Top 10 Best Wet Cat Foods in 2022 (We Tested Them All)

Hi everyone! We're back with one of the biggest videos of the year: All About Cats' annual roundup of the best wet cat food you can buy. Whether you need shreds, pate, or something reminiscent of homemade food, you'll find something to love in this list of the best canned, fresh, and soft food on the market in 2022.

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0:00 Introduction
0:12 How We Selected and Tested The Foods
1:44 Best Healthy Wet Cat Food: RAWZ 96% Turkey & Turkey Liver Paté

3:06 Best Budget: Authority Chicken Paté

4:12: Premium Pick: Ziwi Cat Food

6:09 Best Ethically-Sourced: Open Farm Cat Food

7:51 Best Fresh: Smalls Cat Food

9:40 Best for Sensitive Stomach: Koha Pet Limited Ingredient Cat Food

11:25 Best for Weight Loss: Tiki Cat Wet Cat Food

12:29 Best for Senior Cats: Weruva Cat Food

14:00 Best for Kittens: Wellness CORE Turkey & Chicken Liver Kitten Food

15:19 Best Mid-Price: Instinct by Nature's Variety Original Grain-Free Paté

16:33 Conclusion

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[mikaylabuan]

I fed my cat the Authority brand chicken pate for a couple months after watching this video and it gave her urinary crystals!!! The vet said it was very high in sodium and NOT to continue feeding it to her. She has since been switched to a urinary care food that she likes way more anyways. Just a warning for anyone in the comments that might wanna try the budget brand!

[MacTechG]

Rawz is based right down the road from where I grew up, in Cape Neddick Maine, nice to know I’m supporting both a local business and some of the best cat food in the industry!

[maxxwelly]

I bought TIKI CAT's tuna, whitefish and pumpkin. Apparently our cats would rather starve than eat it. Thank you for all the great info you provide.

[_PlentyofPancakes_]

I personally don't recommend instinct to anyone. I was feeding my 2 with their canned pate (plus their freeze dried raw as treats, BOTH containing montomilite clay)for a couple months and we found out at a dental cleaning that one of my boys had a UTI. The montomilite clay was the only cause that came to mind. I did my own digging and deemed it an ingredient to be avoided. It was also fairly lucky that we were trying out pretty litter at the time since both of them had started turning the litter blue, yet my other cat's UA came back clear. We are now feeding Tiki Cat After Dark and they love it!

[mong]

I would love to see a series of videos based on urinary issues. The types of urinary issues, the best products (fountains), best dry food and wet food. I know it’s common

[morg]

I would love to see the best picks for urinary safe cat food as its such a huge issue for so many cats!

[bluejay]

Thanks for adding Rawz, 3 of my 4 will eat it. For those that dont know, a case can either be 3oz or 5 oz and usually 18 to a case. Was informed by them that a possible variety pack will come out by next year.

[highrzr]

We recently stumbled across Reveal brand. The cats absolutely adore the Chicken Breast in Broth. It's grain free with absolutely no carbs or plant material in it. It's a bit expensive at about $1.50 for a 2.47 ounce can, but they devour it. We don't give it to them everyday, more like a treat like Sunday dinner.

[rkivex]

my 16 year old male cat has been enjoying the Tiki Cat line for a while now. We started by giving him the Velvet Salmon Mousse and he couldn't get enough! He can't have chicken which can make trying other brands tricky. luckily Tiki Cat has a great range of seafood flavours as well! We've tried out the Grill & Aloha variety packs as they are both chicken free and contain different fun flavours & he absolutely loved the brothy/puréed parts but as he's an older boy now chewing is harder & I could feel his frustration when it came to the fishy chunks. he just couldn't chew no matter how small I broke them up.. so I now purée the cans with our blender instead.. 2 months in and he still licks the bowl clean every single time!! I know puréeing the food yourself might seem taxing for some people but it works for us and he is healthy and happy! Fur is nice and shiny, bathroom breaks are healthy and regular, weight is stable & he never refuses a meal. Very pleased overall. I am also interested in trying out Weruva as I've heard it is great for senior cats as well.

