Natural Greatness

Natural Greatness Veterinary Dry: Obesity & Diabetic review

We don't put a score on this food. It is a veterinary diet, formulated for a diagnosed condition and meant to be fed on a vet's advice. Your vet has seen your dog and we have not, so a number from us could only pull you towards their advice or away from it, and neither of those is ours to do. What follows is what the label declares, what the analysis works out at, and where to buy it, with no judgement attached to any of it.

Natural Greatness puts these six kibbles in its Veterinary line, one recipe per condition, each built on named meats with printed percentages and sold for dogs whose feeding a vet is directing.

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Flavour

Natural Greatness sells six kibbles in its Veterinary line, one recipe per condition, for dogs whose feeding a vet is directing. We do not put a score on them. Every animal entry is named, with printed percentages, which makes each label easy to check against a dog's history.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Adult dogs on a vet's recommendation for one of the six conditions
Owners who need every animal named, since the label style spells out each one
A recipe matched to the diagnosis: gut, liver and heart, joints, weight, kidneys or struvite
Joint support printed on four labels, with glucosamine and chondroitin dosed by the kilo

Worth watching

No fish-free option: a fish oil is in all six
Hydrolysed proteins still come from the animal named, which matters when the point is exclusion
Glucosamine is usually drawn from shellfish, so mention any shellfish reaction to the vet

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

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs, mostly of every size. Check with the vet managing the case which of the six they want and at what portion, as four feeding tables assume a lightly exercised dog.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Main protein

Turkey

What's in it

Dehydrated turkey meat22.5%
Peas, pea protein, apple pulp
Fresh turkey meat10%
Tapioca, flaxseed, vegetable fibres, brewer's yeastVegetable fibres add bulk.
Hydrolysed turkey liver2.3%
Lentils, quinoa2% each
Salmon oil0.3%Right down the list, but still fish.
Fruit and vegetable mixes, sodium chloride0.3% each
MSM, inulin, yeast cell wall, glucosamine, yucca, chondroitin, herbsGlucosamine at 900 mg/kg, chondroitin at 200 mg/kg.
L-carnitine300 mg/kg

Named ingredients

Dehydrated Turkey Meat 22.5%, Peas, Pea Protein, Apple Pulp, Fresh Turkey Meat 10%, Tapioca, Flaxseed, Vegetable Fibres, Brewer's Yeast, Hydrolysed Turkey Liver 2.3%, Lentils 2%, Quinoa 2%, Salmon Oil 0.3%, Fruit Mix 0.3% (plum and pear), Vegetable Mix 0.3% (spinach, pumpkin, broccoli and dog rose), Sodium Chloride, MSM 1.000 mg/kg, Inulin (FOS), Hydrolysed Yeast Cell Wall (source of MOS), Glucosamine 900 mg/kg, Yucca Schidigera, Chondroitin Sulphate 200 mg/kg, Fenugreek, Ginger, Turmeric, L-Carnitine 300 mg/kg.

Against the range

Protein, dry matter: 34.8%; Highest of the six.
Fat, dry matter: 8.7%; Lowest; up to 19.6% elsewhere.
Fibre, dry matter: 9.8%; Highest in the line.
Energy: 303 kcal per 100g; Lightest of the six.

What a recipe meant for fat loss is supposed to look like.

The six share one build: a dehydrated meat opens most of them with a fresh meat of the same species behind, and the starch is some mix of potato, tapioca, peas, lentils and quinoa. Every one declares inulin for FOS, yeast cell wall for MOS, glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate.

Hydrolysed fractions run through the line, from chicken, salmon or turkey liver depending on the recipe. A fish oil is in all six and chicken oil in four. None declares moisture, so the dry matter figures rest on an assumed 8%, and none prints a vitamin or trace mineral panel.

Price and where to buy

All six are listed in the same two bag sizes, 2kg and 6kg.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

303 kcal/100g

Protein

32%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

34.8%

Fat

8.7%

Fibre

9.8%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

38%

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

34.8%

Carbs

51.5%

Veg

8.6%

Oils

0.3%

Other

4.8%

Pricing & size