LID Zero Mature Health, Reviews

I purchased this after looking for dry food recommendations for a very picky eater. My furry feline was diagnosed last month with diabetes and came across Young Again on Reddit of all places. After doing some research, I purchased it, following calorie guidelines for a 10 year old cat. She has been doing phenomenal, with sugar levels consistently in the 150 range. Absolute lifesaver, and safe to switch 100% to. Thank you!

Johanna, 10/5/2024

I am so grateful for this food. My 15 year old Manx developed a allergic reaction to every known protein. Her vet figures she has an overactive immune system. This food changed her life. She no longer has to eat the soy based Royal Canin. I like the fact this is a meat based hydrolyzed cat food. Michael is an awesome guy who answered all my questions.

Darrin Stordal , 7/27/2024

I have 2 cats (1 diabetic, 1 non diabetic). My diabetic cat was diagnosed 5/30/2024. Started using YA Zero Mature LID (both cats eat it) early to mid June. I highly recommend it. It has helped lower my diabetic cats blood glucose. No digestive issues, started giving the food as treats throughout the day for about a couple weeks, then one dish had old food and one dish had the YA. They were going for the YA, so eventually had it in both dishes. Poops did smell horrible in the beginning, but it has gone away.

While this client used her prior food and ours during transition, we do not recommend this as it will cause the smelly stool and often times softer smelly stool.  Please review transition info when starting our foods. :) 

Ann, 7/17/2024

Year 2. Put my 8yr old cats kidney disease into remission. Just did 3rd labs and it has reversed it. Please don't stop making this food. Thank you !!!!!

Jamie, 7/11/2024

Finding this food is a miracle to me. I have been searching for a food that does not have any starch in it for a long time. I have 6 cats ages 2 to 19 and they all loved the food immediately. They have been eating it for a short time but I am looking forward to seeing the improvements in their health that I know will happen. Also a special thank you to Michael Massie, the President of the company who reached out personally to me within 10 minutes of me emailing several questions that I had. My anxiety about my cat's food is gone and I can now relax and know that they are truly getting the best food available for them.

Sherri Barg, 6/12/2024

This food has turned our kitty's health around. She was diagnosed with severe IBD after her blockage surgery. Her coat is coming back thicker, we are seeing less hairballs, and she gained back the weight she lost while sick. There is one unfortunate downside to the food. Her poop REEEEEEKS now. It's unbearably stinky. We follow the restricted diet recommendations and her poop looks normal, it's just so stinky. We are willing to deal though as her health is more important than our sense of smell, hence the 5 stars. Unrelated, but I would just like to mention that some of the brand's responses to other reviews that aren't 5 stars, aren't the most professional. Unfortunately, they come off passive aggressive and has left a bit of a bad taste in our mouths. Otherwise, this brand makes a wonderful choice of food for IBD kitties and we will continue to purchase this food for her. Thank you for providing this!

Natalie, 12/31/2023

I have a 4yo female sphynx. she's had allergies to food since we got her from about 4 months. A while in she got a UTI and the antibiotics ruined her GI system. finding a food that is actually limited ingredient with no filler and hydrolyzed protein because of allergies was the most stressful thing I had to deal with over 3.5 years! Then I somehow stumbled across someone on a reddit post talking about this food brand. So far we have been on it for about a month or a bit more, and my cat seems to be doing better. Her hives settled down, and her poops are still soft but they used to be almost water! so ill take soft poop over that! I hope this is the food that will save us, and I can stop my search for good!

Suezanne , 12/2/2023

My review is long over due. My CKD IBD kitty refuses to eat any wet food which would be ideal with CKD..Young Again Lid Zero Mature was suggested on a CKD page that I follow as it’s low phosphorus - super low carbs and higher protein to avoid muscle wasting. Mischiff is super picky …..and he absolutely LOVES this kibble. I know it’s a much healthier option for him than his old kibble and even the RX kibble (which he won’t eat either!!!!) When my girl was end stage CKD the only way she would eat her wet food was with some of this kibble smashed up and sprinkled on top. The people at YA are awesome to deal with too…great customer service.

