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Specific CKD Heart & Kidney Support 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.

Under its CKD banner Specific has a Heart and Kidney Support diet. This is the restricted protein kibble, and the maker directs it at dogs whose vet is managing heart or kidney disease.

DryAdult

Specific's restricted protein kibble from its CKD line, aimed at dogs whose vet is managing heart or kidney disease. Protein is declared at 13.9%, well below an everyday adult kibble, with fat and energy doing the work of holding condition. We do not score veterinary diets, so this page sets out the label and leaves the judgement to your vet.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs whose vet is managing heart or kidney disease and has prescribed a lower protein diet
A dog that needs to hold condition on less protein, with fat at 15.3% and energy at 390 kcal per 100g
Owners who want a modest fibre level, 2.4% from beet pulp and cellulose powder

Worth watching

No phosphorus or sodium figure printed. Those numbers have to come from your vet or from Specific
Wheat second on the list, and an animal protein hydrolysate that names no species

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

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size and fed on a vet's advice. The bag gives 195 grams a day at 15kg, but on a cardiac or renal case the vet's figure comes first.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Fish

What's in it

Rice, wheat, maizeThe top three places, so the bulk of the food is cereal.
Fish oil, pork fatMuch of the energy comes from added fat.
Potato protein
Beet pulpFibre, with the cellulose further down.
Animal protein hydrolysateNo species given.
Egg powder, Antarctic krillKrill is the only whole animal ingredient on the list.
MineralsThe single word, with no phosphorus or sodium figure.
Cellulose powder, yeast, fructo-oligo-saccharides
AuraGuard: calcium carbonate, citrus extract, maltodextrin, sodium chlorideThis is where salt reaches the list. No level is printed.

No separate additives panel is published; tocopherols, rosemary extract and vitamin C are listed as antioxidants.

No phosphorus or sodium figure on the label, the two numbers usually watched on a kidney diet.

Named ingredients

Rice, wheat, maize, fish oil, pork fat, potato protein, beet pulp, animal protein hydrolysate, egg powder, Antarctic krill, minerals, cellulose powder, yeast, fructo-oligo-saccharides, AuraGuard (calcium carbonate, citrus extract, maltodextrin, sodium chloride). With natural antioxidants (tocopherols, rosemary extract and vitamin C).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

389.6 kcal/100g

Protein

13.9%

Fat

15.3%

Fibre

2.4%

Moisture

8.5%

Dry weight

Protein

15.2%

Fat

16.7%

Fibre

2.6%

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

3.9%

Carbs

86.8%

Oils

8.7%

Other

0.7%

Pricing & size