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Is Friskies cat food bad for my cat? Is it truly dangerous?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 9 months old

Is friskies a bad brand for my cat's food?I give her both dry and canned wet food.I heard it's a bad brand and puts her life in danger.is it true?

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on February 1st, 2018

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. Friskies is not the best choice for cat food and I usually reserve recommending this brand for sick patients that won't eat anything and need a little more enticing for the appetite. Friskies contains mostly biproducts in the ingredients but it is not going to put her life in danger. Friskies meets the AAFCO statement and all life stage requirements and the truth is, I've seen many cats on Friskies their entire life and they looked great. I do typically recommend Science Diet or Royal Canin as my first choice recommendations as I know that have quite a bit of research they have put into their diets and from personal experience I find that both are great diets. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further!

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