Chudleys

Chudleys Senior review

Name: Chudleys Senior
Brand: Chudleys

50.5/100Good

DryAdultSenior

The familiar Chudleys cereal and poultry ration, retuned for the older dog, and it sits in our Good band. Fat comes down to 8%, and a longer line of herbs than usual is folded in, from milk thistle to green lipped mussel. A settled older dog can do perfectly well on it.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Seniors ticking along nicely, with fat eased to 8%
Mixed households: one bag feeds adults and seniors alike
Owners who like traditional herbs. Milk thistle, dandelion and nettle are all in
A creakier dog, with green lipped mussel and devil's claw root among the later entries

Worth watching

Hydrolysed chicken plus poultry of no named species, so no use on a chicken avoidance plan
Wheat and wheatfeed high on the list
No doses printed for the herbs or the joint extras

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

How this scores

How we score

50.5/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyAverage

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. An older dog holding weight well is best fed toward the leaner end of the guide.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Chudleys Senior 50.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A heavily cereal-led build and a label that leaves a fair amount unsaid keep it where it is, without making it a poor bowl for an easy senior.

What's in it

Whole grain wheatLeads a cereal-heavy list.
Poultry mealNo species named.
Whole grain maize, whole grain oats
Hydrolysed chickenPoultry totals a minimum of 26% across this and the meal.
Rice, wheatfeedWheatfeed is a milling by-product.
Unmolassed beet pulpKindly fibre.
Chicken fat, yeastThe yeast supplies mannan oligosaccharides, a prebiotic.
Full fat linseed, prairie meal, salmon oilOmega 3 in plant and marine form.
Milk thistle, seaweed, green lipped mussel, dandelion, nettle, devil's claw, burdockThe senior dressing, with no doses printed.
Blackcurrant, celery seed, rosemary, pomegranate, rosehips, yucca, beetroot

No moisture figure on the label, so our dry matter figures assume the usual 8% for kibble.

Named ingredients

Whole grain wheat, Poultry meal, Whole grain maize, Whole grain oats, Hydrolysed chicken (min 26% poultry), Rice, Unmolassed beet pulp, Wheatfeed, Chicken fat, Yeast (source of mannan oligosaccharides), Full fat linseed, Prairie meal, Salmon oil, Milk thistle, Seaweed, Green lipped mussel, Blackcurrant, Dandelion leaves, Celery seed, Nettle leaves, Devil's claw root, Burdock root, Rosemary, Pomegranate, Rosehips, Yucca schidigera, Beetroot

Against the range

One cereal and poultry kibble re-tuned for older dogs. Whole grain wheat leads, with poultry meal and hydrolysed chicken making up a declared minimum of 26% poultry. Fat is eased back to 8%, and a long run of undosed herbs closes the list.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

361 kcal/100g

Protein

21%

Fat

Fibre

3.75%

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

22.8%

Fat

8.7%

Fibre

4.1%

Ash

5.4%

Carbs

59%

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

29.8%

Carbs

67.7%

Veg

0.1%

Oils

0.9%

Other

1.5%

Pricing & size