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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Maybe even ask them if their nutritionist will email you directly - or maybe they will anyway. I used to have their name - but who knows if still the same person...? I'll see if I still have any info...

I heard back from Primal about their mixes and grinds:

Hi Philip,

Thank you for contacting us. Our frozen Mixes and Grinds lines are intended for advanced raw feeders that wish to customize their pet's diet. You can look at our product lines as a three tiered offering.

Grinds: Meat, organ, bone (not a complete diet)
Mixes: Meat, organ, bone + organic produce (not a complete diet)
Complete Formula: Meat, organ, bone + organic produce + nutritional supplementation (complete diet)

The grinds and mixes are usually used to customize a pet's diet due to specific allergies or dietary needs. These are not complete diets as they both would require nutritional supplementation like a vitamin and mineral pack and omega-3 and -6 oils. Additionally, the grinds would also require food-based vitamins from produce. These products are geared more toward the advanced or experienced raw feeders.

We don't offer a specific recipe, for example, to make grinds or mixes complete diets since most users are feeding these to avoid certain ingredients that their specific pet does not do well with. There are many vitamin + mineral supplements and omega oils available commercially that may meet your needs. Additionally, there are many recipes on the internet that may help you customize your pet's diet to their needs while also ensuring that the vitamins and minerals are balanced with the rest of the ingredients.

Our Formulas are our flagship product and are complete and balanced diets. You simply thaw and serve. There is nothing else to add. Most users will go this route because of the simplicity. Plus the portioning is made easier with the options of 1-ounce nuggets, 8-ounce patties, or scoop and serve Pronto. I hope this helps.

I'm satisfied with the speed and honesty with which they replied. I can only recommend their complete nutritionally balanced foods. It's very dicey to suggest that there are "many recipes on the internet" that can help me customize their non-balanced mixes and grinds. They might want to rethink that advice. At least all of their foods are tested safe for dangerous bacteria and microorganisms. It would be nice if they could coordinate the proper nutritional balancing of their mixes and grinds with professional nutritionists.