Icelandic+ Whole Fish Herring - 1.5oz Bag - Cat Treats, Pure Wild-Caught & Air-Dried, Single Ingredient Snack, Pet Chew, Just The Fish Nothing Else

Contrary to a lot of reviews, these are a good treat for the right cat. They do smell like dried fish. If you can't abide the smell of dried fish, probably skip. But really it's not the awful stench people are saying. They definitely are large, and hard. I wouldn't feed these unsupervised or whole to cat, but treat time is supposed to be about bonding and reward anyway. My cat and I figured the best way to enjoy the big fishes is if I hold the fish and he crunches away with his back teeth. He thinks this is fun and I think about the plaque being removed by his crunchy fishy toothbrush. He also likes them broken into about four pieces as regular little treats. I'm not sure I understand the complaints about them being too hard to break or cut. I also cannot break or cut his kibble pieces or other hard treats. His big ol knife teeth do that part when he crunches them. Cats will swallow food whole sometimes too, without crunching, which is why you shouldn't give them lion sized kibble or entire herring whole. Fairly basic. I am going to try soaking them. He's a big fan of freeze dried minnow tea, so I assume he'll like herring tea as well. They have a stronger smell, so he may be even more excited. I think they'll also be wonderful ground up as a food topper if he's ever feeling picky about food. So tldr: fishy fish, make big fish small for catcat using human breaky hands

Bought this treats for our several cats. turns out only one of the cats really likes them but the dogs LOVE them. They have become our high-value treat for our indoor dogs. Freeze dried fish, who knew?

I got this for my kitty who loves fish. But, I think this is NOT for cats because it's too hard to eat. I love that it is one ingredient and you can actually see that it is ONLY dried herring. But, it is extremely hard. My cat could not bite into it. I was nervous as he tried and started choking. (He's OK now) I tried soaking a couple in water to soften them up. It didn't work and he still couldn't chew them at all. I also tried cutting them into smaller pieces with my kitchen shears and the fish were too hard even for the newly-sharpened scissors. I think the animal needs a bigger mouth to get the fish crunched and chewed up so they can be safely swallowed. I did give my kitty the water I used when I tried to soften the fish by soaking them-- he really liked that! He tried really hard to eat the herring, but was not able to eat even one small piece. I was able to get a refund after 3 attempts online. I'll be giving these to someone with a big dog who likes fish. I don't think they are safe for cats or that any cat could eat them. Nice idea, but I'm going back to minnows for my kitty.

Same issue as everyone else, these are difficult for my cat to chew. The first time I gave her half an herring and supervised but she choked on it. She LOVES them though so I cut up the second I gave her with shears, and gave her everything but what I couldn’t cut through. Next time I may try to soak and make herring tea, as I’ve seen others do.

My pups love these. Smell awful but they love them. Great product and price too