Low-fat dry dog food to help maintain a healthy weight in small breed dogs.
What is Wellness Small Breed Super5Mix Healthy Weight Recipe Dry Dog Food?
Wellness Small Breed Super5Mix Healthy Weight Recipe Dry Dog Food is a low-fat dry food, specially formulated for small breed dogs. It contains nutrient-rich ingredients to help utilize fat and promote weight loss. It also contains glucosamine and chondroitin to help support joints and hips that may have become strained from excess weight. Because it can help dogs that may be less active maintain their weight, it is also suitable for small breed senior dogs who have slowing metabolisms.
For: Dogs
Benefits:
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Low-fat formula to help dogs achieve and maintain a healthy weight
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Contains fruits, vegetables and wholesome grains
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For small breed dogs
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Contains glucosamine and chondroitin to help with joints
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Suitable for senior dogs with slowing metabolisms
How it works: Wellness Small Breed Super5Mix Healthy Weight Recipe Dry Dog Food contains L-Carnitine which has been said to help utilize fat by transforming it into energy. Increasing energy levels will help dogs want to become more active, thereby helping them lose weight. It includes glucosamine and chondroitin due to the stress the hips and joints may be placed under supporting an overweight dog. It contains nutrient-rich whole grains, like oatmeal and rye flour and is corn-free which may be suitable for dogs that have corn allergies. In addition, it can be fed to senior dogs that may be developing a slower metabolism.
Daily Nutritional Guide for Wellness Small Breed Super5Mix Healthy Weight Recipe Dry Dog Food:
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Feed to small breed dogs to help maintain a healthy weight or promote weight loss in overweight dogs.
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Slowly transition your dog from his or her current diet to their new food. Mix your dog's old food and Wellness Small Breed Super5Mix Healthy Weight Recipe together over a period of 5-7 days, and gradually increase the amount of new food daily so that by day 7 your dog is eating 100% new food.
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Contains L-Carnitine which has been said to help utilize fat and promote weight loss.
Tip: To maintain balanced health, do not to exceed the daily recommended feeding amount.
Suggested Feeding Amounts (standard measuring cups per day):
Wellness Small Breed Super5Mix Healthy Weight Recipe Dry Dog Food
Pet
Weight (lbs.)
Weight Maintenance Cups per day
Weight Loss Cups per day
Dogs:
2-4
1/4 - 1/2
1/5 - 1/4
5-8
1/2 - 1
1/4 - 3/4
9-12
1 - 1 1/4
3/4 - 1
13-16
1 1/4 - 1 1/2
1 - 1 1/4
17-20
1 1/2 - 1 3/4
1 1/4 - 1 1/2
21-25
1 3/4 - 2
1 1/2 - 1 3/4
26-30
2 1/4 - 2 1/2
2 - 2 1/4
31-35
2 1/2 - 2 3/4
2 1/4 - 2 1/2
Cats:
Horses:
If feeding with wet food, reduce the dry amount fed by 1/8 cup for every 2 tbsp of wet food.
Calorie Content: This food contains 3,330 kcal per kilogram or 335 kcal per cup ME (metabolize energy) on an as fed basis (calculated).
Storage: Store in a cool dry place and protect from moisture.
Wellness Small Breed Super5Mix Healthy Weight Recipe Dry Dog Food
Total Microorganisms
(L. plantarum, E. faecium, L. casei, L. acidophilus in equal amounts)
20,000,000 CFU/lb (Min)
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.
Wellness Small Breed Super5Mix Healthy Weight Recipe Dry Dog Food
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For my furkids
I have two chihuahua's one is 3.2# and a year old. Tinkerbelle was a rescue and came to me on Royal Canine. Had to many grians and I switched them both to Wellness. They love it. They maintain a good healthy weight and their gums are nice and pink. I think it is a great food for my little ones. Their health is the most important thing to me and Wellness keeps them very healthy and happy.
03/11/2012
Great Purchase!
My two miniature pinschers were starting to look a little "round" due to the lack of activity in these cold winter months. They have always eaten the Wellness Small Breed, but I was thrilled when I saw that it now came in the "Healthy Weight" formula. My dogs, Foxy and Honey love it. I don't even have to put extras, such as a baby carrot, in with the food to entice them. I did have to do that before. I'm confident that they will be looking nice and trim for swimsuit season!
02/12/2012
Didn't work out
I swtiched from Orijen to Wellness to help my doxie lose some weight. My dogs ate one bowl of Wellness, and didn't touch it at all after that. I switched back to Orijen and now they are both eating again.
01/09/2012
Way over-rated
01/07/2012
Good Food
My Jack Russell seems to really like the food and the small bites. No weight loss yet but no weight gain either. It has only been a few weeks.
12/21/2011
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