Good food in bigger cans?

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I've noticed that the good canned cat foods don't come in larger than a 5.5 oz can. I was at Tractor Supply today and very hopefully read the ingredients on the 4 Health brand as I saw it came in a large can, but it wasn't really all that great, plus I'm not a fan of anything made by Diamond (too many quality control issues for me...)

All the cheap junk seems to come in big cans. Does anyone know of some actual quality cat food brands that come in them? It would be a lot more cost effective for feeding my two big boys.
 

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EVO comes in large cans.

Friskies PATE comes in large cans, not the greatest food, but not the worst.  I sometimes feed it the stray/feral cat colony I take care of.)

Also, while the bigger cans may not be sold in brick and mortar stores, they may be available online.  Look for coupons/specials for free shipping.
 

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I have eight cats to feed and getting larger cans really helps. I have found a few. Wellness grain-free turkey formula, Canidae grain-free pure essential, and Petguard. They are out there, it's just that most retailers don't order them. It's definitely worth asking for though. I don't know much about the 'Good' scale, I'm just beginning my journey on healthy feeding. Some of this is pretty pricey so I don't mind mixing it with lesser quality canned food.
 

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Also available in the larger cans - Hound & Gatos and Nature's Variety Instinct.
 
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I forgot to mention that Trevor won't eat "pate" type foods. He will only eat "chunky in gravy." I bought a bunch of Wellness for him once and he ate a few bites and wouldn't eat the rest, and the food he currently eats,  Earthborn Holistic, I can't give him the chicken flavor because it is pate and he won't eat it. I'll look into the Evo, although their recent recalls scare me a little, and Nature's variety. I haven't heard of the other one. 

I'm REALLY picky about what my cats eat, and I don't ever do the lesser quality stuff. I'm really not even 100% happy with the ingredients in the Earthborn, but it's the best I've had access to. I don't really want to deal with ordering online but I'm probably going to have to. These boys eat a lot!
 

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If you are willing to mail order...the options are endless and you may find there are brands that do have the larger size, but the stores don't carry them.  Evanger's is another brand in bigger cans... 6 oz I think.  But like some of the Wysong, they don't have any supplements so need to add Call of the Wild or some other type of supplement.

ETA: Wysong has a "stew with gravy" line that might have the chunks your cat prefers...I have a can here but since I have so much raw beef in the freezer, have not opened it so can't describe it!
 
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i seen on tractorsupplie site where they sell 13oz cans paws claws but i dont really know how good it is

at some stores they sell 13oz cans friskies or other brands i seen walmart sell speciel kitty in 13oz before
 
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By "big can" I mean like larger than 5 or 6 ounces, like a can that will be multiple servings for my two.

Paws and Claws is full of stuff I won't feed to my boys.
 

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Nature's Variety has 13 oz cans of Instinct.. They are labeled for dogs, but do contain taurine, and the formula is identical to the cat. 
 
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Hmm, that's odd...I'll have to look into that. I wouldn't be terrible worried about the taurine though, since they eat dry food as well. But that's really interesting.

I have the next 3 days off work (tried to go back too soon after surgery and now I'm paying for it) so I have time to bum around the internet looking.
 
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