Terra Canis

Terra Canis First Aid Wet Food: Gastrointestinal low-fat diet, chicken review

Name: Terra Canis First Aid Wet Food: Gastrointestinal low-fat diet, chicken
Brand: Terra Canis

75.1/100Excellent

WetPuppyAdult

Flavour

Two Excellent-band tins the maker positions as a gastrointestinal low-fat diet, one on chicken and one on veal. The list reads like a careful home-cooked bowl: heart, a second organ, mild vegetables and a spoonful of cottage cheese. Only the chicken tin is truly light on fat.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs getting over an upset stomach, the job these tins were built for
Reading the whole list, as nearly every entry carries a percentage
Dogs that struggle with rich food, on the chicken tin
Small dogs and giants on the same tin
A herbal finish you can recognise, each herb named and dosed

Worth watching

Cottage cheese in both, so no exclusion trial for a dog avoiding dairy
The veal converts to 30.2% fat in dry matter against the chicken's 19.0%
A diagnosed gut condition stays on the vet's plan; this tin is the dinner underneath it

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

How this scores

How we score

75.1/100Excellent

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for every life stage and size. Neither label declares calories, so treat our energy figures as estimates and weigh the first few days' portions.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Gastrointestinal low-fat diet 77.4
Gastrointestinal low-fat diet 75.1

All two Excellent. Typical wet food: Excellent.

A strong showing for both, the veal a whisker ahead, on named single-animal meat and modest carbohydrate.

What's in it

Chicken heart38%A lean working muscle, not an offcut.
Chicken stomach19%A traditional cut most dogs handle easily.
Carrot, potato, fennel, celery14% down to 4%Calm, mild vegetables, not bulking agents.
Cottage cheese3%Easily digested protein, and dairy in the tin.
Coconut flour, oyster shell, mineral clay1%, 0.5%Oyster shell adds calcium.
Chamomile, lemon balm, calendula0.5%, 0.3%, 0.3%Small, deliberate amounts, each dosed.
Andean salt, black cumin oil0.2% each
Seaweed, minerals

Vitamins A, D3 and E with copper, iodine and zinc, every figure printed; vitamin E earns its place with this much organ meat in the tin.

Named ingredients

Chicken Heart (38%), Chicken Stomach (19%), Carrot (14%), Potato (9%), Fennel (8%), Celery (4%), Cottage Cheese (3%), Coconut Flour (1%), Oyster Shell, Mineral Clay (0.5%), Chamomile (0.5%), Lemon Balm (0.3%), Calendula (0.3%), Andean Salt (0.2%), Black Cumin Oil (0.2%), Seaweed, Minerals.

Against the range

Meat: Chicken heart 38%, stomach 19%; Veal heart 50%, lung 10%
Fat, dry matter: 19.0%; 30.2% on the veal
Energy: An estimated 62 kcal per 100g; 90 on the veal

The tin to reach for when lightness is the whole point.

Two tins on one plan. Heart leads with a second organ behind it, each from a single animal, then the same vegetables in the same shares: carrot at 14%, potato at 9%, fennel at 8%, celery at 4%. Cottage cheese at 3% puts dairy in both. A dosed herbal finish of chamomile, lemon balm and calendula closes each list, and the added vitamin panel is identical.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

62.4 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

Fat

3.1%

Fibre

1.1%

Ash

1.8%

Moisture

83.7%

Dry weight

Protein

42.9%

Fat

19%

Fibre

6.7%

Ash

11%

Carbs

20.4%

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

57%

Added water

1.2%

Carbs

10%

Veg

18.3%

Oils

0.2%

Other

13.3%