Vital Essentials Freeze-Dried Raw Cat Food, Chicken & Whitefish, 340 g Micro Nibs

Vital Essentials Freeze Dried Raw Chicken & Whitefish Micro Nibs are a complete and balanced cat food made with 96% chicken, whitefish, organs, and bone in a 12 oz (340 g) bag.

• Freeze-dried raw, high-protein, grain-free food — provides meat-first nutrition for cats.
• Crunchy micro nibs — offer a bite-sized texture for a more engaging meal.
• Real meat aroma and flavor — may help entice picky eaters and encourage consistent eating.
• Limited-ingredient formula with no fillers, artificial flavors, or colors — keeps the recipe focused on animal-based ingredients.
• Made in the USA with U.S. and globally sourced ingredients — produced at North America’s largest pet-food freeze-drying facility.

For cats that turn away from familiar meals or need variety in their feeding routine, these chicken and whitefish nibs offer another way to serve raw nutrition. The small, crunchy pieces can be served on their own or combined with food your cat already eats, making the format useful for gradual introduction as well as everyday feeding.

Can these micro nibs be served as a meal or mixed with other cat food?

Vital Essentials Chicken & Whitefish Micro Nibs can be served as a complete meal, a topper, or a mixer with dry or wet cat food. To introduce them, start with a small amount and increase it gradually as you build the feeding routine. The recipe can also be paired with wet food for a mixed-feeding approach that adds raw food while keeping a familiar part of the meal.

• The bite-sized format also works in automatic feeders.
• Raw food can make up 20% of your cat’s bowl as an entry point for adding it to the routine.
• Serving options include a full meal or a smaller addition to existing food.

What ingredients are in the chicken and whitefish recipe?

Vital Essentials Chicken & Whitefish Micro Nibs are made with chicken, whitefish, organs, and bone. This animal-based recipe is designed around the natural diet of obligate carnivores, with naturally occurring nutrients from those ingredients.

The formula is intended to support digestion, strong teeth, a healthy coat, and overall wellness. With raw nutrition making up 20% of the bowl, it may also support skin and coat condition, digestion, lean body condition, and vitality. It is grain-free and limited ingredient, with no fillers, artificial flavors, or colors.

• Chicken and whitefish are the named animal proteins.
• Organs and bone are included in the 96% animal-ingredient portion.
• Freeze-drying keeps the format light and crunchy.

What makes the texture and aroma useful for picky cats?

Vital Essentials Chicken & Whitefish Micro Nibs have a light crunch and preserve the real-meat aroma and flavor cats instinctively recognize. Their texture is designed to resemble natural feeding behavior and offer a different eating experience from traditional dry food or kibble.

The recognizable meat aroma may help stimulate interest in the bowl, while the crunchy pieces add variety for cats experiencing food boredom. The recipe is suitable for cats at every life stage. Vital Essentials also offers other protein options, so its recipes can be rotated to add variety.

• Small nibs provide a crunchy texture in each serving.
• Minimally processed raw nutrition is the basis of the recipe.
• Ingredients are responsibly sourced, with quality standards used at the manufacturing facility.

These micro nibs suit cat parents looking to serve a complete raw meal or introduce raw food alongside wet or dry food, especially for a cat that needs more variety at the bowl. They offer chicken and whitefish nutrition in a crunchy, bite-sized format for flexible feeding.

Ingredients

Chicken with bone, whitefish, chicken liver, chicken heart, fish oil, mixed tocopherols (preservative), vitamin E supplement, zinc amino acid complex, iron amino acid complex, copper amino acid complex, manganese amino acid complex

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