RadCat is closing down production

Announced on their website today

http://www.radfood.com/

(Unless they can come up with an Angel investor)

 

We are so so sad! Finally something Darwin will (and can) eat, and it’s gone

 

I know.....and they never recovered from that last recall so even the stores don't have a lot of it to "hoard"

 

Djamila told me about Food Fur Life, and I have sent for the sample to try. You can use this product to make your own raw or cooked diet. Might be a consideration for those who use/used RadCat?

 

I just found out today. My local store called me and I quickly ran and got four tubs but that’s all they had. Now what? Ugh. I’m sick over this. I need to buy a food that is thoroughly tested. My other cat Mulan is on atopica for allergies and she’s at increased risk for toxoplasmosis so I have to be super careful with raw food. Anyone know of a raw that’s similar?

 

The store near me recently closed and cut off my RadCat supply, but I'm sad that the company is shutting down. It's such a good food!

Right now I'm using Stella and Chewy freeze-dried raw and Instinct freeze-dried raw. You can rehydrate both of them by soaking in warm water for a minute. My cats especially like the Instinct. And I'm working up the energy to start grinding my own raw chicken again.

 

It's too bad we're all spread out so far from each other......we could "hire" one of us to make it for everybody.....might be a nice little side business!!

 

This blog from their site that Chris posted above really angers me about the whole situation. Of course it's one side of the story but it contains enough 'public record' to verify.

http://www.radfood.com/blog/the_rad_cat_fda_experience.en

 

My local pet shop has recommended these foods as a replacement:

https://www.answerspetfood.com/detailed-formula.html
https://www.vitalessentialsraw.com/cat/food/
https://www.stevesrealfood.com/raw-cat-food/

Primal and Stella & Chewys are also other options I suppose. This really sucks, Bronx's go-to food is RadCat.

 

There does seem to be a strong bias against raw food in general ... many of the IM vets I've seen over the years have been aghast and acted like I was feeding the cats poison or something.

After the major food recall and pet deaths 10 years ago, I started reading more about pet food, ingredients, etc. It's mind numbing at times. Here's what Truth About Petfood had to say about the Radcat issue:
http://truthaboutpetfood.com/rad-cat-didnt-die-it-was-murdered/

 

Just an FYI...
There was a voluntary recall on Steve's Real Food Raw last month: https://www.stevesrealfood.com/2018/09/10/voluntary-recall-2/