83 reviews forApplaws Chicken Cat Food
Upload your product photo09/03/11|Linda
One very happy allergic cat
With two cats that can eat anything and one allergic to everything except chicken it was with great relief I found this food and what is more they all really love it.
Originally published in zooplus.co.uk
07/02/11|Steve
Great product
In my first order with zooplus, I ordered a number of high quality, low carbohydrate foods to try out on my cats. This was by far their favorite. They tore right into it right from the start, which is unusual for them with a new food. Although too early to tell in the long run, I believe my 13-year old overweight cat was a bit more energetic on this food, and, hopefully, he'll lose a bit of weight not having the grains to deal with.
07/12/10|Alison.
A great food.
I think it's sad that this food has had a lot of bad press, it's a really high quality good food.
One of the few grain free foods with a high meat content.
In my top 3 favourite dry foods.
Recommended.
Originally published in zooplus.co.uk
28/10/10
Pleased
We have a bengal female (neutered) and a cornish rex male. Although the transition was a little harsh (diarrhea and vomiting) they both like it and are in perfect health. They don't have the bad breath they had with royal canin dry food and are in perfect shape!
I'd recommend to do a very slow, progressive transition (a week, a week and a half) if you are passing from another brand to this one so their organisms can get used to this new food.
11/08/10|Linda Prue
first rate dry cat food
I have two cats, one had intially been diagnosed with diabetes mellitis eighteen months ago. His diabetes was very difficult to control and subsequently he was diagnosed with acromegaly - a tumour on the pituitory gland which amongst other things causes the animal to be diabetic. The vets recommended Royal Canin diabetic cat food but this contains far too much cereal based carbohydrates which actually caused him to need even more insulin. I researched low carb non-cereal foods and came up with Applaws chicken and salmon. He had been free feeding on Royal Canin Fit 32 dry food since a kitten but was often sick through binge eating. I put him initially on a wet food jelly based diet as gravy also contains carbohydrates. He then had four weeks of radiotherapy and I have been moving him to more dry applaws cat food ever since although I am not allowing free feeding as I wanted him to lose a kilo which he did. As a result of the combination of dietery change and radiotherapy, three months after it finished in March 2010 he is now off insulin altogether and my other cat tolerates Applaws very well too.
Originally published in zooplus.co.uk
29/07/10
Only Cereal Free Cat Food. Great if your cat is allergic to all cereals.
I used to use Royal Canin Sensitivity control SC31. My cat was diagnosed at a very young age with his sister to be allergic to all cereals (wheat, maize, rice, soya, etc), rabbits, tuna, white fish, etc.
SC31 ingredients were changed last year, and I had to search for a cereal free dry food for my cat. Applaws was, and still is, my only option.
I am lucky my cat loves it and never seems to get tired of it. He has been on this diet for over a year now, no problems observed. It's the best smelling dry cat food, so your cat will be unlikely to get bad breath. He doesn't bleed when I stoke him now, or lose loads of fur from stoking. Nor is he having diarrhoea.
15/07/10|Emma Law
Wonderful Food!
One of my cats was always being sick after eating. I tried various different foods, and some helped to reduce the frequency, but non stopped her being sick. She has no medical conditions. Since putting her onto Applaws, she has not been sick once! Not suprising, as cats are pure carnivores, and not designed to process cereal or starches in their diet. Would highly recommend this food to any one who has a fussy/overwieght cat. Applaws is designed to compliment a cats digestive system, and it works! She is even losing weight:-)
Originally published in zooplus.co.uk
01/06/10|Dr J Roberts, DVM, DACVIM
Excellent food, change over gradually
As a vet I have waited for a food like Applaws dry for many years. I have been recomending to my clients for over 6 months since I read about it on Dr Diane Addies website. Just remember to change over to this food slowly (over 7 days)otherwise you will get diarrhea. Remember, your cat has been used to very little meat in his current dry food.
Originally published in zooplus.co.uk
20/02/10|abu
Technically the best dry cat food, however, it gave my cats loose stools
On paper this is unquestionably the best cat food currently on the market. However, I found that it gave both my cats (Bengal and Egyptian Mau) loose stools. When given to my sister's 2 moggies, their stools also became watery.
I am now going back to Orijen (which on paper is the 2nd best dry cat food on the market).
18/01/10|Michelle
Fabulous food!
