Fussy Mix

• Veal. From young New Zealand cattle, with a milder flavour than beef.
• Chicken. A mild meat most dogs and cats already know. It goes in as minced chicken frames, so the mix carries some bone.
• Liver. Strong-tasting organ meat, and a big part of the smell picky eaters respond to.
• Heart and kidney. Kidney adds to the organ part of the bowl, and heart counts with the meat.

No lamb, goat, fish, horse, venison, alpaca or grain. It does contain veal and chicken.

Start small. Mix a spoonful of Fussy Mix into the food your pet already eats, then add a little more each day over a week or so. Let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes rather than serving it straight from the fridge, since a cold bowl smells of very little. Most adult dogs eat about 2 to 3% of their body weight a day, and our feed calculator works out the amount for your dog or cat. Our guide to getting a fussy dog to eat raw food has more ideas to try.

Once your dog is eating it, a 10 kg box lasts a 10 kg dog about 6 weeks, a 20 kg dog about 3 weeks and a 30 kg dog about 2 weeks, using the calculator’s figure for a moderately active adult.

For dogs, add a raw veal bone a few times a week, like Veal Neck Bones or Veal Brisket Bones. For a change of flavour that still feels familiar, rotate in Chicken Mince.

Once your fussy eater has settled, browse our other raw dog food blends to rotate proteins.

Fussy Mix is made to order in the Waikato and delivered chilled across Auckland and the Waikato. Each 10 kg box is cut into blocks of about 500 g, stacked in a liner inside a 36 × 27 × 18 cm carton, so you only thaw what you need. Thaw a block overnight in the fridge and use it within two to three days.