Friskies Reviews

My cats have the runs for couple days now, either from Friskies dry food, or friskies canned wet food. One of the cans were puffed up, like there was bacteria growing inside! I get variety packs of pate, chicken lovers, and the treasure.

Recent user reports indicate significant inconsistencies in the quality, texture, and smell of Friskies Salmon Pate in the past few months. Consumers have noted that some cans contain a denser, browner, and dry product, while others are more moist, causing cats that previously loved the food to stop eating it or experience digestive issues.

I have noticed in my last couple orders of Friskies pate that they have cut back on the amount of food in the can and added liquid to make up the difference, I used to feed 1 1/2 cans per meal, Now I have to feed 2 cans. Less food, higher price.

My cats just started vomiting a lot right after eating FRISKIES Pate Variety pack I bought from Costco. They've done this several times. I hope it's not a bad batch because I bought a few 50 can packs last week.

I have been feeding my cats Friskies for years. They will not eat it. My cats are throwing up and will not eat or drink. I had to take them to the vet. These have been the cans with 1159 on can. Throw it out.

This was once an ok product. The meat was small enough for my cats to eat it and it was full of either gravy or sauce which my cats like the best. In the past 2 yrs the product has gone to crap. The meat is in big clumps of glob and there is barely any sauce or gravy which makes it very dry. I have tried all the expensive cans and my cats just won't eat them and now due to the nasty job the companies are doing my cats won't eat this garbage either.

I have fed my kitties Friskies pate for years. I buy it by the case. This last purchase is the new formula - no preservatives or artificial colors and it is making her nauseous. Her poor little tummy is so upset. Will never buy another Purina product again.

All 3 of my cats have required emergency care in the last 6 months and I had no idea it was related to their food until today. One had bloody diarrhea and constant vomiting, the other had crystals in her urine that were so large they could block her ureters and cause her bladder to explode, and my baby cat who was one year old needed emergency surgery that cost $10,000. He was cut open from his chest to his bum and they had to run the whole length of his intestines. I am SO ** PISSED OFF!!! This is NOT OK and I am speaking to lawyers about a class action lawsuit. I know the people who took down Harvey Weinstein. If they cannot help, I guarantee they will suggest someone who can. ** PURINA AND ALL THEIR SHADY ASS **!!!!

I been buying my cats Friskies for years, but this last year my cats been getting really sick. I changed their food several times. They like it, but one of my cats' fur start getting matted and she was throwing up really bad, my other cat, he started doing the same thing. I don't know what to do cause I changed their food several times. They like Fancy Feast but it started doing the same thing. It have some little white things in it that's hard that I have to pick out. Friskies and Fancy Feast. I go to different stores to buy my cat food. It's the same thing with all the cat food from these different stores. Somebody need to do something about this with this cat food. Now I'm feeding my cats wet dog food smh!!

This latest 30-lb bag of Friskies Sensations Seafood Melody made all six of my cats—ages 3 to 21—vomit shortly after eating. My senior cat was sick for a full day. Whether it’s a bad batch or a formula change, something is clearly wrong. I threw the bag out and won’t buy this again. Not worth risking your pets’ health. The image I uploaded is the bag in the trash. I wanted to add a photo, but I had already thrown it away.!

I've been feeding my cats Friskes ever since they stopped drinking mama cat's milk. They r 9 years old. Two days ago I got A bag of Tender Crunch'd. They all have diarrhea. Two of them have blood in their 💩. Tomorrow is going to be the most expensive day in decades. Not credible people at frikies. 🤔 Y'all are sketchy.

In the first week with the Friskies Periscope Party Mix biscuit, my always healthy cat started limping on one paw, so I went to look at the compositions of the Yums Natural Party Mix biscuits, my cat really loves them, but he got arthritis which makes life difficult for 9-year-old cats, I really won't buy them again.

Been feeding my cat Friskies for years. 4 years to be exact. However, one day a bad batch encouraged my cat to throw up for day on end. It broke my heart to see my cat like that, nearly at a loss of all the energy that had coined him a troublemaker. Instead he just slept. And slept. Until one day I fed him another brand of cat food, and he went a day without throwing up. Then another. And another. He was active again, and causing trouble just like he had been the week before. I will never in my life recommend this brand to anyone.

I have 15 total cats inside and outside feral. I bought two cases of Friskies from Costco $43.00 each. The first week the smell of their poop was so so bad. Then I noticed a couple throwing up. Not thinking much about it, maybe a hairball.. As days went on the smell of the food is not normal, one poop in the cat box literally makes my nose burn like nothing I’ve ever smelled. Thinking maybe it was just that flavor. Every single can makes my nose hurt and burn, it’s a smell I can’t describe. I have to rush to scoop it it and it’s diarrhea 98% of every poop. This is absolutely not normal. They never have squirting diarrhea like this and I’ve fed them Friskies for years. It’s like a chemical smell, one of the feral that never turns anything down won’t touch it as won’t one of my inside cats.

