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Specific CKD-HY Heart & Kidney Support hydrolysed 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.

Specific offers this one in its CKD-HY range, the hydrolysed version of its heart and kidney diet. It is built on dried potato and hydrolysed salmon, for dogs needing restricted protein and a short list of sources at the same time.

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Specific CKD-HY is the hydrolysed version of the brand's heart and kidney diet, for dogs that need restricted protein and a short list of sources at once. We do not put a score on it. Pork fat sits second on the list, a clear sign of where the calories are meant to come from.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Adult dogs whose vet has recommended a restricted-protein heart and kidney diet
A food trial running alongside a heart or kidney case: hydrolysed salmon is the main protein
No grain anywhere on the list
Holding weight on a smaller ration, with fat at 15.5% doing the work

Worth watching

A second protein hydrolysate and a vegetable oil, neither with a source named
Salt inside the AuraGuard entry with no amount declared, and no phosphorus figure on the pack
Portions are the practice's call

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

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. The maker's guide runs from 50 grams a day at 2.5kg to 700 grams at 80kg; agree the ration with your vet before ordering.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

What's in it

Dried potatoLeads the list.
Pork fatSecond, so the calories come largely from fat.
Hydrolysed salmon proteinBroken into fragments small enough that a sensitised immune system often misses them.
Fish oil, beet pulp
Protein hydrolysateNo source named.
Potato protein, minerals
Vegetable oilUnnamed as well.
Cellulose powder, fructo-oligo-saccharides
AuraGuard: calcium carbonate, citrus extract, maltodextrin, sodium chlorideSalt is here, with no amount given.

Protein is pitched at 16.0%, the defining feature of the diet. No ash or phosphorus figure is printed.

Named ingredients

Dried potato, pork fat, hydrolysed salmon protein, fish oil, beet pulp, protein hydrolysate, potato protein, minerals, vegetable oil, cellulose powder, 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

384.3 kcal/100g

Protein

16%

Fat

15.5%

Fibre

2.2%

Moisture

8.5%

Dry weight

Protein

17.5%

Fat

16.9%

Fibre

2.4%

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

18.7%

Carbs

55.5%

Oils

21.2%

Other

4.6%

Pricing & size