Stella & Chewy'sRaw Coated Premium Kibble Cat Food – Grain Free, Protein Rich Meals – Wild Caught Salmon Recipe – 5 lb. Bag

I have been trying to find a healthier dry food for my kitten who is in a dry and wet food diet. This food is definitely what I’ve been looking for. My kitten screams at me for this food because he loves it so much. He literally puts holes in the bag trying to get to it.

I have raised my last four cats into their mid-to-late 20s, one nearly reaching 29 years of age, and I attribute my food choices to their longevity. Currently, I have two cats, Ella (11) and Bubba (2).I free-feed Blue Buffalo kibble as a primary component of their diet and offer them wet food each morning and evening. Water is essential to their health, and cats prefer getting their fluid requirements through their food.Whether in wet or dry food, I look for meat, fowl, or fish as the number one ingredient and for the absence of corn, soy, wheat, gluten, or unnamed byproducts in the ingredient list.Although my cats are okay with a rotation of various Blue Buffalo kibble products, I like to give them some variety from time to time, so I bought a bag of Stella & Chewy's Freeze-Dried Raw Coated Kibble.Stella & Chewy's ingredient list meets my requirements. Considering that approximately 80% of cat food's ingredients are found in the first four ingredients, let's look at the first eight: chicken, chicken meal, lentils, peas, chicken fat, chicken liver, natural chicken flavor, and chicken gizzard. There is nothing scary in the rest of the list. I'm not sure what "natural chicken flavor" means in an ingredient list because I would assume that if you put enough chicken in it, it will have the natural flavor of chicken and wouldn't have to be added as an extra ingredient. But I am not overly concerned about that.Besides the above, Stella & Chewy's recipe is grain-free, and while I am no expert, I can accept that freeze-dried raw ingredients have an advantage over cooked ingredients. However, the label says it is "coated with RAW," so I can't say I know what that means either. It doesn't worry me, though.Since there is little point in buying excellent cat food if your cats refuse to eat it, I was happy to find that this was not the case. Since I free-feed kibble, my cats don't generally get excited by kibble, but both of them took the time to sample the Stella & Chewy's stuff, and, if my understanding of feline body language is accurate, they like it.In my opinion, this is good food. If you chose to feed this as your cat's primary kibble, I can't see this as a bad choice. I will stick with Blue Buffalo because I've had good results with it, but I will buy this occasionally.However, I don't suggest kibble as the sole choice for any cat. Particularly when they get older, cats don't tend to drink enough water to meet the needs of their kidneys, so they need wet food.

4 cats and 2 chihuahuas (even my super picky chi)and everyone’s digging them lol

My picky cats cannot resist this healthy, good for them food. I have a bengal that requires extra protein and this is perfect on price and quality. It's not stinky like other raw brands. It's dry, crunchy kibble

While Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Kibble seems promising, my 11-month-old kitten wouldn't touch it. This might be a good option for some cats, but it didn’t work for mine.