Instinct by Nature's Variety Raw Market Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Nuggets Freeze-Dried Cat Food, 12-oz bag
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Description
Nature’s Variety Instinct satisfies your cat's need for real, raw nutrition with their Instinct by Nature's Variety Raw Market Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Nuggets Freeze-Dried Cat Food. It’s raw feeding made simple—just crumble and add water to make a complete and balanced meal of cage-free chicken and organic fruits and veggies like pears, cranberries, carrots and butternut squash. Raw Market recipes are carefully crafted in small batches and freeze-dried to preserve the rich protein, natural nutrients and flavor of real whole food ingredients. There’s no cooking involved in the process, which means all of the pure, unaltered nutrients will be easier to absorb so your cat can experience their ultimate health benefits.
Key Benefits
- Freeze-dried raw nutrition without grains or gluten for a complete and balanced meal any dog would love.
- Carefully crafted in small batches with cage-free chicken and organic fruits and vegetables.
- An easy and convenient way to feed raw, just crumble and add water for a healthy and mouthwatering meal.
- Made with 90% protein, 10% vegetables, plus fruits and vitamins to nourish and energize.
- The freeze drying process locks in necessary moisture and nutrients that are vital to your canine's well being
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Item Number99599
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Weight12 ounces
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BrandNature's Variety
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Food FormFreeze-Dried
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LifestageAll Stages, Adult
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Made inUnited States
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Special DietGrain-Free
Nutritional Info
Ingredients
Chicken (Including Ground Chicken Bone), Chicken Liver, Chicken Heart, Pumpkinseeds, Salmon Oil, Montmorillonite Clay, Organic Carrots, Organic Pears, Tricalcium Phosphate, Organic Butternut Squash, Potassium Chloride, Cod Liver Oil, Salt, Dried Kelp, Yeast Culture, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Organic Cranberries, Zinc Proteinate, Mixed Tocopherols, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Proteinate, Rosemary Extract
Caloric Content
4,629 kcal/kg, 46 kcal/nugget
| Guaranteed Analysis | |
|---|---|
| Crude Protein | 38.0% min |
| Crude Fat | 34.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 6.0% max |
| Moisture | 8.0% max |
Feeding Instructions
Serving is simple! 1. Crumble 2. Add Water: Add 1 tablespoon of water per nugget 3. Serve
Optimal feeding amounts will vary with weight, age, size, and activity level, so the guide below should be used as an initial recommendation only.
| Weight | Adult Maintenance Daily Feeding (Nuggets) | Weight Loss Daily Feeding (Nuggets) |
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| 5 lbs | 1 1/2 | 1 |
| 10 lbs | 2 1/2 | 1 1/2 |
| 15 lbs | 3 1/2 | 2 1/2 |
Kittens: Feed up to twice the adult maintenance amount.
Pregnant and Nursing Females: Feed up to three times the adult maintenance amount shown above.
If your pet's weight is not listed here, visit the Instinct Pet Food website.
Transition Instructions
It is always a good idea to start out slowly on a new diet with any pet. Slowly increase the amount of new food being added to the present diet over a period of 5 - 7 days. If any digestive upset or loose stool occurs, make the transition more gradual. It is a good idea to allow your pet's digestive system to calm down and return to normal before proceeding.
A Simple Way to Feed Raw
Instinct Raw Market is carefully crafted in small batches and made from real foods you can trust. Available in Nuggets or Meal Blends and made with raw meat like cage-free chicken and fresh vegetables that are freeze-dried to lock in nutrition and taste. Instinct Raw Market is an easy-to-feed, grain-free diet. Just crumble the freeze-dried nuggets, add water and serve.
Transforming the Lives of Pets
Nature's Variety Instinct believes that everything we feed our pets should be real, whole, pure and as close to its natural state as possible. They are on a mission to transform the lives of pets and make it possible for more people to feed their own pets the pure, real nutrition that only comes from raw.
Pure, Real Nutrition of Raw in Every Recipe
Instinct is on a mission to transform the lives of pets through the pure, real nutrition of raw. Their belief in the power of raw inspires every food they make. Instinct has carefully crafted their foods to provide easy ways to incorporate raw into your pet's diet.
Real Food for Real Nutrition
PURE ANIMAL PROTEIN SOURCES
Instinct believes protein should primarily come from pure animal sources. Animal protein provides all the essential amino acids, which vegetable protein alone can't provide.
FREE FROM FILLERS
Instinct never uses fillers like grain, gluten, corn, wheat and soy, because they think every ingredient should have a specific nutritional and functional purpose.
REAL BENEFITS
Real meats, whole fruits and vegetables and turmeric are a few of the ingredients Instinct uses to provide naturally derived nutrients and enzymes for overall wellness.
The Mindful Choices Instinct Makes
Every Instinct recipe shows the careful, deliberate approach they take in crafting their food. They use only real ingredients, and you'll never find artificial colors, flavors or preservatives or fillers like corn, wheat or soy.
FREEZE—DRIED MEAT & POULTRY
Meat that has been freeze-dried -a natural process that locks in nutrients and taste without the use of chemicals or additives.
