I like a mix of three high quality cat foods for the reasons you mentioned (recalls, unavailability, etc...) as a staple diet.
Treats during playtime is a great idea. Miss Bella is a private eater though, so I'm not doing much of that currently. I just give her treats in her little treat dish and let her find them under the cover of darkness. Satin, on the other hand, was great at hunting mealies during play/snuggle time. I'd hide them in, on, and under her little dump truck. Tex would also accept treats if hand-fed. Generally, I wouldn't encourage hand-feeding as many hedgies will start associating fingers with food in a fairly chompy way (oww!!!). Texie was so gentle though... I could do that with him.
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