Hill's Vet Essentials

Multi-Benefit Puppy Small & Mini Dry Food

Hill's VET ESSENTIALS MULTI-BENEFIT Small & Mini Dry Puppy Food with Chicken (dog food for small & mini breed puppies <10kg and up to 12 months old) is vet-exclusive, multi-benefit nutrition clinically proven to support your puppy's growth and developmental needs. For healthy digestion and well-being, our ActivBiome+ prebiotic blend nourishes their developing microbiome and is formulated with omega-3s to support brain development and antioxidants to support a developing immune system.
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ActivBiome+ ingredient technology is a proprietary blend of prebiotics shown to rapidly activate the gut microbiome to support digestive health and well-being

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Food Form: Dry Food
Flavor: with Chicken
Sizes: 7kg

with Chicken: Chicken and turkey meal (chicken 18%; total poultry 28%), maize, wheat, animal fat, digest, maize protein meal, minerals, fish oil (1.8%), soybean oil, ground pecan shell, dried beet pulp, flaxseed, dried citrus pulp, vitamins, dried cranberries, trace elements and beta-carotene. With a natural antioxidant (mixed tocopherols).

FEEDING INSTRUCTIONS: FOR PUPPIES initially feed daily amount shown; adjust amount to maintain optimum weight. If unsure - ask your veterinarian. Switch to Hill's VET ESSENTIALS MULTI-BENEFIT Adult Small & Mini Dog Food at 12 months old. FOR WEANING PUPPIES add warm water to the kibbles, let soak, mix into a paste. Gradually reduce added water until the puppy eats dry kibbles. This food can also be fed to neutered puppies. FOR PREGNANT / NURSING BITCHES: Feed 2 - 4 meals a day / Keep food available at all times. New to this food? Mix increasing amounts of the new food with decreasing amounts of the previous food over a 7 day period. Fresh water should be available at all times.

Growth 10 to 12 months (Pregnancy weeks 1 - 4) Mixed Feeding Guide

Weight of Dog — kgs	Amount per Day - 363 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
1	0.25	+	5 g
2	0.25	+	30 g
5	0.5	+	65 g
7	1	+	40 g
10	1	+	85 g
12	1	+	120 g
15	1	+	160 g

Growth 4 to 9 months (Pregnancy weeks 5 - 6) Mixed Feeding Guide

Weight of Dog — kgs	Amount per Day - 363 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
1	0.25	+	15 g
2	0.5	+	15 g
5	1	+	35 g
7	1	+	80 g
10	1	+	140 g
12	1	+	175 g
15	1	+	230 g

Growth less than 4 months (Pregnancy weeks 7 - 9) Mixed Feeding Guide

Weight of Dog — kgs	Amount per Day - 363 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
1	0.25	+	25 g
2	0.5	+	35 g
5	1	+	65 g
7	1	+	120 g
10	1	+	190 g
12	1	+	235 g
15	1	+	300 g

Growth

Weight of Dog — kgs	Amount per Day - (grams) - Growth less than 4 months (Pregnancy weeks 7 - 9)	Amount per Day - (grams) - Growth 4 to 9 months (Pregnancy weeks 5 - 6)	Amount per Day - (grams) - Growth 10 to 12 months (Pregnancy weeks 1 - 4)
1	55	45	35
2	95	80	60
5	185	155	125
7	240	200	160
10	310	260	210
12	355	300	240
15	420	350	280

Growth 10 to 12 months (Pregnancy weeks 1 - 4)

Weight of Dog - kgs	Amount per Day - 363 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
1.5	0.25	+	20 g
2.5	0.25	+	45 g
5	0.5	+	65 g
10	1	+	85 g

Growth 4 to 9 months (Pregnancy weeks 5 - 6)

Weight of Dog - kgs	Amount per Day - 363 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
1	0.25	+	15 g
1.5	0.25	+	30 g
2.5	0.25	+	60 g
5	0.5	+	95 g
10	1	+	140 g

Growth

Weight of Dog - kgs	Amount per Day - (grams) - Growth less than 4 months (Pregnancy weeks 7 - 9)	Amount per Day - (grams) - Growth 4 to 9 months (Pregnancy weeks 5 - 6)	Amount per Day - (grams) - Growth 10 to 12 months (Pregnancy weeks 1 - 4)
0.25	20
0.5	35
1	55	45
1.5	75	65	50
2.5	110	90	75
5	185	155	125
10	310	260	210

Growth less than 4 months (Pregnancy weeks 7 - 9)

Weight of Dog - kgs	Amount per Day - 363 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
0.25	0.125	+	5 g
0.5	0.25	+	35 g
1	0.25	+	25 g
1.5	0.25	+	45 g
2.5	0.25	+	80 g
5	0.5	+	125 g
10	1	+	190 g

Available exclusively from your veterinarian, Hill's VET ESSENTIALS MULTI-BENEFIT Puppy food for Small & Mini breed dogs (<10kg when fully grown) with Chicken provides advanced clinically proven multi-benefit nutrition. Help support your puppy's immunity with a unique antioxidant blend and healthy digestion and well-being with ActivBiome+ technology for your puppy's developing gut microbiome. With an irresistible flavour your dog will love.

