First off, I never had to give my cats soft/wet food, so as far as "the old formula" goes, my cats were never exposed to it. Furthermore, all of "the old formula" comments are from 2015, I started using Purely Fancy Feast Entrees in March 2018. I also wanted to point out that the negative remarks concerning "the old formula" mention that the item they were using was Fancy Feast Appetizers. This item IS NOT Fancy Feast Appetizers (which I have seen next to this product at Wal-mart). Purely Fancy Feast Entrée, is marked so on the box, and is bigger (quantity) than the similar looking Fancy Feast Appetizer. The Entrees also come in different flavors as well. Just an observation that may/may not invalidate the angry 1 star ratings. As I do not use the Fancy Feast Appetizers, I do not know their ingredients.
As for this product, a back story is needed. As mentioned above, I never used wet/soft food for my cats. Hill's Science Diet dry food has always been my food of choice for the past 2 generations of cats, and is still the main food for 3 of my 4 cats. However, in March of 2018, I was introduced to a senior cat in a bad situation. We'll just call senior cat "Chi" to protect the innocent. Chi's human mother had rescued her from being destroyed, when the state confiscated a pet hoarders house. She was one of 12 (of the 250) who were rescued, the rest were put down. The vets diagnosed her with several diseases including Feline Leukemia, Brain Tumors, severe allergies and weak gums that could not support teeth (a genetic condition). Her human mother was told that the kitty would not live more than a year. Moreover, mom was moving across the country, and the vets also said that the pressure from the flight would probably kill her. Chi survived all of this only to have her human mother move into a house where the landlady was a cat hater. Unfortunately for Chi, her mother actually considered what the landlady proposed, and that was to put her to sleep, or move out. Not wanting a 4th cat, I could not allow this little survivor to meet her fate because she became "inconvenient". Despite her hard life, Chi was a very sweet kitty. When I received her, she was between 10-12 years old, 4 lbs, eyes crusted shut because of the constant discharge, blood coming from her nose and ears where she would scratch until they bled, somewhat scared of human interaction, and I was warned that she could only eat a quarter of a can of wet cat food a day, else she would vomit (dry cat food being completely out of the question). In comes Purina Purely Fancy Feast Entrees! Seeing that her previous owner was feeding her $0.23 cat food, I chose Purely Fancy Feast because of its very natural look and ingredients. Depending on the flavor, the first few ingredients are always the main protein and their juices. Yes, Sunflower Oil is used, but reading several veterinarian journals, pet health articles, and discussing whether it is good or bad for my cat (or dog) is inconclusive. Some say it helps with keeping their coat glossy (as well as other digestive positives) and should be added to their diets, while others say its not good (really 50/50 on this). Anyway, Chi loved the food. From day one she ate the entire container without getting sick. She is up to 3 containers a day, is now 6lbs, runs around like and plays like a kitten, and after the first month of just wet food, she now snacks on the Hills Science Diet dry food between feedings. Her recent bloodwork came back very healthy. As I still am in contact with her previous owner and I explain that I do not have any of the issues she had with vomiting, dietary needs, and allergies, she is speechless. Four months after getting Chi on Purely Fancy Feast Entrees has made her different cat, in a very good way. Chi enjoys all of the flavors, but has trouble eating the one with shrimp, as there is a whole small shrimp in each container. My other kitties are glad to help her with this, as they all love the wet food as well (but only get as a special treat). I try to stay away from the fish ones, but Fancy Feast does use Skipjack Tuna, which contains less mercury than other Tunas. I do not use the Tongol Tuna either, as the cubes are too big for Chi and she cannot/will not eat them. But still, this dish looks very natural/delicious as well.
Just a little note, I recently noticed a review that mentioned that this product helped their cat that could not keep food down because of a genetic disorder. More drastic than Chi, their kitty was on the verge of death, but has now been around for an additional 2 years because of this food. Much like Chi, the reviewer also commented that her kitty now snacks on dry food between feedings as well, without any issues. Perhaps the natural ingredients or perhaps the sunflower oil (that I have read to be a good 'coater' for sensitive bellies), but there are at least 2 people (and 2 very special kitties) that are very thankful for Purely Fancy Feast Entrees.
<p>Chicken, Chicken Broth, Beef, Sunflower Seed Oil, Tricalcium Phosphate, Calcium Lactate, Salt, Guar Gum, Celery Powder, Choline Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Minerals [Zinc Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite], Xanthan Gum, Vitamins [Niacin (Vitamin B-3), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Vitamin E Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Vitamin A Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9), Biotin (Vitamin B-7), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Vitamin B-12 Supplement]. E-6407.</p><p><strong>Guaranteed Analysis:</strong><br />Crude Protein (Min)...14.0%, Crude Fat (Min)...2.5%, Crude Fiber (Max)...0.5%, Moisture (Max)...82.0%.</p>
