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Haven't checked the ingredients but the texture does seem a little different (it actually seems more uniform/processed). Could be coincidence since I haven't given them anything new in a while.

Haven't tried the new canned, but the new dry is a hit with my kitties. They were previously pretty meh on ZP dry.

We've had a lot of success with Instinct, it's easy to find at most stores (independent stores, petsmart/petco, as well as online chewy/amazon). Currently feeding Instinct Ultimate Protein. You might be able to find trial bags (generally a $5 purchase with a $5 coupon toward a full size bag).

Noticed something similar, our cats don't like regular or raw boost, but scarf Ultimate Protein. They've had much fewer accidents (almost none) compared to when they were on Orijen (although there may be other factors causing this difference too).

We get UP at Amazon with S&S, knocks off about 15%, we also get the 10 lb bags. Locally, the trial bags have a $5 coupon on them that you can use at retailers. I've never fed Regular Instinct but the ingredients seem great to me and the reviews are good.

First off, Lilly looks adorable! Not really sure there's a best but many people regard Orijen highly.  Our kittens like Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein. I consider both top tier. If you're shopping locally, Petco/Petsmart usually has trial sized bags of UP, all the specialty pet...

Would 2nd this. There's a lot of bad information out there unfortunately. In addition to a change of food, have you considered adding a pet fountain if you don't already have one? It can help encourage your kitties to drink more water.

Would suggest NV Ultimate Protein too. Our kittens are nuts for it, we use it as a treat in addition to their snacks between raw. They liked Orijen too. 2nd ingredient is Tapioca, 3rd is Ground Flaxseed. Ingredients are listed in order of weight generally. UP has a fairly simplistic formula...

Awesome! We have 2 Siberians about the same size (10.2 and 10.8 lbs). We feed 3/16 cup dry X 2 a day (NVI ultimate protein via a petnet auto feeder), and 3 oz Raw x 2 a day. Comes out to around 430 ish calories a day? For raw, NVI raw bites (duck, chicken/tuna, chicken/turkey) makes up the bulk...

A correction to what I said earlier: The 'tracking' feature does work well and is quite useful. An 'almost empty' notification will popup on the phone it's synced to when food in the hopper drops below a certain amount (which seems to be a few feedings before empty).

I've fed both Orijen and NV UP and I think they're both excellent dry foods. Our kittens preferred the taste of UP (they literally go nuts for it), it has fewer proteins (we have an IBS kitty), and seems to be more widely available. If you're already feeding Instinct it'll probably be an easy...

Agree, some of the complaints seem exaggerated or just don't make sense. I should have read them more closely. I think the skin issue might be unique to the rabbit/lamb flavor. It's pretty repulsive to me but the kittens don't seem to care. The canned lamb doesn't seem to have the same issue.

FWIW out kittens have been eaten the Rabbit/Lamb canned and Lamb dry. We phased out the dry. No problems there, our kittens just stopped liking it and we didn't think it was a good value. We're still feeding the canned but phasing it out (we only feed 1 can a week) or potentially discontinuing...

We don't feed raw exclusively, we feed 6 oz commercial raw a day for 2 kittens, the remainder of their diet is kibble and some canned. Every now and then we make raw ourselves as well. Generally about $.45 to $.50 an oz for commercial raw, so $2.7-$3 a day, or $80-$90 a month (not counting...

The starter pack is definitely worth a try, $15 for 10 lbs of food is a great deal. The food seems very fresh, on par with rad cat in that regard. The packaging is great, easy to portion out (something I really wish rad cat would do). For us it came down to palatability, our kittens ate the...