Prowl
is a grain-free recipe especially for cats! It is formulated to meet
the AAFCO cat food nutrient profiles for adult maintenance and can be
fed as a stand alone diet, or as a nutritionally balanced base for home
made raw or cooked cat food.
Just like all The Honest Kitchen's diets, Prowl must be hydrated with warm water before serving. One tablespoon of Prowl
will make about ½ oz of fresh food when hydrated. Hydrated food is a
great choice for cats since it provides them with plenty of fluid which
is vital for their delicate urinary and excretory systems.
A 2 lb. bucket of Prowl will hydrate to make about 10 lbs. of fresh food.
Available in 2LB Bags
Ingredients:
Dehydrated
Chicken, Eggs, Potatoes, Yams, Organic Flaxseed, Zucchini, Spinach,
Honey, Cranberries, Rosemary, Tricalcium Phosphate, Choline Chloride,
Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement,
Potassium Chloride, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate
Guaranteed Analysis:
Protein
32 % min, Crude Fat 28 % min, Crude Fiber 2.5% max, Moisture 4.2% max,
Calcium 1% max, Phosphorus 0.8% max, Sodium 0.38% max, Magnesium 0.09%
max, Taurine 0.14% max
Calories:
860 per Cup
Additional Nutritional Analysis:
Arginine 2.32 %, Histidine 1.03 %, Isoleucine 2.47 %, Leucine 2.78 %, Lysine 2.89 %, Methionine-Cystine 1.54 %, Methionine 0.84 %, Phenylalanine-Tyrosine 2.75 %, Phenylalanine 0.78
%, Threonine 1.60 %, Tryptophan 0.44 %, Valine 1.91 %, Linoleic (6)
0.70 %, Arachidonic 0.06 %, Ca:P Ratio 1.14 : 1 , Potassium 1.81 %,
Chloride 0.50 %, Iron 116.36 Mg/Kg, Copper 3.60 Mg/Kg, Manganese 8.46
Mg/Kg, Zinc 106.79 Mg/Kg , Iodine 0.73 Mg/Kg, Selenium 0.10 Mg/Kg, Vit
A 7050.00 Iu/Kg, Vit C 313.03 Mg/Kg, Vit D 278.37 Iu/Kg, Vit E 10.00
Iu/Kg, Vit K Mg/Kg, Thiamine 2.85 Mg/Kg,
Riboflavin 5.75 Mg/Kg, Pantothenic Acid 24.81 Mg/Kg, Niacin 189.92
Mg/Kg, Pyridoxine 8.70 Mg/Kg, Folic Acid 85.78 Mg/Kg, Biotin 0.07
Mg/Kg, B 12 3.39 Mg/Kg, Choline 2700.00 Mg/Kg, Carbohydrates 29.18 %
Preparation:
Each
tbsp of Prowl should be rehydrated with 1 tbsp of pure, warm, filtered
or tap water, or boiled water that has been allowed to cool
Add
the water to the food and stir well. The product will initially
resemble soup. Let stand for 10 minutes for the ingredients to
rehydrate sufficiently. Add your own ingredients if you wish.
Any
leftovers should be refrigerated or discarded. Because Prowl contains
high meat and low vegetable content, the hydrated product will be a
more fluid consistency than the canine diets.
Feeding Guidelines:
The
following suggested daily amounts should be adjusted to suit your own
cat's unique nutritional requirements and appetite, which may vary
according to age, level of activity, the weather, and what other
ingredients are added.
| Cat's Weight | Dry Measured Cups |
| 1 to 6 lbs. | 1 to 6 tbsp. |
| 6 to 10 lbs. | 6 to 8 tbsp. |
| 10 to 16 lbs. | 8 to 14 tbsp. |
| 16 to 20 lbs. | 14 to 20 tbsp. |
About Dehydration
Dehydration
or drying, is one of the oldest and gentlest methods of food
preservation. Food dehydration works by removing only the water content
from the ingredients. All other nutrients remain, and become highly
concentrated. Dried foods are extremely nutritious, easy to prepare and
store, and light weight to ship.
Because dehydration takes place
at moderate temperatures, the ingredients are still considered raw. The
only exceptions are the meat and egg ingredients, which are dehydrated
at high enough temperatures to kill any bacteria present and are
therefore essentially considered 'cooked'. This is becuase they must be
human-edible grade, to enter our manufacturing facility.
The
removal of moisture prevents enzymatic activity, which can lead to
browning and decomposition of foods, and also prevents the growth of
bacteria, yeast and molds. Dehydration does not actually destroy or
kill the food enzymes, as occurs in baking and freezing or high
pressure processing such as extrusion. Enzyme activity in dehydrated
foods is simply suspended, until the food is rehydrated.
A
remarkable example of the way dehydration preserves without destroying,
is in Africa, where scientists have discovered live fish being hatched
from fish eggs, that have been dehydrated in the sun, during droughts
that sometimes last for years. When the rains fall, the lakes and
rivers refill with water to rehydrate the eggs - and live fish emerge.
The eggs are actually preserved and remain viable throughout the
natural dehydration that takes place.