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About Smalls

Smalls cat food provides your cat with high-quality food through a subscription plan. Cats receive fresh, human-grade food packed with dry ice to keep it cool. Wet food is available in three recipes: chicken, turkey and beef with consistency choices of minced or pate. If your cat isn’t fond of wet food, Smalls also offers freeze-dried raw protein as a kibble alternative. It’s available in chicken, turkey and duck and includes the meat, bones and organs. Smalls also offers healthy treats and food-toppers to entice your cat.

Pros
  • Recipes backed by science
  • Several plans to choose from
  • Human-grade ingredients
  • Plans are customizable
Cons
  • More expensive than kibble
  • Food isn’t pre-portioned

Smalls cat food plans

Your Smalls cat food plan starts with a sampler that lets you find products your cat prefers before committing to a larger purchase. To get your sampler, simply answer some questions about your cat and your budget. From there, you can choose a plan that suits your needs. Smalls then sends you a two-weeks supply of the food chosen at a reduced cost.

The Monday after you receive the sampler, a "cat concierge" contacts you to check in. You can tell them what your cat likes or dislikes and whether there are any products they haven't tried.

In the second week, you schedule your first full order based on your chosen plan and feedback from the check-in. You can make changes until the Thursday before the box ships. Shipments continue every two, four or eight weeks, depending on your needs. Available plans include:

  • Complete Balance: 50% essential kibble, 50% fresh food
  • Healthiest Balance: 75% essential and raw kibbles, 25% fresh food
  • Fresh Food Starter: 75% essential kibble, 25% fresh food
  • Total Moisture: 100% fresh food
  • Balanced Moisture: 75% fresh food, 25% essential kibble
  • Healthiest + Convenience: 75% fresh food, 25% raw kibble
  • Essential Kibble: 100% essential kibble
  • Essential + Raw Kibble: 75% essential kibble, 25% raw kibble
  • Balanced Convenience: 50% fresh food, 50% raw kibble

According to the website, the plans are customizable to fit your cat’s needs and your budget. You can change up flavors, textures or quantities as needed. Each shipment is packed in dry ice to keep it fresh.

Smalls cat food price

Smalls' website lists several prices for each plan. Prices are based on whether you’re ordering for one or multiple cats. Overall, Smalls cat food cost varies greatly depending on the meal plan you choose.

The cheapest plan is Essential Kibble — an order for one cat every four weeks costs $28. The most expensive plan is Balanced Convenience, which costs $120 under the same for one cat every four weeks. Five of the nine plans cost less than $100, while the remaining four cost more than $100.

Smalls cat food FAQ

Does Smalls cat food have a minimum order amount?
Smalls requires a minimum order of six packets of wet food. This is to ensure the dry ice is effective and to reduce packaging.
Can Smalls help my cat lose weight?
Smalls can help improve your cat’s diet, which in turn helps them lose weight. Smalls' food focuses on several important factors: high moisture content, high-quality animal protein and low carbohydrates.
Is Smalls cat food grain-free?
Yes, Smalls cat food is grain free. It’s human-grade and contains no fillers.
How long does it take Smalls cat food to ship?
Since wet food shipments contain dry ice, packages are shipped quickly. Expect to receive your order within two or three days.

Is Smalls cat food good?

Smalls cat food provides a high-quality option for your cat. This can have a profound effect on their overall health and wellness. Since cats are biologically wired to be carnivores, they don’t get hydration and nutrients the same way humans do. Smalls understands that and goes a step above by manufacturing its food using human-grade ingredients. You get top quality protein, moisture for hydration and essential nutrients. If Smalls cat food fits your budget, it's a good option for your cat.

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    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2026

    My cat hated it. Would not even try it. They said they cancelled subscription, but we will see. The smell and texture were not good but that was not my cat's problem. She didn’t want to have anything to do with it. I tried for 2 days.

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    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2026

    Terrible customer service! Beware. They automatically sign you up for recurring shipments and make it more than difficult to cancel. Several emails, attempts to log onto their website and they STILL sent me a second shipment and told me “I was talking to their robot” which they feel absolves them of responsibility to cancel my recurring subscription. Also the website was coincidentally not working when I tried to cancel the subscription I never signed up for. Plus, my cat won’t touch the food.

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      Reviewed Dec. 13, 2025

      Honestly, I was so hopeful this food would do what is advertised! But, definitely Did Not! Its frozen, dry as flour and when I asked about it (because one of the main benefits of the food AS ADVERTISED BY SMALLS, was the food was great for hydration. THAT IS A STRAIGHT UP LIE!!!! It was as dry as baking flower and when I asked I was told to microwave it and add water or chicken stock. It was around $60.00 and I got Absolutely nothing the ads promised! THIS IS YET ANOTHER INTERNET FALSE ADVERTISING PRODUCT! Walk the hell away! Save your money and 3 vets told me it wasn't a good product so I should have listened!! Don't fall into the SCAM!!!!

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      Customer ServicePrice

      Reviewed Dec. 10, 2025

      I signed up for the subscription service and was over shipped and canceled, but they shipped an extra carton, charged me after my cancellation. Very difficult to cancel and very difficult to get customer service fair customer service.

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      Reviewed Dec. 1, 2025

      Ordered the sample cat food on November 20. Received email receipt with incorrect address and immediately went to the website and corrected it on the 20th. Order was sent to an old address in Texas that I didn’t supply. Cheeky reply was that I had just changed the address on the 25th (after it was delivered to the wrong address) but that they would MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR ME and resend it. Email received today stating that it was delivered but not here. I suspect an IT issue but they just don’t seem to be very concerned about their customers at all and are even willing to blame you for their issues. I’m sure that this order was probably delivered to Texas as well and that’s inexcusable.

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      Punctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsTransparency

      Reviewed Nov. 18, 2025

      I ordered their introductory special which I received but a few days later I find out they changed me a big amount for something I didn’t order. I can’t get any explanation of what I supposedly ordered and they refused to refund my money. Impossible to deal with them.

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      Reviewed Oct. 22, 2025

      Zero customer service. DON'T fall for the "sampler box" - in another 3 weeks you'll get a $150 box and no easy way to cancel. Worse, our cats don't even LIKE the Smalls food, so now we're stuck with $000's of food. Sure, I'll donate to the humane society (if they'll even take it!) but this company is a rip-off.

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      Reviewed Sept. 4, 2025

      BUYER BEWARE! Steer clear of this product. Horrible food and equally horrible customer service. I entered into a trial basis with Smalls and 2 weeks later I was charged 146.05 for a delivery I didn’t subscribe to (read the small print!). I even tried to cancel the order 3 days before it shipped…. to no avail. Their website is very user unfriendly and their customer service is very annoying. Bottom line: I am stuck with food that my cats won’t eat.

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      Reviewed Aug. 15, 2025

      My cats hated this food and I was charged over $140 for a second box I did not order. They are sneaky. Please make sure you read the fine print and not charged for something you had no intention of ordering. Terrible customer service as well. You cannot talk to anyone and they are strict on no refunds once the package is sent out.

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      Reviewed July 30, 2025

      Not only the worst website with relatively no info on prices, etc, but the most horrific customer support out there. After almost a week of food not shipped was told cannot cancel orders or issue refunds. Plus, you can only purchase if you subscribe which increases the price from a $25 sampler charge to over $150 for the same item. You cannot reach a human through text or email. If email returned, you are directed to website as with texting. No phone number to call and speak with a person. A total scam. Wish I had read all the terrible reviews before placing an order.

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      Smalls Company Information

      Company Name:
      Smalls
      Website:
      www.smalls.com