May cat with IBD enjoys the kibble but I can’t get her to eat the canned food (or any of my other cats) and had to go with a different brand for that. The wet food is a strange texture that I don’t think they liked as they are not usually very picky.

I've been feeding my cats prescription diets for a while due to health issues, but with a young cat who has a chicken allergy, my vet felt that z/d would allow me to feed all of my cats the same food instead of having to juggle and wrangle every meal time. And my cats LOVE it, especially the dry food. My youngest cat tore into the side of the bag to get extra food, and has learned how to open the storage container I transferred it to. Her older cat roommates are big fans of this, and will egg her on and help eat the spoils. I'm a fan, and so are they. Thank you!

When I checked the top 5 ingredients of ZD Hills, I was horrified. Brewers Rice?!! 1# ingredient? Humans can't eat this, I'm not feeding it to my cat. Cats don't require or digest carbohydrates due to lack of amylase in their saliva. I'm not making my kitty sicker with secondary issues because of this inferior cat food. UGH where is the science?!!!

This prescribed after my cat was determined to have a food allergy. While expensive, she likes it and it was easy to switch her over to this formula.

My cats have been on this food for almost 2 years now and I can honestly say it's very much worth it. My oldest cat has a bunch of food allergies and the only thing he can eat is Hill's Z/D, we've tried RC and it didn't work for us since he still had an allergic reaction. Luckily all of my cats really like Z/D in both dry and wet, even the cats without allergies :)

At the beginning of 2024, my under 1yr old cat Pebble started to have episodes of vomiting bile and the only thing that temporarily helped was long acting steroid injections. To make matters worse, despite running numerous tests, the doctors couldn’t find a definitive reason why her intestines were so chronically inflamed. At one point, the inflammation was so bad they thought there was a foreign body (which turned out to be false after further review). It was hard seeing our fur baby repeatedly suffer from these episodes never knowing how long the relief from the injections would last. It was during her last visit to see the vet for this issue when she suggested we try a food trial with Hill’s z/d. Starting in the fall, our Pebble (and consequently our other cats), have been on this diet and so far there has been no more vomiting episodes. We’re still crossing our fingers that this is a more permanent fix for her issues however as of now it seems incredibly promising. All of our cats seem to like it and Pebble seems to be all around doing better. Hills is a great company that creates diets backed by science and extensive research. I know a lot of people might doubt changing foods or see their vet recommending a prescription diet as a frivolous and needlessly expensive treatment plan but in a good amount of cases, it helps tremendously, and being on a steady prescription diet that works is cheaper and less stressful in the long run then repeated vet visits, tests, and temporary fixes.

Our vet recommended ZD after running multiple tests in our cat for his problem of biting his skin and constant licking. We tried medication and ZD. It took about 2 months to heal, but here we are 2 years later and he still loves his food and doesn’t have the allergy problems anymore.

Our cat was vomiting every time he ate and was losing weight until we tried the Food Sensitivities z/d diet. No more vomiting and he’s gaining his weight back. We have three cats all with special dietary needs and this food works for each of them. My only complaint is the cost/size of bag. With three cats we go through the largest bag (8.5 lbs) in no time. I feel like a larger bag could be offered at a better price per ounce. Our cats have always been on speciality foods with a different manufacturer and this is the most costly food they’ve ever been on. Wish the company would consider a larger bag for multiple cat families.