Best dry food on Reddit
249 reviews from r/catfood, r/Frenchbulldogs, r/shiba and 23 more subreddits
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#1
Royal Canin
4.6
(37)
"Royal Canin is the gold standard for dog food."
"RC Bulldog is expensive but great."
"Royal canine bulldog and hills are best options."
"Royal Canin is amazing, but I only use it because I have Maine Coons."
"Royal Canin all the way!"
"Special Cat o Cat Care ang recommended nung vet samin. Royal Canin kung kaya."
"Royal Canin for my Rocco who has skin allergies and a sensitive tummy."
"In order of nutrition."
"I was on PPP sensitive stomach but switched to royal canin gastrointestinal."
"Pero nung yan na kinain niya, tumaba na siya and never na kami naka experience ng LBM."
#2
Purina Pro Plan
4.6
(32)
"We’ve fed them all Purina Pro Plan Hairball formula."
"I second the recommendation for Purina Pro Plan."
"We switched to Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin and Stomach."
"They've been eating Purina ProPlan for years."
"We switched to Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin and Stomach, and everything cleared up."
"Also the Stella & Chewy's freeze dried food is amazing too."
"Purina pro plan sensitive skin and stomach salmon and rice...I think they have a senior formula"
"Purina Pro Plan small breed :)"
"I give my cavvie Purina Pro Small Breed dry food and she likes it!"
"I second Purina Pro sensitive skin and stomach."
#3
Purina One
4.2
(17)
"The best she would eat was Purina One (kitten, weight control, indoor advantage and eventually the senior one)"
"I feed him Purina One True Instinct dry, with a half can of Incredibites wet."
"Is the highest-calorie easily available and reasonably priced good food."
"It has real meat morsels."
"I feed Purina One. It's literally the only food she will eat."
"Seriously Purina one. I know it might sound like a simple one but it's the best bang for your buck."
"Is a good affordable option, works out to about $1.93 per pound."
"Purina one is generally popular with cats and a bit better than cat chow."
"I feed my kittens Royal Canin. Purina One and IAMS are cheaper and are also WSAVA approved, though."
"You can try Purina One."
#4
Orijen
4.6
(14)
"Orijen & vital essentials is what we feed our guys."
"Orijen is some of the best kibble out there."
"Orijen, Acana. We don’t do chicken or poultry as my Shiba would have yellow vomitting episodes."
"Open Farm is also great!"
"My pup is on Orijen’s have we have no issue"
"We use Orjien small breed Six fish and are very satisfied🙌."
"Orijen is a great dry food also."
"I prefer to buy cat food that list meat as the top ingredients."
"So I would recommend Orijen. It’s premium cat food, but so well made."
"If you're going to feed a kibble, try to feed one high in protein. I feed my Maine Coons Orijen."
#5
Hill's Science Diet
4.4
(11)
"Has been great for a bulldog with a sensitive tummy."
"In order of nutrition."
"It’s one of the healthiest and lower calorie dry foods."
"My cat has been on Hills science diet prescription for years"
"Hills science diet and purina pro plan are good quality cat foods"
"I feed mine this Hill’s Science Diet."
"Hills science diet"
"Hill's Science Diet is backed by a lot of research."
"Both my bebes consume dry food from Hill’s Science. So far so good."
"If he’s still a kitten he probably needs to be on kitten diet food. science diet i/d and perfect digestion are not the same."
#6
Purina
4.4
(11)
"I’d switch to a science backed brand such as purina."
"Purina dry cat food!"
"My vet has always recommended Purina and said that it is by far the most complete, budget friendly food."
"Purina pro plan sensitive skin/stomach has been great for my dog."
"My girl likes anything from Purina…wet and dry."
"Purina one, Purina pro plan or Royal canin."
"Purina."
"I’ve been looking at purina as well."
"The three big WSAVA brands are always best (Hills, RC and Purina)..."
"Purina"
#7
Farmina
4.9
(8)
"I've been feeding my cats Farmina for years."
"She absolutely goes nuts over any Farmina."
"I've been giving him more Farmina N&D. They're an Italian company."
"Farmina N&D, Acana, Orijen are what I consider 'premium' dry food."
"Farmina N&D, Carnilove, Brit, Acana, Wellnes Core."
"I really love the ingredients."
"Try farmina."
#8
Iams
4.1
(9)
"Iams Sensitive Stomach worked well for my 15 year old for YEARS."
"Iams is great! There’s no reason for you to change."
"I feed my Cavaliers Iams Proactive Health Mini Chunks."
"Both Iams and Purina One are good options."
"Iams is a fantastic food. Well researched and it’s been around for ages."
