Wet Food reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 428 Reddit reviews across 30 subreddits and 105 posts to rank the best Wet Food brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/catfood, r/CatAdvice, r/catsofrph, r/mainecoons, r/britishshorthair. Top-rated brands include Fancy Feast (4.4/5), Tiki Cat (4.6/5), Weruva (4.6/5).
Stats
Reviews428
Subreddits30
Posts105
Brands62
Products42
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#1
Fancy Feast
4.4
(111)
"Iams kitten dry and royal canin, tiki cat, or fancy feast wet"
"Fancy Feast is a really good food."
"Fancy Feast broths was her favorite and the only one she’d consistently eat all of it."
"Fancy Feast pates are a great option!"
"Fancy Feast has a lot of variety."
"Fancy feast, tiki baby, weruva, Stella and chewys."
"Fancy feast grilled and gravy lovers"
"If you are wanting to try more pate my cat eats Fancy Feast."
"Fancy Feast for the discerning feline on its way!"
"The Fancy Feast flaked are the highest calorie in that line I think. My cats loved the texture of those."
#2
Tiki Cat
4.6
(36)
"Iams kitten dry and royal canin, tiki cat, or fancy feast wet"
"My fussy cat loves tiki cat mousse and after dark line."
"Tiki cat has a great kitten line"
"Tiki cat baby"
"Tiki cat and Nulo are great"
"TikiCat worked the best for us."
"Tiki cat after dark pate (he likes the rabbit & chicken liver recipe the best)"
"I feed my cats Tiki Cat. They love it."
"I landed on tiki cat wet food for my cats. I like that there is a lot of varieties for my cats."
"Tiki cat!"
#3
Weruva
4.6
(30)
"My extremely fussy cat only eats weruva, but it's damn expensive."
"My cats really like."
"Weruva is a favorite for sure. They have these pouches “BFFS” line. I have not had a picky cat turn it down yet"
"Weruva's BFF fish varieties have a similar canned tuna vibe."
"The only food that he's eaten and NOT thrown up is simply nourish and weruva."
"I really love weruva! they have a lot of different flavors and textures if your cats are picky."
"Weruva Kitten and Wellness Core Kitten are high protein options."
"My kittens LOVE! weruva!"
"Weruva!"
"- Weruva, the have a variety of pate and shreds"
#4
Nulo
4.5
(30)
"Mine loves Nulo. She loves the mousse, the shreds, the stew….all of it."
"I like instinct, Stella & chewy, Nulo signature shreds, weruva, tiki cat..."
"I really like Nulo! They have 12oz cans for a little over $3 and 3oz cans for $1.50 at Petco."
"Nulo kitten, weruva kitten"
"I rotate Orijen, Nulo, Wellness Core, and Weruva for my kitten."
"I personally love nulo. i’ve been feeding it to my 7 month old kitty, there’s tons of texture and flavor variety."
"Nulo Medal Series pates are fairly high calorie and no locust bean gum."
"Nulo is a very healthy brand line of food with large variety of flavors."
"We feed ours Nulo."
"My breeder used a combo of Smalls’s wet and Nulo kitten dry food."
#5
Royal Canin
4.4
(25)
"Iams kitten dry and royal canin, tiki cat, or fancy feast wet"
"Hi Please dont worry about using the Royal Canin Urinary food I have read many times it is a good food and will dissolve the Struvite crystals."
"We use the shih tzu wet food (like a pate) and looks like they have a chihuahua one!"
"Royal Canin is the best common brand."
"Agree with Royal Canin for Maine Coon health."
"Royal Canin!! Just took our 6 mo Coony to our new, better vet."
"It’s either Royal Canin or Hills chicken and rice."
"Royal Canin small bites ( kibbles)dachshund breed specific."
"RC wet food is for picky eaters and I sure do have one of those."
"They only like royal canin indoor wet food"
#6
Hill's Science Diet
4.5
(13)
"I use their wet food as toppers and it’s been a godsend."
"He loves the chicken and salmon varieties of Weight Control Science Diet wet food."
"Our vet recommended Hills science diet and a good teeth brushing routine."
"I like Hills science diet. Vet recommended."
"NAV"
"My 8 year old has been eating the Hills wet food twice a day."
