Hey Viva, I love your brand for the most part. Hisoka loves your rabbit but hates everything else starting when that the recipes changed. I have a new kitten that the breeder was raising on a mainly beef sometimes chicken diet. I just bought 8LBs of beef (very pricey) just for her to make a vomit noise after smelling it and immediately running away avoiding the beef at all costs. I got her to try it and she spit it out. Again love your brand for the most part but now I’m stuck with 8lbs of beef that my kitten who was raised on beef and my cat who liked the old recipe are avoiding at all costs… I see nothing about return policy but assume you can return meat. I praise your brand on my social medias but now I need help because 8 lbs of beef is too much to let go to waste. I don’t want to take it to TikTok for my 1200+ followers to see so please help me here.
New kitten Pearl loves all flavors of her raw food. I'm happy and feel good feeding her something so good for her.
I have been feeding Viva Raw to my cat since she was 4 months old. During the time I have also tried different raw meat brands but Viva Raw is her favorite. I compared with other brands raw meat; I can tell Viva Raw has the best quality. The meat is fresh, doesn't have any smells. You know pets have a very sensitive sense of smell. They can distinguish between good and bad meat. I feed 50% of Viva Raw and 50% of the freeze-dried raw food. Now I look at her, she is very healthy and fit. She sheds but not like dandelions LOL.
I know Viva Raw had 2 recalls recently. But it happens to any brand. But I hope they can do better job on it.
My german shepherd is no stranger to raw, but he’s a new fan of viva! I try to rotate different brands and proteins to give him variety, and viva will definitely be a staple in our rotation. 10/10
I have 3 cats, 2 love wet food and were enjoying another raw cat food brand with no issues, 1 is just very picky and prefers kibble unfortunately. This time, I figured maybe they would all start enjoying Viva and to my surprise, none of them will eat it. I can leave it out for them and they may taste it, but they don’t finish it and it sits there. So far, I only tried the duck and will attempt for other protein options but I am disappointed considering the unexpected outcome. Also, the package had been in the fridge for several days now and I’ll have to toss it which is such a waste! This was part of my trial and error based on how the cats took to the food but nonetheless, I hate wasting food.
5 star for freshness and delivery
4 stars for packaging - 2lbs is a lot to store for me and then have to re-freeze
1 star for duck flavor that kitties won’t eat
Cats have transitioned over from another brand of raw. One I have to gently cook for her, my other kitty eats 100% raw. Both seem to like so far, so good! Would you guys ever consider coming out with boneless options as well? By the way, all packages were solid frozen after being delivered and sitting out for about 5-6 hours on my porch. I love the delivery option! Thanks for this and a great quality food!
After reading the forever dog book I started feeding my dog fresh food instead of kibble and I so glad I found Viva Raw. It’s way more convenient than buying all the different ingredients / supplements and making sure my dog has a well balanced diet. I was so surprised that he actually enjoyed his food. He’s a very picky eater. My mom accustomed him to eating spicy and flavorful Mexican food so I was shocked when he ate his very first viva raw beef blend. It did give him diarrhea but only for the first day. I highly recommend!
My dog had been on lightly cooked food. Our dog was hesitant with this raw change. I reached out to Viva support and they made a few suggestions in prepping his food for transitioning or a refund if I preferred. Tried suggestions and he gobbled it up! Now a month later his coat looks great and he has wonderful energy!
Hands down super product! All my dogs and puppies love this completely balance food. It is super easy to feed , with no fuss! Poops are super small and normal. I feel especially at ease for their batch testing for bad pathogens, this is a very important process for raw foods, and really value them for doing it. I live in a rural area and their packages always come very frozen everything. I recommend Viva to all my friends and family! Thank you!
Kiki was having loose stool on and off for over a year. Did all the tests at the vet and even tried their recommended “prescription” food and nothing was helping. Finally, I transitioned her to a raw diet and wow! I am totally amazed.
No more loose stool! Also, her personality seems to have perked up and she is more cuddly than ever before! I wish I wouldn’t have waited so long to try this food.
