Best food match for Ragdoll after brand discontinued

Losing a food your cat has done well on is genuinely stressful — especially when you don't know exactly what made it work for them. Cats are obligate carnivores with specific nutritional needs many commercial foods don't fully meet, and at eight years old a Ragdoll is entering the life stage where kidney health becomes a real priority, which makes getting the protein quality and moisture content right even more important. What brand were you using, and do you know roughly what the protein source and crude protein percentage were? Also, does your cat have any health issues I should factor in?

Country Hunter was a solid food — high meat content, single protein sources, no cereals, and a decent moisture level. That combination is exactly what kept her coat and digestion in good shape. The good news is you have a clear benchmark to work from. What's she currently getting in the meantime — anything, or are you in a real gap right now?

That tracks — Sheba is mostly water and derivatives, so the drop in coat quality after a few weeks on it isn't surprising. For a direct nutritional match to Country Hunter, I'd go with Animonda Carny Adult in single-protein pouches, specifically the beef or rabbit varieties. It runs at around 70–75% meat content, uses named muscle meat and organs rather than derivatives, no cereals, and the moisture level is close to what you'd expect from a high-quality wet pouch. Ragdolls tend to do well on it and the ingredient profile is close enough to Country Hunter that you shouldn't see a difficult transition. It's available in multi-packs on Amazon UK and works out at a reasonable cost per pouch for the quality. Start with one protein source rather than the mixed variety packs so you can confirm she tolerates it well before committing to a larger order.

Given she's only been on Sheba a couple of weeks and has no digestive sensitivities, you can move across fairly quickly — mix it half and half for two or three days, then go straight to the Animonda. Her gut hasn't fully adapted to the lower-quality food, so you're not unwinding months of conditioning. If she shows any loose stools in the first week, just slow the transition slightly, but I'd expect her to take to it without any fuss given her history on Country Hunter.

Good call starting small. The rabbit pouch in particular tends to go down well with cats that have eaten game proteins before, so that's probably your best first test. If her coat comes back to where it was in four to six weeks, you'll know you've found your match.