Instinct Original Grain Free Real Rabbit Recipe Natural Wet Canned Cat Food by Nature's Variety, 5.5 oz. Cans (Case of 12)

Quality cat food! Minimal fillers and no extra calories.

My cat has allergies to the most common ingredients in commercial cat foods. It took the better part of a year to figure this out with methodical elimination techniques. Anyway we figured out that he has no negative reactions to grain-free, limited ingredient food with a single protein source from rabbit. This means that I spend more on food for him than most people spend on food for their human children, but it keeps him healthy and happy. His coat is soft and shiny, his skin is great, he has more than enough energy for a 10-yr-old cat, no itchy or hairless spots at all. I used to give him the kibble version but he’s had a few dentals to treat tooth resorption so now he only has a few teeth left and the soft food is much easier for him to eat. He also LOVES it. Like he’ll hear me open the can from another room and he comes running. I also feed him another brand of freeze-dried raw rabbit-based nuggets so he has another texture - it’s softer than hard kibble but it’s still dry. But he prefers this wet food and he’d probably gorge himself if he had thumbs to open it. Also, before his last dental he was a little too chonky, but since we cut out the hard kibble and most of his diet is now this wet food, he has slimmed down to a healthier weight. He still eats a lot but it seems like it’s much better for him and more efficient for his body to use. He gets late-night zoomies and climbs and runs and scratches and jumps and knocks things off shelves. This food is *expensive* and if my tiny dude could do well with anything else I wouldn’t buy it. But because of his allergies and sensitivities and lack of teeth, he needs very specific food, and he absolutely thrives on this.

I feed the Instinct rabbit flavored cat food to my 7 month old kitten. He really likes it, so much that he finishes it all every time. I like that it’s made of quality ingredients without any grain, corn, wheat, soy, potato, carrageenan, guar gum, xanthangum, or artificial flavors or preservatives. My previous cat had stomach issues like vomiting when he ate any food with those ingredients so that was important to me. I’ve been feeding this to my new kitten for 3 months with no issues. The thing that I really like is that it’s made in the USA. I feel like American made products are of a better quality. This and the venison flavor of Instinct wet cat food is made in the USA, the other flavors are made in Thailand. For full disclosure, I do feed my kitten the Instinct chicken flavored food and the regular duck flavor that are made in Thailand. I’ve been happy with Instinct food and will keep feeding it to my little guy for as long as as he’ll eat it.

