Instinct Original Kitten Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken Freeze-Dried Raw Coated Dry Cat Food, 4.5-lb bag
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Satisfy your kitty’s need for real food with Instinct Original Kitten Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken Freeze-Dried Raw Coated Dry Cat Food. Guided by the belief in raw nutrition, this recipe unlocks your cat’s ability to thrive. It’s thoughtfully balanced with wholesome foods, like real protein and fruit, plus guaranteed levels of probiotics, natural omegas and antioxidants. The result is a tasty, high animal protein diet that promotes maximum digestibility, a healthy coat and skin, and immune health—and it’s all tailored for the unique needs of kittens, made in the USA with the finest ingredients from around the world.
Key Benefits- Cage-free chicken is the first ingredient for high animal protein to support the energy needed for growth and play.
- Includes 81% real animal ingredients and nutritious oils plus 19% vegetables, fruits and other wholesome ingredients.
- Tailored nutrition for kittens includes a balanced mix of poultry, fish and meat for healthy exposure to proteins plus natural DHA for brain and eye development.
- Guaranteed levels of live, natural probiotics, natural omegas and antioxidants to support digestive health, healthy skin and coat, and immune health.
- Made in the USA using premium ingredients from around the world, with the pure nutrition of raw in every piece.
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Item Number122326
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Weight4.5 pounds
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BrandNature's Variety
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LifestageKitten
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Food FormDry Food
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Special DietNo Corn No Wheat No Soy, Grain-Free, Gluten Free, Natural, High-Protein
Chicken, Turkey Meal, Menhaden Fish Meal, Peas, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Egg Product, Chicken Meal, White Fish Meal (Pacific Whiting, Pacific Sole, Pacific Rockfish), Tapioca, Natural Flavor, Lamb Meal, Dried Tomato Pomace, Carrots, Apples, Cranberries, Montmorillonite Clay, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin), Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide), Potassium Chloride, Salt, Taurine, Freeze Dried Chicken, Freeze Dried Chicken Liver, Pumpkinseeds, Freeze Dried Chicken Heart, Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product, Rosemary Extract.
Caloric Content4,456 kcal/kg, 557 kcal/cup
| Guaranteed Analysis | |
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| Crude Protein | 42.5% min |
| Crude Fat | 22.5% min |
| Crude Fiber | 3.0% max |
| Moisture | 9.0% max |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA | 0.2% min |
| Vitamin E | 200 IU/kg min |
| Taurine | 0.2% min |
| Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) | 100 mg/kg min |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 0.6% min |
| Omega-6 Fatty Acids | 3.2% min |
| Bacillus Coagulants | 60,000,000 CFU/lb min |
Ideal feeding amounts will vary by age, weight, and activity level so the guide below should be used as an initial recommendation. Divide the per day by the number of feedings per day. Be sure to always provide clean, fresh water. Along with dry food, we recommend feeding raw or wet food to help increase the amount of water in your pet’s diet.
Daily Feeding Guidelines (standard 8 oz dry measure cup):
| Age | 1 - 3 lb | 4 - 6 lb 7 - 10 lb | |||
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| 6 - 19 Weeks | 1/4 - 1 1/2 | 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 | 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 | 3 1/2 - 4 1/2 | 4 1/2 - 5 1/4 |
| 5 - 9 Months | 1/4 - 1 1/4 | 1 1/4 - 2 1/4 | 2 1/4 - 3 | 3 - 3 3/4 | 3 3/4 - 4 1/4 |
| 9 - 12 Months | 1/4 - 1 | 1 - 1 3/4 | 1 3/4 - 2 1/2 | 2 1/2 - 3 | 3 - 3 1/2 |
| Over 12 Months | Transition to Instinct Kibble for Cats |
Always introduce a new food over a period of 5 - 7 days, mixing increasing amounts of Instinct with the current food each day.
70% REAL ANIMAL INGREDIENTS
You'll find at least 70% real animal ingredients and nutritious oils, plus 30% vegetables, fruits and other wholesome ingredients. Made without grain, potato, corn, wheat, soy, by-product meals or artificial colors or preservatives.
HIGH-PROTEIN KIBBLE
High animal protein, grain-free recipes guided by our belief in raw, each recipe starts with real meats like cage-free chicken, wild-caught salmon or farm-raised rabbit.
Pure, real nutrition of raw on every piece
They put the pure, real nutrition of raw on every piece of Instinct Original by tumbling their kibble with crushed, freeze-dried raw — raising the bar in nutrition and taste.
The Pure, Real Nutrition of Raw Is In Everything Instinct Does
Instinct's Responsibility as The Raw Brand
LEAD WITH RAW
It all started with Instinct's raw pet food. Since the beginning, they've led with raw because they know the good it can do. They're rewriting the rules of pet food and championing raw nutrition to bring its superior benefits to all that they do.
KEEP IT REAL
Delicious and nutritious pet food should only use real ingredients. For Instinct, this means all-natural, real meat, fruits and vegetables, with nothing artificial.
