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Continue to Canada siteThis Just Juicy Pork Stew by Lotus contains 95% meat, which makes it the purr-fect recipe to suit your little carnivore’s natural desire for a protein-rich meal. Made with real pork as the very first ingredient and pork broth for lip-smacking moisture, this grain-free stew is sure to satisfy any kitty’s cravings. These meals are hand packed in California into cans with non-BPA lining and are 100% free of carrageenan, guar gum and xanthan gum. Lotus is a family owned and operated business that’s dedicated to crafting food you can feel good about giving your feline friend!
Item Number | 82148 |
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Weight | 5.45 pounds |
Dimensions | 11.2 x 8 x 3.4 inches |
Packaging Type | Can |
Season | N/A |
Shop Conscious | Non-GMO |
Food Texture | Stew |
Lifestage | Adult |
Food Form | Wet Food |
Special Diet | Grain-Free, Limited Ingredient Diet, Pea-Free, Non-GMO |
Pork, Pork Broth, Carrots, Potato Starch, Monosodium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Olive Oil, Salmon Oil, Sunflower Oil, Agar-Agar, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Manganese Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Proteinate, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Vitamin A Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Sodium Selenite.
2.5 oz Can: 897.0 kcal/kg 62.8 kcal/can; 5.3 oz Can: 897.0 kcal/kg 134.6 kcal/can
Crude Protein | 13.0% min |
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Crude Fat | 3.0% min |
Crude Fiber | 0.5% max |
Moisture | 78.0% max |
Weight | Daily Feeding (2.5 oz Cans) | Daily Feeding (5.3 oz Cans) |
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6 lbs | 2 1/2 | 1 1/4 |
8 lbs | 3 1/2 | 1 1/2 |
10 lbs | 4 1/4 | 2 |
12 lbs | 5 1/4 | 2 1/4 |
14 lbs | 6 | 2 3/4 |
Reproduction: Provide increasing amounts of food the latter half of gestation. The amount may be twice normal intake. Feed to consumption during lactation.
Growth: Introduce wet food around the 5th week of age and provide as much food as kittens will consume from weaning till full grown. Always provide a source of clean fresh water.
Gradually transition your pet to any new food over the course of 7-14 days to help avoid the digestive upset that abrupt changes in diet can cause. If your pet tends to be on the sensitive side, it may be best to take a little extra time. 1. Start by feeding your pet a mix of 25% new food and 75% old food for the first few days. 2. Then, increase the amount of new food to about 50% and feed that half-and-half mix for a few days. 3. Proceed to feeding 75% new food/25% old food for the next few days. 4. Complete the transition by feeding just the new food on its own.
Because we bake our dog and cat foods, we are able to use up to twice as much fresh meat as extruded pet foods. Then there’s better palatability - in 1 third - party study, Lotus Wholesome Duck Recipe fed 11/2 times better as a first choice against the leading specialty dry duck formulas for dogs. And we do it all without any added flavors or sprayed on fats (Feel the difference - Lotus is not greasy like most extruded foods).Baked foods are cooked at 1 atmospheric pressure slowly cooking and browning each piece of Lotus. Extruders cook food at 2 - 3 times atmospheric pressure using steam. Extruded kibble gets its puffy appearance from being cooked at such high pressure, then being released back into normal atmospheric pressure after cooking. This is cooking from the inside out (think microwave).Oven - baked Lotus retains 100% of its vitamins. Extruded dog and cat foods typically lose an average of 40% of their vitamins. This means that all of Lotus’ fresh fruits and vegetables still provide all of those wonderful antioxidants to keep your best friend’s cells healthy. Lotus even retained 100% of its proteins compared to extruded foods that typically lose 20% during drying the drying process.Feed less! A bag of Lotus lasts 20% longer. This is because a cup of Lotus weighs only 4 oz and many extruded foods weigh an average of 6 ozSlow oven - baking takes about 3 times as long, but we think all the benefits are worth it.
Lotus dry foods are baked in real ovens, like the 1 you have at home. So, of course, there will be some browning from the oven. The Lotus kibbles come out shaped slightly different from each other—the same way homemade cookies are never perfectly round.
All ingredients are sourced in North America (USA and Canada). There are 3 exceptions on our ingredient lists: New Zealand Green Mussel, Deboned Lamb and Lamb Meal - all these great ingredients come from New Zealand.
Our oven - baked foods are made in small batches in a family owned and operated Canadian bakery. all of our canned foods are made in small batches in our very own micro - cannery in California.
We use whole grains because of the many nutritional benefits they provide. For example, brown rice provides vitamin E to help maintain healthy cells. Brown rice also supplies insoluble fiber which becomes food for the good bacteria in your pet’s large intestine.In fact, our brown rice is actually more expensive than chicken meal because it’s the same brown rice you’d cook at home. Although chicken meal is a nutritious ingredient, it’s not used in the household kitchen.Rye is another whole grain, but this 1 has the highest concentration of lignans, antioxidant like compounds that help keep cells healthy.Barley and oatmeal are a great source of B vitamins, as well as insoluble fiber, which can help feed good bacteria in the large intestine.
We selected 3 special oils for our dog food, each with their own amazing benefits. We chose soy oil because it is a good source of omega - 6 and omega - 3 fatty acids in the form of Alpha Linolenic Acid. We chose olive oil because it’s a rich source linoleic acid (omega - 6). And we added salmon oil because it’s rich in 2 omega - 3 fatty acids - DHA and EPA. DHA has been shown to improve learning in puppies whose mothers were fed a diet containing DHA. All Lotus cat recipes contain chicken fat as well because cats have an increased need for fat, as compared to dogs.
