Fancy Feast Reviews

The quality of Fancy Feast wet pate has changed DRASTICALLY in the last 2 years! My cats won't even touch it! I have 5 feral cats and 1 indoor cat. The smell, color, texture have all changed. It smells EXACTLY like cheap cat food we used to get in the 1980's! I had TOTALLY forgotten that smell until I opened a can in the last few months (until just now - so for months) and cut it in half. Purina is claiming it's due due the removal of artificial preservatives and dyes. COME ON! BULL! It's a decline in quality all together! 100's of millions (of dollars) are not enough for these companies anymore. They want BILLIONS. I guarantee the companies they WERE using had to up their prices and Purina said, "Bye Bye". The only thing the cats will still eat of Fancy Feast is the flaked Tuna/Fish (dark blue one). That's it. I'll have to find another brand. Been buying Fancy Feast for over 20 years. Too bad.

Wanted to try a different type of wet cat food as my senior (18 y o) cat was getting tired of the FF pate varieties. I ordered the Fancy Feast Gems from Chewy to give them a try. My cat LOVED them, but the same day he tried them for the first time, he went blind. I ended up taking him to the emergency vet where he presented with a high WBC count and low RBC and lymphocytosis.

Even though my 17-year-old cat loved the Fancy Feast gems, all flavors made her throw up shortly after eating them. My cat had previously only ate Fancy Feast savory centers (it was the only wet food she really liked) due to the fact that she is pre-diabetic (per blood levels) and the vet recommended that I only give her wet food, which I have been for the past 5 years. She has never had any vomiting issues with Fancy Feast savory centers or any of the other Fancy Feast pate flavors that I have given her in the past, but Fancy Feast gems were awful.

What is going on with Purina lately? They are not even cutting up the wet cat food now. I am finding huge pieces of uncut chicken, beef, turkey and seafood in all the cans of food lately including Purina ProPlan. They are also adding excessive liquid to the cans and way too many tomatoes and carrots (and less meat) in most of the ProPlan brands. It is sickening and disgusting! Today I found two small, white bones in a can of Fancy Feast beef & gravy. Goodbye forever PURINA! TRIPLE SHAME!

My cats have been eating Fancy Feast for years. Recently, both cats started throwing up after eating it and one lost her appetite completely so now I’ll have to make a vet visit. My cats are inside cats. So now I’m going to have to switch brands.

My cats only would eat Fancy Feast. For 30 years! All my cats. But now without any warning they have changed their formula and my cats not only will not eat any of the varieties but the little bit they licked made them deathly ill. Bleeding mouths, lethargic, etc. etc. I had to hear from Pets Mart and Chewy that not only did Purina change the formula, but that there were many many many complaints about the food. This is also on Chewy and Pets Mart, they should have warned me of this problem. SHAME ON YOU PURINA. I AM NOT ONLY OUT PURCHASING 14 CASES OF FOOD, BUT MY CATS WILL NOT EAT IT. AND THEY WILL NOT EAT JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE. FANCY FEAST WAS, USED TO BE MY ONLY OPTION....

I purchased 20 cans of Fancy Feast flaked food in Tuna and Chicken on May 11, 2025. My cat did NOT want to eat it and I had to throw out atleast 9 cans. This has been becoming an increased issue with this brand. This year has been the worst with this brand. This first happened with their flaked Fish and Shrimp cans 3 years ago, so I switched exclusively to the other flavors. I buy from Target, Walmart and Petsmart. Each location if I purchase 3 cans atleast 1 Fancy Feast can is spoiled. This is absolutely ridiculous because I buy atleast 8 at a time. If you're experiencing this issue as well, switch to another Cat food brand for your cats needs.

The recipe for the Filet Mignon & Shrimp dry food has changed & now my cats, who have eaten in upwards of 10(+) years, won’t eat it. It’s very disturbing that it advertises same great taste when it’s not. You would think that a cat food manufacturer would know that cats can sense the slightest change in anything & it impacts them! Please bring back original recipe. I had very healthy, happy cats & now they are losing weight & literally can’t eat during the day because they refuse to eat the new recipe. I’ve tried other brands & nothing.

Fed a gravy chunky form of FF, which is NOT the Pate FF I've given my cats for years. This one can was off, one car refused it after smelling and just went hungry. The other cat, which eats anything and everything took one bite, and never ate again. Died 6 days later with progressive paralysis and kidney problem flare ups. The cat was completely healthy and recent vet visit showed NO signs of kidney problems. It was horrific. But we didn't dx this in time to give the cat Antitoxic medicine that would have saved him. If I had just put all the pieces together and pointed the vet team in the right direction, that winder cat would be recovering. This had all the signs of Botulism. Please please be careful. FF pate was always their favorite but this was the chunky gravy cuz I couldn't find the late that day in Ralph's.

