There’s a reason the phrase “Meow Mix” is practically shorthand for cat kibble in U.S. grocery aisles: the brand has spent four decades perfecting crunchy-outsides, chewy-insides morsels that make even aloof rescues sing for supper. As we pad into 2025, however, cat-parent expectations have leapt from basic taste to gut-friendly probiotics, ethically sourced animal protein,