Original Air-Dried Venison Recipe for Cats
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HIGH MEAT, GENTLY AIR-DRIED: ZIWI® Peak’s Originals Venison air-dried recipe combines the nutrition of raw diets with the safe convenience of dry foods. Pure and simple, featuring 96% venison, organs, bone, and New Zealand Green Mussels, all gently air-dried to lock in nature’s goodness. A nutrient-dense recipe, one portion of dry food is made from three portions of raw venison and organs. Ready-serve peak nutrition. Simply scoop & serve.
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PEAKPREY® RATIOS: In nature, cats consume almost the whole animal to obtain their nutritional needs. That’s why ZIWI® Peak’s Originals Venison Recipe features unmatched inclusions of raw venison, organs, and bone, in authentic PeakPrey® ratios to match your cat’s biological needs.
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ULTRA LOW CARB, GRAIN FREE: Carbohydrates often contribute to health issues such as food sensitivities, diabetes, and obesity. ZIWI® Peak’s Originals Venison Recipe is made without unnecessary carbohydrates such as legumes or grain and is free from high glycemic carbohydrates like potato or pea starch.
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Z-BOOST® SUPERFOODS: The ultimate nutritional boost for carnivores, featuring a 10% superfood blend of cold-washed green tripe, whole New Zealand Green Mussels, and organic kelp. Brimming with nutrients, digestive enzymes, and probiotics, green tripe is a naturally delicious superfood. Rich in chondroitin, glucosamine, and omega-3, New Zealand Green Mussels are nature’s remedy for joint, skin & coat health, while kelp is a powerhouse source of trace vitamins and minerals.
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TOPPER, TREAT OR COMPLETE MEAL for ALL LIFE STAGES: Perfect as a topper for a nutrition and flavour boost, a mouth-watering treat or training reward, or a complete meal for peak nutrition and health. Optimal for kittens to senior cats and can be fed to all breeds.
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ETHICAL & SUSTAINABLE: New Zealand’s green pastures and pristine waters produces ZIWI® Peak’s world-class ingredients. Farmed without the use of growth hormones, ZIWI® Peak’s Venison recipe features free-range, grass-fed, and grass-finished venison raised under New Zealand’s Freedom Principles, and their New Zealand Green Mussels are sustainably sourced from the world’s top ranked fisheries.
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READY-SERVE RAW ALTERNATIVE: ZIWI’s delicious PeakPrey® recipes combine the best of raw diets with the safe convenience of dry foods. Nature's goodness is locked in through gentle air drying, without artificial preservatives.
Nutrient | Unit of Measure |
Crude Protein | min. 44% |
Crude Fat | min. 24% |
Crude Fiber | max. 3% |
Moisture | max. 14% |
Ash | max. 12% |
Taurine added to GA | min. 0.20% |
Chondroitin Sulfate* | min. 1300mg/kg |
Glucosamine added to GA* | min. 1000mg/kg |
Calorie Content (calculated) | 4650 kcal ME/kg | 441 kcal ME/Cup | 264 kcal/scoop |
ZIWI Peak Venison Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles for All Life Stages. *Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles
See full Typical Analysis here. See Recipe Details for past and current ingredients and analysis.
The best way to determine proper feeding guidelines for your pet is by utilizing our online feeding calculator found here. This tool allows you to enter in the unique characteristics of your pet to determine the proper feeding amount, including weight and life stage.
Transitioning to ZIWI
A sudden change in diet or overfeeding can result in digestive issues. ZIWI Peak is nutrient dense. A little goes a long way, don’t be surprised if you feed less! Introduce a new recipe slowly over 6-8 days, gradually increasing the amount of the new recipe while decreasing the old, until you are fully transitioned.
Ways to Feed
For optimum health we recommend you feed 100% ZIWI Peak. However, if you wish to feed ZIWI Peak with another food such as raw meat, kibble, freeze dried, cans or any other food type you can at any ratio you like. ZIWI Peak can be fed in many different ways as your pet’s sole daily food, as a nutritious topper on your existing food or as a tasty treat.
Storage Instructions
We recommend you feed our air-dried food before the printed Best Before date and within 8 weeks of opening the package; however, these dates are intended as guidelines. If the product is not stored in its sealed bag, it can be exposed to air and/or moisture which could cause the food to become dry and brittle, or could create the potential for mold to grow; either of these would be an indicator that the food has not been stored properly and should no longer be consumed by your pet.







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Miracle food for IBD
My cat has had the stinkiest poops and mild-moderate diarrhea his whole life. No food I tried would help, until I found this. He scarfs this down, and has since gained weight (he needed to), seems much happier, and his poops are more normal than I ever thought possible. To all the people saying their cats threw up from this food, that is likely because you transitioned too quickly. This food is not the same as commercial cat food. Commercial cat food is filled with 20-50% carbohydrates, which cats are not meant to eat. Humans have done a disservice to these poor animals in recent years, and we've caused a lot of damage with the food we feed them. Cats are obligate carnivores and should eat a max of around 3% carbs. If you've fed your cat commercial cat food their whole life then try to switch to this food too quickly, it will make them sick. Be very slow about it, mix in a small amount with their current food and slowly change the ratios until you get to 100% new food. Even this food isn't 100% ideal, but it is 99% better than anything else I've found, and if my cat has to eat it forever, I will be happy. I'm hoping I can switch my cat to raw homemade food since they need the moisture. Check out these invaluable vet nutrition resources if you want your kitty to have optimal health: feline-nutrition.org and catinfo.org
Terrific for Tonto
Please accept this HUGE thank you to ZIWI Peak for helping save the life of our 13 year old orange tabby cat Tonto! Tonto was diagnosed with diabetes and the vet immediately started him on insulin but also wanted us to feed him only low-carb wet food in hopes that removing dry food would allow the diabetes could be diet-controlled. Tonto also has inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) which means he can only eat novel proteins (with venison being his favorite) so this really increased the food challenge. After only 2 weeks on insulin Tonto's blood sugar stabilized and the vet stopped the medication, but we were having trouble getting our sweet orange boy to eat enough as he wasn't thrilled with the myriad of low-carb canned food offerings I was able to find and this was a big concern. Thankfully I was introduced to ZIWI Peak products at Floppy Pets, a wonderful small pet store in Seabrook, TX, and was thrilled to discover that Tonto LOVES your ZIWI Peak Venison wet food! Tonto has been eating his favorite ZIWI Peak Venison exclusively for almost 2 months now and his health has improved tremendously. He got a great report from the vet recently, his appetite is so much better and he has much more energy, to the point of jumping up onto the upper kitchen cabinets to explore which is amazing for a 13 year old kitty who had been feeling poorly just a few months ago! He also likes to nibble on the ZIWI Peak air-dried venison, but the canned venison is his clearly his favorite. Tonto is a wonderful, social, lovable cat who has been a delight since we adopted him as a tiny kitten, and with the help of ZIWI Peak we feel like we have our boy back! Thank you so much for making these quality products; our vet was very impressed with Tonto's improvement from his ZIWI Peak diet and I've extolled the virtues of ZIWI Peak to all our pet-loving friends.
My Cats Absolutely Love ZIWI Peak Cat Food
My cats absolutely love ZIWI Peak cat food. In our house We don't feed kibble so the cats are on a diet of ZIWI Peak with Rad Cat. They love the venison so much they think they are getting a treat. The air-dried formulas are great for kibble addicted kitties. Thank you for making a product with only the best ingredients.