Best budget wet cat food for a Tabby

Buying in bulk from the supermarket is a smart move on a budget, and the good news is you're already doing the right thing — wet food genuinely is better for cats. It keeps them hydrated, more satisfied between meals, and closer to what their bodies are built for. The honest caveat: not all supermarket wet foods are equal, and some of the cheaper multipack pouches are more gravy than anything else. Before I suggest anything, tell me a bit more — how old is your Tabby, any health issues I should know about, and roughly what are you currently spending per month?

Good — a healthy 4-year-old Tabby is straightforward to feed well on that budget. The Whiskas pouches aren't terrible, but they lean heavily on gravy and cereals as fillers, which means your cat is getting less actual protein per pouch than she should. At 4 she's in her prime and needs proper muscle maintenance. What I'd switch to is Felix As Good As It Looks — the 40-pouch multipacks on Amazon UK sit comfortably in your budget, often around £14–17 depending on the flavour variety pack. It's still a supermarket-tier product, but the meat content is meaningfully higher than Whiskas, the chunks are real rather than pâté slurry, and cats tend to find it more satisfying so they don't pester you between meals.

It's not night and day, but it's a real step up. Felix As Good As It Looks typically lists meat and animal derivatives as the first ingredient with around 4% named protein sources in the chunks themselves, whereas Whiskas pouches often front-load with broth and cereals. For a cat eating 2–3 pouches a day, that difference in protein quality adds up over months and years. At 4 your Tabby isn't at risk of anything specific yet, but feeding decent protein now protects her lean muscle mass heading into middle age. You're not being asked to spend more — just spend the same money on something that does more.

For a healthy 4-year-old eating a varied wet diet, Felix As Good As It Looks is genuinely sufficient on its own — no supplements needed. The one thing I'd keep an eye on is variety within the range. Rotate between the chicken, beef, and ocean fish flavours rather than bulk-buying a single one. Cats can develop strong preferences for one protein source and then refuse everything else — and that's a headache you don't want. The variety multipacks actually work in your favour here: same price, built-in rotation. That's all you need.