"Dip Your Paw" Sampler Kit

Description

Want to try our raw options but not confident enough yet to get a starter bundle?

• Raw Meow Mix in all 3 flavours to trial, enough to make up with 900gm meat total you can play around with proteins and textures and take your time transitioning

• Freeze Dried Meals in all 4 flavours. Two full meals of each gives you lots to try

• Chicken Breast and Roo krumble to help your transition

• Ava's Blend to try small teeny amounts. Plenty in the two little packets to keep you going for a while to ensure your cats tolerate it

Sampler Kits contain the following:

• 2 x Adult Chicken Raw Meow Mix Samples
• 2 x Adult Lamb Raw Meow Mix Samples
• 2 x Hypo all life stages Raw Meow Mix
• 2 of each of all four Freeze dried meal options
• 30gm Raw Meow Chicken Breast Krumble
• 30gm Raw Meow Roo Krumble
• 2 x Ava's Blend samples

Kitten Sampler Kit:

• 2 x Kitten Chicken Raw Meow Mix samples
• 2 x Kitten Lamb Raw Meow Mix Samples
• 2 x Hypo all life stages Raw Meow Mix
• 2 of each of all four Freeze dried meal options
• 30gm Raw Meow Chicken Breast Krumble
• 30gm Raw Meow Roo Krumble
• 2 x Ava's Blend samples

Dog / Puppy Sampler Kits:

• 4 x Raw Woof Mix samples
• 30gm Raw Meow Chicken Breast Krumble
  
• 30gm Raw Meow Roo Krumble
• 2 x Ava's Blend samples

Transitioning to raw meals made using Raw Meow or Raw Woof Mix is simple but it is important you follow a few key steps. Dogs are more trusting than cats so take the info here and apply it loosely, being aware that your transition should be even easier.

There are three basic rules when changing your cats' diet. Go slow, watch the litter box, have patience. 

GO SLOW

Cats are very wary of any change, be it to their environment or to their diet. Diet changes, especially, can make your cat very suspicious. Making dietary changes too fast can also cause tummy upset, resulting in diarrhea, nausea, and ultimately, to rejection of the food causing the issues. 

Patience and persistence is key.

To start the transition, we recommend you feed wet food as the baseline. Remove all dry from the house, hide it away in the garage or somewhere they have no access to. If they smell it they may hold out for it. Feed their usual wet food plus start to introduce the raw plus Raw Meow Mix.

Day 1 – Day 3 : Add 1 teaspoon of meat with Raw Meow Mix to your cats wet food meal. Place this beside the wet food, on the same (flat) plate. If they don't eat it, throw it out, and offer a fresh portion with the next meal. Continue to offer the one tsp at every meal, every day until they eat. This may take longer than the suggested time frame, go at your own cats pace. Once they are eating the teaspoon full, double it.

Day 4 – Day 5: Assuming they are eating the raw, make the meals one third raw and the rest their usual. Again, once they are eating that and if all good in the litter box then move to half and half. You may need to now purchase a bag of Raw Meow Mix as you are well on your way to raw feeding.

From here you can slowly increase the raw. Please watch their toileting.If you cat has vomiting or any diarrhea, stop and go back to just their usual wet meals for a day or two, then start again. The freeze dried chicken treats are a tool to help you. You can use as a topper, sprinkle it over the raw only, to entice them to eat it. Use this when required.

Be persistent and consistent. One day you cat will click, or curiosity will get the better of him, and he will try that morsel of raw, and very likely he will love it.

If your cat is a dry food addict and only eats dry, the transition may take a little longer. First of all remove the free food buffet. Don’t leave the kibble down all day and night. At meal times, offer canned instead, with some kibble mixed into it and see what happens. This may be enough to tempt them but it may not. Be persistent and be patient. Offer the canned to the side next time. The important thing is to keep trying. Of course, our preference is for you to remove the dry altogether and persist to feed the canned or the raw plus some canned, but doing that may result in a hunger strike.

NEVER let your cat go more than 12 hours without eating. Doing so is dangerous to his health. Cats can develop fatty liver very quickly and it can take as little as 24 hours without food to make your cat very sick. If they won’t eat the raw, feed them some canned. If they won’t eat the canned., feed them the kibble. Important thing is to keep trying.

Persistence is key. Use your best judgement and your knowledge of your cats personality to decide which way would suit him better.

Once your cat is eating the raw with Meow Mix you can start trying it with other proteins. We recommend you rotate at least three different proteins, more if you can. Each cut of meat has a different nutritional profile, and, of course a different taste. Boredom is something we want to avoid. Offer lots of variety and keep your cat interested in eating raw.

WATCH THE LITTER BOX

If your cat is happy and healthy, his toileting will be healthy too. To make sure the transition is going well, watch the litter box. Are his poops soft? Do they smell? If they do, you’re going too fast. Stop, slow down, back it up if you need to. Don’t fret if you find some mucous along with his poop. A little of this is normal when changing to raw. Any blood or excessive mucous is cause for concern, so please see a vet if that is what you’re finding.

A raw fed cat will poop less often and less bulk. Going once every 2 or 3 days is normal, so don’t worry if you see less poop in the box. This is a good thing. Raw fed cats also urinate more, and they will likely drink less, so again, don’t let that worry you

If you do find diarrhea, or your cat is vomiting, stop the transition. Feed their normal diet. Wait it out a couple days, then start back gain, smaller than before. This shouldn’t happen but be aware it can. Stop, reverse, wait, and start again.

BE PATIENT

Transitioning to raw with Raw Meow Mix may take some time. Be patient. Follow the steps to change from dry to wet/raw as set out above. Don’t expect it to happen overnight. It may, but it likely may not

Be persistent. Don’t give up. Keep offering that one teaspoon of raw. Try some of our tricks laid out in our blog. Talk to us. We are always available to help you thru it.

Remember. Go slow. Watch the litter box. Be patient.

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