ZiwiPeak 'Good-Cat' Venison & Green-lipped Mussel Real Meat Jerky Cat Treats, 3 Oz.
Written: Feb 07 '08
Product Rating:
Pros: air-dried raw ingredients, NO colors, by-products, added sugars or salt.
Cons: Expensive, may be an acquired taste.
The Bottom Line: Recommend 100% for cats on a raw diet. Recommend but advise it may be an acquired taste for cats needing to be weaned off a habit of "junk" treats.
patriciak's Full Review: Ziwipeak Good Cat Venison & Green Lipped Mussel Re...
Treats are an important part of your relationship with your cat, and in your cats life. Feed them the wrong kind and you may contribute to poor health, obesity, at the least, awful colored stains from cat upchuck on your carpeting and the dyes in that latest can of treats. How do I rate (and would my cats eat) this treat? Read on to find out!.
ZiwiPeak - Background Information
This is a New Zealand company that produces dog and cat food, and treats for both, using an air-drying process to preserve raw ingredients. Their treats have a different texture than freeze-dried treats, with a true chewy, jerky texture.
Ingredients chosen by this company are 100% natural and sourced from New Zealand. It is a different approach to treats than the vast majority of what is on the market.
'Good-Cat' Treats - Venison & Green-lipped Mussel
First, since they won't quit asking when it's going to be their turn, the cats have a few words to say. We weren't quite sure what to make of these. They do scoot across the floor in a really cool way, so they are great for batting, but they also smell...interesting. Chewy, flavorful, not our favorite yet, but we are still taste testing.
Okay, my thoughts are that if I were feeding a raw only diet or wanting to go in that direction, I would be looking for a quality raw treat processed in such as way as this is. I appreciate that with this treat, there are no storage issues, nor do I have to thaw/feed this within a certain time span. I personally like the smell of these...a bit like fish, they are pungent! The size, though each piece varies some, is approximately 1/2 inch tall and 3/4 of an inch wide. An appropriate "bite" size for cats. Though this is a dried jerky, it was easy for me to tear a piece in half..it is firm, but not a hard brittle treat.
Ingredients: Venison...min 60%, Green-lipped and Blue Mussel...min 25%,Chicory Syrup, Hoki Fish Oil, Lecithin, Mixed Tocopherols, Parsley. Notice that there are NO artificial flavors, colorings, no added sugars or salt, no by-products.
Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein...(min)28%, Crude Fat...(min)26%, Crude Fiber...(max)4%, Ash...(max)12%, Moisture...(max)15%.
These treats come in a resealable pouch (Net Wt. 3 Oz.)with one corner on the back of the package with a clear "view" panel that allows you to see the size and shape of the jerky pieces.
It is recommended that you store the treats away from direct sunlight, but there is no need for refrigeration.
A Best By date is given (and I like that there is a batch number as well).
Final Thoughts ZiwiPeak 'Good-Cat' Venison & Green-lipped Mussel Real Meat Jerky Cat Treats may take a bit of time for your cat to warm up to. I like knowing it is a quality product of New Zealand, that the ingredients used are minimally processed, and the ingredients list is not full of long chemical names nor lots of vitamin and mineral additives because the ingredients themselves are supplying the nutritional value. That, in my opinion, is how it should be. Of the two flavors my cats have tried, the Lamb and the Venison & Green-lipped Mussel, this was their favorite.
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