Terri, 5/13/2023

Great food. My picky girl loves this and has issues eating most other foods.

Kelly Woycheese, 1/24/2022

At about 6 months of age and after many vet visits, my cat Lil Bob was diagnosed with eosinophilic granuloma complex (EGC) and put on prednisolone for about 8 months. His original symptom was diarrhea that no vet could seem to control. His 5 siblings had same issue. Finally an internal specialist said to change the food which helped his siblings but then really caused his EGC to flare up. After trying every OTC limited ingredient food he finally had to go on hydrolyzed RX food. I was not pleased with the inferior ingredients in the RX foods available but they worked for his allergies. He is allergic to chicken and after much trial and error I discovered I believe he is also allergic to peas. Nearly all LID and grain free foods have peas in them and almost 90% of cat food has chicken in it somewhere. In trying to find a food for him I discovered his brother is allergic to lamb and duck. In my hours and hours of online research I somehow stumbled upon Young Again. Your ingredients were actually species appropriate and I was happy to see you had a LID food with hydrolyzed pork and no peas. Lil Bob has been on the food about 2 months now and no more breakouts except when I tried 54/22 version with chicken to confirm he had chicken allergy. Yep he has chicken allergy. He likes the food. He overate it for a while and had soft poops until he finally figured out he didn't have to eat as much. I will say that the poops on this food are much stronger smelling than on other foods which I assume is due to the high amount of protein? I have 12 cats and I am trying to get them to all eat the same food even though several of them have different issues (obesity, UTI, food allergy) . Young Again may fit the bill, only time will tell. For now it works for Lil Bob and he is off medication and the poor quality RX food so that is a win in my book.

Cherie Russell, 12/21/2021

I have to tell you that so far I am impressed with your cat food. I have one cat that is recently diagnosed as diabetic. She used to only sleep and eat a lot. Now she's not eating excessively. My husband's cat used to throw up 3 or more times a week. She's not doing that anymore. She also used to freak out if the bowl was half empty and then overeat. She's not doing that anymore either. Plus since feeding our 3 cats your food, I seem to be saving on cat litter.

It's very nice to find a product that will actually save us money in the long run, not only on food but cat litter as well. Plus our cats really like it. When I can, I plan to try your dog food too.

So I would say ya'll have another satisfied customer.

Kaye L. 

Kaye L. , 9/20/2017

My cat Jake used to get horrible eosinophilic plaques on a near-constant basis. He was on course after course of prednisolone, and started becoming resistant to it. After a trip to a veterinary dermatologist, we put him on Atopica, which definitely worked for a while to keep his symptoms in check. But the medicine is expensive, and for health reasons, it's not something I wanted to keep him on indefinitely, despite the derm vet saying it would be just fine to do so. Plus Jake became increasingly difficult to medicate -- constantly hiding and evading my grasp, fearful of me because he hated that awful-tasting medicine. This spring I switched my cats to Young Again in the hopes that a change in diet might help Jake. He took to it well, and I slowly began increasing the time between his doses of Atopica. In May, I took him off it completely, and he's been lesion-free ever since. I mix the Mature Health formula with the LID Zero Mature and he's had no recurrences (knock on wood), so I am not even sure it's chicken he's allergic to. Of course, his recurrent lesions could have been caused by something else entirely -- something in the environment, stress, etc. But I am NOT taking any chances. I will keep my cats on Young Again as long as it keeps Jake happy, healthy, and symptom-free. Some of my other cats have had urinary issues in the past too, and this food manages those issues as well. I sincerely hope we've put those awful lesions behind us for good now! Thank you, Young Again!

