Patent 9380802 was granted and assigned to Redbarn Pet Products on July, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Disclosed herein are pet chews which include a chewable substrate with a palatable coating and methods for making them. The methods include contacting a chewable substrate with a palatable coating composition and drying the coated pet chew or pet food. The coating provides strong binding power, good adhesiveness, and improved palatability and imparts a unique aesthetic to the pet chew product.