The kibble s shape, texture and size help produce a mechanical brushing effect on teeth.
Sodium tripolyphosphates traps calcium in saliva, making it unavailable for tartar formation.
A combination of nicotinamide, inositol, choline, histidine and pantothenic acid helps reduce water losses through the skin and strengthen the barrier effect of the skin.
Increasing the urine volume helps reduce saturation of urine with both struvite and calcium oxalate crystals in small dogs, predisposed to urolithiasis.
TARTAR CONTROL
SKIN BARRIER
URINE DILUTION
BRUSHING EFFECT
TARTAR CONTROL
SKIN BARRIER
URINE DILUTION
BRUSHING EFFECT
TARTAR CONTROL
SKIN BARRIER
URINE DILUTION
BRUSHING EFFECT
TARTAR CONTROL
SKIN BARRIER
URINE DILUTION
BRUSHING EFFECT
Rice, maize, dehydrated poultry protein, animal fats, maize gluten, wheat gluten*, vegetable fibres, beet pulp, hydrolysed animal proteins, minerals, fish oil, soya oil, Fructo-Oligo-Saccharides (FOS), green tea extracts (source of polyphenols), marigold extract (source of lutein).
COMPOSITION
Available in 2kg and 3.5kg bag
KEY VALUES
Protein ________________________________ 25g Fat content _____________________________ 16g Carbohydrate _________________________ 32.9g NFE _________________________________ 39.6g Dietary fibre __________________________ 11.2g Crude fibre ____________________________ 4.5g Omega 6 _____________________________ 3.17g Omega 3 _____________________________ 0.68g EPA+DHA _____________________________ 0.3g Calcium ______________________________ 0.7g Phosphorus ___________________________ 0.6g Sodium _______________________________ 0.7g Zinc ________________________________ 23.4mg Green tea polyphenols __________________ 70mg Metabolisable energy** ______________ 372.3kcal
per 100g as fed
Vitamin E ____________________________ 60mg Vitamin C ____________________________ 30mg Taurine _____________________________ 280mg Lutein _______________________________ 0.5mg
Nutritional additives: Vitamin A: 27300IU, Vitamin D3: 1000IU, E1 (Iron): 41mg, E2 (Iodine): 2.8mg, E4 (Copper): 9mg, E5 (Manganese): 54mg, E6 (Zinc): 203mg, E8 (Selenium): 0.1mg. Technological additives: Pentasodium triphosphate: 3g. Preservatives - Antioxidants.
* L.I.P. (Low Indigestible Protein): protein selected because of its very high assimilation
**Calculated according to NRC2006
Additives (kg)*** Synergistic antioxidant complex
*** NOTE: Values reflect only levels added to the formula, not those naturally occurring in components of the diet. For total levels in the diet, refer to the Average Analysis pages.
Dental Small Dog was, in a study group of 50, shown to reduce the accumulation of dental tartar when compared to a control diet of standard kibble size and formulation.
Further information
****Hennet P, Servet E, Soulard Y, Biourge V. Effect of kibble size and polyphosphates in preventing calculus accumulation in dogs. Proc. 14th European Congress of Veterinary Dentistry. Ljubljana, Slovenia. 22-25 sept, 2005, 15-16.
Approximate size
DENTAL SPECIAL
SMALL DOG under 10 kg