Dr. Elsey'scleanprotein Chicken Cat Kibble 2-lb. Bag

First, anyone complaining about diarrhea, really needs to introduce this food incredibly slowly over one to two weeks. It absolutely will cause diarrhea in many cats if you just straight out, feed it full force.The amazing thing about this food, at least for my cat, is the quality of the ingredients, and incredibly low carbohydrate content. My cat, Devon Rex, develops skin issues with most dry foods. It’s because most dry foods even hypoallergenic, have tons of carbs. Even if they are grain free.

I have tried many different dry foods over the years and Dr. Elsey's Chicken formula is the one that they seem to do better on. I first tried the Salmon Formula they offer but there was some vomiting issues, I chalked it up to the chickpeas in the food. While cats can have them, they shouldn't have them often. I switched the to this Chicken formula and they seemed to do much better on it than the salmon formula. Unfortunately the chicken formula isn't always in stock, so I had to change them back to the salmon and the vomiting returned. I am thankful that at least now the chicken is in stock more regularly than it had been before because the local pet stores do not carry this brand for some reason.I saw some comments about the formula of this changing to add PORK PLASMA in the ingredients, and I did a lot of research on it and it seems like it is used because of it's binding nature and it also has health benefits as well as it is supposed to help support digestive health. My cats have been back on the chicken formula for several months now and I have not had any digestive issues in any of them. My largest, Muninn, he is the one that seems to be very sensitive to foods and he has done quite well on this new formula, which I am thankful for as I had them on the Ziwi dried food, and while it is great food it is VERY expensive. My suggestion to those who have issues with this brand maybe give Ziwi a try, but be warned it is not cheap by any means. Which is another great thing about the Dr. Elsey's, you get a great product at a reasonable price point, and while it also isn't a cheap food, it is more affordable than some and you still feel good about the quality of food you are getting.

The clean protein chicken recipe, cat food is definitely worth the try. All four of my kit cat Mafiosas absolutely enjoy & LOVE this brand/recipe. What I like about the clean protein chicken dry food recipe is that the size of each nibble piece is not too large but just right (even for one of my more picky cats)- she prefers smaller pieces. No issues with the smell of the food.I also like that this brand/recipe helped clear up tummy issues of my more picky cat eater that also had a difficult start at the beginning of her life and as a result she is smaller and she must have access to a higher quality cat food. My other three cats also had slight tummy issues with other brands of cat food.What I do is pair this brand of high quality clean protein cat dry food with another high quality brand of wet food that my cats prefer. Even with using the dry food from this brand and pairing with another brand of wet food, my cats are thriving and do very well with the balance of high quality dry & wet feed. Their coats are amazing, and they have slimmed down. I also noticed a change in their stool in a positive way.I do wish this brand offered other sizes in addition to their 2lb or 6.6lb bags. Overall great product and definitely worth the try. I reccommend the smaller bag if you are considering transitioning your cat from its current food as you wean them off over a week or so by introducing the new food (a small amount of the new food at first) in the same food bowl with the soon to be old food and increase the amount of the newer food and lesson the amount of the older food (to see how your cat likes the food and how the cat does with the new food).I also recommend trying the clean chicken recipe before trying the clean protein salmon recipe- unless you know for sure that your cat prefers a fish recipe to chicken. Yes, this brand costs more than the main stream cat foods however, in my opinion, it's worth every penny and we get what we pay for, higher quality food can come at a higher price. The great thing is, there are always opportunities for discounts and sales as well 😊

My cats really like the taste of this food — they go straight for it when I put it out. The ingredients also seem high quality, which I appreciate.That said, I do find it pretty expensive for the amount you get. To make it more affordable, I’ve been mixing a small amount of this with their regular dry food so they can still enjoy the flavor without the cost adding up too quickly.If you’re looking for something highly palatable and don’t mind the price, this is a great option. Just be aware that it goes fast if you’re feeding it exclusively.