A cat that turns its nose up at a chicken-based food is often just as happy with a fish-based one, and offering an alternative flavour is the more common reason owners switch than any actual dietary need.

Salmon (17%, bone, meat, skin) is the named protein here, but dried poultry protein and dried chicken protein both also appear on the ingredient list, alongside wheat, rice (7%), dried beet pulp and dried chicory root (2%) as a prebiotic. It's a complete dry food for adult cats, working out at the same analysis as Purina's chicken recipe: 40% protein, 15% fat, 8% ash and 2.5% fibre.

• Salmon 17% (bone, meat, skin), named as the headline protein
• Also contains dried poultry protein and dried chicken protein
• Protein 40%, fat 15%, ash 8%, fibre 2.5%
• Contains wheat and rice (7%) — not grain-free
• Complete food for adult cats

On avoiding chicken. This is sold as the Salmon recipe, but it isn't a chicken-free or poultry-free option — dried chicken protein and dried poultry protein are both on the ingredient list alongside the named salmon. If you're switching from a chicken recipe specifically because of a suspected sensitivity, this one won't remove chicken from the diet.

Who it's for: owners choosing salmon for variety or flavour preference, rather than owners trying to cut chicken or poultry out of their cat's diet entirely.