Best Dry Cat Food for Senior Cats
We list 10 senior dry cat foods. Ingredients scores range from 36 to 70 out of 100. 7 of 10 have nothing on the Avoid List. Chicken is the first ingredient in 6 of 10.
Highest Ingredients score: Nutro Wholesome Essentials Senior Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe (70)Lowest price per pound: Purina Cat Chow Healthy Aging 7+ With Chicken ($1.33/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 | Nutro Wholesome Essentials Senior Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe | 70 | 10/10 | 0 | $3.21 |
| 2 | Blue Buffalo BLUE Wilderness Mature 7+ Chicken | 62 | 7.3/10 | 0 | $5.75 |
| 3 | Iams ProActive Health Senior | 56 | 9.5/10 | 0 | $2.12 |
| 4 | Hill's Science Diet Adult 11+ Chicken Recipe | 53 | 7.9/10 | 0 | $4.19 |
| 5 | Hill's Science Diet Adult 7+ Indoor Chicken Recipe | 47 | 7.9/10 | 0 | $4.19 |
| 6 | Royal Canin Indoor 7+ | 46 | 6.5/10 | 0 | $6.73 |
| 7 | Royal Canin Aging 11+ | 45 | 7.8/10 | 0 | $6.17 |
| 8 | Purina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Sensitive Skin & Stomach Salmon & Rice Formula | 46 | 5/10 | 1 | $4.01 |
| 9 | Purina ONE Plus Indoor Advantage Senior 7+ | 43 | 9.6/10 | 1 | $2.29 |
| 10 | Purina Cat Chow Healthy Aging 7+ With Chicken | 36 | 4.4/10 | 1 | $1.33 |
All 10, in Ranked Order
- With grainsNutro Wholesome Essentials Senior Chicken & Brown Rice RecipeIngredients 70 · Nutrition 10/10 · Avoid List 0$3.21 / lb
- Grain freeBlue Buffalo BLUE Wilderness Mature 7+ ChickenIngredients 62 · Nutrition 7.3/10 · Avoid List 0$5.75 / lb
- With grainsIams ProActive Health SeniorIngredients 56 · Nutrition 9.5/10 · Avoid List 0$2.12 / lb
- With grainsHill's Science Diet Adult 11+ Chicken RecipeIngredients 53 · Nutrition 7.9/10 · Avoid List 0$4.19 / lb
- With grainsHill's Science Diet Adult 7+ Indoor Chicken RecipeIngredients 47 · Nutrition 7.9/10 · Avoid List 0$4.19 / lb
- With grainsRoyal Canin Indoor 7+Ingredients 46 · Nutrition 6.5/10 · Avoid List 0$6.73 / lb
- With grainsRoyal Canin Aging 11+Ingredients 45 · Nutrition 7.8/10 · Avoid List 0$6.17 / lb
- With grainsPurina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Sensitive Skin & Stomach Salmon & Rice FormulaIngredients 46 · Nutrition 5/10 · Avoid List 1$4.01 / lb
- With grainsPurina ONE Plus Indoor Advantage Senior 7+Ingredients 43 · Nutrition 9.6/10 · Avoid List 1$2.29 / lb
- With grainsPurina Cat Chow Healthy Aging 7+ With ChickenIngredients 36 · Nutrition 4.4/10 · Avoid List 1$1.33 / lb
Foods are grouped by what the maker says on the label (life stage, grains, weight control). How we score