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Discover the amazing health benefits of raw feeding for your pet with Vital Essentials. Our comprehensive guide explains how this natural diet can improve your pet's well-being.

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Get expert tips for raw feeding with Vital Essentials' comprehensive guide. Our guide covers everything from transitioning to a raw diet, to portion control, to food safety and storage.

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Before we can talk about the benefits of a raw diet for your pet, we must first understand WHY pet parents choose to feed their cats and dogs a raw diet.

Today’s pet parents have many options to choose from, and many pet parents feed their cats and dogs kibble. Unfortunately, there’s a downside to a kibble diet – it is extremely high in soluble carbohydrates.

“The modern dry diet [is] higher in soluble carbohydrate than anything animals ever ate throughout evolution.” Our pet’s biological machinery was perfected to survive with a near lack of soluble carbohydrate. Today, pets are fed kibble diets that create constant blood sugar spikes due to excess soluble carbohydrate. “A lifetime of eating excess soluble carbohydrates is a lifetime that is shorter than it needs to be,” says Patton.

Kibble can contain between 28 and 45 percent soluble carbohydrates. This predisposes several problems. It promotes the wrong bacteria in the gut, compromises immune capability, and may lead to allergies.

It is because of poor pet health that many seek a raw diet to reverse some of the ill effects caused by kibble. Switching your pet’s diet to raw can result in tremendous benefits. Here are some of the changes you will see:

Why do these changes occur when switching to a raw diet? Your pet’s gut microflora will undergo some significant changes when you transition to raw pet food. Instead of starch and sugar dominating your pet’s diet, you’re now feeding your pet the food nature intended, which will dramatically improve your pet’s health, happiness, and longevity.

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When it comes to feeding your dog a raw diet, butcher cut protein provides superior benefits. And our freeze-dried raw mini nibs are the best way to pack tons of responsibly sourced and humanely harvested whole animal protein into every bite, making feeding a raw diet at mealtimes a breeze. The naturally occurring vitamins and minerals found in butcher cut protein builds strong muscles for more play, naturally supports digestive and oral health, and provides essential nutrients for dogs to look and feel their best.

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When it comes to feeding your cat a raw diet, butcher cut protein provides superior benefits. And our freeze-dried raw mini nibs are the best way to pack tons of responsibly sourced and humanely harvested whole animal protein into every bite, making feeding a raw diet at mealtimes a breeze. The naturally occurring vitamins and minerals found in butcher cut protein builds strong muscles for more play, naturally supports digestive and oral health, and provides essential nutrients for cats to look and feel their best.

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When it comes to feeding your dog a raw diet, superior protein provides superior benefits. Packed with butcher cut protein, our limited ingredient frozen patties are the perfect solution to serving your dog a raw diet containing the naturally occurring vitamins and minerals that build strong muscles for more play, naturally support digestive and oral health, and provide essential nutrients to look and feel their best. Simply thaw and serve no mixing or cooking required.

When it comes to feeding your dog a raw diet, superior protein provides superior benefits. Packed with butcher cut protein, our limited ingredient frozen patties are the perfect solution to serving your dog a raw diet containing the naturally occurring vitamins and minerals that build strong muscles for more play, naturally support digestive and oral health, and provide essential nutrients to look and feel their best. Simply thaw and serve  no mixing or cooking required.

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The benefits of a raw diet for dogs and cats include improved digestion, healthier skin and coat, and increased energy levels. 

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