"IAMS is a decent brand with a lot of research."
"Not bad."
"Iams has chicken as the first ingredient."
"IAMS, Purina, Royal Canin."
#9
Nulo
4.3
(6)
"Nulo. It has grain free options along with chicken and turkey free options."
"I use Nulo for my cats."
"I bought Nulo they all loved it."
"Nulo"
"Mine eat Nulo. It’s a higher-end food, but it’s like the cheap food of the higher-end food."
"I've heard great things about Nulo."
#10
Fromm
4.6
(5)
"He loves a brand called Fromm."
"They can’t get enough of this stuff."
"Any combination of two of these."
"I went with Fromm with a 40% off coupon from Pet Supply Plus."
"My frenchton loves Fromm with a frozen sardine."
#11
Acana
4.6
(5)
"I feed my Shiba a mix of dry food, and food I make at home."
"Acana Singles for my 3 dogs. Rotating between the duck, the lamb and the pork."
"The top tier dry food available in ph are acana, orijen, instinct, tiki cat, ziwi peak."
"We’ve been giving our girl the Singles series from Acana. It's pricey, but it really helped with her allergies."
"Try looking for kitten food at kibblelab and look by ingredients similar to acana/nulo."
#12
Open Farm
5.0
(4)
"My Frenchie is doing amazing on OpenFarm."
"Open Farm!"
"Open Farm is what I use to supplement raw (OC Raw). My boy is allergic to everything, except for Open Farm!"
"I’d check out Open Farm, Instinct, and Ziwi."
#13
Freshpet
4.8
(4)
"Fresh pet has worked wonders for my dogs"
"Okay. I love her first of all. Second of all, I was going to suggest fresh pet."
"Have you tried Freshpet? It comes in two types tender morsels and a roll."
"Have you tried Freshpet? It comes in two types tender morsels and a roll."
#14
Blue Buffalo
4.5
(4)
"I buy the Buffalo Blue tastefuls brand bc the kibble pieces are so small so it'll be easier."
"My cats LOVE blue Buffalo tastefuls chicken and brown rice!"
"Hey we gave ours Blue Buffalo or Wilderness which is made by Blue Buffalo."
"I use Blue Buffalo."
#15
Farmer's Dog
5.0
(3)
"I fed my black lab the Farmer's Dog for years."
"My shih tzu loves loves the beef farmers dog."
"I finally started him on farmers dog and it worked great."
#16
Costco
4.7
(3)
"Costco's Salmon mix has been fantastic for our two labs."
"His poos are solid and healthy again with minimal gas."
"No allergy issues so far."
#17
Stella & Chewy's
4.7
(3)
"I feed my shiba Stella and chewys raw coated beef one."
"Good brands for these foods are Stella and chewy."
"They like it and we top it with a scoop of their wet food just to change it up for them."
#18
Taste of the Wild
4.7
(3)
"We feed taste of the wild sierra mountain with roasted lamb."
"Been feeding my shibas this combo for years."
"My mini schnauzer and Chiweenie Taste of the Wild Ancient Grains and are doing well on it."
#19
Monello
4.3
(3)
"Tried different cat food and haven't had any problems with Monello."
"I feed my cats monello."
"Monello"
#20
Dr. Elsey's
4.3
(3)
"I love Dr. Elsey's dry food. It’s less than 10% carbs!"
"Both our cats love this food (one diabetic and one not). You can get it on Amazon and Chewys."
"Dr. Elsys’s is great."
#21
Hill’s Science Diet
4.3
(3)
"I feed hill’s science diet."
"The three big WSAVA brands are always best (Hills, RC and Purina)..."
"Hills science diet, purina pro or royal canin!"
#22
4Health
4.3
(3)
"If you are in the US and have a Tractor Supply Company nearby, take a look at their store brand, 4Health and the Salmon/sweet potato dry food."
"Try anything with no grain, lamb and potato’s - no treats, no change for a month at least to see if it works."
"4health"
#23
Purina Cat Chow
5.0
(2)
"I buy purina cat chow and special kitty wet food for my strays."
"I use Purina cat chow. I get 25 lbs for $26 from Sam’s club."
#24
Kirkland Signature Cat Food
5.0
(2)
"The Costco brand (Kirkland) of dry food (rated higher than IAMS)."
"The best bang for your buck is the purple bag at Costco."
#25
Pure Balance
5.0
(2)
"It was a vet recommendation and has worked very well."
"It was a vet recommendation and we’ve had no problems."
#26
Purizon
5.0
(2)
"Purizon kitten mixed with purizon large."
"I personally like Purizon dry food."