Rebecca K., 7/7/2017

LID Zero Mature was unfortunately found too late for two of our senior kitties but learning about it via the internet has been a blessing to our two other seniors. It halted the progression of disease caused by years of commercial cat foods that claimed our other two cats' lives and bought us more time with our beloved Feline Overlords. One slimmed down and became so active that he sustained a small injury that (too long story) shockingly claimed his life at age 17. Now our last is a nearly 19 year old and her vet says she is 'winding down' in a natural progression with no diseases at play. We credit this food for giving us this extra time with her. Prior to this we were never able to keep our beloved cats with us longer than 16 years and we'll always regret feeding those cats horrible commercial food. In due time we'll have other cats to love and will continue to purchase Young Again foods to keep them healthy.

Molly S., 1/13/2025

My 1 cat absolutely needs a hydrolyzed food like this, and this is the best I've found for the amount of protein and cost. However, loose stools around with this formula! I've asked the company to offer this formula but with more fiber, but they've started they don't believe enough cats suffer from loose stools at proper feeding amounts. (I know mine are being fed correctly from vet advice and the fact that any less and they lose more weight than they should. Going to try to put the ones who don't need the all hydrolyzed diet back on their standard formula, which caused less stool issues for them.)

Kat Sullivan, 12/2/2024

My Angel turned his nose up at anything except his usual food for ten years. I got my Young Again delivery and both my kitties were all over me! I ordered Young Again for my diabetic kitty, but I'll be feeding it to Mickey too. The transition was easy, we've had no problems and I'm thrilled. Now, I just have to figure out an automatic delivery schedule so I don't run out.

Jen McWethy, 9/17/2024

My 3 cats like this food a little too much and 2 gained so much weight in the 45 days I wasn't home to watch, I had to put them on a 150 calorie diet. Free choice feeding has been a disaster. One kitty is now too fat to fit through the cat door! So I do not recommend free choice as even after 6 months months my cats continue to overeat. I use the LID because one kitty is prone to allergies.

old review she is fine and still feeding the food.

Jennifer, 1/1/2024

My two 12 yr old cats got morbidly obese while eating the LID mature free choice for 2 months plus 3oz wet per day. Now they are eating 6oz of wet and only 1 Tbsp of this LID a day. I'd not suggest free choice for most cats as my now deceased other 2 pigged out. My 3 yr barn cat is fat and sassy off the LID, stealing the kitten Junior food and gorging himself, and stealing much more than 3oz of canned food a day. The Junior food is certainly tastier than this LID.  

This is a clear example why some cats cannot be free choice fed.  Please see our restricted feeding info.  We also suggest checking the carrb/stach content in any foods that you feed alongside ours and matching the carb/starch content to our food. 

Jennifer Martin, 12/3/2023

I've been feeding this to my 18,19 yr old ckd kitties. Wet is encouraged but they are picky. They do not like any of the low phorphous wet foods and do not eat enough wet to maintain their weight. I leave the Young Again Lld out for them to eat at will, they like to eat at night. My kitties are active, maintaining their weight, look great and still have an interest in life. Using this food is working for us

Ann kazmierski, 8/14/2023

The loose stool issue this client saw with her cat is commonly seen when the previous high carbohydrate food is mixed with our low starch/carb food.  We do not suggest mixing these foods for tranisiton.  Please read our instructions and follow them closely.  I love the recipe and the low phosphorus level for my CKD cat. However, since the first day my cat was on this food, he started having terrible diarrhea. I did slow and gradual transition from his old food. I tried to add fiber, reduce the amount, and slow feed him multiple meals through the day. Nothing helped. He loves the food but certain ingredients may not be great for him. I was hoping his stomach could get used/adjusted to this food. But he just had projectile diarrhea and I am sure that this food is not a fit for him.  We attempted to reach out to this customer but she would not return our calls. 

Katniss, 6/23/2023

I have been using the Lld zero formula for my cats for a year now. Their ages are 18, 19. I began using because I was desperate to find a low phorphous food to supplement the diet of my kitty in kidney failure, he has since passed away. My remaining kitties are doing good on this food and nos on bl panel are good. They are maintaining their weight at roughly 6 lbs, they are sm females. They really enjoy this food, I feel like I'm providing them with good nutrition. They are happy kitties, enjoying life. Thank you, Ann and crew

Ann kazmierski, 5/12/2023