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Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Hepatic 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.

Hepatic is Royal Canin's liver diet, part of the Veterinary Diet range. The kibble is built on rice and hydrolysed soya protein with the protein level held down, and it is for dogs whose liver a vet is managing.

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Hepatic is Royal Canin's liver diet from its Veterinary Diet range, fed on a vet's advice to dogs whose liver is being managed. The kibble is built on rice and hydrolysed soya protein, with protein held deliberately low. We give no score, only what the label declares.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs on a liver diet prescribed by their vet
A low protein plan: 17.4% of dry matter, the intended shape of a liver diet
Copper kept out, with none in the added mineral panel
Omega 3 from fish oil and algal oil, with taurine printed at 1.9 g per kilo

Worth watching

Fed on prescription only, never as an everyday kibble
Soya and unnamed animal proteins, both hydrolysed, so check with your vet if either is a known problem

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

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult and senior dogs. How much to feed is the vet's decision, so confirm the daily amount with them before ordering.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Fish

What's in it

RiceFirst on the list and the main energy source.
Hydrolysed soya protein isolateThe main protein, a plant one, broken down into small fragments.
Maize
Animal fats, beet pulpThe fats name no animal.
Hydrolysed animal proteinsThe other protein source. With the soya, 13.6% of the recipe.
Minerals, soya oil, vegetable fibres
Fish oil, algal oil (Schizochytrium)The omega 3 side, the algae a source of DHA.
Fructo-oligo-saccharides, marigold mealThe prebiotic sits here.

Iron at 123 mg, zinc at 155 mg, manganese at 57 mg, iodine at 6 mg and selenium at 0.4 mg per kilo; copper is left out on purpose, with taurine at 1.9 g.

No copper in the added panel. That is deliberate formulation for a liver diet.

Named ingredients

Rice, hydrolysed soya protein isolate*, maize, animal fats, beet pulp, hydrolysed animal proteins*, minerals, soya oil, vegetable fibres, fish oil, fructo-oligo-saccharides, algal oil Schizochytrium sp. (source of DHA), marigold meal. *Protein sources: 13.6%. Highly digestible ingredients: 78.3%.

Against the range

A rice-based kibble with hydrolysed soya protein isolate as the main protein, protein held down to 17.4% of dry matter, and no copper in the added mineral panel.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

388.1 kcal/100g

Protein

16%

Fat

16%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

4.7%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

17.4%

Fat

17.4%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

5.1%

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

4.4%

Carbs

60.6%

Veg

0.7%

Oils

6.7%

Other

27.6%

Pricing & size