PURINA PRO PLAN Small & Mini Puppy Healthy Start with OPTISTART is a complete dry food for small and mini breed puppies. It contains dried colostrum, the first milk a bitch produces, which is naturally rich in antibodies. Purina include it because the weeks after weaning are when a puppy's own immune system takes over from its mother's.

At 32% protein and 413 kcal/100 g this is the richest recipe in the Pro Plan puppy range, which reflects how fast small breeds burn energy relative to their size.

Key Features

• Complete dry food for small and mini breed puppies
• 20% high-quality chicken, including back and chest
• OPTISTART with dried colostrum (0.1%) to support the developing immune system
• 32% protein and 21% fat, the most energy-dense in the Pro Plan puppy range
• Small kibble sized for small jaws
• Fish oil for brain and vision development
• 413 kcal/100 g

Analytical Constituents

Composition

High quality chicken including back and chest (20%), dried poultry protein, wheat, animal fats, soya meal, rice (7%), corn protein meal, dried beet pulp, corn, wheat gluten, minerals, fish oil, dried egg, digest, dried colostrum (0.1%).

Additives per kg

Nutritional additives: Vitamin A 34,000 IU, Vitamin D3 1,100 IU, Vitamin C 120 mg, iron (II) sulphate monohydrate (Fe 130 mg), calcium iodate anhydrous (I 2.0 mg), copper (II) sulphate pentahydrate (Cu 14 mg), manganous sulphate monohydrate (Mn 48 mg), zinc sulphate monohydrate (Zn 120 mg), sodium selenite (Se 0.14 mg).

Technological additives: tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils 70 mg/kg.

Feeding Guide

• Puppy feeding amounts depend on both current age and expected adult weight, so follow the full chart on the back of the pack 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.
• Small breed puppies are prone to low blood sugar if meals are spaced too far apart, so keep meals frequent early on.
• 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.