Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Frozen Diet Venison Pet Food

What is Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Frozen Diet (Venison)?

Instinct is a delicious line of raw food diets consisting of 95% meat, organ meat, and bones. The additional 5% includes vegetables, fruits, and other whole foods. This combination of quality meat and natural foods helps to provide nutrition similar to what your pet would eat in their natural habitat. Instinct contains no grain or gluten, which makes this food a perfect choice for pets with food allergies. Instinct's Raw Diet formulas are also the first and only Raw Diet to be scientifically substantiated as complete and balanced by AAFCO's (Association Of American Feed Control Officials) nutritional Protocol Feeding Trials. All ingredients in Instinct Raw Frozen Diet are sourced in the U.S.A. The Raw Food is made under the strictest quality and food safety standards, including High Pressure Pasteurization (HPP). Instinct requires FedEx Priority Overnight ($19.99 on most orders).

For:

Dogs and Cats

Benefits:

Complete and balanced for all life stages and all breeds.
Recommended by veterinarians for pets with allergies.
Convenient and ready to serve.
Grain free and gluten free.
Helps normalize underweight or overweight pets.
Decreases shedding, hot spots, and other skin issues.
Smaller stools, less waste cleanup.
Higher energy levels (No fillers or preservatives to cause lethargy).
1 year shelf life (freezer).
Pets love it!

How it works:

Feeding your pet Instinct Raw Diet replaces your pet's everyday kibble or canned food. The food is kept in the freezer and you only remove the portion of food you plan on feeding your pet. For morning feeding, take out the medallions the night before. For evening feeding, take the medallions out in the morning. The medallions should be served cold when it is feeding time. There's no need to worry about feeding your pet a raw diet because Nature's Variety uses a process known as High Pressure Pasteurization (HPP) for safety. HPP kills pathogenic bacteria through high-pressure, water-based technology. This process applies uniform amounts of pressure eliminating food pathogens without losing vital nutrients or altering the food's freshness. HPP is a USDA-approved, 100% natural process, and is allowed for use on organic and natural products.

Cautions:

Wash hands before and after handling raw diets to prevent contaminating the food. Instinct Raw Frozen Diet is not recommended for dogs with immune system problems or pancreatitis.

Directions:

Keep raw medallions frozen until ready to defrost. For morning meals, defrost the night before. For evening meals, defrost in the morning.
Defrost your pet's daily portion by thawing it in a covered container in the refrigerator. (Medallions take about 4-6 hours to defrost in the refrigerator.)
Serve thawed medallions in your pet's stainless steel dish. Food should still be cold to the touch when served.

Tip:

A 3 lb. bag of Instinct Raw Frozen Diet Venison contains approximately 48 meat medallions and a 6 lb bag contains approximately 96 meat medallions. Each meat medallion weighs approximately 1 oz.

Instinct Raw Frozen Diet Venison

Storage:

Keep frozen until ready to be defrosted for feeding. Instinct lasts up to one year in the freezer.

Nature's Variety - Instinct Raw Diet Venison Formula:

Ingredients: Venison, Lamb Heart, Lamb Liver, Raw Ground Lamb Bone, Apples, Carrots, Pumpkinseeds, Butternut Squash, Ground Flaxseeds, Montmorillonite Clay, Chicken Eggs, Broccoli, Lettuce, Spinach, Dried Kelp, Apple Cider Vinegar, Parsley, Honey, Salmon Oil, Olive Oil, Blueberries, Alfalfa Sprouts, Persimmons, Duck Eggs, Pheasant Eggs, Quail Eggs, Inulin, Rosemary, Sage, Clove.

Guaranteed Analysis:

Amount

Crude Protein (min)

13.0%

Crude Fat (min)

8.0%

Crude Fiber (max)

3.0%

Moisture (max)

68.0%

Other Nutritional Data

Amount

Carbohydrates

1.73%

Linoleic Acid (Omega 6)

0.362%

Linolenic Acid (Omega 3)

0.109%

Arachidonic Acid

0.064%

Vitamins

Amount

Vitamin A

20831.18 IU/kg

Thiamin

1.60 mg/kg

Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)

2.77 mg/kg

Niacin (Vitamin B3)

21.49 mg/kg

Pantothenic Acid

6.31 mg/kg

Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)

1.36 mg/kg

Folate

184.15 mg/kg

Vitamin B12

0.05 mg/kg

Vitamin D

240.00 IU/kg

Vitamin E

9.60 IU/kg

Minerals

Amount

Calcium

0.458%

Copper

2.18 mg/kg

Iron

76.66 mg/kg

Magnesium

0.026%

Manganese

2.40 mg/kg

Phosphorus

0.256%

Potassium

0.192%

Selenium

0.097 mg/kg

Sodium

0.064%

Zinc

24.00 mg/kg

Amino Acids

Amount

Arginine

0.611%

Cystine

0.352%

Histidine

0.306%

Isoleucine

0.322%

Leucine

0.786%

Lysine

0.697%

Methionine

0.198%

Phenylalanine

0.399%

Threonine

0.376%

Tyrosine

0.282%

Tryptophan

0.104%

Valine

0.504%

Taurine

0.064%

Instinct Raw Frozen Diet Venison is rated 5.0 out of 5 by 1.

Rated 5 out of 5 by Roxy's Mommy from Awesome! I love feeding this food to my dog when I want to alternate so she does not get bored of her dry food. She LOVES it!

Date published: 2012-10-10

Quanity

I have a 4 month old lab that will be about 60 pounds when grown and a 23 pound french bull bog ... How much food should I buy, to last 31 days?

Asked by: Ruben

Thank you for your question. You would need a total of 140 bags due to your larger dog needing around 600 ounces for the month and your smaller dog needing around 240 ounces.

Answered by: Maureen PetMeds Pro

Date published: 2014-04-09

calories per medallion?

Venison raw Natural Variety Instincts fzn raw venison medallions

Asked by: Ori'sMom

Thank you for your question Ori's Mom and happy holidays to you and your furry buddy. Since each medallion can vary in weight, the calculation is 65 calories per ounce.

Answered by: Chris B PetMed Pro

Date published: 2012-11-24

How do you ship frozen raw food?

Instinct Raw Frozen Food

Asked by: Carla

Carla, great question. We ship via FedEx Priority Overnight ($19.99 on most orders). The product is ice packed.

Answered by: Randy, PetMed Pro

Date published: 2011-05-21