Freeze Dried Food- Does It Have To Be Rehydrated?

[Pjg8r]

i bought some Stella freeze dried nuggets today. Can I give them each a nugget as a snack dry or must this food be rehydrated? It would only be as a snack a few times a week. Their main food will continue to be canned.

 

[LTS3]

A dry nugget is fine as a treat or mini snack. You may want to add extra water to the canned food on the days when you feed freeze dried raw just to prevent possible constipation.

 

[mrsgreenjeens]

I do exactly what LTS3 said. I give dry Feline Naturals (sometimes dry Stella and Chewy) as treats, then add extra water to their food to make up for it. So far, so good.

 

[lisahe]

We feed freeze-dried for meals and yes, it has to be rehydrated. But it's absolutely fine to feed small amounts as treats or toppers or, as LTS3 put it, mini-snacks, in fact they're great for that because they're fully supplemented.

That said, I'd be particularly careful to add water to Stella & Chewy's because it's generally pretty bony, which can lead to constipation. I only use very small amounts of S&C for that reason, plus the phosphorus levels have been pretty high in the past.

 

[sabrinah]

I give a couple dry S&C nuggets every night as a treat. If it was a full meal it would be better rehydrated, but I don't find treats to be a problem.

 

[sargon]

It all depends how much freeze dried and how well your cat drinks. if your cat drinks well, it is less of an issue than if your cat rarely visits the water bowl.