I hear a lot of talk about the benefits of a raw diet for dogs. Is a raw diet appropriate for my cat?
Yes, very much so. Cats especially benefit from a raw natural diet. Because cats are true carnivores, they need a diet high in protein. Primal raw diets provide bio-available protein, meaning it is in a form that the cat can fully utilize. Cats evolved in a very arid climate, and therefore require a diet high in moisture to reach their maximum health potential. The prey animals eaten by cats in the wild contain on average about 70% moisture, and Primal feline diets were designed to mimic those amounts.

Why is moisture in a cat diet so important?
Many of the health issues our feline companions face are directly related to diet, specifically, the lack of moisture within the diet. As mentioned above, the cat evolved in an arid climate, water was often scarce and the cat did not develop a high thirst drive. The most effective way for the cat to obtain moisture is within its diet. This is also the most effective way for the digestive system to operate. This is not to say that cats do not need access to water, but raw fed cats will drink significantly less.

I have noticed that Primal feline diets do not contain grains or high carb foods. Is there a reason for this?
Because cats are obligate carnivores and are such successful hunters, they did not develop amylase in their digestive system; therefore they cannot digest carbohydrates properly. Instead of turning a carb into energy, it is instead stored as fat. Since the average housecat is somewhere around 5% dehydrated, this fat builds up toxins that cannot be flushed from the body and over time begin to over-tax the cats system. A raw diet is a perfect balance for the cat, it is high protein, high moisture and low carbohydrate.

I see that there is produce added to feline formulas. If cats are such successful hunters, why do they need any produce at all?
The amount of produce we add, which is a small percentage, is enough to mimic what a cat would eat in stomach contents of small prey animals. The other reason we add our fresh, organic produce is to provide natural food-based vitamins and minerals. We do not add any synthetic vitamins or supplements to our formulas.