"Higher quality, higher price - Hills Science Diet."
"I use the Hill's prescription z/d diet."
"My cat likes the Hills the way I prepare it."
"My kittens love the science diet chicken and rice kitten food."
#7
Sheba
4.1
(13)
"My picky girls love the “Sheba perfect portions” shreds in gravy!"
"Sheba, Ung naka pouch lang."
"Some of the brands I’ve used for my loves: Sheba."
"Been having luck with sheba"
"I like the perfect portions from Sheba."
"Try Sheba I get them from family dollar there not too expensive."
"I like the Sheba ones that snap in half."
"My boy exclusively eats Sheba cuts."
"Sheba is one my cats like."
"My cat likes Sheba and Iams pate perfect portions."
#8
Purina Pro Plan
4.2
(11)
"Purina Pro Plan wet and dry food combo is what I feed my MCs."
"Purina Pro Plan puppy food and it was great for her."
"NAV"
"I my cats enjoy Purina pro plan"
"Literally every other wet food we tried gave him uncontrollable diarrhea."
"Higher quality, higher price - Purina Pro Plan."
"I feed my seniors purina pro plan's 11+ wet food line."
"Another vote for Pro Plan."
"My poodle loves Purina pro plan."
"Maybe add some different toppers to her wet food?"
#9
Purina
4.2
(11)
"Some Purina heading your way."
"Goes absolutely wild for Hills and Purina GI canned food."
"If I had to choose any, I would choose WSAVA compliant brands: Purina, Hills, Royal Canin, and Iams."
"Best choices for all cat food is anything that is WSAVA compliant- purina, hills science diet, royal canin."
"Purina has a higher quality standard and is considered a superior grocery store brand."
"My vet recommended it and it’s not expensive."
"Purina."
"My cats only get purina. Fancy feast is a good choice."
"With no adverse effects."
"I give my cats a rotating wet food diet of Purina beyond, tiki, American journey, fancy feast classic, and Merrick."
#10
Friskies
3.5
(12)
"I recommend friskies and goodest cat food."
"I generally mix the pate type food with some dry food for them and they seem to like the combo."
"You can try feeding the Friskies in smaller portions or switching to an indoor/weight management cat food brand."
"Friskies is a good food."
"Friskies isn’t a bad food. What causes obesity is feeding over the calorie requirements for the cat."
"Friskies isn’t a bad food."
"I went with the Friskies and Fancy Feast, both with gravy."
"I feed Friskies from Costco."
"I gave them friskies and fancy feast cuz they wouldn't eat anything else."
"Is cheap and complies with AAFCO"
#11
Wellness
4.1
(8)
"You can take at Wellness and TIKI Cat"
"We’ve tried wellness, pro plan, tiki cat, fancy feast, and I just ordered some nulo."
"Mine are on Wellness grain-free pate canned food, and Fancy Feast pate."
"I've had success with Wellness pate."
"The wellness brand of wet cat food is like 17?? for a case of 24."
"I feed my cat Wellness."
"Look into wellness brand cat food."
"Wellness"
#12
Hill's
4.3
(7)
"Hill's only. They've got the specialist stuff."
"He LOVES this Z/D canned food! He's eating more canned food now."
"Hills and Royal Canin make some good quality wet food"
"Hill's does a wet hydrolyzed food (Z/D) that's kind of like a pâte."
"Hills,weruva,pro plan,and blue."
"Also put forward Hills as an alternative."
"My cats like the Hills liver and chicken flavor as well as tiki cat."
#13
Feline Natural
4.8
(4)
"Feline natural is extremely high quality."
"I recommend ziwi peak, feline natural, and tiki cat."
"Try ziwi peak or feline natural"
"Feline natural"
#14
Smalls
4.5
(4)
"Smalls wet food is great!"
"Smalls catfood for the win!"
"My cat likes Smalls and Tiki Cat After Dark."
"Smalls is pretty good."
#15
Applaws
4.5
(4)
"Applaws."
"My cats love the tuna Applaws cans."
"I switched to applaws and they love it so far"
"Applaws tuna"
#16
KitCat
4.5
(4)
"Kitcat Kitten Mousse"
"Yes to KitCat!!"
"For no additives/gelling agents, KitCat Complete Cuisine canned food."
