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Ingredients

Organic Chicken Dinner for Dogs

Ingredients - Organic Chicken, Organic Millet, Organic Oats, Organic Carrots, Organic Zucchini, Organic Kale, Organic Beets, Organic Ground Flaxseed, Organic Dried Kelp, Organic Wheatgrass, Organic Garlic Powder And Organic Lecithin

Calories - 843 kcal/lb

Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (min) 11%
Crude Fat (min) 8%
Crude Fiber (max) 2%
Moisture (max) 65%
Ash (max) 3%
Carbohydrate Yield (approx) 11%

Mineral Analysis
Calcium (min) 0.29%
Magnesium (min) 0.054%
Phosphorus (min) 0.21%

Organic Turkey Dinner for Dogs

Ingredients - Organic Turkey, Organic Oats, Organic Barley, Organic Carrots, Organic Zucchini, Organic Kale, Organic Beets, Organic Ground Flaxseed, Organic Sun Dried Alfalfa, Organic Wheatgrass, Organic Garlic And Organic Lecithin

Calories - 829 kcal/lb

Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (min) 11%
Crude Fat (min) 8%
Crude Fiber (max) 2%
Moisture (max) 62%
Ash (max) 2%
Carbohydrate Yield (approx) 15%

Mineral Analysis
Calcium (min) 0.50%
Magnesium (min) 0.065%
Phosphorus (min) 0.45%

PLEASE NOTE: you may see the following message on your Raw Advantage product:

Due to an unforeseen shortage of USDA Certified Organic Turkey, Raw Advantage will use and label accordingly: "Free Range, hormone and antibiotic free turkey" for a short period of time so that we can continue to provide our turkey products for your companions. The free range turkey is purchased from Diestel Turkey, our current organic vendor; it meets all but the "Organic Certifications" to qualify for Raw Advantage’s strict standards

Instructions

Feeding Guide

Rotation is one of the most important elements in providing ‘balanced’ nutrition for our companions. While cats need many nutrients daily, they are not designed to get the exact same amount each day. The processed pet food industry has guidelines for the minimum nutritional requirements involved in a ‘complete and balanced’ diet. The notion that pets can eat the same thing every day for years and be healthy, however, is a myth: it would be comparable to a human eating only cereal (complete and balanced in its available form) every day and expecting health, energy and vitality.

Raw Advantage provides a product line designed to be fed in rotation for optimal nutrition. Raw Advantage Dinners are complete meals to be fed 3-4 times weekly. Each package displays a triangle, indicating the feeding stage of that particular product. Refer to the Raw Feeding Calendar for a daily guide of how much to feed. You are the best formulator for your companion. The amounts and products you feed will vary, depending on the age, activity level and environment of your pet. You can easily adjust the meat content, protein source, organ meat or whole bone products for your companion’s needs.

Below is a typical schedule for feeding your pet a full-raw diet. Remember that your pet should be transitioned to a 100% raw diet, to ensure his system is primed to process all of the nutrients the new diet will provide.

Raw Feeding Calendar

• DINNERS (Base Meal 70% of total diet) – Feed 3 - 4 times a week in rotation with other Raw Advantage products
• Daily portions may vary according to age, size, environment, breed and activity level.
• Thaw fully prior to serving. Feed daily at least 2% of animal’s body weight (Approx. 1/4 lb per 10lb of animal’s weight).
• For puppies and lactating/gestating females, feed up to 5% of animal’s body weight (3/4lb per 10lbs).
• Refrigerate any unused product immediately; leftover product may be stored in refrigerator for 3-5 days.

About transitioning

The best way to successfully transition your pet to raw is a combination of a slow introduction to the raw, as well as the addition of enzymes and/or acidophilus to aid the transition. Allow between 7-10 days to complete the transition, depending on the age and health of your pet.

If your pet has been eating a dry kibble diet up until now, it is helpful to first transition to a premium canned food to help the digestive system adjust to the moisture content in raw.

Start by adding a small amount of Raw Advantage to your pet’s current food for 3-5 days.

Next, double the amount of raw you’ve been feeding for the first 3-5 days and decrease amount of current food accordingly.

