9Lives

Meaty Favorites Variety Pack

Grade D, 60 out of 100, ranked 10 of 15 wet cat foods we graded. 2 brand-line recalls since 2016. Its maker meets 2 of four WSAVA nutrition checks in full. Owners give it 4 out of 5 across 388 ratings.

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60Grade D
out of 100

Grade analysis

Overall
60 / 100
Safety and recall record
21 / 30
Nutrition standards (WSAVA)
14 / 25
Owner consensus
10.2 / 30
Value
15 / 15
Confidence
Medium

Fewer ratings than most, so the owner score could move. Data checked October 2026.

Safety and recall record

We found 2 recalls for this brand line since 2016, including 2 in wet cat foods. Older and less related recalls count for less.

  • 2017Serious. 9Lives Meaty Pâté and Seafood & Poultry canned cat food: possibly low thiamine. Source−6
  • 2018Serious. 9Lives Protein Plus canned cat food: possibly low thiamine. Source−6

Nutrition standards (WSAVA)

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association guidelines tell owners to ask a pet food company who formulates its food and how qualified they are, who makes it, what quality checks it runs, and whether it publishes research. If a company can't or won't answer, WSAVA says to be cautious. We use the answers each maker gave the Pet Nutrition Alliance, which puts those questions to pet food companies.

Maker: J.M. Smucker pet foods (sold to Post Holdings in 2023).

  • ✓Qualified nutritionist. Employs a full-time nutritionist with a PhD in animal nutrition.6/8
  • ½Makes its own food. Owns 50% of the plants that make its food; uses a contract manufacturer for the rest.3/6
  • ✓Answers the questions. Answered the survey and shared nutrient data on request.5/5
  • ✗Published research. No in-house research program publishing in peer-reviewed journals that we could find.0/6

What owners say

Rated 4 out of 5 across 388 ratings on Chewy. Ratings from a small number of shoppers get pulled toward the average, so for scoring this counts as 4.17.

Value

At $22.84 for 198 oz, this costs $0.12 per oz, well below the middle of the wet cat foods we graded.

Details

Size priced198 oz
Price checked$22.84 at Chewy, October 2026
Unit cost$0.12 per oz

Grades compare products within the same category only. We don't test products ourselves or judge individual recipes, and every food here is sold as complete and balanced. Nutrition standards rate the maker against WSAVA's questions, using answers collected by the Pet Nutrition Alliance in 2022. How we grade.