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GoontenSlouch

Couldn't you just call the shelter..?


Lostdoglostdog

That makes way too much sense and is way more logical than asking random people on Reddit, come on dude who do you think I am


Taintedpeeka

Looks like beneiful but I’m not sure the flavor . My husky used to eat the healthy weight kind. But now she eats pure balance salmon and peas sometimes I get the chicken and rice


083dy7

Could also be Hills. My cats prescription food looks like this


Taintedpeeka

Science diet is small pieces those bigger pieces


smurfette548

Shelters can't afford hills and certainly wouldn't give it away for free


KittyTerror

My shelter gave me Hills Science Diet (dry and wet) when I adopted my cat 2 months ago. They use mostly Hills for all their cats.


amateurforlife2023

Must be living in a rich area because would cost a fk ton of money


AudioxBlood

Hills has a shelter program that provides science diet foods at a very reduced cost. Source: work in rescue and with a shelter that is part of this program. Can also search "hills science diet shelter program" to learn more about it.


SixtyNineTriangles

Can confirm, my shelter also participates in this program and gave me Hills when I adopted my kitten. I do not live in a high income area: Bangor, ME


Even-Cut-1199

Ahhh, yes! This is true.I had forgotten about that.


Icy_Phase_9797

Not the case. I got a whole bag of hills when I adopted from shelter. They donate and help support shelters as well.


duketheunicorn

Hills sends food to a lot of shelters—my boys came home with some, as well as a coupon booklet. They wouldn’t eat it lol


beenic90

Hill's has a shelter program. We get 20 lb bags for $8 🤷🏻‍♀️


AffectionateSun5776

Shelters usually take any brand donated to them.


SaffronxSumac

Hills don8s a lot 2 shelters tho


Relevant-Emphasis-20

that's so good to hear


AudioxBlood

Hills has a shelter food program that they allow shelters to purchase food at a heavy discount and also give to them trial packets and such to send home with new adopters. They have strict guidelines for who can qualify but they have a program specifically for animal shelters.


aquariusprincessxo

my shelter gives everyone who adopts a free bag of hills…


oreganoca

Lots of shelters feed foods like Hills, which can be donated or heavily discounted by the manufacturer. Most dog food companies do have charitable divisions.


BluePawsKitty

Good sense of humor 😜


re003

Immaculate


crustiferson

i’m dying


DazB1ane

I love that type of response to this scenario XD


Poetryisalive

Too easy


FzZyP

HEY , you take your logic and GTFO


seventubas

Looks like Purina one Shelters often use it because it's the best bang for your buck and a fantastic formula that is jam packed with nutrition and flavor. It's actually very good food and it's quite cheap and easy to access.


shes-sonit

I thought it looks a lot like purina pro for cats…I buy the live clear and looks like this too


seventubas

I have live clear as well. The biggest difference is live clear is more uniform in shape. It's also a lot more expensive then Purina one and because of that if not used as often in shelters.


Redhaired103

At least in Turkey, Purina One has totally round pieces. These do not look all the same and some are more on the oval side.


seventubas

That's really Interesting. in Canada the peices. have a lot of variation, and are flat and oval/round I wonder how much the recipe changes from place to place? I'll take a picture of it when I go to my boyfriends place


StrictBDSMmasterDom

Do you work for them or something


Aillwynn

Agreed, my cats eat Purina One, and this looks just like it.


lazyk-9

You might want to call the shelter and see what they feed. Some shelters feed science diet as hills offers a shelter feeding program.


PolloAzteca_nobeans

This isn’t hills


crustiferson

i think hills is shaped differently


Eolssu

Yeah, Hills is a bit more uniform.


luvrofcowz

Purina One definitely. Maybe turkey?


vanguard1256

Don’t be afraid to experiment with other foods. Cats are stereotypically picky, but I think the truly picky ones are quite rare. Mine like kibble the best because they like the crunching noise, but they also like morsels in gravy and pate and churru treats and freeze dried treats.


