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What cat food do you recommend? Is Rachel Ray Nutrish good for cats?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

what food do you typically recommend for a cat? We are currently feeding our guy Nutrish by Rachel Ray

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on January 7th, 2018

Great question! I personally recommend a high quality brand such as Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, or Iams. I recommend these brands because they have veterinary nutritionists on staff who make sure the food is correctly formulated to meet a cat's nutritional needs. Rachel Ray is not a food I would recommend, unfortunately. She is a TV chef with absolutely no eduction or training in animal health or nutrition, so I would not feed a diet from someone who doesn't have those credentials. The brands I recommended above employ full time veterinary nutritionists on their staff, who have the eduction and training needed to correctly formulate a cat's diet. Good luck, I hope this helps!

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    Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

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    Published on September 4th, 2019

    In general, you should avoid any grain free diets. Pets generally don't have allergies to grains and I recommend to feed a high quality diet such as Purina ProPlan, Science Diet or Royal Canin. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.

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