Monday, November 28, 2016

Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food Is An Expensive Disappointment!


The Good: Nutritious
The Bad: Very expensive, Small pieces have minimal dental benefits for cats, My cats are largely indifferent to it.
The Basics: Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food is not my cats' favorite food, which makes it a much tougher sell given how expensive it is!


I am not one to pass up a good deal. There is a store nearby that sells great products comparatively inexpensively, but they don't like products to linger there. So, often times, when they get in a shipment and overstock on something, they will discount the product even more. So it was for me one day when I walked and and saw they had a cart full of two-pound bags of Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult cat food. It wasn't expiring any time soon, it had nothing wrong with it, but the store had gotten so much in and it wasn't selling fast enough for them to be happy about it, so they decided to dump it. So, when I saw that the bags of quality cat food that were originally being sold at $7.99 were being blown out at $1.24/ea., I decided to buy them all and stock up for my cats.

This was a bit of a mistake, as it turns out, because after a month of feeding my cats the Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food, I am forced to acknowledge that none of my cats actually love the food. Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food might be the first cat food in a long, long time that my cats consume when it is in their bowl, but never gorge themselve on and never empty their bowls . . . even when they are only presented with the minimum daily servings for their weights. Given that Evie is still growing (she's just a year old, which was the minimum age for this food), that even she is not overly enamored with the Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food is somewhat frustrating.

At least I got it cheap.

Basics

Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food is a cat food formulated for adult cats. The Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food regularly comes in a two pound heavy plastic bag that is resealable with a Velcro seal at the top and our discount store started at $7.99, so I can only imagine how expensive it is out in the real world! As someone who cannot generally afford such things, the fact that my cats are not over-the-moon about the Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food makes it very frustrating that it would usually cost so very much.

The Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food comes in hard pieces are surprisingly homogeneous 3/8" in diameter discs that are 1/8" thick. These tiny morsels are reminiscent of red blood cells in shape (though they are hard, brown and much larger!) and are so small that only Evie of our three cats actually bothers to chew them. I have watched both Elim and Timber lap up and swallow them whole when they have only one piece in their mouth!

Ease Of Preparation

Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food is a hard cat food that comes in a small bag, so preparation only involves opening the bag and measuring out the proper serving size for your cat, as determined by its weight. Timber and Elim get about 5/8 of a cup of the Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food per day (as they are both about ten pounds each) and Evie gets a 1/3 cup serving. When properly fed those servings, none of the cats actually finishes their food in a day since giving them Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food exclusively.

Elim, Evie And Timber’s Reactions

The Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food smells strongly of chicken. The meaty smell that bursts out of the bag when it is opened it strong and significant. It was very clear from the smell that real meat was the first ingredient of the Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food.

However, outside the first time my cats were fed Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food, the smell did not appear to do anything for them. The smell brought all three cats running the day I brought all of the bags home and opened one, but never before has the luster of a new food so quickly faded for the cats for a food they would eat. I have had cats that avoid cat foods - especially Elim. But Elim will eat the Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food, so it is not a waste. But, Elim, Evie and Timber showed no preference toward the Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food. In testing the three cats with different combinations of three and four bowls of various dry cat foods set out at the same time, none ever chose the Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food. In fact, with only three bowls out, Timber would respectfully wait for one of the other cats to finish eating from their bowl, rather than consume the Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food.

All three will eat the Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food when it is the only option before them, but none seek it out and choose it above any other cat food they are given the chance to eat.

Nutrition

The Grain Free Adult Beyond Cat Food is a pretty nutritious cat food. The guaranteed analysis of it indicates that it has a minimum of 29% crude protein and 19% crude fat. With no more than 3.5% crude fiber and 9% moisture, this is a food that is balanced. This food also has notable amounts of Taurine (at least .2%), Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids, Phosphorus, and Vitamin E. Always have adequate water near your cat’s feeding area!

As well, those who are concerned about what goes into their pets will be pleased by how this is a mostly natural cat food this is, despite the bulk of the ingredients being added vitamins and minerals. The main ingredients are chicken, potatoes, and yellow peas.

Overview

Hill's Science Diet Grain Free Adult Cat Food is good if it can be found at a steal of a deal, but my cats would have been happier with almost anything else I brought home!

For other cat foods, please visit my reviews of:
Purina ONE Purposeful Nutrition Tender Selects Blend Cat Food
Iams Premium Protection Mature Cat Food
Fancy Feast Medleys White Meat Chicken Primavera With Garden Veggies & Greens Pate Cat Food

3.5/10

For other cat products, please be sure to visit my Pet Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2016 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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