Choosing Cat Food - Three Tips

Your cat's nutrition is important for a happy and healthy life.  When choosing a cat food, I usually look for three basic things.  The first thing I look for are whole proteins like chicken, duck, salmon, beef or liver. The second thing I look for is to make sure the food is grain free.  The third thing I look for is the addition of vitamins, vegetables and fruits.

Merrick's Backcountry Freeze -Dried Raw Meal for Cats

This month www.chewy.com sent me a package of Merrick's Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Mixer to try. It is chock full of protein that will provide your cat with a nutrition packed boost of raw that your cat craves. The Real Salmon recipe contains freeze-dried pieces of real salmon that not only locks in freshness but this food is easily digestible. Best of all this month www.chewy.com is offering this treat at 20% off.

I like the fact that this protein rich kibble is mixed with vegetables, fruits and vitamins making this a healthy choice.  All of Merrick's formulas are made in the U.S.A. and they are free of corn, soy, wheat and gluten. They also don't contain any by products or artificial preservatives.  The flavor of this food is sealed in with the expert freezing process used by Merrick making it a tasty treat and mixer.

Two Ways to Mix It

You can use Merrick's Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Mixer two ways.  For a complete meal you can serve it as is or re-hydrate it by adding 1/4 cup of water per one cup of Backcountry Freeze Dried Raw.  The Merrick website actually has a feeding calculator that helps you determine the portion size for each meal!

The second way to use Merrick's Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Mixer is to just add it to your cat's regular wet food or kibble mixture. Make sure you reduce the amount of the other food accordingly to avoid overfeeding.

The Taste Test

The real test of any food is whether your cats will eat it. All my cats seemed eager to try the raw boost -- even themaxx got into the action. As usual, my cats seem to prefer to eat this mixer as a treat and in their dry kibble food.  It is important to remember to slowly transition your cat to a new food over five to seven days.  Make sure you continually increase the amount of Merrick food while decreasing the amount of food in your cat's previous diet in order to reach a healthy balance.