Female cat 12 years old. Three months ago, stopped eating the Friskies Prime Chicken Filet that she had eaten for years. Went to FF Chick Classic Pate for Seniors about twelve weeks ago and she's asking for more and eating more volume than before. In the past 4 weeks she has had impacted bowels every 3-5 days. She cries a bit and then defecates on the floor instead of the litter box. The first part of stool comes out is very hard and "marbles -like". She only goes on the floor when she's plugged up. In the past weeks I have also given her 10-15 small pieces of dry food. Since this started a few weeks ago, I've limited the dry pieces to 2-3 in morning and 2-3 at night but will stop the dry now. I will start adding some type of stool softener. Has anyone else experienced this? Thoughts appreciated. Thanks.

We have three cats: 16, 3 and 2 years old. The senior we give a vet-sold food. The other two get that market food: FancyFeast. What is in these cans is NOT fancy, and I question if it’s food. Cats are notoriously finicky, but come one. We tried 80% of what is sold, and they turn their snouts and strot away. Aside from that, as a UX designer, here is my Biggest pain point: The label. I have to remind myself to bring reading glasses to the store. Come on guys, think of your buyer and what they need: to READ THE LABEL. The flavors are in such small print. These cans need a complete overhaul of the design of them. And while you’re at it, put actual cat food in them—Please!

I have always fed my cats Fancy Feast wet food, I purchase the gravy, medleys, grilled and pate in different flavors. The past two weeks both of my cats refuse to eat any Fancy feast flavors. One cat is very skinny. I would hope if Purina was told to recall this food and still allowed Chewy to sell it. They should be sued. One cat eats maybe 1/8 and my other cat who use to chow down won't touch it. So now I have to give them vitamin supplements.

I noticed a difference 1st from my FF Beef In Gravy. It used to be dark brown gravy, now it's not! Also, the scent in 'all' FF seems to be stronger, not to mention others have gotten lighter in color also. Today, either cats of mine wouldn't eat their wet food at all! Anyone else?

Recently I bought Fancy Feast grilled wet cat food for my two cats - I bought 3 cases and returned them all - Not sure what Purina is doing but the quality has really down hill - the 1st can I opened seemed ok but the second can was awful - not sure what was in this can but it didn't look like it was supposed to - I would not feed this garbage to my cats in fear that they might get sick - I sent pictures and all the info to Purina and to date have not heard back from them - won't be buying this anymore!

I have been feeding my cats Fancy Feast canned food for years. Out of nowhere, both cats refused to eat the food. I tried a different flavor, same result. These cans were from a new batch I just bought. At the same time, they started vomiting multiple times a day and having diarrhea. Then the older one became lethargic. Both cat's vitals were normal, but they were both obviously very sick, complaining when I touch their bellies. After treating both cats for nausea, giving fluids, adding in antibiotics (over $1,000 later), I had them on Purina ProPlan EN for sensitive stomachs. They did really well on this, both returned to normal. Then last night, I eventually fed them each a 1/2 can of Fancy Feast after I ran out of prescription canned food. This morning, the older one is listless again, refusing to eat, complaining when I touch her belly again.

I was searching to find out why I can't buy Fancy Feast grilled turkey and giblets anymore and found that they are discontinuing it. To my horror I came across all of these stories about cats being sick and now it all makes sense. My cat got real sick last May, just like all the others on here vomiting, not eating and after more than a $1000 in vet bills she was put on a prescription diet and got better. Just before this happened for probably the previous 6 months leading up to it she gradually would quit eating various flavors of fancy feast and was losing weight and eventually she was throwing up and refusing to eat and she had a high fever for several days when she was at her sickest. I'd find flavors that she would eat and then all of a sudden she wouldn't eat them.

Been.. buying Fancy Feast dry food since it came on the market... my last bag I bought notes on the front no dyes... that was new.. upon opening the bag I did notice it's all one color now. I went to their website and it says new formula... well... my four cats will not touch any of the dry food anymore... they have changed more than removing the dye... I now have to find something they will all eat.. Fortunately I still had a bag that had not been changed.... the smell between the two is also very noticeable...goodbye fancy feast.

