Arden Grange Light Chicken & Rice Dog Food is lower in protein and oil than any of the adult varieties, including the senior recipe. With fewer calories, the light dog food can aid weight reduction, be used as a treatment of obesity and is recommended for overweight or less active dogs with a tendency to gain weight easily.
Feeding your dog a food low in both calories and fat like arden grange will help reduce the risk of future illness caused by being overweight and maybe expensive visits to the vet. The combination of chicken and rice in the light diet helps to ensure a steady release of energy throughout the day, whilst the inclusion of dietary fibre from beet pulp and linseed adds dietary bulk to the light dog food, avoiding feelings of hunger!
Arden Grange Light contains ethically produced human grade chicken, no battery farmed chickens are used and contains L Carnitine which helps to increase the conversion of fat to energy, helping your dog maintain a lean body mass. Yucca extract has also been added to help combat the effects of free radicals as obese dogs are more at risk.
The light recipe contains pure chicken and fish oils that are easy to digest, with increased levels of fibre to help your dog feel full and the inclusion of chicken liver to coat the kibbles to ensure the food does not taste bland and uninteresting.
Like all arden grange dog foods the light recipe is hypoallergenic, contains prebiotics to help remove harmful bacteria reducing digestive upsets and is free from wheat gluten, dairy products, beef, soya as well as artificial colourings, flavourings and preservatives.
The symptoms of food allergies vary from digestive disorders to skin complaints, but feeding your dog a hypoallergenic food is less likely to trigger an adverse food reaction than non-hypoallergenic, meat derivative based foods that may contain artificial colours and flavours. As they normally do not specify exactly what you are feeding your dog, making it extremely difficult to exclude ingredients that may cause a food allergy or intolerance!
Lastly arden grange light contains glucosamine, chondroitin and msm for joint health, antioxidants and vitamins to enhance the effectiveness of your dog's immune system and omega 3 & 6 fatty acids in the correct ratios to promote good skin and coat condition.
Weight Reduction Tips
As many as one in three dogs in the UK are believed to be overweight, but a programme of exercise, calorie reduction, feeding a light diet and following a few simple steps listed below, can dramatically increase your dog's overall health, life expectancy and avoid many of the same health issues faced by overweight people, for instance arthritis, heart disease, reduced resistance to disease and diabetes:
- Exercise your dog regularly to encourage weight loss
- Feed a light diet, that's lower in fat, calories and protein
- Record your dog's weight loss weekly towards target weight
- Ensure your whole family is committed to your dogs weight loss programme
- Steadily increase your dog's activity level as your dog's fitness levels improve
- Avoid feeding treats or table scraps, but if your dog is use to being rewarded try a vegetable based treat that's very low in fat and protein or alternatively
Arden Grange Crunchy Bites Light that are also low in calories.
Arden Grange Light Chicken & Rice - Nutritional Information:
- Contains Prebiotics
- Protein 18%, Oil 7.5%, Fibre 3.5%, Ash 6%
- Reduced calories to minimise weight gain
- Grade A Fresh Chicken to Maximise Digestibility
- Hypoallergenic light chicken and rice dog food recipe
- Omega 6 & 3 fatty acids in correct ratios for a healthy skin and coat
- Added antioxidants and vitamins to help maintain a healthy immune system
- Balanced minerals and Cranberry extract to help maintain urinary tract health