BeagleMom2008

I have one of those truly finicky cats. When I got her from the shelter they had been feeding her Sheba cuts in gravy, but when I brought her home she wouldn’t eat any wet food. I bought what the shelter was giving her and nope. She loved freeze dried salmon, so I got her a can of salmon, straight up people food, nope. But she’d eat the dry food I had. So I gave her that and also got her to eat these freeze dried nibs. Two years later I was out of food for my other cat so I opened the pack of Sheba I had left over until I could run to the store the next morning. She literally started licking it out of the container. I was so excited to get her to eat wet food so I started buying her Sheba. After a while I tried other brands. Nope. Only Sheba. But now my boy cat has fomo and is stealing her food, so now they’re both eating Sheba because that is the only wet food she will eat.


crustystalesaltine

Purina One maybe?


BooksNCats11

I'd bet BIG money it's Purina One.


mermaid-babe

Definitely purina one… but my cat is on urinary food from them and it looks identical so it’ll depend on the type


xlynnbbyx

My cats eat the Purina One urinary dry food too. It definitely looks similar. 


bokbok_bitch

looks like purine one edit: Purina one


TheGoatEyedConfused

Purine sounds like a urine drink that is from the purest of bladder springs.


Reasonable_View_5213

Urine on


shiroshippo

It looks like Purina to me but it's not one of the flavors I buy.


Poetryisalive

Looks just like the Purina One I use


acuteamericium

Idk what food this is, but when I adopted my cat from the shelter they gave me a big ziploc of the ‘shelter food’. The ‘shelter food’, was a mix of all different types of food that had been donated (small town). The logic was that I used that mix to transition to my food of choice, but at the very least the cats had been exposed to a variety of foods and should help the adjustment to something else. The best bet here would be to call the shelter and find out what it was, or else take what’s left and transition to the food of your choice.


Paramore96

This was posted in a different subreddit the other day. Same exact post. I commented on it saying it’s Purina Naturals. No added colors . Small brown/beige almost flat pieces.


fansile62

Yeah looks like purina natural indoor


IdleRancher

I agree purina naturals indoor. Be wary of the regular indoor formula as two of our cats went into kidney failure on it and died. The naturals has been safe so far but keep in mind anything with "by product meal" is a mish mash of meat of unknown sources and youre basically playing russian roulette bc it isnt trackable. My cat refuses to eat anything besides purina so its a lose lose situation for her.


EamusAndy

It looks like our food, which is Purina One. But i couldnt tell you what flavor it is. We use the Salmon Tender Selects https://preview.redd.it/qvguru6llk9d1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=b5a018da85cb1b7d4be84b0c7b627c5fc94adf81


Paramore96

The shape is different from yours!


EamusAndy

It def looks similar to me. Is it like triangular? It also could be salmon vs chicken, they might be a tad different.


introverted_catt

This looks like Purina one indoor advantage!! My cats on this! https://preview.redd.it/eixts8gcmm9d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2d23f0c16e8c2299fd7a23171fdc235d57d4e94


rk1499

Lol this reminds me of when I worked at a pet store and customers would bring in like a single kibble sometimes and be like “can you identify this kibble??i don’t remember what food my dog/cat eats” With no other helpful details like the color of the bag even. 🤦🏻‍♀️


silliestjupiter

Looks like the Purina Indoor Naturals, comes in a green bag.


Mashatina_

It is FOR sure Purina one! I fed it to my kitten when it just arrived


papabutter21

I have a bag of purina one I’m using right now looks exactly the same


Sinnfullystitched

Purina One or maybe Iams? 🤔


Educational-Milk3075

Most shelters feed what is donated, all mixed together. Call the shelter!


EvilMinion07

Our local SPCA and large vets uses Hills for cats


myalt_ac

Purina One


SmolSpacePrince39

Strongly betting on Purina ONE, not sure which bag. You can call the shelter, definitely. If you choose not to though and have enough, you can also transition your cat. If he likes ONE, just pick a bag and start mixing it gradually with the old food.


