Whiskas UK Avis 

From a 100g down to 85g with a recipe change, cat doesn't eat it, tried loads of other doesn't eat them either, unfortunately the only thing he's eating is biscuits, dunno what else to do. Go back to the old recipe whiskers!.

What has Whiskas done to the sachets of their cat food? The recipe is not the same and the size has gone from 100g to 85g😡 They have increased the price so much and now cut how much is in the sachets. Goodbye Whiskas as you seem to be making a joke of us who love our cats. So so angry.

They've changed recently. I bough 2 40 pack boxes as my cat has always eaten it. It's now mushy & he won't touch it. That's 28.00 of good money wasted which has really affected my budget for a couple of weeks & I've got to spend more money finding a different brand he likes.

Our cat has been on Whiskas for about 2 years (after going off of the Felix brand for some reason). It has been increasingly difficult to get hold of the Whiskas delight 7+ senior food and also the delight 11+ senior food, so have only been able to order the 7+ through Pets At Home online. No supermarket is stocking it whatsoever. Since January 2023 our indoor cat developed really soft poop - some days like a cow pat, some days slightly normally formed, but always soft and messy - not normal at all. Thinking it was just a one off tummy upset we continued with the whiskas in the morning and his Royal Canon biscuits in the evening, but changed the whiskas box to the poultry version (he was on the fish variety). Still the same bad poop, sometimes diarrhoea. It is now March 2023 - the vet confirmed he was perfectly healthy after a check up, I have changed his wet food to a Royal Canin one, and he is back to normal poop. I don't know what Whiskas have done to their food since Jan 2023 but it was bad for our cat. He is the fussiest of eaters, and Royal Canin is far from cheap! He's not even a fan of their wet food, so only eating it as a last resort. I wish Whiskas hadn't changed their recipe, however I will never be buying it again.

Disgrace. They’ve changed the recipe and now I have an 8 month old kitten who wouldn’t look twice at this food even if it was the last thing on earth.
Why change something which was perfectly fine?

We have been worried sick about our cat over the last week wandering why he wouldn't eat wet food. Well after doing research it turns out they have changed the recipe. Absolutely disgusted in whiskas

Cat used to love the old packets, now they make him sick.

Reduction in size and the new fish recipes stink the house out! Won’t be buying again.

Scandalous reduction from 100g to 85g but still charging the same price. What fools this company believes their customers to be. There are plenty of other cat foods on the market and hopefully more honourable producers. Shame on you!

Cat been on 7+ sachets for years. Now is sick everytime she eats them. Not impressed with the smaller packets but changing the recipe to make our cats ill is not acceptable 😥

Whiskas have changed from 100g to 85g pouches. Reason given cats weight. They have kept the same price though. Wow. That’s rubbish my cats have wet and dry food and are very healthy weight (weighed at vets 6 monthly). They have Lost a customer and I hope everyone else will do the same. I’m weaning my cats off as I review.
Update. MY CATS ARE NOW NOT EATING…WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

I'm disgusted that Whiskas have seen fit to reduce the size of their pouches to 85gms. No wonder I've had to supplement their food. Shan't be buying Whiskas again. The new recipe is also a different texture and doesn't seem as substantial. In addition, the box of 80 pouches was more expensive than buying 2 x 40 packs.

Tut-tut Mars! 100g cat food puches shaved to 85g, yet the price continues to increase. I understand the industry call this shrinkflation. 6 hungry cats and we have worried something is wrong. Off to look for a substitute - you are not the only cat food manufacturers...

I've only just noticed the Whiskas cat food pouches have shrunk from 100g to 85g. I was wondering why my cats were constantly hungry and begging for food. Did I miss a notice about this? Did they inform buyers so that we don't inadvertently under feed our pets? The price has risen over the last 6 months by £££s so we're getting fooled twice. I won't stand for it, I'm changing brand. I'd rather go for store brand than be ripped off. If I take time and start by mixing the foods for a while my cats should acclimatise to the new food. Whiskas can take a running jump.

