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Virbac Veterinary HPM Senior Neutered Dog Small & Toy review

A dry for adult & senior dogs from Virbac - the breakdown below shows exactly how it scores.

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£0.82 approx.per day for a 10 kg dogcheaper than 30% of dry foods
Francebrand origin
319kcal per 100 g

Why there's no score

This is a clinical diet, formulated for medical conditions under veterinary supervision - our standard 0-100 scoring doesn't apply. The label and analysis below are listed factually instead.

Ingredients

Straight from the label, grouped by role - every ingredient is coloured by our published classification and links to its full page.

Meat & fish

Dehydrated Pork and Poultry ProteinHydrolysed Animal ProteinAnimal Fat

Carbs & grains

Rice 7%Lignocellulose

Fruit & veg

Field Bean HullsWhole PeaPotato Starch 4%Beet Pulp

Oils & fats

Fish Oil

Supplements & extras

Mineral SaltsLinseedFructo-OligosaccharidesPsyllium FibreChitosanPasteurised Lactobacillus AcidophilusChondroitin Sulphate
Good qualityAcceptable / watch the amountRed flagGeneric / neutralOutlined = first five on the label
Additives (as declared on the label)
Added Vitamins : Vitamin a 13 560 IU, Vitamin D3 1 320 IU, Vitamin E 569 mg, Vitamin B1 6.5 mg, Vitamin B2 15 mg, Vitamin B3 40 mg, Vitamin B5 33 mg, Vitamin B6 4 mg, Vitamin B8 0.4 mg, Vitamin B9 0.84 mg, Vitamin B12 0.09 mg, Choline 739 mg, Added Minerals : Copper 10 mg, Iron 80 mg, Iodine 2.7 mg, Manganese 11 mg, Selenium 0.06 mg, Zinc 130 mg, Added Functional Ingredients : Sepiolite 0.5% Pasteurised Lactobacillus Acidophilus 7 mg, L-Carnitine 330 mg, Chondroitin Sulphate 430 mg, Chitosan 430 mg.

Feeding & cost

What a bag actually costs to feed - worked out per dog, not per pack.

Pack sizeRRPPer kg
7 kg£34.13£4.88

Nutrition

Declared analysis converted to a dry-matter basis, so wet and dry foods compare fairly.

Protein

35.2 % DM
Directory average: 28.2

Fat

13.2 % DM
Directory average: 14.8

Est. carbs

33 % DM
Directory average: 45.2

Fibre

11.5 % DM
Directory average: 3.6

Ash

7.1 % DM
Directory average: 7.9

Energy

319 kcal/100g
Directory average: 365.3

Carbohydrates are estimated: 100% minus protein, fat, fibre, ash and moisture.

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