Honest Kitchen dehydrated cat food

[txcatmom]

I was at the holistic pet food store and was given samples of this yesterday....

http://www.thehonestkitchen.com/products/prowl/

I was also given a sample of the Grace (turkey) flavor.

I was intrigued because I had never seen or heard of this brand. 

One thing I couldn't quite tell....is it RAW?  Their website said something about steaming the meats so I'm guessing this is cooked food which is dehydrated.

Right now my cats are eating 50% raw and 50% grain free canned.  Since most of their grain free canned does have a few veggies this looks like the nutritional equivalent.

I'm guessing a benefit over canned is not worrying about carageenan (sp?) or bpa used in the cans.  I like that the meats are free range too.  I still have to do the math but my initial impression is that the price would be competitive with premium canned.  (The prices at my local store were a little lower than their website.)  It looks like wholesome stuff.  I haven't tried letting the cats taste it yet, but probably will soon.

What do you think?  Has anyone used it?

 

[Willowy]

My cats don't like it :tongue2:. Well, they like Grace slightly more than Prowl but THK is just not a favorite around here. If your cats do like it, I agree with you on all points (about it being similar to canned without the BPA worries and additives). But it's all up to the cats!

 

[sugarcatmom]

None of my 5 cats would touch Prowl with a ten foot pole (haven't tried Grace, not sure I would based on the Prowl experience). Hopefully you have better luck! Here's the nutritional profile from Dr. Pierson:

	CALORIE %	DRY MATTER %
	Protein	Fat	Carbs	mg Phos/100 kcals	Protein	Fat	Carbs	Phos DM	kcals
Prowl	26	54	20	178	35	30	26	0.84	576/dry cup
Grace	29	61	10	235	40	35	15	1.15	629/dry cup

 

[txcatmom]

Good input.  I'll mix it up and give it a try....and keep my expectations for the kitties liking it low. 

 

[kittylover23]

My kitties hated it. :lol3: The ferals even refused to eat it!

 

[goingpostal]

Got small amounts of both to try and my cat wouldn't go near it, looks gross, weird texture, the dogs ate fine.