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Tartar control built into the biscuit, which she needs badly.
Dental disease is the thing most likely to shorten a Chihuahua's otherwise very long life. Toy breeds have the same forty-two teeth as a Labrador crowded into a jaw a fraction of the size, so plaque has nowhere to go and tartar builds fast.
Pentasodium triphosphate at 3.5 g/kg is the answer here, and it's the ingredient nobody mentions: it binds the calcium in her saliva so it can't crystallise onto the tooth. Combined with a kibble shaped to make her chew rather than swallow, that's real daily dental work. Glucosamine and chondroitin support a small frame prone to a dislocating kneecap, tea polyphenols carry the antioxidant load, and the aroma is built for a breed with a reputation for refusing dinner. For dogs from eight months.
Rice, maize, dehydrated poultry protein, vegetable protein isolate (L.I.P. — protein selected for its very high digestibility), animal fats, hydrolysed animal proteins, beet pulp, vegetable fibres, fish oil, minerals, soya oil, fructo-oligo-saccharides, borage oil, marigold extract (source of lutein), hydrolysed crustaceans (source of glucosamine), hydrolysed cartilage (source of chondroitin). Additives (per kg) — Nutritional additives: Vitamin A 30,500 IU · Vitamin D3 800 IU · E1 (Iron) 43 mg · E2 (Iodine) 4.3 mg · E4 (Copper) 13 mg · E5 (Manganese) 56 mg · E6 (Zinc) 140 mg · E8 (Selenium) 0.09 mg. Technological additives: Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin 5 g. Sensory additives: tea extract (source of polyphenols) 150 mg. Preservatives. Antioxidants.
Store in a cool, dry place, sealed. Use within six weeks of opening. Weigh her food; on a 2 kg dog a few extra biscuits is a real percentage of her day. Don't soak the kibble. Get her teeth checked yearly and brush them if she'll let you — this food helps a great deal but it isn't a toothbrush. Keep her off slippery floors and discourage jumping down from height.
| Crude protein | 28% |
|---|---|
| Crude fat | 16% |
| Crude ash | 5.1% |
| Crude fibre | 2.1% |
| Pentasodium triphosphate | 3.5 g/kg |
| Moisture (max, RSA) | 11% |
| Your dog weighs | Activity | Per day | A 3 kg bag lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kg | Normal | 24 g | about 125 days |
| 1 kg | High | 28 g | about 107 days |
| 1.5 kg | Normal | 33 g | about 90 days |
| 1.5 kg | High | 38 g | about 78 days |
| 2 kg | Normal | 41 g | about 73 days |
| 2 kg | High | 47 g | about 63 days |
| 2.5 kg | Normal | 48 g | about 62 days |
| 2.5 kg | High | 56 g | about 53 days |
| 3 kg | Normal | 55 g | about 54 days |
| 3 kg | High | 64 g | about 46 days |
| 3.5 kg | Normal | 62 g | about 48 days |
| 3.5 kg | High | 72 g | about 41 days |
A guide, not a rule. Two meals. Feed it dry and whole — soaking the kibble removes the dental effect entirely. Fresh water, always.
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