and there's three different secreting organs liver spleen and kidneys so that variety is really great
and this is really great because it's all whole foods so there's no synthetic man-made nutrients
everything is whole foods so that's really great this one is also high protein and high fat again
that higher fat might be more appropriate for kittens and the carbohydrates are around one
percent so that's really great that's what you want to aim for very low carb hey friends it's
jess and jericho and the first freeze-dried raw kitten food that we'll review is called instinct
this one's specifically for kittens and the product name is chicken recipe edward recipe means
there's between 25 and 94.9% chicken so when we look at the ingredients we have chicken including
ground chicken bone beef liver beef spleen beef kidney cod and salmon oil i think those are the
meat ingredients there so we have chicken as the muscle meat and ground bone which is great
and there's three different secreting organs liver spleen and kidneys so that variety is really great
and there's also protein variety with chicken and beef that's always good variety can curb pickiness
and it can also provide extra nutrients to kind of fill in the gaps of the diet salmon oil is
great instead of just saying fish oil they're specific they tell you the type of fish then
you'll also see ground flax seed and some carrots apples butternut squash blueberries spinach so at
least they're adding some whole food nutrients of course cats wouldn't eat carrots and apples
in the wild but they would consume the stomach contents of their herbivore prey which would
include some plant material so typically you'll see these additions in cat foods to add some
phytonutrients and a little bit of fiber that they wouldn't necessarily get from secreting organs
and muscle meat but because of the recipe rule we know that the chicken is 25 to 94.9 percent
and they're not naming like chicken and apple recipe or chicken and squash recipe it's just
chicken recipe that's what you want to see is meat only in the product's name they also state the dry
matter percent of the protein which is 41% that's great total fat is 29.79% almost 30%. that's great
too kittens might require a little bit higher fat because they're growing so that's really
great and then they also tell us the carbohydrate calorie percent is 11 here so that's good it's low
so you know you shouldn't really be concerned about the carrots and apples and butternut squash
because they're very minimal amounts of this product this video is not sponsored but there
are affiliate links in the description some cons might be that they still have to add back
some of these synthetic minerals and vitamins but you know to be complete and balanced and to meet
the kittens needs it's typically required let me know in the comments below if this is better or
worse than what your kittens currently eating the next freeze dried raw cat food that will review
is called quest this is steve's real food now this is suitable for all life stages
so it's appropriate for adult cats and kids and i specifically chose beef because it has
higher percentage fat compared to the other products that he makes and the ingredients
are super great we have ground beef beef heart beak kidney beef liver so we have two secreting
organs plus hearts it has one less secreting organ than the previous products that we looked at but
this one also includes heart and it also includes ground beef bone raw goat's milk that's great for
probiotics and enzymes and also can provide some minerals flax seed and inulin are fibers dried
kelp is great that provides a lot of minerals as well and kelp can also help keep plaque and tartar
off of the teeth especially when you're feeding kittens this is great to start your dental care
routine earliest the earliest that you can chia seeds for fatty acids and some fiber organic
coconut oil and ground egg shell eggshell can add some more calcium and other minerals as well
and this is really great because it's all whole foods so there's no synthetic handmade nutrients
everything is whole foods so that's really great and when we use the guaranteed analysis
to get an approximate amount of carbs it's about three percent on a dry matter basis those are
always approximate because the guaranteed analysis doesn't guarantee that it's 13%
protein it guarantees that the minimum is 13% protein it could be higher same with the fat
is provided on a minimum it could be higher fiber and moisture is provided on a maximum so it could
be lower than that so when we use the guaranteed analysis it's always approximate you don't know
for sure unless you contact the company give me a polydactyl thumbs up if this is helpful so far so
that more kitten parents like you can see this video thanks so much the next freeze-dried raw
cat food that's also suitable for kittens that we'll review is by northwest naturals this is
duck recipe so we have the same product name there meat only in the product name we have the
ingredients duck with bone duck heart duck liver so this one has fewer secreting organs but it
does include meat and bone including heart and at least liver so that's great and then salmon oil so
they're specific about the fish oil which is also excellent this one also adds dulse powder and kelp
i personally give kelp to jericho as i mentioned before to help prevent plaque and tartar and dulse
is algae i also give spirulina and other algaes to jericho just because they provide like a really
large array of vitamins and minerals and if you think about it in the wild cats would drink from
lakes and and fresh water so they would consume a little bit of algae in their diet so it's a great
whole food supplement you don't need a lot of it it's a great way to add whole foods with
a large amount of nutrients to the diet psyllium husk powder they typically add for a little bit
of fiber and same with flax seed and inulin is a prebiotic fiber and then there's a handful of
of these added vitamins and minerals but it's really not that much so i don't think that's
too much of a con but if you are looking for 100% whole foods then the previous brand steve's would
be better for you this one is also high protein and high fat again that higher fat might be more
appropriate for kittens and the carbohydrates are around one percent so that's really great
that's what you want to aim for very low carb and majority of it is from meat the next freeze dried
raw cat food that's appropriate for kittens is feline natural and i'm choosing their beef and
hoki feast because this one has higher fat than the previous products but it still also has high
higher protein and this product name feast also fits under the same recipe rule so with this one
we have beef and hokey so that 25 to 94.9 percent would be beef and hoki combined but at least beef
and hoki are both meat based ingredients instead of saying beef and rice or beef and potato you
want to see meat only named in the product so for the ingredients we have beef heart hoki beef beef
kidney beef liver beef blood new zealand green mussel that's great a lot of meat variety there
we have beef and hoki and new zealand green mussel and we also have the two muscle meats heart and
just beef and then liver which is a secreting organ and beef blood is great because taurine
is water-soluble and b vitamins and few other nutrients are water-soluble it's going to leak out
into that blood and myoglobin so it's great that they include it that way that you know your cat's
getting all of those essential nutrients and when you look at the typical analysis on a dry matter
basis for beef and hoki it's less than one percent carbs on a dry matter basis so that's great but a
con could be that they still have to add back a handful of synthetic nutrients they also include
kelp which is great as i mentioned before help is a great superfood so again if you're looking
for 100% whole food then steve's would be the brand for you you can check out my transition
guide right over meow to get your kitten onto his new freeze-dried cat food thanks for watching