There are some folks that would say "NOOOO" but then, some folks like raw rice! :^) I have been feeding Ziwipeak Rabbit/Lamb and Venison for a few years; I have 'discovered' a newer New Zealand food named Kiwi Kitchen. Its HALF the price of Ziwipeak, but it seems to do just fine with my F5...
Artie is an F5 Bengal, (looks like a broken mackerel tabby, and has been very gentle) who has been mellow, well fed and treated well for 8-9 years in our home. He has lately started biting and pulling up strands of our (6 month old) berber carpet. We have bought him DaBird, DaMouse etc toys, and...
They are TERRIBLE about posting their kcals. I even called the Canada/USA phone, and it was a voicemail. It does show the kcals/Kg at 620 on the flavor I'm ordering, and I found a calculator that shows that at 620 kcals per Kg, that comes out to 17.576704 kcals per ounce! So a 3 oz can = 52.7...
I looked at Lisa P's chart today, and saw that ZP is pretty high fat, and FN has lower kcals than a lot of foods. I know you are a raw food proponent, but if you couldn't get raw, which canned food might you use until you could get raw? ALSO, are there raw (frozen ?) that are complete all-stage...
Well, as a matter of fact, I use both! I have been trying to tame the costs, but so far I'm still there. I have figured out calorically, that a 6 oz can of Ziwipeak, rabbit and lamb (176 kcals), and a 1/2 of a 6 oz can of Feline Natural Chicken and Lamb (52.5 kcals) daily will get me at +/- 230...
Feline Natural has a nasty habit-they do not post the kcals on their cans. So. Heres how to figure it out!!
kcal/oz to kcal/kg Converter, Chart -- EndMemo
on the bottom of each chart, it states that you can link for your own use, but do not link to public domains. On her site she has a link to "Cat Food Composition" and another link to what she calls "Protein/Fat/Carbohydrate/Phosphorus Chart". They are basically the same.