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Specific CGD-S Senior small breed review

Name: Specific CGD-S Senior small breed
Brand: Specific

32.4/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A cereal-and-fish recipe in a small kibble for older little dogs, in our Average band. Wheat leads with maize protein behind it, and fish meal is the one named meat. The care shows in the supporting cast: added amino acids, taurine, L-carnitine and fish oil.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Little dogs in later life, the table starting at a 1kg dog
A modest appetite. The smallest bag is 1 kg
Older small dogs whose calories need keeping in check, fat at 9.0% as fed
Heart and lean muscle support named on the label

Worth watching

Wheat as the leading ingredient
An animal protein hydrolysate with no species, plus pork fat
Maize protein second, protein at 20.1% as fed

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

How this scores

How we score

32.4/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adults and seniors. If grain has ever troubled your dog, check the first two ingredients, wheat and maize protein, before switching.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Specific CGD-S Senior small breed 32.4

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Cereal in the first two slots and one named meat keep it below most dry foods, though the bowl itself will suit a contented old small dog.

What's in it

WheatStructure and most of the bulk.
Maize proteinLifts the protein figure with no meat behind it.
Beet pulpGentle fermentable fibre for a less predictable older gut.
Fish mealThe one named animal protein, concentrated and plainly named.
Pork fatThe added animal fat.
Fish oilOmega 3 for stiff joints and dull coats.
Animal protein hydrolysateNo species given.
Minerals, vitamins and trace elements (including chelated), egg powder
Methionine, lysine, threonine, tryptophanBalancing a protein profile that is largely plant derived.
Yeast, taurine, L-carnitine, rosemary extractTaurine for the heart, L-carnitine for lean muscle.

Additives are listed inline with the ingredients, with chelated trace elements and natural antioxidants, and no separate panel is published.

No ash figure is declared, so the dry-matter panel is partial.

Named ingredients

Wheat, maize protein, beet pulp, fish meal, pork fat, fish oil, animal protein hydrolysate, minerals, vitamins and trace elements, (including chelated trace elements), egg powder, methionine, yeast (source of mannan-oligosaccharides), lysine, taurine, threonine, tryptophan, L-carnitine, rosemary extract. With natural antioxidants (tocopherols and vitamin C).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

358.7 kcal/100g

Protein

20.1%

Fat

Fibre

2.5%

Moisture

8.5%

Dry weight

Protein

22%

Fat

9.8%

Fibre

2.7%

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

13.7%

Carbs

78.3%

Oils

5.6%

Other

2.4%

Pricing & size