Edible pet chew

摘要

An edible pet chew for pets primarily dogs has a chewy sheet of meat based material. The “meat based” chewy sheet imitates the chewy property and chewing function of known rawhide sheet and thus substitute the “meat based” chewy sheet for the known rawhide sheet to form a pet chew. In order to achieve the “chewy” property, a necessary additive is used to form the “meat based” material. The “meat based” chewy sheet is then formed to pet chews with various shapes and structures as known rawhide sheet is. A second aspect of present invention is that, wrapping another member of “edible chewable material”, preferably chicken jerky into the “meat based” chewy sheet to further enhance attraction or nutrition to dogs. A third aspect of present invention is that, instead of chewy sheet, a three-dimensional-shape chewy mass is introduced wrapping or containing another member of “edible chewable material” preferably chicken jerky in the chewy mass member.

主权项

1. An edible pet chew, comprising:
a chewy sheet of meat based material, wherein said meat based material comprises a meat ingredient and a non-meat ingredient mixed with said meat ingredient, wherein said meat ingredient, in weight proportion of said meat based material, is at least ⅓, wherein said non-meat ingredient comprises an additive, wherein said additive is used to provide said meat based material sufficient rigidity and strength after said chewy sheet is dried via a drying process so as to make said chewy sheet be chewy for pets to chew on, wherein said additive comprises a plant ingredient, wherein said plant ingredient is less than 50% by weight in said meat based material.