PRO PLAN® Large Athletic Puppy Healthy Start Chicken Dry Dog Food
Help support your puppy’s growth and development with PRO PLAN® Healthy Start Large Athletic Puppy Chicken dry dog food. Formulated with high-quality ingredients to provide targeted nutrition including colostrum, proven to help support immune response. Developed by Purina vets this complete dry dog food helps support overall wellbeing of Small & Mini breed puppies during the early stages of life.
Key benefits
Tailored nutrition for large athletic breed puppies (more than 25 kg adult weight) up to 18-24 months.
- Chicken as No1 ingredient & High protein
- High Protein
- Colostrum to help support natural defences
- Helps promotes healthy growth and long-term health
- Helps support healthy joints
- Science based nutrition with no added colourants
- Adapted for Large Athletic breeds
Why choose Purina PRO PLAN®
- Science based nutrition developed with PURINA® veterinarians.
- High digestibility and high nutrient absorption.
- Provides targeted benefits.
Give your large athletic puppy the nutritional building blocks they need for healthy growth and development with Purina PRO PLAN Healthy Start.
Give your puppy the nutritional building blocks he needs for healthy growth and development with Purina PRO PLAN Healthy Start. Each high quality dry food features outstanding nutrition specifically designed for puppies and high-quality chicken pieces as the #1 ingredient.
Purina PRO PLAN® Healthy Start PUPPY products contain colostrum, which helps support puppies' immune response up to 50% more. Colostrum also helps to optimise the balance of the gut microflora, helping minimise the incidence of loose stools that is so common during puppyhood.
Purina PRO PLAN® Healthy Start contains adjusted protein and fat levels to promote healthy growth and long-term health, as well as nutrients that support healthy joints.
Purina PRO PLAN Healthy Start LARGE ATHLETIC PUPPY is suitable for large athletic breed puppies (more than 25 kg adult weight). This dry puppy food contains vitamin D, minerals and specific levels of omega-3 fatty acids (0.3%) to help support healthy teeth and gums. It is rich in high quality chicken and provides optimal nutrition for your large puppy's growth up to 18-24 months of age, when they become fully grown.
Discover the benefits HEALTHY START products can make to your puppy's health and wellbeing.
Also suitable for gestating / lactating bitches.
If you want to give your dog some variety, explore the different flavours of PRO PLAN recipes with added benefits - for example, Lamb in Sensitive Digestion or Salmon in Sensitive Skin products.
All PRO PLAN® products are formulated to make the most of high-quality ingredients, delivering efficient nutrient absorption and targeted benefits at every stage of life. In fact, we are so sure your pet will love it, that we are offering the chance to try PRO PLAN® risk free, with 100% money back guarantee*.
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- Protein 32.0 %
- Fat 18.0 %
- Crude ash 7.5 %
- Crude fibre 2.0 %
- Taurine 0.1 %
- Vit A: 27000
- Vit D3: 900
- Vit E: 200
- Vit C: 120
- Iron (II) sulphate monohydrate: (Fe: 120)
- Calcium iodate anhydrous: (I: 1.9)
- Copper (II) sulphate pentahydrate: (Cu: 13)
- Manganous sulphate monohydrate: (Mn: 45)
- Zinc sulphate monohydrate: (Zn: 110)
- Sodium selenite: (Se: 0.13)
- Tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils: 50
- 401kcal per 100g
Did you know that we can offer you a more accurate feeding recommendation based on your dog's size and weight? Scroll down, click start and get personalised advice on how much to feed.
Did you know that we can offer you a more accurate feeding recommendation based on your dog's size and weight? Scroll down, click start and get personalised advice on how much to feed.
Feeding guide
See table for recommended daily feeding amounts. These amounts are guidelines only. Ensure your puppy and mother maintain a lean body condition by adjusting the daily amounts according to your dog’s activity level, physical condition and individual needs. During weaning, introduce solid food gradually. Clean, fresh water should be available at all times. To monitor your dog’s health, consult a vet regularly.
| DAILY FEEDING QUANTITY (G/DAY*) | ||||||||
| Puppy's age (Month) | Mother | Gestation | Lactation | |||||
| Puppy's expected Adult Body Weight (kg) | 1.5-3 | 4-5 | 6-8 | 9-11 | 12-24 | Body Weight (kg) | 6-9 weeks | |
| 25 | 150-300 | 330-385 | 415-400 | 380-355 | 330-Adult | 25 | 330-420 | Ad Libitum |
| 35 | 185-310 | 385-415 | 445-490 | 515-480 | 420-440 | 35 | 415-525 | Ad Libitum |
| 45 | 200-300 | 405-435 | 455-500 | 535-515 | 470-455 | 45 | 490-620 | Ad Libitum |
| 60 | 250-400 | 480-540 | 580-655 | 695-660 | 580-565 | 60 | 590-755 | Ad Libitum |
| 70 | 275-445 | 530-600 | 645-725 | 770-730 | 640-630 | 70 | 655-835 | Ad Libitum |
These recipes help provide targeted benefits, such as high digestibility to support your pet’s natural defences and long-term health.
The number 1 ingredient is always high-quality pieces of chicken, turkey, salmon or lamb, frozen to lock-in key nutrients and perfectly cooked for delicious taste.
PRO PLAN Everyday Nutrition wet and dry dog food is made with quality pieces of chicken, turkey or fish and includes key nutrients, to help promote dogs' overall health.
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Ensuring your dog gets the right level of nutrition is very important. Working out the right amount to feed can be tricky as you need to consider a few different factors, such as weight, age, lifestyle etc. Puppy diets can be particularly confusing as you also need to understand what their estimated adult weight will be too!
However, don't worry! With a few questions answered, our advisors will be able to guide you in the right direction. Give us a call on 0800 212 161 or message us through the Contact Us page to start the conversation.
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Read more to understand how you can help support their dental health.
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To help maintain your pet foods freshness, it is recommended that you store the products in a cool, dry place, away from moisture, sun and heat.
For Dry Pet Food
Once opened, we recommend keeping the packaging as airtight as possible in between meals to help maintain optimal freshness.
Some pet owners choose to decant their pets food into a storage container. If this is your preferred method, remember to wash the storage container regularly and avoid mixing multiple packs of pet food into one container. It is also best to keep the products outer packing to hand should you need it.
For Wet Pet Food
Once opened, keep the packaging as airtight as possible and pop in the fridge to be consumed within 24-48 hours.
Don’t forget to also look out for ‘use-by’ dates on your pet food packaging and do not offer out of date products to your pet.
It is not enough to know how much of a nutrient is present in a food, but rather how much of that nutrient is bioavailable.
BIOAVAILABILITY is the amount of nutrient that is not only absorbed from the intestinal (or digestive) tract, but also available in a form that is useable by tissues.
DIGESTIBILITY is the amount of a nutrient present in food that is absorbed in the body. The digestibility of a nutrient is obtained by measuring how much of the nutrient is transported out of the body. It does not measure the amount of nutrient that is actually available for use by target tissues.
While both digestibility and bioavailability are generally accepted techniques to determine the nutrient value of a food, bioavailability is considered a more sensitive measure. Nutrient bioavailability means getting the most out of food. The higher the bioavailability, the more nutrients pass through the intestinal wall and go to work nourishing the pet’s cells and tissues. Optimal health depends on the pet’s cells being completely nourished.
Purina has proved with a scientific study that our Purina Pro Plan products deliver higher nutrient levels and bioavailability.