Clinivet

Clinivet Adult Small review

Name: Clinivet Adult Small
Brand: Clinivet

49.4/100Average

DryAdult

A small-breed kibble that puts meat first, poultry meal at 32%, and adds a joint and prebiotic package unusual at this level. The cereal base is plain and the bird is never named. It lands in our Average band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breed adults on a quick metabolism
An animal ingredient at the top of the label
Little dogs starting to stiffen: glucosamine, MSM and chondroitin are all listed
A gassy companion, with yucca extract on the list

Worth watching

Poultry from meal to fat keeps the family name, so it cannot settle a suspected chicken intolerance
Fish meal and salmon oil, for a dog kept off fish

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

How this scores

How we score

49.4/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adult dogs. The label asks 100 to 200 grams for dogs between 5kg and 9kg, well under our 15kg comparison.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

The score, in context

Clinivet Adult Small 49.4

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

More declared meat than many foods at this level, held back by unnamed poultry and a plain cereal base.

What's in it

Poultry mealmin. 32%Already dried, so the figure carries through. Chicken, turkey or duck could each turn up.
Brown ricemin. 17%
Maize, oats
Poultry fatmin. 7%Family name only.
Sugar beet pulp, brewers yeastSoluble fibre, and B vitamins with a flavour most dogs approve of.
Poultry digest
Minerals, vitamins
Fish meal, egg powder, linseeds, salmon oilFish twice over.
DL-methionine, MOS, FOSMethionine for coat and urinary health; the other two for the gut.
Glucosamine, MSM, yucca extract, chondroitin sulphate0.02% each

Zinc, iron and copper partly as chelates with the totals printed: 148mg of zinc, 92mg of iron and 15mg of copper per kilo, plus selenium yeast.

Named ingredients

Poultry Meal (min. 32%), Brown Rice (min. 17%), Maize, Oats, Poultry Fat (min. 7%), Sugar Beet Pulp, Brewers Yeast, Poultry Digest, Minerals, Vitamins, Fish Meal, Egg Powder, Linseeds, Salmon Oil, DL-Methionine, Mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS), Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), Glucosamine (min. 0.02%), Methylsulfonylmethane (min. 0.02%), Yucca Extract, Chondroitin sulphate (0.02%).

Against the range

One small-breed kibble opening on poultry meal at a declared minimum of 32%, ahead of brown rice at 17%, maize and oats. Every poultry entry keeps the family name. Fish meal, egg powder and salmon oil follow, with a small joint and prebiotic package dosed at 0.02% each.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

353.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

44.5%

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

36.4%

Carbs

52.1%

Oils

7.1%

Other

4.4%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.29 (RRP)
Pack: 4kg, 12kg, trade pack: **Breeder Adult Small 14kg** https://clinivet.com/products/breeder-adult-small)
A 15kg dog eats: 200 to 300 g a day, 250 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.82

Most small dogs weigh far less than our 15kg comparison and eat correspondingly less.

You pay a little more than the analysis alone would justify.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.