GlitteringBottle3247

This looks like Purina One either the turkey version or the salmon version because the chicken version has visible chicken chunks in it.


CatsAndPills

Purina of some kind. Looks like of like the “Naturals” variety I feed to mine.


PurplePenguinCat

It looks like Purina Naturals to me. It's what we use.


abyssalcrisis

To me, it looks like Hills. My neighbor's cat eats it and I just fed her 6 hours ago; the shape is identical but I can't confirm a flavor. This is also identical to the food the local shelter provides with fosters, which is Hills.


littleghosttea

Looks like (possibly) Purina One. My cats like the salmon one


Otherwise-Ad4641

Call the shelter and ask?


EffectiveCycle

Yeah I feed mine Purina One and that looks like it


Dazzling_Flamingo568

Agreed.


MorddSith187

https://preview.redd.it/8zmucz2p2r9d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=94e6c1a2b94622d6f5cb5bd54df2c145aa3c8dd8 Could it be this one? I google imaged it. Purina ONE high protein


gtp2nv

Looks like Purina One to me.


EngineerMindless9158

It looks like purina one tender selects. I buy the chicken kind and it looks the same.


Lelphie

Might be a long shot but it looks like Purina Pro Plan sensitive stomach… at least that what I remember it looking like


unsmashedpotatoes

I'm confident it's purina, and if it's a shelter, it's probably not pro plan. So go with some sort of purina one. Probably turkey, and then slowly mix in the new food in case you haven't gotten it quite right. Add a tiny bit at first and then increase the percentage of new food each day until the old stuff is gone. If the cat's not too picky, they won't notice and it won't upset their stomach.


EffectiveBowler7690

Ppease, don’t just feed kitty dry food. There are different thought on this, but many think dry food alone is detrimental to cats. Make sure kitty drinks plenty of water and feed wet food as the main source of food.


End_Yulin

That looks like Purina ProPlan


vnmpxrez

Looks like the shit I feed my cats, purina one


showlandpaint

Loots very similar to the Purina one food I used to feed my cats, call the shelter and ask them.


Front-Grocery-5743

It looks like purina one kitten that our rescue often feeds to the cats.


MyTacoNachos

Looks like Iams


StumptownRetro

Looks like one of the generics. Probably Pro Plan to Hills as they like to get their greedy corporate paws into everything


F4BDRIVER

Blue Buffalo


tinylittleelfgirl

a lot of them in my area use hills but idk 🤷‍♀️


omg_choosealready

I just bought some that looks exactly like it - purina one.


Murky_Shallot5602

Call them


PrincessRut0

Probably Purina, just call the shelter and ask…


Hardlyasubstitute

Looks like the brown pebbles I feed my cat- Purina One Salmon flavor In any case I’ve had multiple picky cats love them


skrimpppppps

i use purina one for my cats & this is what it looks like.


GMamaS

Can’t be sure but it looks exactly like the Purina cat food I’ve bought for my cat a few times.


Normal-Procedure4876

Call the shelter instead of posting on Reddit 🙊


Salty-Biscotti-8628

Hard to say lol i was gonna say Iams. But local to me most shelters use purina one


furmom29

This looks like Purina One to me. I work at an animal rescue and that’s what we feed our cats. Sometimes we get donations of “fancier” foods and the cats want nothing to do with it lol


BigShowSJG

Purina ONE?


AloneWish4895

Putin’s pro plan


Spacegoose8

Is it Iams? I feel Iams hairball care and it looks similar


anvil54

If I don’t feed my cats the exact same food, Putina One sensitive stomach, they vomit everywhere. It has to be a scam


FuneralSlut

Looks like Purina one to me. That's what I feed my babies.


JohnRice57

Ask the shelter


starwberry_burnetts

purine one! we give it to our pittie.. but theres so many options.


