Pawtential Collagen Chew Large – Chicken Flavour Single 110g Chew

Pawtential Collagen Chew – Chicken, Large 110g

Collagen chews sit between a rawhide and a dried natural chew: firm enough to occupy a dog properly, but made from beef gelatine that breaks down far more readily than hide does. This is the large 110g stick in the chicken recipe, which carries the highest meat inclusion of the four Pawtential flavours at 16.16% chicken breast.

At 68% crude protein and only 3% fat it is a lean chew for its size, and it works out at 320 kcal for the whole stick. That is a real portion of a small dog’s day, which is why the 110g is aimed at large dogs and heavier chewers rather than handed out as a routine treat.

Performance & Benefits

• Rawhide-free: the base is beef gelatine at 64%, not hide.
• 16.16% chicken breast — the highest meat inclusion across the Pawtential range.
• Crude protein 68% with crude fat of only 3%.
• 291 kcal per 100g, which is 320 kcal for the whole 110g stick.
• Vitamin E added at 300mg/kg, with flaxseed oil and carob flour in the recipe.
• Firm enough to take a large dog a good while, and it softens rather than splintering.

Suitable For

• Large dogs and determined chewers.
• Owners moving a dog off rawhide.
• Dogs that need occupying — crate settling, visitors at the door, quiet evenings.
• Dogs that do well on poultry — chicken breast is the named meat in this recipe.
• Too big and too calorific for a small dog — the 36g small size runs 104 kcal and is the right stick for those.

Feeding

• Complementary pet food. Feed as a treat, alongside a nutritionally balanced diet.
• At 320 kcal a stick, reduce the day’s main meal to allow for it.
• One chew at a time, and not every day for most dogs.
• Provide fresh drinking water at all times.
• Supervise your dog for the whole time the chew is down.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: beef gelatine 64%, chicken breast 16.16%, pea protein powder, vegetable glycerine, bell pepper powder, minerals, flaxseed oil, carob flour.
• Nutritional additives: vitamin E 300mg/kg. Also contains a preservative and rosemary extract.
• Analytical constituents: crude protein 68%, crude fat 3%, crude fibre 2%, inorganic matter 3%, moisture 16%.
• Energy: 291 kcal per 100g; 320 kcal per 110g stick.
• Product code 272855, barcode 5019146972855. One chew per listing.
• The maker publishes no length or diameter for the stick, so none is given here.

Care & Caution

• Supervise your dog throughout, and remove the last stub before it can be swallowed whole.
• Contains chicken and beef gelatine — not suitable for a dog with a poultry or beef intolerance.
• Introduce collagen chews gradually; a dog that has never had one can get loose stools from a full 110g stick in one sitting.