[allyciamyers]

Great to see Smalls on the list. My recently diagnosed diabetic cat, was fed SD dry his whole life. When we found him dropping weight, excessively thirsty, and limping, the vet recommended SD m/d wet. At $55 a case, my cat refused to eat it, smelled awful and greasy. We tried so many brands of low carb food before we found Smalls. He LOVES it, literally screams with excitement for it. I love it for the packaging, super easy meal prep (I thaw and dump 2 bags into a glass jar and use a kitchen scale to weigh out portions.) I've had great experiences with the customer service, and their product line is constantly growing. Our meal plan averages out to $4.63/day. Considering prescription food and premium wet (that he hated} was about $5/day I feel that the convenience and quality are well worth it. However, I did need to buy a chest freezer...

[takealooksee]

Oh my gosh! What an amazing coincidence :D Was hoping there were some great new foods this year, remembered all your stellar reviews from the past and BAM! Here's the perfect video, fresh off the Tubes. Thank you so much You're the most thorough
cat reviewer and we're so lucky to have your passion about cats!

[BullieDad]

With the exception of Open Farm (it was some bad freeze dried dog food actually) and the company's response was to deny, deny, deny....I like this list. I appreciate your effort and the info provided. Thanks.

[mirandaduffy]

How is Rawz not a more popular brand?!? I bought a couple cans last week along with a few other high quality foods after doing a ton of research. A lot of the other high quality brands I noticed contained either tuna, legumes or a lot of gums. Rawz has none of that! And I personally feel like for the quality, it’s not TOO pricey. And the texture!!! My girl hates shredded or really thick pate. Rawz is a super smooth pate and she loves it. Im so happy I found this brand through your video. I’m so surprised more ppl don’t know about it!

[theshunnedBandersnatch]

My kitten loves Koha! (Haven't seen many reviews of them, happy that they made the list) She loves their duck paté & shredded duck, beef, lamb & chicken. She's not too crazy about turkey, kangaroo or the poke bowl line. It's not labeled for kittens so I try not to give it to her too often, but I like to break up the monotony of chicken with different proteins 😊

[HeyNowMal]

My cats love Tiki cat. I’m not sure if it’s the absolute healthiest option available, but I’ve tried others and they would stop eating them after a few days. Tiki cat seems to be a winner!

[abbiejoliec]

Our focus is on texture. My two girls were adopted from two separate rescues during the same week years ago. Both rescues had fed Fancy Feast. Both cats agree that their preference is a shredded texture. So we have compromised with Shredded Chicken and Shredded Turkey options from Weruva and Fancy Feast. My girls are beautiful Seniors now.

[delrio]

I love that you post these videos. You’re so helpful. My cat was 17 pounds and I switched to the Tiki cat succulent chicken and he’s now between 11-12pounds. He lost the weight in about 6 months.

[davestelling]

Looking forward to watching this later this evening.
Thanks, Mallory & gang...

[loveandlavender]

Thank you! These product reviews are so helpful! I would love to see new versions of the best wet foods for kittens with the lab reviews since I’ve been using Whole Earth Farms Kitten Recipe based on your recommendation. It would be so nice to have the “Best of…” lists for wet food based on ages (like kittens, seniors, etc.), but also best wet food lists for chronic diarrhea, IBD, diabetes, etc. I know it’s a lot of work and research so thank you so much! I didn’t know as much, unfortunately, when I had my two previous kitties but feel like I’m doing better with my two new ones now that I’ve found your channel. Everything from insurance to litter to nail clippers - your videos are so helpful!

[whimsicalsoul]

Great video. I switched my 7 year old cat to completely wet food. He won’t touch pate and is pretty picky. He loves Tiki after dark chicken assortment & Tiki Aloha!