#27
Go! Solutions
5.0
(2)
"I feed my kitten Go! Solutions food."
"He loves it!"
#28
Merrick
5.0
(2)
"My sensitive boy loves it."
"My sensitive boy loves it and his coat looks fantastic."
#29
Stella and Chewy's
5.0
(2)
"I just moved to Stella and Chewy."
"Stella and Chewy's does some great freeze-dried food, my cats say it's 11/10."
#30
Weruva
5.0
(2)
"Makes these pouch foods with gravy that my cat loved."
"We removed kibble, went to weruva and after 8 months 14 pounds."
#31
Spot & Tango
5.0
(2)
"We've switched to Spot & Tango unkibbles based on recommendation from people."
"Cod and salmon blend from Spot and Tango"
#32
Wellness
5.0
(2)
"I do Wellness brand's chicken indoor formula. They both have beautiful coats."
"The Wellness 'morsels' foods are small chunks in gravy and are usually well received by most cats."
#33
Victor
5.0
(2)
"Victor grain free."
"I’ve had a good experience with Victor. I feed my lab the professional formula."
#34
Supreme Source
4.5
(2)
"It’s the only one that does tear up my chiweenie’s tummy."
"The only dry food that was constantly good for my Shiba was one based on salmon."
#35
Friskies
4.5
(2)
"We just give them Friskies and they're cool with it."
"He'll inhale a full 5.5 oz can of Friskies."
#36
Rachael Ray Nutrish
4.5
(2)
"My dog likes the Rachel Ray nurtrish stuff."
"We feed ours Rachel Ray Nutrish."
#37
Carnilove Cat Food
4.5
(2)
"Try nyo Carnilove cat food."
"Carnilove cat food has good ingredients."
#38
Young Again
4.5
(2)
"There’s a brand of kibbles called Young Again, not very common and I think it is hard to purchase if you’re outside of the US."
"They all love YA, but one of our cats is particularly sensitive and has diarrhea on 100% YA."
#39
Purina Beyond
4.5
(2)
"She likes Purina beyond chicken & egg just like the other 2 cats."
"She likes Purina beyond chicken & egg just like the other 2 cats."
#40
Brit Care
4.5
(2)
"Try mo brit care sensitive, color green ata ito."
"I can recommend some series from Brit care or tails and tales."
#41
N&D
4.0
(2)
"N&D ( canned, dry"
"N&D, FirstMate, Marp, Orijen Cat."
#42
Lily's Kitchen
4.0
(2)
"For dried food, I feed Lily's Kitchen or Scrumbles."
"She will eat Lily's Kitchen."
#43
Special Cat
4.0
(2)
"OP, you can try Special Cat Dry."
"Special Cat."
#44
Smartheart
5.0
(1)
"I fed my cats Smartheart Kitten na dryfood, iniiba iba ko lang flavor para di magsawa."
#45
Science Diet
5.0
(1)
"Have you tried Science Diet pouches in chunks?"
#46
N&D Farmina
5.0
(1)
"I’ve got my boys on N&D farmina and Instinct (not raw coated) dry foods."
#47
Instinct
5.0
(1)
"Instinct brand. Single ingredient. Made in the USA."
#48
Churu
5.0
(1)
"Churu bites as a treat are soft."
#49
Nulo Cod Recipe
4.0
(1)
"We got him Nulo brand cat food. They have a Cod recipe and it works well for him."
#50
Fancy Feast
4.0
(1)
"I tried chicken and gravy baby food and he loved it! And his normal fancy feast stayed in rotation with water added to it."
#51
Firm Up
4.0
(1)
"Try Firm Up. It’s a powdered pumpkin supplement & works well."
#52
Simply Nourish
4.0
(1)
"I give my 15yr old cat simply nourish."
#53
Purina Hypoallergenic Dry Food
4.0
(1)
"My vet recommended Purina hypoallergenic dry food for my cat which has small pieces"
#54
Blue Wilderness
4.0
(1)
"We use blue wilderness’s."
#55
Hounds & Gatos
4.0
(1)
"I recommend Hounds & Gatos, its a great brand and they don't hide things like chicken by-products."
#56
Senior Kibbles
4.0
(1)
"I found the smallest kibbles I could find and she loved them."
#57
Authority
4.0
(1)
"The only kibble my cat can keep down is authority chicken flavor."
#58
Nature Select
4.0
(1)
"Ours eat Nature Select classic."
#59
Petmarra
2.0
(1)
"Nagsuka suka din mga pusa ko... 🥺 inisip ko nga baka dahil new kibbles kaya nag suka.. pero binalik ko nalang sila sa Special Cat."
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