Nutrition Center
General food category profiles — not specific brands — covering typical protein, fat, and calorie ranges, life-stage suitability, and cautions to discuss with your vet.
Balanced homemade diet (veterinary-nutritionist formulated)
A homemade diet recipe formulated by a board-certified veterinary nutritionist (not a generic recipe found online) specifically…
rawBalanced raw diet — freeze-dried
A raw meat-based diet that has been freeze-dried for shelf stability and formulated (ideally by a company following AAFCO or…
dryHairball-control formula
A dry food formulated with increased dietary fiber (often a specific blend rather than just any high-fiber source) intended to…
dryHigh-fiber weight-management dry food
A dry food with reduced calorie density and increased fiber content specifically formulated to help a cat feel satisfied on a…
wetHigh-moisture urinary-support wet food
A wet food formulated with controlled mineral levels (particularly magnesium and phosphorus) and a urine-pH-management approach…
dryHigh-protein grain-free dry food
A dry food using alternative carbohydrate sources (such as potato, pea, or tapioca) instead of grains, formulated with an…
wetHigh-protein wet/canned food
A wet/canned food formulated with an elevated protein percentage on a dry-matter basis, combining the naturally high moisture…
dryIndoor cat formula
A dry food formulated with reduced calorie density (reflecting the generally lower activity level of indoor cats compared to…
dryKitten growth dry food
A dry food formulated specifically for the substantially higher caloric, protein, fat, and mineral requirements of kittens during…
wetKitten milk replacer
A specially formulated milk substitute for orphaned or supplementally-fed kittens, nutritionally designed to approximate queen's…
wetKitten wet food
A wet/canned food formulated for kitten growth requirements, combining the elevated protein, fat, and calorie density kittens…
dryNovel-protein limited-ingredient dry food
A dry food built around a single, often less-commonly-used protein source (such as rabbit, venison, or duck, rather than the…
rawRaw diet (commercially prepared, complete and balanced)
A commercially manufactured raw meat-based diet (fresh, frozen, or freeze-dried) formulated to meet AAFCO or FEDIAF…
drySenior dry food
A dry food formulated for the changing nutritional needs of cats generally from about 7-10 years of age onward, commonly…
wetSenior maintenance wet food
A wet/canned food formulated for senior cats' needs, combining age-appropriate calorie and nutrient adjustments with the higher…
dryStandard maintenance dry food
A nutritionally complete dry food formulated to AAFCO or FEDIAF adult maintenance standards, meeting a generally healthy adult…
wetStandard wet/canned food
A nutritionally complete wet/canned food formulated to AAFCO or FEDIAF adult maintenance standards, providing the same baseline…
prescription · RxVeterinary anti-inflammatory/joint-support diet
A prescription diet formulated with elevated omega-3 fatty acids (particularly EPA/DHA) and joint-support compounds like…
prescription · RxVeterinary diabetic-management diet
A prescription diet formulated with restricted carbohydrate content and controlled calorie density specifically intended to help…
prescription · RxVeterinary gastrointestinal-support diet
A prescription diet formulated with highly digestible ingredients and controlled fiber content specifically intended to reduce…
prescription · RxVeterinary hairball-control prescription diet
A prescription-strength version of hairball-management nutrition, combining elevated fiber specifically calibrated for hairball…
prescription · RxVeterinary hydrolyzed-protein hypoallergenic diet
A prescription diet in which the protein source has been broken down (hydrolyzed) into fragments small enough that the immune…
prescription · RxVeterinary kidney-support diet
A prescription diet formulated with controlled phosphorus and adjusted (typically moderated, not simply minimized) protein levels…
prescription · RxVeterinary recovery/convalescent diet
A calorie-dense, highly palatable prescription diet (often available in a syringe-feedable liquid or pate consistency)…
prescription · RxVeterinary urinary/bladder-support diet
A prescription diet formulated with controlled mineral levels and urine pH management specifically intended to reduce the risk of…
prescription · RxVeterinary weight management diet
A prescription-strength weight management diet, typically with more aggressive calorie restriction and more precisely calculated…