Feeding Guidelines
Rip open the bag and feed as a healthy, nutritious, and flavorful everyday complete and balanced RAW freeze dried dog food, or as a mixer or topper for your dog. To use as a food, serve as is or rehydrate by adding water. If your dog does not regularly drink water at mealtime, we recommend rehydrating by adding a ¼ cup of water per 10 nuggets. Fresh water should be available at all times. PureBites Chicken Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages except for growth of puppies who will weigh 70 lb or more as an adult. Refer to packaging for complete feeding guidelines including specific quantities to feed by weight, transitioning to PureBites from your current diet, and feeding guidelines for puppies.
Description
At PureBites, we’re always asking pet parents to “Go ahead, look at our ingredients”. Simplicity and the high-quality ingredients we choose to feed our family makes a difference. At PureBites this means every member of our family. PureBites RAW freeze dried chicken recipe is the ultimate single protein source, limited ingredient dog food, mixer, or topper. Made with only 19 simple human grade ingredients you can read, pronounce, and trust: 80% pure chicken , 18% carrot & apple, and 2% essential vitamins, minerals, & natural preservatives. Nothing else. No artificial colors, fillers, or sweeteners. Proudly sourced and made in the USA using a delicate freeze drying process that helps preserve fresh RAW whole food, locking in the taste dogs crave and the high protein / low calorie nutrition that pet parents love. PureBites freeze dried chicken recipe can be fed as a complete & balanced dog food or as a compliment to a RAW diet since it retains many of the benefits of RAW without the hassle of refrigeration.
Detailed Feeding Guidelines
Feed as a food, mixer or topper. To use as a food, serve as is or rehydrate by adding water. If your dog does not regularly drink water at meal time, we recommend rehydrating by adding 1/4 cup of water per 10 nuggets. Fresh water should be available at all times. The table below shows the number of nuggets to feed each day based on a dog’s weight.
Number of Nuggets per day* (when used as a complete meal) | |||||||
Body Weight (lbs.) | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 |
Adult # of Nuggets | 16 | 25 | 42 | 72 | 87 | 107 | 125 |
* These are guidelines and individual requirements can vary by +/- 50% based on your pet’s activity level, metabolism, age, size, breed, general health & other factors.
New Users: Always transition any new food by slowly mixing with your current diet for the first 7-10 days, increasing the amount of PureBites while decreasing the amount of the other food.
For Growing Puppies: Above quantities should be increased by 25% to 75% between weaning & adulthood (special attention for large breeds). For females in gestation/lactation: free feeding.
Nutrition Statement: PureBites Beef Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages except for growth of puppies who will weigh 70 lb or more as an adult.