Hi Tory, I’ve found with many raw brands the amount of blood can vary from batch to batch, and assuming your dog isn’t bothered by it it’s probably not too big an issue. Might be worth asking Raw & Fresh though?

Hi Renee, just replying to this comment a bit late, but have noticed a few similar comments both more recently on this page and elsewhere. I assume changing to a different food led to an improvement?

Hi Bri, this is concerning and I would definitely recommend feeding something else to see if her stomach improves. If there’s a fairly immediate improvement, then could you let me know?

Sometimes bad batches occur, or as food products they can be affected by heat in transit, ingredient changes, ingredient supplier changes etc, so the best I can do is keep tabs to see if others have similar issues.

This is really interesting as we’ve been feeding our dog Raw & Fresh for about 2 years and recently she’s had a frequent upset stomach with lots of loose stools. I was also wondering if something has changed? I emailed them to ask about it but they said no one else had reported any issues. I’m now researching to switch brands as I’m tired of being woken at 4am to let her outside because she has an upset tummy!

I agree 100 percent the food is great and the administration is fantastic. They sorted out an issue I had about delivery and had no hesitation in refunding my money, but they also sent out the order I recommend highly

The only reason Id say to eat the raw meat within 1 day of opening, is because the meat isnt the freshest, & when they get it, it might only have a couple days life left, they buy cheaper raw meat??
It wouldnt be human grade raw meat, like you said human grade meat last 7 + day life..
I want to try Raw & Fresh but Im worried its very high fat, looking at pictures I cant see heaps of fat, alot of raw dog meats are very high fat to get their weight up & make more money the leaner the meat the dearer the meat is in Supermarkets for us humans, so it would be the same for dogs..
Best to make your own raw, thats what I’ve been doing, buying human meats when on special & she eats her kibble aswell.

Interesting observation, and I could only guess myself at the reason why – precautionary, slower processing, offal, or like you say a way to sell smaller packets. It’s possible they would last a week anyway – not that dog’s have much issues with smell meat – and better not to have preservatives as well.