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Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Neutered Adult Small Dog 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.

In Royal Canin's Veterinary Diet range this is Neutered Adult Small Dog. The kibble is a lean one that keeps protein up and fat down. It is aimed at small dogs whose energy needs have changed after neutering.

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Neutered Adult Small Dog is a veterinary diet, so there is no score from us here. It is a lean kibble that keeps protein up and fat down, aimed at small dogs whose energy needs changed after neutering. Fibre comes from several sources, including psyllium and chicory pulp.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small dogs on a vet's plan after neutering
A dog that needs filling on fewer calories, with energy at 330 kcal per 100g
Psyllium at 0.5% and chicory pulp for the gut, plus fructo-oligo-saccharides declared separately
Owners who want the trace minerals printed with a figure each

Worth watching

Wheat flour and wheat gluten on the list, and poultry protein with no species named
A feeding table that stops at 10kg, so a heavier dog takes its amount from the vet

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

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adult and senior dogs, fed on a vet's advice. The table runs from 48 grams a day at 2kg to 162 grams at 10kg.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Pork

What's in it

Barley, maizeThe first two ingredients.
Dehydrated pork proteinNamed to the species.
Dehydrated poultry proteinPoultry, no species given.
Wheat flour, wheat gluten
Vegetable fibresHead of the fibre load.
Hydrolysed animal proteins, animal fatsPalatability and energy. Neither names an animal.
Minerals, chicory pulpChicory adds inulin for the gut bacteria to ferment.
Fish oil, soya oil
Psyllium husks and seeds0.5%The soluble fibre.
Fructo-oligo-saccharides, marigold meal0.49% FOS

Vitamin A at 29500 IU, copper at 11 mg, zinc at 132 mg and selenium at 0.08 mg per kilo, with clinoptilolite at 5 g as a technological additive.

The feeding guide stops at 10kg. A heavier dog's daily amount comes from the vet.

Named ingredients

Barley, maize, dehydrated pork protein, dehydrated poultry protein, wheat flour, vegetable fibres, wheat gluten*, hydrolysed animal proteins, animal fats, minerals, chicory pulp, fish oil, soya oil, psyllium husks and seeds (0.5%), fructo-oligo-saccharides (0.49%), marigold meal.

Against the range

One recipe. Barley and maize lead, with dehydrated pork protein and dehydrated poultry protein behind them, then wheat flour and wheat gluten. Fat is pulled back to 12.2% of dry matter while protein holds at 33.1% and fibre rises to 7.3%, the standard build for filling a dog on fewer calories.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

330.2 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

11%

Fibre

6.6%

Ash

7.3%

Moisture

9.5%

Dry weight

Protein

33.1%

Fat

12.2%

Fibre

7.3%

Ash

8.1%

Carbs

39.3%

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

26.7%

Carbs

68.2%

Veg

2.8%

Oils

0.8%

Other

1.4%

Pricing & size