Husse

Husse Senior Ageing Support review

Name: Husse Senior Ageing Support
Brand: Husse

57.7/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A Good kibble for dogs on the far side of middle age, level with the typical adult dry food. The small print is where the thinking shows: glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate both at 500 mg per kilo, taurine at 1000 mg and L-carnitine at 300 mg. Fat is held down to 8.5%, and starch takes up the room.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs that need a hand with their joints
Dogs carrying a few extra pounds. Fat is 8.5% and L-carnitine is dosed
Owners who like the extras spelled out, taurine at 1000 mg per kilo among them
An adult and a senior fed from the same bag, as the label covers both
Generous antioxidants: vitamin E at 500 mg and vitamin C at 425 mg per kilo

Worth watching

Dried salmon, salmon oil and dried eggs, so neither fish nor egg is kept out
Carbohydrate at 57.6% of dry matter against 46.2% typical, so starch carries a lot of the bowl

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

How this scores

How we score

57.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyAverage

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult and senior dogs of every size. The label asks 130 to 320 grams for a dog between 10kg and 20kg; let the waistline settle where in that band yours sits.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Husse Senior Ageing Support 57.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The dosed senior extras lift it; the high starch figure is what keeps nutritional balance at Average.

What's in it

Dried chickenWeight that survives drying, an honest way to declare meat in a kibble.
Rice, brown rice, maizeThe starch. Brown rice keeps its bran and a little more fibre.
Peas
Vegetable fibres4%Most of the fibre work.
Linseed3%Plant omega 3.
Hydrolysed animal protein, animal fatNo species given.
Dried salmon, salmon oil1% oilMarine omega 3 a dog uses directly, and fish in the recipe.
Minerals, brewer's yeast, dried eggsYeast at 1% brings B vitamins.
Inulin, marine algae0.3% inulinA prebiotic for the gut bacteria; algae adds iodine.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate500 mg/kg eachThe joint pair, dosed where you can read it.

Taurine at 1000 mg, L-carnitine at 300 mg, vitamin E at 500 mg and vitamin C at 425 mg per kilo, with beta-carotene and the usual trace minerals.

Named ingredients

Dried chicken, rice, brown rice, maize, peas, vegetable fibres (4%), linseed (3%), hydrolysed animal protein, animal fat, minerals, dried salmon, salmon oil (1%), brewer's yeast (1%), dried eggs, inulin (0.3%, source of fructo-oligosaccharides), marine algae, glucosamine (500 mg/kg), chondroitin sulphate (500 mg/kg).

Against the range

One chicken and rice kibble for older dogs. Dried chicken leads, rice, brown rice and maize do the starch work, and the senior extras are printed at real doses on the label.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

334.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

22%

Fat

8.5%

Fibre

3.2%

Ash

5.3%

Dry weight

Protein

23.9%

Fat

9.2%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

5.8%

Carbs

57.6%

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

38.2%

Carbs

49.9%

Veg

4.3%

Oils

2.2%

Other

5.3%

Pricing & size