose up and walks away from whatever she disapproves of ...and that is exactly the response I got from her AT FIRST. However, on second inspection, she decided that the ugly little minnows were "Okay". Slowly but surely, Contessa has fallen under the spell of those desiccated googley eyes and, for all I know, she is now making back-alley deals to get her "fix" of more than I serve them up to her. She has ( HORRORS!!) even gone so far as to pretend to be interested in playing with that ball of feathers on a string for about two full minutes- seemed like hours to her - and, even worse, has started following some orders from her source (me) in order to increase her allotment. I ran out one month and purchased another brand but I may as well have just taken the money and flushed it because she was having none of that stuff. She only wants Vital Essentials brand. … more

Two out of five our cats LOVE these treats. So much so that they will literally throw "fits" if they don't get them in the mornings. We also can't keep them on the counter because our savannah cat will tear open the packaging and eat them all. They have to go inside a Tupperware container and we have to hide them in one of the cupboards. I highly recommend them. But I will say that not all of our cats like them. Only our Savannah and Bombay will eat them. Not even our Bengal will touch them.

Two of my cats LOVELOVELOVE these treats, and one shows no interest whatsoever. My dogs also come running when they see the kitties enjoying them! Not greasy or overly pungent. Just freeze-dried little minnows like the package says. They don't leave any residue or crumbs behind, and do not give my cats bad breath. These are a must-have in our household.

Despite my 5 precious Felines not liking them.I would still recommended them.they smell good and leave no residual on your hands.I won't be buying them due to my 5 finicky felines turned up their noses at up at them.

I purchased these for Ace, and aging dog at our barn. He came and stayed about four years ago. He is a scruffy remarkable fellow who will gently bring you an injured bird, or fiercely protect our horses from snakes. He is quite old now, a little deaf and moves slowly. He loves these treats (the barn cats do to), so I make sure they are on hand for him.

We were a little unsure when we first got these, given that our cat has a rather small mouth that he's not the greatest at using for the consumption of food, and these are larger than anything we've fed him before - but those concerns evaporated in seconds, because the cat adores these. They shot straight to the top of his Favorite Treats list (even beating out the tiny shrimp from the same brand, which were the previous number one) and now all we have to do is say "minnows!" in the sing-song "treat voice" to have him running for the kitchen from wherever he is. They seem to be exactly what they say on the package: minnows, freeze dried. You can hear the crunch when the cat chomps on them, We were a little unsure when we first got these, given that our cat has a rather small mouth that he's not the greatest at using for the consumption of food, and these are larger than anything we've fed him before - but those concerns evaporated in seconds, because the cat adores these. They shot straight to the top of his Favorite Treats list (even beating out the tiny shrimp from the same brand, which were the previous number one) and now all we have to do is say "minnows!" in the sing-song "treat voice" to have him running for the kitchen from wherever he is. They seem to be exactly what they say on the package: minnows, freeze dried. You can hear the crunch when the cat chomps on them, and he seems to find that more satisfying than the usual hard/soft treat crunch (probably because this really is what prey would feel like, just a little more desiccated). We like the fact that there's nothing else in there as filler...he likes the fact that he gets to gobble down tiny fishes. Plus, no crumbs left over! It's a win-win. … more

I bought these for my fish loving cats. They are whole freeze dried fish. Little bit of a fishy smell when first opening the bag. No surprise there. Out of 11 cats, only 2 were not as turned on for these as the freeze dried hearts I bought from the same company. The other 9 will actually try to steal the minnows from each other. Side benefit: a great belly laugh for me.

I have two "teenaged" kittens, a 10-yr old cat, and a dog. They all like these minnows. And one of the kittens sometimes likes to bat it around a bit before eating, so it's a fun snack! In reading the negative reviews of this product, I would like to mention that YOUR cat not liking fish does not mean this is a bad product.

These are straight-up freeze-dried fish, and they smell like you'd expect. We have four cats and a dog. Out of the cats, one doesn't really like any treats, so I never expected him to be excited about these, and he's not. One typically likes all treats, but doesn't like these, which is weird. However, the other two cats and the dog are coo-coo-crazy for these. If I let them, they would each mow through a whole bag in one sitting.