Helpful Tips for Making the Switch

  • Start off small

    Most dogs and cats instinctively love raw food and can quickly make the switch.

    Here's a handy guide to transition your pet to raw food.

    • Days 1-4: Feed 25% raw food with 75% old food.
    • Days 5-8: Feed 50% raw food with 50% old food.
    • Days 9-12: Feed 75% raw food with 25% old food.
    • Day 13+: Go all raw!


    If your pet is a little pickier or has a more delicate stomach, use this schedule but extend each step by a couple of days or until your pet has comfortably adapted to their new diet.

    Here's a handy feeding schedule from our friends at Albright's for when your pet has fully transitioned to raw food.

  • Mind the portions

    Raw food has more healthy calories and is more nutritionally dense, so your pet will need less raw food than commercial kibble or canned food.

    A good rule of thumb for portion control is to provide your pet with a daily portion weighing 2.5% of their total body weight. You can feed that all at once or in two meals over the day.

    If your pet appears too thin or is super-active, feed a little more, but avoid overfeeding. Instead, try a 3% portion for a more gradual weight gain. If your pet is overweight, older, or naturally takes less exercise, feed a little less.

    Remember, a meat-based raw pet food diet is much more nutrient and calorie dense than kibble. Overfeed, and your pet will gain weight quickly, so it’s always better to start with too little and increase portions gradually.

    Pregnant and nursing mothers need a daily portion that’s 5-10% of their body weight, as do puppies and kittens.

  • Peep the poop

    With less bulk and filler food going in, your pet will poop less. Fewer (and often smaller) stools are just the natural result of feeding raw.

    During the first transition phase, if your pet's stool is normal and your pet is eating the raw food eagerly, you can move to the next phase.

    However, if your pet's gut seems overstimulated, reduce the amount of raw food to spoonful or two mixed with their previous regular food.


    If your pet does seem to be
    straining or uncomfortable, adding a spoonful or two of canned pumpkin, some shredded raw carrot, or sweet potato should help them poop happily again.
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Safe Serving & Handling Tips

  • As with all products containing raw meat, our products should be handled per the guidelines below:

    • Keep frozen. 
    • Thaw in the refrigerator. 
    • Use thawed product within 72 hours.
    • Keep raw meat and poultry separate from other foods. 
    • Wash working surfaces, utensils, and serving bowls after using. 
    • Wash hands after touching raw meat or poultry.
    • Because of the perishable nature of raw dog food, if your pet does not eat all presented food within 30 minutes, discard or refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
    • Keep raw meat and poultry away from children.                        


  • Raw pet food sold by Rawsome Pet Pantry is NOT for human consumption.