Thank you for the coupon code, I just signed up for a subscription. My girl isn't a picky eater (she's an 11-month-old Maine Coon - IOW, a furry garbage disposal). She's been on another brand's raw frozen nuggets but I was having difficulty with consistent stock levels and protein choices locally (they only stocked chicken/salmon and rabbit with a huge price gap between the two). I want to give her choices of flavors while still staying in a single brand. EDIT 2/22/2023: We received our first Viva Raw delivery yesterday. As predicted, my furry garbage disposal gobbled it down and then licked the cutting board I used to turn the frozen blocks into portions. I'm glad I stopped to watch this video! I'm so excited to be able to offer my girl such a varied array of flavors and textures.

I've been feeding my two cats Viva complete for cats for several months now and I've been so so happy with their product. My cats love it too. The most striking thing in switching them to raw from a wet (but processed) canned diet was that my older boy Hanks who has had issues with high pancreatic enzymes in his bloodwork (emblematic of pancreatitis), and bloodwork/urinalysis that suggested he was in the early stages of kidney disease, his last bloodwork showed that his pancreatic enzymes are back to normal, and one of his kidney biomarkers was also normal! I don't know if this is due to the diet change exclusively, but I can't imagine it's not providing *some* benefit. Highly recommend.

My kitties love this stuff so much and I love Viva's prices. They also just smell and appear so much more high quality than other pre-made foods I've tried (actually raw meat colored as opposed to grey or brown) Thanks for the review!

Thank you so much for this review! Your video was very informative about the Viva cat food choices. My kitty was on a diet of 2/3's wet can food and 1/3rd kibbles/Orijen about two years ago. Then after a vet visit showing she was starting kidney issues, I eliminated all kibbles and went to all wet Orijen canned food with bone broth. It had just been introduced on the market. She LOVED this so much and ate 2 cans per day, which was pricey but cheaper than ongoing vet visits. But moreover, her health turned around within 3 weeks and she was playful like a kitten again. I did try raw before and she wouldn't have anything to do with it. But after watching this video and reading the comments, I am going to give it another shot. And it should be an easier transition since she doesn't eat kibbles at all. I also really like that Viva has incorporated the vital nutrients to meet kitties' nutritional needs. I hope that Viva also sees this video and makes the recommended fat and organ changes you mentioned. Blessings to you for taking the time to help other cats and pet owners.

This was quite informative! Can you please do a review on Carnivora whole ground animal diets? This is what I’ve been using. My vet suggested that I don’t need to add supplements since it is whole animal. However, based on your video I’m seeing that maybe I should add extra heart to their diet to get more taurine.

Yay! Me and my kitties love viva raw so I’m glad it passed your test too! Although, I found out about them from your channel in the first place so I’m not surprised 😂🩷 but great to hear some of the things you thought could be improved in their formulas!

Thanks for the review. Unfortunately, it is not available in Denmark. Ugh...Vi have something similar from Finland - 63% chicken(hearts,meat, bones, cartilage),36% beef (meat, lung, heart,liver, and cartilage), 1%Oil (coldpressed sunflower seed oil and seaweed). I'm not sure this is complete even though the company says so.

Cats take a little more work to transition. It took me two months to get my cats from free fed kibble to twice a day raw. But it can be done. First I went kibble twice a day, slowly transitioned to canned twice a day then slowly transition to Raw twice a day.

Thank you thank you thank you! You always answer all my questions and more 💖

I adore your editing!

This sounds like a wonderful option for prepared raw food. I do make my own but I do supplement with premade raw, especially when I can get rare meats like rabbit and quail and other things. When it comes to fat, I do make my own bone broth for my kitties and I include the chicken fat and skins to supplement the broth making process. I don’t give her a ton of fat in the finished product but I leave some snd she loves the bone broth I make with just bones and water and a smidge of raw apple cider vinegar to draw out more goodness from the bones. I use the broth as part of the hydration for her night time meals. Along with a tablespoon or so of hot water to warm up the food after being in the fridge. My kitty loves getting it a little warmed up that way. Having switched her to raw, the vet is very impressed on how much healthier she is since I adopted her. She was so skinny before and lacked muscle tone. Partly because she’d barf up her food a lot. Now she rarely does. Last time she barged was this past July. But then again I took her to visit my mom and I noticed some treats I gave her didn’t sit well even tho they were treats I had given her before.

really well done review and great editing skills. i love your knowledge and ability to share the details of the ingredients and why. thank you on the fat content thing, i didn't know that.

Orange tabby kitties are the best. Thanks for this review.

Hey Paws of Prey! I’m asking if you can review/give your opinion on Spot and Tango! Thank you! ♥︎🐾

I just got into VIVA. You should do a review on Smalls as well. They are significantly more expensive but also offer premade raw.

i love, love, LOVE your channel so much! it has taught me so much in a short amount of time and has prompted me to continue learning about feline nutrition. however, i wish your content included more raw cat/kitten recipes and/or information. either way, i am truly grateful for all your content! have you done any reviews on Raw Feeding Miami? or freeze-dried products?

Very nice video. I had not heard of a pre-made raw food for cats. I'll check them out. Thanks.

