Best Hill's Pet Nutrition Cat Food

Would recommend – My 19 year old cat died earlier this year. She was healthy, active and happy right up to the day she died, the vet said she'd had a stroke and could… Read more

no longer move. Thing is .. she had never in her life had dental cleaning or surgery. Each time she went for her vaccinations and checkup they looked at her teeth and gums and said they were amazingly clean and healthy. She was fed daily (along with a choice wet food) on Hills Dental dry food for cats, and loved it. My other two cats have the same diet, one with healthy teeth and gums, and one with a little tartar which we're keeping an eye on. I mix them with the hairball variety .

We’ve been feeding our indoor rescues this product for years. 8kg easily fed 11 cats for just over 3 weeks via slow-feeder grazing. Our last few… Read more

lots have been running out before 2 weeks.

I finally checked & sure enough, the formula has changed to something that is not satisfying the cats the way it used to.

I know from experience that I can buy cheaper brands that last the same length of time as this new formula.

We’ve changed back to Royal Canin.

I would say that when it comes to pet foods, I’d rather see a price rise while maintaining high quality than changing to lesser quality ingredients to keep the price the same.

It’s ridiculous that Hill’s thought pet owners wouldn’t notice the change in their pets on a new formula, especially cats.

Kittens hate it – I imagine this is the equivalent of only eating bitter lettuce leaves yoir whole life. My kittens hate it but LOVE royal cannin. The pet shop sold… Read more

this to me because of the fat:protein ratios but they are comparable across all kitten biscuits. She also said that they had "science" in them. I don't think there's any science behind it, and the ingredients are again comparable across brands. I think it's all hype and strategic marketing - and obviously vets and pet stores get a nice profit. I would not force my kittens to eat cardboard their whole lives and honestly I think it's a bit cruel if you only feed your animals this stuff. Imagine never being able to eat tasty food. I wasted my money. Will switch to royal cannin.

Beware the genetically modified products in this cat food – Our cat had to be put down this year because he had liver disease. He was so sick. However, I didn't realise until I looked more closely that the… Read more

genetically modified products in his c/d food may have caused his illness; recent research shows that GM foods can cause liver damage in lab rats. Research this product thoroughly before considering it for your pet. I wish I'd never fed it to him.

I don't like that genetically modified products are included in this pet food. We don't yet know if they're safe, and any non-biased research seems to show that they may cause health problems in animals. Hills should stop using GM products, as they may be harming pets.

Changed the ingredients - cat will no longer eat it – Have had my diabetic cat on this food for 12 months. In the last few months the texture of the product has changed and is now incredibly sloppy and… Read more

the smell is different. Unsurprisingly the taste must have changed too, as my cat who usually loves her food began to be less enthusiastic and has since stopped eating m/d completely. Since this I have spoken to several other diabetic cat owners who have had the same experience since the product has changed, with their cats also refusing to eat the m/d.

The thing about this situation that is really unacceptable, is that this food is recommended to unwell cats. And these cats' insulin dosage (and in my case several other medications) have been tailored around the cats diet. So for that diet to change, and in the case of m/d for several users to have their cats completely stop eating the food, it can massively effect the management of the diabetes. In my case, we were close to having my cat at a stable and healthy blood glucose range. As a result of her stopping eating we've had to completely change diet and are now back to having uncontrolled diabetes which we are having to slowly work back to having under control.

I personally will be keeping clear of all Hill's Prescription Diet products from now on. Not only is it miserably inadequate to change a product that is so intrinsically linked to the management of the condition it is designed for (diabetes) but it is severely concerning that cats like mine who loved their food are actually refusing to eat this product. I feel terrible for trying to get my cat to eat it.....and I'm concerned what has been added to the food which makes it so undesirable to eat.