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Virbac Veterinary HPM Adult Neutered Dog Small & Toy review

Name: Virbac Veterinary HPM Adult Neutered Dog Small & Toy
Brand: Virbac

66.6/100Good

DryAdult

Built to keep a neutered little dog trim, and it does that job well. A broad blend of fibres makes a reduced ration eat like a proper meal, while protein reaches 37.4% of dry matter. Pork and poultry declared together, never by species, hold it in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Neutered small and toy dogs who would happily eat their old ration for ever
A filling bowl for a little dog, with crude fibre at 10.5%
A protein-led plate: 34% protein, fat kept to 13.5%
A change from beef and chicken, since pork heads the list

Worth watching

Poultry shares every protein entry with pork and no species is named, which a strict elimination plan cannot work with
Rice, so it sits outside the grain-free aisle
Lignocellulose, a refined fibre powder there for bulk

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

How this scores

How we score

66.6/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for neutered adult small and toy dogs. Feed from the label's own table, 105 grams a day at 5kg and 165 grams at 10kg.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small

Main protein

Pork

The score, in context

Virbac Veterinary HPM Adult Neutered Dog Small & Toy 66.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

High protein and light starch count in its favour; the shared species names and the purified fibre keep it from climbing further.

What's in it

Dehydrated pork and poultry proteinsDried before weighing. Poultry could be chicken, turkey, duck or goose; the label does not say.
RiceThe only cereal, and the starch it leaves is modest.
LignocelluloseRefined fibre powder for bulk.
Hydrolysed pork and poultry proteinsMakes the kibble palatable. Same open species naming.
Peas, poultry fatsThe fat carries the same family label.
Pea fibre, psyllium husk, dried sugar beet pulpBeet pulp is what is left once the sugar is extracted, so no sweetener here.
LinseedPlant omega 3.
Minerals, fructo-oligosaccharides
Inactivated brewer's yeast, inactivated Lactobacillus helveticus
Seaweed mealIodine and other trace minerals.

A full vitamin and trace mineral set dosed per kilo, with taurine at 1500 mg/kg, generous for a food making no heart claim.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated pork and poultry proteins; Rice; Lignocellulose; Hydrolysed pork and poultry proteins; Peas; Poultry Fats; Pea fiber; Linseed; Minerals; Dried (sugar) beet pulp; Fructo-oligosaccharides; Psyllium fibre (Plantago (L.) spp.); Inactivated brewer's yeast; Seaweed meal (Ascophyllum nodosum); Inactivated Lactobacillus helveticus.

Against the range

One recipe. Dehydrated pork and poultry proteins lead, rice is the only cereal, and a blend of fibres takes crude fibre to 10.5%. Protein reaches 37.4% of dry matter and carbohydrate an estimated 28.1%, against 46.2% typical for adult dry food.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

315 kcal/100g

Protein

34%

Fat

13.5%

Fibre

10.5%

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

37.4%

Fat

14.8%

Fibre

11.5%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

28.1%

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.

Oils

100%

Pricing & size