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Flavor Name: Chicken
Size: 6.6 Pound (Pack of 1)
Features
- 90+% Of Protein Is Animal Based
- High Protein Optimizes Body Condition For All Cats
- Primary Ingredients Are Among The Highest Biological Value Proteins Available
- 100% Grain Free And Gluten Free Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Description
Dr. Elsey’s clean protein was inspired by the protein levels found in natural prey, and is a high protein kibble that optimizes your cat’s appetite and body mass through simple, high quality ingredients, therefore promoting a healthy and active lifestyle for all cats.
Brand: Dr. Elsey's
Flavor: Chicken
Age Range (Description): All Life Stages
Item Form: Dry
Specific Uses For Product: Appetite Stimulation, Diabetic Support, Immune Support, Kidney Care, Weight Management
Product Dimensions : 13 x 4.5 x 15.5 inches; 6.75 Pounds
Item model number : 02660
Date First Available : July 8, 2018
Manufacturer : Precious Cat, Inc
Best Sellers Rank: #826 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies) #41 in Dry Cat Food
#41 in Dry Cat Food:
Customer Reviews: 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (4,931)
Item Weight: 6.75 pounds
Manufacturer: Precious Cat, Inc
Item model number: 02660
Date First Available: July 8, 2018
Item Package Dimensions L x W x H: 15.98 x 12.4 x 4.17 inches
Item Dimensions LxWxH: 13 x 4.5 x 15.5 inches
Item Weight: 6.75 Pounds
Brand Name: Dr. Elsey's
Target Audience Keyword: house-cats, house-cats; cats
Warranty Description: No warranty
Model Name: Chicken Formula Dry Cat Food
Color: Blue
Size: 6.6 Pound (Pack of 1)
Age Range Description: All Life Stages
Care Instructions: Store in cool, dry place
Number of Items: 1
Breed Recommendation: All Breed Sizes
Included Components: Dry Cat Food
Specific Uses for Product: Appetite Stimulation, Diabetic Support, Immune Support, Kidney Care, Weight Management
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Flavor Name: Chicken
Size: 6.6 Pound (Pack of 1)
Do you ever struggle with feeling like you do not get enough "bang for your buck" when it comes to pet food or feel like pet food manufacturers are ripping you off as a whole? I've certainly felt this way time and again. I remember several years ago reading many articles warning of the dangers of various popular pet food brands and their secret and inadvertent poisoning of our feline friends. From that time, I decided to consciously make an effort to ensure that my cats had quality food. I scoured the Internet to find what products were the best for the animal, not just the pocketbook. I have taken a collegiate nutrition course and read many scholarly articles which helped me to find the information I desired, not being content at simply looking at a single source and I made sure that my sources were reliable via further research into them. Dr. Elsey's CleanProtein is a wonderful choice of cat food—the best (pure) "dry" cat food on the market currently that money can buy, it contains no "grain-filler" products as many other pet foods do, it provides our pets with additional needed vitamins and minerals while containing no [carcinogenic] food-dyes and maintaining a pet-approved flavor. It is one of the top-rated "dry" pet foods according to CatFoodDataBase, being marked at "9 out of 10 paws" for ingredients and nutrition, containing no "questionable" ingredients, only being beaten by freeze-dried cat foods "Primal", and "ZiwiPeak" as well as Wysong's Epigen Chicken. ("Dr Elsey's Cleanprotein Chicken Recipe Review", CatFoodDB.com, ¶1). "Overall, Dr. Elsey's is a significantly above average cat food …." ("Dr Elsey's Cleanprotein Chicken Recipe Review", CatFoodDB.com, ¶1). It contains more protein and fewer carbohydrates than most other cat food brands. According to the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), it gets a whopping 53.8% of its Calories from protein and 39.8% of them from fat while only using carbohydrates for 6.4% of it's Caloric content. At Dr. Elsey's, they are careful not to pack typical "filler" into the food. Generally, fillers refer to things such as cornmeal, oats, and other grain products that are oftentimes used to provide additional quantity without additional notable substance to pet foods. Unlike dogs, cats specifically are not designed to eat starches and grains over a long period of time and doing so can lead to horrible problems later in the pet's life. ("Cats and Carbohydrates: The Carnivore Fantasy?", Verbruggheand, Hesta, & ed. Rand, Abstract). They take care to ensure that the nutrition going into their feed is exactly that: nutrition. ("The CleanProtein Diet", Dr. Elsey, ¶1). They do use dried egg product as a certain type of filler, but this is nutritious for cats, being an excellent source of [tasty] protein. They add no dyes to their product, noting that many of these dyes have shown cancerous properties in a lab setting. In fact, these dyes are added to products simply to attract human purchasers with little regard to a pet's health. Foods with these dyes and grain-fillers in them are equivalent to the "fast food" of the pet-world—tasty with little value and toxic traits. At Dr. Elsey's also makes sure that the flavor of the product really shines through, if my little feline friends' appetites (and contented "meows") for it have taught me anything! It has a very mild aroma and a firm, "crunchy" texture. Numerous other individuals on Dr. Elsey's website have also confirmed their delight with the product. Some of you may panic whenever you see "salmon" listed within the ingredients, which is understandable but in this case, a bit of further research shows that you have little to fear (unless your cat has a specific allergy to this fish). See, it is not the fish's protein that is used, simply the oil—and not in a massive quantity either, having "significantly less moisture than an equivalent wet food." ("Dr Elsey's Cleanprotein Chicken Recipe Review", CatfoodDB.com, ¶6). Others may have a fright whenever seeing that "oxalate" is used in the food but with some further research, we are delighted to find out that this helps prevent our feline friends from getting Chronic Kidney Disease, a