If I could give Fancy Feast a 0/5 stars I would. We had 2 cats that were basically raised on Fancy Feast, suddenly a few years ago one of the cats would refuse to eat any other food, or any other flavor other than salmon and shrimp. He began vomiting, losing weight and unfortunately we believe he developed cancer and we had to euthanize him. A few months ago, our other cat began to only want the salmon and shrimp flavor, began vomiting after eating, losing weight was heading down the same road as our other cat. I stopped feeding him Fancy Feast, looked into other brands and found Open Farm. Since starting Peach on the Open Farm food he has gained weight back and has stopped vomiting, he is more spunky and I whole heartedly believe Fancy Feast, whatever is in their food, is killing cats. For some background, my cats have been healthy their entire lives, never had any medical problems.

My cats are getting sick and vomiting up their wet food. Do not have this problem with other brands. These issues have been consistent for some time. You have lost our business. What is happening??? Investigation needed.

I have been feeding all of my cats Fancy feast pate for over a decade. Recently my cats have been getting sick and puking the undigested food after they eat it. They don’t even finish what I put down for them. They used to love it and eat the entire amount. Not anymore. They have diarrhea and all four puked up piles of what they just ate. I will not be feeding my cats this brand anymore. Such a shame!!

Their quality has gone down considerably. I don’t have any issues with my cats not eating it or getting sick. What I’ve been seeing for some time is huge chunks in all of the grilled varieties. Way bigger than there was before and consistently huge and sometimes ridiculously large. When I open a can 90% of the time I have to use kitchen shears to chop up the huge chunks into smaller bite sized bits, like it used to be before straight out of the can. I realize it isn’t gourmet cat food, but it was a few steps up from the cheap stuff. Not so much anymore and disappointing…

My cat ate FF for years. I ordered a 48 box. Within weeks he got sick with severe diabetes and died. I didn’t think about the food. I had some left over. I got a new cat. Now he has same symptoms. What is going on?

I've been feeding my two girls the Fancy Feast salmon pate exclusively for years and suddenly they're vomiting it up. They're still trying to eat it but I'm concerned. My two boys get Fancy Feast flaked tuna and Wellness mixed together. No vomiting. I'll be trying to give it to my two girls, too.

I have been a loyal Friskies and FF consumer with my 2 cats since 2012. Friskies Poultry Mix and FF poultry grilled to be specific. Noticed package change on Friskies with formula change noted. Both indoor only cats, 12 and 16, became very ill with vomit and diarrhea. Stopped Friskies and tried using only the Fancy Feast. Noticed large rubbery pieces. Cats are constipated with black stool and throw up whole serving in whole pieces 3 hours after eating. What has happened to this brand?!

I bought Fancy Feast for 10 yrs, they made a change to their can food. Now my cat gets sick a lot and his bowels movements are horrible smelling and soft. This never happened before they changed their food. I'll be finding a new cat food now. I've been researching and there's a lot of problems with this issue now in Fancy feast.

I have been feeding my cats Fancy Feast Seafood pate for many years. I have found these large beige rubbery pieces in the cod, sole and shrimp pate in 2 different cans this week. I contacted Purina and they said "The material you have identified is a protein that is naturally occurring from the real ingredients used in the manufacturing of our products. The real ingredients used in the production of this product are ground in their natural state, however, there can be variation in the texture, size, and color of the food." It is "protein" they said?? Doesn't look like naturally occurring protein to me!

Please do not feed your fur babies this food! It is dangerous! I just lost my 10-week-old kitten to liver failure and, because I believed that this was a good food, this is all she ate. She was fine literally 12 hours ago and she died 4 hours ago. Please do not let your cats eat this!

Finding little hard white pieces in chicken pate. Chewy is awesome and replaced the last case and I have the same problem. I did research on Reddit and there are other complaints of finding fillers in the pate that are rubbery and even plastic. Please don’t buy this for your furkid.

My cats have eaten Fancy Feast for years, but BOTH refuse to eat it now. Something's not right. Once loved now hated. I've tried a variety of flavors and nothing. They would rather starve. The food smells extra gross now too so I don't blame them. Looks grey too. Big waste of money.

Updated on 07/10/2024: My cats have been enjoying Fancy Feast Seafood Pate for years. On this last purchase they won’t even touch it! I contacted Purina and basically told me too bad. So I decided to try a different Fancy Feast flavor for my cats. I ordered it from Chewy. I opened up a can and it smells like rotted meat! Why is there so many issues?

