Arden Grange

Arden Grange VetCare Renal Wet 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.

The renal wet food here is a hydrolysed chicken recipe that draws most of its energy from fat. Arden Grange sells it in the VetCare range for dogs with kidneys under a vet's care.

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Arden Grange sells this hydrolysed chicken tin in its VetCare range for dogs whose kidneys are under a vet's care. We do not put a score on it. Fat is declared at 9% against protein at 5%, which becomes 42.9% and 23.8% of dry matter.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Adult dogs whose vet has recommended a renal diet
A single animal on the label: hydrolysed chicken at 63%
Owners who want the vitamin and trace mineral doses printed individually
Calcium declared, at 0.81% of dry matter

Worth watching

Potassium citrate at 0.1% is marked by the maker as urine alkalising
Which renal diet, and how much, is the vet's call

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

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. The guide suggests 550 to 920 grams a day for a dog of 10 to 20kg; confirm the portion with the vet managing the case.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

What's in it

Hydrolysed chicken63%The only animal ingredient. No fish oil, which is unusual in a wet recipe.
Sweet potato6.5%
Pumpkin4.5%
Sunflower, rapeseed and linseed oilsThese carry the fat that keeps calories up while protein stays modest.
Minerals, including potassium citrate0.1% potassium citrateMarked urine alkalising.
Citrus fibre, celluloseCellulose is a purified fibre powder, there for bulk.
MSM0.4%
Mannan-oligosaccharides0.25%
Sunchoke, lucerne, dandelion, nettle0.1% nettle
Fructo-oligosaccharides, glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.05% each

Vitamins A, D3 and E with biotin, and zinc, copper, iodine, manganese and selenium, each dosed individually.

Named ingredients

Hydrolysed chicken 63%, sweet potato 6.5%, pumpkin 4.5%, sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, linseed oil, minerals (including potassium citrate 0.1%*), citrus fibre, cellulose, methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) 0.4%, mannan-oligosaccharides (prebiotic MOS) 0.25%, sunchoke, lucerne, dandelion, nettle 0.1%, fructo-oligosaccharides (prebiotic FOS) 0.05%, glucosamine 0.05%, chondroitin sulphate 0.05%. *Urine alkalizing. Protein source: hydrolysed chicken.

Against the range

One renal wet food built on hydrolysed chicken, with no other animal on the label and no fish oil. Three plant oils carry the energy, so fat runs well ahead of protein, which is the intended shape of a diet that keeps protein modest.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

113 kcal/100g

Protein

Fat

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

1.8%

Moisture

79%

Dry weight

Protein

23.8%

Fat

42.9%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

8.6%

Carbs

22.3%

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

63%

Added water

15.1%

Carbs

6.5%

Veg

4.7%

Oils

7.9%

Other

2.8%