WARNING: Contains VOLCANIC ASH, recognized carcinogen, heavy-metal-laced toxic material given GRAS status in 1977 for use in FOOD CONTAINERS ONLY, not allowed for human consumption. This is the same review I have posted for the other verified purchases of this brand's products, applying to both the dog and cat food containing Volcanic Ash, also commonly called Montmorillonite and Bentonite Clay. I found this food brand on Dog Food Advisor, a site I love and trust, even today, and began using the Instinct Rabbit, Duck and Lamb for dogs and cats, the canned varieties, with my cat and dogs. We first used the food over a year ago, with health consequences we are still attempting to figure out. However, after a few months of dedicated, exclusive dietary use for our cat, she went into liver failure. The dogs became ill and are recovering after withdrawing the food. The cat's condition is difficult and, unfortunately, we don't know how that is going to play out but our vet is hopeful. Years ago, we had an incident with a different cat and a different food, garlic causing Heinz Anemia. We thought that was irresponsible, using garlic with dogs and cats when they are not human and cannot ingest the same chemicals. This makes that look like nothing. Montmorillonite Clay, also called Bentonite Clay and, most commonly, called Volcanic Ash, is a substance comprised of various minerals and toxic metals. The circulating folk wisdom is that this substance has an ionic charge that makes it impossible for the high levels of toxic metals and radioactive isotopes found within to leach from the ash into your system. Basic chemistry throws this out the window. What is worse, ionic charge is not the issue. Acid leaching is the issue. In the same way that acid in Orange Juice will leach lead from a leaded crystal goblet and that tomato sauce will leach lead and other metals from clay cookware and clay utensils, the human stomach, with a pH of around 3, will leach from Clay/Ash. A dog has a pH of 1.5 to 2. A cat has a pH of 1. Again, this chemical soup is not allowed in human food, with our less acidic stomachs, because our less acidic stomachs will leach lead and aluminum and arsenic and mercury from this toxic substance. Our bodies, in response, will sweat metal, excrete metal in our waste, store metal in our fat, all in an attempt to rid ourselves of what we have ingested from a less acidic stomach leaching less of the heavy metals in this than our dogs and cats will leach. When we went to our Veterinarian and then to our Internal Medicine Specialist, they each had us discuss all possible issues, all supplements and foods, as we are very into holistic medicine. Both honed in on the same issue almost immediately. The Instinct brand of food uses Montmorillonite Clay (Bentonite Clay, Kaolin, Ash, what have you) and this is poison, simply and plainly, an active poison. This substance was last evaluated by the FDA in 1977. As stated earlier, it was declared to be GRAS (Generally Regarded As Safe) for use in packaging (in the cardboard itself, as a drying agent and in silica packets) but was not declared safe for use in food. In other words, it is not technically legal to use this in food. In 2016, the FDA warned a company that had started selling this clay for human ingestion to stop doing so and warned consumers that it is not safe, due, primarily, to lead contamination and the high likelihood of lead poisoning. No research was done into the effects of the clay, whether or not anyone got sick, and I have been informed that none will be, as the warning was given and the consumer has access to all the information they need in the GRAS database. Basically, the FDA leaves it up to you and me to look up this chemical and be smart enough not to ingest it. And, still, here it is, in cat and dog food. Ash or Clay is made up of Silica, Aluminum, Lead, Uranium, Mercury, Arsenic, etc. It contains radioactive isotopes, lending to the ionic charge that some people cite as the magic that will stop your body from absorbing these and other chemicals upon ingestion of this toxic substance. There is a belief that the ionic charge of clay makes it safe, keeping the lead and aluminum from being absorbed by the body binding them. This is, forgive the expression, bunk. Ionic charge is unrelated to acid-leaching. In Mexico, during a tragic time when children were dying without explanation, it was discovered that clay cookware was poisoning them. Ionic charge did not stop leaching of metals into acidic foods and it will not stop this from leaching into your baby's body. The worst part of the issue with this additive, not including what is happening in our family, is that we all have different tolerances and our bodies will react differently to this toxic substance. Some can ingest this for years before developing cancer or liver failure. Some, with weak livers or weak immune systems, will get sick immediately. Animals with sensitive livers will often turn up their noses at this food brand, from what I was told, because they learn the taste of metals, the substances that make them feel ill. The radioactive isotopes weaken the immune system, as does lead, as do many elements in the clay, such that cancer and immune reactivity syndromes can occur, along with unexplained illness and repeated infection. Liver failure is only one possible consequence of ingesting Volcanic Ash and it can occur months or years later, as exposure is cumulative. The way that the body purges itself of metals is complex and involves multiple organ systems, including the skin. Our bodies will even resort to storing metals in our fat cells when the metals can't be purged safely. We end up with metal deposits in the brain. In studies, Montmorillonite Clay was found to cross the blood-brain barrier and cause cell lysis (cell death) but, oddly, not in cancer cells, which don't seem to mind the substance one bit. Had our girl not had this reaction so early in our use of Instinct pet food, we could have poisoned all of our dogs right along with her, over the course of who knows how many months or years. Our vet said that "idiopathic liver failure" is often attributed to food additives years after animals have died, by owners who remember using a product that contained a substance the industry no longer uses. Most companies stopped using Ash after it was found to cause cancer and liver failure. Instinct changed the name and assumed that none of us would figure it out. The FDA, notorious for allowing dangerous substances in food and cosmetics, does not allow Volcanic Ash, Montmorillonite Clay, Bentonite Clay, Kaolin, etc., in food, for the obvious toxic danger it poses, an issue we have known about for decades. If this substance is unsafe for human consumption, with our less efficient acid-leaching stomachs, then this substance is more unsafe for dogs and still less safe cats than even their beautiful siblings. Please understand, you shouldn't be giving this additive to any animal, ever. I rarely say, in the absolute, that you should never use a product. However, this entire pet food company should be off limits until they remove Ash/Clay from their products, remove, not rename.

I don't usually buy pate wet food since my cat prefers the gravy kind but since this was on sale I decided to get it. She's very picky and has poultry food allergies, so it's difficult finding a wet food that she not only likes but can also eat. I wasn't hopeful she was going to like it but she surprisingly gobbled it up and ate it with no problem. I can't remember the last time she was that enthusiastic about eating or where I didn't have to encourage her to finish her food. The price seems to be too high for me especially for only twelve cans. I only like to feed wet food for my cat but with the price I got the dry food of the same brand and protein which works with my budget.

This food is wonderful. My boy cat Pops has food allergies, which caused IBS and pancreatitis. His vet suggested a food change to a unique protein. Instincts Grain free Rabbit was just the ticket. Since he's been eating this wet food twice a day, paired with the dry Instinct Limited Kibble, he's done a 180. No longer is he sick, suffering from IBS or having a tummy that is always churning. He is now a happy cat. My female cat is along for the ride. I can't put this food down fast enough for them at feeding time. The texture of the 3 oz can is fairly smooth. You'll see in the photo, that I do break it up as my cats are picky about eating. I love that you see actual peas and carrots in their food. The consistency has had very little variation. I have had them both on this food since early January 2016. One bonus is that the food is so well balanced that they are getting everything they need and nothing that they don't! I would recommend this food to anyone who has a cat with sensitivities.

I have been finding quality food for one of my kitties who has developed an allergy to chicken. I hesitated on this brand because of the price, but then when I saw how limited my choices were I broke down and ordered a few of the flavors. I have to say I am very pleased with the quality. I also ordered some Evo venison and duck as well as the Natural Balance limited ingredients venison with peas and the duck with peas. Neither of those COMPARE to this brand and my cats testify to that as well as I do. The texture is so much better and she loves these the most. I have gotten her the rabbit, duck and venison and she eats them all with more relish that either Evo or Natural Balance. I do have to say that of those lesser brands, the Natural Balance venison does have a nice texture and not as "pasty" as the duck with peas. Mabel wasn't as crazy about it though, although she did eat it all but not with the same excitement as the Instinct brand. When you are having a problem with a cat that can not or will not eat something, when you find something she will, it is worth it's weight in gold! This brand is a keeper.

My cat loves this pate

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My cat loves rabbit pate. Great product with no fillers.