"Specifically yung Tuna Salmon/ Tuna Chicken flavor ng Kitcat."
#17
Purina ONE
4.3
(4)
"I like purina one :)"
"Some of the brands I’ve used for my loves: Purina ONE."
"Purina One. It's priced cheaper than top shelf stuff."
#18
Orijen
4.3
(4)
"I use Orijen wet food for my 3yr old Kilt."
"Was it Orijen dry? They have wet food."
"There are a lot of great wet food brands (Tiki Cat, Weruva, Orijen etc...)."
"Orijen"
#19
Iams
4.3
(4)
"Iams kitten dry and royal canin, tiki cat, or fancy feast wet"
"Iams is great! If he’s eating that and it suits your budget, so reason to switch."
"If you’re looking for better quality food in the perfect portion style packaging, the same company sells Iams."
"Iam's crunches, bits of raw hamburger, raw carrots."
#20
Whole Hearted
4.0
(4)
"I would try the fish options of whole hearted wet food."
"If you’re in the US, the whole hearted brand from Petco is cheap."
"Whole hearted is a good brand."
"I actually really like Petco’s in-house brand Whole Hearted (canned)."
#21
Instinct
4.0
(4)
"Try instinct limited ingredient rabbit wet food."
"He loves his dry food and wet food together."
"I try to avoid carrageenan due to intestinal cancer concerns. I also try to avoid gums."
"Instinct(they quite have high carbs and veggies , limited ingredients has pea protein)"
#22
Open Farm
3.8
(4)
"If you have the money, open farm wet diets are pretty great."
"We alternate between open farm and tiki cat."
"My picky cats have been really into the carton versions of open farm"
"Open farm(high carbs and a bit low protein)"
#23
Stella & Chewy's
4.7
(3)
"My kittens love Stella and Chewy’s, Acana, and Tiki Cat."
"Try a rehydrating a dehydrated raw like Stella and chewies."
"We rotate between tiki cat, bull, and Stella and chewy."
#24
RAWZ
4.7
(3)
"Rawz brand!!! Now on Amazon."
"Finally I found a really good brand (low phos, carb) because my cat could have kidney issues."
"If you can afford RAWZ, try out ziwi peak if it's available."
#25
Blue Buffalo
4.7
(3)
"Blue life protection mine are well and my vet approves"
"We use Blue Buffalo. Our cats hate pate too but love these."
#26
American Journey
4.3
(3)
"Our girl with Chron’s/IBS responds very well to American Journey by Chewy."
"This was cheaper than fancy feast per day with the bigger cans."
"American Journey pate is the perfect compromise of good ingredients without breaking bank."
#27
Smart Heart
4.3
(3)
"Smart heart and RC wet food fave ng mga babies ko."
"Smart heart and ciao"
"Smartheart and Kitcat!"
#28
Ziwi Peak
4.3
(3)
"I recommend ziwi peak, feline natural, and tiki cat."
"Try ziwi peak or feline natural"
"Ziwi peak(some cans is high carbs)"
#29
Dave's
4.3
(3)
"Personally I recommend Dave’s because it’s all the make."
"Check out catfooddb.com... We use mostly Dave's."
"Look at catfooddb.com."
#30
Aldi
4.3
(3)
"He licks the plate"
"The big cans are .57."
"We use the canned food at Aldi’s."
#31
Maxwell
4.3
(3)
"Try mo Maxwell, mataas ang protein content niya and others."
"Wet food: Maxwell, Special Cat."
"Using those recommendations, I am feeding my cat with Maxwell."
#32
Fussie Cat
4.3
(3)
"They love it!"
"I use Fussie Cat, it doesn't have grains or by-products."
"Fussie cat has carrageenan which I avoid that wheat gluten, soy and, grains"
#33
Tiny Tiger
4.0
(3)
"Tiny tiger is similar to both friskies and fancy feast and have some non-turkey flavors"
"Some of the brands I’ve used for my loves: Tiny Tiger."
"It's pretty decent and very affordable"
#34
Wholehearted
4.0
(3)
"Some of the brands I’ve used for my loves: Wholehearted."
"I used this resource to pick Wholehearted wet food."
"I really like petcos brand, wholehearted."