How it helps

HOW IT HELPS:

Digestive Health: Nourishes their developing microbiome and promotes healthy digestion with our ActivBiome+ prebiotic blend

Immune System Support: Supports their developing immune system with powerful antioxidants (vitamins C+E)

Brain Development: Supports optimal brain development to help strengthen their ability to learn, with omega-3s from fish oil

Bone & Joint Support: Supports healthy bone and joint development with a balanced blend of minerals and omega-3s from fish oil

Skin & Coat Health: Promotes healthy skin and coat for extra soft snuggles, with nourishing omega-6s & vitamin E

Additional Info

At Hill's, we study pets' biology to understand how nutrition impacts their health.

Each Hill's VET ESSENTIALS MULTI-BENEFIT nutrition is uniquely formulated to proactively help support your pet's healthy future and is available exclusively from your veterinarian. High quality nutrition, along with regular exercise and veterinary check-ups, maximizes your pet's potential for a happy, healthy future.

Made in Europe with global ingredients you can trust.

Not Artificially Preserved. No Synthetic Colours. No Artificial Flavours.

We manufacture our pet foods with the highest quality ingredients. These ingredients must meet our strict requirements for purity and nutrient content.

You can make a difference in the lives of shelter pets. We are proud to have helped 12 Million shelter pets worldwide to find their forever home - and counting. Learn more at www.hillspet.co.uk/shelter-program.

100% Satisfaction Guarantee We're confident your pet will enjoy Hill's VET ESSENTIALS foods. We're so confident that we offer a 100% money-back guarantee.*

Recommended for

Small & Mini breed puppies (<10 kg when adult) up to 1 year old and pregnant or lactating dogs to support healthy growth and development. Good for gestation and lactation (of dogs). Also suitable for neutered puppies.

Not Recommended for

Puppies of large breeds (over 25 kg when adult) following weaning. After weaning, large breed puppies should be fed VET ESSENTIALS MULTI-BENEFIT Large Breed Puppy food.
Adult dogs, Adult 7+ dogs, obese or obese-prone dogs.
Long-term feeding to adult dogs.

Caloric Content

3792 kcal/kg 409 kcal/100g

רכיב	תכולה ב-% במזון
Protein	28 %
Fat	18.4 %
Carbohydrate / NFE	35.7 %
Crude Fiber	2.2 %
Calcium	1.46 %
Phosphorus	1.14 %
Potassium	0.87 %
Sodium	0.51 %
Magnesium	0.118 %
Vitamin C	101 ppm
Vitamin E	982 IU/kg
DHA	0.2 %
Total Omega-3 FA	1.06 %
Total Omega-6 FA	3.61 %
Carnitine	21.7 ppm

References

¹The nutrient in the product after moisture is removed. It is used to make direct comparisons of nutrient profiles with differing moisture contents.

†An eight fluid oz. measuring cup of this product contains the following oz. by weight:

3.8

Transitioning to Hill’s

Mix increasing amounts of your pet's new food with decreasing amounts of old food over a 7-day period.

Hill’s Nutritional Philosophy

Science-led nutrition creates differences you can trust

We lead the way in several scientific fields to create the quality nutrition your pet deserves

Science-led ingredients

After years of research, experts at Hill’s have determined that the gut microbiome plays a crucial role in not only your pet’s digestive health but their overall health as well.

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Predictive biology

Science tells us that biology matters when it comes to health. One example of this is our ongoing research on how nutrition can affect a pet’s gene expression to help them live a healthy life.

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The pet microbiome

Prebiotics are what nourishes gut bacteria — and may influence the overall health and wellbeing of your pet. After years of research, experts at Hill’s have determined that the gut microbiome affects not only your pet’s digestive health but their overall health as well.

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Trusted by veterinarians

When it comes to your pet, your veterinarian is your best source of information and care. It’s their unbiased feedback that helps us maintain and refine our pet food formulas, which is why countless veterinarians recommend and feed their own pets Hill's products.

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