Hill's Prescription Diet d/d Feline Duck & Green Pea Formula vs. Smalls Bird Recipe

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Hill's has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Hill's Prescription Diet d/d Feline Duck & Green Pea Formula

Hill's has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

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First 10 ingredients:

yellow peas pea protein duck green peas pork fat powdered cellulose calcium sulfate chicken liver flavor fish oil lactic acid

Smalls Bird Recipe

Smalls has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

finely ground chicken with bone chicken heart chicken liver chicken gizzard chicken egg goat’s milk water eggshell membrane herring oil mixed tocopherols

 

Hill's Prescription Diet d/d Feline Duck & Green Pea Formula

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Smalls Bird Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
D
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 98%
Protein % 34.5% 45%
Fat % 21.3% 15%
Fiber % 4.7% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.62 to 1 3 to 1
Total Ingredients 22 9
Meat Content 4 total
low concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 3 total
low concentration
None
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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