Instinct · Senior Food & Toppers
Instinct Raw Boost Mixers
An older dog who still eats their usual food but needs a reason to start, with a spoonful of freeze-dried beef crumbled over the bowl
Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Freeze Dried Dog Food Toppers For Dry Food, Grain Free Dog Food Toppers with Beef For Dogs, 14 oz
This is something you buy again. We have not worked out a verified monthly cost for this one yet, and would rather say so than divide a pack price by a guess.
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Price checked October 29, 2026; the listing has today's price.
Most owners add · Joint Supplements
Read the food's label first; a senior formula may already cover part of the supplement.
Suits these stages
Is the Instinct Raw Boost Mixers, Beef right for your dog?
- Who it’s for
- An older dog who still eats their usual food but needs a reason to start, with a spoonful of freeze-dried beef crumbled over the bowl.
- Who should skip it
- Your dog is on a therapeutic diet, or anyone in the house is immunocompromised. This is freeze-dried raw meat, and the label says it is not a complete diet.
The verdict
The most honestly labelled topper we have found, which is why it is here. Instinct's own feeding panel says the product is intended for intermittent or supplemental feeding only, and tells you to cut the calories of your dog's current food to make room for it. That is exactly the job on this shelf: making a complete diet smell worth eating to an older dog whose nose has dulled. The recipe leads with beef, beef liver and beef kidney, and Instinct describes the pieces as soft and easy to chew, which matters for a worn mouth. The label's chart puts a dog up to 20 pounds at about a quarter cup a day. It is freeze-dried raw, and WSAVA's raw-diet toolkit is clear that freeze-drying does not kill all bacteria, so handle it like raw beef. Tell your vet what you are adding.
Drawbacks
- Raw meat: wash hands and bowls as you would for raw beef
- Expensive per ounce, even used by the spoonful
WagScore
85out of 100- Owner satisfaction
- 86
- Stage fit
- 84
Owner satisfaction from the product's Amazon star rating and review count; stage fit from our own assessment of how well it suits a dog at senior stage.
What the listing says
- Labelled as a supplemental topper, not passed off as a diet
- Feeding chart tells you how much to trim the base food
- Small pieces crumble over kibble without changing the meal
Specifications
- Bag Size
- 14 oz
- Protein Source
- Beef, beef liver, beef kidney
- Life Stage
- Supplemental feeding only (topper)
- Grain-Free
- Yes
- Special Feature
- Freeze-dried raw; the label says intermittent or supplemental feeding only
From the maker’s listing and Amazon’s product data. Fields the listing doesn’t state are left out, not assumed.
If this one isn’t right
Skip it if: Your dog is on a therapeutic diet, or anyone in the house is immunocompromised. This is freeze-dried raw meat, and the label says it is not a complete diet.
A different kind of thing — senior food rather than food topper.
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The rest of this shelf
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