I have purchased four boxes of the new kitten food in pouches and so far I have put it all in the bin. The cat will not eat any of it. I have tired all of the different flavours and the cat will not eat any of it.
Totally disappointed and cost a fortune.

Whiskers wet cat food was the only type one of my cats would tuck into HOWEVER whatever has changed with the recipe has caused both my cats to completely walk away. Neither of them would even try it,which is shocking. I'm very concerned what has been added that it doesn't even smell right. Very sad about this and this was with all 3 meat varieties in their tins, not just one type. I haven't tried the fish tins this time but i'm guessing they will have the same result. Whiskers need to check this out.

Wow, 100g reduced to 85g.
Cat needing emergency operation last year and I, against all odds have decided to put him first with his needs.
Based on this reduction is size the additional costs to keep in solely in Whiskas has increased by £137 per year and this does not include the price of the box hiking up by over 50p.
Awful - never mind heat or eat, my feline is getting ripped of.

Original Review 24/02/23....Well, once again Whiskas in their infinite wisdom have let their customers and cats down! My cat (domestic shorthair) used to eat the 11+ but lately refused to eat it, she'd just turn her nose up at it, when you open the packet it smells rank. I changed her to the 7+ and that was fine until she started to refuse that. I went to the 1+ boxes and that was fine until the boxes changed and now she refuses that.
I had originally been giving her felix but they changed their recipe and that made her violently sick.
She will not eat any other brand and will often go hungry until I travel half way round the county to find an old style box of whiskas 11+ which is becoming more difficult to find.
I have used the contact form on the Whiskas website a few days ago to notify them of my concerns but I doubt I will hear anything back as I don't think they care, now I am stuck with boxes and boxes of the new style catfood that even the stray cats will not eat.
In my honest opinion I would say just avoid Whiskas from now on, if you can find something else you cat will eat then go with that.

Edited 23/03/23 - Got reply from Mars Petcare Yesterday over a month after I complained. I have replied to them raising a few 'points'
So in a nutshell, the old stock of Whiskas is no more, it's just the new stuff that no cats are eating.
She advised there was a research by the Waltham Petcare Science Institute (Owned by Mars Petcare of course (If you google it you'll see)) that a pouch of 80-85g of food was supported by them with dry cat food. She went on to say there is a feeding guideline and weight management on the pack and if I was unsure how much to feed my cat she recommends to contact my vet!?!?!?!
I know how much to feed my cat, thank you very much!!
She said there was no issue with the food so I was getting no compensation for all the left over boxes I had, I said that's fine I am not buying Mars Petcare products anymore ever.
I said to her to come to this page and have a look at the reviews here and see what people think of whiskas ;-)
Let's see if they do, though nothing will change but it might open someone's eyes there.

What on earth have you done to Whiskers??!! It used to be my cats favourite Brand - NOT NOW! It has actually caused her to fart continuously and she looks unhappy, not surprisingly!! - what the hell is in it?!! Not a problem any more as she has stopped eating it entirely, but that leaves me with 4 half opened boxes at £4.49 a go to dispose of not to mention the wasted pouches! 3 Months ago it was £3.29 for a Box of 12 x 100g of original recipe - now £4.49 for 85g - what a bloody rip off for a product that's not fit for purpose. This is a problem for me as I am unemployed and I need to feed my cat! How was this new recipe approved? They have all the same problem and surely they have noticed that the Gravy one is now disgusting slurry!! Surely Pet food isn't meant to make pets ill. I WON'T BE GETTING WHISKERS AGAIN AFTER MANY YEARS AS A REGULAR CAT FOOD!! I'm Fuming! VERY DISAPPOINTED!!

Another Sick cat due to Whiskas new recipe pouches. This New Whiskas has Caused my cat terrible sickness and now she won’t go near Whiskas Cat food. We’ve purchased this brand for years but spent the past week trying to introduce different brands. I’m Now using other cat food brands as I definitely won’t be buying Whiskas products again due to the new recipe being the cause of my cats recent sickness. Bad move Whiskas/Mars😾 I really hope other cats do not need to suffer with this terrible sickness as mine have 😾