leading feline cause-of-death! ("Chronic Kidney Disease is the #1 Cat Killer: What is Oxylate and Why Does It Matter?", Dr. Elsey, ¶2). This food is packed to the brim with great feline nutrition and carefully crafted to mimic a cat's most natural diet. It uses no toxic dyes or grains & starches in it and even it's filler is protein-based. Cats love its flavor and it even helps to ward off CKD in cats, a leading killer. Some people worry because of fish-based oil used in it, but after a bit of research, you find that the amount is minimal and is actually healthy for felines—improving brain development and cognitive function, reducing inflammation, slowing tumor growths, reducing abnormal heart rhythms, and seizure frequency. ("What Are the Benefits of Fish Oil for Dogs and Cats?", PetMD, Pendergrass, ¶5-11). Dr. Elsey's CleanProtein is one of the best dry cat foods that the market has to offer, fighting for our pets' health, giving them a healthy dose of vitamins and minerals that they need for peak bodily performance, and it is quite affordable. If you're like me and you want your cats to not just live but to really thrive, then give Dr. Elsey's a try, I am sure you won't regret it! Sources: CatfoodDB.com PetMD.com Petfood.AAFCO.com NCBI.NLM.NIH.gov Dr.Elseys.com
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Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2020 by Matt Matt
Flavor Name: Chicken
Size: 2 Pound (Pack of 1)
Love dr Elseys products. My cat is underweight. Vet diagnosed as otherwise healthy. Switched to the digestible protein. He’s super picky, won’t even eat wet food! He loves Dr. Elseys Clean Protein!. Their cat litter is the BEST! It actually is very low dust!
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2025 by NA
Flavor Name: Duck
Size: 2 Pound (Pack of 1)
BUY IT! I have two 14 year old cats that have had major intestinal issues with puking and they DEVOURED this kibble (I don’t normally let them eat kibble due to the lack of quality) and have had zero upset tummies! I now am able to mix a little kibble with wet food without issues. A bit pricey but worth it knowing it is high protein and safe for my former diabetic cat too. Thank you!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2025 by KG
Flavor Name: Chicken
Size: 6.6 Pound (Pack of 1)
I have two cats, an eight-year-old and one who's about a year and a half old. I free-feed Blue Buffalo kibble, which I have been pleased with for many years now, and continue to be. But I bought a 6.6 lb. bag of Dr. Elsey's Clean Protein Chicken Recipe because I like to give them a treat every now and then, not that it's necessarily better than the food they always have available, but because it's something different and, despite what some of the professionals say, my experience with cats has been that they like to try something different from time to time. Normally, I rotate between the various Blue Buffalo recipes but, every now and then, I'll buy another premium cat food. As a result, they fought over it. That says something when you consider that they always have kibble available. I won't list all of the ingredients here because the list is relatively long, but there's nothing that looks scary to me. The first six ingredients are chicken, dried egg product, gelatin, chicken fat, natural flavor, and salmon oil. Then you get into a long list of vitamins and minerals, for the most part. The only thing that I would question there, and which I always question when I see it in an ingredient list, is natural flavor. What is natural flavor? Shouldn't the kibble have the natural flavor of the natural foods that it consists of? "Natural flavor" doesn't tell me anything, so I wonder about that. However, there is no gluten, byproducts, corn, soy, wheat, fillers, or other ingredients that cats sometimes have trouble with. It's 89% protein, and it seems clear that the taste is something that my cats love. It also has a clean smell, which might seem like an odd thing to say but I've tried some kibble that doesn't. Given that I free-feed, that's important to me, although we all know that cats often enjoy some pretty rancid-smelling stuff. Besides the uncertainty of "natural flavors," my only concern is that I don't think I could afford to feed them this as a regular staple. They like Blue Buffalo well enough too, and it has great ingredients, as well as a price that's more reasonable. Had I been regularly feeding them another food, and given them Blue Buffalo as a treat, they might fight over that too. If I had reason to believe that Dr. Elsey's was better for my cats than Blue Buffalo, I would eat the cost and let them eat the better food, but I've raised four cats into their mid-20s on Blue Buffalo, one nearly making it to 29 years of age, so I'll stick with the Blue as a staple. However, I will certainly buy it again as a treat or to mix with the Blue Buffalo kibble.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2022 by Ken Anderson
Flavor Name: Turkey
Size: 6.6 Pound (Pack of 1)
My diabetic kitty LOVES this food. I was previously feeding the super expensive prescription DM dry food from Purina. I compared it to this one and I’m happy about the low carbs, quality protein, and size of the kibble. The kibble is smaller than what you see with Purina sensitive skin and stomach line (which I feed my other kitty and used to previously feed my diabetic one) - so it’s easier for cats to eat and chew. My girl is picky about food and I haven’t seen her get so excited for meal time in a while! Even her favorite wet foods don’t get this reaction out of her. With this cat food she eats more of her meals and sometimes even finishes them. I worry about her weight and picky eating since she’s only 5.5lbs as an adult cat and has been this way since I rescued her. I’m hoping this will keep enticing her and help her gain some weight. I tried the smaller bag before purchasing the 6.6lb bag as it’s a pretty hefty price, but I think it’s worth it for the ingredients and how much my girl loves it. My other girl has tried it and loves it just as much!
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Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2025 by Laur Laur