Looking For Raw Food Suggestions

I had used Darwins raw, but was reading it is very bone dense on here, and I was looking for other suggestions of raw food that can be shipped, as most I saw recommended do not ship and there is no pet store where I live. I am not open to making my own as I don't have faith in my ability to not mess up, nor do I have time, or the desire to handle raw meat more than is necessary, thank you for understanding. My budget is about $100 a month for 1 cat who is about 12lbs if that helps, Darwins has been the only raw I could find that ships. Also open to high quality wet food recommendations. Thank you!

Wilbur's Servant said:

I am not open to making my own as I don't have faith in my ability to not mess up, nor do I have time, or the desire to handle raw meat more than is necessary, thank you for understanding.

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You sound like me in this regard

I can't help with the raw but for canned/pouch foods, my boy gets Merrick Backcountry, Natural Balance, Chewy . com's Tiny Tiger, Miko, and Tractor Supply's Paws and Claws and sometimes he'll eat their 4Health. I also have Sheba and some Blue Wilderness in the house (I rotate his food).

There are other brands such as Hound and Gatos, etc that I can't use because the feline part of the equation in this household made negative comments lol

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In which area of the world do you live in? USA? Canada? Europe?
I know in Canada we have this brand called Big Country Raw and they ship to your door. I personally find that the bone content is still a little too high at 15% to 20%, but it is better from what it used to be.

ChaoticEva said:

In which area of the world do you live in? USA? Canada? Europe?
I know in Canada we have this brand called Big Country Raw and they ship to your door. I personally find that the bone content is still a little too high at 15% to 20%, but it is better from what it used to be.

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I live in the United States and I looked at Bug Country Raw but I can only find dog food and I don't know if they deliver to the U.S.

Wilbur's Servant said:

I live in the United States and I looked at Bug Country Raw but I can only find dog food and I don't know if they deliver to the U.S.

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My bad, I meant to say Big Country Raw, not Bug Country Raw.

What did you decide? I realize with the holiday you might not have had much time to think about things...

Furballsmom said:

What did you decide? I realize with the holiday you might not have had much time to think about things...

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I emailed Darwins about their bone content in the cat food to see if it was really that high, as I'd read somewhere it was 25% which is way too high, but Darwin's said the cat food raw is only 8-9% bone so I plan to continue with Darwin's in the future.

Wilbur's Servant said:

I live in the United States and I looked at Bug Country Raw but I can only find dog food and I don't know if they deliver to the U.S.

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Ha ha, our cats love chasing and eating bugs so would love that!

Chewy started carrying Nature's Variety frozen raw, but so far they only carry the 85% meat. The 95% meat is hard to find, and almost twice as expensive at $11 for a 1LB bag vs $7 for a 1LB bag for the 85% meat. So far the only places I've found that carry the 95% are Petco, and I've only seen it in store with no option for shipping.

The 85% isn't terrible, but it's not the best either.

Talien said:

Chewy started carrying Nature's Variety frozen raw, but so far they only carry the 85% meat. The 95% meat is hard to find, and almost twice as expensive at $11 for a 1LB bag vs $7 for a 1LB bag for the 85% meat. So far the only places I've found that carry the 95% are Petco, and I've only seen it in store with no option for shipping.

The 85% isn't terrible, but it's not the best either.

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Yea I'd prefer to stick with Darwin's over the 85% I would go to a pet store but the closest one is a pet smart 2 hours away, the only store we have is Walmart so everything pet wise is ordered online and shipped as Walmart doesn't have great choices.

Wilbur's Servant said:

Yea I'd prefer to stick with Darwin's over the 85% I would go to a pet store but the closest one is a pet smart 2 hours away, the only store we have is Walmart so everything pet wise is ordered online and shipped as Walmart doesn't have great choices.

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One thing you have to be careful of with Darwin's is the packaging. I used to order from them but everry order I ended up having packages that weren't completely sealed or had a cut or hole in them. I let the next day's meals thaw overnight so it got to be a problem when I'd open my fridge in the morning to see one had leaked.

They were very good about giving me credit for any of the damaged packages if I sent them photos, but it just got to be too much of a hassle for me. It sucked because I liked the food itself.

Talien said:

One thing you have to be careful of with Darwin's is the packaging. I used to order from them but everry order I ended up having packages that weren't completely sealed or had a cut or hole in them. I let the next day's meals thaw overnight so it got to be a problem when I'd open my fridge in the morning to see one had leaked.

They were very good about giving me credit for any of the damaged packages if I sent them photos, but it just got to be too much of a hassle for me. It sucked because I liked the food itself.

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I never had any problems but IllI be careful of that.