From here on, continue to replace current food with the raw until your pet is fully transitioned to raw. Monitor your pet’s stool as you go. You will notice a decrease in stool size as well as odor. If your pet’s stool is soft or loose during the transition phase, you may want to introduce the raw more slowly. Remember, adding the enzymes or acidophilus can be very helpful during the transition.

Different Raw Food Feeding Styles

There are three ways to introduce the benefits of Raw Advantage into your pet's diet:

Full Raw Diet - The ideal feeding solution

50/50 Diet - Mixed with your pet's high-quality kibble or as replacement for canned food

As a Supplement - Added to your pet's daily diet

Your pet will benefit the most from a 100% raw diet; however, this is not always possible for pet owners. When feeding 100% raw is not an option, a half or partial raw diet (added to a clean, quality kibble or canned food) is a viable and beneficial alternative.

However, because cats are strict carnivores, they rely on nutrients in animal tissues to meet their specific and unique nutritional requirements: a 100% raw food diet for felines is ideal (and necessary).

Below is a guide for feeding 100% raw, 50/50 or simply added to the daily diet (a chunk a day keeps the doctor away). We recommend feeding twice daily; half in the morning and half in the evening. The portions outlined below are based on feeding 2% of your pet’s weight daily (kittens, puppies and lactating/gestating females may require up to 5% of their total body weight).

Shipping Information

There is a 4 pound minimum and $9.95 shipping surcharge on all frozen raw food and bones orders. Additional charges may apply for air express service or very large orders. Please read the following carefully:

• Special Packaging - All raw food and bones are shipped frozen in special styrofoam-lined boxes with dry ice. The shipping surcharge is to cover the cost of the dry ice and special packaging.
• Tuesday Shipping - All frozen raw orders will ship Tuesday. To ensure that we have adequate stock to fill your order, you must place your order by midnight Sunday. Orders placed on Monday or later will ship the following Tuesday.
• FedEx Ground Service - The least expensive shipping method is FedEx Ground Service. Delivery time frames vary depending on the state shipped to, but in most cases your delivery will be on Friday or Saturday. Please click here to view a map showing the number of days to your location. If you are in the 4 day delivery area (green area on the map) then your order will arrive on a Saturday. We strongly recommend upgrading to an express delivery service (see below) if you will not be available to receive your order and place it in the freezer at the time of delivery (we cannot offer refunds or reships on thawed food that is not received by a person at the time of delivery).
• FedEx Express Service - We do offer Overnight, 2 Day, and 3 Day service. We encourage you to choose one of these express services if you are unable to personally receive your food at the time of delivery, which may include Saturday. Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico must use 2 Day or Overnight Delivery. We cannot offer refunds or reships on thawed food that is not signed for by a person at the time of delivery.
• Multiple Box Surcharge - Some orders weighing over 20 pounds must be shipped in more than one box and will be subject to additional shipping surcharges. Not all orders over 20 pounds will need to be sent in multiple boxes, and if this applies to your order we will notify you before processing it so that you can make adjustments if desired. In general, bones, medallions, and patties tend to take more room. As a guideline, the maximum a box will hold of each type of food is 34 x 1 lb. chubs or 8 x 3 lb. medallions or 6 x 6 lb. patties or 2 x 25 lb. boxes of dinner bars.
• Delivery Instructions - Please ship to an address where someone will be available to accept the order. If this is not possible, please leave a note for the FedEx delivery person on the scheduled day of delivery with instructions on where to leave it (that is not in the hot sun). The food will only stay frozen for up to 4 days from shipment, so if it is not able to be delivered or it sits outside after delivery, there is a possibility that the food will begin to thaw. We cannot accept returns or offer refunds or reships for orders that are unable to be delivered or that are not signed for by a person at the time of delivery. We are unable to send frozen raw food orders with "Shipper Release," so please leave your delivery driver a note if you think they will not leave the package with no one home.

SEPARATE RAW FOOD ORDERS - If you are ordering both frozen raw food or bones and other, non-frozen items, you will need to place two separate orders. This will prevent the non-frozen items from being delayed until Tuesday and from being subject to extra shipping charges.