Wet Cat Food reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 300 Reddit reviews across 22 subreddits and 89 posts to rank the best Wet Cat Food brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/catfood, r/CatAdvice, r/cats, r/britishshorthair, r/kittens. Top-rated brands include Fancy Feast (3.9/5), Tiki Cat (4.5/5), Weruva (4.6/5).
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Reviews300
Subreddits22
Posts89
Brands72
Products40
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#1
Fancy Feast
3.9
(56)
"Fancy feast paté!!!!! My cat was recently diagnosed with diabetes and this food has returned her to her normal self and essentially put her into remission"
"My cats are on Fancy Feast by Purina and are absolutely obsessed with it"
"The best food to feed him is fancy feast or Friskies PATE."
"Fancy feast pates- all of them, the naturals, the savory, the gravy lovers- my cats eat."
"I second the suggestion of Fancy Feast Classic Pates."
"Fancy Feast Classic Pate food is very safe."
"Would totally give my kittens Fancy Feast if I needed to go with a budget option."
"My girl gets fancy feast patè. It's probably the most nutritious of the cheaper options I've found and she loves it!"
"My cats eat Purina kibble and Fancy Feast c"
"Fancy Feast has some grilled options that are more like shreds."
#2
Tiki Cat
4.5
(28)
"Our guy is all in on Tiki Cat"
"The absolute best brands in terms of ingredients are gonna be Weruva, Tiki Cat, and Fussie Cat."
"We usually feed her tiki cat kitten wet food."
"Tiki cat is a great food! my cat also likes fancy feast pates."
"My cat loved Tiki Cat before she had to switch to a novel protein diet."
"I consider some of the best wet cat food available to be: Tiki Cat, Feline Naturals, Instinct, and Rawz."
"But I do believe in the food also because it saved my nephew cats life - tiki cat."
"My meezer is obsessed with Tiki cat."
"Tiki cat!! Especially their after dark line. It’s fantastic, the ingredients are great."
"I feed my girl Tiki Cat, she loves it!"
#3
Weruva
4.6
(25)
"Weruva."
"The absolute best brands in terms of ingredients are gonna be Weruva, Tiki Cat, and Fussie Cat."
"My kittens are so picky and weruva is the only one they eat consistently! i usually mix it with fancy feast pate."
"We also give her the weruva too."
"Weruva"
"I use weruva “ meow ya doin”. That should get you started..."
"I put my 4 cats on Weruva about a year ago. They have different lines and price points but all are high quality, grain free, and no toxic additives."
"I feed mine weruva (plus wellness dry), used to feed them the BFF line but now I feed them the true weruva that has legit meat in it."
"Weruva has always been my go-to."
"I’d recommend Weruva! High moisture, low carb, very few additives."
#4
Royal Canin
4.1
(20)
"Top notch quality wet food 1. Applaws 2. Schesir 3. Meowsi 4. Royal canine"
"I like Royal Canin Aging 12+ which comes in a loaf as well as thin slices in gravy."
"Royal Canin kitten wet and dry food."
"Royal Canin Babycat is a great option."
"Royal Canin po yung for UTI talaga"
"Royal canin po"
"Royal canin seems to be good for picky ones."
"Royal canin is fine and it does not contain fillers."
"We do Royal Canin and Pro Plan cans."
"Royal Canin is a really great diet, but can be expensive!"
#5
Sheba
4.2
(19)
"I have been feeding my cats Sheba since day one"
"Girl, Sheba. My cats love sheba..I highly recommend it."
"I gave my cat Sheba wet food. She loved it. She survived two years and 3 months after her cancer diagnosis on it"
"Sometimes I buy Sheba too, they LOVE that one but it’s a little bit more expensive, like a notch up from FF."
"My cats love the Sheba cat food"
"She's leaner and back to hopping up on the bed without several practice jumps."
"Try the Sheba one"
"Sheba, n&d, farmina all are good."
"My cats did best with Iams and Sheba wet food."
"Sheba is a good option in general."
#6
Purina Pro Plan
4.3
(15)
"I give my girls the Urinary Tract Health variety of Purina, they go absolutely nuts for it."
"My super senior cat is wellness core signature but I have also used purina pate and royal canine loaf, hills."
"We just use a good quality cat food like Purina Pro Plan wet and dry."
"Purina Pro Plan, Hills, and Royal Canin are three that the vets I work with recommend."
