Vital Essentials Freeze Dried Cat Food, Rabbit Mini Patties, 15 oz Bag

I was half expecting my girl to not like this entrée given that the rabbit treats she refuses to touch. I will say that she's currently seven months old so she may not have her adult teeth in. Treat which is nibs has a small bone in it. I only found that out rehydrating it. Now the patty is fine for my girl. It has ground, powdered bone in it so it's not bothersome for my girl. She immediately took to eating this and ate most of the serving in one shot. She normally grazes her food and takes entirely too long to eat a 3oz serving of any food. It didn't take long to rehydrate however I sort of cooked it a bit having used boiled water from my kettle. Patty turned into what looked like shreds to me. Originally I presented the patty broken up dry but my girl absolutely refused it that way. It's not a big deal for me as she eats Primal Instinct brand of dehydrated rabbit dry which is given as a kibble topper. Between Vital and Primal, for rehydrating Vital wins. Vital looks like real rabbit to me in that it maintains a pink like color. Rabbit when cooked shouldn't be any shade of deep brown or caramel. Primal adds coloring to their option which isn't he best for any cat. Both options is easy to break apart into smaller pieces. Scent wise, I personally feel that Primal is more fragrant dry. Vital's option was very fragrant when rehydrated. Price point wise, both brands is expensive. It's not the most cost effective. Despite the price my cat seems to be thriving on both options with a shiny, soft coat and extra energy. Also because this a raw product there isn't any gums included in the option. Her bowel movements have been normal log shaped and mild smelling. Wet foods with gums will always cause poor bowels and more smelly one. My girl just so happened to be sensitive to gums so I have noted the differences in her bowels when off gums vs given foods with them. Overall I definitely recommend Vital's freeze dried food. It doesn't have to be served raw as using boiling water or microwaving it cooks it. Either way, this is the closest to a real hunt my girl will ever have in her diet.

He loves these biscuits. I like them because there are no additives just raw, freeze dried rabbit. They store easily on my shelf and need no refrigeration or preservatives. These are A pluses in my book!

The cat loves it! I sprinkle it on his wet food ans he really enjoys it. And it is good for him.

My senior cat loves this food. He has a very sensitive stomach and hyperthyroidism. It’s helped him remain healthy and happy

I don't know if it is the rabbit or something else about it. She normally eats duck, lamb, venisson, several types of fish and likes some chicken and beef too. But not this.

It's easy to add too much water. Think drops not spoons. It makes my cat's coat gorgeous and has improved his overall health. The only reason it's not a five star is the cost. It's insanely expensive so I can only afford to supplement his high quality dry food rather than make the switch.

A wonderful novel protein to add to your cats diet!! I feed my cats a rotation of several different foods and I like to mix goats milk powder with water and then crumble half a patty between my two cats to enjoy a couple times a week and they always go crazy for it! It helps me get a little more water into their system which is so important!

Mid product. Truly quality control issues. I get that this is supposed to be raw and grounded up rabbits and the ingredients seem great. But I can’t tell you enough how big and sharp the bones are. It’s good for my cats, they like it, but I don’t. Every time I’ve purchased this I feel like I have to do a scavenger hunt of bones. Except there is no reward waiting for me. Only perpetual torture. The fact I have to sit there and spend at least an hour and a half trying to break apart all of the patties so I can dig through the insane amount of bones just to create a good enough batch for them for like 2-3 weeks makes this product not worth it. I have two cats btw. Honestly painful, for both me and potentially for them. It’s really dangerous if they’ve ingested all of the bones I’ve found in a single batch. Which adds up to like at least 1/5th of a bag. Wish I can show a picture, but I stopped buying this because it’s such a hassle. Also, it smells weird.