Best kibble on Reddit
244 reviews from r/goldenretrievers, r/dogs, r/catfood and 43 more subreddits
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#1
Purina Pro Plan
4.6
(47)
"These are the foods I use, in different mixes (to add variety in nutrition and flavor) that have been working for me."
"It really helped with my dogo Argentina. There are 3 flavors. She does best with the salmon one."
"My boy has a sensitive stomach and I'm quite certain he reacts poorly to poultry."
"We have been very happy with."
"For our girl!"
"My vet says the three gold standards are purina pro, hill science and royal canin."
"Purina Pro Plan 47 lb. Bag. Don’t look back."
"Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin and Stomach for my mini Dachshund and FortiFlora"
"Purina Pro Plan is what I feed my dachshunds. They're fit & trim and very healthy."
"Purina Pro Plan Under 1 year."
#2
Royal Canin
4.3
(23)
"Vet recommended Royal Canin for us!"
"On my 3rd boy and all good so far."
"You have to be VERY careful with the food you feed them as they are susceptible to heart problems."
"She LOVES it. She’s a very fussy eater but she absolutely loves this."
"I use royal canin chicken and rice Large breed puppy food at the moment."
"Love their formulations and meet high nutritional standards."
"I'd go with what others are saying....royal canin, science diet or purina pro plan."
"Royal canine best in Indian market."
"I always recommend Hills Science Diet, Royal Canin, or Purina Pro Plan."
"I use Royal Canin."
#3
Purina
4.2
(14)
"I have used Purina One for all of my dogs for many years."
"Both Purina and Royal Canin are great!"
"Purina, hills, Iams, eukanuba and royal canin… these brands have science backed formulations."
"Anything science backed, such as purina, hills, royal canin."
"We do Purina One for our 60lb Dalmatian."
"We switched to Purina One, and both of ours are thriving in it."
"Purina One or Purina One Instincts (high protein) are perfectly good options."
"Purina One is a different line from Purina that is cheaper."
"We do Purina One & a 31lb bag last a month and is $47 on autoship from Chewy."
"Purina one is a perfectly good replacement for PPP without the Pro price."
#4
Hill's
4.8
(10)
"Hills, Royal Canine, Purina, Is and Eaukanuba area all great brands."
"Hills perfect digestion."
"Hills has always been the best in my experience with my dogs."
"Hill’s."
"I use Hills dog food. My mother works at Hills."
"Love their formulations and meet high nutritional standards."
"On Hill’s and all symptoms cleared up."
"Hills or Royal Canin are great alternatives."
"I would start with WSAVA brands like Hill’s, Purina, Iams Etc."
"It improved after feeding him Hill."
#5
Hill's Science Diet
4.5
(10)
"Our vet prescribed the Hills Science Biome, both wet and dry."
"We tried so many different food types/brands and nothing worked until we tried Hill’s Science Perfect Digestion."
"Reenergized her with some new taste."
"Hill's Science, PurinaPro Plan, and Royal Canin."
"We feed Hill’s Science Diet, mainly because our guy was picky as a puppy."
"I always recommend Hills Science Diet, Royal Canin, or Purina Pro Plan."
"Hills Science Diet Lamb."
"Science diet. I’ve had problems with anything grain free."
"I use science diet."
"The 3 we recommend at our clinic are: Royal Canin, Hills Science Diet, Purina Pro Plan."
#6
Open Farm
4.1
(9)
"You should try open farm! Great quality and they have a lot different options."
"We've had good luck with Open Farms Ancient grains wild caught salmon."
"I fed her Open Farm Puppy food with Ancient grains."
"Open farm and Raw food from a butcher."
"Great foods to try are Open Farm, Stella & Chewy, and Redford Naturals."
"Open Farm is GMO free & supposedly they know where the product is sourced."
"I switched him over to open farm & he’s doing well!"
"Good dry food/kibble for dogs: Open Farm, The honest kitchen, Farmina, OptimPlus, Orijen, Acana, Zignature, Stella & Chwey's, Boss Dog."
#7
Fromm
4.6
(7)
"She love Fromms chicken & brown rice."
"We switched from Purina to Fromm and have had pure good experiences!"
"Mine has done exceptionally well with Fromm."
"Fromm's is great! Top quality."
"Has a ton of options"
"I like Fromm. Made in Wisconsin."
"We have tried a couple different foods from Fromm and Taste of the Wild."
#8
Wellness
4.6
(7)
"Is a great brand!"
"Wellness is a great overall brand."
"Is my recommendation!"
"Is hands down the #1 best food for kittens."
"My vet started my cats on wellness until there was an underlying health issue that popped up."
"I personally get grain free but check the ingredients for legumes."
"Wellness kibble is all pretty small."