She wasn’t a fan of it at first but after 3 days of mixing it in her favorite wet food she was eating it on her own. Now I can barely get the raw food on the plate, she wants to get at it so bad! The rabbit is her favorite.
Kittens and cat have inly like chicken flavor. I have rabbit and beef left to try, but now I have 2 packs of turkey and duck that are trash, I also had to throw the thawed turkey and duck. Waste of money unfortunately.
This was my first time trying raw food for my 5 dogs. I thought I had finally found the perfect food for my pack. They did surprisingly well and liked the food. But after the first order which went well, the other orders had multiple packaging problems which caused the meat to turn gray then the last order actually had meat that smelled bad. Then came the second recall in a six month period of time. It was too much work dealing with the damaged food packages and then to have to worry about making my dogs and/or myself sick from listeria poisoning was unacceptable. I was so disappointed. I believe the Viva Raw product in responsible hands could be great but this business actually tested the food and then shipped it to customers BEFORE receiving the results of the test! Listeria on both recalls. Who would do something so negligent? The owners of Viva Raw put our precious pets in danger. I just do not understand why? So angry!
I was forced to buy a minimum of ten lbs of raw goat for my cats thinking I could get a refund if they didn’t like it only to find refunds are available only on the first order. My cats have eaten raw goat before that I mixed with supplements to balance it, however, the meat source is no longer available to me so I thought Viva might be a good option but my cats really turned their noses up no matter how slowly I tried to transition it in.
Viva offered me a very small refund and then told me I could give the rest away but I’ve tried everywhere (shelters, food stores, my veterinary clinic, FB, NextDoor, Craigslist, etc. No one wants it & Viva won’t take it back or refund all my money. This tells me Viva doesn’t really believe in their product and they have poor customer support. I will not recommend Viva to anyone because of this. It seems ridiculous to throw away 7 lbs of food. What a waste on so many levels.
I tried to feed my cat, but he refused to eat the food. I'm not sure what to do. It's difficult to give him something other than his canned food. Another challenge is preserving the food because my cat has an automatic food dispenser, and I'm worried about keeping it fresh for too long. I want to know if it's possible to lightly cook the food to make it more appealing to my cat. He eats very little, and I don't see any motivation of him to eat. My order number is #143957.
We have 4 senior dogs that love this. We thaw out 4 packs at a time and gently cook it on our stove. I find it more cost effective to buy Viva than to source the meat, organs, veggies and supplements to make it balanced.
We have 4 cats. 3 of the 4 eat the rabbit raw. They are not fans of the beef, chicken or duck. 2 of these 4 cats like the turkey.
I feed viva raw 2x per day and another 2 meals mid day are another brand of cooked food.
I love viva's products and high quality.
Won’t eat it. I’ve had to give a mixture because a few packages were completely thawed when delivered. My dogs won’t eat it.
The is alittle higher cost than what I am used to paying, but it is worth it. My dog absolutely loves it! Knowing that she is getting everything she needs that is good for her is wonderful!
Great quality product with quick delivery. Our cat likes all the raw versions sold.
I'm sure this is a very good product. But my cats absolutely refuse to eat this they would rather go hungry. No matter what I tried to entice them.
We've tried several advertised raw foods and nothing compares to Viva Raw. Wyatt loves it!
My wife researched many different raw foods online. She decided on Viva and it's the best thing for Kellie she did. Kellie loves her four different tastes. She gobbles them done and licks her plate clean. A vet visit elicited "your dog is in absolute perfect shape!" from her. There is hardly any waste at all in Viva foods. You'll notice that when your dog poops. There is so little to clean up because the food is staying in your dog and doing what it's supposed to do. Ordering, shipping, delivery are quick and easy.
I notice a difference in my cats , their energy went up and fur became so shiny . Transitioning to raw was very easy & cats love it very much.
I have been feeding raw since 1998 and Viva Raw is by far the best quality and freshest raw I have found. My dog's have always enjoyed their raw food, but they get even more excited about their Viva Raw. Thanks for making such exceptional food and for avoiding HPP processing.
We have noticed that our Golden Retriever, Freddie, has healed more quickly from a surgery than expected. And her coat is fabulously soft and luminous.Thank you Viva!!
