Customer Reviews

California Natural Chicken & Brown Rice Cat and Kitten Dry Cat Food

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I have four cats and they all seem to like this food. It was the only one in a dry form that I could find that didn't have fish in it. It is also good for their diet, the chicken and brown rice is easy on the stomach.

My older cat was totally spoiled by her previous owner, who fed her Friskies dry/wet food all the time (which contributed to her teeth getting rotten). I was able to switch her to Purina One Smartblend (a much healthier dry food) but was looking to add something with less fillers and more high-quality ingredients. We adopted a kitten who was eating Science Diet dry food at the shelter and I decided to switch her over to California Natural as well (SD has a lot of fillers in it despite being "Vet recommended"). CN was recommended at 3 different pet food stores by the employees, who feed it to their own cats (I also scored a few sample bags to test on my girls, which they took to without any problems).

Both of my cats love this food and haven't had any adverse reactions. Their coats are still thick and shiny and their litter boxes are easier to clean as their poop is more compressed. The kibble itself is somewhat dense, but the crunchiness helps clean their teeth, which is a bonus. I mix CN with the Purina One and it's been a great combination thus far.

As for LCM's review, if the company switch bothers you then fine, choose another brand. I was unaware of any change as the ingredients list is exactly the same as it was last year. If something does change, I'll edit this review, but for now, we're all satisfied.

My cats both have food allergies and they were throwing up even Purina Naturals. After one of them developed diabetes, a moderator of a Yahoo group for feline diabetes steered me towards this. We have had virtually no dietary problems, the occasional oops but not like before. They also seem to have less feces, which is a sign of a good diet. We have purchased 3 (15lb) bags since being informed of the P&G buyout, I have not noticed any differences but it may be hard to tell until the stock made by the previous manufacturer is exhausted. In the meantime, I plan on sticking with this food. I would like to try the Sweet Potato but don't want to buy such a high cost food and then find out they don't like it.

I have 2 beautiful wonderful kitties, but one has a sensitive stomach. It was a nightmare finding the right food but im so happy it is this one, not something with filler and something with better quality food, my pets health/life is more important than a higher priced cat food. She used to have problems but since switching to this food, no problems with the litter box and no hair balls, been months now and we finally have her healthy, along with her brother who was very small and grew a lot with this nourishment! I would highly suggest this brand for a more natural food for your pet! It is the only thing my little girl can tolerate besides human baby food chicken flavor, but together i know they both get the nutrients they need and they dont gorge on it ever resulting in a happier life for all of us with no intestinal upset!

This is what we found after Science Diet discontinued their lamb and rice formula. One of our cats is allergic to fish and corn, so we settled on this because we couldn't find anything else without those two ingredients. Well, lucky us. It's the best cat food we've ever used. All of our cats like it. Our cat allergic friends have fewer problems with our cats than any others. We rarely see hairballs anymore. The cats are prettier and fluffier than ever. Great food. Hope it never changes.

Natura makers of Innova, EVO, California Natural, HealthWise, and Karma have sold to Proctor and Gamble (maker of Iams/Eukanuba) which are know for their poor ingredients and animal cruelty. I have been feeding my cat Evo and they have done really well on this. However, after this sale we can expect the quality plummet and, of course, I don't want to support this company known for their animal cruelty. I will never buy this line again and urge everyone to do the same. I am so glad my pet store notified me of this. After the sale is final they plan to discontinue carrying this line ~ which tells you something.