I've used about 8 bags of this with no issues. Chicken variety (OnlyNaturalPets branded Stella&Chewy).
Ling, Miss Scarf & Barf, didn't throw it up.  I don't know if habit or not, but MK & Ling both drink water right after eating in the kibble dishes (kibble & the FD from Stella&Chewy or the NV brand are fed in the same dishes. I try to alternate & leaning slowly more & more to the freeze dried.) Scooter eats it too, but she doesn't drink water afterwards (she's more wet food eater and kibble/FD is dessert).

One thing for sure with cats, there's no truer words than YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary)

forgot your ?... I think the risks are way less for the freeze dried than kibble based on the ingredient panel and the batch test results they post on their website for salmonella & e-coli. Yup, I check the batch #'s. If I could find a kibble with the same ingredient panel & posted test results, I'd use it. 

One thing, MK likes me to leave it chunkier, Ling & Scooter like the finely crunched the most. On occassion, I'll see MK or Scooter leave with a chunk to dine elsewhere.

  Oh and.. I'd rather Scooter eat the FD than the FF wet. So far she's stubbornly pro wet foods of FF/Friskies.

From purely a moisture standpoint, I can't see why freeze-dried cat food would be any better than dry cat food. However, from a nutritional standpoint, I think it is loads better because the process of freeze drying helps to ensure preservation of the natural nutrients, enzymes, etc.

I have not tried S&C, but I recently began feeding Wysong's Archetype "non-thermally processed" food. I have 9 cats and this is the very first product that all 9 cats will eat -- and with great enthusiasm! Never seen anything like it! I use it as a top dressing to their canned food for added vitamins, minerals, enzymes and probiotics.

I, too, believe in feeding a primary diet of canned food to cats due to the moisture issue, especially since all 9 of my kitties are seniors.

Jo, OK