Hill's™ VET ESSENTIALS™ MULTI-BENEFIT Small & Mini Dry Puppy Food with Chicken

Hill's VET ESSENTIALS MULTI-BENEFIT Small & Mini Puppy Food with Chicken is complete multi-benefit pet food for small & mini breed puppies (10 kg when adult) from 4 weeks until 12 months old and for pregnant or nursing dogs. It provides a precise nutritional balance of energy, protein, vitamins and minerals + a unique prebiotic blend.

Puppies up to 1 year old and pregnant or nursing dogs.

Ingredients

Composition

Chicken: Chicken and turkey meal (chicken 11%; total poultry 18%), maize, wheat, pea bran meal, maize gluten meal, digest, dried tomato pomace, brown rice, animal fat, barley, oats, flaxseed, coconut oil, ground pecan shell, dried beet pulp, minerals, dried citrus pulp, dried carrots, vitamins, dried cranberries, taurine, trace elements and beta-carotene. With a natural antioxidant (mixed tocopherols).

Analytical Constituents

ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS: Protein 28.0%, Fat content 18.4%, Crude fibre 2.2%, Crude ash 7.7%, Omega-3 fatty acids 1.1%, Omega-6 fatty acids 3.6%, DHA 0.20%, Phosphorus 1.1%, Sodium 0.51%, Potassium 0.87%, Magnesium 0.12%; 

Nutritional Additives

per kg: Vitamin A 9,295IU, Vitamin D3 711IU, Vitamin E 950mg, Vitamin C 100mg, Beta-carotene 1.5mg.

Feeding Guide

Growth 10 to 12 months (Pregnancy weeks 1-4) Mixed Feeding Guide  Daily Feeding Guide    Weight of Dog - kgs | Amount per Day - 363 g cans | | Amount per Day - grams  1 | 0.25 | + | 5 g  2 | 0.25 | + | 30 g  5 | 0.5 | + | 65 g  7 | 1 | + | 40 g  10 | 1 | + | 85 g  12 | 1 | + | 120 g  15 | 1 | + | 160 g    Growth 4 to 9 months (Pregnancy weeks 5-6) Mixed Feeding Guide  Daily Feeding Guide    Weight of Dog - kgs | Amount per Day - 363 g cans | | Amount per Day - grams  1 | 0.25 | + | 15 g  2 | 0.5 | + | 15 g  5 | 1 | + | 35 g  7 | 1 | + | 80 g  10 | 1 | + | 140 g  12 | 1 | + | 175 g  15 | 1 | + | 230 g    Growth less than 4 months (Pregnancy weeks 7-9) Mixed Feeding Guide  Daily Feeding Guide    Weight of Dog - kgs | Amount per Day - 363 g cans | | Amount per Day - grams  1 | 0.25 | + | 25 g  2 | 0.5 | + | 35 g  5 | 1 | + | 65 g  7 | 1 | + | 120 g  10 | 1 | + | 190 g  12 | 1 | + | 235 g  15 | 1 | + | 300 g    Growth  Daily Feeding Guide    Weight of Dog - kgs | Amount per Day - (grams) - Growth less than 4 months (Pregnancy weeks 7-9) | Amount per Day - (grams) - Growth 4 to 9 months (Pregnancy weeks 5-6) | Amount per Day - (grams) - Growth 10 to 12 months (Pregnancy weeks 1-4)  1 | 55 | 45 | 35  2 | 95 | 80 | 60  5 | 185 | 155 | 125  7 | 240 | 200 | 160  10 | 310 | 260 | 210  12 | 355 | 300 | 240  15 | 420 | 350 | 280

Helpful Tips

" Puppies, as well as pregnant or lactating dogs can usually be fed an unrestricted amount of food, but a guide to the daily amounts is provided. These amounts are a starting point as animals' needs vary. Adjust the feeding amount to maintain optimal body weight.

PUPPIES
VET ESSENTIALS MULTI-BENEFIT Puppy should be fed from weaning to maturity at 1 year old. This food can also be fed to neutered puppies. Puppies can usually be fed an unrestricted amount of VET ESSENTIALS MULTI-BENEFIT Puppy food, although the following feeding guide can be used as a starting point for 2-4 meals per day and the amount adjusted to achieve/maintain optimal body condition.

PREGNANCY
Pregnant dogs can usually be fed an unrestricted amount of VET ESSENTIALS MULTI-BENEFIT Puppy food, although the feeding guide can be used as a starting point and the amount adjusted to maintain optimal body condition.

Nursing
Lactating dogs should be fed unrestricted amounts of VET ESSENTIALS MULTI-BENEFIT Puppy food (i.e. fed ad libitum) until weaning is completed."