Rawz Dehydrated Chicken, Turkey & Chicken Recipe Natural Meal Free Dry Cat Food (3.5 Pound (Pack of 1), Chicken & Turkey)

So, I never write reviews. Actually, I have never written a review. But without going on like a crazy cat obsessed person that I have become in the last 5 years of becoming a cat mom to two lynx point siamese cats (Boy & Girl Ages 4 & 5 who have been eating this since I got them at 5-9 month old kittens)... I can give you a summary of why I choose and continue to choose this food.1. NUTRITION. I decided to EXTENSIVELY research food & prolonged life. Just like people, what you eat matters. And this food has no MEAL or CHICKEN BY-PRODUCT. It is GRAIN FREE. You want high quality meats, and no fillers, or as little as possible. Grains are used as fillers. I went on Reviews.com-- looked up info on all cat foods, RATINGS, RECALLS, DIET ANALYSIS BY SCIENTISTS... ect. This one passed with its all natural ingredients.2. YOU CAN FEEL GOOD. It is a small privately owned company. They do not cut corners. Though it is on the expensive side, it's worth it! You know exactly what your getting. The purpose of RAWZ (after taxes and reserve) is to donate 100% of the profits to: A) Providing Service Dogs B) Spinal Cord Injury Support C) Traumatic Brain Injury Support. So, you know that no mega company is lining their pockets, and by feeding your cat THE BEST FOOD POSSIBLE, you are simultaneously SUPPORTING PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP. Getting While GIVING BACK, with NO EFFORT!3. MY CATS LOVE THE TASTE. I feed them wet, twice a week for dinner. BUT, as far as dry food goes... THEY LOVE THIS! Sometimes I feel "bad" they have to eat the same thing everyday for months and months to no avail... so I mix in a second brand 2:1 ratio. Let me tell you... My female cat PICKS OUT THE RAWZ ONLY. She leaves "every other kibble" It takes her 5x as long... but no matter which brand I have mixed in... She REFUSES IT, unless she has skipped a meal, because The male has glomed her portion. Why have I always done a 2:1 ratio? because the Crude Protein,Crude Fat, or Crude Fiber contents in other foods have been lower or too high. And finding the correct balance is important, and I want to jazz it up (and occasionally have with two other 2nd & 3rd place "comparable brands") but I don't want them to suffer nutritionally. And AFTER DISCOVERING THEY PREFER THE RAWZ.... why bother? They LOVE IT SO MUCH.4. Their POOP DOESN'T STINK to high hell on this! (But it still smells... it's a cat after all) While jazzing it up a few times... I realized "Wow... Their poop smells on this different foods" This food is a good option!5. It's NEVER BEEN RECALLED! That is rare. (You'd be VERY SURPRISED) Ainsworth Pet Nutrition (Rachel Ray), Blue Buffalo, Purina, Diamond, Royal Canin, Natural Balance, J.M. Smucker, Carnivora, 9 Lives, Benyfit, Icelandic Plus, Go Raw, Friskies, Iams, Fancy Feast, Deli Cat, Hare Today, Texas Tripe, Thogersen Family Farm, Raws for Paws, Blue Ridge Beef, Rad Cat Raw, Vital Essentials, G & C Raw, Steve’s Real Food, Columbia River Natural Pet, Pro-Pet LLC (Hubbard Life), Primal Pet Foods, Darwin's Natural, Smallbatch Pets, Pets at Home, Triumph, WellPet, PetSmart, Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Company, Blue Ridge, Ever Pet, Special Kitty, Radagast Pet Food, Stella & Chewy’s, Oma’s Pride, EVEN Hill's Science-- what is found in your vet's office! (They love to Push it too)-- They have all been recalled in the last 5 YEARS (Many multiple times... some up to 3 times in 5 years on up to 18 different products! -- SO RAWZ HAS NEVER HAS A RECALL! I FEEL SAFE GIVING IT TO MY CATS!Obviously you can tell I'm a crazy cat lady. It's clear. It's also clear, I love to research and learn. It's MOST important that if you combine the two, you can see I LOVE MY CATS. I'm a cat mom, and I want what's best for them. I WANT THEM TO LEAD HEALTHY LIVES UNTIL THEY ARE 16 YEARS OLD. To be with me as long as possible, healthy and happy. So, when I did my research, I was like: NO BRAINER! They Deserve the BEST!!What's also clear is an extensively LONG REVIEW. WHY? I have OCD. (Hence all my research) Haha! But, What's in it for me? WELL, NOTHING. Except, I got to kill some time. It's Covid-19. I'm BORED. ALSO, I recently fell and injured my lower back at the base of my spine SO... I'm IN PAIN and looking to distract myself: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! I realized "I will be out of cat food soon, let me order more." And then I figured I'd write a review in the process. But, It's NOT A PAID REVIEW. (I Wish!-- Though I hate the Idea of People participating in those in the first place. Deceitful.) And IT'S NOT PROMOTIONAL. (I'm not getting anything in return.)Hopefully I was able to help possibly guide a new cat owner, or re-direct an experienced cat owner into something better. Or just provide info. Also I have ordered from this particular owner multiple times now. It's gone well.

