Nobblys Animal Unicorn Strawberry Dental Dog Chew – 40g

Petello Nobblys Animal Unicorn Strawberry – 40g

The unicorn is the odd one out of the Nobblys animals, and not only for the shape. Its recipe carries calcium carbonate at 10% where the bear, lion and hippo have a trace, which pulls the tapioca starch down to 33.41% and pushes the crude ash up to 11% against 3% for the rest of the range. That is Petello's own published figure, and it is worth knowing if you are counting minerals in a dog's day.

Flavour-wise it is strawberry at 4%, with beetroot and bell pepper powder behind it, and the horn and mane give it the longest nobbles in the set. One 40g chew, sold singly.

Performance & Benefits

• One individual 40g chew, not a pack.
• Strawberry at 4%, with beetroot powder and bell pepper powder at 3% each.
• The horn and the long nobbles give a dog plenty to grip and gnaw against.
• Shape and texture work at plaque and tartar as the dog chews.
• Meat-free recipe, listed by Petello as vegetarian.
• Calcium carbonate at 10%, well above the rest of the animal range.

Suitable For

• Adult dogs, and puppies over six months.
• Dogs that get on with a fruity chew.
• Chew-time enrichment and everyday dental upkeep.
• Not the one for a dog on a restricted-mineral diet — crude ash is 11% here against 3% for the Bear, Lion and Hippo chews, so pick one of those instead.
• Not grain free, despite claims made elsewhere — rice flour is 15% of the recipe.

Feeding

• Give as a treat or a reward at any time, alongside a complete diet.
• Feed on a non-stainable surface — the beetroot and strawberry will mark a pale carpet.
• Break it into smaller pieces for a small dog.
• Keep fresh drinking water available.
• Petello publish no daily allowance by bodyweight, so none is quoted here.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: tapioca starch 33.41%, brewer's yeast 16%, rice flour 15%, calcium carbonate 10%, vegetable glycerine 10%, strawberry 4%, with corn starch, beetroot powder, bell pepper powder, cellulose fibre, vegetable oil and natural preservatives making up the balance.
• Analytical constituents: crude protein 4%, crude fat 2.1%, crude fibre 2%, crude ash 11%, moisture 16%.
• Complementary pet food. 40g single chew. Barcode 5019146971001.
• 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.