Pet Munchies Duck & Sweet Potato Dog Treats – 90g

Pet Munchies Duck & Sweet Potato Dental Sticks – 90g

The duck version of Pet Munchies' sweet potato dental stick, declared at 65.2% duck and 17.3% sweet potato and sold in a 90g pouch. Duck is a novel protein for a lot of dogs, which makes this the sweet potato stick to pick if chicken has been ruled out.

Its micronutrient profile is the strongest of the three sweet potato sticks: vitamin A at 6.4mg/kg, vitamin E at 13mg/kg, copper at 8.4mg/kg and beta-carotene at 3mg/kg. Fat, though, is declared at 13% — the same as the chicken version and far above the plain roasted duck strips at 2%.

Performance & Benefits

• Duck 65.2% with sweet potato 17.3%, extruded into a firm dental stick.
• Duck as a single novel animal protein, useful where chicken has been excluded.
• Vitamin A 6.4mg/kg and vitamin E 13mg/kg — the highest of the sweet potato sticks.
• Crude fibre 2%, from the sweet potato.
• Grain and gluten free on Pet Munchies' own declaration.
• 90g pouch of individual sticks.

Suitable For

• Dogs on a chicken-free diet that still want a daily dental chew.
• Active dogs that can carry the calories.
• Suitable from four months, on Pet Munchies' own guidance.
• Dogs that need a firm chew rather than a soft strip.
• Not suitable for an overweight or pancreatitis-prone dog at 13% fat — the Pet Munchies Duck Strips 90g give the same protein at 2% fat.

Feeding

• Complementary treat — feed alongside a complete, balanced diet.
• Suitable for puppies of four months and over.
• One stick at a time, with fresh drinking water available.
• Allow for the fat content against the day's meals if you feed one daily.
• Pet Munchies publish general feeding guidance only for this treat, not a gram allowance by bodyweight, so none is stated here.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: duck 65.2%, sweet potato 17.3%, vegetable starch, vegetable protein, coconut glycerin, sorbitol, salt.
• Crude protein 28%. Fat content 13%. Crude fibre 2%. Crude ash 4%. Moisture 18%.
• Vitamin A 6.4mg/kg, vitamin E 13mg/kg, copper (copper sulphate) 8.4mg/kg, beta-carotene 3mg/kg.
• 90g pouch.
• Pet Munchies declare this stick grain and gluten free; the chicken version of the same stick they describe only as wheat and gluten free.

Care & Caution

• Fat is declared at 13%, high for a daily chew. Keep it away from dogs prone to pancreatitis and count it against the day's food.
• Remove the last short piece of a stick instead of letting a dog swallow it whole.
• Supervise chewing and keep fresh drinking water available.
• Complementary treat only, not a replacement for a balanced diet.