Whiskas grain-free
Whiskas has not released a dedicated grain-free range in the UK — its dry and wet recipes are built around named proteins with rice or other cereals included rather than marketed as grain-free. If avoiding grain specifically is what you are after for your cat, it is worth looking at the wider grain-free options in the range rather than searching for a Whiskas-branded version that does not currently exist.
What Whiskas does offer
Whiskas' UK range covers wet pouches and tins across kitten, adult and senior life stages, plus a dry food range in a handful of named-protein recipes. These are formulated as complete foods, meaning they meet a cat's nutritional needs as they stand, grain content included.
For most cats, whether a food contains grain matters far less than whether it is genuinely complete and made from named, identifiable ingredients. Grain itself is not inherently a problem for the majority of cats, and "grain-free" is a marketing category rather than a nutritional requirement for every animal.
If your cat genuinely needs grain-free
A small number of cats have a diagnosed intolerance that specifically points to grain, usually identified by a vet through an elimination process rather than guesswork from a label. For those cats, it is worth looking across our wider dry and wet cat food range for a recipe that is explicitly grain-free rather than assuming any particular brand carries one.
For every other cat, the more useful question is usually the quality and named protein content of the food rather than whether grain specifically appears on the ingredients list.
For this need
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Whiskas 1+ Salmon Adult Dry Cat Food
Complete salmon dry food for adult cats in a practical 1.9KG bag
£12.39
Whiskas 1+ Lamb Adult Dry Cat Food
Complete lamb dry food for adult cats in a practical 1.9KG bag
£12.39
Whiskas 1 Tuna Adult Dry Cat Food
Complete tuna dry food for adult cats, offered in several bag sizes
From£3.19
Whiskas Kitten Chicken Dry Cat Food
Complete chicken dry food for kittens, available in several bag sizes
From£3.19
Whiskas 1 Chicken Adult Dry Cat Food
A complete dry food for cats 1+, with chicken present only in the brown kibbles
From£3.19
Whiskas 7+ Senior Cat Complete Dry with Chicken
Complete chicken dry food for senior cats aged 7+ in a 1.9KG bag
£12.39
Whiskas 7+ Chicken Adult Dry Cat Food
Complete chicken dry food for senior cats aged 7+ in an 800G bag
£6.09
Whiskas 2-12 Months Kitten Complete Dry Food Chicken
Complete chicken dry food for kittens aged 2-12 months in a 7KG bag
£30.15
Whiskas 1+ Adult Cat Complete Dry Food Tuna
Complete tuna dry cat food for adults in a 7KG bag with 30% protein
£30.15
Whiskas 1+ Adult Cat Complete Dry with Chicken
Complete chicken dry cat food for adults in a 7KG bag with 30% protein
£30.15
Burns Adult/Senior Cat Sensitive Grain Free Duck & Potato
Grain-free duck and potato food for cats with digestive or food sensitivities
£16.49
James Wellbeloved Light Adult Dry Cat Food Fish
A lower-calorie fish dry food for adult cats managing their weight, with joint-support ingredients
£24.65
Common questions
- Does any Whiskas product avoid grain entirely?
- Not as a labelled range at present. Whiskas' recipes generally include rice or other cereals as part of a complete formula, rather than being marketed and formulated as grain-free, so a cat needing a strictly grain-free diet would need to look at a different brand within our range.
- Is grain actually bad for cats?
- Not for most cats. Grain is a source of carbohydrate and, in a well-formulated food, does not compromise a cat's overall nutrition. Genuine grain sensitivities exist but are relatively uncommon, and are usually identified by a vet rather than assumed from general labelling trends.
- What should I feed if my vet has recommended a grain-free diet?
- Look for a food that states grain-free clearly on the packaging and is formulated as a complete diet for your cat's life stage. If you are unsure which of our stocked foods qualifies, check the ingredients list on the product page, or ask your vet for a specific recommendation.
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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.