"He is happy with purina pro urinary."
"I’ve been doing Purina pro plan which was recommended by my vet."
"I rotate between Weruva, Tiki Cat, Purina Pro Plan, Fussie Cat, Fancy Feast, Blue Wilderness, Hound and Gatos, Rocky Mountain Recipe, Fromm, and a few others"
"I haven't had any issues with Purina Pro Plan!"
"Purina pro plan is great! My cat has been on it for about 4 months."
"I second Purina Pro Plan! They have tons of different options for different life stages and needs."
#7
Nulo
4.4
(11)
"Nulo shreds is a really good wet food for the price."
"My vet actually recommended Nulo. Grain-free, high protein, and good for active young cats. Plus, the little dude seems to love it, so win-win"
"Nulo has better ingredients than Fancy feast."
"Nulo or Wellness. Both great pate options..."
"I just bought Nulo & tiny tiger! Hopefully she likes it :)"
"Tiki cat, nulo"
"I currently feed nulo, fancy feast (classic pate poultry and beef variety packs only), stella and chewy, and feline naturals."
"Nulo, fancy feast classic pate, some Weruva is affordable."
"I give my double trouble Nulo kitten food and Nulo wet food."
"Nulo offers the big cans which are good value for good quality food that is appropriate for all life stages."
#8
Wellness
4.2
(9)
"Wellness"
"I live in Canada and I go to a small pet food shop and I buy the brand Wellness."
"Wellness has fantastic high quality options with grains."
"Her current seed oil free fave is Wellness Morsels Salmon & Tuna."
"Wellness is a good brand or do the authority wet version of the dry food."
"She was on Wellness brand for a long time and seemed to enjoy it."
"My Siamese loves Wellness Pate can."
"I like the grain free premium brands. (Wellness, Halo, Blue Buffalo, etc.)"
"We switched to the Wellness gravy dinner pouches...yikes, it’s expensive."
#9
Applaws
4.5
(6)
"Top notch quality wet food 1. Applaws 2. Schesir 3. Meowsi 4. Royal canine"
"Applaws is the best I’ve seen. Real food and my cats love it with no oils."
"Our 2 go crazy with stuff from applaws, mainly the salmon and makarel."
"Applaws, Schesir, Farmina N&D, Matisse, Purina"
"I've had good luck with Applaws, weruba, tikki cat, and Sheba or fancy feast if you want something a little less $$."
"Applaws tuna."
#10
Hill's Science Diet
4.2
(6)
"I like Hill's Science Diet foods for all my cats."
"Hills science"
"My big boy eats Science Diet Urinary and Hairball formula."
"Mine eats ... Hills Science Diet for Adults."
"Also put forward Hills as an alternative."
"My cats like the Hills liver and chicken flavor."
#11
Friskies
3.8
(6)
"Vets recommend it every single day for diabetic cats instead of the diabetic prescription foods."
"Friskies is a good budget wet option."
"Friskies pate with warm water or some KMR, made into a pudding."
"When my cat was a baby i fed him friskies mixed with a little bit of kitten milk."
"Friskies too."
"Friskies pate is probably the cheapest."
#12
Orijen
4.8
(4)
"Orijen. Very low carbohydrate content."
"Orijen gets my vote for the best."
"Orijen, Arcana, Core Wellness, Tiki Cat after dark or smalls are all great options."
"Royal Canin, Acana, Orijen are a few other options to consider."
#13
Fussie Cat
4.5
(4)
"The absolute best brands in terms of ingredients are gonna be Weruva, Tiki Cat, and Fussie Cat."
"Fussie Cat is excellent."
"I rotate between Weruva, Tiki Cat, Purina Pro Plan, Fussie Cat, Fancy Feast, Blue Wilderness, Hound and Gatos, Rocky Mountain Recipe, Fromm, and a few others"
"My cats love the Fussie cat brand."
#14
Purina
3.4
(5)
"Most cats seem to like the taste of purina food from my experience as a foster/rescue volunteer."
"As other mentioned Purina is a budget friendly cat food."
"My super senior cat is wellness core signature but I have also used purina pate and royal canine loaf, hills."
"Diet urinary food from purina that specifically prevents crystals from forming."
"Brands like fancy feast, Iams, and Purina all have grains and fillers and very little meat."
