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Is Fancy Feast cat food really that bad? What should I feed instead?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 1 year and 8 months old | 9 lbs

I feed my cat Fancy Feast, but I have recently heard that it is one of the worst foods you can feed to a cat. I've heard that it causes kidney failure and all sorts of things. Is this true?

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on May 9th, 2017

I wouldn't go so far as to say that is causes kidney failure but it is equivalent to us eating Taco Bell every day. So I would focus on making the necessary changes now that you know there are better foods out there. I would recommend Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Natural balance or Innova.

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