Stella & Chewy's Dandy Lamb Dinner Patties Freeze-Dried Dog Food

Stella & Chewy's Dandy Lamb Freeze-Dried Raw Dinner Patties

Lamb, and then lamb spleen. That's the first two lines of the list, and spleen in the second position is unusual enough to be worth starting with.

What's actually in the bag

Lamb, lamb spleen, lamb liver, lamb kidney, lamb bone. Stella puts the recipe at 95% lamb, nutrient-rich organs and bone, and the organ group is doing real work here rather than appearing as a token line of liver near the bottom.

Then pumpkin seed, organic cranberries, spinach, broccoli, beets, carrots, squash and blueberries. Fenugreek seed, kelp, a vitamin and mineral package, and added taurine.

38% protein and 38% fat

Protein and fat are equal in this recipe, which makes it the richest of Stella's patty flavors we stock. For comparison, their Super Beef patties run 41% protein and 35% fat.

Rich isn't automatically better or worse... it depends entirely on the dog in front of you. A working dog, a hard keeper, or a dog that needs to put weight back on does well on food like this. A dog with a pancreatitis history, or one on a vet-prescribed low-fat diet, needs that vet's opinion before this goes in the bowl.

It also means the per-patty calorie count is higher than Super Beef's, 59 against 56, even though the lamb patties are the same physical size.

Why people come looking for lamb

Usually because chicken and beef have already been tried. Lamb is a less common protein in American dog food, so a dog that has eaten poultry its whole life has probably never been exposed to it. That's the reasoning behind the choice, and it's a reasonable one to discuss with your vet... we're not in a position to tell you it will fix anything.

Worth knowing: this recipe is lamb only. No chicken, no beef, no fish, no egg. If you're eliminating proteins, a single-protein list is the whole point.

The probiotics, named

Four fermentation products appear in the list: Pediococcus acidilactici, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium longum and Bacillus coagulans. Named, because "contains probiotics" with no organism listed tells you nothing.

How to use it

Serve the patties dry from the bag, or rehydrate with warm water. Stella suggests bone broth as the liquid if you want to go further, and we stock their Bountiful Bone Broth.

Shelf-stable, no refrigeration. That's the practical difference from Stella's frozen Dandy Lamb patties, which are local pickup and delivery only... this bag ships.

Full ingredient list

Lamb, Lamb Spleen, Lamb Liver, Lamb Kidney, Lamb Bone, Pumpkin Seed, Organic Cranberries, Organic Spinach, Organic Broccoli, Organic Beets, Organic Carrots, Organic Squash, Organic Blueberries, Fenugreek Seed, Potassium Chloride, Dried Kelp, Sodium Phosphate, Mixed Tocopherols (preservative), Choline Chloride, Dried Pediococcus Acidilactici fermentation product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus fermentation product, Dried Bifidobacterium Longum fermentation product, Dried Bacillus Coagulans fermentation product, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Taurine, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Niacin Supplement, D-calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid.

Read off Stella & Chewy's own product page for this item. One note in the interest of being straight with you: Stella's Dandy Lamb Meal Mixers list includes lamb heart, and this patties list does not, even though the two share the same guaranteed analysis and the same calorie content. We are not going to quietly assume one list applies to the other, so we print each product's own list as published and leave the difference visible. If it matters for your dog, ask us and we'll read the bag in the shop.

Guaranteed analysis

• Crude Protein (min) ... 38%
• Crude Fat (min) ... 38%
• Crude Fiber (max) ... 5%
• Moisture (max) ... 5%

Calorie content

59 kcal per patty ... 5,270 kcal/kg

Feeding guidelines

Stella's published amounts for adult dogs, patties per day, split across two meals.

Stella notes puppies may need up to twice the adult amount, and to consult a veterinarian for pregnant and nursing dogs. Every chart is a starting point... check your dog's body condition after two or three weeks and adjust from there.

Switching over

Stella's guidance is to introduce gradually over seven to ten days, mixing with the current food and shifting the ratio across. They note that sudden diet changes and overfeeding can both cause digestive upset. At 38% fat, take the slow route.

Sizes

5.5 oz, 14 oz and 25 oz.

On the label statement

Stella & Chewy's does not publish the AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement or the life stage for this product on their website, so we can't tell you from here whether it's labeled for adult maintenance, for all life stages, or as a complementary food. That's a real gap and we'd rather say so than fill it in. Ask us and we'll read it off the bag.

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