Nobblys Animal Lion Banana Dental Dog Chew – 40g

Petello Nobblys Animal Lion Banana – 40g

Banana is the sweetest of the four Nobblys animal flavours and usually the easiest sell to a fussy dog. It sits at 4% of the recipe, on the same tapioca-starch and brewer's-yeast base as the rest of the range, with pumpkin behind it. The lion shape carries a mane of longer nobbles that give the dog something to hold on to.

Like the others this is one 40g chew, sold on its own rather than in a bag, which makes it easy to buy a single as a trial or to hand out at the counter. It is a meat-free recipe, and at 2.1% fat it will not unbalance a dog that is being watched for weight.

Performance & Benefits

• One individual 40g chew rather than a multipack.
• Banana at 4%, the sweetest of the Nobblys animal flavours.
• The lion's longer nobbles help a dog hold the chew while it works at it.
• Shape and texture work against plaque and tartar as the dog gnaws.
• Meat-free recipe, listed by Petello as vegetarian.
• Low in fat at 2.1%.

Suitable For

• Adult dogs, and puppies over six months.
• Fussy dogs that need a sweeter chew to take an interest.
• Dogs being watched for weight, given the 2.1% fat.
• Meat-free households.
• Not grain free — the recipe contains 15% rice flour. If grain free is what you need, the Nobblys Mint or Tough Brush chews are built on pea and sweet potato starch instead.

Feeding

• Give as a treat or a reward at any time, as part of a balanced diet.
• Feed on a surface that will not stain.
• Break the chew into smaller pieces to suit your dog's size or the way it eats.
• Keep fresh drinking water available.
• Petello publish no feeding rate by bodyweight, so none is stated here.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: tapioca starch 45.91%, brewer's yeast 16%, rice flour 15%, vegetable glycerine 10%, banana 4%, with pumpkin, cellulose fibre, calcium carbonate, vegetable oil and natural preservatives 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 5019146271002.
• Petello publish no calorie figure for this chew, so none is given 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.