New Raw and Charcuterie Recipes for Dogs and Cats - April 2020

New Raw and Charcuterie Recipes for Dogs and Cats - April 2020

Recipe changes – Changing a recipe is not a decision we make lightly. When we upgraded our raw recipes in 2019, we were really pleased with the results. However, due to issues with supply chain, we found we needed to make some changes to those recipes. This also allowed us to make other changes that we’d been wanting to do the first time around in order to make our foods even more species appropriate.

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Cats:

Texture - We added an extra grinding step to create a smoother, more consistent texture.  

Cooking - Charcuterie recipes are now cooked in water kettles. We found the cook is much more consistent in the kettle versus the steam oven.  

Ingredients – All recipes have added water for processing purposes. 


Enhancements to beef for cats – both raw and charcuterie:

 -Uses beef heart and muscle instead of beef heart and offal

 -Reduced psyllium seed husk, as it can mask symptoms of IBD

 -Reduced tricalcium phosphate to be closer to AAFCO minimums for pre-CKD kitties

 -Replaced salmon oil with a salmon oil/fish oil blend for higher EPA/DHA


Enhancements to chicken for cats – both raw and charcuterie:

 -Replaced chicken skins with chicken trim due to availability issues

 -Reduced dried egg yolk

 -Reduced tricalcium phosphate to be closer to AAFCO minimums for pre-CKD kitties

 -Reduced psyllium seed husk, as it can mask symptoms of IBD

 -Replaced salmon oil with a salmon oil/fish oil blend for higher EPA/DHA


Enhancements to turkey for cats – both raw and charcuterie:

 -Replaced turkey hearts and skins with turkey meat and fat due to availability

 -Reduced salt to be closer to AAFCO minimums

 -Reduced tricalcium phosphate to be closer to AAFCO minimums for pre-CKD kitties

 -Reduced psyllium seed husk, as it can mask symptoms of IBD

 -Replaced salmon oil with a salmon oil/fish oil blend for higher EPA/DHA

 -Increased turkey gizzards

 -Increased dried egg yolk

 

Dogs:

Texture - One less grinding step to create a coarser product with more texture.  

Cooking - Charcuterie recipes are now cooked in water kettles. We found the cook is much more consistent in the kettle versus the steam oven.  

Ingredients – All recipes have added water for processing purposes. 


Enhancements to beef for dogs – both raw and charcuterie:

-Replaced tripe, spleen, pancreas, and suet with more beef muscle, beef heart, beef fat trim, kidneys and dried egg yolk

-Reduced psyllium seed husk powder – can mask symptoms of IBD in dogs

-Reduced taurine 

-Replaced salmon oil with a salmon oil/fish oil blend for higher EPA/DHA

-Increased tricalcium phosphate for growing dogs 


Enhancements to chicken for dogs – both raw and charcuterie:

-Replaced chicken skins with fatty chicken trim due to availability

-Reduced psyllium seed husk powder – can mask symptoms of IBD in dogs

-Reduced taurine 

-Reduced dried egg yolk

-Replaced salmon oil with a salmon oil/fish oil blend for higher EPA/DHA

-Increased tricalcium phosphate for growing dogs 


Enhancements to turkey for dogs – both raw and charcuterie:

-Replaced turkey hearts and skins with turkey fat and meat due to availability

-Increased turkey gizzards, egg yolk, and salt

-Reduced psyllium seed husk powder – can mask symptoms of IBD in dogs

-Reduced taurine 

-Replaced salmon oil with a salmon oil/fish oil blend for higher EPA/DHA

-Increased tricalcium phosphate for growing dogs 

 

 

 


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