PitPat

PitPat Senior Dry review

Name: PitPat Senior Dry
Brand: PitPat

37.3/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A plain senior recipe in our Average band, mostly because whole grain corn leads a poultry food that never names its bird. Protein is gentle at 20.0% and carbohydrate does most of the carrying. For a settled older dog with a steady digestion, it is a simple, undemanding bowl.

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Our view

Likely to suit

An older dog that does better on a short list. This one runs to nine entries
A settled senior, holding condition, that suits a gentler protein level
Stiffening joints: the list ends on dried green-lipped mussel
Delicate digestions, with beet fibre and ground chicory root as the gut support
Homes with an older dog and an adult, since the bag is labelled for both

Worth watching

Corn first on the list and carbohydrate at an estimated 60.4% of dry matter, against 46.2% typical
Gentle protein for a senior already losing muscle. Watch the topline
No species named for the poultry, an open question for a chicken-sensitive dog
Green-lipped mussel is shellfish

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

How this scores

How we score

37.3/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. Older dogs vary widely, so let condition decide the portion and treat the feeding table as a starting point.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

PitPat Senior Dry 37.3

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

A short, clean list held back by its order: grain ahead of meat and a bird that is never named.

What's in it

Whole grain cornDigestible when milled and cooked, but it is not meat, and leading the list it sets the balance
Poultry protein (dried)19.0%The concentrated form, so it carries further than a fresh meat figure. No bird named
Rice
Beet fibreSteadies the gut
Poultry protein (hydrolysed), poultry fatPalatability and energy
Minerals
Chicory root (ground)Source of inulin, the prebiotic
New Zealand green-lipped mussel meat (dried)The shellfish usually chosen for older joints

A full panel, with taurine at 1000 mg/kg, L-carnitine at 300 mg/kg and zinc and copper as glycine chelates.

Named ingredients

Whole grain corn, poultry protein (dried) 19.0%, rice, beet fibre, poultry protein (hydrolysed), poultry fat, minerals, chicory root (ground) (natural source of inulin), New Zealand green-lipped mussel meat (Perna canaliculus) (dried).

Against the range

One senior kibble with nine ingredients. Whole grain corn comes first, dried poultry protein second at 19.0%, rice third, and every poultry entry stops at poultry without naming the bird. The list closes on beet fibre, ground chicory root and dried New Zealand green-lipped mussel, with a full dosed panel behind it. No moisture is declared, so dry matter works from the 8% typical of a kibble.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

344.2 kcal/100g

Protein

20%

Fat

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

5.8%

Dry weight

Protein

21.7%

Fat

8.7%

Fibre

2.9%

Ash

6.3%

Carbs

60.4%

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

56.2%

Veg

1.5%

Oils

Other

9.2%

Pricing & size