Hills Cat Food Reviews

My finicky feline finally found her favorite with Hills Cat Food! She devours every bite, and her coat has never looked shinier. Definitely worth the extra cost. As a devoted cat owner, ensuring your feline friend's diet is top-notch is crucial for their health and happiness.

I said a few choice words about the management not caring enough to make the inside labels of prescription diet readable because it blends in with the paper! I realize now it took all of you from top executives to management to marketing to all the veterinarians to the employees in your company to save my cat Magoo’s life with pancreatitis! 3 years ago he was in the pet hospital for 4 days with severe pancreatitis! Veterinarian prescribed I/d chicken and vegetable stew! It’s been 3 years now and he’s doing fantastic! I do realize it takes all of you in a corporation to become #1! I’m sorry my anxiety got the best of me when I said a few choice words about the higher ups! I too almost died last year when the dr botched my major surgery by burning my pancreas! I now look at your corporation as being the best probably in the world! Again it’s because of ALL of you! Congratulations and may God bless each & everyone of you!!

I switched the dry food for my Mr Magoo, the sweetest Maine Coon kitty ever, back in January 2023. This was the recommendation of his vet to reduce the bladder stone that was his current condition. This worked, however, he developed very high sugar in his blood and high liver enzymes. He then became very lethargic, hair dull and increased pet dander. He also began vomiting, then not eating at all, and I took him back to the vet. She put him on insulin to bring down his sugar, but he was not eating. I had to put him out of his misery April 28th 2023 and I am forever heartbroken that this food was most likely the cause....

My cat ate Hills c/d wet and dry food for years. He will not eat either at all. I've tried the wet food case I purchased periodically and he refused it as well as the dry. I ordered the dry kitten food and she has diarhea after eating it. The food is out and my older cat on c/d doesn't even get tempted to eat it either. I have planned on submitting this complaint directly to hills and found these reviews and now I am convinced the there is a problem with hills food after reading other reviews submitted. The prescription is very expensive and he did eat it prior to 1 year ago.

Turvey (13 yrs) has eaten Hills i/d prescription food (digestive) for several years. She has been doing fine on it, taking it with 2 veterinary prescriptions - ** and ** to control her stomach condition.

I have always trusted the Hills brand dry cat food for my Cutie Pie. He always eats his crunches as well as his Fancy Feast wet cat food. He's remained healthy and well for 15 years. He is a beautiful kitty.

I recently changed my cat's food to Hills Science and started noticing my cat throw up every time he ate the food. Apart from the occasional hair ball, my cat never vomits. This is directly linked with my cat eating Hills food. My cat would cry every time I put the Hills food in the bowl, however, I thought he was just being fussy. I now have realized it's making him sick and will never buy this brand again.

I have a 14 year old cat with a thyroid # that the vet called "off the charts." (She estimated it would be a 6, with 4 being the highest.) He ended up allergic to the only hyperthyroid medicine that exists for cats, and the iodine radiation was not an option. One vet at the clinic said this food doesn't work at all, and my vet said it does with some cats. Well, after a month on the canned Hills Y/D, Winston's #s were back in the normal range. (He did seem calmer to me, but to have the #s match that was thrilling!)

Why are they allowed to put corn in cat food? Cats cannot process corn in their bodies. I almost learned this too late. My cat had an infection that was attacking his heart valve. You people should know this. I have put him on a grain free diet. I had him on skin and stomach dry food. You even put corn in wet food. What is wrong with you people? Pets are at a risk because of your actions.

We have four kittens that are 16 weeks old and started feeding them Hills science for kittens. It was a horrible experience! Kittens were throwing up and had horrible diarrhea. They looked sick and were lethargic. Our kittens are always full of energy and playing all the time so I knew something was wrong. We thought they had some kind of infection so took them to the vet. After a few hundred dollars the vet could find nothing wrong with them. We left one kitten for a couple days for observation and they said she did fine. The other kittens at home were still throwing up. They fed her a different type of food. When she got home and ate Hills Science again the vomiting and diarrhea started! I threw that food out and bought Royal Canin and the kittens loved it! They no longer threw up and stools are normal! Something is wrong with Hills Science!!!

