Raw Meals Freeze-Dried Chicken Dog Food, 9.5 oz. Bag

I don’t have dogs but I buy this for my ferrets since we don’t do raw meat often and one of them is extremely picky. I go through a bag at least once a month for two ferrets. They both love it and they haven’t had a problem with it at all since they been eating it for a few years now. Is definitely pricey but I do the subscription so I have save a few bucks.

I initially bought this because I find it so gross that almost all kibble has either soy, pea or lentil protein in it these days. You can’t convince me legumes are good for dogs, it’s just cheap filler like wheat, corn, or rice except with a little more protein and a higher potential for them to be allergic to it. The kibble that I like the ingredients of, my dog doesn’t like the taste of. So I was like, ok, I’ll finally commit to an expensive food and give that a try. So I chose this, I love the ingredients, I was skeptical when about the bag size -22oz- but it’s freeze dried so I was hoping it was just ultra light and there would be more servings in it than maybe I thought. But no, the downside of this food is that if I feed my dog 3 cups a day, the recommended amount for weight loss for her size and weight, the bag lasts 5 days and therefore costs about $10/day. If I feed her 2 cups a day and supplement with kibble it’s a little more affordable at like $7/day but that’s still pretty insane for me to wrap my mind around. Yes she’s my furbaby and I’m investing in her health or whatever, but it’s a lot more than I was expecting to spend when I first purchased this food. I think it might even be more expensive than the Farmer’s Dog and Sundays and all those customized to your dog meal delivery brands that I’ve been unwilling to try in the past because the pricetag got me (I actually did place a Sundays order once but they never fulfilled it, but that’s a story for another review)I will say, this is a great product: her digestion is immaculate with this food, she loves the taste, it’s got good ingredients. I think she’s visibly a little less chunky than she previously was, without her begging endlessly for more food, which she has the bad habit of doing, so I think this food sits really well in her stomach and makes her feel more full than other foods. The price tag is just hard to take! I’ve used four bags so far and I have another one on the way because I really do think it’s incredibly good for her, but I’m still reeling at the price, I just don’t think it’s going to be possible for me to keep paying for this product.

this is a very good food and it is priced very reasonable.

My picky dogs really like these freeze dried meals. They think they are treats so they eat more! Shocking

It's great but you will get a better value from the frozen version

We buy this often. Our pups love it

The day I picked up my 8 wk old puppy from the breeder, I stopped at PetCo with her to pick up some supplies. One of the workers was passing out pieces of Instinct freeze dried raw meals to all of the dogs that were in the store. He gave her a couple of pieces and she seemed to love it. In fact, it is the only dog food that she has eaten on a regular basis for all 5yrs of her life. I get all of the flavors — beef, lamb, chicken, and fish — and mix them all together in a big container, and give her a handful every morning, sometimes in a treat ball, or mixed with some cooked ground turkey. She gulps it down!!

So glad to finally find a brand my dog loves! I have a pittie that went on a food strike. I had to meal prep dog recipes for him. Until we tried this freeze dried brand! He LOVES it! I got him the fish & chicken flavor and he loves both, although with big dogs this can be quite a costly meal plan, as with a 70 pound dog u are looking at a couple of scoops with very little product! I recommend for all, but small dogs in particular to save that coin. I mix the freeze dried with wet food to make it last.