The step up from the adult small-breed food is joint support: glucosamine goes from 290 to 490 mg/kg, which is where it matters for a dog whose cartilage has had a decade of use.
Protein stays high at 29% — cutting protein in an old dog costs her muscle, which is the last thing she can spare — while fat eases to 17%. Vitamin E runs at 400 mg/kg for the antioxidant side, and pentasodium triphosphate is in the mineral mix, which is the ingredient that binds salivary calcium before it hardens into tartar.
- Healthy Ageing
- Joint Support
- Oral Care
- Lean Muscle Support
Ingredients
Dehydrated poultry protein (min. 26%), maize, wheat, animal fats, maize flour, beet pulp, minerals (including pentasodium triphosphate), yeasts products, hydrolysed animal proteins, egg powder, fructo-oligosaccharides, fish oil, hydrolysed crustaceans (source of glucosamine), hydrolysed cartilage (source of chondroitin).
Additives (per kg) — Nutritional additives: Vitamin A 15,500 IU · Vitamin D3 1,000 IU · Iron 36 mg · Iodine 3.6 mg · Copper 11 mg · Manganese 47 mg · Zinc 140 mg · Selenium 0.09 mg. Preservatives. Antioxidants.
For RSA guaranteed analysis (g/kg): crude protein min 270 · moisture max 95 · crude fat min 150 · crude fibre max 27 · crude ash max 80. Registered under Act 36/1947.
Looking after it
Store in a cool, dry place, sealed. Use within six weeks of opening. Weigh her food rather than scooping. Shorter, more frequent walks suit an older dog better than one long outing. A supportive bed off a cold floor helps more than it sounds like it should. Yearly bloods and a dental check from seven.
