Virbac

Virbac Veterinary HPM Senior Neutered Dog Large & Medium review

Name: Virbac Veterinary HPM Senior Neutered Dog Large & Medium
Brand: Virbac

68.6/100Good

DryAdultSenior

The leanest recipe in the HPM family, for the older neutered dog who has slowed down without losing interest in dinner, and it sits in our Good band. Fat is held to 12% while crude fibre climbs to 10.5%, so the bowl stays generous without the energy behind it. The meat has not been trimmed: protein still converts to 35.2% of dry matter.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Neutered medium and large seniors that gain weight without seeming to eat much
A bowl that looks full on a light ration
Stiffening joints, with egg membrane and fermented hyaluronic acid on the list
Owners who do not want a slimming food to mean a low protein one

Worth watching

Fish oil and egg membrane, so neither fish nor egg is kept out
Pork and poultry share their entries, so no single meat for a food trial

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

How this scores

How we score

68.6/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for neutered adults and seniors of medium and large size. The bag's own portion is lean by design, so begin there and adjust as the waistline asks.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Medium, Large

Main protein

Pork

The score, in context

Virbac Veterinary HPM Senior Neutered Dog Large & Medium 68.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Protein that holds up and a light starch load count for it; two species sharing the biggest entries, and fibre that is largely purified powder, keep it where it is.

What's in it

Dehydrated pork and poultry proteinsProtein kept up while fat comes down, the harder and better way to build a lean food. The bird is never named.
RiceThe only cereal.
LignocellulosePurified fibre, much of the high fibre figure.
Hydrolysed pork and poultry proteins
Peas, pea fibre
Poultry fats
Minerals, dried (sugar) beet pulp, psyllium fibreBeet pulp is what is left once the sugar has gone; nothing here sweetens the food.
Linseed, fish oilFish oil for marine omega 3.
Fructo-oligosaccharides, brewer's yeast, Lactobacillus helveticus
Egg membrane, hyaluronic acid from fermentationJoint support with no percentage, so not a measured dose.

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

Named ingredients

Dehydrated pork and poultry proteins; Rice; Lignocellulose; Hydrolysed pork and poultry proteins; Peas; Poultry Fats; Pea fiber; Minerals; Dried (sugar) beet pulp; Linseed; Fish oil; Fructo-oligosaccharides; Psyllium fibre (Plantago (L.) spp.); Inactivated brewer's yeast; Egg membrane; hyaluronic acid from fermentation; Inactivated Lactobacillus helveticus.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

311 kcal/100g

Protein

32%

Fat

12%

Fibre

10.5%

Ash

6.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

35.2%

Fat

13.2%

Fibre

11.5%

Ash

7.1%

Carbs

33%

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