Is Giddy Pets an official Applaws stockist?

Applaws doesn't run a formal stockist or approved-dealer scheme in the UK, so no retailer can carry that kind of badge from the brand. We simply buy and sell the range like any other stock we carry, and it arrives from us the same way as everything else in the shop.

Does Applaws make dry cat food?

The Applaws range we carry is built around wet food and treats rather than a dry kibble line. If you want a dry food with a similarly short ingredients list, our dry cat food category has other natural options worth comparing on the same basis.

Is Applaws suitable for kittens?

Applaws does make kitten-specific wet food, separate from its adult recipes, and it is worth checking the label rather than assuming an adult tin will do, since a growing kitten has different nutritional needs from an adult cat.

Can I feed Applaws wet food as my cat's whole diet?

Many owners do feed it as a complete diet, and the pouches and tins are usually labelled as complete rather than complementary, but check the specific pack, since a treat or topper line is not meant to be the only thing your cat eats.

Applaws at Giddy Pets

Applaws doesn't operate an approved-retailer scheme, so no shop, us included, can point to a formal badge or endorsement from the brand. What we can tell you honestly is what we stock: a natural, high-meat-content range built mainly for cats, with a smaller wet food line for dogs alongside it.

What's in the range

Applaws is best known for its wet cat food, sold in broth or jelly with a short ingredients list built around a single main protein, such as chicken breast, tuna fillet or a fish selection, rather than a long list of meat derivatives. It also makes freeze-dried cat treats from a single meat, and a smaller Taste Toppers wet dog food line meant to be mixed through a dry diet rather than fed alone.

Because the wet cat recipes lean on one dominant protein per pouch or tin, they suit an owner rotating flavours to keep a fussy cat interested, or one who wants to see roughly what is in the tin without decoding a long ingredients panel.

Choosing within the range

For an adult cat, the single-protein pouches and tins in broth or jelly are the core of the range, and most cats have a clear preference for one texture over the other worth testing early rather than assuming. For a kitten, look specifically for the kitten-labelled recipes rather than the adult line, since a kitten's nutritional needs are different and the packaging says which is which.

The freeze-dried treats work well as a training reward or a food-topper for a cat who needs encouraging onto a new diet, since a small amount crumbled over a meal adds a strong, familiar smell without adding much bulk.

What Applaws doesn't offer

There is no loyalty scheme, subscription discount or approved-retailer badge attached to the brand, and no shop can honestly claim one. If you see a site advertising an official partnership with Applaws, treat that the same way you would any unverified claim and buy on the strength of the product itself instead.

The short ingredients list is the brand's main selling point rather than price, so it suits an owner who wants to see roughly what is in the tin more than one hunting for the cheapest possible wet food on the shelf.

Complementary Dreamies tuna-flavour cat treats for adults and kittens, 60G

£2.05

Common questions

Is Giddy Pets an official Applaws stockist?: Applaws doesn't run a formal stockist or approved-dealer scheme in the UK, so no retailer can carry that kind of badge from the brand. We simply buy and sell the range like any other stock we carry, and it arrives from us the same way as everything else in the shop.
Does Applaws make dry cat food?: The Applaws range we carry is built around wet food and treats rather than a dry kibble line. If you want a dry food with a similarly short ingredients list, our dry cat food category has other natural options worth comparing on the same basis.
Is Applaws suitable for kittens?: Applaws does make kitten-specific wet food, separate from its adult recipes, and it is worth checking the label rather than assuming an adult tin will do, since a growing kitten has different nutritional needs from an adult cat.
Can I feed Applaws wet food as my cat's whole diet?: Many owners do feed it as a complete diet, and the pouches and tins are usually labelled as complete rather than complementary, but check the specific pack, since a treat or topper line is not meant to be the only thing your cat eats.

Written by Matt Garnett, who runs Giddy Pets and is a lifelong pet owner — not a vet. This is general information, not veterinary advice, and it cannot replace an examination by the vet who knows your animal. How we write these guides.