Instinct Original All Life Stages Salmon Dry Cat Food (4.5lb)

Instinct Original Grain-Free Recipe with Real Salmon is a dry kibble for cats, sold here in a 4.5 lb bag. Instinct's own website lists this recipe under its Adult Cat Food line.

Instinct describes wild-caught salmon as the first ingredient, with 77 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; check the bag for the exact wording.

Ingredients open with salmon, menhaden fish meal, white fish meal, peas, herring meal, canola oil, tapioca and salmon meal. Instinct's guaranteed analysis lists a minimum 42 percent crude protein, 18 percent crude fat, a maximum 3 percent crude fiber and 9 percent moisture. Instinct's feeding chart varies by weight and age.

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.