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What is Natural Instinct raw food?

Natural Instinct raw pet food is Biologically Appropriate Raw Food (“BARF”) for dogs providing a balanced, nutritional and delicious diet. Our recipes are packed full of the highest quality produce. Ingredients range from a wide variety of raw meats

What ingredients do you use in your recipes?

All our recipes are made using meats and poultry and ethically sourced fish with the freshest fruit and vegetables. We do not use any artificial additives, colours, preservatives, fillers or grains. This will sometimes mean that our products may vary

Is it more expensive to feed Natural Instinct?

It costs approximately £1.93 per day to feed a 25kg dog*. With a healthier pet, trips to the vet should be reduced too! (*based on Natural Chicken as of February 2024).

Is it safe for my dog to eat bones?

The simple answer is yes, provided they haven’t been cooked first as this makes them brittle which potentially could cause serious damage to your dog’s gut. Also, do not allow your dog to eat bones which have dried out as these can also splinter like

What is the bone content in Natural Instinct raw pet food?

The amount of bone in our recipes is within the recommended 10%. Recipes that contain tripe such as Natural Tripe & Turkey and Working Dog Chicken & Tripe contain naturally lower amounts of bone. We also have some bone free recipes such as Natural Be

Why do you not include offal in all your recipes?

We do not include offal in all our recipes as there are some dogs and breeds that do not tolerate it well.

Do you have 80:10:10 recipes?

80:10:10 recipes are meat:bone:offal. This ratio is formulated for owners who make their own raw food diet for their pets and may not be using ingredients such as fruit and vegetables as well as salmon oil, flaxseed oil, sea kelp, spinach and spiruli

Do I need to add supplements or other food to Natural Instinct raw pet food?

Our Natural and Working Dog ranges are all complete recipes, so you do not need to add anything to these. Our Pure range is a complementary pet food range for both dogs and cats and can be used alongside our complete foods or as a base for homemade r

Can I feed my pet pasta or rice with Natural Instinct pet food?

Feeding pasta and rice is a big NO. There is little to no nutritional value in pasta and rice for dogs and cats apart from calories which are difficult for carnivores to digest.