
Six whole wild-caught fish, and pilchard is 28% of the bag.
Six whole fish — pilchard, hake, mackerel, flounder, rockfish and sole — and the first six ingredients on the list are all of them, raw. Pilchard alone is 28% of the recipe.
That matters for two kinds of cat. One is the cat who reacts to poultry, since this has none at all. The other is the cat whose coat has gone dull: omega-3 runs at 2.1% with DHA at 0.8% and EPA at 0.5% — more than double the Original recipe — because it's coming from whole oily fish rather than an added oil. Protein is 40% with taurine at 0.3%, grain-free, and it's finished with a freeze-dried cod liver coating. **85% animal ingredients.**
Raw whole pilchard (28%), raw whole hake (7%), raw whole mackerel (6%), raw flounder (5%), raw whole rockfish (5%), raw whole sole (5%), dehydrated mackerel (5%), dehydrated herring (5%), dehydrated blue whiting (5%), pollock oil (5%), dehydrated whitefish (5%), dehydrated sardine (4%), sunflower oil, whole red lentils, whole green lentils, whole peas, lentil fibre, whole chickpeas, whole pinto beans, pea starch, dried kelp, fresh whole pumpkin, fresh whole butternut squash, fresh whole zucchini, fresh whole carrots, fresh whole apples, fresh whole pears, dried chicory root, fresh kale, fresh spinach, fresh beet greens, fresh turnip greens, whole cranberries, whole blueberries, whole saskatoon berries, turmeric, milk thistle, burdock root, lavender, marshmallow root, rosehips. Additives (per kg) — Technological: tocopherol extract from vegetable oils 121 mg, citric acid 40 mg. Sensory: rosemary extract 80 mg. Zootechnical: Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 10415 1×10⁹ CFU. Source: Orijen's UK/EU published data. Champion Petfoods do not publish a South African page — but the bag sizes stocked here are the EU metric line, and a South African retailer publishes figures identical to the UK page, so this is the EU recipe rather than the North American one, which differs.
Store in a cool, dry place, sealed, and use within six weeks of opening — this is a high-fat food and fat oxidises. **Change her over slowly, across at least a week.** Orijen runs 40% protein and around 4,100 kcal/kg, which is roughly a third denser than a supermarket food, so the portion looks alarmingly small and switching abruptly upsets most cats. Measure it with a scale rather than a scoop. Fresh water, always. Being an all-fish food it also smells considerably more than most — which is the point for a fussy cat, and worth knowing if you keep the bag in the kitchen.
| Your dog weighs | Activity | Per day | A 5.4 kg bag lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 kg | Lean cat | 33 g | about 163 days |
| 3 kg | Lean cat | 43 g | about 125 days |
| 2 kg | Neutered / sterilised | 26 g | about 207 days |
| 3 kg | Neutered / sterilised | 33 g | about 163 days |
| 3 kg | Lean cat | 43 g | about 125 days |
| 4 kg | Lean cat | 65 g | about 83 days |
| 3 kg | Neutered / sterilised | 33 g | about 163 days |
| 4 kg | Neutered / sterilised | 43 g | about 125 days |
| 4 kg | Lean cat | 65 g | about 83 days |
| 5 kg | Lean cat | 74 g | about 72 days |
| 4 kg | Neutered / sterilised | 43 g | about 125 days |
| 5 kg | Neutered / sterilised | 52 g | about 103 days |
| 4 kg | Senior | 43 g | about 125 days |
| 5 kg | Senior | 52 g | about 103 days |
| 5 kg | Lean cat | 74 g | about 72 days |
| 6 kg | Lean cat | 86 g | about 62 days |
| 5 kg | Neutered / sterilised | 52 g | about 103 days |
| 6 kg | Neutered / sterilised | 65 g | about 83 days |
| 5 kg | Senior | 52 g | about 103 days |
| 6 kg | Senior | 65 g | about 83 days |
| 6 kg | Lean cat | 86 g | about 62 days |
| 8 kg | Lean cat | 97 g | about 55 days |
| 6 kg | Neutered / sterilised | 65 g | about 83 days |
| 8 kg | Neutered / sterilised | 74 g | about 72 days |
| 6 kg | Senior | 65 g | about 83 days |
| 8 kg | Senior | 86 g | about 62 days |
| 8 kg | Lean cat | 97 g | about 55 days |
| 10 kg | Lean cat | 114 g | about 47 days |
| 8 kg | Neutered / sterilised | 74 g | about 72 days |
| 10 kg | Neutered / sterilised | 86 g | about 62 days |
| 8 kg | Senior | 86 g | about 62 days |
| 10 kg | Senior | 114 g | about 47 days |
A guide, not a rule, and the neutered rows matter — a sterilised cat needs roughly 20% less than a lean entire one of the same weight. Kittens: from five weeks, about ¼ cup per pound of body weight, halving to ⅛ cup at five months, then adult amounts at a year. A pregnant queen needs 25% more; a nursing one should be fed free-choice. Two meals a day. Fresh water, always.
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