
Welcome to Power Paw Products, where nutrition & science promote the health and well-being of your cat or dog throughout their life span. We distribute and sell raw food to animal owners and breeders. We specialize in Felines as pets and performers and are researching dietary requirements for Canines. Our diets are based on experience with our own animals and our scientific knowledge in animal nutrition.
Please call us at (714)504-7297 or (714) 504-7079 to schedule a pick-up in North Orange County. For your convenience, we also deliver in Southern California. We deliver in Orange County, Los Angeles County, San Diego, Riverside County and San Bernadino County. Our product can also be picked up at cat shows that we attend in California, Arizona and Nevada.
We believe that a well-balanced raw diet is the best food for your Champion or Companion. Therefore, it is our goal to make the components of a raw diet abundantly available to you at your convenience.
Benefits of the Raw Diet:
The form of the foods we feed our cats and dogs is key. The closer the food we feed is to its whole, unprocessed, natural state, the better it is for our cats and dogs.
A raw diet is one that mimics the natural food source of their wild relatives. A raw diet is believed to have a significantly improved the nutritional value. The intense heat used to process commercial pet food reduces nutrients. Studies with rats showed that the digestibility of amino acids in cat food is changed significantly by heat processing. Taurine, an essential amino acid for cats, is reduced or eliminated in heat processing. Pet food manufacturers must add taurine supplements to cat food, which is generally unnecessary in a raw diet. Some raw feeders believe that supplements have reduced nutritional value compared to the same nutrients in raw food.
Most commercial pet foods contain a disproportionate amount of carbohydrates. Commercial pet foods, especially dry foods, also often contain a large amount of grains, which are inappropriate for dogs and cats. In fact, many felines and canines are allergic to grains and grain by-products.
Because cats are obligate carnivores, little grain is generally found in their natural diet. A raw diet that more closely matches the diet of cats in the wild will yield numerous improved health benefits, including a noticeable reduction in the incidence of many late-life feline health issues.
Additionally, some commercial pet foods contain chemical preservatives (BHA/BHT and ethoxyquin) which are thought to be carcinogenic.
In Nature, cats and dogs eat their prey whole. Likewise, cats and dogs are naturally equipped with very sharp teeth that are made for ripping and tearing meat, and crunching through the pliable raw bones of small animals. They also have very strong stomach acids, as well as very short digestive tracts, that are made to efficiently process raw meat and bone. If you have ever known of, or seen a cat consuming a mouse it has caught, this will make perfect sense to you. It must be noted that dogs have a more evolved digestive system than cats.