I realize this food is more affordable than other brands out there, but I will be switching due to all of the cats having loose stools. They've been dewormed, and I've tried other remedies with no changes. It's obvious that cheap equals low quality, but I figured it was better than nothing since I feed outdoor stray cats. (And yes, I do take them in to get spayed/neutered as I can.)

Our fur baby cat loves the Friskies dry and wet gravy foods. But every time we order the cans they are always dented. Is this still healthy for our baby to eat? We want to make sure no bacteria is in there that could be harmful. Sometimes he goes to his bowl and won't eat it. So we throw it out but just want to be on the safe side and see if any of these dented cans need to be thrown out or a refund is possible? As they aren't cheap. I'd still recommend the gravy ones but the thumbs up not allowing me to press it.

I have been feeding my two indoor/outdoor cats and one indoor cat Friskies canned food for about a year. Just recently 2 months or so none of them rake eating it. Doesn’t matter the flavor or texture. They want nothing to do with it. What has been changed? Kind of worried after reading previous reviews my cats could develop a medical issue.

I have lost 5 cats within the last year and half. 2 outside cats and 3 inside only cats. Liver failure, and kidneys. I have ONLY ever fed all of my cats Friskies for the last 18 years. My oldest was 18 when she passed in 2021. I've noticed the change in the wet food as of lately. My cats also. Salmon dinner Pate has always been their fav. Now they smell it and walk away. I have now have 13 cats. After reading all the other reviews, I'M PISSED!!! Sorry, my heart is breaking. What is Friskies doing to their wet food now? They need to step up and go back to the way it used to be.

Canned seafood rejected now by my cat as of 2025 January. I have not been offered any refund. I have a case left over. I have been a customer of Friskies for 5 years. Why didn’t we receive a notice of this change? I’m sure the manufacturer knows that cats may reject their formula change! They misrepresented their product by not clearly relabeling the product. Some people refer to this practice as “bait and switch”. I want my $32 refunded.

We have been buying Friskies Salmon Pate for years and never had a real problem until this month. Our auto ship with Chewy comes with a case of it. When we opened the cans that hadn't suffered significant damage, they were dark brown, slimy and smelled rancid, more like beef dog food than went bad. I ask for a replacement case and ended up with the same thing as the original order. Same dark brown, smelly Pate.

I have 7 cats that I've fed Friskies Seafood Sensations to since they were kittens, they now range from a year old to 6 years old. They used to love the food but since this last 30lb bag I bought, they've all been throwing up within about half an hour of eating. I'm glad I found these reviews because I will now be changing their food. I don't know what was changed in the food but now cats are getting sick because of it. Purina should be ashamed of themselves.

Both of my cats got sick from feeding them this poison. It is the cheapest food on the market for a reason. It will kill your pets. Think twice if you care about your fur babies. It will cost you and them in the long run just to save a couple bucks.

I have 5 inside cats and 6 ferals. Been feeding Friskies and Fancy Feast for years. Recently like since Jan it’s hit or miss. One box they eat fine and the next box they won’t touch it. I’ve bought at Walmart, PetSmart, grocery stores thinking it sat in a hot trailer or something to make it bad. I’ve had same thing happen with Meow Mix can food. Friskies can food, Fancy Feast cans. It’s not just my cats. I'm not so sure this isn’t intentional malice.

My kitty has been throwing up the Friskies dry cat food. She just got over the loose bowels. Today she ate four pieces of the Party Mix beachside crunch and within about five minutes she threw it up. I read about all the wet cat food but she is 7 years old and has always eaten dry cat food and NO wet. I am taking her off all Friskies for now and will see how she does. Is there anyone else having a problem with the dry cat food.

I have fed Friskies for years and never had a problem. Then just bought a new box of wet food and within an hour I have a dead cat and 2 that are not doing well! They are thinking it is micro toxins and are not sure what they can do about it.

I think I might know what is wrong with the Friskies wet food. I bought 12 cans of Friskies ocean white fish and Tuna. I feed it to feral cats. Every can I opened the bottom of can popped up and down and the food was rank smelling. Nothing close to what it normally smells like. The cans were not dented in any way but was not canned right so the food spoiled. I had to throw all 12 cans in the trash. I knew they would get sick if I fed it. I will not buy Friskies again. I can't afford to spend money on rotten food. Nor will I.

Something has been going on with Friskies wet food. My cat got bloody diarrhea, my little dog also got into the wet food and got bloody diarrhea, the vets were stumped. We got every test they offered but all tests came back negative. We will never purchase friskies again, we changed to the Tiki cat. We haven't had any issues since.

I used Friskies for years, but whatever the recent changes that were made, my cats will no longer eat Friskies. They try to bury it, tried different flavors, same thing, had to go to a different brand. Friskies needs to go back to the old style of food before they go out of business.

Friskies canned food for cats is a very low quality cat food. You can verify this yourself and compare. Just open a can of Wellness brand chicken for cats, then open a can of Friskies chicken for cats. Side by side you can SMELL the difference. You can SEE the difference. The Friskies can food actually smells offensive. And my cats have repeatedly noticed the difference. At one point I just had to stop buying Friskies can food. It's too cheap. Too low of quality.