My cat started going off his dried food at age 16. I started feeding him wet food but recently decided to try him on Applaws when I noticed it was available on the zooplus web site. (I had read about it and how good the ingredients were) Result - FANTASTIC!!! HE LOVES IT - he won't eat the wet food any more and is looking really well for his age (now 18) PLEASE WILL YOU STOCK THE APPLAWS DRY DOG FOOD SOON! I would like to feed it to my dogs.
13/12/09
Life saver
We have two siamese with very sensitive tummies and we have tried every single brand on the market and this is the first which they don't get sick on- probably due to the lack of cereals. Its not their favorite but it stays put- worth every penny!
05/12/09|Sarah
It's the only dry food he'll eat
Pud has never eaten dry food before! He turned his nose up at all the other brands we've tried since he was a kitten. At last, we can leave him some food during the day that won't spoil. Still feed moist pouches for breakfast and prawns for tea. Shame he won't touch the Applaws wet food at all!
12/11/09|sam lewis
Very high quality food
I have a bengal and a sphynx, my sphynx has irritable bowel, this food is much better for him because its not full of fillers and cereals which he can't tolerate. He is better with wet food and this is as close as it gets to wet food that I can leave down for them. My bengal wasn't sure at first but they both love it now. It is strong smelling, but I don't mind that as I know its good food for them and with it being 80 percent meat it's bound to smell stronger than other dry food which is full of fillers. Its definately worth it for their health.
Originally published in zooplus.co.uk
11/11/09|Debbie
They Love It
My cats were fed on all different foods, James Well Beloved,Iams, science plan, but they always preferred meat & ate tons of Sheba. But when I intoduced the dry Applaws they loved it. as I have multiple cats this one is fantastic for all of them. My male cat has an irritable bowel and this seems to have sorted that out. I am very pleased with this food, and rate it as excellent.
Originally published in zooplus.co.uk
18/10/09|Ramses
So Happy I found this food!
This seems to be the best quality cat food out there
and my cats love it. Introduce it slowly to the cats, otherwise they would easily get diarrhea from the high protein content. 5 big stars from me! *****
02/10/09
Gobbled Up!
I initially purchased a small bag to try it out because one of my cats was diagnosed with cancer, and this is one of the very, very few foods that is high in good quality meat proteins - vital nutrition for cancer patients.
Thankfully both my cats adored this food and I am now switching to this. My cats were on Hills Senior Light and James Wellbeloved Senior (mixed together), which they both enjoy, I just need to give my cancer kitty the best nutrition I can find for him...and I think this is it!
26/09/09|EJ Clarke
Best Dry Food Available in UK...
...well, that's what one of my cats thinks! I don't like to feed dry food due to the lack of actual meat in most brands (cats are carnivores afterall) but have one cat who resists all wet foods. At first he loved Orijen when that became available in the UK, but now prefers Applaws. The reason some cats prefer the lesser quality dry foods, made mostly from cereals and vegetable proteins is that they spray the cereal with animal fats to make it appetizing to cats - it's the equivalent of junk food for kids - and kids don't know what's best for them either do they?
Also, it's not true that high protein diets are bad for cats kidneys - it's low quality proteins that are bad for cats kidneys. It's puts more strain on a cats kidneys to process vegetable proteins than meat proteins. The UK seems to lag behind in animal nutrition but at least some better dry foods are available here now - and my cat thinks this is THE best.
Originally published in zooplus.co.uk
21/09/09|FL
Best Dry Food Around
I have changed from feeding my two BSH cats James Wellbeloved to this Applaws Dry. Both cats love it, but that is not enough a reason to feed them any food (cats like Whiska/Felix too after all). The most important point is that the content of the food is extremely good and healthy for cats. Highly recommended.
Originally published in zooplus.co.uk
17/09/09|Wendy
Good idea but still searching...
This excellent quality food seems like a great idea. The cats weren't sure about it but didn't reject it either. The high meat content means it is quite pungent to a human nose compared to other brands - it smelled slightly like vomit or Parmesan, to put it more kindly - but that's a small sacrifice to make.
However it made one of my cats put on quite a bit of weight, although he wasn't eating that much of it, and it didn't agree with my other, sensitive stomach kitty. Little does, but I hoped this one might. So a good product, but not for us.
Originally published in zooplus.co.uk
29/08/09
Great Product
We have four cats and they can be quite fussy however they all loved this product. It's great that Applaws have developed such a healthy product that they all love