How to buy the best senior dog food, according to veterinarians
Senior dogs have different dietary requirements. Veterinarians weigh in on what to look for when shopping for your canine companion.
This option from Hill’s Science Diet is a blend of chicken meal, cracked pearl barley and brewers rice (the top three ingredients). It’s also got Vitamin A, B12 and D3 supplements.
The first three ingredients for the crunchy kibbles from Blue Buffalo are deboned chicken, brown rice and barley. The dry food is also packed with antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables ( berries, pumpkin, pomegranate and spinach).
Chicken, chicken by-product meal and ground whole grain barley are the first three ingredients in this senior dog food from Iams. It also includes dried beet pulp, a prebiotic meant to aid with digestion.
This Nutro dry dog food is made with non-GMO ingredients. Chicken, chicken meal and barley are featured along with sweet potatoes, split peas, whole brown rice and lamb meal.
A home subscription service, The Farmer’s Dog is part of what Judy Morgan, DVM, termed “TV dinners for dogs.” Its fresh, human-grade meat combines with vegetables to form a medley based on your dog’s calorie needs.
This wet food made by Royal Canin is designed for puppers that are 12 years old and under 22 pounds. A blend of chicken and pork by-products, it can be used as a supplement to entice a dog to eat dry food or as a meal on its own.
A dry dog food from Diamond Naturals combines chicken, a lean protein, with superfoods like coconut, chia seeds, blueberry, kale, spinach and quinoa.
The Hill’s Science Diet wet food is a stew that sports chunks of beef with carrots and peas in gravy designed to be easy on your pup’s tummy — and likewise to be delicious.
The subscription service from Nom Nom uses AAFCO nutrition guidelines for formulating its recipes. The Turkey Fare — fresh, human-grade dog food — has ground turkey, eggs and brown rice in its first three ingredients followed by carrots and spinach.
These dry kibbles from Victor are made with beef meal, whole grain brown rice and whole grain millet. It also has glucosamine and chondroitin supplements for healthy joints.
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