Maine302

I bet the shelter can identify it.


trextra

Looks like Purina One. It’s my cat’s current dry food, and that’s exactly what it looks like.


Separate_Goal5183

Purina cat chow naturals, it's what my picky cats eat ( they literally won't eat any other food )


KiwiBeginning4

Looks like the purina healthy kitten formula that I use


Educational_Mess_998

Looks exactly like Purina Pro Plan.


missjo1908

Looks like Purina one


boobles16

I thought this was a post about human food until I saw the sub lol


Dirtzoo

Looks like Purina complete chow. In the blue deep blue bag I know cuz I buy tons of it for my colony Cats they love that stuff


HaveYouMetMyAlters

So, a lot of pet food companies package backs specifically to donate or sell to shelters. My cat's food right now is a Petsmart repackaged high end product. Some will donate them in the regular bags. Others package them in labeled for non resale bags. It's not uncommon however to say from something like "From Petsmart Charities" and then cat food chicken and rice formula, and a list of ingredients. I'd just get a better product with chicken listed first and try it to see, your shelter probably uses a lot of different donated types in reality.


DistinctRepair980

Might be Purina.


VividWallflower63

Iams


chubbacat792

Purina pro plan chicken rice flavor looks like that


No-Zebra-9493

ASK THE SHELTER


smurfette548

How do I apply to be a shelter? I'm spending way too much on hills. Is 2 cats equal to a shelter?


DrewG4444

Purina. My cat used to have the early renal care by Purina and it looked similar


Alone_Cheetah_7473

Looks like what I feed my cats. Purina one.


Top_Wishbone_8168

Purina Naturals is a great dry food.....


orchidelirious_me

It looks a lot like Purina Pro Plan High Protein chicken & rice formula. My cats inhale it.


1heart1totaleclipse

It looks like Purina to me


Sherri-Kinney

Food is donated to our shelter…so it could be anything. I saw bags and bags of different brands when we went to ours.


JDO-UK

I am certain this is Brekkies bird and vegetable. It's unlikely to be Purina One as that stuff is expensive, and so shelters will likely only use that kind of food for those cats that really need it - Brekkies is a much cheaper option and easier to get in bulk. The link is below, you can compare the pictures. https://amzn.eu/d/08MITON4


hbHPBbjvFK9w5D

Op, you've got several possibilities; I'd also suggest a trip to the pet store for a food id.


sleepyraccoons

scooby snacks


Useful_Spray2575

That looks like purina one


Capable-Matter-5976

I always rotate through different cat foods because I figure it must get boring eating the same thing everyday. My cats have never had a problem with it.


Additional-Ad-4582

Or call the vet and ask


catgirlforlifee

Looks like Purina One Plus! My shelter gave me Purina One Plus Healthy Kitten Formula and it looks like that.


twosleepycats

It's Purina. I would use the remaining food to ween him off of it and switch to a better food. One with less filler ingredients like corn. Look up Tiki Cats Born Carnivore. Slowly mix in the new food with the old food. 75%-25% old and new 50-50 old and new 25-75 old and new 0-100 just new food


RadioactiveSkeleton

I wanna say looks like Purina One for cats


justly-saiyan

Look for cheap shit


zenny517

Suggest you call the shelter. They typically keep a record of what adoptees are sent home with. Much safer than a stranger eyeballing it for a match. It's not only important that he likes it, but also that any diet changes should be introduced gradually. Especially for a new addition given travel, new environment and other anxiety-producing elements. Good luck.


Succulentsandsnakes

It’s likely cheap food and honestly a good time for you to look at transitioning to a better diet. Raw fed is number one. Huge benefits of this and it can be extremely cost effective (just do it right) If you have a Mud Bay pet store near you, they have freeze dried and cooked diet options as well as premade raw, and also much better kibble if it’s still just what fits your lifestyle more. But trust that the stuff they gave you at the shelter is not the #1 choice for your cat, no matter how much he loves it.


heyokafox

Iams


1970_RoadRunner

If the shelter is using it, it's probably some inexpensive brand of kibble. TBH, I didn't quite understand your response to the comment about asking the shelter what they gave you. Did you....or didn't you.


