Customer Reviews

Natural Balance Venison Green Pea Formula Cat Food (Pack of 24 6-Ounce Cans)

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Our Himalayan cat is an extremely picky eater. To add to this she has intestinal trouble with many foods (diarrhea, vomiting). We only feed her quality foods with no grains or fillers, and this narrows our selection down quite a bit, knocking out most grocery store brands.

We initially tried Wellness and apparently it was too rich for her with all the additional unnecessary ingredients (squash, zucchini etc?) Then we tried the Natural Balance DUCK and pea, and she hated the taste and texture, which was extremely mushy. We then put her on this Venison flavor, and she absolutely loves it and the more meaty texture. She is enthusiastic every time she eats. She loves the dry as well.

I would highly recommend this food to anyone, especially those who have a cat with a sensitive digestive system. Not only is it a healthy grain free, artificial/dye free food, but it is also a limited ingredient food, meaning pets with food allergies or bowel problems are more likely to tolerate it. And it's very reasonably priced!

I have fed my 4 cats Natural Balance Venison & Green Peas 6 oz. wet food for abt. 2 years or so. They are all abt. 9 years old. I split one can 4 ways in am and pm. I started because one cat seemed to be allergic to chicken by-products. She licked her stomach raw. The vet recommended food like duck or venison. When I started feeding them the Venison she stopped licking as much. Her stomach hair grew back. They all seem to like it. I give them a duck dry food to supplement. They have no health problems. I think higher quality food helps prevent illness and they have glossy coats. I would recommend it.

My cat suffered from such severe food allergies that the process of finding a food that he could safely eat nearly killed him. Natural Balance Venison Green Pea formula is the only food he can safely eat. Within two weeks of switching to Natural Balance my cat regained 2 of the pounds he'd lost while he was sick and his facial sores started to clear up. The best part is that he loves the taste. He'd probably eat six cans a day if we let him. I just wish Natural Balance would offer a dry version of the Green Pea and Venison formula.

I got this food for my cat because he was throwing up, and at the time we thought it was the food he was eating. He stopped doing that for quite a while before this arrived, so apparently it wasn't the food. We decided to see how he felt about this food, as we had already bought it and sure didn't want to waste the money on it.
A lot of people here say their cat loves this food (this flavor at least, I can't speak for others. I really wish they had a variety pack..). At first my cat seemed to hate it. He wouldn't go near it, and after giving him no alternative, he would begin to paw at it. I was dismayed, because as I said, we paid for this already (and it's not expensive, but it's certainly not the cheapest..) and didn't want it to go to waste. So, we started experimenting. When some was put on his nose, he licked it, and seemed to like it, but when going for more, he was again repulsed. He seemed very confused by this. It turns out he can't stand the smell of the stuff, but likes the flavor. We started mixing it with one of his old foods, and he was quite happy with this. Eventually after a week or so, I decided to give it to him without the mix, and he ate it with no complaints. I guess he just got used to it! So, I mainly wrote this review because I saw (in some other reviews for this brand of food) that people say their cats hate it. Don't throw it out yet, it could just be the smell!
I don't like giving this amount of stars, because it really seems like a quality product. But I can't very well give it a glowing review if it didn't meet the needs for which it was purchased!

One of my cats has had digestive troubles since I got him and wasn't doing well on the food I was giving him. I tried many of the other premium wet foods, but he wouldn't touch them. I read about this Natural Balance formula with venison and green peas and decided to give it a try. Well, my cat loves it and it has really made an improvement in his health. My other cat who is an extremely picky eater tried this and liked it too. I plan to continue buying this product for both of my boys. I like the natural ingredients and the fact that it's a great alternative for cats with sensitive stomach or food allergies.

One of our cats has had some itchy, flakey fur, tons of shedding and asthma. We thought it might be a food allergy and researched several brands. First we tried the dry Natural Balance Salmon and Peas and the cats didn't like it very much, so then we gave them this one and they love it. Our sheddy flakey cat is less sheddy and flakey and we haven't heard him coughing in weeks. All thanks to those delicious deer in Natural Balance Venison & Green Pea Formula.

I've ordered this food off of Amazon a few times as it's considerably cheaper here than in my local pet supply store and it's one of the few things that my poor little rescue guy can eat. If you've got a cat w/special dietary needs I cannot recommend this food enough.

I will say however that I've been very unimpressed with the shipping. On my first order the box arrived pretty beat up but the food was in tact. This last go round I've had to throw away more than half the cans b/c they were burst, open, or leaking. The shipper should take much more care with how food like this is shipped. From now on I'll be spending the extra money to buy this at the pet shop - it may be cheaper online but having to throw away that much food is a tremendous waste.

I was initially put off by the texture of this food since it is a lot more "meaty" than the cat food pates I'd bought before, but I now think it's actually easier and more natural for cats to eat their food as chunks rather than mush. In any case, all 3 of my cats really seem to like this food and even the picky one will usually clean her bowl, which she rarely ever did with her old food. All in all this is the best deal for premium grain-free that I've found.

This product has a good protein/fat balance for your adult cat. I was a little hesitant at first when I saw the chunky vegetables in the can; however, my cats love this flavor in particular. I have no complaints with any Natural Balance food (dry or canned). It's a virtual feeding frenzy when I put this out for the boys.

Upon the recommendation of my vet that I use limited ingredient food for my cats, I started out by using dry duck and green pea cat food. Then I decided to feed one can a day of vension and green pea canned cat food (for 4 cats). They love it. They wait for it at 10am every morning.
However I could not use it as their only food source due to cost. The can recommended one 6oz can per day per every 8 pounds of cat. Holy Cat Food! That would cost outrageously. They are lucky to get what they get.