Fish4Dogs

Fish4Dogs Working Dog Senior: Salmon review

Name: Fish4Dogs Working Dog Senior: Salmon
Brand: Fish4Dogs

62.2/100Good

DryAdultSenior

The brand's hardest-working recipe, eased off for older dogs. Salmon stands alone on the animal side, sweet potato forms the base, and fat comes down to 10.0% for a body that no longer burns what it once did. It lands in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Active seniors, the awkward middle group neither a senior food nor a working food usually fits
Dogs kept to one fish. Salmon is the only animal entry top to bottom
Unreliable older digestions, with prebiotic FOS at 0.4% beside beet pulp
A house with an ageing dog and a working adult, as the label covers both

Worth watching

No moisture declared, so every dry matter figure rests on an assumed 8%
Iodine at 1.6 mg as the only trace element with a figure

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

How this scores

How we score

62.2/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. Carbohydrate sits at 48.8% of dry matter, a shade above typical, so watch the waistline of a less active older dog.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Salmon 62.2

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Nothing here is showing off: a named fish with its percentage, a declared dried share and protein that suits an older dog holding on to muscle.

What's in it

Salmon27.5%The fresh form.
Sweet potato26%A slower-releasing starch in place of white potato.
Pea starch
Salmon meal13%The dried share that keeps its protein through cooking.
Beet pulpThe fibre.
Salmon oil5%Marine omega 3.
Brewers yeast, sunflower oilFlavour, and a light fat with its own vitamin E.
MineralsNot itemised beyond iodine.
Prebiotic FOS0.4%Aimed at the gut bacteria, a sensible addition for an older gut.

Vitamins A, D3 and E, taurine and beta glucans at 1 g each, iodine at 1.6 mg, and tocopherol extracts to preserve it.

Beyond iodine, the trace elements are listed only as minerals, the one place this label could say more.

Named ingredients

Salmon (27.5%), Sweet Potato (26%), Pea Starch, Salmon Meal (13%), Beet Pulp, Salmon Oil (5%), Brewers Yeast, Sunflower Oil, Minerals, Prebiotic-FOS (0.4%)

Against the range

Salmon is the only animal on the label, fresh at 27.5% and as meal at 13%, with salmon oil at 5%. Sweet potato at 26% and pea starch replace cereal entirely. Fat is set at 10.0%, and moisture is not declared.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

351 kcal/100g

Protein

26%

Fat

10%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

7.5%

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

10.9%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

48.8%

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

40.5%

Carbs

48.2%

Oils

6.8%

Other

4.4%

Pricing & size