I wasn't sure if this should go into raw feeding or here.
I just picked up a trial package of "Prowl" deydrated whole food for cats by The Honest Kitchen. It's made from free range USDA chicken (there is a turkey version also, called "Grace") in human food facilities in the USA - no animal feed ingredients. Grain free (although it does have potato in it and some veggies). No preservatives. 35% protein,29.5% fat.
You mix up the dry with a specified amount of warm water, wait 5 minutes to hydrate and serve. Kind of has a grits like texture if I had to describe it. Can also be mixed with raw for variety, mixed with kibble as a whole food topper, used in place of raw if you're traveling, or instead of canned. I can see that this would be excellent if a cat were dehydrated since the moisture content is so high; if the cat likes it of course.
The guy at the pet store suggested (if my cats weren't into it at first) putting it on their paw so they would lick it off to taste it. Apparently some cats don't "get" the texture, don't recognize it as food right off. However, I mixed it up with about a tablespoon of kibble and both of them had no problem with it. In fact, both licked AROUND the kibble, at the Prowl right up and left the kibble over (at least the last time I walked in the kitchen, the kibble was still in their bowls).
So, it was a hit here.
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude protein min 35%
Crude fat min 29.5%
Crude fiber max. 2.38%
Moisture max. 5.20% (NOTE: I'm assuming this is BEFORE reconstitution)
Calcium min 0.90% max 1.40%
Phosphorus min 0.70% max 0.90%
Sodium min. 0.20% max 0.38%
Magnesium min 0.07% max 0.14%
Taurine min 0.11% max 0.20%
Calorie Content, calculated: 5070 calories per kg/576 calories per cup
Suggested Feeding:
1-5 lbs 1/8 - 1/4 cup mixed with 1/8 - 1/4 cup water
6-10 lbs 1/4 - 1/2 cup mixed with 1/4 - 1/2 cup water
11-16 lbs 1/2 - 3/4 cup mixed with 1/2 - 3/4 cup water
17-21 lbs 3/4 - 1 cup mixed with 3/4 - 1 cup water
Suggested feeding divide daily amount into 2 daily feedings. Based on requirements of lean and active indoor/outdoor cats. For less active or indoor only cats recommended to feed slightly less. For larger cats, adjust accordingly.
Ingredients:
Dehydrated chicken, eggs, potatoes, sweet potatoes, organic flaxseed, pumpkin, spinach, cranberries, rosemary, tricalcium phosphate, choline chloride, zinc amino acid chelate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin # supplement, potassium iodide, potassium chloride, iron amino acid chelate, copper amino acid chelate.
Price seems to come out to about the same as a good quality can of 5.5 ounce of wet food. The cheapest I saw it online was or about $41 for the 4 lb box which makes about 30 - 5.5 ounce servings I believe it said; so a months worth.
Maybe it could be had for less if one shopped well.
Thoughts?
I just picked up a trial package of "Prowl" deydrated whole food for cats by The Honest Kitchen. It's made from free range USDA chicken (there is a turkey version also, called "Grace") in human food facilities in the USA - no animal feed ingredients. Grain free (although it does have potato in it and some veggies). No preservatives. 35% protein,29.5% fat.
You mix up the dry with a specified amount of warm water, wait 5 minutes to hydrate and serve. Kind of has a grits like texture if I had to describe it. Can also be mixed with raw for variety, mixed with kibble as a whole food topper, used in place of raw if you're traveling, or instead of canned. I can see that this would be excellent if a cat were dehydrated since the moisture content is so high; if the cat likes it of course.
The guy at the pet store suggested (if my cats weren't into it at first) putting it on their paw so they would lick it off to taste it. Apparently some cats don't "get" the texture, don't recognize it as food right off. However, I mixed it up with about a tablespoon of kibble and both of them had no problem with it. In fact, both licked AROUND the kibble, at the Prowl right up and left the kibble over (at least the last time I walked in the kitchen, the kibble was still in their bowls).
So, it was a hit here.
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude protein min 35%
Crude fat min 29.5%
Crude fiber max. 2.38%
Moisture max. 5.20% (NOTE: I'm assuming this is BEFORE reconstitution)
Calcium min 0.90% max 1.40%
Phosphorus min 0.70% max 0.90%
Sodium min. 0.20% max 0.38%
Magnesium min 0.07% max 0.14%
Taurine min 0.11% max 0.20%
Calorie Content, calculated: 5070 calories per kg/576 calories per cup
Suggested Feeding:
1-5 lbs 1/8 - 1/4 cup mixed with 1/8 - 1/4 cup water
6-10 lbs 1/4 - 1/2 cup mixed with 1/4 - 1/2 cup water
11-16 lbs 1/2 - 3/4 cup mixed with 1/2 - 3/4 cup water
17-21 lbs 3/4 - 1 cup mixed with 3/4 - 1 cup water
Suggested feeding divide daily amount into 2 daily feedings. Based on requirements of lean and active indoor/outdoor cats. For less active or indoor only cats recommended to feed slightly less. For larger cats, adjust accordingly.
Ingredients:
Dehydrated chicken, eggs, potatoes, sweet potatoes, organic flaxseed, pumpkin, spinach, cranberries, rosemary, tricalcium phosphate, choline chloride, zinc amino acid chelate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin # supplement, potassium iodide, potassium chloride, iron amino acid chelate, copper amino acid chelate.
Price seems to come out to about the same as a good quality can of 5.5 ounce of wet food. The cheapest I saw it online was or about $41 for the 4 lb box which makes about 30 - 5.5 ounce servings I believe it said; so a months worth.
Maybe it could be had for less if one shopped well.
Thoughts?
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