If your dog has an upset stomach, Purina salmon food could be ideal. Packed full of essential nutrient-rich salmon as the main component, as well as rice, oatmeal and other ingredients – it’s sure to please their taste buds!
This food is designed to be easily digestible and offers several skin and coat health benefits for your pet, though some grains or artificial preservatives may not be appropriate for some dogs.
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Ingredients
Purina Pro Plan offers a selection of dog foods designed to meet the nutritional needs of dogs of all sizes and ages, using high-grade proteins and nutrients from natural sources for maximum benefit to each breed.
This adult dog food features salmon as the first ingredient to provide optimal skin and coat nourishment, prebiotic fiber for sensitive stomachs, easily digestible rice and oat meal to support digestive health, and no artificial preservatives, flavors or colors.
The first five ingredients in any dog food can reveal much about its quality. Look for proteins that resemble real food while avoiding cheap starches, fillers, and byproducts that might contain cheap fillers like cornstarch. Also avoid foods with excess vitamins and minerals as these may cause mineral imbalances in your pup.
Flavor
Nurture your dog’s delicate skin and stomach with this salmon and rice formula for adult dry food. Packed with protein-rich salmon as the first ingredient, along with prebiotic fiber, antioxidants, rice and oatmeal providing easily digestible carbohydrates while fish oil provides essential omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA for overall digestive health.
This food also includes poultry byproducts, which is not as preferred than animal proteins and often increases total protein reported on labels. Furthermore, carrageenan, an extract from seaweed used as an emulsifier and texturizer may lead to intestinal inflammation in some dogs.
This food is completely free from corn, wheat and soy – three common allergens for many dogs – as well as artificial preservatives, flavors or colors and is produced here in the U.S. It features fish oil – an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acid EPA and DHA essential for healthy skin and coat – along with easily absorbable chelated minerals that aid absorption more than inorganic supplements.
Calorie content
Dogs need high protein diets, but selecting food low in fat is also vitally important. One effective solution for doing so is choosing food made with salmon as this option has far lower amounts of saturated fat than its competitors and will help your pup to keep his or her weight under control.
Fish protein is a good solution for dogs with sensitive skin and stomachs, as it can reduce symptoms associated with these conditions. Furthermore, antioxidants present in the formula help support immune health in addition to providing skin benefits.
Salmon in this dog food provides essential omega-3 fatty acids to support skin and coat health in your pet. Plus, its special blend of hard and shredded kibble offers your pup something fun to chew on; free from artificial flavors or preservatives while feeding his digestive system with beneficial bacteria!
Overall rating
This formula features an abundance of fish as a good source of protein, with easily digestible carbohydrates coming from rice and oatmeal, along with omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids that may benefit dogs with sensitive stomachs. Furthermore, animal fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols) provides valuable sources of vitamins and minerals.
Salmon is an excellent source of both protein and omega-3 fatty acids, yet raw salmon contains large quantities of water that evaporates when cooking; consequently, its weight accounts for only a portion of total weight in food products.
This food also contains brewers dried yeast made from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a one-celled fungus. Brewers dried yeast is an excellent source of protein and glucosamine which help support healthy joints while relieving osteoarthritis symptoms, while its addition of guar gum aids digestion problems. Unfortunately these ingredients are not certified organic and there is no information provided as to their source: farmed or wild caught?
