Customer Reviews

Blue Buffalo Spa Select Dry Cat Food, Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe, 7-Pound Bag

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Blue Buffalo Spa Select is great! Top of the line ingredients, human food grade-- in addition to the indoor cat formula there's a chicken version and a fish version. This food meets a very high standard. No yucky meat "by-products", meat and meat meals are the top ingredients, plus a host of wholesome and varied ingredients and probiotics.

On top of that, this is an incredibly palatable food. My cat LOVES it. In fact, she scarfs it right down, when she typically has just grazed on a piece or two at a time of other premium foods. I have to be careful to use a measuring cup and not overfeed her, 'cause she will seek me out and meow for more!

Blue Buffalo uses a unique process to manufacture "lifebits" which are added to the food. These smaller, darker pieces are cold formed in order to maintain nutrients. I don't believe any other company incorporates this kind of element into cat or dog food.

I came across this cat food at the local Tractor Supply. I'd never heard or read about Blue Buffalo, but I respect what they are doing, and I've changed to Blue Buffalo dog food for my golden retrievers, too.

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Here's a summary of the nutritional information:

-Recommended daily feeding chart-- amount varies based on age, activity level, breed, and environement, but in general a 5-9 pound cat will eat 1/4-1/2 cup, while a 10-14 pound cat will eat 1/2-1 cup.
-One cup contains 478 calories
-Major ingredients:
Deboned chicken, chicken meal, whole ground barley, fish meal, oatmeal, whole ground brown rice, whole potatoes, chicken fat (preserved with natural mixed tocopherols), natural chicken flavor, dried egg, dried cellulose, whole sweet potatoes, whole carrots, cranberries, blueberries, flaxseed (natural soource of Omega 6 fatty acids), barley grass, dried parsley, alfalfa meal, kelp meal, taurine, l-carnitine, l-lysine, ycca schidigera, green tea extract, turmeric, salmon oil (natural source of Omega 3 fatty acids), black malted barley, dried chicory root, fructooligosaccarides, oil of rosemary, the expected vitamins and minerals, and several probiotics (lactobacillus acidolphilus, bacillus subtilis, bifidobacgterium thermophilum, bifidobacgterium longum, enterococcus faecium).

I hope this helps you evaluate whether or not this food is a good match for your feline friend. My cat and I have been really happy with it.

We too got hit with the cat food recall and our beloved Destiny didn't recover like the other three 4 legged babies did. When she died I started researching cat food and the additives. Cats are NOT vegetarians and the first ingredients in many foods was corn or other grains. Blue is chicken 1st and then human grade sweet potato and blueberries. A heathy diet for anyone, but especially for my babies. They were on Blue exclusively for food but we (hubby) still gave them various brands of cat treats. A few months ago we had a problem with severe itching in two cats. I checked and the treats included processed corn (again). We got a second flavor of the Spa Select and we now use that as "treats"...it took a couple of days before they accepted that as their treat, but no more itching. They are happy, contented, energetic and look forward to meal time and treat time. (If we are a bit late, they remind us.)

While at a petstore I was approached by a rep for BLUE cat food and after hearing what she had to say about the ingredients I decided to buy a bag. My cat has been on this food for almost a year now and I've noticed a change in her coat- its more soft and shiny. There are also 2 different sized kibbles, which my cat seems to like.

What impressed me was this food is made with human grade ingredients. Most cat foods contain a lot of fillers and aren't very nutritious. It is worth the extra money to give my cat the very best in cat food.

My two Himalayans are really finicky-very hard to find a really healthy food they like.
The LOVE Spa Select, both the dry and canned. They have had health problems, but have no digestive or potty problems. His bladder infection has not reoccurred. This is wonderful. Thanks for making it.

I have tried multiple organic foods for my sensitive cat. She gets dry patches on her skin from scratching excessively at what I call "phantom fleas" as she was flea infested when she went into the shelter I rescued her from. Blue Buffalo Spa Select is the first food that I have found that completely gets rid of the dry sores around her neck. It also leaves her coat softer and shinier than ever before. I would like to believe that the "LifeSource bits" are what is causing her to run around and play in the middle of the night; however, I am not completely certain about that. Nonetheless, Jemima is more active since we have fully switched her food to Blue Buffalo!

I have read that some cats have lots of problems digesting corn in catfood. If I am correct this prodect does not use any and that makes it exceptional. One of my cats keeps throwing up but has gotten better on this.

After switching my two cats over to Innova because of hairball issues, I decided to give Blue a try. Innova is a little pricier and there's only one store that carries it in my area. My cats love Blue far more than they loved the Innova food. I guess I know what I'll be getting them from now on.

We've been feeding this food for several months now and have had good luck so far. We switched from Core food due to the dietary needs of one of our cats. We are currently serving Blue Buffalo dry food in conjunction with Weruva canned foods.

None of the cats have suffered any ill effects from the change to this food; coats are healthy, energy levels are high, they are eager to eat, and we've had no problems in the litter box.

This seems to be an honest and dedicated company, and our experiences with their representatives thus far have been very positive.

We're glad that we found Blue Buffalo cat food!

I've been reading a lot about pet foods lately. We fed our kitten, Leo, Science Diet kitten food for the first year of his life. It was a fine food.

Then I started reading about the process of making pet food and became concerned about feeding him "meat byproduct" and corn, which is an allergen to many pets. I wanted to find the best food I could to make sure he stayed happy and healthy for many years to come.

So, at the one year point, we decided to give Blue Buffalo a try. Leo loves it and we are happy knowing that our baby is eating real food and just the castoffs and junk from real food.

I returned this product because the bag was open when I received the package. I was very disappointed because I really wanted this product for my cats.