Comments on: Authority Cat Food Review

By: Mike S

Mike S — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:44:20 +0000

Authority once marketed a Hairball & Weightnes Formula that is no longer available. My rescue kitties from Petsmart are so attached to the everyday formula I hesitate to change their diet. My one guy was a Petsmart rescue and my dog ignored him so we got a feral cat who is adopting well to his older brother and they have a great time together but they groom each other all the time. I haven’t seen a lot of ‘hairballs’. What do you suggest? and I do have plenty of water available that all three share is there an issue with this, my ‘pup’ is 11.

By: Mallory Crusta

Mallory Crusta — Sat, 16 Dec 2023 23:41:27 +0000

In reply to Laura. Hi Laura, thank you for commenting! Unfortunately, the only way to get this information is through analytical testing or by contacting the company. From a listing on PetSmart, the Hydration Support with Real Chicken formula has a phosphorus level of approximately 0.46% on an as-fed basis and 1.82% on a dry matter basis.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 22:45:30 +0000

How do you find out the phosphorous content of their food? Especially the Hydration Support pouches? it says “All Life Stages” and I have 2 cats with renal disease who I’m having an incredibly hard time getting to eat k/d food.

By: Mallory Crusta

Mallory Crusta — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 19:59:57 +0000

In reply to Ava. Yes! I would recommend choosing their formulations made for kittens.

By: Ava

Ava — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:18:03 +0000

Hey is authority safe for kittens? Thanks!

By: Jenett Morgan

Jenett Morgan — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:27:01 +0000

A large bag of Authority Cat Food was given to us. Our cat loves it. Before she would get tired of other brands before she had finished the bag and would eat on our dogs dry food. She don’t even go to the dogs food now. The only problem is that it is so expensive and is only sold at PetSmart stores. But we will try to continue and buy Authority for her since she likes it so well. At least we don’t have any waste.

By: Marisa Severn

Marisa Severn — Mon, 22 May 2023 15:20:15 +0000

In reply to Linda. I just noticed the exact same thing. I was buying Authority adult chicken entree canned food for my cats and they loved it. Just restocked and opened one of the new cans and it is a completely different product. It now looks and smells like “Friskies” canned cat food. But most concerning is the difference in the ingredient list. I called the phone number listed on the can and it takes you to PETSMART customer service and they were not able to provide any helpful information. It concerns me that they made these changes without clearly indicating “new recipe” on the packaging. Very disappointing.

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:44:47 +0000

I recently bought another case of the Authority adult chicken entree cans for my cats and the ingredients have changed a lot! It now has beet pulp, powdered cellulose, ground flaxseed, inulin, cassia gum, and carrageenan! It is extremely sticky, thick like gum, and has an off putting color/smell. It used to look light, like chicken, and there was some clear gravy/juice in the can that they loved. Now, it’s brown, like crap, and super dry, sticky, and thick!. My cats refuse to eat it now, after months of lapping it up! I guess they couldn’t resist adding a bunch of fillers, stabilizers, and anti-caking ingredients. The cellulose is really concerning since it is known to cause diarrhea in humans and animals w/sensitive digestive issues, which one of my cats has. I read the ingredients only bc they refused to eat it twice. I’m glad I did bf he got sick by eating it. It is so disappointing that they changed the ingredients and didn’t tell their customers, again! I’ve had it w/this Pet Smart product. I’ll look for something w/o all the fillers.

By: Mallory Crusta

Mallory Crusta — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:42:50 +0000

In reply to Morgan. Thanks for looking into it, Morgan! That helps a lot.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:55:22 +0000

In reply to Mallory Crusta. Hi Mallory, So I just investigated into this a little further. It turns out, while this specific can of Authority cat food (chicken pate) doesn’t have carrageenan, others do. It looks like the pate ones don’t seem to have it, but the flaked in gravy ones all have it. That was from petsmart’s website.