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Specific CGW Senior all breeds review

Name: Specific CGW Senior all breeds
Brand: Specific

56/100Good

WetAdultSenior

A senior wet food where the analysis tells you the purpose before the ingredients do. Protein sits at 4.8% and fat at 4.6% as fed, with moisture at 81.0%, so it is one of the lighter recipes on the shelf. Pork leads, an uncommon meat, and the tail names taurine, L-carnitine and a prebiotic yeast for the older dog.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs with a faded appetite. A very moist meal is easier to eat and easier to smell
Dogs new to pork, a real change for one raised on chicken and beef
Owners who would rather see taurine and L-carnitine in the recipe than buy them separately
Seniors that drink too little, with four fifths of each serving water
Gut support written into the food

Worth watching

Protein is low at 4.8% as fed, by design. Raise it with your vet if your dog starts losing muscle
Fish, egg and pork all appear, so it cannot anchor an elimination diet
Large portions: the label asks 1170 grams a day for a 20 kg dog

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

How this scores

How we score

56/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyAverage

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. Check the daily amount on the chart, which climbs quickly with weight: 895 grams for a 14 kg dog.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Pork

The score, in context

Specific CGW Senior all breeds 56.0

All one Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Two trade-offs a senior recipe accepts on purpose hold it a rung down: low protein and a large share of maize.

What's in it

PorkRare in mainstream dog food, palatable and well digested. A genuinely new meat for many dogs.
MaizeDoes the carbohydrate work. A serviceable grain, but a grain, and it sits high.
Fish, fish oilA second animal source, with no species named.
Egg powderClose to a perfect protein for a dog.
Cellulose powder, psyllium huskInsoluble and soluble fibre, one of each.
Vitamins and trace elements, mineralsChelated trace elements, listed inline with no doses.
Dextrose, xylose
Sunflower oil
Taurine, L-carnitineTaurine for the heart; L-carnitine turns fat into energy while lean muscle is held. Neither is dosed.
YeastA prebiotic source of mannan-oligosaccharides and beta-glucans.

No ash declared, so the analysis stays as fed.

Named ingredients

Pork, maize, fish, fish oil, egg powder, cellulose powder, vitamins and trace elements (including chelated trace elements), dextrose, minerals, sunflower oil, psyllium husk, xylose, taurine, yeast (source of mannan-oligosaccharides and ß-1.3/1.6-glucans), L-carnitine.

Against the range

One light senior wet food led by pork, with maize second and fish and egg powder behind. There is no separate additives panel: the vitamins and chelated trace elements sit inline, and taurine, L-carnitine and a prebiotic yeast are named without doses.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

81.3 kcal/100g

Protein

4.8%

Fat

4.6%

Fibre

1.2%

Moisture

81%

Dry weight

Protein

25.3%

Fat

24.2%

Fibre

6.3%

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

54.5%

Added water

16%

Carbs

22%

Oils

4.1%

Other

3.4%

Pricing & size