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Which dry cat food is better for my cat: Friskies or Meow Mix?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Which is better, Friskies dry food or Meow Mix dry food? I know they have both junk ingredients, and I know that there's a lot of much better and healthier cat foods like Rotal Canin, Hills, Blue Buffalo, etc. I'm just confused if which is better, Friskies or Meow Mix. I knew that Meow Mix is one of the best seller on Amazon, and almost no one buy Friskies dry food. And also, the Buzzfeed recommended the Friskies wet and dry food. I am not going to feed my cats one of this. I'm just confused.

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Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

Veterinarian

Published on December 8th, 2017

I think Friskies is the slightly better diet. You can also feed a combo of wet and dry, most cats enjoy some variety. You may also look at Purina, they produce a nice food and tend to be less expensive than some of the other foods. Please post again if you have any further questions!

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

    Veterinarian

    Published on December 12th, 2017

    Great question! When a cat food costs more, its' because of the ingredients used in the food. Meow Mix likely has better quality ingredients than Friskies (but not as good as the higher priced foods like Royal Canin), and owners typically are very concerned with feeding their pets the best quality food they can afford. That would be my guess as to why Meow Mix is the most popular food on Amazon even though there is a cheaper option. I hope this helps :-)

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