Dr. Harvey's Limited Ingredient Dehydrated Dog Food with Lamb, Trial Size (5.5 oz), Lamb Recipe, Complete meal

This dehydrated dog food is mixed with hot water, left to sit for 12 minutes and then served. Dr. Harvey's makes the lamb recipe with raw lamb as the first ingredient and no grain, in a 5.5 oz trial bag that makes 1 pound of food after rehydration. The ingredients list also leaves out preservatives, additives, corn, wheat, soy, dairy and eggs.

What the lamb recipe contains

Raw lamb leads the ingredient list, followed by vegetables and seeds that include carrots, broccoli, green beans, cabbage, pumpkin, sweet potato, chia seeds, butternut squash and spinach. Flaxseed is on the list as well, along with turmeric, ginger and dandelion. The recipe is grain-free.

The manufacturer describes the food as minimally processed and preserved by freeze-drying or dehydration. Crude protein is listed at a minimum of 20% and crude fat at a minimum of 8%, with crude fibre at a maximum of 7%. Calorie content is 3,350 kcal/kg, or 551 kcal per cup.

How to prepare the food

Preparation takes hot water and a 12-minute wait. Hot water is used to rehydrate the food; after 12 minutes of standing time, it can be given to your dog. The bag holds 5.5 oz of the dry food, which makes 1 pound once the water is added.

What the 5.5 oz bag holds

• One trial-size bag weighing 156 g (5.5 oz)
• Enough dry food to make 1 pound after rehydration
• Lamb as the first ingredient, in a grain-free recipe
• A formula with no preservatives, additives, corn, wheat, soy, dairy or eggs

What does the ingredients list include?

The list names lamb, carrots, flaxseed, broccoli, green beans, cabbage, pumpkin, sweet potato, chia seeds, butternut squash and spinach, plus turmeric, ginger, dandelion, lamb liver and inulin. It goes on to vitamins and minerals such as zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, taurine, selenium yeast, vitamin E supplement and vitamin D3 supplement, and ends with Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus subtilis, bromelain and papain.

Which details should I confirm before ordering?

How much food does the bag make?

The 5.5 oz bag makes 1 pound of food once it has been rehydrated with hot water.

How long does the food sit after water is added?

The directions say to let the food sit for 12 minutes after mixing in hot water, then serve it.

Does the recipe contain grain?

The recipe is grain-free, and the ingredients list names no corn, wheat or soy.

What is the first ingredient?

Raw lamb is the first ingredient on the list.

What form does the food come in?

The item form is powder, and it is rehydrated before serving.