#15
Cat Person
4.7
(3)
"My cat goes crazy for Cat Person wet food."
"My BSH cat loves the wet food from Cat Person."
"My cats like shredded cat food from Cat Person."
#16
Friskies Pate
4.3
(3)
"I feed them canned Friskies, different flavors of pate."
"Friskies Pate is good and affordable."
"Friskies pate is surprisingly healthy in the realm of affordable wet food"
#17
Merrick
4.3
(3)
"I've always done Merrick. High quality, tons of options."
"We alternate 2 flavors of Merrick wet food for dinner."
"The Merrick ones are pretty good."
#18
Hill's
4.3
(3)
"I’ve been feeding her Hills savory salmon or savory turkey mixed with some canned pumpkin."
"I feed mine hills! It’s vet recommended and not terribly priced."
"Hills brand diet food (i believe there's a wet version as well as the dry) is probably the best stuff you can give him."
#19
Blue Buffalo
4.0
(3)
"Blue Buffalo offers a flaked style wet food."
"Blue Buffalo, for example, makes normal cat food cans."
"Blue Buffalo and Wellness have good grain free options."
#20
Goodest
5.0
(2)
"Mataas po protein content and mababa yung sodium ng goodest."
"Sabi niya okay daw po and mura pa."
#21
Whiskas
3.0
(3)
"Sometimes I buy Whiskas in bulk pag sale online."
"Our old boy will always eat Whiskas basic fish in jelly."
"Just don't get Whiskas, all the vets I've spoken to are firmly against it and it gives my cat serious stomach issues."
#22
Little Big Paws
4.5
(2)
"Little big paw the best"
"Little big paws and applaws for me"
#23
Animonda Carny
4.5
(2)
"Animonda Carny is very good."
"We feed ours Animonda carny and it seems fine."
#24
Kitcat
4.5
(2)
"Kitcat!"
"Currently gamit ko now ay kitcat, sheba at whiskas"
#25
Iams
3.0
(3)
"My cats did best with Iams and Sheba wet food."
"I feed mine Iams proactive health wet food."
"Brands like fancy feast, Iams, and Purina all have grains and fillers and very little meat."
#26
Rawz
4.5
(2)
"Rawz"
"Rawz wet food is a good option"
#27
Costco
4.0
(2)
"My picky cat likes Costco the best. Works for us at around 60 cents a can!"
"Costco came out with one recently! Not a nutrition expert but first ingredient is chicken."
#28
Stella & Chewy's
4.0
(2)
"I currently feed nulo, fancy feast (classic pate poultry and beef variety packs only), stella and chewy, and feline naturals."
"The only brand I can get him to eat is called Stella & Chewy's, and it's a local PNW brand with good ingredients."
#29
Wholehearted
4.0
(2)
"I fed these to my cat when I first got her and she ate it all up."
"Have u tried the wholehearted morsels in gravy vs pate?"
#30
Dave's
4.0
(2)
"I'll second Dave's, it's a good food at a good price - especially the large cans."
"Cheaper canned food brands: ( won’t complain about non specific proteins or by-products) Dave's pet food."
#31
Purina One
4.0
(2)
"Purina One cans specifically tend to be more “firm”."
"I feed my fosters Purina One kitten dry food and Purina One and Weruva wet food."
#32
Nutro
4.0
(2)
"I give mine Nutro pate, I don't think it's that popular but I'm happy with the ingredients."
"Did you check with Nutro for an alternative to Max Cat? They must have an equivalent."
#33
Petco
3.5
(2)
"Petco’s is so solid! it’s in my rotation with fancy feast classic pate and nulo."
"Petco store brand isnt that bad either actually, 99c for the smaller cans"
#34
James Wellbeloved
3.5
(2)
"I buy James Wellbeloved for my two boys."
"She used to eat James Wellbeloved Turkey but went off it."
#35
Hill's Science
3.0
(2)
"I do hills science and have tried Iams."
"Hills science is just as bad as the other stuff for so much more money."
#36
Hill's Prescription Diet a/d
5.0
(1)
"My other recommendation would be Hill’s Prescription Diet a/d at 183 kcals/can."
#37
TCfeline
5.0
(1)
"My cats lose their mind over TCfeline RAW Cat Food Premix."
#38
Identity
5.0
(1)
"For wet food I feed my cat identity, and koha."
#39
Store Brand
5.0
(1)
"I switched from free feeding dry food to feeding her store brand grain free canned food twice a day."
