Best Dry Cat Food for Indoor Cats
We list 28 indoor dry cat foods. Ingredients scores range from 28 to 81 out of 100. 18 of 28 have nothing on the Avoid List. Chicken is the first ingredient in 16 of 28.
Highest Ingredients score: Instinct Raw Boost Indoor Health (81)Lowest price per pound: Purina Friskies Indoor Delights ($0.94/lb)
Ranked by our Ingredients score. Foods with nothing on the Avoid List and a Nutrition score of at least 6/10 come first, the rest follow. No brand pays for its place.
Top 10
| # | Food | Ingredients | Nutrition | Avoid List | Price per lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acana Indoor Entree Recipe with Poultry & Fish | 76 | 9.6/10 | 0 | $4.30 |
| 2 | Solid Gold Let's Stay In Chicken Indoor | 75 | 7.5/10 | 0 | $4.16 |
| 3 | Nulo Freestyle Indoor Duck & Cod Recipe | 74 | 10/10 | 0 | $3.86 |
| 4 | Solid Gold Let's Stay In Salmon Indoor | 74 | 7.5/10 | 0 | $4.16 |
| 5 | Wellness Complete Health Grain Free Indoor Deboned Chicken | 74 | 8.3/10 | 0 | $3.06 |
| 6 | Halo Holistic Healthy Weight Grain Free Chicken Indoor Recipe | 67 | 6.6/10 | 0 | $5.20 |
| 7 | Blue Buffalo BLUE Tastefuls Indoor Salmon & Brown Rice | 64 | 9.4/10 | 0 | $3.13 |
| 8 | Halo Holistic Healthy Weight Grain Free Salmon & Whitefish Indoor Recipe | 64 | 6.5/10 | 0 | $5.20 |
| 9 | Nutro Wholesome Essentials Adult Indoor Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe | 62 | 9.1/10 | 0 | $3.21 |
| 10 | Blue Buffalo BLUE Wilderness Indoor Chicken | 62 | 10/10 | 0 | $3.73 |
All 28, in Ranked Order
- Adult · With grainsAcana Indoor Entree Recipe with Poultry & FishIngredients 76 · Nutrition 9.6/10 · Avoid List 0$4.30 / lb
- Adult · Grain freeSolid Gold Let's Stay In Chicken IndoorIngredients 75 · Nutrition 7.5/10 · Avoid List 0$4.16 / lb
- Adult · Grain freeNulo Freestyle Indoor Duck & Cod RecipeIngredients 74 · Nutrition 10/10 · Avoid List 0$3.86 / lb
- Adult · Grain freeSolid Gold Let's Stay In Salmon IndoorIngredients 74 · Nutrition 7.5/10 · Avoid List 0$4.16 / lb
- Adult · Grain freeWellness Complete Health Grain Free Indoor Deboned ChickenIngredients 74 · Nutrition 8.3/10 · Avoid List 0$3.06 / lb
- Adult · Grain freeHalo Holistic Healthy Weight Grain Free Chicken Indoor RecipeIngredients 67 · Nutrition 6.6/10 · Avoid List 0$5.20 / lb
- Adult · With grainsBlue Buffalo BLUE Tastefuls Indoor Salmon & Brown RiceIngredients 64 · Nutrition 9.4/10 · Avoid List 0$3.13 / lb
- Adult · Grain freeHalo Holistic Healthy Weight Grain Free Salmon & Whitefish Indoor RecipeIngredients 64 · Nutrition 6.5/10 · Avoid List 0$5.20 / lb
- Adult · With grainsNutro Wholesome Essentials Adult Indoor Chicken & Brown Rice RecipeIngredients 62 · Nutrition 9.1/10 · Avoid List 0$3.21 / lb
- Adult · Grain freeBlue Buffalo BLUE Wilderness Indoor ChickenIngredients 62 · Nutrition 10/10 · Avoid List 0$3.73 / lb
- Adult · Grain freeBlue Buffalo BLUE Freedom Grain-Free Indoor ChickenIngredients 62 · Nutrition 6.6/10 · Avoid List 0$4.27 / lb
- Adult · With grainsRachael Ray Nutrish Indoor Complete Chicken with Lentils & SalmonIngredients 59 · Nutrition 8.9/10 · Avoid List 0$1.78 / lb
- Adult · With grainsHill's Science Diet Adult Indoor Chicken RecipeIngredients 55 · Nutrition 8.1/10 · Avoid List 0$4.13 / lb
- Senior · With grainsHill's Science Diet Adult 7+ Indoor Chicken RecipeIngredients 47 · Nutrition 7.9/10 · Avoid List 0$4.19 / lb
- Adult · With grainsRoyal Canin Indoor Long HairIngredients 47 · Nutrition 7.9/10 · Avoid List 0$6.17 / lb
- Senior · With grainsRoyal Canin Indoor 7+Ingredients 46 · Nutrition 6.5/10 · Avoid List 0$6.73 / lb
- Adult · With grainsRoyal Canin Indoor AdultIngredients 45 · Nutrition 6.5/10 · Avoid List 0$4.53 / lb
- Adult · Grain freeInstinct Raw Boost Indoor HealthIngredients 81 · Nutrition 9.4/10 · Avoid List 1$6.40 / lb
- Adult · With grainsBlue Buffalo BLUE Tastefuls Indoor Chicken & Brown RiceIngredients 70 · Nutrition 4.7/10 · Avoid List 0$2.95 / lb
- Adult · With grainsPurina Pro Plan Adult Indoor + Hairball Chicken & Rice FormulaIngredients 53 · Nutrition 6.8/10 · Avoid List 1$3.53 / lb
- Adult · With grainsIams ProActive Health Adult Indoor Weight & Hairball Care Chicken & TurkeyIngredients 48 · Nutrition 6.6/10 · Avoid List 1$1.82 / lb
- Adult · With grainsPurina Cat Chow Naturals IndoorIngredients 44 · Nutrition 4.1/10 · Avoid List 1$1.23 / lb
- Adult · With grainsPurina ONE Plus Indoor Advantage With Real TurkeyIngredients 43 · Nutrition 8.9/10 · Avoid List 1$1.95 / lb
- Senior · With grainsPurina ONE Plus Indoor Advantage Senior 7+Ingredients 43 · Nutrition 9.6/10 · Avoid List 1$2.29 / lb
- Adult · With grainsMeow Mix Indoor HealthIngredients 38 · Nutrition 6.2/10 · Avoid List 5$1.20 / lb
- Adult · With grainsPurina Friskies Indoor DelightsIngredients 32 · Nutrition 3.5/10 · Avoid List 5$0.94 / lb
- Adult · With grainsPurina Cat Chow Indoor Hairball + Healthy WeightIngredients 29 · Nutrition 4.8/10 · Avoid List 4$1.22 / lb
- Adult · With grains9Lives Indoor CompleteIngredients 28 · Nutrition 3.2/10 · Avoid List 7$0.95 / lb
Indoor foods here are the ones with "indoor" in their name. For what actually differs from regular formulas, see Indoor Cat Food: What Is Actually Different. How we score