INABA Churu Bites for Cats, Soft Baked Chicken Churu Filled Cat Treats with Green Tea Extract, 0.35 Ounces Each Tube, 12 Tubes Total, 4 Flavor Variety

As you might have guessed from the title of the review, I use to deliver pills to one of my cats. Greenies' Pill Pockets served this role for years, but they kept changing the product to the point where the cat would only eat the first few servings out of the bag (not sure if the problem was the bag or the food). The Churu Bites are not necessarily designed for feeding cats pills, but they work quite well for this purpose because they have a soft gooey center inside of a flavorful encasing. It can be a little messy because when push the pills in, the goo comes out the other side - and it helps to reapply the goo from the bottom back on top of the pill so that it is completely enclosed. Both cats happily gobble these up whenever they are presented. The odor is enough to stir my lazier cat out of her slumber to consume them. Unlike some other treats I have tried in the past, the cats always eat them and eat them immediately. And immediacy is important when you are providing a single cat medications in a multi-cat household. The packaging is designed to keep the food fresh. Each plastic bag contains 3 individual foil like packages. Neither the individual packages nor the plastic bag they come in are resealable, so you probably want to at least close the open individual pack with a paper clip or put it in a sealed container if you do not plan to use it all at once. Open packs also need to be refrigerated. The number of treats in each individual package can vary. This is because the product is sold by weight and there is some variability in the size of the individual treats. This can necessitate having an extra bag of the product on hand if you depend on having a certain count available. These are fairly expensive for cat treats, but they are competitively priced when compared to Greenies Pill Pockets and other healthier cat treats. INABA makes some claims about the healthiness of the treats. The ingredients are generally quite good for a cat treat. One claim they make is that the treats are low-calorie. And they proclaim that their 13 kcals per piece is low. That might be true for cat treats in general (I did not compare all the treats), but 13 kcals itself is not considered to be a low-cal snack. The goal should be less than 10. For me, this is five-star product because my goal is to get my cat to eat her medications. And on that front, the INABA Churu Bites perform spectacularly well. So, I am giving it 5 stars. If I was rating it for a cat treat, I would go with 4 stars largely because the packaging is not convenient.

My cats love it. I have a hyperactive cat, she usually runs away after smelling treats. I just tap some of the cream from this treat on her nose and she eats the whole thing right up

My cat loves these! Poor girl doesnt even realize her med is inside. Have never had her spit it out even after I heard a crunch...I was like omg she knows there's a pill inside. But nope, she scarfed it down. I think these are pricey but honestly the way my cat eats them with her med inside, its worth it. I dont like shoving a pill down her throat

My cat loves all the different flavors. This is cleaner and neater than purée treats.

My cat LOVES these! We have only tried the salmon flavor so far but I have been able to give her pills morning and night hidden inside of these and it’s a pretty big pill! She hasn’t spit it out or refused it once, and this girl is picky! These are life savers! I just push the pill through the center and sweep the excess filling off of one and and smear it over the end of the pill on the other side of the treat and at this point she’s sitting begging for them every night! I’ve had so much trouble giving her medication in the past and I’ve tried everything!!! These are so simple and I’m so happy she enjoys them so much!