Dehydrated Quail Heads

Name: Dehydrated Quail Heads
Brand: The Doggos
SKU: DQH01
Price: 399.00 INR
Availability: InStock

No. 01 / Treats & Chews Made in Thane, IN · Est. 2023 ↓ Scroll for the crunch

Tiny head.
Whole prey.
Brain food.

Slow-dehydrated whole quail heads, feathers on. Brain, eyes, skull and beak in one crunchy bite: naturally occurring DHA and EPA, calcium and phosphorus from the bone, and a novel protein for chicken-sensitive pets. Sized for cats and small dogs. A limited-edition jar.

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1 ingredient Whole-prey Natural DHA + EPA Limited edition Vet approved Nutritionist approved

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20 pieces · Limited edition · ₹399.00

FIG. 01 Whole quail head, feathers on, dehydrated.

Source: Free-farm quail · Slow dehydration · Real-time

The brain-food crunch

Tiny skull.
Serious crunch.

A quail head is barely the size of a walnut, and that's the point. Slow-dehydrated, the thin skull crunches clean through, so cats and small dogs get the whole thing: brain, eyes, bone and feathers. It's the part of the prey the wild diet never wasted, and the part most treats never include.

See it from every angle

On a table.
In a hand.
In a bowl.

The Doggos Dehydrated Crunchy Quail Heads jar beside a bowl of whole feathered quail heads

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// Ingredient. Whole quail heads. Feathers on.

Just quail heads.
Brain, bone and all.

The head is the part of a small bird most pet food throws away, and it's one of the richest. The brain carries naturally occurring DHA and EPA, the same long-chain omega-3s fish are prized for. The skull and beak bring calcium and phosphorus. The retina is the most taurine-dense tissue in the body. The feathers are natural insoluble fibre. We slow-dehydrate the heads whole. Nothing added, nothing stripped out.

FIG. 03 SPEC SHEET

Source Free-farm quail

Method Slow dehydration

Pack 20 pieces · Limited-edition jar

Best for Dogs + cats, 5mo+

How we make it

From farm to jar,
with nothing skipped.

Source

Free-farm raised, single-source.

We work with audited farm partners, not factory-line suppliers, and pick the cuts that actually carry the nutrition. No mystery meat, no rendered meal, no protein blends. One source, one cut, every batch traceable to the farm it came from.

Trim

Hand-trimmed in our Thane kitchen.

Most "natural" treats throw the raw cut into the dehydrator with the fat, skin and tendon ribbons attached. Fat oxidises faster, shortens shelf life by months, and adds calories your dog doesn't need. We trim by hand. The slow part of the process is here.

Slow heat

Low temperature. No shortcut.

Twelve-plus hours in a controlled-humidity dehydrator at low temperature. Slow heat preserves the protein, collagen and natural minerals. High-temp drying, the industry shortcut, denatures the protein and turns it into brittle dust. We finish each batch under 8% moisture, the threshold below which microbes can't grow.

Quality

Hand-checked. Splinter-tested.

Every piece is checked at the bench for moisture, snap, and texture. Hard chews go through a controlled splinter test. We want them to break into chewable shards, not dangerous fragments.

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Whole ingredient

Quail heads. Feathers on. That's it.

DHA ^+EPA

Naturally occurring

The long-chain omega-3s fish are prized for, straight from the brain. No fish, no added oil.

Ca ^+P

From the bone

Skull and beak carry calcium and phosphorus, the pair a boneless home-cooked bowl runs short on.

Bite

Cat + small-dog sized

Small enough to crunch whole. Big dogs get theirs from the hand, supervised.

The raw question every pet parent asks

Why raw doesn't work
in Indian weather.

Indian pet parents who feed raw are trying to feed clean. The instinct is right. The risk isn't even the meat itself; it's the cross-contamination chain after the meal: the bowl, the lick, the sofa, your hands. Slow dehydration is the perfect fix.

The dog eats wherever the dog eats: sofa, floor, sometimes your bed. Bowl, lick, the surfaces after. That's the contamination chain raw food rides through your home.

Cooked bones splinter, so most home-cooked dog meals skip bones. Smart for safety, but it leaves a calcium, phosphorus, and cartilage gap.

Slow dehydration is the middle path that solves both. Whole-food nutrition. No live bacteria. No splinter risk. The dog gets the full joint, calcium, and protein matrix, without you mopping the sofa afterwards.

30 min

Salmonella doubling at 30°C

Half-hour and the count doubles. Dehydration takes the moisture bacteria need to multiply away entirely.

<8%

Our moisture endpoint

Below this threshold, no microbe can grow. Slow heat takes us under, every batch.

5000 yr

Of dehydration as preservation

Older than refrigeration. Older than pet food. The simplest fix has been the right fix all along.

Real questions, real answers

The stuff dog parents actually ask us.

Do cats take these on?

Yes. A quail head is natural prey in a size a cat's instincts recognise. One ingredient, slow-dried, nothing added. Most cats crunch through one in a sitting.

Why the head?

It's the most concentrated part of a small bird and the part most treats throw away. The brain carries DHA and EPA, the eyes carry taurine, the skull and beak carry calcium and phosphorus. Whole-prey diets in the wild always included it.

Why are the feathers still on?

Feathers are insoluble fibre. They pass through the gut and help move food along, a natural roughage. Wild-prey diets include feathers, fur and beak. We leave them on because they do work.

Won't the bones splinter?

A quail skull is thin. Slow-dehydrated, it crunches and crumbles rather than splintering. Cooked bone is the one that shatters. Always supervise, especially the first one.

Is it okay for big dogs?

Yes, but for a big dog it's a one-bite treat, and a gulper may swallow it whole. Hand it over so they chew, or crumble one over the bowl as a topper.

Is it safe for chicken-allergic dogs?

Quail is a novel protein. Most chicken-allergic dogs and cats tolerate it. Day 1, give one head and watch for 24 hours before giving more.

How often?

An occasional treat, 2–3 times a week, not a daily staple. Brain is rich tissue, so a little goes a long way. Keep all treats within 10% of the day's food.

Why limited edition?

Every quail has exactly one head, so supply is small and comes in batches. When a jar run sells out, it's gone until the next batch.

Storage?

Cool, dry place, jar tightly sealed. Don't refrigerate. Moisture (even from condensation) is the enemy of dehydrated treats. Keep it away from humid spots like the stove or sink and they're good through the best-before date on the pack.

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