Virbac

Virbac Veterinary HPM Adult Small & Toy review

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

68.4/100Good

DryAdult

The energetic member of the HPM family, in our Good band: a small kibble for little dogs that burn through their dinner. Dehydrated pork and poultry lead, rice is the only cereal, and fat at 17% lets a portion a toy breed can finish carry a full day. Carbohydrate comes to 29.6% of dry matter, against 46.2% for the typical adult dry food.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Busy small and toy adults that struggle to eat enough to keep up
Picky eaters. The fat and a hydrolysed protein entry make a kibble worth finishing
Dogs that do better with meat ahead of starch, protein declared at 34%
Owners who like the mineral panel dosed in full, taurine at 1500 mg/kg included
A dog new to pork, still a novelty in most British bowls

Worth watching

The richest fat in the family, so watch the portion on a quieter or neutered little dog
Pork and poultry declared together, which rules it out of a single-meat food trial

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

How this scores

How we score

68.4/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small and toy adults. Go by the label's own guide at this size, 110 grams a day at 5kg and 175 grams at 10kg.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small

Main protein

Pork

The score, in context

Virbac Veterinary HPM Adult Small & Toy 68.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

High protein, a light starch load and a fully dosed mineral panel lift it; meat entries that name two species at once hold it back.

What's in it

Dehydrated pork and poultry proteinsGoes in dry, so the declaration holds up in the kibble. The bird is not named.
RiceThe only cereal.
Poultry fatsUnusually high, third on the list, and why energy reaches 370 kcal per 100g.
Peas
Hydrolysed pork and poultry proteinsAdds flavour; again two species at once.
Lignocellulose, dried (sugar) beet pulp, psyllium fibreMost of the fibre. Beet pulp is what is left once the sugar is out, and psyllium helps keep stools consistent.
Minerals
LinseedPlant omega 3.
Fructo-oligosaccharides, inactivated brewer's yeastA prebiotic, and yeast for B vitamins.
Seaweed meal, inactivated Lactobacillus helveticusSeaweed for iodine and trace minerals.

A full panel dosed in print: vitamins A, D3, E and the B group, choline, taurine at 1500 mg/kg and six trace minerals.

Pork and poultry share every meat and fat entry, so the label cannot point to one species for a food trial.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated pork and poultry proteins; Rice; Poultry Fats; Peas; Hydrolysed pork and poultry proteins; Lignocellulose; Minerals; Linseed; 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

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

370 kcal/100g

Protein

34%

Fat

17%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

37.4%

Fat

18.7%

Fibre

5.5%

Ash

8.8%

Carbs

29.6%

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.

Oils

100%

Pricing & size