Most digestive trouble is not a mystery illness. It is a food a dog cannot fully use, or a change made too quickly.
This page is written for owners in Chicago weighing up freeze-dried raw. The nutrition below holds wherever you live — what changes locally is delivery, not diet — so we would rather give you the substance than pad it with things we cannot actually verify about your city.
Why single-protein formulas make this possible
Every Loyal Saints bag contains one named animal protein. Run a trial on Turkey with Salmon and you have two candidate proteins to reason about rather than nine.
No soy, no corn, no wheat, no GMOs, no artificial additives and no synthetic premix — which removes most of the usual suspects before you start.
The portion mistake almost everyone makes
A rich food introduced quickly causes loose stool in dogs with no sensitivity at all. Because freeze-dried raw is concentrated, an unadjusted scoop is easy to overdo.
Measure from the chart rather than matching the visual volume of the old food — a cup of this weighs about half what a cup of kibble weighs.
Hydration, which nobody tracks
Older dogs drink less reliably and are more affected when they do not. Rehydrated food is the simplest way to move water into a dog that will not take it from the bowl.
It matters most in winter, when thirst drops but the air is drier.
Two meals beat one
Splitting the daily amount across two meals is gentler on digestion than one large serving, and it steadies energy through the day.
It also makes overfeeding easier to spot, because you are measuring twice.
What freeze-drying actually does
The food is frozen solid, then the surrounding pressure is dropped so the ice turns straight to vapor without ever becoming liquid. The food never gets hot.
That matters because heat is what denatures protein in a conventional extruder. What comes out is raw meat with its water gone and its structure intact — which is also why it is shelf-stable without preservatives.
Why the scoop looks small
A cup of Loyal Saints weighs 50.9 g and carries 230 calories. A cup of a typical adult kibble weighs 101 g. Same cup, roughly twice the food by weight.
Per gram, Loyal Saints carries about 29% more energy. That inversion is why the correct portion looks stingy in the bowl, and why most people overfeed in the first week.
You are not paying to ship water
Fresh refrigerated food is roughly three-quarters water by weight, and that water is chilled, boxed with coolant and driven to your door on a schedule.
Freeze-drying removes it before shipping. No refrigeration, no thawing, no freezer shelf, no delivery window — and if you want the moisture back, it comes free from your own tap.
A note on measuring
Scoop and level rather than pressing down. The cup figures assume loose, level cups, and packing the food in will quietly make you underfeed.
Common questions
Does rehydrating help digestion?
It helps hydration and slows fast eaters, which reduces gulped air and the discomfort that follows.
Once or twice a day?
Two smaller meals is usually gentler than one large one.
How long should a transition take?
Seven to ten days for most dogs, up to fourteen for a sensitive one.
