Wildways

Wildways Senior Wet review

Name: Wildways Senior Wet
Brand: Wildways

74.2/100Excellent

WetAdultSenior

Flavour

Wildways' wet recipes tilted towards the older dog, with the meats named and numbered on every label. Two of the three sit in our Excellent band. The turkey with salmon, built light at 3.5% fat, sits just under in Good.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs that need a lighter dinner, on the turkey with salmon
Unusual protein plans: wild boar and venison are both named
Owners who want percentages, with a printed share on every headline meat
Digestion that wants a little more fibre
Two-dog homes with one older dog. Every recipe is labelled for adults and seniors

Worth watching

The beef with venison is led by fresh chicken at 33%, with beef at 26% and venison at 4%
Salmon or salmon oil on all three labels, a point for any dog kept away from fish
Egg powder and derivatives of vegetable origin, both on the beef with venison only

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

How this scores

How we score

74.2/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. For a dog avoiding chicken, read the beef with venison label before ordering; the front of the pack does not tell you.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Boar

The score, in context

Beef 75.9
Wildways Senior Wet 74.2
Turkey 68.5

Three recipes across Excellent and Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Two recipes reach Excellent and the lean turkey with salmon sits a step behind, lean on purpose and still honestly built.

What's in it

Fresh wild boar52%An unusual protein, named and numbered.
Lamb14%
Blackberries4%A genuine antioxidant source in a small amount.
Pea flour2%Fibre and binding; plant protein digests less well than the meat.
Lignocellulose1%Purified plant fibre that adds bulk without energy. The least appealing entry here.
Salmon oil0.5%Omega-3 for older joints and coat.
Calcium carbonate0.3%
Dried rosemary0.01%

The fullest panel of the three: vitamins A, D3, E, B1 and biotin, with zinc, iron and manganese as chelates and iodine as potassium iodide.

Named ingredients

Fresh Wild Boar (52%), Lamb (14%), Blackberries (4%), Pea Flour (2%), Lignocellulose (1%), Salmon Oil (0.5%), Calcium Carbonate (0.3%), Dried Rosemary (0.01%)

Against the range

Meat: Wild boar 52%, lamb 14%; Turkey 53% with salmon; chicken leads the beef with venison.
Energy: 102 kcal per 100g; 106 on the beef with venison, 80 on the turkey.
Calcium, dry matter: 1.14%; 1.0% to 1.87% across the three.
Added panel: Vitamins plus chelated minerals; The other two print vitamins only.

The most complete label of the three, and the one with no chicken or fish flesh at all.

Every animal is named and every headline meat carries a share. Protein converts to between 38.6% and 40.0% of dry matter across the three, so switching between them changes little. Lignocellulose at 1% is on all three, and so is fish, as salmon or salmon oil.

The two 400g recipes take blackberries and a little pea flour and calcium carbonate; the 300g beef with venison swaps to pumpkin, apple and kale and carries the longest list. The added panels differ from recipe to recipe.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

102 kcal/100g

Protein

8.5%

Fat

5.5%

Fibre

0.9%

Ash

2.5%

Moisture

78%

Dry weight

Protein

38.6%

Fat

25%

Fibre

4.1%

Ash

11.4%

Carbs

20.9%

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

75.4%

Added water

15.7%

Carbs

2.3%

Oils

0.6%

Other

6.1%

Pricing & size