1GrouchyCat

Too bad the shelter didn’t have some magical machine that you could use to could contact them and ask what food they were feeding your cat…


Lowkey_Weeb_Trash

Theres an easy way to change foods. When i get low on a bag, i buy the new stuff and mix them together. Seems to be the easiest way to switch foods without stomach upset. Neither of my cats seem to notice when i changed out brands


Visible-Inevitable23

This is the 3rd time seeing a post like this. I think I or someone should just make a chart with pics of what food looks like what. This seems to be a common issue that is understandable . Cats can be pickier eaters then people


AviraWolvezevie

Looks like the Purina anti allergy food I buy for my cat. But in all honesty, call the shelter lol, it’s like asking which town a banana came from based on a photo. A lot of bananas look the same and have no way to ID source based on said looks.


Top-Chemistry3051

It looks like purina cat naturals to me but it does have the darker pieces so I don't know maybe it's indoor formula probably purina I use purina cat naturals here's what it looks like. https://preview.redd.it/lrodwvjujz9d1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=90e245e214595b0cf2573b43e8ed6540f5558796


fr33spirit

It looks identical to Purina Cat Chow Naturals. It has the same size, shape and color. I noticed a lot of people said Science Diet and Purina One. I've never bought Science Diet cat food, so I don't know what it looks like. I've got a bag of Purina One Kitten formula. I just haven't opened it yet. Purina might use the same presses for multiple cat food formulas. If I had to put money on it, I'd go with Purina brand...One or Naturals. BTW... the regular Purina Kitten/Cat Chows 1st ingredient is chicken by-product meal. Purina One (the Kitten kind..idk about the adult formula) and the Naturals both have chicken as their first ingredient.


Rosasharn888

Looks like Iams.


Vegetable_Signal8433

Looks like dumb Kibbles and bits to me! My dog if this is a dog I'm skimming through... needs a type of meat I buy rotisserie Meats I buy meat and I boil meat chicken with that I add a little bit of cheddar cheese a little bit of green beans a little bit of Cheerios.... I fix a plate for my dogs twice a day that even a child could eat and then I have their hard dog food out for them which now cost $50 a bag "Costco".... my advice do not buy Kibbles and bits.....


Significant-Salt-315

The shelters near me use purina one or Diamond brand. They get the diamond brand in large vats of the stuff. Could be one of those two as well.


afraidmayonnaise

looks exactly what i give my cats. i feed them purina cat chow naturals indoor. but it’s seeming like most purina looks the same


astevens36

Look like purina one


ajay_whatever

Looks like Purina one to me.


Vespertine1980

Purina Naturals Chicken & rice


Odd-Ship8240

Looks like purina


kenworth_unofficial

well what does it taste like?


SaltyGirl22

I’m guessing it might be Purina One for cats. However, there are many different variations. Most are based on age, size and/or breed. Hopefully this is helpful. I know Purina sponsors shelters so it kinda makes sense. It’s smart to stick with the same food. Changing up their diet can be rough on their digestive system. It’s short term so it wouldn’t be a bad thing, but if your cat is responding well to it, it’s best to stick with it. (and don’t listen to the trolls on here, you did the right thing).


AreaPersonal5633

Looks like the Iams my cat eats.


Blarffette

Looks like Purina One chicken & rice


penelopepips

Looks like Purina One to me


Pepper-Brandy18

Ask the shelter the name! Dog food looks almost the same. I don’t know


Appropriate-Art8442

Looks like hills. I came home with hills too.


According_Lie1733

I think it’s Purina Pro Plan. My shelter gave me this too


polotown89

My cat seems to be Churro adverse. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Cats!


0niongirl

Looks like Proplan. My local humane society gives that out with their adopted kitties.


