Who makes Go-Cat?
Go-Cat is made by Purina, part of Nestle's pet care division, and sits in the everyday, widely available end of the dry cat food market rather than the premium tier. It is one of the more recognisable cat food names on UK shelves, built around complete dry recipes for different life stages.
Who Purina are, and where Go-Cat fits
Purina is one of the largest pet food manufacturers in the world, producing a wide range of brands that sit at very different price points and positioning, from everyday supermarket names to more specialist veterinary diets. Go-Cat is one of their mainstream, accessible dry food lines rather than a premium or prescription range.
That positioning makes Go-Cat a common everyday choice for owners wanting a straightforward, affordable complete dry food rather than something formulated around a specific health condition or a grain-free premium angle.
What we stock, and who it suits
Our range includes Go-Cat dry food such as their Herring with Vegetables recipe, a complete dry food for adult cats. We stock a selection from the wider Go-Cat range rather than every recipe and life stage, and what is shown in the grid above is what is currently available to order.
Go-Cat tends to suit owners looking for a reliable, everyday dry food at an accessible price point, rather than those seeking a specific limited-ingredient or veterinary formula. As with any cat food, whether a particular recipe suits your cat comes down to their age, health and preferences rather than the brand name alone.
How Go-Cat compares within Purina's own range
Purina makes several cat food brands that sit at quite different price points and levels of specialism, and it helps to know roughly where Go-Cat fits among them. It is positioned as an accessible, everyday dry food rather than a premium line or a veterinary prescription diet, which sit at the more specialist end of what Purina produces.
That does not make Go-Cat a lesser choice, just a differently positioned one. Plenty of cats do perfectly well on an everyday complete dry food, and the main thing worth checking is that the specific recipe you choose is labelled complete and suited to your cat's current life stage, whichever brand it comes from.
From this brand
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Go-cat Kitten Chicken, Turkey & Milk
Complete dry kitten food named for chicken, turkey and milk, each a small share of the recipe
£7.39
Go-Cat Go Cat Herring with Vegetables Dry Cat Food
A dry cat food where herring makes up 3.2% of the recipe, in fish-shaped kibbles
From£1.35
Go-cat Herring with Vegetables
Complete dry food for adult cats with real herring pieces pressed into fish-shaped kibble
£32.25
Go-cat Chicken and Duck Dry Cat Food
A 10kg dry cat food where meat and animal derivatives are 20%, split 3% chicken and 1% duck
£32.25
Go-Cat Go Cat 1 Indoor Cat Chicken
An indoor-cat dry food where duck sits unnamed alongside the chicken on the label
From£3.15
Go-Cat Go Cat 1 Adult Cat Chicken Duck
A dry cat food with 3% chicken and 1% duck within a 20% meat and animal derivative recipe
From£3.15
Go-cat Kitten/Junior Chicken, Turkey & Milk
Complete dry food for kittens and junior cats, with age-banded feeding guidance to 12 months
£3.15
Go-cat 7+ Senior Cat Chicken & Turkey
Complete dry food for cats aged 7 and over, with 2% named chicken and turkey
£3.15
Go-cat 1+ Adult Cat Chicken & Duck
A 340g bag of GO-CAT's Chicken & Duck recipe, the same 20% meat and animal derivatives
£1.75
Go-cat 1+ Adult Cat Chicken & Turkey
A 340g bag of GO-CAT's Chicken & Turkey recipe, an even 2%/2% split of the two meats
£1.75
Go-cat Herring with Vegetables Dry Cat Food
A 340g trial-size bag of GO-CAT's Herring with Vegetables recipe
£1.75
Common questions
- Is Go-Cat a good brand of cat food?
- Go-Cat is a widely available, everyday dry food brand made by Purina. It is not a premium or specialist range, but it is a reasonable, accessible choice for many cats, provided the specific recipe suits your cat's age and needs.
- Is Go-Cat owned by a bigger company?
- Yes, Go-Cat is made by Purina, which is part of Nestle's pet care division and one of the largest pet food manufacturers globally, producing many other brands across different price points and levels of specialism.
- Do you stock the whole Go-Cat range?
- No, we stock a selection from the Go-Cat range rather than every recipe. What is shown above reflects what we currently have available to order, and that can change as stock does over time.
- Is Go-Cat suitable for kittens?
- Purina does make Go-Cat recipes formulated for kittens and junior cats as part of the wider range, alongside their adult and senior formulas, so check the specific bag's life-stage labelling before choosing one for a young cat.
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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.