Trial size samples of EZComplete fur Dogs and Cats are available through the online store. Each trial size packet (EZComplete fur Cats and EZComplete fur Dogs) balances 2 pounds of meat.

The information for how much meat is needed and how much food each premix makes is as follows:

EZComplete fur Dogs - 450g balances 17 (16.98) pounds (7.7 KG) of meat and makes 24.2 pounds (10.98 KG) of food.

EZComplete fur Cats - 225g balances 8 pounds, 7 ounces (8.4375) pounds of meat (3.83 KG) and makes 12.1 pounds (5.49KG) of food.

EZComplete fur Cats - 450g balances 16 pounds, 14 ounces  (16.875) of meat (7.65) and makes 24.2 pounds (10.98 KG) of food.

By moving to a"Manufactured On"date ("MFG" on the package) from the prior "Expiration Date," Food Fur Life's manufacturer is responding to the FDA'sWinning on Food Waste Initiative. Reports on food waste in the United States present clear and alarming data on the amount of food waste each year in the U.S. It is our sincere hope that we can all take a new approach to using, instead of removing, what's in our cupboard or freezer, reducing food waste at home.

We are happy to ship a replacement or provide a refund for the damaged packet(s), but if there was any damage to the packaging found, a picture is appreciated. Please reach out to us via email at service@foodfurlife.com

YES! Pork is a wonderful meat for our pets. We recommend pork loin as a starter meat when introducing raw food. Pork is an excellent source of taurine and is a healthy addition to any homemade food rotation for dogs or cats.

Yes! At Food Fur Life, we strongly feel that transitioning your pet to a healthy, homemade diet is a commitment. Many are transitioning older animals, and as we frequently discuss, some pets (especially cats) do not recognize the new raw or home-cooked food AS food. Compared to most commercially available canned or kibble pet foods, homemade food (no matter how it smells to us) has a very different smell, taste, texture, and temperature than the food to which pets are already accustomed. It is similar to asking an older person who has never eaten anything other than out of a bag, box, or can to start eating fresh fruit and salad. And for our older pets, even if they took to the new food immediately, their bodies would be in great upheaval with a rapid switch. 

At Food Fur Life, we advocate for and encourage the feeding of raw food. That said, a (properly balanced) home prepared food made with all human grade ingredients, even if cooked, will always – in our opinion – be a superior choice to any commercial canned or kibble. 

This is why we formulated our EZComplete premixes to properly balance food whether the meat used with the premixes is cooked or raw. The premix powders for dogs and cats includes both pancreas and digestive enzymes so all pets fed food made with our premixes are consuming those needed enzymes. 

We understand there may be personal reasons to cook. With that in mind, we share the information in this article to help you make informed choices: whether or not to cook, and if cooking, which method will both suit your lifestyle and be most healthful for your pets.



When we first entertain the idea of homemade food for our pets, it’s quite common to have questions, if not concerns, about raw feeding and bacteria. Unless we are lucky enough to have a veterinarian that is knowledgeable about raw feeding, these questions often grow into fears once we chat about the diet change (if the notion of homemade food is not completely discouraged). The only consideration when it comes to cooking for our pets, typically, is the fear-based potential for bacterial contamination. We treat the question "to cook or not to cook?" as if cooking is benign, and has no impact apart from making food “safer.” Sure, we all know we need to account for nutrient loss. But the decision to cook for our pets is not so straightforward. There are other important factors to consider – especially if it is cancer or an inflammatory disease that prompted us to explore making food for our furry family members.

 

Having eaten cooked food for anywhere from 400,000 to 1.8 million years, humans have adapted to eating cooked food. Our pets, naturally hunters and scavengers, have not. In their evolutionary timeline, commercial foods only became a part of their diet full time within the last few decades. Cooking their food may have unintended health consequences, as they are perfectly designed for eating not just raw meat and organ, but what we would consider contaminated raw meat and organ.

 

Of course WE would likely get sick if we ate raw meat contaminated with bacteria. But this an instance where we should not humanize our pets. Veterinarians are quick – and rightly so – to point out the nutritional needs of our pets are quite different than our own. Of course those differences extend to the defense systems of our bodies versus those of our pets. Of course our pets are well adapted to their natural evolutionary diets of hunting and scavenging and have biological mechanisms in place to protect them from this risk, which humans do not. We address this topic specifically for cats in our article “Why You SHOULD Feed Your Immune Compromised Cat Raw Food.” 

The defense mechanisms for dogs are the same, featuring lysozyme-containing saliva; an extremely acidic stomach acid when fed a species-appropriate diet (that maintains its pH when food hits the stomach); and stomach acid that contains a very high concentration of hydrochloric acid (10x more than a human's).

Our pets evolved to eat their food raw. Because of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Food Fur Live officially recommends cooking all poultry for safety reasons.