PURINA PRO PLAN Medium Puppy Healthy Start with OPTISTART is a complete dry food for medium breed puppies. The distinguishing ingredient is dried colostrum, the first milk a bitch produces, which is naturally rich in antibodies. Purina include it because the period after weaning is when a puppy's own immune system is taking over from its mother's, and that handover is where puppies are most vulnerable.

At 30% protein and 405 kcal/100 g it carries the energy density a growing puppy needs without being so rich that growth is pushed too fast.

Key Features

• Complete dry food for medium breed puppies
• 20% high-quality chicken, including back and chest
• OPTISTART with dried colostrum (0.1%) to support the developing immune system
• 30% protein and 19% fat for healthy growth
• Fish oil for brain and vision development
• 405 kcal/100 g

Analytical Constituents

Composition

High quality chicken including back and chest (20%), dried poultry protein, wheat, soya meal, animal fats, rice (8%), corn, digest, dried beet pulp, corn protein meal, minerals, fish oil, dried egg, dried colostrum (0.1%).

Additives per kg

Nutritional additives: Vitamin A 29,000 IU, Vitamin D3 940 IU, Vitamin E 200 IU, Vitamin C 120 mg, iron (II) sulphate monohydrate (Fe 120 mg), calcium iodate anhydrous (I 1.9 mg), copper (II) sulphate pentahydrate (Cu 13 mg), manganous sulphate monohydrate (Mn 46 mg), zinc sulphate monohydrate (Zn 110 mg), sodium selenite (Se 0.13 mg).

Technological additives: tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils 56 mg/kg.

Feeding Guide

• Puppy feeding amounts depend on both current age and expected adult weight, so the full chart on the back of the pack is the one to follow rather than a single figure.
• Split the daily ration across three to four meals for young puppies, reducing to two as they mature.
• Kibble can be softened with a little warm water during weaning.
• Avoid overfeeding. Growing too quickly puts strain on developing joints.
• Keep fresh drinking water available at all times.
• When switching from another food, transition gradually over about 7 days.

Storage

• Reseal the bag after each use and store in a cool, dry place.