Canagan Insect Protein Dry Dog Food 1.5kg

Canagan Insect Protein Dry Dog Food – 1.5kg

Black soldier fly larvae make up 49.8% of this recipe, split between freshly prepared insects at 25%, dried insects at 19.3% and insect oil at 5.5%. For a dog that has reacted to every conventional meat, an insect protein is genuinely novel in a way that a switch from chicken to duck is not.

It is also the leanest and lowest-energy food in the Canagan dry dog range at 14% fat and 356 kcal per 100g, with the highest crude fibre at 5%. That combination suits a dog carrying weight as well as one with a sensitive gut. The 1.5kg bag is the smallest of the three sizes Canagan make.

Performance & Benefits

• 49.8% insect — freshly prepared 25%, dried 19.3% and insect oil 5.5%, all black soldier fly larvae.
• A genuinely novel protein for dogs that have reacted to conventional meats.
• 356 kcal per 100g, the lowest energy density in the Canagan dry dog range.
• Crude fibre 5%, the highest of the range, with psyllium and fructooligosaccharides.
• Glucosamine and MSM at 860 mg/kg each, chondroitin sulphate at 620 mg/kg.
• Vitamin E at 250 mg/kg, well above the 150 mg/kg of the meat recipes.

Suitable For

• Puppies and adults — Canagan label Insect Protein For Puppies & Adults.
• Dogs with food sensitivities where conventional meats have been ruled out.
• Dogs needing a leaner food, at 14% fat and 356 kcal per 100g.
• Owners buying on carbon footprint as well as on the dog.
• It still contains salmon oil at 1.2%, so it is not suitable for a dog reacting to fish. Canagan Grass Fed Lamb also carries salmon oil; neither range currently offers a fish-free option.
• A dog that needs to gain weight is better on Highland Feast at 397 kcal per 100g.

Feeding

• Canagan's adult guide, in grams a day for maintenance and for active dogs: 5kg 80g/100g, 10kg 120g/150g, 15kg 150g/190g, 20kg 200g/240g, 30kg 290g/350g, 40kg 370g/420g, 50kg 450g/540g.
• Puppy portions run by expected adult weight: 65–90g a day for a toy breed, 145–180g for 5–10kg, 215–255g for 10–25kg and 375–430g for 25–45kg, tapering back to adult rations from around a year.
• Change over across a week: a quarter Canagan on day one, half by day three, three quarters by day five, all of it by day seven.
• Cut the ration by 10% if the dog carries too much weight and raise it by 10% if it carries too little.
• Portions run higher than on a richer food — at 356 kcal per 100g a dog needs more of it for the same energy.
• A 1.5kg bag covers around twelve days for a 10kg dog on maintenance.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: 49.8% insect (freshly prepared insects 25%, dried insects 19.3%, insect oil 5.5% — all black soldier fly larvae), sweet potato, potato, peas, potato protein, minerals, salmon oil 1.2%, alfalfa, fructooligosaccharides, glucosamine 860 mg/kg, MSM 860 mg/kg, apple, carrot, spinach, psyllium, seaweed, chondroitin sulphate 620 mg/kg, peppermint, camomile, marigold, cranberry, aniseed and fenugreek.
• Analytical constituents: crude protein 31%, crude fat 14%, crude fibre 5%, crude ash 8.5%, omega 6 1.8%, omega 3 0.3%, calcium 1.1%, phosphorus 1%.
• Metabolisable energy 356 kcal per 100g.
• Nutritional additives per kg: vitamin A 12,000 IU, vitamin D3 1,200 IU, vitamin E 250 mg, taurine 1,500 mg, DL-methionine 2,000 mg.
• Trace elements per kg: iodine 2 mg, copper 8.7 mg, zinc chelate 85 mg, selenium 0.35 mg.
• Canagan publish no moisture figure for this recipe. It is made in 1.5kg, 5kg and 10kg.