Wellness Grain-Free Wet Cat Food, Whitefish, Salmon & Herring, 3 oz Cans (Pack of 12)

Good ingredients, cat loves this brand and eats every bit up. Have bought many times and will buy again. Wish the price could be lower or a discount of some kind for repeat purchases. 5 stars and cat approved

I only know that my cat loves it and that speaks volumes. If cats love it, then it must be good.

Watch out it’s 1 can even if the dimensions are falsely stated as shipping weight of 4.2kg. Someone even asked how many cans and it states 24. It is actually 1 can – STAY AWAY

Three Octobers ago (10/2010) my 14-year-old best friend was diagnosed with an aggressive cancerous tumor on the nape of his neck. The likely cause was a vaccine shot he got many years before in 1997. I remember the exact location: Slightly to the left, right above his shoulder where the technician injected the vaccine *into* his skin rather than under it, causing a severe and bloody abscess a few weeks later and left a permanent bald spot. In October 2010 we took an aggressive stance against the localized tumor and had it removed along with most of the ribs on his left side. During that surgery, he was diagnosed with intestinal cancer.

For the weeks leading up to his first surgery he lost most of his weight, dropping from 17lbs to 10 lbs and was severly dehydrated. His diet at the time consisted primarily of IAMS Indoor Cat formula. By some miracle, he survived the surgery during which required three transfusions during his recovery. Ever since, he has been force-fed 12-16oz of Wellness Turkey formula in an attempt to bring him back to and maintain what I consider should be his normal weight of 14 lbs. He maintained 14 lbs for the 1st year, but he is now down to 10 lbs at 600 calories/day. I’d force feed him twice a day on week days, and let him eat on his own on weekends – trying out every single brand and line of cat food I could find (except for the raw recipes due to his compromised immune system). None of which he would consistently eat enough of on his own. I would not allow him to die from starvation. He would eat a little of the Wellness Sardine Shrimp and Crab recipe on his own – about 3 oz per day which is only about 80 calories and not nearly enough to sustain him. For three years, his appetite never increased beyond 3 oz / day for any brand of food. Until two weeks ago.

Two weeks ago, I once again bought a handfull of all Wellness Core Canned recipes. He consumed every one of these at varying speeds – the slowest on the Salmon and on the Duck recipes, and the fastest on the Chicken Liver and the Kitten formulas which he consumed 2 and 1/2 5 oz cans on his own. So I bought more of these and since then, he has been eating a little over two cans each day of the Core Chicken-Turkey-Chicken-Liver! I am so thrilled and relieved for many reasons. Primarily for my little friend’s life which he can now sustain by himself. And secondly for my back. This past year has been very difficult to force-feed after injuring my back and spending six months with physical therapists. Recovery was slower than normal because of the force-feeding – the only way to safely force-feed a cat who is missing many ribs is on the floor, in between my knees, wrapped in a towel like a burrito. A very bad position for the back in the first place.

My little friend no longer vomits or has diahrea so dehydration is now less of a concern. Although 500 cal/day may seem high for a cat his age and current weight – he has lost over 40% of his healthy weight in a very short amount of time from his intestinal cancer which prevents his body from absorbing enough nutrients. His fluid intake is high and his cat box is frequently wet. My efforts these past three years has given him his lease on life so far and counting. The local oncologist and two advising vets expected him to expire within 6 months of the surgery either from the disease or from the chemotherapy which he is no longer on. It is now 3 1/2 years later and my little guy is happy and safe.

This product will be the only one my best friend will have for the remainder of his life.

Although this is adult food I’m pleased with this purchase. I bought this for my 5m old kitten after realizing Nulo (pates and shreads) despite being all life stages gave her the runs.

This was been super helpful in getting her digestive health on track. Most importantly when eating this her bowels is normal. She seems be quite active with a good looking coat since being on this food.

I can’t speak for flavor but she does eat most of the can. It doesn’t smell too bad by human standards however it is extremely attractive to my girl.

I wish core was available for kittens as she needs the extra calories and nutrients. Even so this food will still be available for her when she is the appropriate age to consume daily. In the interim I am giving the kitten paté from Wellness.

Overall for my furbaby this is a purchase well received.