Instinct Freeze Dried Meals, Natural Dog Food, Cage-Free Chicken, 14 oz Bag

I initially bought this because I find it so gross that almost all kibble has either soy, pea or lentil protein in it these days. You can’t convince me legumes are good for dogs, it’s just cheap filler like wheat, corn, or rice except with a little more protein and a higher potential for them to be allergic to it. The kibble that I like the ingredients of, my dog doesn’t like the taste of. So I was like, ok, I’ll finally commit to an expensive food and give that a try. So I chose this, I love the ingredients, I was skeptical when about the bag size -22oz- but it’s freeze dried so I was hoping it was just ultra light and there would be more servings in it than maybe I thought. But no, the downside of this food is that if I feed my dog 3 cups a day, the recommended amount for weight loss for her size and weight, the bag lasts 5 days and therefore costs about $10/day. If I feed her 2 cups a day and supplement with kibble it’s a little more affordable at like $7/day but that’s still pretty insane for me to wrap my mind around. Yes she’s my furbaby and I’m investing in her health or whatever, but it’s a lot more than I was expecting to spend when I first purchased this food. I think it might even be more expensive than the Farmer’s Dog and Sundays and all those customized to your dog meal delivery brands that I’ve been unwilling to try in the past because the pricetag got me (I actually did place a Sundays order once but they never fulfilled it, but that’s a story for another review) I will say, this is a great product: her digestion is immaculate with this food, she loves the taste, it’s got good ingredients. I think she’s visibly a little less chunky than she previously was, without her begging endlessly for more food, which she has the bad habit of doing, so I think this food sits really well in her stomach and makes her feel more full than other foods. The price tag is just hard to take! I’ve used four bags so far and I have another one on the way because I really do think it’s incredibly good for her, but I’m still reeling at the price, I just don’t think it’s going to be possible for me to keep paying for this product.

I feed my dogs Orijen kibble because it’s so digestible, but I always supplement it with food that I’ve cooked for them. Usually just poached chicken because my chiweenie loves chicken. Both of my dogs are picky eaters, but they agree on chicken lol. I needed a little break because the smell of the chicken was making me nauseous lol so I was looking for a back up and I found this and figured it would be more nutritionally sound than poached chicken and I was crossing my fingers that my little one would eat it and they both did and loved it! It’s only day 2 and their poo is already noticeably less too, so I just reordered the larger bag. We’re also planning a road trip this fall and this is going to make traveling with my boys so much easier than having to make chicken and keep it cold! I’m just thrilled with this product!

Love this food! Junior eats it up and if he ever doesn’t eat it all it doesn’t need to be tossed! It actually looks like it is more expensive than it truly is because the feeding measurement is volume- Junior eats one cup a day dry and he is 25-26 LB. There’s no water in it so it is light as feather. Other foods have water in them that you are paying for. He likes the chicken and lamb best. Did a lot of math to figure out the price per cup VS price per oz. This is easier than the frozen for several reasons - 1. Freezer space 2. Easy to travel with- no refrigeration. 3. If doggie has an off day- no spoilage! He eats instinct & Dr. Marty’s- Wish I had figured this all out years ago! No tummy upsets! Dog has Only 1-2 firm poops a day. Kibble was like 5 poops! Who has time for 5 walks a day? Worth the $ Hopefully he will live to be 20 with all the heathy organ meat!

Typically feed my dogs frozen raw food but the convenience of these freeze-dried bites cannot be beat. Same nutritional efficacy in an easier to feed format. It’s great for when we take the dogs to a sitter or go on a trip with them.

I bought this for my plump Pomeranian, in hopes that I could get some weight off of him by carefully measuring how many pellets of this food to give him every day. He loves it dry but likes it better when I soften with hot water and mash up, so this would definitely be a great food for dogs with chewing problems due to teeth issues due to how soft it is when mixed with water. My chonky Siamese cat also decided he enjoyed as well, so I always have to share some with him as well. The only reason I stopped purchasing was that my dog started to get really constipated while eating it. Supposed I could’ve maybe added veggies or pumpkin to it, but ended up just switching to another brand to save me that added step. It’s also pretty expensive compared to other foods out there. Loved the fact that it doesn’t need to be refrigerated, would be a great food to use while traveling!

My dogs love this food, but it sticks to the inside of their lower teeth.

My 13yr old SHITZU loves it and is good for her, will continue to purchase, when she's happy so am I.

This is the best stuff that’s the only thing my little dog eat. Didn’t care for the delivery they stuffed that in my little tiny mailbox it kind of smashed it, but the product is great.