MAKE IT SIMPLE
Feeding raw should be simple, and it should easily fit into your everyday routine. Instinct believes raw should be accessible to pet parents so every pet can experience the benefits of raw nutrition.
DO IT TOGETHER
Instinct believes in the power of raw nutrition. It only makes sense to share it. Together with local shelters and volunteer efforts nationwide we’re on a mission to transform the lives of all pets.
MAKE IT BETTER
Instinct has never been afraid to challenge the status quo of pet nutrition. They continuously redefine what better means—always pushing their standards of nutrition to raise the bar in pet food.
About Instinct
Instinct believes deeply that it's up to them to find a way to make it possible for more people to feed their pets the pure, real nutrition that only comes from raw. They know that if they can get the nutrition of raw into more bowls, they'll transform the lives of more pets. And that's really why they do what they do.
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Great, but poor packaging
By Kristine on Mar 19, 2021
My kitten loves this dry food, and I love that it doesn't get crumbly towards the bottom of the bag. But the packaging sucks! The zip lock of BOTH my bags broke within the first two days, which is ridiculous. Throughout the first bag, I was constantly worrying whether the food was getting stale, and now I'm really annoyed!
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Bite sized and great for sensitive stomach
By 2BlackCats on Feb 7, 2021
My cats are small (even as young adults) so the tiny pieces are perfectly manageable for them (they are small enough that when the dorks decide not to chew they don’t vomit it up) plus my babies have extra sensitive stomachs and even after not mixing their original food in on the second day (due to not enough of their last food) they had no problems whatsoever. They are full of energy and maintained their sleek, soft, and shimmering pelts. More than happy with!
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Picky kitten likes but sensitive tummy has to transition very, very slowly
By PandasMum on Jan 11, 2021
My kitten is a very picky eater and the high quality dry food she came home with can only be purchased from one website and shipped which isn't practical during a pandemic (it also is very expensive). I needed a more available, high quality dry food that she would like. I did my research and comparisons and this one came out on top to try first. Dry food makes up an very small part of her entire diet. To my amazement she was very interested when I opened the bag. I gave her a very small amount mixed with her regular food and she picked the pieces of this out first. Now the first 2 days she ate it happily but her digestive system entirely wasn't happy. I dialed back the very small amount per day My kitten is a very picky eater and the high quality dry food she came home with can only be purchased from one website and shipped which isn't practical during a pandemic (it also is very expensive). I needed a more available, high quality dry food that she would like. I did my research and comparisons and this one came out on top to try first. Dry food makes up an very small part of her entire diet. To my amazement she was very interested when I opened the bag. I gave her a very small amount mixed with her regular food and she picked the pieces of this out first. Now the first 2 days she ate it happily but her digestive system entirely wasn't happy. I dialed back the very small amount per day even further and did each amount for 3 days much to her dislike. The transition process is taking a whole lot longer but it's working. She's able to eat the amount I offered first without any trouble now. I'll still feed her the other dry food she likes but for the sake of variety and availability, this is definitely a winner. … more
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My girl won’t touch it. But it’s a great food.
By SweeitieNina on Feb 16, 2021
Instinct is a great brand. This kitten food is a winner in kitten food as it has awesome ingredients. But I have a very picky cat who won’t touch it. If your kitten is not picky, try this food. I would give five stars to Chewy customer service. I will always buy cat food on Chewy!
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I’ve feeding few months
By Haso on Jan 8, 2021
Two cats, male & female. They are btw 7-8 pounds / 7m About 4 cans (3oz ) and 1/4 cup per cat a day. I offer four times meals. Kibbles are very greasy itself, I notice when I wash the bowl. However, it has high protein and fat than other dry foods. Cats don’t like to eat only wet food anymore. Also, I still doubt the kibbles are easy to digested, because I saw the dry food didn’t get soggy for a long time in the water and sometimes they through up. I recommend it for good.
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I’m not sure if it’s supposed to smell like that.
By CouragethecowardlyCat on Mar 28, 2021
So my kitten eats about anything so it’s not an issue of her eating but it smells funny and if it smells funny should she be eating it.
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my kitten loves it!
By Jackie on Mar 11, 2021
My kitten loves this food! He usually eats very little dry food along with wet food (which he loves). Now he chooses this dry food over his wet food.
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I liked it better than they did
By Herder on Jan 19, 2021
I chose the Instinct kitten food for its ingredients, and thinking the freeze-dried raw coating would be super tasty. Kittens (and cats) were not impressed. They are eating it, but without enthusiasm. Will try another brand next time.
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Kitty approved-ish
By fayalts on Mar 25, 2021
The kibble is rather tiny for my maine coon but thats probably the only downside. If he's happy then I'm happy!
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Quality kitten food
By Ruby on Jan 3, 2021
Since I switched from Purina One dry food to Instinct my kitten's digestion has drastically improved. Her loose stools and farts have decreased by A LOT. I think this is because Instinct uses quality and hypoallergenic ingredients. Highly recommend!
