Top 7 Best Kitten Foods (We Tested Them All)

Like your kitten, the best kitten food packs plenty of energy in a small package. It’s calorie-dense, rich in protein, and loaded with omega-3s to support brain and eye development. But not every food marketed for kittens is worthy of your baby’s bowl.

In this video, you'll learn about the essentials of kitten nutrition and our top 7 recommendations. We independently purchased and tested these products and are not sponsored by any of the brands mentioned in this video.

0:00 Best Kitten Foods:

3:32 Wellness CORE Kitten Turkey & Chicken Liver Recipe

4:38 Instinct by Nature's Variety Kitten Grain-Free Real Chicken Recipe

5:23 Fancy Feast Kitten Tender Turkey Feast

6:43 Wellness Complete Health Kitten Chicken Entrée Paté

7:38 Whole Earth Farms Grain-Free Real Healthy Kitten Recipe
Note: As of May 2022, Merrick has announced the discontinuation of the Whole Earth Farms cat food line.

8:42 Blue Buffalo Healthy Gourmet Kitten Chicken Entrée

9:59 Simply Nourish Source Chicken & Turkey Kitten Food

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[AllAboutCatsYT]

If you're watching this video, chances are you just adopted a new kitten. If so, congratulations! Drop their name in the comments so we can help welcome them to your family!

[williamsmoak]

This is an older video so I might comment on a new video. I was wondering if you could do a updated best kitten food video. It would be greatly appreciated unless nothing has changed. Thank you again for helping to insure a happy healthy kitten.

[jordancarrico]

This is just what I needed for our new kitten. She was found (starved) in a garage and deserves the best food available!

[InternationalCoco]

Got a kitten three weeks ago at 8 weeks old and I’ve been feeding her the Wellness Core canned kitten food! It’s so expensive but she deserves it and she really enjoys it. I have studied veterinary sciences so it wasn’t difficult to approve of this food in the first place.

[MechanicMark]

Grew up with cats but it’s been 25 years since I’ve had a kitten so I know there is so much more information now than before on the upbringing of kittens, I want to give her the best to grow up healthy and long life

[jojofeathers]

Just received an 8 week old kitten that my friend found on the side of the road :)) I've named him Poblano and he's already. started gaining a bunch of weight and growing to the size he should be for his age! I'm so excited to have him in my life now and his first wellness check is coming up this weekend!!!

[kendra_kat]

Adopted my little Dante a couple weeks ago. He's more than half way through his little bag of food the shelter gave me, so this is perfect!

[dylanstone]

Just rescued a little black kitten from behind the restaurant I work at, lured him out with chicken so we named him Pollo, after his first vet visit he’s doing great!!!

[thewannabegamer]

Please notice that she did not recommend any of the science or big veterinary brands. Please always do your research before you take your vets recommendation. I almost lost my dog because they changed their formula without stating that they changed it. They don’t actually care about your pets. They care about money.

[YoSpiff]

One of my kittens has had some messy diarrhea and we finally determined it is probably because of the milk in the Fancy Feast you showed. Switched to crunchies for a day and no problems. Watching this to find better options for wet food.

[naturalistfirst]

I'm getting my first kitten in over 10 years. I am extremely concerned about what is the best food and at the same time I don't want to spend a ton but I do not want to go cheap. Your video is very helpful as it breaks down what the product contains and how much it costs. You keep things simple yet are specific on how you grade each recommended brand. I subscribed to your channel because your other videos are done with the same care and attention. Thanks again!!!

[nannybannany]

My husband and I are about to adopt two kittens this week! We had to wait for one of them to spayed (the other has been neutered already). I have watched your videos SO many times and I decided to ask the foster mom what foods and litters she has been using with the kittens so that I know what they've already eaten so I can go from there. Thank you for your research so that I can make informed judgments and had the forethought to ask the foster mom! We are adopting a boy and girl orange kittens, we are renaming them to Björn and Sigrid!

[sofiacrespo]

Wow this was so helpful I'm adopting a kitten from the shelter I really liked the ingredients of simply nourish. I'm very picky and I want what's best for my kitten thank you!

[mydogplayschess]

My kitten is currently 7 months old and I’ve only been feeding him Wellness Core kitten immediately after we got him (so for about 4 months now). But after a blood test, the BUN and creatinine ratio was out of normal range. (One being unusually high, the other low). My vet told me that this was usually due to too high protein in the diet so I immediately changed to a brand that wasn’t so high (Now Fresh Kitten). I’m planning to do another blood test after a few months, but I’m hoping for input on our case since this was recommended on your video!

[elsalvatore]

Please do more kitten videos! Happy healthy cats begins with happy healthy kittens!!

[HeyNowMal]

I had no clue that cats preferred dry food. I thought people just bought it because it was cheap. I’m going to be getting a kitten soon and I’m doing my research. Your videos are so helpful! I’ve never had a pet before and I just want to make sure I do all of the right things.

[KatG]

We got a couple of sibling kittens a little over a month ago. We were told they were being fed Nulo kitten food and then we slowly switched to Hill’s based on Vet recommendation but one of the kittens can’t seem to digest Hill’s very well so we are in the process of switching back to Nulo.

[jallynguyen]

Hi, I just adopted a kitten last month, she is my first cat so I absolutely dont know what to feed her. Then, I found you on Youtube. Now, I feed her follow your recommendation: Blue Buffalo, Fancy Feast and Simply Nourish dry food. Thank you so much.

[SBYU]

I loved fancy feast for 3 of my cats.
BUTTTT my 4th kitty the fancy feast caused severe allergies my kitty scratching and red, flaky skin, itching..
I switched and its better now, no more itchy

[savvasmichael]

Omg so helpfull i am getting a kitten tomorrow and its a boy so we are naming it Simon!I was an early Christmas present lol