the gold standard diet is as close to the evolutionary diet of dogs and cats
as is practically possible.
is made from fresh frozen raw meaty bones, meats, organ meats, fruits, and vegetables.
minimally processed by mincing and freezing.
the diet contains no added synthetic supplements, additives, or preservatives.
so that is the gold standard diet that's set in place by the raw feeding veterinary society.
so of course a whole prey diet that's raw and
fresh is ideal because that's what mother nature intended.
so we want to get as close to this as possible.
so i created a cat food reviews list ranging from best to worst within each category of cat food.
so that you can transition your cat to better and
better quality food until you get to the ideal situation for you and your cat.
hey friends it's jess and jericho and a lot
of you still ask me what do you think about this cat food brand.
so i created a cat food reviews list that way everything is all in one place.
you can see what i think about that cat food brand immediately.
the cat food reviews list is based on my cat food label cheat sheet.
so this is aafco's product name rules that i consider here.
and then the ingredients to avoid based on dr kruger's website.
and then i also take a look at the guaranteed analysis
to see how many carbs are in the food on a dry matter basis.
ideally you would have no carbs and very high moisture.
now my cat food label cheat sheet is a score out of 20 points but the cat food reviews list
air table that i created only lets me do 10 stars.
so every rating is out of 10 stars instead of 20 points like on my cat food label cheat sheet.
so the cat food reviews list is ranked by category.
the first category is raw food pre-mixes because
ideally you would make me making your balanced raw cat food at home.
and where are you going?
okay jericho doesn't want to be in the video.
ideally you would make raw balanced
food at home because you control the ingredients and how it's made.
now unfortunately with homemade raw diets you might have to use the raw food pre-mix
supplements which would include synthetic vitamins and minerals.
but again it's all about doing the best that you can for your situation.
trying to work your way up to the most ideal situation.
then the next categories from there we have frozen raw cat food, freeze-dried raw cat food,
and then a dehydrated cat food,
wet cat food, and then all the way at the bottom we have dry cat food.
the columns up top read category.
so they're broken up by color by category.
the next column is brand name and company. the next column is the link where you can buy.
then my rating out of 10 stars.
suitable for all life stages means that it's appropriate for kittens, adult cats, and seniors.
all life stages.
if it's suitable for adults only it will say adults only.
and then the helpful how-to column for the raw food pre-mixes specifically.
we'll say recipe and instructions on the website and bag.
down here for frozen raw cat food i gave some helpful hints.
for specifically for hare today use meat, bones, and organs plus alnutrin and fish oil supplements.
and that would be complete and balanced meal.
but for darwin's for example it is complete and balanced as
is. best to offer a variety of proteins.
this video is not sponsored but there are affiliate links in this
list as well as in the description below.
and then in the notes category i wrote whether
it's us only or if there's a coupon code that you can use to save money.
so best to worst
the best cat food would be whole prey. this is exactly what mother nature intended.
this is what cats eat in the wild. whole prey raw and in its entirety.
the next best from there would be raw food pre-mix.
so you would make this at home
using meat that you get at the grocery store that's fit for human consumption.
and again the recipes and instructions are on the website
and the bag of the pre-mix that you're going to buy.
next down from there would be frozen raw cat food that you
buy that's commercially available you know you buy it on a website.
i personally buy jericho's food from hare today.
i think that's the easiest because you can get ground meat,
bones, and organs and you use the supplements just to fill in the gaps.
if you're looking for something that's complete and balanced all you do is thaw and serve it
then darwin's would be for you.
and the next category is freeze dried raw cat food.
so this you would rehydrate with water it's very easy.
you don't have to use the freezer or thaw it so
this would be great for somebody that's beginning on a raw diet.
maybe your cat's eating dry or wet food right now
and you want to add a little bit of raw to their diet.
freeze dried raw would be very easy again it doesn't require the refrigerator or the freezer.
you just pour out the amount that you want to feed, rehydrate with water, and then serve.
and you'll notice within each category the ratings are from best to worst as well.
after freeze-dried raw i put the honest kitchen here.
this is a dehydrated cat food.
all of the ingredients are human grade because it's made in a human food production facility.
and that you add water to rehydrate as well.
i actually used to feed the honest kitchen to jericho before i switched him to raw.
then the next category from there after dehydrated cat food
is wet cat food and again this is rated from best worst within that wet food category.
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and then the very last worst cat food would be dry cat food.
but again this is ranked within dry food from best to worst.
so you'll see the very first dry cat food has eight stars and then
as you scroll it will go down and down and down up to five stars right now.
but i'm going to continue to add brands to this.
now you may notice that some of the lower categories might have a
higher rating than the category above it.
with this last wet food row it has five stars but then the very next dry food has eight stars.
and i do that because at the end of the day any wet food is better than dry food.
wet food has an appropriate moisture content whereas dry food does not.
so it's still better to feed this particular wet food even though it
has five stars compared to this dry food even though it has eight stars.
cats rely on food for moisture so we want to feed a high moisture diet.
again this is ranked from each category best to worst and then within the category best to worst.
so just do the best that you can without stressing.
there's a magnifying glass up on the top right.
so just click that and then you can type dry cat food and it will highlight
all of the dry cat food rows.
or you can search by brand. so for example nulo comes up right here.
there's freeze dried raw and then you can click this arrow to bring you to the next entry.
nulo also has wet food and then you click down to the next one and nulo also has dry food.
so type in there the brand or the type of food that you want to feed.
if the brand isn't there let me know in the comments below and i'll add it.
thanks for watching!
jericho just sit right here you're gonna be behind me anyway come