Weight Management (Turkey) Therapeutic Fresh Dog Food

Overweight is the most common nutritional disorder in dogs, and it is not merely cosmetic. Excess body fat is linked to osteoarthritis, reduced exercise tolerance, breathing difficulty, diabetes risk and a measurably shorter life - dogs kept lean have been shown to live meaningfully longer than their overweight littermates.

Weight loss usually fails for a predictable reason: the dog is hungry, the owner gives in, and the diet quietly stops. This recipe is designed around that problem rather than ignoring it. Calorie density is kept low, so your dog still gets a bowl that looks and feels like a proper meal while taking in fewer calories, and fibre is high - from psyllium husk and a generous helping of broccoli, spinach and green beans - which slows the meal down and prolongs the feeling of fullness between meals.

Protein is kept high for a reason. In a calorie deficit the body will break down muscle as well as fat unless there is enough dietary protein to protect it, so high-quality turkey helps ensure the weight your dog loses is fat rather than lean tissue. Carbohydrate is controlled and comes from measured potato and sweet potato rather than grains, which keeps the calorie balance and avoids the sharper post-meal glucose response grains can produce, and selenium is maintained to support antioxidant enzymes through the restriction.

Fat is moderate - low enough to cut calories, but not so low that essential fatty acids are lost. Antioxidants and spirulina address the chronic low-grade inflammation and raised blood lipids that accompany canine obesity. Feed to your dog's target weight rather than its current weight, aim for a gradual loss of about 1% of body weight per week, and do it under your vet's guidance.