Carnivora

[rhian]

Does anyone feed this?

My roommate has a cat that she feeds solely raw due to allergy issues he has, and normally she feeds Primal. For whatever reason it gets spotty trying to find the cat varieties in the seemingly only store that carries it, and the price seems to creep higher and higher each time she buys it. So one day she decided at the recommendation of the shop to try Carnivora.

Her cat really liked the variety she was suggested (the bison dinner, I believe?) but we're having a hard time trying to figure out what variety he should be eating (dinner vs diet) and how nutritionally complete it is. We both went back to the store to ask a few more questions and buy more, but apparently the person that suggested it to her wasn't around and everyone working at the time was incredibly confused by our questions.

All I've been able to figure out is that it's meant to be a rotational food. I've also read that it's possibly really high in bone content? It has a lot of variety and the store seems to keep a lot of stock of it (it has about 2-3 freezers, whereas the Primal has a tiny shelf in another), so it would be more convenient to buy.

 

[LTS3]

I found some old TCS threads about Carnivora:

http://www.thecatsite.com/t/251314/experiences-with-carnivora-pre-made

http://www.thecatsite.com/newsearch?Search=SEARCH&action=disp&advanced=1&byuser=&containingforum[0]=65&newer=1&numupdates=&order=descending&output=all&replycompare=gt&sdate=0&search=carnivora&sort=relevance&titleonly=0

http://www.carnivora.ca

It looks like the food is a whole carcass diet so I think it is nutritionally complete.

There are other brands of raw food you can buy in Canada. Here's a list: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/248687/canadian-raw-food-suppliers Making your own raw diet is also an option. You can use raw meat from the supermarket and add in a pre-mix such as TC Feline.

 

[rhian]

Thanks for the reply, I have read that forum post and unfortunately it doesn't really have much information on Carnivora, just guessing from a few posters before it moves on to a completely different type of food. Plus, it's three and a half years old, so I was hoping for something a little more recent.

Also this isn't for my cat (I wish my two would eat some raw!), my roommate is looking for something she can buy in-store as we live in a rural location with spotty shipping. She isn't interested in making her own food, and she has tried many of the available brands in the area. Carnivora is a dog/cat food, and since most places carry raw dog food and not raw cat food, it seems like it'll be just easier to find reliably.