Dr Veneta

Dr Veneta Freeze-Dried Stay Mobile review

Name: Dr Veneta Freeze-Dried Stay Mobile
Brand: Dr Veneta

88.1/100Outstanding

Freeze-driedPuppyAdult

The chicken recipe in this freeze-dried family, written for stiff and hard-working dogs, and in our Outstanding band. Joint support runs through the second half of the label, from glucosamine and chondroitin to boswellia and turmeric. Protein is declared at 58.1% with moisture down at 1.7%, so this is a very concentrated food.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Active dogs and stiffening seniors
Protein doing the heavy lifting, at 58.1% as declared
Large-breed puppies: calcium works out at 0.91% of dry matter
Meat kept to one bird, chicken and chicken heart
Travel. A dry, shelf-stable food packs far more easily than frozen

Worth watching

Marine collagen in the tail of the list, so there is a sea animal in the recipe too
Chicken is fed so widely that more dogs react to it than to anything else
A full portion looks small at 464 kcal per 100g; warm water brings back smell and volume

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

How this scores

How we score

88.1/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. There is no vitamin and mineral premix on the label, so ask the maker how the numbers are covered if this will be your dog's only food.

Food type

Freeze-dried

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Dr Veneta Freeze-Dried Stay Mobile 88.1

All one Outstanding. Typical dry food: Good.

It walks into one of the toughest crowds on the site and sits comfortably inside the band, every pillar pulling its weight.

What's in it

Chicken75.2%Freeze dried, so it tastes to a dog like the raw meat it began as.
Swede10%
Carrot6%Vitamin A and soluble fibre, easy on the digestion.
Chicken heart5%Rarely spelled out on a label. Muscle that never stops working.
Blueberry1%
Beet pulp, seaweed, fermented yeast, chicory rootGut work: fermentable fibre, MOS, beta glucans and FOS. Seaweed brings iodine.
Marine collagenAn animal ingredient from the sea.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphateThe pairing most often chosen for cartilage.
Yucca, dandelion root, green tea, hawthorn leaf
Boswellia, ginger, turmeric, black pepperThe plant side of the joint theme, pepper as turmeric's old companion.

No additives panel and no vitamin or mineral premix; the nutrition comes from whole ingredients.

Named ingredients

Chicken (75.2%), Swede (10%), Carrot (6%), Chicken Heart (5%), Blueberry (1%), Beet pulp, Seaweed, Fermented Saccharomyces cerevisiae(as a source of prebiotic MOS and beta glucans), Marine Collagen, Chicory root (as a source of prebiotic), Glucosamine, Chondroitin sulphate, Yucca, Dandelion root, Green tea, Hawthorn leaf, Boswellia, Ginger, Turmeric, Black Pepper.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

464 kcal/100g

Protein

58.1%

Fat

24.17%

Fibre

1.4%

Ash

8.4%

Moisture

1.7%

Dry weight

Protein

59.1%

Fat

24.6%

Fibre

1.4%

Ash

8.5%

Carbs

6.4%

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

80.2%

Carbs

1.4%

Veg

16.7%

Other

1.7%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £29.90 (RRP)
Pack: 125g, 500g (also sold inside the 625 g Discover Set and the 2.5 kg Wellness Set)
A 15kg dog eats: 115 to 195 g a day, 155 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £4.63

Between 115 and 195 grams a day for a 15kg adult on the maker's chart, small because the food is so concentrated.

Budget end of the market for a freeze-dried food, and strong value for what is in the recipe.

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