#40
Raw & Fresh
5.0
(1)
"I swear by Raw and Fresh, it’s an online company that delivers raw food."
#41
Hill’s
5.0
(1)
"Can also recommend the Hills diet wet food."
#42
Hill’s, Royal Canin, Purina Pro Plan
5.0
(1)
"Hill’s, Royal Canin or Purina Pro Plan are all high quality foods!"
#43
Fussy Cat
5.0
(1)
"Fussy cat by VIP pet foods does high quality grain free cat food..."
#44
Cornucopia Pet Foods
5.0
(1)
"My cat's doing well with this and there's several different varieties"
#45
Kohapet
5.0
(1)
"They have a number of novel proteins, with limited ingredients that my cat really enjoys."
#46
Tiki
5.0
(1)
"Our 8 week old kitten loves tiki after dark!"
#47
Blue Wilderness
4.0
(1)
"I rotate between Weruva, Tiki Cat, Purina Pro Plan, Fussie Cat, Fancy Feast, Blue Wilderness, Hound and Gatos, Rocky Mountain Recipe, Fromm, and a few others"
#48
Hound and Gatos
4.0
(1)
"I rotate between Weruva, Tiki Cat, Purina Pro Plan, Fussie Cat, Fancy Feast, Blue Wilderness, Hound and Gatos, Rocky Mountain Recipe, Fromm, and a few others"
#49
Rocky Mountain Recipe
4.0
(1)
"I rotate between Weruva, Tiki Cat, Purina Pro Plan, Fussie Cat, Fancy Feast, Blue Wilderness, Hound and Gatos, Rocky Mountain Recipe, Fromm, and a few others"
#50
Fromm
4.0
(1)
"I rotate between Weruva, Tiki Cat, Purina Pro Plan, Fussie Cat, Fancy Feast, Blue Wilderness, Hound and Gatos, Rocky Mountain Recipe, Fromm, and a few others"
#51
Reveal
4.0
(1)
"We use Reveal wet food. It's all just tuna or fish. Not the gross pate looking stuff. Our kitties love it and one of them is super picky and this is the only brand she'll eat!"
#52
Wellness Morsels
4.0
(1)
"The wellness morsels are a big hit"
#53
Fancy Feast Pate
4.0
(1)
"Fancy feast pate or purina one senior both with some extra water added."
#54
FreshPet
4.0
(1)
"There is a refrigerated food called FreshPet? Maybe try that?"
#55
Latz
4.0
(1)
"We switched to latz, both of my cats seem to be eating it just fine."
#56
Young Again
4.0
(1)
"I feed mine young again dry food, which has no digestible carbs, and some grain free, low carb, carageenan free wet food."
#57
Nutriment
4.0
(1)
"We feed Raw diet to our Bengal bunch from Nutriment."
#58
Acana
4.0
(1)
"Royal Canin, Acana, Orijen are a few other options to consider."
#59
KOHA
4.0
(1)
"KOHA or Natural Balance limited ingredient."
#60
Amazon Brand
4.0
(1)
"I get the Amazon brand grainfree wet and dry but the broth version of the wet food."
#61
Maxwell
4.0
(1)
"Protein content value for money, go for Maxwell."
#62
Smartheart
4.0
(1)
"Smartheart"
#63
Furball
4.0
(1)
"We are a local brand that serves high-protein expert-formulated fresh food."
#64
Lily's Kitchen
4.0
(1)
"In the UK, we like Lily’s Kitchen and Canagan."
#65
Meow Mix
4.0
(1)
"Mine prefers Meow Mix Tasty Layers over Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers Pate."
#66
Hills
4.0
(1)
"Put both cats on Hills c/d."
#67
Halo
4.0
(1)
"We've been feeding my kitties Halo wet food for a couple years."
#68
Instinct
4.0
(1)
"Instinct Original wet food. It's grain free and has a lot of good stuff."
#69
Avoderm
4.0
(1)
"Avoderm grain free is our choice."
#70
PC Brand
3.0
(1)
"PC brand is good."
#71
Special Kitty
3.0
(1)
"All kitten food is formulated for kittens whether you buy Special Kitty at $13 for a 24 pack or Fancy Feast at $23 for 24 pack."
#72
Cornucopia
3.0
(1)
"Cornucopia is good but expensive"
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