Specialty-Feeds VALU-PAK FREE 26-18 Dog Food (50 lb)
Ingredients
Chicken By-Product Meal, Pork Meal, Whole Grain Brown Rice, Whole Grain Sorghum, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols), Dried Green Peas, Rice Bran, Ground Flaxseed, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed), Salt, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminosilicate, Choline Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Niacin Supplement, Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Cobalt Carbonate, Folic Acid.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (Min) ..................... 26.00%
Crude Fat (Min) ............................18.00%
Crude Fiber (Max) ............................ 3.5%
Moisture (Max) .............................. 10.0%
Omega-6 Fatty Acid (Min)*............. 2.20%
Omega-3 Fatty Acid (Min)*............. 0.30%
*not recognized as an Essential Nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profile.
3,761 kcal/kg 408 kcal/cup Calculated Metabolizable Energy
Valu-Pak Free 26-18 is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages.
Feeding Guidelines
Dog Size | Weight | cups* | per day |
Toy | up to 12 lb. | ½ - 1¼ |
Small | 12 - 25 lb. | 1¼ - 2 |
Medium | 26 - 50 lb. | 2 - 3¼ |
Large | 51 - 100 lb. | 3¼ - 5¾ |
Extra Large | 100+ lb. | 5¾ plus** |
Changes in your pet’s feeding habits should be made gradually.
We recommend the following when transitioning to a new food.
Days 1 - 3 Days 4 - 6 Days 7 - 9 Days 10+
25% Valu-Pak 50% Valu-Pak 75% Valu-Pak 100% Valu-Pak
75% old food 50% old food 25% old food
Adult
Food requirements will vary depending on breed, environment, temperament & stress factors. Show dogs and working dogs will require additional amounts of food depending on their degree of activity or stress. Food intake should be adjusted to maintain optimum body weight.
Puppies
Puppies may begin eating Valu-Pak Free 26-18 Dog Food at about four weeks of age. Feed puppies all the moistened (with warm water, not hot) food they will consume three times a day until six months old, then twice a day until nine months old. If fed dry, Valu-Pak Free 26-18 Dog Food may be kept before the puppies at all times. The amount fed should be sufficient to maintain steady optimal growth and weight, but not so much as to stimulate excessive growth and/or weight gain at an early age.
Pregnancy and Nursing
Valu-Pak Free 26-18 provides the extra nutrition needed for reproducing females in stages of gestation and lactation. Food consumption may vary during gestation, so feed the amount needed to maintain the pregnant female’s good body condition. Food intake may increase up to four times the normal consumption amount.