My Pet Says

My Pet Says Naturals Senior Light: Turkey & Rice review

Name: My Pet Says Naturals Senior Light: Turkey & Rice
Brand: My Pet Says

50.1/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A turkey and rice senior food for medium breeds, light in the proper sense: fat at 8% and energy at 342 kcal per 100g. The joint trio is printed in milligrams on the label. Our scoring leaves it in the Good band, a comment on the cereal rather than on how well it does the senior job.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs slower on the walk but still first to the cupboard
Joint support inside the daily bowl, with glucosamine and methylsulfonylmethane at 178 mg/kg each
Dogs that have always done well on rice and oats
A slightly delicate older stomach. Beet pulp, FOS and chicory extract all work on the gut

Worth watching

Carbohydrate at an estimated 58.8% of dry matter, with turkey at 26%
Protein at 20%, gentle, but worth a thought for a dog losing muscle

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

How this scores

How we score

50.1/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult and senior dogs of medium breeds. An older dog that has stopped moving much may sit at the low end of the feeding range, so weigh the first few bowls.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Turkey 50.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The cereal load and a moderate meat share hold the score down, though the senior job printed on the bag is done properly.

What's in it

Turkey: dried, freshly prepared, fat, gravy26%17% dried leads the split, the right way round for a light food: gram for gram it carries more protein.
Brown rice, white rice23% eachGentle and digestible, and the main reason carbohydrate runs high.
Oats18%
Beet pulp, linseed, alfalfaFibre, plus plant omega 3 from the linseed.
Minerals, vitamins, seaweedSeaweed brings iodine and trace minerals.
Omega 3 supplementNo source named.
FOS960 mg/kgA prebiotic for the bacteria further down the gut.
Glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, chondroitin sulphate178, 178 and 125 mg/kgThe reason to look at this food at all. Every one carries a number.
Chicory extract, yucca extract0.05% and 190 mg/kgYucca's job is what the garden smells like afterwards.
Dandelion

Zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium in sulphate and selenite forms, printed to the milligram, plus a small nudge of L-carnitine.

Named ingredients

Turkey 26% (Including Dried Turkey 17%, Freshly Prepared Turkey 5%, Turkey Fat 2% & Turkey Gravy 2%), Brown Rice (23%), White Rice (23%), Oats (18%), Beet Pulp, Linseed, Alfalfa, Minerals, Vitamins, Seaweed, Omega 3 Supplement, FOS (960 mg/kg), Glucosamine (178 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (178 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (125 mg/kg), Chicory Extract (0.05%), Yucca Extract (190 mg/kg), Dandelion. VITAMINS: Vitamin A 14423 IU, Vitamin D3 2000 IU, Vitamin E 149mg. PROVITAMIN: L- Carnitine 24mg. TRACE ELEMENTS: Zinc (Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate) 48mg, Iron (Iron (II) Sulphate Monohydrate) 48mg, Manganese (Manganous Sulphate Monohydrate) 34mg, Copper (Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 14mg, Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 0.96mg, Selenium (Sodium Selenite) 0.29mg.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

342 kcal/100g

Protein

20%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

21.7%

Fat

8.7%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

6.5%

Carbs

58.8%

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

24%

Added water

Carbs

69%

Veg

1.7%

Other

3.3%

Pricing & size