Multi-Pet Households: Feeding Two (or More) on Raw

Feeding more than one pet on raw is honestly easier than people expect — once you've got a rhythm. The math is just additive (do the per-pet calculation and add the daily totals), our quiz handles all of it automatically, and our boxes come pre-labeled per pet so you're not guessing. The harder part is the operational stuff at home: who eats first, who steals from whom, and how to keep two pets on completely different proteins without mixing them up.

Here's what we've learned from the multi-pet households on our route.

Portion management that scales

A few small habits that pay off big in a multi-pet house:

Use stainless containers labeled per pet. Don't try to portion out of the box every meal — pre-portion 3 days at a time on Sunday and stack them. The Sunday-night 15-minute prep saves you ten frantic mornings.
Use the per-pet daily oz from your quiz result. It's already correct. Don't try to estimate.
Set a timer if you have a free-feeder cat AND a dog. The dog will absolutely demolish the cat's leftovers. We'll get to that below.

Feeding logistics

The biggest mistake first-time multi-pet owners make is feeding everyone in the same room from the start. It works fine for some households but creates resource-guarding problems in others, and you can't always tell which one you have until something happens. Default to separate feeding for the first month:

Feed in different rooms, or use a baby gate. Crating one pet during meal times is also fair game and totally normal.
Pick up bowls after 15 minutes. Don't leave raw food out for grazing. This protects your food safety AND your portion control.
One bowl per pet, not "shared" bowls. Even friendly pets get weird when food's involved.

After a few weeks you'll know your pets' specific dynamics and can ease up if it's safe to do so. Some households end up feeding side-by-side with zero issues; others stay on the gate-and-separate routine forever. Both are fine.

Freezer space planning

A rule of thumb that holds up well in apartment kitchens:

Two medium dogs ≈ one shelf of a typical Denver apartment freezer per delivery cycle.
Two cats ≈ a third of a shelf — cats eat much less by volume than people expect.
One large dog + one cat ≈ one full shelf. The dog dominates the volume.

If you're crowded for space, consider a 1-week cadence instead of 2-week — same total volume, smaller delivery footprint at any one time. Or grab the Bowls & Accessories add-on once for a thaw bowl that helps organize the rotation.

Mixed-species households (dog + cat)

This is the most common multi-pet setup we see, and it has its own quirks:

The cat box and dog box ship in the same delivery, both labeled clearly. No risk of confusion at delivery.
Cats steal dog food, not the other way around. Counterintuitive, but true — cats are nosy and small enough to jump up to wherever you've put the dog bowl. Solution: feed the cat first, in a higher spot the dog can't reach (kitchen counter, top of a cabinet).
Dogs occasionally try to "help" with the cat's leftovers. Pick up the cat bowl after 15 minutes religiously and this stops being an issue.

When one pet eats faster than the other

A common dynamic: the small dog inhales their food in 90 seconds and then looms over the larger dog, who eats slowly. Two fixes:

Slow-feeder bowls for the fast eater. Forces them to work for it. Adds 5-10 minutes to their meal.
Separate rooms during meals. Simplest solution.

Once the fast eater is conditioned to slow down (this takes a few weeks), you can usually return to same-room feeding without drama.

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