Instinct Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Recipe with Real Rabbit Natural Dry Cat Food, 4.5 lb. Bag

70.00 for a 4.5 pound bag is ridiculous. I would like to send this back please.

Been feeding both the Rabbit and the Turkey flavours for the past 2 years, and the cats still look forward to this food everyday.

BUYER BEWARE!! I purchased this item 2 weeks ago. Upon feeding it to my cat, I immediately noticed a darkening of my cat's stool (black). Plus her stool was EXTREMELY STINKY! I passed it off as her digestive system adjusting to a new product. I also noticed she would burp after consuming the product. Again, I thought her system was just adjusting.However, over the course of several more days she went from pooping just once per day to anywhere between 2-4 times in a 12 hour period. In the latest incident this morning, which by the way was the "last straw", she pooped 5 times in an 8-9 hour period. The first was firm, 30 min later it was soft . 7-8 hours after that she had flat out diarrhea (2X), accompanied by excessive howling and finally vomiting. I then began reading some of the negative product reviews and discovered others have been experiencing the same issues. I wish I had read them before purchasing this product!My guess is that the product must be contaminated with some toxins, pesticides, antibiotics, or growth hormones depending on where the ingredients are being sourced. I believe Instinct needs to step up and have their product tested by an independent lab and issue a recall before someone loses their cat because of this "so called" cat food.Sadly, I have to issue a "1 star" rating, because Amazon's system won't permit me to issue anything less. However, my TRUE rating of this product is "0 stars".This is the response I received from Instinct today (10/8/18):Hi Stacy,Thank you for reaching out to us. The first thing that you mention is darker stool, this is actually very normal for the LID Rabbit kibble as it is a very dark meal and will often turn the stool an extremely dark color; this is safe and normal. When introducing a new food we recommend doing a slow transition to avoid any stomach upset or loose stool. We recommend slowly increasing the amount of new food being added to the present food over a period of 3-4 weeks. This normally looks like 1/4 of the new food with 3/4 of the old for the first week and then increasing to 1/2 and 1/2 the next week and so forth until after about 3-4 weeks, your pet is fully transitioned to the new food. If any digestive upset or loose stool occurs, make the transition more gradual. With all of our products, we utilize robust systems to ensure the quality and safety of our foods. Our quality control and quality assurance programs include but are not limited to: Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP’s), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), A Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) Program, Lot Segregation, other human food industry best practices, and High Pressure Processing (HPP). At every point in the process – from raw material receiving to finished product – there are quality steps and check points. Raw materials and finished products are routinely tested. The manufacturing plant and any warehouses where the product is stored are also inspected on a routine basis. We are confident that we produce high quality, safe products. All of our rabbit is antibiotic-free with no added growth hormones.MISSY | Consumer Engagement Specialist

This cat food has been a godsend! My cat developed a sensitivity or allergy to something and was having terrible diarrhea every day. Tried the meds and special food the vet recommended -Science Hill ZD - hydrolyzed food, which should have eliminated any sensitivity issues. It improved a bit for a while, but then my cat got worse again. And the Science Hill is soooooo expensive!! So I asked about another brand of hydrolysed food , which would have been even MORE expensive.I decided to go to our local pet store and see what they had, and bought this brand. It had limited ingredients, no grains, and no chicken. I was pretty sure that was what my cat was sensitive to, since it was in the food I used before the SH. I chose rabbit because she’s never had that before. And she is now doing beautifully!! No diarrhea since she transitioned to this food. Her poo is a little smellier than previously when she was healthier, but WAYYYYY better than the diarrhea. She has put on weight and her fur is glossy, and she is her old self. This food is more expensive than some, but if you are having an issue with standard foods, try this before you go to the Science Hill ZD!!Update: 3 months later! My cat is doing great with this food. Her fur is glossy and smooth, with no flaky, itchy skin. Her eyes are bright and she is happy. So am I!

So I really wanted this to work. In short, I have two cats , one with bad food allergies to ALL poultry and both cats sensitive to fish oil. Extremely hard to find a food without all of that!! I have raised both my cats on a honemade diet (supplements and all) and they did great. I thought , let me try a bag food of good quality..for their teeth..and maybe I can save a small amount of money?.i tried about 3 different kinds of great foods I researched really well. this one was the last straw. Unfortunately this one after 3 bags and over a month later, I really think their is some cross contamination issue . i found a few small light color pellets mixed in with the bag of the rabbit food? Turkey? Well..for a cat with severe allergies my cats has been itching up a storm again daily and believe me be he ate nothing but this food. As for the other one, Poor thing. He had to deal with runny poop the whole time with this food but grinned and beared it for his brother. Needless to say we are back on fresh home made venison and pork. The poops and itchiness has been restored. So much for trying to take the "easy" road ! If any company can come up with a solid brand just for cats with allergies I would love to see this!! They will be a niche! I dont think this is a bad food but if your cat has very bad food allergies then trust me I have researched everything!! Homemade is about the only option..