BIG DOG Frozen Raw Cat Food - Chicken 1.38kg

Chicken is the palatable cat starter — the flavour the manufacturer often recommends with Combo when a cat is new to raw. RSPCA chicken leads, with beef offal and Tasmanian salmon; it is mixed-protein, not a dog Chicken formula. Use it as the easy first pouches, then rotate Beef, Combo or Turkey if you want a different hero meat.

Features / Benefits

• Australian made; ingredients from Australian farms / the human supply chain
• 1.38 kg = 12 individual portions × 115 g (BPA-free pouches)
• Big Dog for Cats mixed-protein recipe — not a dog formula and not a single-protein allergy diet
• Naturally high in the essential amino acid taurine (as-fed value in analysis; not added as a listed ingredient)
• Raw and unprocessed; grain- and gluten-free; no artificial nasties or fillers
• Nutritionally complete and balanced in accordance with AAFCO guidelines for healthy growth in kittens and maintenance of health in adult cats
• Benefit icons: skin; bone, nail and dental; immune; muscle repair and growth; joint; gut
• RSPCA-approved chicken, all-Aussie beef, ocean-fresh Tasmanian salmon
• Chicken (meat, heart) as the lead protein — not the dog Chicken recipe (that uses crushed bone & cartilage and a fruit list)
• Often recommended to start a raw diet because it is palatable
• Highest taurine of the five cat recipes (0.14% as fed)
• Calcium-rich raw bone powder (not crushed bone)
• Tasmanian salmon in the mix; typical analysis includes omega-3 — benefit icons include skin
• Protein-rich muscle and mineral-rich offal in this palatable starting flavour (manufacturer)

Ingredients

Chicken (meat, heart), beef (liver, kidney, raw bone powder, washed tripe, spleen), Tasmanian salmon meat, chicken eggs, carrots, lettuce, cold pressed flaxseed oil, organic calcified marine algae, nutritional yeast, psyllium, goats whey, organic kelp, sea salt, natural vitamin E, organic fulvic acid.

Analytical Constituents

• Crude protein 14%
• Crude fat 10%
• Total carbohydrates 1.5%
• Moisture 72%
• Ash 2.5%
• Fibre <1%
• Calcium 1%
• Phosphorus 0.6%
• Taurine 0.14% as fed
• Omega-3 0.6 g/100g
• Omega 6:3 4:1
• Metabolisable energy (ME) 585 kJ/100g
• ME per 115 g serve 675 kJ

Feeding Guide

Approximate number of 115 g patties per day. This is a feeding guide transcribed from pack/retailer sources (not photo-verified). Figures are portions, not grams. Adjust for age, activity and body condition. Manufacturer generally recommends from 12 weeks of age; kittens may be fed 3–4 smaller meals until about 6 months, then twice daily. Always provide fresh water.

Who it’s for

Nutritionally complete and balanced in accordance with AAFCO guidelines for healthy growth in kittens and maintenance of health in adult cats. For cats of all ages, shapes and sizes; generally suitable for kittens from 12 weeks. Not a complementary mixer — intended as a complete diet.

How to switch

Manufacturer 2-week transition (printed on official product pages). Cats should switch very slowly. Do not leave a cat without eating for more than 24 hours (hepatic lipidosis risk). Kibble may be co-fed during or after the switch if portions are adjusted.

• Days 1–3: 20% new food, 80% current food
• Days 4–6: 40% new, 60% current
• Days 7–9: 60% new, 40% current
• Days 10–12: 80% new, 20% current
• Day 12 onwards: 100% new food

Storage

Keep frozen until ready to thaw. Thaw before feeding. Avoid re-freezing. Place the portion in a container and thaw in the fridge. To speed up, stand it in a sink of lukewarm water for 15–30 minutes, ensuring not to cook. No preservatives: once thawed, use within 2–3 days. Keep thawed portions in a sealed airtight container in the fridge. Discard if the food no longer looks or smells fresh. Do not cook — product storage states the recipe contains bone (raw bone powder). Wash utensils, work areas and hands with warm soapy water after contact with raw food. PET FOOD ONLY — not for human consumption. Contains raw offal and bone powder.