Nobblys Animal Hippo Pumpkin Dental Dog Chew – 40g

Petello Nobblys Animal Hippo Pumpkin – 40g

The hippo is the plainest-flavoured of the Nobblys animals, built on pumpkin at 4% with bell pepper powder behind it rather than a fruit. That suits dogs that turn their noses up at anything sweet, and it is the one to reach for if you want the dental shape without a berry or banana note.

Its nobbles run longer than on some of the range, which Petello say gives a dog an easier grip while it works at the chew. Practically that means a paw can pin it down instead of chasing it round the floor, and the chew lasts a little longer. One 40g chew, sold singly.

Performance & Benefits

• One individual 40g chew, not a multipack.
• Long nobbles give paws something to hold while the dog chews, and work at plaque and tartar as they pass over the teeth.
• Pumpkin at 4%, with bell pepper powder at 2%, for a vegetable rather than a fruit flavour.
• Meat-free recipe, listed by Petello as vegetarian.
• Low in fat at 2.1%, with 16% brewer's yeast for palatability.
• Tapioca starch makes up nearly half the chew at 46.91%.

Suitable For

• Adult dogs, and puppies over six months.
• Dogs that will not take a sweet or fruity chew.
• Dogs that push a chew around the floor and need something they can grip.
• Meat-free households.
• Not grain free — 15% rice flour and 3% corn starch are in the recipe. The Nobblys Mint and Tough Brush chews are the grain-free ones, on pea and sweet potato starch.

Feeding

• Give as a treat or a reward at any time, alongside a complete and balanced diet.
• Feed on a non-stainable surface.
• Break it smaller if your dog is small or eats fast.
• Fresh drinking water should always be available.
• Petello state no daily allowance by bodyweight, so none is quoted here.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: tapioca starch 46.91%, brewer's yeast 16%, rice flour 15%, vegetable glycerine 10%, pumpkin 4%, corn starch 3%, bell pepper powder 2%, cellulose fibre 2%, with calcium carbonate, vegetable oil, potassium sorbate, vitamin E and rosemary extract making up the balance.
• Analytical constituents: crude protein 4%, crude fat 2.1%, crude fibre 2%, crude ash 3%, moisture 16%.
• Complementary pet food. 40g single chew. Barcode 5019146571003.
• Petello publish no calorie figure for this chew, so none is stated here.

Care & Caution

• A chew is a choking risk once it is worn down to a swallowable lump. Take the last piece away.
• Supervise your dog for the whole time the chew is out, as Petello direct.
• Not for puppies under six months old.
• Break the chew into smaller pieces for a small dog, or for one that bolts rather than gnaws.
• Count it into the day's food. This is a complementary treat, not part of a complete ration.