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Pets and animals · PA-44

Raw Pet Food Preparation Log

A free printable raw pet food log: each batch thawed and portioned, pack and portion dates, the fridge reading, and the clean-down and hand-washing ticked off.

First page of the Raw Pet Food Preparation Log — Use every batch of raw pet food in date and keep the kitchen hygiene steps from slipping. One line per batch shows what was thawed, when, and who cleaned down after.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

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What this sheet is for

Use every batch of raw pet food in date and keep the kitchen hygiene steps from slipping. One line per batch shows what was thawed, when, and who cleaned down after.

Who it is for

Households that feed dogs or cats a raw diet, and the sitters, walkers and boarding kennels that prepare it for them.

How to use it

  1. Write your fridge limit, where it comes from, and the cleaner and disinfectant you use at the top.
  2. Log each batch as it moves from the freezer to the fridge to thaw, with the pack's use-by and lot number.
  3. When you portion it, write how many portions and the date to use them by, following the pack.
  4. Tick surfaces and bowls cleaned and hands washed, and note what happened to leftovers, every time.
  5. Keep the freezer stock list on page two up to date so the oldest packs go first.

What is on the sheet

2 pages, in this order:

Page 1

Printed under the title: One line per batch of raw pet food, from the freezer to the bowl: when it went into the fridge to thaw, the portions made and their use-by, and the clean-down after.

The pack and your vet set the figures. No thawing times, storage times or fridge temperatures are printed: follow the pack, the maker and your vet, and write the fridge limit you work to at the top. Thaw as the pack says, never on the worktop, keep raw pet food away from your own food, and clean and disinfect surfaces and bowls after each use.

Write-on lines: Household · Pets fed raw · Month · Unit (°C or °F) · Fridge limit you work to · Limit taken from · Cleaner and disinfectant used

Batches — one line per batch thawed or portioned

Table, 26 rows: Date · Product & batch · On pack · Thawing · Portions · Use by · Fridge · Surfaces · Hands · Leftovers · By

Page 2

Freezer stock — oldest packs first; a stroke for each pack taken out

Table, 6 rows: Product & protein · Bought · Use-by · Packs in · Taken out · Left

Questions

Why is there no thawing time or fridge temperature on the sheet?

Because the figures come from the food's maker, the pack and your vet, and they differ between products. Write the limit you work to at the top, with where it comes from, and judge each reading against that.

Is this sheet saying raw feeding is safe?

No. It takes no view on whether to feed raw; that is a conversation with your vet. If you do, raw pet food can carry bacteria that affect people as well as pets, and this sheet keeps a record of the hygiene steps meant to limit them.

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