Got a question? Ask Barbara!
Barbara is Amoré’s president and she has decades of experience going back to when she ran Vancouver’s Animal Control program to over a decade of making premium, wholesome raw cat and dog food and treats. So if you have any questions about our food, your furkids, the pet food industry, pet nutrition or any topic you can think of, ask here and she will personally answer. And if she doesn’t know the answer, she’ll do her best to find out or will tell you she doesn’t know! Think of her as your BarbaraGPT.
Click on each to see answers or use the search. Can’t find an answer – ask Barbara by submitting a question with the form on this page. (Include a photo of your furkid if you’d like us to be able to include it when we post your question and Baraba’s answer.)
Ingrid’s full question is: I have 3 cats one is 6 mos, and the other two are 13 + 16 yrs. Can the older cats handle this food at this stage in their life? What is the recommend serving size? Barbara’s answer: Hi Ingrid, thanks for your email. Yes, your kitten and your older cats can all eat our food. Our foods are meant to be fed to all life stages and contain everything your kitten will need to grow to its potential while doing the same for your older cats. How much you feed depends on how heavy the cats are, if they are over or under-weight, active, or couch potatoes. We have recommended feeding guidelines on the label of every bag. You can see each of our labels on our website. A few recommendations for changing cats over to a new diet, because it might require some effort. It’s not the food, it’s the cats!! Make sure to rehydrate the food, by adding an equal amount of warm water, then mix it in with what they are currently eating. Taper off the amount of their current food until you are feeding only ours. You can also use the food as treats. If your cats drink a lot of water, you don’t need to rehydrate. I’ve found that rehydrating is usually the best option, it only takes a few minutes. We’ve been saying it since 2005, heat and processing destroys the nutritional value of ingredients. We’ve finally been proven right!! In a recent study conducted by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers conducted an experiment to determine the amino acid digestibilities and true metabolizable energy values of four different pet food formats (raw frozen, freeze-dried, fresh and kibble). The scientists published their results in the Journal of Animal Science. A little bit of background regarding Amino Acids. Results of the study found that: If that’s what they say about raw and freeze-dried, what would they say about MEGA morsels®? MEGA morsels ®, are our air-dried raw dog and cat foods. Using a proprietary process, high quality ingredients are air-dried without using heat. The result is a high-quality food that retains the integrity of the ingredients, INCLUDING the amino acids! At the same time, it is a shelf-stable product that does not require freezing or special handling. Benefits of raw, convenience of kibble!© Best of all, DUSTY/RUBY/ROVER/FIDO and MORRIS/PUSS/FIFI love it! Amoré Pet Foods, we feed the pickiest pets! 
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Yes! And it’s not just my opinion (and the opinion of the many thousands that swear by raw food from their experience with it) now that it’s been proven by science.
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