My cat loves this food. Switched to it immediately after 8 years of Purina one with no transition problems, that was over a year ago and this is the only food he eats now. His health improved a lot like his fur is thick & healthy and his posture etc. He's 10 years old this month so nothing but RAWZ and an occasional treat for 2 years now, also loves the Rawz Au Jou

Pet seems to love it. Will try to see if can afford going forward. This was my first purchase.

Rawz is the best dry cat food on the market

Our kitties love this kibble as a treat. We feed them a raw diet, but these are great to chew on for them.

Everyone who complains this 3.5 lb bag of food for $32 is expensive obviously hasn’t spent literally SEVERAL HOURS of their life researching and standing in the pet supply stores reading every bag of cat food to see you’ll pay $40+ for junk for 3.5 lbs . This is the first “raw” food made into a tiny kibble and also is ALL LIFE STAGES! Dehydrated food IS A TYPE OF RAW FOOD - because it can be reconstituted (just may take longer than freeze dried food) , it is generally processed at low heat for a long time to draw out or evaporate any moisture out of the food. Dehydrated at higher temperatures foods are not considered completely raw, but very lightly cooked as the moisture is removed. If it’s dehydrated at too high of a temperature then it’s considered cooking and denatures many of these nutrients including delicate enzymes, vitamins, minerals and amino acids, affecting the nutrition of the product. So: AIR DRIED KIBBLE WITHOUT HEAT IS INCREDIBLY HEALTHY FOR YOUR PET.I have 4 cats - two are kittens. The oldest cat ( 3 years old) has issues with urinary crystals as of this year. There are no Urinary Tract Health cat foods for All Life Stages and the BEST one out there out of all of them is the Simply Nourish Natural Solutions Urinary Tract Health Recipe, it has the BEST INGREDIENTS and lowest mineral percentages you’ll find and minimal carbohydrates: but you still need to add 20% water to ANY DRY KIBBLE for ANY CAT YOU FEED! Cats are whole prey carnivores so they need to have water in their food otherwise they stay mildly dehydrated and minerals in the urine concentrate causing crystals/blockages. My cats don’t like to eat differently from each other so the past month of trying to get one cat to eat a special food and telling the kittens they can’t have it - was a nightmare! The cat who needed the food didn’t want it AND the kittens who need the high protein of their kitten food wanted the Urinary Tract Health specialty food that couldn’t meet their nutritional requirements.My cats are not fans of freeze dried raw food like Stella and Chewys… and now here we are eating Rawz Cat food.On the first day of feeding not one of the 4 cats turned a nose up to Rawz. Everyone loved it - all the bowls were licked clean!!!! I don’t serve straight from the bag- I do add water and let it sit about 5 minutes before feeding the cats. Look below to see how I am feeding.To treat and prevent urinary crystals while using Rawz , I feed the older boys : 1/4 cup Rawz kibble x2 a day : I add 2 tablespoons of hot water to 1/4 teaspoon apple cider vinegar with the mother into 1/4 cup of Rawz Cat food Kibble before feeding each serving. I also feed supplement treats before setting food: Vetriscience Renal Essentials Feline x1 treat twice a day and get naked Biteables Functional Cat Soft Treats Land and Sea Essential Health x3 treats twice a day. There is also two water stations in the home: one in the kitchen that is like a fountain and one in the bathroom that is like a water cooler.