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Can I feed your raw meat products alongside a 'complete' dry dog food? We do not recommend that raw meat is fed with a complete dry dog food for a number of reasons. Firstly, the complete dry dog biscuits will take longer to digest than wet food which may cause your dog digestive upset. Secondly, feeding a combination of both will provide your dog with too much protein in it's diet and therefore rendering his diet unbalance. Whilst we understand that it is necessary to gradually change an animal onto a new diet which will mean having to feed a combination of both initially. This is something that should be avoided as a long-term solution.
Where does your meat come from? All of our meat is originally human grade meat, originally intended for human consumption.
Where can I buy natures:menu and Prize Choice? Please see our Stockist Locater on this site which will provide you with details of all of the natures:menu and Prize Choice stockists within a 20 mile radius of you. Unfortunately we do not hold information on exactly which products they stock, however, all of their contact details are provided for your convenience. Alternatively, we are happy to supply directly to your door, subject to a minimum order of £60. This can be done online.
Is your meat free range? Unfortunately, we are unable to guarantee that all of our meat comes from free-range animals. However, all of our meat is sourced from the UK, Southern Ireland and Europe, and only from approved DEFRA sites.
Are natures:menu and Prize Choice appropriate to feed a puppy? We have natures:menu pouches of food available specifically for puppies which will provide your puppy with the complete diet that he needs. Also our range of natures:menu complete nuggets if you wish to feed a raw diet. We would recommend that you steer more towards feeding poultry based products initially as these contain a very high calcium content, which will help your puppy grow strong teeth and bones.
Your website seems to refer mostly to dogs. Are the raw foods suitable to feed to cats also? A lot of our products are indeed suitable for cats, including the blocks, minces and nuggets. The chicken, turkey and fish are a favourite with many of our cat breeder customers, and can be fed raw or cooked. However, these are formulated to dogs rather than cats at the moment, so we would recommend taking a list of the ingredients to your veterinary surgeon, and asking him to advise whether he considers any further supplements would be useful in managing your cat's diet.
I am new to raw feeding. Where on earth do I start? A simple and relatively fool-proof way of starting is by feeding natures:menu complete nuggets or frozen mince blocks. They are prepared from whole cuts of meat, fresh vegetables and gently cooked rice grains, and also contain all of the vitamins and minerals needed to provide your dog with a balanced, nutritionally complete raw diet in one easy step.
When feeding the natures:menu pouches to a puppy, when do you suggest moving from puppy food to adult food? We would recommend changing from puppy to adult food at 9 months to 1 year of age.
Your packaging states that 'Various Sugars' are present in your food pouches. What is this? The sugar in the food is naturally occuring dextrose, and therefore no sugar is added as an ingredient. We keep this in the food as the sugar acts as a vitamin carrier for all fat-soluble vitamins. There is only a minimal amount of 0.05%.
Is your food suitable for a diabetic cat? All of our frozen food has a low Glycaemic Index (GI), which is more suitable for diabetics. Food with a high GI decreases sensitivity to insulin and increases hunger. Therefore, it is suitable to feed to a diabetic cat. However, our frozen food is formulated to dogs rather than cats at the moment, so we would recommend taking a list of the ingredients to your veterinary surgeon, and asking him to advise whether he considers any further supplements would be useful in managing your cats diabetes.
Is your food suitable for a diabetic dog? All of our frozen food has a low Glycaemic Index (GI), which is more suitable for diabetics. Food with a high GI decreases sensitivity to insulin and increases hunger. Therefore, it is suitable to feed to a diabetic dog.
