Arden Grange

Arden Grange VetCare Renal Dry review

We don't put a score on this food. It is a veterinary diet, formulated for a diagnosed condition and meant to be fed on a vet's advice. Your vet has seen your dog and we have not, so a number from us could only pull you towards their advice or away from it, and neither of those is ours to do. What follows is what the label declares, what the analysis works out at, and where to buy it, with no judgement attached to any of it.

In the VetCare range, Arden Grange's renal diet is a reduced protein kibble led by sweet potato, for a dog whose kidney function a vet is managing.

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Arden Grange's renal diet, for a dog whose kidney function a vet is managing. Protein is declared at 18%, or 19.6% of dry matter, with meat placed second on purpose. It is a veterinary diet fed on a vet's advice, so we do not score it.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs on a vet-managed kidney plan
Protein held down by design
A flagging appetite, with chicken gravy at 2% to keep the kibble tempting
Potassium citrate named at 0.5%, labelled as a urine alkaliser

Worth watching

Fish oil puts fish in the recipe, though chicken is the only meat named
Carbohydrate at an estimated 55.9% of dry matter

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

The details

Dog fit

Sold for adult dogs of every size on a kidney diet. The label's guide lands near 230 grams a day at 15kg, but on a renal diet the amount is settled in the consulting room.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

What's in it

Sweet potato25%Leads the list.
Hydrolysed fresh chicken, hydrolysed chicken meat meal15%, 4%Meat second, deliberately, to hold protein down.
Potato, peas
Chicken fat6%
Potato protein, pumpkin, potato starch
Fish oil, algae (high DHA)
Chicken gravy2%For palatability.
Minerals, lucerne, potassium citratecitrate 0.5%The citrate is labelled a urine alkaliser.
Nettle, dandelion, cranberries, dried berries0.18% down to 0.1%
MOS, FOS0.1% each

Vitamins A, D3 and E, iron, zinc and copper in both sulphate and chelate form, manganese, iodine and selenium, plus DL-methionine at 3000mg.

Fish oil and algae sit on the list, so this is not a single-animal diet despite chicken being the only meat.

Named ingredients

Sweet potato 25%, hydrolysed chicken 19% (hydrolysed fresh chicken 15%, hydrolysed chicken meat meal 4%), potato, peas, chicken fat 6%, potato protein, pumpkin, potato starch, fish oil, chicken gravy 2%, algae (high DHA*), minerals, lucerne, potassium citrate (urine alkaliser) 0.5%, nettle 0.18%, dandelion, cranberries 0.1%, dried blackberries, dried raspberries 0.1%, dried blueberries 0.1%, dried blackcurrants, dried elderberries, dried chokeberries, mannan-oligosaccharides (prebiotic MOS) 0.1%, fructo-oligosaccharides (prebiotic FOS) 0.1%.

Against the range

A reduced-protein renal kibble led by sweet potato, with hydrolysed chicken second. Potato, peas, potato protein and potato starch fill in around them, and chicken fat and fish oil supply most of the fat.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

365 kcal/100g

Protein

18%

Fat

12.5%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

19.6%

Fat

13.6%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

55.9%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

21%

Carbs

65.7%

Veg

4.2%

Oils

Other

Pricing & size