Fussie Cat: Facts, Recalls & Verified Foods
Fussie Cat is made by Pets Global, Inc., founded 2010 — it scores green on 1 of 5 WSAVA-aligned criteria we track (1 red, 3 undisclosed), no FDA recalls on record, and 0 of the 25 Fussie Cat foods we've verified carry an AAFCO feeding-trial statement.
· 25 Fussie Cat food labels checked
The scorecard
WSAVA-aligned criteria
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association's nutrition guidelines suggest questions to ask any pet food maker before you buy. Here are this brand's answers, each with its source, or marked undisclosed when we could not confirm one.
1 of 5 criteria confirmed yes · 1 confirmed no · 3 undisclosed. Undisclosed is common, especially for smaller brands — it means we couldn't confirm an answer from a public source, not that the answer is unfavorable.
Generic 'PhD Board-Certified Companion Animal Nutritionists' with no named individual/verifiable credential.
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Third-party/co-packer facilities (human-food kitchens; wet made in Thailand); not company-owned plants.
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says 'many' recipes; does not say AAFCO protocol. None of the 12 AAFCO statements we read on its labels says "animal feeding tests".
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covers: pathogen, contaminant, oxidation testing; same page: every ingredient tested before, during and after production.
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PubMed lists no animal or pet paper with Pets Global in an author address. Not proof no research exists — only that none is indexed under that company name.
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These five checks come from WSAVA's guidelines on selecting pet foods — not our own opinion score. WSAVA does not approve or list brands. See how all 50 brands we track answer WSAVA's questions → · Our methodology →
The company
Who makes Fussie Cat
Ownership and history, each sourced independently — private-label and co-packed brands often hide the actual manufacturer behind the name on the bag.
Parent company
Pets Global, Inc.
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Founded
2010
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Headquarters
Valencia, California, USA
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The cost
What Fussie Cat costs, against everything else we have priced
None of the 25 Fussie Cat foods we have verified is currently price-matched to a live retail listing, so we will not state a cost per 1,000 kcal for this brand. The composition figures below are verified regardless.
What Fussie Cat actually puts in its food
The ingredients this brand reaches for most across its 25 verified foods, counted once per recipe. Each links to what the ingredient is, what the evidence says, and how common it is industry-wide.
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Taurine (supplemental)
In 25 of 25 Fussie Cat foods (100%).
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Prebiotics (chicory root / inulin, FOS)
In 19 of 25 Fussie Cat foods (76%).
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Tapioca
In 9 of 25 Fussie Cat foods (36%).
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Xanthan Gum
In 8 of 25 Fussie Cat foods (32%).
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Potato
In 6 of 25 Fussie Cat foods (24%).
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Guar Gum
In 6 of 25 Fussie Cat foods (24%).
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Carrageenan
In 4 of 25 Fussie Cat foods (16%).
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Named Meat/Poultry Meal (e.g., Chicken Meal, Lamb Meal)
In 4 of 25 Fussie Cat foods (16%).
The safety record
FDA recall history
From the FDA's Animal & Veterinary recall list, last checked 2026-11-11, plus older FDA notices we added by hand. Fussie Cat recall page →
The FDA's online recall list is complete for recent years but leaves out many notices from before about 2023. We add older FDA recall notices by hand when we find them.
The labels
What we've verified from Fussie Cat's labels
Computed directly from the official-label data we've extracted for this brand — never estimated.
Foods verified
25
0 dog · 25 cat
Feeding-trial validated
0
of 25 (0%)
Formulated to meet
12
AAFCO paper calculation
Label transparency
48%
avg. fields disclosed
The foods
Foods from Fussie Cat we've verified
Every one links to its own Verified Label — guaranteed analysis, AAFCO statement, and (where priced) cost per day.