This Smalls cat food review is coming to you from my mom’s 4 cats. All of them used to eat dry food only. But now they enjoy a 50/50 split of Smalls and Viva Raw.
Smalls has lightly-cooked wet food and freeze-dried puffs. And they have excellent protein options. This is very helpful for transitioning your cat to new food.
My mother received free samples of Smalls Cat Food to test with her 4 cats. And I have a $5 off coupon for you too.
Here’s our joined Smalls Cat Food review.
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Smalls wet cat food review
Smalls human-grade wet cat food includes the following proteins:
- Chicken (bird)
- Turkey (other bird)
- Beef
- Fish
- Bird & Fish
- Pork
The bird recipes come in 3 textures: smooth, ground, and pulled. Beef comes in smooth and ground. And pork, fish and bird, and fish come in smooth only.
The smooth and ground texture are both similar to pate. And the pulled texture includes shreds and chunks of meat.

Pros of Smalls wet cat food:
- “Recipe” product name = 25-94.9% of the named ingredients
- Meat only in the product name
- Includes specifically-named ingredients: turkey, beef liver, salmon, etc.
- All proteins less than 5% carbs
- Pulled is closer to the natural diet (contains whole chunks of meat)
- Veterinary nutritionists on staff
- Suitable for all life stages (kittens, adults, seniors)
Smalls wet cat food is lightly cooked instead of high heat cooked and pressurized like canned food.
It’s much closer to the fresh food that you and I eat.
So Smalls is a great option if you want your cat to eat fresher food. But you’re not ready for raw or homemade yet.
I’m glad Smalls finally brought back the pulled option. Chewing on food is great for mental stimulation.
Chewing on meat chunks is not the same as chewing on raw meaty bones. But chewing on something is better than nothing!
My mother’s cats prefer the pulled bird recipes over ground/smooth bird. And they love Smalls’ cow and pig recipes.
Pig is a popular protein so it may sell out quicker than the others. Same goes for the pulled recipes.

Cons of Smalls wet cat food:
- Veggie ingredients
- Sunflower oil
- Long list of synthetic nutrients
The cons list ingredients would not be necessary if Smalls included more secreting organs, bones, and more protein variety within one recipe.
However, you will see these cons (and many more) with every type of commercial cat food.
Smalls used to include heart in their recipes. But they removed it.
At least they did add more whole food nutrients to their recipes. But they still need to use synthetic supplements due to the lack of meat ingredient variety and protein variety within each recipe.
But I suppose most cat guardians are used to feeding single-source protein. So they have to appeal to that preference.
Sunflower oil definitely isn’t ideal. But at least it’s a step up from canola oil, which was in their recipes previously.

Smalls freeze-dried puffs review
Smalls freeze-dried puffs include the following proteins:
- Chicken (bird)
- Turkey (other bird)
This is a great option if your cat is eating kibble right now and you want to switch to fresh food.
Smalls freeze-dried puffs pros:
- “Recipe” product name = 25-94.9% of the named ingredients
- Meat only in the product name
- Includes specifically-named ingredients: chicken (with ground bone), chicken liver, etc.
- Includes ground bone
- Both options less than 5% carbs
Using freeze-dried food for kibble addicts is extremely helpful when switching to fresh food.
I recommend this in my Ditch the Kibble video course. You can use freeze-dried food as a topper for your cat’s kibble. And this will help your cat get used to eating better quality ingredients. This makes the transition to fresh food much easier.
Smalls freeze-dried puffs cons:
- Long list of synthetic supplements
- Lack of meat ingredient variety
- Not enough protein options
Again, Smalls doesn’t use enough meat ingredients or protein variety to get natural nutrients. So they have to use synthetic nutrients to complete the meal.
But this is still much better quality than overly processed dry and canned food.

Do I recommend Smalls wet and freeze-dried puffs cat food?
I’d recommend Smalls wet cat food and freeze-dried puffs if you are currently feeding an overly processed dry and/or wet canned food and would like to upgrade to a fresher diet.
The pros absolutely outweigh the cons with Smalls wet and puffs cat food. Smalls cat food is fresh, human-grade, and lightly cooked with specifically-named meat ingredients. And their puffs are helpful for kibble-addicted cats to switch to fresh food.
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How does the subscription work?
Tell Smalls about your cat, and they will set up a trial offer for you.
The trial offer will only include their fresh wet foods.
Your Smalls concierge will check in with you via email during week one. Tell Smalls’ concierge what you’d like to keep and what you don’t need for your full subscription.
Smalls will send you a summary email of your full subscription in week two.
Subscriptions are sent every 2-8 weeks, depending on your needs. And they will reach out to you by email before it ships so you can make changes if necessary.
Read more on their subscription FAQ page.

What about shipping for Smalls cat food?
Smalls wet cat food is shipped frozen in a corn-based styrofoam cooler along with dry ice. The entire shipping package is 100% recyclable.
Final thoughts on Smalls cat food
Overall, Smalls wet and puffs cat food is better than all dry foods and canned wet foods on the market.
Simply because it’s lightly cooked with fresher ingredients instead of overly processed.
I’d recommend Smalls wet cat food to upgrade your cat’s current wet food. And definitely use the puffs if your cat is addicted to dry food.
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