I have experienced the same issues as others have: color changes, little gravy in "gravy lovers" food. Those changes started happening during Covid. You would get a good batch once in a while. Now, June 2024, I've been finding lots of bones in the classic pate food, especially the beef. It looks the the large cans of Friskies only much more expensive. Very unhappy. My cats have loved the brown gravy in the beef feast. It is no longer brown and there's very little gravy, just large chunks that have to be cut. Is it possible they're substituting Fancy Feast with Friskies catfood? I feed 8 cats. Why should I pay $1 to $1.45 (savory centers) for Friskies quality?

I usually buy 2 flats to give my 4 cats about a month of wet food. All 4 cats are snubbing their noses at it for the past week. I purchased different flavors from the grocery store, same problem. I don't pretend to know what's happening but there must be something in the food that is wrong. I took my 13 year old cat to the vet and she is in the beginning stages of renal failure. I think it's because she's starving herself due to the wetfood. What's happening?

My 3 Cats were eating Wellness Signatures for the past 2 years. I switched to Fancy Feast to save money. I notice my Cats throwing up occasionally on Fancy Feast Grilled Collection. I also notice the change in the appearance of their coat. Their Fur looks wiry and coarse this past year. These things are not good healthy signs. I am going back to Wellness.

I don't know what they've done to the food since these new cans and sachets have come out. My 6yo cats will no longer touch it. The smell from one of the cans almost made me vomit! Now they're a waste of everyone's money!

I was buying Fancy Feast wet food for all 9 of my babies up until this past weekend. They ate the Cod, sole & shrimp feast, savory salmon feast & ocean whitefish & tuna, & have ALL been vomiting, again & again... now it's bile!!! This has never happened before & I'm absolutely disgusted with this brand! There's NEVER been a recall on their food? Hmm, I bet that's because they HIDE EVERYTHING!!! I know damn well if my cats got sick other people's pets have as well!

I'm done with Fancy Feast. None of my 8 cats will eat it anymore. They used to love it but that was before the colors and textures changed. Now it stinks and the color of the food has changed. I recently lost an 11 yrs old Maine Coon that loved Fancyfeast salmon gravy from day one, when it was a pink color, during pandemic it changed. Now it's grayish in color and smells nasty. He got pancreatic cancer and I think it was his food. I've called to complain and was brushed off then they hung up on me. I've spent a fortune on my cats for past 20 yrs but not one more penny will go to Purina now. They raised their prices but quality is horrible and now their food is making all my cats sick. I have been trying to switch out their food but I can't find anything they all will eat like they used to when Fancyfeast was good. Any recommendations? Tempted to make my own wet cat food for them. Help!?!

My two 15 year old cats have been fed Purina Fancy Feast Classic Pate (poultry & fish recipes) for many years with no issues. In the past few months we have added a few Gourmet Naturals for variety. Suddenly both cats are rejecting the wet food. I am dumping more than they are eating which is very costly. In addition, after eating, they have been throwing up after their meals. I've read that Purina is changing the formula to eliminate artificial preservatives & colors, but I feel something else is going on to make this food smell bad & the cats turning their noses up at mealtimes & getting sick. I'm done with Purina & switching to a vet recommended home cooked diet with added supplements. My cats deserve better than whatever Purina is producing. Obviously from these reviews something is not right & pets are suffering.

Something has definitely changed in the last 6 months to now. My cats loved it. Now the wet food is so sticky and dry. They don’t want to eat it. The Gravy Lovers has very little moisture and it appears to have odors.. My cats could consume three a day. Now. I’ lucky if I can get them to eat one can between the both of them. I’ve tried all different flavors and same happens with all of them. The cat food is extremely dry which my cats love the gravy. Nothing now. Please analyze what went wrong with your recipes and go back to the original and please don’t cut costs. What I buy is between $.95 and $1.35 a small can, I can’t afford to toss it out. Thank you.

Our 12 year old cat has loved Fancy Feast since she was a kitten, and it was the only wet cat food she would eat. In the past six months, we've noticed it looks different, smells different, and... She's gone from wolfing it down, to mostly licking the gravy off, to not wanting to eat it. This has been expensive as we tried different types within the brand. Something seems way more different than what the company is claiming. (They took out preservatives.). Why would that completely change the texture, look and smell? We're done. If anyone has other brands your cat now does like, please share. We're at our wits end with paying for and then giving or throwing away cans (and a couple whole cases.).

My 2 cats have been faithfully loving and only eating Fancy Feast Seafood Grilled wet food for 10 months. The last couple of boxes we have purchased, since January 2024, they are completely rejecting. Neither one of them will touch the food. They have not stated the formula changed, there has been no recall, there needs to be transparency. Multiple cats don't suddenly change.