Pero

Pero Fussy Eater review

Name: Pero Fussy Eater
Brand: Pero

33.7/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A kibble built for one job, getting a reluctant dog to eat, and it prints its method plainly: syrup third on the list, with poultry fat and meat meals for the smell. It lands in our Average band on a thin ingredient list. For a household tipping full bowls into the bin, it may still be the food that works.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A genuinely picky dog, where the first job is an empty bowl
Older dogs whose appetite has faded
Dogs kept on a lighter fat level, at 8% declared
Owners who would rather the food did the persuading than add a topper to every meal
Yucca extract on the list, for the state of the garden

Worth watching

Wheat first on the list, and gluten in the pasta and barley too
Syrup high up, which is sugar doing the palatability work
No animal named behind meat and bone meal, so no elimination trial
Gentle protein and fat. A working dog needs a fuller bowl to hold condition

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

How this scores

How we score

33.7/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. If your dog has ever reacted to a wheat-based food, check that before ordering.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Pero Fussy Eater 33.7

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

None of what holds the score down stops the food doing what it was built for, so judge it on whether the bowl gets cleared.

What's in it

WheatCheap and binds well; also the grain behind more intolerances than any other.
Meat and bone mealNo species named. Meal goes in dry, so it carries more protein than fresh meat.
SyrupThe fussy-eater mechanism, printed in plain sight.
Pasta6%Contains gluten.
BarleyFibre and a spread of micronutrients.
Poultry fat, poultry meat mealFamily name only. Paired with the syrup, this is the smell a picky dog answers to.
Minerals
Yucca extractThere for what comes out of the dog.

Zinc, iron, manganese and copper as sulphates, each with a printed dose, plus vitamins A, D3 and E and selenium as sodium selenite.

Named ingredients

Wheat, Meat and Bone Meal, Syrup, Pasta 6%, Barley, Poultry Fat, Poultry Meat Meal, Minerals, Yucca Extract

Against the range

One wheat-based kibble for adults and seniors, with only nine entries on the list. Meat and bone meal is the animal backbone, poultry meat meal and poultry fat sit behind it, and syrup is third. Pasta at 6% and barley fill out the biscuit.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

323.5 kcal/100g

Protein

19%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

20.7%

Fat

8.7%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

58.6%

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

30%

Carbs

55.9%

Oils

3.5%

Other

10.7%

Pricing & size