Raw Cat Food

Yes, this means that you never run out of your cat’s delicious raw meals. It also means that the food doesn’t sit in storage for months like other ultra-processed foods, and that you’re cat’s food is always as fresh as possible.

It is indeed. When you order your first box, you sign up to a subscription with us which is perfect because it means your cat’s food is as fresh as possible and it arrives right when you need it. It also means our meals don’t sit around in storage for months on end like some ultra-processed foods because we know exactly how many to make.

Don’t worry though, our subscriptions are fully flexible, so you can change, pause or cancel at any time.

Yes! We are proud to be the only raw pet food brand to hold both RawSAFE and UK Pet Food certifications. This means you can be confident that each Bella+Duke raw cat food meal is made with the highest safety standards.

We routinely test for Salmonella so you, your cat and your family are safe. All of our food is regularly checked to the highest industry standards and beyond. This is rigorous and taken extremely seriously.

We also specifically package the food so you can defrost safely at a controlled temperature overnight in the fridge and you don’t even need to handle the meat.

You should also of course practice safe food hygiene as you always would with any raw meat you would eat yourself.

Our article “Is raw food safe?” answers this question in more detail.

While the ingredients we use are super fresh, our meals are not fresh cat food, they’re raw.

Fresh cat food refers to meals that are cooked at a lower temperature than traditional foods. Whereas raw food (like ours) sees the finest raw ingredients frozen at source, they stay frozen throughout production and they arrive at your door frozen too. In fact, the only time they’ll leave this frozen state is when you defrost your cat’s meals ready to serve up.

We stand by raw, because even low cooking temperatures can result in the loss of nutrients that your cat needs to thrive, such as amino acids. These will then need to be added back in as artificial ingredients. Raw food is rich in enzymes that make it easier for your cat to digest (these enzymes are destroyed in the cooking process), and it’s closer to the food they’re naturally evolved to eat too.

When switching to raw cat food, the majority of cats switch immediately, some can take a little longer, some even a few months. For some extra cat switching support we have a cat not eating guide and our raw cat food switching guide.

Yes, we freeze our ingredients at source to lock in the nutrients. This ensures your cat gets the best nutritional value possible. When we mix your cat’s raw food in our factory the ingredients remain frozen. The only time the food is defrosted is when you defrost it at home to feed your best friend.

Yes, cats aren’t equipped to eat grains or glutens, so you’ll never find any in our meals.

After switching to raw cat food our customers notice major improvements in their cat’s poo, it becomes more compact and easier to manage. Many report improvements in their cat’s coat, particularly how shiny and soft it becomes. Enthusiasm at mealtimes increases too. Explore the many benefits of raw cat food.

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Our raw kitten food and raw cat food have the same nutritional value, which both kittens, adult cats and seniors benefit from. Our meals have the correct balance of macronutrients: high-quality proteins, moderate fats, and low carbohydrates, that are needed to maintain the body’s important functions for cats of all ages. Our food includes raw bone, which provides the correct ratio of calcium and phosphorous, essential minerals that kittens need for bone growth and that adult and senior cats need for optimum bone health, including bone repair.

All meat is sourced from BRC Accredited human-grade factories. We find our raw cat food ingredients from the same farms your own food is from.