RAWsome MEALSTM

Real Food For Dogs & Cats

There was a time when if I heard someone say they loved their dog or cat, that I thought they were nutty. Really? You love a furry carnivore? Then, in 2016 while visiting a friend in south Texas, one of her two dogs would curl up at my feet whenever I sat on the living room sofa. There was something very sweet about that. I took her out for walks a couple of times and to the beach in Galveston, but I didn't think much of it until a few days after arriving back in Los Angeles. Damn, I missed that dog. Suddenly, I was one of “those people”. Luckily, my friend consented to let me buy her dog and a few weeks later I flew her in from Texas. Now, a bonafide pet lover, I wanted the best for Ginger. She would no longer eat the kibble she was raised on and I wasn’t sure what to feed her until I watched the  documentary, Pet Fooled, which introduced me to "species-appropriate" food. What I learned in the next few weeks was both disturbing and eye-opening. First, the bad news:

I wanted to know when, if ever, any pet food company made species-appropriate food for dogs (or cats). My research led me not to a company, but to the food indigenous hunters fed their dogs that regularly lived until the age of 20 and older. Where the native people lived determined which ungulates they hunted; deer, elk, bison, moose or caribou. Knowing that these were also the preferred prey of wolves and wild canines, it was natural for the people to share the muscle, organs and bones with their domesticated dogs. Today it's believed that canines prefer ungulates instinctually because the muscle tissue contains energy-storage molecules and chemical messengers, called lipids, that treat and prevent chronic disease. Modern dietary science tells us that canines (and felines) need to consume whole prey or the equivalent, which includes the digestive enzymes, to maintain optimum health and wellness:

• Muscle supplies protein and healthy fat for energy
• Heart is rich in amino acids; potassium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and B-vitamins
• Secreting organs supply a host of minerals and fatty acids​
• Bone provides calcium to maintain bone strength
• Marrow contains collagen, glucosamine and iron, for joint health
• Digestive Enzymes create fermentation and convert protein into amino acids

RAWsome Meals are formulated to contain the key elements of whole prey, including the digestive enzymes absolutely essential to the digestive health of our furry friends. Because our human-grade facility cannot process unwashed ungulate digestive tract 1/3 of each meal is whole ground rabbit complete with the digestive enzymes, vegetables and grasses the rabbit consumed. The other two-thirds is 100% grass-fed ungulate; of 70% muscle, 10% heart, 10% secreting organ and 10% powdered marrow-bone to create a species appropriate meal consisting of big game and whole small prey designed to support and maintain optimal health and wellness. 

RAWsome Meals are optimized for healthy pets and may not be suitable for animals on some medications. Consult a nutrition-trained vet for specific dietary advice.

RAWsome Meals proprietary recipes are produced by H.F. Meats, Inc. for Carnivore Feast. Copyright 2020-2023 by Carnivore Feast, Los Angeles, CA