SquarePet Veterinarian Formulated Solutions Hydrolyzed Protein Dry Dog Food, 4.4 lbs

Hydrolyzed protein dry dog food from the SquarePet Veterinarian Formulated Solutions line comes in a 4.4 lb bag, and hydrolyzed pork heads the ingredient list. The recipe is made for adult dogs and pairs the pork with brown rice and white rice. Each cup of the dry food carries 415 kcal of metabolizable energy, calculated.

What the pork recipe and its other ingredients are

Hydrolyzed pork opens the recipe, followed by brown rice and white rice. Sunflower oil and pork fat are both preserved with mixed tocopherols, and natural pork flavour gives the kibble its pork taste. Flaxseed oil, marine microalgae and dried kelp supply the fat sources in the formula.

The recipe also lists taurine, L-carnitine and DL-methionine, along with dandelion greens and nutritional yeast. The nutrient analysis sets crude protein at 22.00% minimum and crude fat at 11.00% minimum, with crude fibre at 3.50% maximum and moisture at 10.00% maximum. Omega 3 fatty acids come in at 1.00% minimum and omega 6 at 2.50% minimum, while EPA and DHA are listed at 0.05% minimum.

How much hydrolyzed protein dry dog food does an adult dog get?

How much do I feed a 25 lb dog?

An adult dog weighing 20 to 30 lbs gets 1-1/4 to 1-3/4 cups a day. The bag gives a separate range for every weight band from 2 lbs up to 60 lbs.

How many cups a day does a 45 lb dog need?

A dog in the 40 to 50 lbs band gets 2-1/4 to 2-3/4 cups per day. The next band, 50 to 60 lbs, is set at 2-3/4 to 3 cups daily.

Is this food for puppies?

The stated life stage is adult, and the feeding table starts at 2 lbs for adult dogs. Puppy feeding amounts are not part of the table.

What is the calorie content per cup?

One cup of the kibble provides 415 kcal ME, a calculated figure. The daily cup ranges on the bag sit alongside that number.

Where is the food made and what is left out?

SquarePet makes the food in the USA, and no ingredients come from China. The formula uses no chemical preservatives and no fillers.

What the 4.4 lb bag of dry dog food contains

The 4.4 lb bag holds dry kibble in a pork flavour from the Veterinarian Formulated Solutions line. Vitamin E is listed at 475 IU/kg minimum and ascorbic acid at 500 mg/kg minimum, with zinc at 110 mg/kg minimum, calcium at 0.60% minimum and phosphorus at 0.50% minimum. Taurine appears at 0.15% minimum.

A 4.4 lb bag suits a household feeding one adult dog in the lower weight bands, where daily amounts run from ¼ cup up to about 1 cup. Larger dogs in the 40 to 60 lbs range eat 2-1/4 to 3 cups a day, so the bag covers fewer days for them.