My 13 year old cat had been healthy all her life but last year developed a food allergy and licked a lot of her hair off. The vet wanted us to try Hills z/d. We did and within weeks her hair started to grow back. But a couple months in and she started vomiting, refusing to eat. We ended up in the ER because she was dehydrated. At that point her blood tests were normal as they have always been. The not wanting to eat, vomiting, weight loss continued. Had to have meds for nausea and appetite stimulant. She also had diarrhea for 2 months along with everything else. She was just getting worse so we had more blood work and this time it shows she is now diabetic.

My experience with Hills C/D Urinary Care has been satisfactory when it comes to the health benefits, as my cat, Junior T has not had any urinary tract issues since only eating this food. He has been eating this food for about twelve to thirteen years now. Unfortunately, the dry is only available in seafood and chicken. I believe the dry comes in three sizes. The canned offers a little more variety with vegetables. He gets the canned food as a treat as I find it to be very costly, more so than the dry. The canned is available in two sizes. Both varieties (canned and dry) are only available at an animal hospital and with a doctor's recommendation or order.

We thought a more expensive brand would provide our indoor cat a long and healthy life. Instead it took her from us way too early and we are devastated. I wish I researched more and kept checking over the years. Hills changed their indoor cat food ingredients and products about a year or more ago and our cat hated the change. I called Hills and they confirmed they had made changes. I had to get the smaller sized dry food for our cat to start eating it again and we also gave her the wet can food too at least once a week. Well her behavior changed and after senior tests for a cat not even 9 years old, we got the bad news... kidney disease and she was already too far along. A healthy cat!! Indoor. This should never have happened. Don't buy or trust Hills and research your pets food constantly. I'll never put my trust into one brand when it comes to my pet. It did not pay off and took our Godiva way too early.

My purebred 9 yr old Ragdoll is a little overweight. He's very content with just the 1/2 cup of bikkies but enjoys 1 tspn wet food (Hills Prescription Diet wet food Skin/Food Sensitivities z/d original flavour). He's slowly losing weight which is fantastic for his health. I'm more than happy with the Vet (Greencross Vets at Caloundra, Sunshine Coast in Australia). They love him! Couldn't ask for better care.

Quality Issues - Highly Diluted with Gravy. Ordered a batch of Prescription Cat Food in October then again in January. Several tins that I received in January contain way less substance - far more liquid than my previous orders. While Chewy customer service sent a replacement, that delivery had the same consistency - mainly gravy. Cancelled my autoship, looking for another brand.

I have raised cats on Hills food for 65 years and was totally happy with the product and had several cats live into their 20s. Several months ago the formula was changed from adults to the above. I found not only did my cats seem to like it less but their coats started to lose luster and shed. (I have 7 rescue cats) Lakata a 4 year old Maine Coon X was said to be over weight so vet put her on Metabolic for weight loss. She lost 500 grams in about 14 months. After a few months on this food she started to have very dry skin and dandruff, also drinks way more water than she ever did. Had her tested for allergies none.

My 15-year-old cat was diagnosed with thyroid disease and Hill's Y/d food was recommended as a conservative alternative to medication. She would have to be on this food for her lifetime. My cat loved the food, and her thyroid readings were back to normal within a week. HOWEVER, a few months later, she was vomiting a lot, sometimes 2-3 times a day, and missing her litter box or pooping on the floor of another room. She had never done this before. NOTHING in her routine had changed. I took her to the vet and she was diagnosed with KIDNEY FAILURE. She was severely dehydrated as well, and she had stopped eating and drinking and was very lethargic, so we tried to keep her as comfortable as possible, but for cats, this is always a death sentence. Less than two weeks later, I had to put her to sleep, three days short of her 16th birthday.

I have been buying this brand for over 15 years. I have never had any issues, other than the K/D wet food consistency could be better as my 23 year old cat at the time was not a fan of it unless I mixed it with the K/D kibble as well. Going back though, my sweet old cat lived to be 23 years old. I loved this food as it added on years to his life, I was surprised to get, as his kidneys started to fail due to his age at 20. My old timer also ate this food with only the wet food issue as stated above, although he did like the veggie stew flavor a lot in the wet food and would eat that one regardless. That one being veggie stew though was hard to find though. My vet would have to order more in for me. So it was normally the chicken wet K/D he needed kibble mixed into as it's a paste.

