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14% fat, because this breed cannot handle a rich diet.
Miniature Schnauzers have an inherited tendency to high blood fats — hyperlipidaemia — which predisposes them to pancreatitis, and it is far and away the most important thing to know about feeding one. It is not a small-print breed quirk; it is the reason this food is formulated the way it is.
Fat is held to 14%, unusually low for a small-breed puppy, and L-carnitine at 50 mg/kg helps her metabolise what fat there is rather than circulate it. Protein at 30% carries the growth instead. Psyllium and chicory pulp support digestion, betaglucans back the developing immune system. She moves onto Miniature Schnauzer Adult at eleven months, and the low-fat principle continues for life.
Dehydrated poultry protein, maize, vegetable protein isolate (L.I.P. — protein selected for its very high digestibility), rice, wheat flour, animal fats, wheat, maize flour, maize gluten, hydrolysed animal proteins, chicory pulp, minerals, fish oil, soya oil, fructo-oligo-saccharides (0.34%), psyllium husks and seeds, hydrolysed yeast (source of manno-oligo-saccharides), borage oil, yeast extracts (source of betaglucans), marigold extract (source of lutein). Additives (per kg) — Nutritional additives: Vitamin A 31,000 IU · Vitamin D3 800 IU · Vitamin E 620 mg · E1 (Iron) 39 mg · E2 (Iodine) 3.9 mg · E4 (Copper) 12 mg · E5 (Manganese) 50 mg · E6 (Zinc) 130 mg · E8 (Selenium) 0.06 mg · L-carnitine 50 mg. Technological additives: Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin 10 g. Sensory additives: Yucca extract 125 mg. Preservatives. Antioxidants.
Store in a cool, dry place, sealed. Use within six weeks of opening. **No fatty treats, ever** — no biltong, no cheese, no trimmings off the braai. In this breed a single rich meal can trigger pancreatitis, which is painful, expensive and sometimes fatal. Tell everyone in the house. Start grooming her early; the beard and leg furnishings need regular attention and she'll need clipping every couple of months for life.
| Crude protein | 30% |
|---|---|
| Crude fat | 14% |
| Crude ash | 7.9% |
| Crude fibre | 1.8% |
| Metabolisable energy | 3,860 kcal/kg |
| Moisture (max, RSA) | 11% |
| Your dog weighs | Activity | Per day | A 1.5 kg bag lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 kg | 2 months | 85 g | about 17 days |
| 4 kg | 3 months | 96 g | about 15 days |
| 4 kg | 4 months | 100 g | about 15 days |
| 4 kg | 5 months | 101 g | about 14 days |
| 4 kg | 6 months | 91 g | about 16 days |
| 4 kg | 7 months | 82 g | about 18 days |
| 4 kg | 8 months | 72 g | about 20 days |
| 4 kg | 9 months | 72 g | about 20 days |
| 4 kg | 10 months | 71 g | about 21 days |
| 6 kg | 2 months | 112 g | about 13 days |
| 6 kg | 3 months | 129 g | about 11 days |
| 6 kg | 4 months | 136 g | about 11 days |
| 6 kg | 5 months | 137 g | about 10 days |
| 6 kg | 6 months | 136 g | about 11 days |
| 6 kg | 7 months | 122 g | about 12 days |
| 6 kg | 8 months | 110 g | about 13 days |
| 6 kg | 9 months | 98 g | about 15 days |
| 6 kg | 10 months | 97 g | about 15 days |
| 8 kg | 2 months | 134 g | about 11 days |
| 8 kg | 3 months | 158 g | about 9 days |
| 8 kg | 4 months | 167 g | about 8 days |
| 8 kg | 5 months | 170 g | about 8 days |
| 8 kg | 6 months | 169 g | about 8 days |
| 8 kg | 7 months | 152 g | about 9 days |
| 8 kg | 8 months | 137 g | about 10 days |
| 8 kg | 9 months | 122 g | about 12 days |
| 8 kg | 10 months | 120 g | about 12 days |
Read from the weight you expect her to reach as an adult. At eleven months she moves onto Miniature Schnauzer Adult. Three meals a day until six months. Fresh water, always.
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