So I ran out of thawed out raw food the other day. One major down side to raw feeding is feeding on short notice. I can (and have) bought chicken or steak for them to eat for a meal. It isn't balanced but an occasional meal isn't going to do them harm.
But while I was out picking up raw, I saw a few packages of Stella & Chewy's freeze dried food. I like to try new foods for The Crew to help balance out their over all nutritional profile. I have tried dehydrated food before from Honest Kitchen and it got a unanimous paws down from every one who tried it. Since I am always looking for options to keep at the house I thought I would give it a shot. Individual servings were $1.89. A larger bag brought the per serving price down a bit but not dramatically.
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fresh out of the package |
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Water added.. |
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Stir up and wait 60 seconds |
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About to be fed The chicken had a different consistency from the turkey |
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Fleurp is not waiting |
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nom nom nom nom |
So we got fourteen paws up on this one. Might have been because I was more than a little late for dinner, but plates were licked clean. I ended up mixing up the second two packages and they ate all of that too.
Kind of expensive at $2 a meal.. if I had one or two or even three cats I might keep these on hand for treats or emergency.. but at $28 a day... this just isn't going to work for us.. Sorry guys..
(for what it is worth, I didn't get the product for free, no one asked me to do this, this one was all on my own.. )
huh - something to think about keeping on hand....the freeze dried stuff I tried once was in HUGE nuggets and took forever to rehydrate
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Stella & Chewy! Since it is pricey and it requires a special trip downtown to buy - and I am known to be picky - I only get it served as a treat, usually just dry, but I have never turned it down.
ReplyDeleteErnie loves Stella & Chewy. I mix it in with his wet grain free food and a little water. Sometimes I just crumble it on top of his food. He's to the point now where he won't eat his food unless it's got some S&C in it. I buy the big bag of it...and order on line...so it's probably a little cheaper than the small packs you bought.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, when I fed S&C to Wally and Zoey, they threw it up soon after eating it and it made such a mess, I don't want to try that again with them.
Island Cats mom.