Lotus only purchases proteins that are specified by the manufacturer to be preserved with vitamin E, citric acid, and rosemary. This means all our fish, fish meal, chicken, chicken meal, lamb, lamb meal, duck, and duck meal are all naturally preserved. We do this even though we could claim our food is natural by just adding a natural preservative to the food and not worrying about how our proteins are preserved. We feel it’s necessary to go the extra mile and commit to never buying proteins that are preserved with things like Ethoxyquin, BHT, or BHA even though they are cheaper.
No, the soy oil is 1 of the oils in Lotus that supplies both linoleic acid (an omega 6 fatty acid) and alpha linolenic acid(an omega 3 fatty acid). It is not a protein like soybean meal which is often used as an inexpensive source of protein in some foods. Allergies are primarily caused by proteins, not fatty acids or oils. In fact, Lotus does not use any concentrated plant based proteins like soybean meal, potato protein, pea protein or rice protein concentrate, for that very reason.
Because dogs can produce taurine if they have all of the required amino acids. Lotus lamb supplies these amino acids with lamb meat, Pollock and lamb meal as protein sources and not just lamb meal. Lamb meal tends to be higher in ash (bone) and collagen than lamb meat and doesn’t have as much usable protein. Also, Lotus does not use ingredients like rice bran which is often combined with lamb meal which is often the only protein source in other dog foods. When a dog is fed this type of diet, he/she may not get all of the required amino acids to produce taurine, so those dog foods add taurine. A deficiency in taurine can lead to heart issues.
All of the Lotus packaging artwork is done by Bay Area artist Nicholas Wilton. The natural, organic shapes and textures represented in Wilton’s work reflect the organic, holistic nature of Lotus foods. That’s why we chose Wilton to illustrate the images that our art director, Betsy Nathane designed. Wilton’s work can be found at nicholaswiltonpaintings.com
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Price Per Unit | $1.06/ozChewy Price | $1.07/ozChewy Price | $1.04/ozChewy Price | $1.08/ozChewy Price | $1.16/ozChewy Price |
Price | $63.22Chewy Price | $63.97Chewy Price | $62.11Chewy Price | $64.56Chewy Price | $69.36Chewy Price |
Top Ingredients | Pork, Pork Broth, Carrots... | Venison, Venison Broth, Carrots... | Chicken, Chicken Broth, Calcium Lactate... | Turkey, Turkey Broth, Carrots... | Salmon, Pollock, Salmon Broth... |
Food Flavor | Meat, Pork | Meat, Venison | Poultry, Chicken | Poultry, Turkey | Seafood & Fish, Salmon |
Special Diet | Grain-Free, Limited Ingredient Diet, Pea-Free, Non-GMO | Grain-Free, Limited Ingredient Diet, Pea-Free, Non-GMO, Premium | Grain-Free, Limited Ingredient Diet, Pea-Free, Non-GMO | Grain-Free, Limited Ingredient Diet, Pea-Free, Non-GMO | Grain-Free, Limited Ingredient Diet, Pea-Free, Non-GMO |
Packaging Type | Can | Can | Can | Can | Can |
Food Texture | Stew | Stew | Stew | Stew | Stew |
Lifestage | Adult | Adult | Adult | Adult | Adult |
Food Form | Wet Food | Wet Food | Wet Food | Wet Food | Wet Food |
My cat has a chicken allergy. This is a food she can eat, and she LOVES it. It is actually very appetizing, but incredibly expensive because so much of the content is "juice." Where she normally eats 1/4 can of a pate, she needs 3/4 can of this food. I now mix it with a pate food.
I just got my first order of the 24 cans pork stew and I am not happy about it. The cans are very greasy, I am not sure why. They look cheap, some cans are sticky, and most of the cans you can’t see when it’s expired. It’s all blurry on the expiration year. For the price I am expecting something a lot higher quality! This is ridiculous!
We have used this for years for our cat who is allergic to most proteins. It used to be pork chunks with some gravy. Last year, the price jumped by $30 for one package of 24 5.3 oz cans; this year it has jumped another $20. That far exceeds inflation's effects. And it is now watery. Mostly water and some pork, so we go through cans at two to three times as fast as we used to. We finally switched to Evanger to break our use of this very expensive, watery product.
My cat loves this product. It has so much juicy/broth inside which is perfect for my cat.
I have a cat who has been treated for food allergies for several years. We are trying to offer him some safe foods to try to see how he would do and if we could discontinue his every other week shots. He seems to be doing okay on it but the amount of food for the amount of money is ridiculous. I am trying another less expensive pork based food.
Sometimes Woody will eat it and then other times it will sit in the bowl until it dries up. Not sure yet if I will repurchase.
One of my kitties is so very particular about her food and often turns her nose up at what I offer her. But not Lotus Pork Stew! She absolutely loves it and will often ask for more after she's cleaned her plate. I also like that it comes in the smaller cans so we can have fresh.
Wonderful to see I am able to order the Just Juicy Pork cat food in the larger cans from Chewy. My cats love this and it has been extremely difficult to find. The prior online vendor was from the east coast and took nearly 3 weeks to deliver and now I can order and get it in a couple of days. Life is good!
cause greasy cat fur
Well, the food seems good -- smells like pork, but 2 fur balls say "Nah. You kidding?"Really wanted them to like it, but you know how kitties are. One cat loves store bought ham. Don't have dogs, but wonder if they would eat it.