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Raw Paws Pet Food Review 2024: Pros, Cons, & Verdict

Written by: Rachel Giordano

Last Updated on March 5, 2024 by Catster Editorial Team

Raw Paws Pet Food Review

Raw Paws Pet Food Review 2024: Pros, Cons, & Verdict

A raw diet is one of the best ways to fulfill cats’ nutritional requirements. There are numerous benefits from feeding a raw diet to your cat, including improved digestion, reduced stool odor and volume, increased energy, ability to maintain ideal weight, better dental health, and better urinary tract health.


Embraced for decades by holistically oriented pet parents and holistic veterinarians, more pet parents are looking to raw feeding as an alternative to feeding highly processed food.

About Raw Paws Pet Food

Raw Paws’ mission is to make it practical, affordable, and accessible for pet parents to provide their furry family members with the healthiest pet food, treats, chews, supplements, and more. All of their products are sourced in the US from responsible and ethical farms and are hormone, antibiotic, and GMO free. Their products are minimally processed and don’t contain any additives or fillers.

Raw Paws Signature Blend Complete Turkey Patties for Dogs and Cats

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We received the Raw Paws Signature Blend Complete Turkey Patties for Dogs and Cats. This blend is all meat – no veggies added with a ratio of 80% meat, 10% organ and 10% ground in bone.

This blend, even though labeled for both cats and dogs, contains appropriate levels of naturally occurring taurine for cats, who have higher taurine requirements than dogs.

The convenient 8 oz patties make portioning simple.

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Putting Raw Paws Turkey Pet Food to the test

The 8 oz patties arrived in a 10 pound cryo-vaccuum sealed bag inside a well insulated container on dry ice, and were frozen solid on arrival.

Raw Paws suggests that you thaw the 10lb pack in the refrigerator for 24-48 hours. Once partially thawed, you can separate the patties and refreeze what you’re not going to use within the next 3 to 4 days .The portion size works great for us, since 8 ounces is one day’s worth of food for the girls.

Raw Paws ground turkey does have bone ground in, but I did not see any visible fragments (something that has been an issue for me with some other brands in the past.) I like that the food contains no veggies or other fillers.

Allegra and Ruby both loved the food – our initial test resulted in clean plates for both of them. Since they’re not always receptive to change when it comes to their meals, that’s a testament to the palatability of the food.

In addition to the 8 ounce patties, Raw Paws also offers 1 pound and 5 pound chubs.

Raw Paws Signature Blend Complete Chicken for Dogs and Cats, 1 lb. Chub

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We received the Raw Paws Signature Blend Complete Chicken for Dogs and Cats in the 1 lb chub size. With a ration of of 80% meat, 10% organ and 10% ground in bone, this formula, like all of Raw Paws’ formulas, does not contain any veggies. The meat is sourced from free-range chickens, raised on a family farm in Indiana, and is free from antibiotics, fillers, additives and preservatives.

This blend, even though labeled for both cats and dogs, contains appropriate levels of naturally occurring taurine for cats, who have higher taurine requirements than dogs.

The 1 pound chubs make portioning simple. For us, 8 ounces feeds both Allegra and Ruby in two meals a day, which makes for easy portioning.

Putting Raw Paws Chicken Pet Food to the Test

The 1 pound chubs arrived inside a well insulated container on dry ice, and were frozen solid on arrival.

Raw Paws ground chicken does have bone ground in, but I did not see any visible fragments (something that has been an issue for me with some other brands in the past.) I like that the food contains no veggies or other fillers.

Allegra and Ruby both liked the food. Actually, Allegra loved this formula – she practically inhaled her meal. Ruby finished almost all of it, but she definitely prefers the turkey formula.

In addition to the 1 pound chubs, Raw Paws also offers 5 pound chubs and 8 ounce patties.

Raw Paws Pet Food ships nationwide with free shipping on orders over $49 for non-frozen items, and orders over $199 for frozen items.

Raw Paws Complete Intro Variety Pack – Free Shipping!

If you’ve always wanted to try raw, but aren’t sure what your cat will like, this intro pack of eight different flavors is for you!

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Save 10% On All Orders! Use code RAWTAKE10 at RawPawsPetFood.com

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