#9
Taste of the Wild
4.4
(7)
"I used Taste of the wild puppy & adult dog food for the past 7 years."
"We are now feeding him Taste of the Wild Ancient Grains."
"My dogs love Taste of the Wild. There's several varieties and I think the fewer ingredients is good for my girls' sensitive tummies."
"I eventually ended up switching him to Taste of the Wild."
"My puppy likes Taste of the wild."
"Lamb was the ticket for me."
"Taste of the wild with ancient grains."
#10
Acana
4.5
(6)
"My guys always did well on."
"I recommend Orijen or Acana."
"They've all done great!"
"Mine is allergic to chicken aswell"
"I don't think this has ingredients linked to DCM and does not contain chicken."
"Mine is insanely picky and he seems to 'like' the Acana Beef and whole grains."
#11
Orijen
4.8
(5)
"I recommend Orijen or Acana."
"I feed my whippet with the Orijen brand, there a few recipe without poultry 6 fish, Regional red and Tundra (this one has duck)."
"My boy only gets about 20% dry to supplement. He gets a little Orijen overnight and Farmina N&D during the day."
"Origen is a very nutritionally dense food so I would recommend that."
"I feed my chow orjien or acana kibble and put their can wet version on too"
#12
Farmina
4.8
(5)
"My red is picky and has potato allergies and she does really well."
"Farmina only."
"My puppy is on Farmina and has been good for us so far."
"Really happy with the quality of farmina and the variety of proteins."
"Look into Farmina."
#13
Nulo
4.8
(5)
"Now, he's on Nulo (a local company I discovered when I lived in Austin)."
"I use Nulo puppy and will switch to adult when we get there."
"Nulo has the smallest kibble I've seen tbh."
"I use Nulo kibble and it's never jammed."
"They always seemed to like it and do well."
#14
Diamond Naturals
4.3
(4)
"I've had really good luck with diamond natural brand."
"We feed our beagles Diamond Naturals."
"Diamond naturals! budget friendly but very high quality."
"Blue Buffalo was the best for him. Our current boy is on Diamond Naturals and doing well."
#15
Iams
4.3
(4)
"Iams. Our dogs only ate Iams and lived nearly 15 years."
"IAMS follows WSAVA guidelines and is a decent price."
"We used to do blue buffalo but there are concerns for goldens."
"I’d put them both on Iams."
#16
Instinct
5.0
(3)
"I highly recommend Nature's Instinct ultimate protein chicken and Dr. Elseys chicken formula."
"These are the 3 I feed mine"
"Instinct limited ingredient rabbit has identical ingredients to the RC PR."
#17
Kirkland
3.5
(4)
"I wanted to try the Kirkland brand of adult food."
"Kirkland brand."
"We tried the Kirklands food when we got our aussiedoodle and he did fine on it."
"I switched my dog who had PPP for 3 years to Kirkland to save money."
#18
Blue Buffalo
3.5
(4)
"Blue Buffalo will be there Friday"
"Fill the bottom 1/4 of bowl with Blue Buffalo and the 1.5-2 cups on top with Freshpet raw food."
"We switch to Blue Buffalo and he's been great since then."
"I thought they were supposed to be one of the better brands but BBB has mostly really awful reviews on it."
#19
Science Diet
4.3
(3)
"Science Diet. It’s what most veterinarians recommend."
"For the last few years he’s been on science diet perfect weight."
"We just use science diet and then the science diet wet stews."
#20
Costco
4.0
(3)
"Contain no chicken by-products and won’t break the bank either."
"Ours get a mix of Costco dog food and science diet."
"Can't go wrong with the Costco kibbles."
#21
Farmer's Dog
3.7
(3)
"Farmers dog is so healthy and they love it."
"We transitioned to Farmer's Dog (our older dog is immunocompromised so didn't want to take the chance with raw)."
"I gave up on trying to find a kibble that mine could tolerate. I ended up with Farmer’s Dog."
#22
Eukanuba
5.0
(2)
"We use Eukenuba."
"Our golden loves it."
#23
GO!
5.0
(2)
"Go is another one which has excellent reviews."
"I feed mine a brand called GO! and it comes in pike, salmon, lamb, wild boar, and venison."
#24
Hill's Oral Care
5.0
(2)
"They love it and crack through it like they're crushing skulls lol."
"Hill's Oral Care has been a game changer for my cat!"
#25
The Honest Kitchen
5.0
(2)
"You want kibble that has grains in it!"
"Great product, great brand, can't recommend enough."
#26
Tiki Cat
5.0
(2)
"You can try Tiki Cat which is also smaller than Hill's."
"This is the absolute best brand I found."
#27
Nutro
4.5
(2)
"We’ve been feeding our two corgis the Nutro brand for small dogs since we had them at 3 months."
"I use Rachel Ray's nutrish and Nutro chicken."