My cat had a seizure after taking a few bites of wet food about a month ago. I had never seen him have one before. I am not sure if it was Hills KD for sure because I also have a cat who eats the CD canned Hills food. I was so worried about him that I did not check the food since I did not think that the food would have caused a seizure so quickly. I have been feeding him a low protein food since then but bought a can of Hills KD pate today from my vet. Phantom took 3 bites and again started to seize and lost his bowel control. He is now sleeping quietly.

My 8-year-old Ginger cat was overweighted, however, the annual blood test and half-year check were fine for the past 7 years. Then local vet recommended Hills Metabolic cat food Weight management for him to lose some weight. After ten months, he lost 2 kg and weak on joints. Now the vet diagnosed Diabetic on him from the extremely high Blood Glouces Level. I understand that it might be an individual case depend on cats but please consider before you feed your cats.

Today I took my cat in to the vet to get his nails clipped like I do every 6 weeks and before leaving saw some cans of Hill's k/d near checkout I hadn't noticed before. I asked about cost for a can or two just to let my big boy kitty possibly try some because he likes to have new tastes here and there. I ended up buying a large can of the kidney care (k/d) wet food and also a small can of the Digestive Care (i/d) wet food as well. I opened the large can of kidney care about a half hour ago to feed my kitty and to my surprise saw this off-whitish small glob right on top of the wet food which I have to say looks like a loogie of spit which is completely disgusting. I immediately tried to reach my vet's office where I bought these cans today to ask if this is normal to expect on the food but they close early Saturday and I just missed them.

I took my cat in and vet suggested Hills Metabolic Dry Cat Food. He was required to have bloodwork beforehand. Bloodwork came back great. Two years later we had to him him euthanized for diabetes. He was fine before - I believe this cat food killed him. By the way, he was never fed table food. Nothing but Hills.

My male cat was put on this food 8-9 years ago after experiencing a severe blockage in his kidneys from crystals. He has not had a crystal problem, since. But, I have noticed he has lost weight every year when we take him to the vet for his annual wellness check. He is 12 years old. He also would vomit the food up at least once every other day. It was stain the white carpet with how heavy it was on coloring using their red dye.

I realize that many other posters have had trouble with this prescription cat food, but my cat was prescribed it after having a bad bout of cystitis. He has never had it recur again and he loves the taste, and won't eat anything else. So my experience has been very positive.

My 6 year old cat developed a UTI, she had blood in her urine, no crystals, no blockage. So she was put on Hills S/O food. Within a few days she was vomiting it back up all yellow, I would find puddles of yellow corn like vomit everywhere. I finished the bag and switched her back to her other previous food and bam! All the vomiting stopped, as well as her peeing outside the box. I think this food is absolutely trash and money grabbing, it’s just like feeding your cat cheap food. I would honestly research alternative cat food if possible.

I had a Persian male, rescued from outdoors, looked for an owner because 1) He was a Persian and 2) all 4 paws were declawed. When I brought him to a vet and had his health checked, the vet estimated his age to be about 2 years. I had him for 20 years! He did have a urinary tract issue, which is common in male cats, at which time I switched him to C/D and then he was fine. He was healthy happy and friendly all his long life.

Started my cat on the dry food from November 2017 to June 2017. He lost so much weight, I could feel his ribs. He never had medical problems until he ate this food. Now I am dealing with kidney problems and thyroid problems. He will be on medication the rest of his life. Please, please do not use any of their products.

Due to my cat suffering from cystitis, the vet put him on a prescription diet (Hills Urinary Care C/D). I purchased a few boxes of the cat food from the vet and a few more online. Ever since giving my cat the prescribed wet food he didn't like eating it. I thought that he was fussy and only today due to working from home and the snowy weather (he usually goes to a toilet outside rather than using a litter tray) I realised that he had a serious diarrhea. That explains why he didn't want to eat this food in the first place - it was making him unwell. Vets should be warned about the dangers of this food on cats' health. I will be visiting the vet today to let them know, check the cat's health and find an alternative food.

I'm glad I found it before my kitten did.

My three cats (ages 1, 5 & 7) all eat Hills Prescription C/D Urinary Care cat food and are healthy, active and happy cats. Only one needs it, he had a urinary tract infection and the vet suggested this food. But the other two cats won’t eat the other food anymore (they love this stuff) so it's our only cat food now (both wet & dry).