Instinct Original All Life Stages Chicken Dry Cat Food (5lb)

Instinct Original Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken is a dry kibble for cats, sold here in a 5 lb bag. Instinct's own website lists this recipe under its Adult Cat Food line.

Instinct describes cage-free chicken as the first ingredient, "packed with animal protein for strong, lean muscles," with 81 percent real animal ingredients and nutritious oils, and no grain, potato, corn, wheat, soy, by-product meal or artificial colors or preservatives. Instinct does not publish an AAFCO nutrient adequacy statement on this recipe's page; the exact wording is on the bag.

Ingredients open with chicken, chicken meal, turkey meal, menhaden fish meal, peas, chicken fat, tapioca and natural flavor. Instinct's guaranteed analysis lists a minimum 41 percent crude protein, 21 percent crude fat, a maximum 3 percent crude fiber and 9 percent moisture. Feeding amounts vary by age, weight and activity level per Instinct's own guide.

Sniff and Shift stocks a rotating lineup of freeze-dried cat treats made locally, worth keeping on hand once this bag runs low. The feeding guide has tips on portioning and on switching foods gradually if you are moving your cat to a new recipe.

Sold and shipped by The Family Pet, an independent pet store in Nanuet, New York, through Shopify Collective. Made by the brand on the bag, not by Sniff and Shift. Usually ships within two business days with its own tracking; rate set at checkout.