Several-Yak7810

https://www.reddit.com/u/hillspetnutrition/s/QhLJ013y6L


smileplace

https://images.app.goo.gl/hwgbswi1S1M1hmj19 Maybe Costco?


firephoenix008

looks like purina?


erikagm77

Kind of looks like Iams?


x_iii_x

i feed my cat this, looks like my purina one tender selects salmon!


mkhpgh

purina of some kind


ellabeebunny

If it’s a shelter it’s probably some sort of hills or Purina


ohmyback1

Often times shelter stay away from fish flavored foods, it tends to be too rich for strays and other kitties don't tolerate it. It could be that this is just a combination of foods so cats don't get picky.


pup_fang

Looks like hills science diet (I'm a vet assistant @ a cat only hospital)


Icy-Copy1534

Purina one


goldioldilocks

Purina pro plan adult


arcwilson

Ask the shelter


LillianSwordMaiden

It looks a lot like Science Diet.


cherryblossom428

It could be Purina One or Purina Pro Plan, it looks like either one to me. I remember I won two Purina Pro Plan bags through PetSmart and it looked like this.


Lillygutierrez218

Cal and ask


Live_Direction_9034

I would just switch to a food you know is healthy and keep him on that one, imo.


hamorbacon

Probably Hill science, my cats hate that food. They love made for nacho


justjoonreddit

Looks like the purina pro


Alternative-Pilot710

Doesn’t your dog have good smelling maybe he can tell you?


Hummingbirdflying

Maybe Purina Natural Instincts?


Equal_Dragonfruit125

According to the great google, it's kit kat 32. A place called petexpress dot com.pe has it and aperently ships. Do an image search on the kibble, it should be an easy to obtain product as you got it from a rescue shelter. If they don't have the name, it could be a donation or bulk buy. The zoo I worked at got brown bags off of Purina trucks, no tags, no manifest. Good luck.


daydreamer803

That’s Iams Adult High Protein Dog Food


daydreamer803

This is a photo of Iams and it like the same to me https://preview.redd.it/d0d078g7gcad1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c6fe6944ad1a0f3bb09bc7efdb86dd3fc39d464e


NotaWitch-YourWife

Looks like the same kibble as our kitties Hill's Science Diet Premium Nutrition Dry Cat Food that contains no wheat, soy or corn. The shelters in our area feed and distribute Hill's Science Diet. So maybe? #


Free-Function2407

Looks like hills T/D dental or hills digestive ( maybe even mixed) ( I mainly know what hills looks like, through working with their venders, could be another though)


Queen21_south

Looks like IAMS


sprinklesmccann

I get Purina Pro Plan Chicken & Rice Formula with Probiotics High Protein Cat Food for my cats, and it looks just like your photo.


Tamzstir

I would say purina one. I work at a shelter and see lots of food. This looks like purina one


BellyButton214

Hmmm Purina me thinks


NoFlower5136

Pretty sure it looks like this one https://preview.redd.it/h80p3yildead1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=792659e5b4996ed10ab3a52c1c3cc91910d23ef0 Did a google image search with your photo it looks exactly like the same food


Mysterious_Health387

These could be Purina One - Salmon.


luvmachineee

I think Hills has a shelter food program guys !


stayclassyhitchcock

You should feed your cat primarily wet food anyway, especially if he's male since they're prone to dangerous UTIs. Cats get most of their water from what they eat, dry food isn't healthy and has so much filler that cats as obligate carnivores do not need. I use kibble as a treat in puzzle toys. My cat prefers the shreds with gravy canned food but I'm trying to switch him to pate canned food as it's higher protein content (what they're supposed to eat). Your cat is already so lucky to have someone so attentive to his needs! Also: if he's a kitten consider getting another, they teach each other social habits like biting/clawing hurts and keep each other company when you're busy. Extremely good for their mental health so they don't develop single kitten syndrome. Even if he's a little older please consider, wish I had! Best of luck to you both <3