I def use viva raw for my two bengals ❤️

Love Vivaraw! Your videos have been so helpful in understanding in-depth nutritionally complete raw feeding. However, are there good animal-based substitutes for mussels that does not contain iodine? My cat has hyperthyroidism from before her raw diet regime, and anything with iodine causes her to get sick. And I’m struggling to find mussels/seaweed substitutes. Or maybe, do you offer consultations?

viva raw quality is sOOOO good!!

We have two kittens that love Viva Raw. I have been rotating the beef regularly but mainly because it's their favorite, but thanks to your video I have a better reason to make sure it gets rotated in. Thank you. Also, they just had Elk yesterday and LOVE it.

So if beef pork or chicken heart are ground then frozen they will not provide sufficient taurine as it oxidises at 15% of the total recipe?

are there any alternatives to viva raw as i live outside of the US?

While we haven't switched yet. . .Viva is presently at the top of my list to switch to a commerical raw for our boys before the eventual deep dive into DIY. I haven't seen anyone yet complain about them, and their prices compared to the rest of the market absolutely standout. I also figure it isn't too difficult to add a little fat back in, if need be, by just using trimmings from our own meals in small amounts occasionally.

Question: Will my kitties recipe be balanced? Ingredients: 30 percent Chicken Thighs with Bone 10 Percent Beef 17 Percent Pork 15 Percent Hearts 10 Percent Lamb Tripe 3 Percent Beef liver 4 Percent Pork Spleen 4 Percent Pork Kidney 7 Percent Eggs & Cranberries Sardines Toppers And Supplement’s be completely balanced?😺 Please send feedback.

I have two cats (both about 1 1/2 years old) and they seem to always want to eat/be hungry. They should be about 8 and 10 pounds. Should I stop feeding them every time they ask for food? I see someone in the comments only feeds theirs twice a day. One of my boys is solid lol...he is heavy but doesn't look overweight.

Also, i didnt see any mention of thiamine in the labels, would we need to add pork to make it a completely balanced recipe?

I have 3 kitties, all 3 love the chicken and turkey. 2 tolerate the beef, but don't really like it, and the other is allergic. This one cat is also allergic to their rabbit and duck recipes as well. Do you have any recommendations on how to get that added fat in their diet without being able to use the beef? I know that they need more variety than just turkey and chicken, but I am not too sure which protein to use. None of them really like pork, which Viva doesn't offer.

Love them. I have 1 picky kitty so I'm currently mixing 2 complete with 1 pure and just adding in a little extra taurine. My next order will be 3 to 1. When I was at a 50/50 I was still adding in Alnutrin. But since I'm at 66.5/33.5 I'm not doing that I'm just adding in extra taurine for 30 days. She's coming around to the complete.

Very good explaination ❤❤❤ Well done! I do question the high bone content though. 10 % is to much for a lot of cats. Constipation can become a problem.

Which viva meats would you say is the best to start kittens on? I will have my two kittens coming home when they are 3-4 months.

I just ordered some. My cat has IBD and vomits often. I am hoping it helps.

I wish they can be sold in canada

I'm from Ukraine and barely found a few companies that make the whole raw diet for cats. Unfortunately, they don't have added supplements so it's not enough to feed the only that food. And I have a question - is it okay to feed grown cats the ground food, not the bites?

I wanted to start with feeding my cats raw so I watched this video, but now I’m starting to have worries of toxoplasmosis. I really don’t want to get that or have my cats get it. I’m unsure of what to do now:(

Hey! It's been awhile, I don't remember the name I chose for Heartbeat when I was a subscriber. But anyway, is there a way that you could do a video on BJ's raw complete cat food? They have five complete categories. Premium mix that is a mix of multiple different animals. Single ingredient ones, like beef, chicken, rabbit, and turkey. They're price per lb is this. (I rounded up jsyk) Premium: 6.90 per lb Chicken: 6.60 per lb Beef: 7.10 per lb Turkey: 7.80 per lb Rabbit: 12.30 per lb The problem is that their ingredients listed on the BJ's website is a little bit sparse, it only gives you the source meat, telling you that there's Beef liver, tripe, heart, beef meat, ect. It doesn't say if it has the required manganese or iodine or other essentials. Could you possibly do a deep dive like with viva in this video about BJ's? Thank! ❤

I tried to use the discount code but it won’t take it 😢

This company doesn’t cater to cats, but have you tried maev? Could you review them? Love your channel! ❤

Viva isn't available in my country so I don't know why I'm watching 😂

I'm not crazy about viva raw complete recipes, I prefer the company called "hare today" they include more organs and complete animals with fur and remove intestines.

How about beef tongue for taurine? Apparently, rabbits are heart-less 💔🐰😁

My cat loves quail. He will strike if we couldnt get our hands on some. They only take out guts. On the fat aubject thats interesting. I recently started outting a spoon of lard in case he wants some Sometimes ge will sometimes he wont

My cat Dodger is moving to my dads house cuz he is too aggressive with his housemates. Now my dad needs to get a subscription

Humans are carnivores too. Stop human cruelty.

Viva isn't available in Canada. As usual our cats matter less than yours. :(