#35
Koha
4.0
(3)
"On the more expensive side but I’ve had success with Koha - rabbit, duck, even kangaroo at times."
"I recommend you looks at: Koha, Dr. Elsys, Feline natural, Ziwi peak."
"Or a top quality cat food such as k9 natural, koha"
#36
Fancy Feast Pate
3.7
(3)
"My cat likes fancy feast pate."
"If your cat has been diagnosed diabetic, then you should get low carb canned like fancy feast pate."
"FF pate is not the best but it is okay and cheap enough."
#37
Cat Person
5.0
(2)
"My cat goes crazy for Cat Person wet food. It is a subscription box so you will not find it in stores."
"My BSH cat loves the wet food from Cat Person. It's the only cat food which I feel like I would personally eat myself lol."
#38
Kirkland
5.0
(2)
"Kirkland brand at Costco is going to be the best quality/price ratio you'll find IMO."
"My vet has been happy with my cats weights and bloodwork on the Kirkland signature pate."
#39
Merrick
4.5
(2)
"Weruva, merrick, royal canin"
"Merrick brand offers several wet food types that don’t have poultry in them."
#40
Stella and Chewy
4.5
(2)
"Higher quality, higher price - Stella and Chewie."
"Stella and chewy"
#41
Smartheart
4.0
(2)
"Smartheart refine for wet food."
"I give them smartheart and vitapet canned food."
#42
Special Kitty
4.0
(2)
"I have had great luck with Walmart's "Special Kitty" brand."
"I switched to the Walmart brand, Special Kitty, and it's sooooo much more food for less money."
#43
Costco
4.0
(2)
"Has pate and chunks at very good prices."
"My cat has had no issues on the Costco wet cat food."
#44
Lotus
4.0
(2)
"Lotus"
"Lotus"
#45
Taste Of the Wild
4.0
(2)
"My vet recently suggested 'Taste of the Wild'."
"Any of these would be great"
#46
Ciao
4.0
(2)
"Here are the few brands that they liked."
"Smart heart and ciao"
#47
Kit Cat
4.0
(2)
"1. Kitcat Complete cuisine kasi small can lang siya."
"Maxwell po ang cheapest na maganda ang ingredients. Maganda din Kit Cat Complete :) "
#48
Goodest
4.0
(2)
"I recommend friskies and goodest cat food."
"Id suggest buying in bulk goodest wet food."
#49
Purina Gourmet
3.5
(2)
"If she likes Sheba, she might also like Purina Gourmet."
"We feed her the Purina gourmet in gravy and change up the flavour daily."
#50
Wet Food
5.0
(1)
"Wet food is the best. Either wet food or half wet half dry."
#51
Bumblebee
5.0
(1)
"I started using water in canned tuna and Bumlebee 's canned boneless skinless salmon to entice the cat."
#52
Ziwi
5.0
(1)
"We had our boy that needed a limited ingredient diet on Ziwi. I believe it gave him a whole year extra."
#53
Hill's Prescription Diet c/d
5.0
(1)
"It has worked very well at keeping crystals away and maintaining a normal urinary pH."
#54
Feline Cuisine
4.0
(1)
"My cat enjoys the Feline Cuisine wet & dry foods."
#55
Royal Canin, Ziwipeak, Orijen, Fancy Feast
4.0
(1)
"I do this with my cat: Ziwipeak lamb for the best quality/pricey one."
#56
Tiki Cat, Fussy Cat
4.0
(1)
"Tiki Cat or Fussy Cat are the brands they like the most."
#57
Wellness, Tiki Cat, Earthborn Holistic
4.0
(1)
"Thumbs-up to Wellness and Tiki Cat."
#58
Dr. Elsey's
4.0
(1)
"Mine really like Dr Elsey"
#59
KibbleLab
4.0
(1)
"I’d check KibbleLab. I filtered for wet cat food for hairball control."
#60
Pro Plan
4.0
(1)
"Pro plan has a chunky chicken pate and fancy feast has a chunky turkey pate."
#61
Viva Raw
4.0
(1)
"We feed our dude Viva Raw. It’s a little expensive, but I love the fuzzy bastard."
#62
Alaga Go
4.0
(1)
"I also bought a brand I saw from the orange app called Alaga Go and they seem to like it as well!"
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