Customer Reviews

The Goodlife Recipe with Chicken Food for Indoor Cats, 14-Pound Bag

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4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I do cat rescue work, which means I get to keep the special needs cats. Most of my gang is over 12 years old. I started them on this because it sounded like a better cat food than the commercial stuff I find on sale, and the money for it was in the same ballpark. Since I have put all 15 on this food the "Hawking up Hairballs" has went down to a small fracture of what it has been for years. And they eat much less, which means litter boxes are not as busy, and they are more healthy. Its a good deal for me, and a great deal for their health! For the price, its the best I can find! And I would know after 30 years of cat rescue.

My three siamese love to eat well. I first started them on this food about seven months ago and they simply love the taste. Since they are household bound, they get all of their proper nutrients from this food. I have noticed softer & healthier shiny fur, cleaner breath, and more alertness in them.I would highly recommend this cat food for your cats.

My 3 cats are not at all picky about what they eat. They'll happily gobble everything from Meow Mix/Friskies through Royal Canin and Iams. But this food - no way - they will not touch it. Sad.

My kitties and I love this catfood. Had some problems with the boy kitty after neutering and he went off his food for over a week. He was wasting away. When he got back to having an appetite (no amount of treats or special foods would tempt him) he went back to chowing down on the GoodLife Recipe food, and regained all the lost weight and muscles he had lost. I believe this food saved his life.

When my parents first got their cat, they tried every cat food brand - dry or wet - it didn't matter, their cat would not eat more than a few bites. Then they discovered The Goodlife. That is all their pampered cat eats.

A few years ago, when I adopted my lil feline buddy from the shelter, I wanted the best for her. I tried the expensive, all-protein brands, but my cat would have various stomach issues. I finally switched her over to The Goodlife and again, voila! For the past 2 years, that is all she ever eats (plus her treats).

Currently, I also am a caretaker for a feral cat colony in my condo complex and feed them a combination of the store brand stuff and The Goodlife. They are healthier and more lively than I could possibly hope for.

Plus, with Amazon's Shop N Save program, I never run out of food for my feline best-friend.

I have two boys...well first we had one. He was a little panther zipping and yowling around our house and would anything, especially bagels...I still can't keep bagels in my house. Then we decided he need a playmate. That's when we came across Octavious or "silky" as his current human called him. And he was silky, such much so in comparison our first cat felt like velcro when petted. We couldn't afford Science diet and they seemed to hate the plain taste of it. We started mixing the good life with it and we have noticed more energy, more love from them and softer shiny coats. Less itchiness too.

Yes it has corn, but guess what so does half the things you eat. I am not concerned on wheat/corn debate as my cat goes after my bread, my bagels or anything tasting like wheat.

My three cats seem to really like this cat food, although I think they would be happy with any cat food. Every feeding they act as if I never feed them. As a pet owner I looked more at price and quality. Decent price, decent quality. I am on the fence weather I like this product or the new Purina One Beyond better for my cats. I think I will stick with The Goodlife Recipe primarily because it is cheaper through amazon and it is just a lot easier to have food automatically at my doorstep when I need it. Believe me, you don't want to run out with three cats swooping around like vultures at food time! If amazon starts carrying the Beyond with Subscribe and Save, I could be swayed.

In the past, when my oldest cat was younger, I would buy the cheapest cat food money could buy. This caused him to be over-weight and his coat was dull and he just didn't look good. Once I got him to a normal weight with a high protein food of Purina One Healthy Weight Formula, I began looking for a lower price food to maintain this new lower weight. They have been eating this food for over 6 months now and coats are great and all three cats look very healthy.

I gave it four stars because, although it is a decent food, I know there are better out there, just not as convenient as this item on amazon in my price range.

I have 2 brothers that are cats and they have had this food on and off their whole lives they love it. It's healthy and at times hard to find at stores so I prefer to order it online.

We have 4 cats a little over 1 year old. We started out feeding them Blue Buffalo but they were always very gassy and 2 of the cats were getting plump.. while another was too skinny. So we ventured into trying other brands healthy or otherwise. They can be a bit picky but they eventually got used to anything. "Their" favorite was the Purina stuff... but that's just like us loving junk food isn't it...while the 1 skinny one did attain a normal weight the 2 plump ones became quite fat! So eventually we picked up this Goodlife brand, for indoor cats. They took to it well and before we knew it the 2 fat cats are down to a healthy weight. The skinny cat is looking a little skinnier too but she has maintained a healthy weight with this stuff. It's been about 5 months now and they are all still very healthy and I am very Happy with this brand and this particular recipe (indoor). It has been a perfect balance for all 4 of our cats. We did try the all ages a couple of times but it doesn't seem to satisfy them as well and they eat a lot more of it.

This food is primarily corn: ground corn and corn meal. That food pyramid above the cat's head definitely doesn't represent what's in the food. I don't think most people would knowingly go out and buy corn for their cat. We associate cats with eating fish or poultry or mice. Definitely not ears of corn.

And most of the meat is a byproduct, which is a low grade and questionable ingredient. So is "animal fat." It also contains wheat, which cats can easily be allergic to. This brand may be better than the bottom of the barrel cat foods, but it's still something to totally avoid. Purchase a cat food that is low in grains/carbs or has none at all. If it contains any then they should be wholegrain, like brown rice. No corn or byproducts.

Your cat may seem fine on this food, but like a person eating fast food at every meal, you have to know there are healthier options out there and such poor dietary choices will catch up with you sometime.