ORGANIC CARROTS
Source of important vitamins, minerals and carotenoids to help support a healthy immune system and digestive system.
ORGANIC PEARS
Provide potassium and fiber. Instinct's certified organic pears are grown without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers.
ORGANIC BUTTERNUT SQUASH
Well-balanced food source that contains fiber, vitamins, minerals and beta-carotene.
About Nature's Variety
Nature's Variety is an independent pet food company based in St. Louis, Missouri with manufacturing operations in Lincoln, Nebraska. They believe the best nutrition comes from healthy, natural ingredients. Nature's Variety makes a variety of premium, wholesome, natural foods to keep pets healthy and happy. The company produces pet food through two brands - Instinct, the leader in raw pet food; and Prairie, a balanced holistic line of food.
Instinct is sharing the pure, real nutrition of raw by providing over one million meals annually to the dogs and cats in all Best Friends Adoption Centers nationwide. This includes their sanctuary in Kanab, UT as well as shelters in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and New York. Together, Instinct and Best Friends Animal Society can transform - and save - the lives of pets.
Customer Reviews
85% Recommend
41 Reviews
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By James on Sep 28, 2017
I got my kitten when she was 4 months, she'll be one year next week. I've tried probably 6 or 7 different foods and all gave her digestive and skin issues. She's been on this food fully for 5 days now and it is the first she has had normal digestion! Skin is clearing! Fur is softer! Kitty VERY HAPPY. And she is absolutely nuts about the taste too! I didn't want to have to go raw because my cat and I travel often, so this is a perfect solution!
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By BostonCatLady on Oct 18, 2017
I actually don't use this the way it is intended. Rather, my cats are insane for this as a treat. I just break off a tiny corner and give it to them. More than once two of my cats got into my cupboard, found these, and ate most of the bag!
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By Tracy on Oct 3, 2017
I have 3 hybrids and they all really enjoy this cat food! My Savannah likes it so much he practically attacks me like a wild animal when he sees me get the bag. I like the fact that their waste smells less with this food than with kibble.
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By Blueskies1234 on Aug 30, 2017
I've been trying to transition my boys to a raw diet with limited success. That is until I found Instinct's freeze dried nuggets. The immediately loved them so much so, that I have to hide the bag or they will break it open. It's simple to use, just add some water and serve. I use it along with wet food. Excellent ingredients and my boys are happy. Highly recommended
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By Finicky on Sep 14, 2017
I have never seen my cat dive into food like this before, She is eating it before I can even add the water. I mix this food with 1/2 can of Instinct chicken and she goes to town eating. If my cat is happy then so am I. Thank you Instinct, and thank you Chewy.com for stocking this item.
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By AutumnColors on Jun 18, 2017 Top 250 Contributor
My cats eat this but they ignore any really large pieces or tiny crumbs, which means much of it gets ignored, since crumbling this ends up with most of this as crumbs. I'm also not crazy about given my allergy-prone cats chicken, but we've been at wit's end since Instinct got rid of the freeze-dried rabbit meal. I don't mean the mixer mini-bites; those are treats. We depended on the freeze dried rabbit meals as something healthier than kibble that we could leave out overnight or when being home most of the day. Rabbit has been our go-to protein that both cats could eat without having some kind of allergic or digestive reaction. Sorry that I'm using this page to voice my protest over the My cats eat this but they ignore any really large pieces or tiny crumbs, which means much of it gets ignored, since crumbling this ends up with most of this as crumbs. I'm also not crazy about given my allergy-prone cats chicken, but we've been at wit's end since Instinct got rid of the freeze-dried rabbit meal. I don't mean the mixer mini-bites; those are treats. We depended on the freeze dried rabbit meals as something healthier than kibble that we could leave out overnight or when being home most of the day. Rabbit has been our go-to protein that both cats could eat without having some kind of allergic or digestive reaction. Sorry that I'm using this page to voice my protest over the discontinuation of the freeze-dried meals (that were the same size as the mini-bite treats, but contained vitamins/minerals that the treats don't). If you offer this product in a rabbit version, I guess even these crumbly biscuits are still better than nothing, since the freeze-dried rabbit meals were discontinued. Please offer something for those who have cats with allergies & want to avoid chicken (& turkey). We love the new rabbit flavor of the ultimate protein canned food. Now give us a freeze-dried option for raw rabbit meals. Thanks. … more
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By Kate on Aug 19, 2017
My three cats gobble up this food! We prepare it as directed - 1 tbsp of water per nugget. Much more convenient than the frozen raw food!
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By Louisie on Sep 16, 2017
Two of my cats love it! Shared it with my friend whose cat is very picky and now that's all he wants
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By Maenot on Jul 17, 2017
I began using this product after my 4 yr old cat was diagnosed with kidney disease.. She loves it and now after 3 months, she has no symptoms and has become active again.
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By Kate on Jul 30, 2017
My cat refuses to eat this unless we mix it with canned food. She doesn't like the smell. I don't blame her, I don't like the smell either.
