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This food has changed my cat's life!!!
This cat food has been a godsend for our three year old Cornish Rex. He has a "sensitive system", to say the least... and we tried just about every cat food brand out there from the time he was six months old. We tried Evo, Blue Buffalo, Wellness, Tiki Cat, Soulistic, Weruva, etc. (you get the idea!). All of them would make him sick eventually, if not instantly.
The vet suggested that we keep his diet as close to "natural" as possible, since he most likely has food allergies. We started feeding him Gerber baby food (plain chicken in gravy) and sardines at his suggestion, which worked very well for a while. I started to worry about the vitamins that were probably lacking in both of those though (since taurine and several other vitamins and minerals get destroyed when meat is cooked at high temperatures)... so I started investigating cat food again.
We came across Honest Kitchen while browsing through Amazon. We had never tried dehydrated cat food before, and since it's not cooked first, the nutrients are preserved. I read a lot of good reviews, so we thought that we'd give it a try. A few people have said that their cats didn't like this food. My cat disagrees with that. He LOVES this food, more than anything we've ever fed him. He even prefers it to sardines or cat treats. From the very first bowl, he was licking his lips, pacing across the floor and standing on our legs howling in anticipation. Whenever we give him his bowl of food, his whole face disappears for about two minutes before finally emerging with food all over his nose (and sometimes the top of his head).
He has never gotten sick from this food, even after eating it exclusively for the past six months or so (that in itself is a miracle). That would have been enough for us, but he's actually had some unexpected benefits from eating this food. His fuzzy coat (Cornish Rex cats only have a downy fuzz on their bodies... their outer two layers of fur are missing) has actually been growing in thicker and curlier, and so have his whiskers. His eyes also look much brighter now. His coat even has a beautiful sheen to it that wasn't there before. He's also been getting more muscular, and his energy level is just unbelievable now. He goes and goes, taking little "power naps" throughout the day, before finally crashing at night. He just looks so happy and healthy now.
He's a beautiful little cat, and I'm glad that he's finally healthy. He is the picture of health now, actually! He also doesn't get sick like he used to. He used to go to the vet about every 1-2 months, as he would get respiratory infections and diarrhea periodically. He hasn't been sick in 4-5 months, at least. We can't even believe it.
I know that I've gone on and on in this review (and if you're still reading this, I apologize for being wordy!)... but we simply can't thank Honest Kitchen enough for what their food has done for our cat!!! I mean that!!! It has changed his life in immeasurable ways. This is a GREAT food, and if your cat has any kind of allergy/digestive problems, it is most definitely worth a shot. Even if your cat is totally healthy, this will probably make them even healthier. And this food is actually cheaper than a lot of the "fancy" cat food out there.
I'm attaching some photos of Giles. The first two are "before"... and the rest are "after". You can clearly see that he's gained weight and looks much better overall.
Thank you, Honest Kitchen!!! Giles thanks you, too!
December 2015 · Pet Supplies · verified purchase