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 "priceNote": "Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on amazon.co.uk at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.",
 "affiliateDisclosure": "Links to Amazon are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.",
 "title": "Dreamies or Temptations cat treats?",
 "answer": "For a kitten, Dreamies: it sets a kitten allowance of up to 6 a day from 8 weeks, and Temptations is sold for adult cats. For an adult cat, buy the one it prefers; both are crunchy with a soft centre and under 2 kcal a treat.",
 "published": "2026-09-29",
 "updated": "2026-09-29",
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     "name": "Dreamies variety box, 12 x 60g bags",
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       "rating": 4.8,
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         "text": "Cats are very keen on them",
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        {
         "text": "Cats eat every flavour in the variety box",
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        {
         "text": "Cats are very keen on these treats",
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   "Dreamies",
   "Temptations"
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   [
    "Bags priced above",
    "60g, 12 in a box of chicken, cheese and salmon",
    "60g, 6 in a pack, chicken and cheese"
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   [
    "Other sizes the brand sells",
    "200g and 350g",
    "180g"
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    "Texture",
    "Crunchy outside, soft inside",
    "Crunchy shell, soft creamy centre"
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    "Energy, chicken recipe",
    "Under 2 kcal a treat, 416 kcal per 100g",
    "Under 2 kcal a treat, 411 kcal per 100g"
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   [
    "Most a day for an adult cat, maker's guide",
    "20 pieces",
    "12 pieces"
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   [
    "Kittens",
    "Up to 6 pieces a day from 8 weeks, Dreamies says",
    "Sold as adult cat treats"
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    "Named ingredient, as the pack states it",
    "4% of the named flavour: chicken, cheese or salmon",
    "Chicken 4%, cheese powder equal to 4% cheese"
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  {
   "heading": "Which to buy",
   "paragraphs": [
    "Pick Dreamies for a kitten, or for a cat you reward several times a day. Dreamies gives a kitten allowance of up to 6 pieces a day from 8 weeks and up to 20 for an adult. The variety box has chicken, cheese and salmon bags, so you can see which flavour your cat takes before buying a 350g tub.",
    "Pick Temptations for an adult cat that likes a creamy centre. Whiskas sells Temptations as adult cat treats, up to 12 pieces a day, in 60g and 180g bags, and the chicken recipe adds cheese.",
    "If your cat eats one and walks away from the other, that settles it. Neither is a meal: FEDIAF, the European pet food industry body, calls treats and snacks complementary food, as opposed to complete food that provides everything a pet needs each day."
   ]
  },
  {
   "heading": "Price per bag against pieces a day",
   "paragraphs": [
    "Both packs above hold 60g bags, so the price per bag compares like with like. How long a bag lasts depends on how many pieces you hand out, and neither maker prints how many pieces are in a 60g bag.",
    "The daily limits differ: 20 pieces for Dreamies, 12 for Temptations, with almost the same energy per 100g. PDSA's advice covers both: keep treats to no more than 10% of your cat's daily food allowance and cut the main meal by the same amount. Both makers also say to reduce the main meal when you give treats."
   ]
  },
  {
   "heading": "What is in them",
   "paragraphs": [
    "Both ingredient lists start with cereals, then meat and animal derivatives. Each names 4% of its flavour, which matches FEDIAF's labelling code: \"with chicken\" on a pack means at least 4% chicken.",
    "Temptations also lists milk derivatives, including dried cheese powder at 2%, which Whiskas says equals 4% cheese. The Temptations listing says to use a bag within 4 weeks of opening; Dreamies asks for opened and closed packs to be kept somewhere cool and dry."
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       "text": "Cats are very keen on them",
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    "ourTake": "For a cat rewarded a few times a day, or a kitten from 8 weeks, Dreamies sets the widest allowance: up to 20 pieces a day for an adult and 6 for a kitten. The box holds 12 bags of 60g across chicken, cheese and salmon, so you find the flavour your cat takes."
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    "name": "Whiskas Temptations Delicious Cat Treats with Chicken and",
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       "text": "Cats are very keen on these treats",
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    "ourName": "Temptations chicken and cheese (6 x 60g)",
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   "name": "Dreamies UK: Dreamies with Tasty Chicken",
   "url": "https://www.dreamiestreats.co.uk/our-treats/favourites/dreamies-tasty-chicken",
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   "name": "Dreamies UK: FAQs",
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   "name": "Whiskas UK: Temptations with Chicken & Cheese adult cat treats",
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   "name": "PDSA: how to treat your cat",
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   "checked": "2026-09-27"
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   "name": "FEDIAF: Pet food labelling, a guide for customers (Code of Good Labelling Practice, Annex 12)",
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