Extra Large Dried Bonito Flakes "The BIG Bag" 4 oz

Don't get ripped off
I've seen these products at high-end pet stores. Don't get ripped off. This is a total waste of money if you live in a town with at least one Asian grocery store.
Go to your Asian grocery, preferably Japanese, and purchase dried bonito flakes, i.e. katsuobushi. Katsuobushi is way cheaper and probably much better quality, as it's meant for human consumption. There should only be one ingredient. Bonito. One of the ingredients we Japanese use to make dashi stock.
Best stuff ever - yes, Kitty Crack
A new pet supply store opened in my area a few weeks ago, they gave me a free sample of this stuff, and told me if I bought some I could return any unsed portion if my cats did not like it. They know what they are doing, I went back and told them this is Kitty Crack. My 1.5 year old male has started refusing to eat unless I put some of this in his food. He races me to the kitchen when I go to it for anything, hoping I'll give him some more Kitty Crack. The six month old kittens gobble it up too. The 4 oz bag is less expensive than the 1 oz container, so I'll be ordering from Amazon a lot. I can only hope my male gets tired of it :)
Price Is Not The Only Issue
It's certainly true that you can purchase a 1 lb. bag of "human grade" Katsuobushi (shaved, dried bonito flakes) for a little over $26, and the bonito flakes sold as pet treats cost considerably more for considerably less money. But you also need to read the ingredients listed on that bag of Katsuobushi. You'll find ingredients as bonito and salt, whereas Cat-Man-Doo lists only bonito, period.

I have both of these products in my home, and the fact of the matter, is that both brands can be safely tasted by human beings. I invite you to do so, and even blindfolded, and you will instantly know which one is Katsuobushi. Salt is intrinsic to dried fish products and in large proportion. Tasty, for humans, but the fact that you can actually smell the salt in the 1 lb. bag of Katsuobushi, tells me that my cats and dog are getting an overload for their systems.

It may be incorrect to assume that the drying process used to produce Cat-Man-Doo bonito flakes uses absolutely...
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