Vital Essentials Freeze-Dried Raw Rabbit Mini Nibs Entree Cat Food

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  • Limited-ingredient cat food––great if you feed your feline friend a raw diet.
  • Made with high-quality ingredients, like rabbit sourced from inspected facilities.
  • Free of added fillers, coloring, preservatives and rendered by-products.
  • This all-natural, raw meat recipe is freeze-dried to preserve nutrition and freshness.
  • Grain-free and gluten-free.

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Vital Cat Freeze-Dried Food

Give your cat a healthy boost of raw nutrition with Vital Cat freeze-dried cat food. Vital Cat Dinner Patties and Mini Nibs come in Duck, Chicken, Pork, Turkey and Rabbit flavors.

Raw Nutrition Boost

Felines naturally thrive on a raw diet, which promotes vitality and supports health and wellness in all breeds and life stages. Raw cat food makes essential nutrients easier to absorb, and it can soothe a sensitive stomach and even lessen the amount of waste your cat produces. A raw diet can also help your furry friend maintain an ideal weight, strong bones and firm muscle tone.

Limited Ingredient, Raw and Made in the USA

Vital Cat raw cat food is minimally processed, crafted from limited ingredients, and made and packaged in the USA. It contains no fillers, grain or artificial ingredients, just a wholesome meat-based recipe that’s nutritious and meets a cat’s instinctive cravings

100% Made In The USA

Raw cat food made with custom-sourced meats. Made and packaged in America’s heartland, for safety and integrity you can count on.

Limited Ingredient

Made using the fewest, most essential ingredients to provide high-quality nutrition, enticing taste and optimal digestibility.

Grain Free & Gluten Free

Vital Cat is certified gluten free, with no fillers like wheat, corn or soy, and no grains, rendered by-products or artificial ingredients.

Freeze-Dried Raw

Freeze-dried using a unique 48-hour process to preserve essential nutrients and lock in the real meat flavor cats love.

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Questions & Answers

11 Customer Questions


According to the feeding chart my 16-lb Himalayan should eat a cup of this per serving. Assuming two servings a day, that means this isn't even a full day's food for one cat? The price has me doubting if that could be true.
Answer by ChewyOct 25, 2017
The recommended daily feeding amount for a 16-pound cat is 8 ounces.

Can you explain why there isn't added taurine in this particular food? We've been giving our cats Vita Essentials freeze dried rabbit bites for years (their fave treat) and want to be sure this would be a well-rounded diet containing everything they'd need in their diet.
Answer by ChewyJun 03, 2018
This product doesn't have added synthetic vitamins to the formula, so the taurine is naturally occurring. This formula is a complete and balanced diet, containing 0.22% taurine on a dry matter basis.

How many cups are in a bag?
Answer by ChewyOct 31, 2022
There are approximately 7-8 cups per bag.

Would this be good for ferrets?
Answer by ChewyJun 08, 2018
Ferrets are true carnivores and are not built to digest fiber. They need lots of meat protein and fat. Since this food is primarily protein, this is a good alternative if you're unable to feed it a proper ferret diet.


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61 Customer Reviews



Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By MJ on Aug 24, 2023

Really want this to work.

My cats are really into the Vital Essentials Rabbit Patties. A few years back, I gave them a shot at the older version of Vital Essentials rabbit nibbles, but they were just too tough and hard for them to chow down on. When I spotted the new packaging this year, I figured, why not give it another go? Plus, the size of these nibs fits my automatic feeder perfectly. But, here's the twist—my cats turned their noses up at the nibbles, even though they're digging the patties. This whole situation has got me scratching my head a bit. I'm starting to wonder if there's something different between the two. I'm really hoping the nibbles can win my cats over, so I don't have to go through the hassle of breaking down the patties into smaller bits for the automatic feeder. Come on, Vital Essentials, let's make those nibbles just as much of a hit as the patties!


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Jennifer on Jun 16, 2023

Too tough for my cats to chew

My cats love the rabbit patties and the chicken treats by this brand. These nibs, however, were just too hard/tough for my cats. They can't be crumbled like the patties, and I tried serving them both dry and after soaking in water....no luck.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Dage on Apr 28, 2023

My cat will do anything for these treats

My cat tried to chew through a bag of these rabbit treats after he managed to break into the container that they were in. This bag was the one that was the most chewed up one in there. He is crazy about them and I can't recommend them enough. They come in a really sturdy bag, too; he did a lot of damage but wasn't able to actually get in!


Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By Lori on Jan 12, 2023

My cats loved this, but....

My cats absolutely loved this either wet or dry & in the variety of flavors offered, but I usually fed it to them with water added. Unfortunately my older cat developed an allergy to it (primarily the rabbit) & started having asthma attacks when I fed it to her. I stopped getting it, of course but she's been left with moderate lung damage & worsening asthma, for which she's treated with inhalers & currently, steroids. It's unfortunate because I thought it was a very high quality food & my cats would start begging as soon as I pulled out the bag. I stopped using all of the Vital Essentials products, including the treats because of my cat's reaction & fear that my other cat would get sick as well.


Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Maxx on May 5, 2023

Hard to chew

Love the ingredients, but the contents are inconsistent the nibs are rock hard and seem difficult for my cat to chew.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Snow on Feb 26, 2023

Good option

Both of my cats like it , the old formula was better with the goat milk, but they adjusted, and now they like the new formula as well.


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Jay on Dec 17, 2022

Cats hated

My cats hated this. It wouldn't get soft enough to smooth out and felt more like a sponge. I tried it warm water and left it in water for days and all I could to was cut it up into smaller pieces. Each cut was like a sponge. Nothing like the other freeze-dried cat food I've had before. No I have no idea what to do with what's left.


Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By Luciarae on Nov 25, 2022

Disappointed

My 2 cats will not eat these. They love the VitalCat Rabbit Dinner Patties, but as those were out of stock I decided to order these. These are described the same as the patties, freeze-dried raw food. They are rock hard pellets. They are nothing like the freeze-dried patties. I was expecting something similar but just a different size/shape.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Sarah on Nov 11, 2022

My Spunky loves this food

My cats love this food. I like feeding them foods with ingredients that they would eat naturally and they definitely would eat rabbits.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By FredsMom on Jun 9, 2023

Food

He loves this stuff!