Vital Essentials Chicken Hearts Freeze-Dried Cat Treats, 0.8-oz bag

I have two nine month old kittens, and I thought I'd give these a try. I was worried they'd be too tough for my little kitties to chew, but they're pretty crispy. They have almost a wafer like texture. I cut a heart into five pieces with some scissors, and I sort of sprinkle them on the floor, and they're gone in seven seconds. The kittens are both crazy about them. They plot and scheme about how to get more, I've got to lock the hearts up tight between treat times. Once, while I was distracted, one of my kittens snatched a whole heart and gobbled it up before I could stop him. He gagged on it for a second, but I was unclear if that's because he was working through some gristle, or if he was I have two nine month old kittens, and I thought I'd give these a try. I was worried they'd be too tough for my little kitties to chew, but they're pretty crispy. They have almost a wafer like texture. I cut a heart into five pieces with some scissors, and I sort of sprinkle them on the floor, and they're gone in seven seconds. The kittens are both crazy about them. They plot and scheme about how to get more, I've got to lock the hearts up tight between treat times. Once, while I was distracted, one of my kittens snatched a whole heart and gobbled it up before I could stop him. He gagged on it for a second, but I was unclear if that's because he was working through some gristle, or if he was just scarfing a lot of food down too fast. In short, you don't need to soak these before you feed them to your cat (but you can if you want!), and cats can eat them whole fairly easily. … more

My male cat eat a whole heart the first time I gave him it. He did take time in smelling and tasting. He now runs to me when he hears the bag being picked up. My female cat took a week to try it. First time she smelled it, she walked away. A few more times, she kept walking away. Today I gave her one, and she liked and ate it all! Now they cannot stop asking for treats! The hearts are different sizes, but there are big enough for a cat treat.

I got these for our Lykoi kitten because organ meat is so healthy and good for her. The individual pieces are often fairly big, and they are somewhat “tough” at first touch. I chop them into manageable pieces and rehydrate with water. She loves them! The texture/feel can be slightly off putting; greasy and not the most appealing, but remember, they are real chicken hearts. I will continue to feed them to her. She loves the taste and they are a healthy treat that makes us both happy.

These appear to be a quality treat but are either a bit too flash frozen or they are air-dried (dehydrated). I have had another brand that I can no longer obtain that my cat went crazy for. She seems so-so about these.

Very hard treats. Senior small dog has no teeth and was scared senior cat with teeth would choke. I know they are a healthy treat and beneficial for them, so I contacted Vital Essentials and asked could I grind and put a sprinkle in with their breakfast each morning. Yes, you can. So I put in grinder and then put in zip lock bag in freezer. Each morning I stir in a tsp with their with breakfast

So, I have two cats and I am experimenting with incorporating better treats into their diet, starting with these freeze-dried chicken hearts. One of my cats goes NUTS for these as soon as the bag is opened (these treats do have a strong smell). The hearts are pretty big so I cut them up into smaller pieces to use as snacks throughout the day. I'm pleased with the amount in the bag for the price and will definitely purchase them regularly.

The only organ meat my cat has ever been interested in is when I slice up a chicken heart that comes with the whole chicken I plan to cook. Not the liver, not even some of the neck meat. But slivers of the heart? She thinks that's delicious. So I thought I'd give these freeze-dried chicken hearts a try. She loves them even more! So much easier to give her a treat that's good for her, too. I'm thrilled to discover these treats!

All four of my cats love these treats which is a big shock because most the time there is at least one who doesn’t like the treats I bought.

One of my kittens loved it but the other not so much. They're a little hard so had to break it into little pieces for them to eat it.

My orange boy, never protests any treats that complement the course of his day. Sometimes we'll drop a few on his dry food supply. He will quickly gobble up the treats and leave his food for later, akin to a kid eating all the marshmallows out of the Lucky Charms! Lol!! After a health scare I started paying more attention to the brands of food that I purchase for him. When I learned the terms and background of ingredients and by products on the labels of his favorite treats thus far - won't brand shame but one of the brands starts with Gree and the other ends in tions... I was devastated and ashamed. Thats when I landed on articles saying freeze dried and raw diets were optimal for cats, I My orange boy, never protests any treats that complement the course of his day. Sometimes we'll drop a few on his dry food supply. He will quickly gobble up the treats and leave his food for later, akin to a kid eating all the marshmallows out of the Lucky Charms! Lol!! After a health scare I started paying more attention to the brands of food that I purchase for him. When I learned the terms and background of ingredients and by products on the labels of his favorite treats thus far - won't brand shame but one of the brands starts with Gree and the other ends in tions... I was devastated and ashamed. Thats when I landed on articles saying freeze dried and raw diets were optimal for cats, I started looking at freeze dried treats to ease him into a new culinary experience. I swear when I dropped 2 hearts in his dry food, he looked up at me like, "'bout doggone time you got it right!!!" Lol!!!!!! When I tell you how he destroyed those hearts and looked at me like his cousins... the almighty TIGER. Yes, if you were ever curious to see your domestic morph into its distant family... drop a few of these. The face, the eyes and I swear their teeth will get sharper! Lol!!! This is a good buy, only caution is you may need to chop them up, chicken hearts have a little bit of size to them.. but he loves them and now has taken to sitting on his hind legs in anticipation of me placing his bowl down. In the 7 years he's been in the family, I've never seen him do that. So Vitals....has the recipe down right. … more