#28
I and Love and You
4.5
(2)
"One more brand we forgot. I and love and you."
"One more brand we forgot. I and love and you."
#29
Merrick
4.5
(2)
"My dog loved Merrick."
"When mice was a puppy we gave him Merrick and now Purina Pro plan."
#30
Diamond Naturals Large Breed Puppy
4.0
(2)
"Diamond Naturals large breed puppy."
"We feed ours Diamond Naturals Large Breed Puppy."
#31
N&D
4.0
(2)
"We use N&D brand kibble, with chicken, pumpkin and I forgot what else."
"N&D if your pup can adjust to it."
#32
N/A
4.0
(2)
"My vet suggested mixing the kibble with warm water for my picky chow and it worked."
"I went through something similar with my Chow. Kibble on it's own he would not touch so we incorporated a bit of a raw diet also."
#33
Victor
4.0
(2)
"Victor Hi-Pro Plus."
"Victor from tractor supply."
#34
Kibble
1.8
(4)
"I think of it as dry cereal. Total cereal is supposed to have all the essential vitamins and minerals."
"I always refer to kibble as kitty Cocoa Puffs."
"Kibble is made with preservatives, is extruded at high temperatures."
"Kibble in general would be the same as a human eating fast food three meals a day their entire life."
#35
Just Food For Dogs
5.0
(1)
"I feed my beagle Just Food For Dogs brand Turkey and macaroni."
#36
Authority
5.0
(1)
"...authority food uses better ingredients. I work at a pet store and with a vet and it’s always the top recommendation we give to pet parents."
#37
HEB
5.0
(1)
"HEB’s Heritage Ranch is my dogs favorite and they’re in great health."
#38
Butternut Box
5.0
(1)
"If in the UK, I found butternut box was the best for my peke."
#39
Hill's Science Diet z/d
5.0
(1)
"It’s hydrolyzed chicken (which apparently makes the protein not activate their allergies)."
#40
Pure Balance Cat Food
5.0
(1)
"Its incredibly good, look at the ingredients"
#41
Royal Canin Giant Breed Puppy
5.0
(1)
"We used Royal Canin giant breed puppy and we were happy with it."
#42
Dr. Elsey's Clean Protein
5.0
(1)
"Highly recommend Dr. Elsey's clean protein."
#43
Oxbow
5.0
(1)
"I've had a lot of success feeding mine oxbow, personally."
#44
Dr. Elsey's
5.0
(1)
"High in protein and always listed as one of the top dry foods."
#45
Studio Series
5.0
(1)
"The Studio Series Junkions have virtually no kibble."
#46
BA
5.0
(1)
"The new MM-02B looks great but we shouldn't forget how amazing BA Prime is."
#47
Lotus
5.0
(1)
"Successfully transitioned her to a venison which she loves and agrees with her tummy."
#48
Masterpiece
5.0
(1)
"The magic of compressing the ladder down into his chest is so genius!"
#49
Purina One
5.0
(1)
"Anything AAFCO approved, preferably with salmon, is my go-to."
#50
Simply Nourish
5.0
(1)
"👍"
#51
Venison-based Grain-Free
5.0
(1)
"For our chicken-allergic blue dobie we did venison-based, grain-free food."
#52
MP-36
5.0
(1)
"A super-clean bot mode, a super-clean gun mode. It's basically sorcery."
#53
Pedigree
4.0
(1)
"Good old, basic Pedigree."
#54
Hills
4.0
(1)
"It improved after feeding him Hill."
#55
Bully Max Puppy
4.0
(1)
"We use bully Max puppy."
#56
Fromm Large Puppy
4.0
(1)
"Mine was on Fromm large puppy doing well on it."
#57
Hill's Adult Cat Food
4.0
(1)
"Has multiple types of adult cat food you can try."
#58
Cat Chow Indoor
4.0
(1)
"Comes in an indoor cat version that is lower calorie/higher fiber."
#59
Freshpet
4.0
(1)
"Fill the bottom 1/4 of bowl with Blue Buffalo and the 1.5-2 cups on top with Freshpet raw food."
#60
MP
4.0
(1)
"MP bumblebee was my first experience with awesome kibble management."
#61
Inukshuk
4.0
(1)
"Inukshuk 26/16 worked for us."
#62
Platinum
4.0
(1)
#63
MetaGate
4.0
(1)
"...it manages the kibble for **3** modes much better than you'd expect."
#64
TFC Toys
4.0
(1)
"Probably the most creative way to manage kibble I've seen firsthand."
#65
MPM
4.0
(1)
"I think MPM bone crusher has some very interesting ways of handling it."
#66
Wholehearted
4.0
(1)
"From Pet Co."
#67
Petcurean
4.0
(1)
"Petcurean is a very healthy dog food."
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