Is Merrick Weight Management a natural alternative to Hills Metabolic?

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My 5 year old Corgi is currently on Hills metabolic prescription food. I want to maybe put him on something that is a more natural dog food. I was looking at Merrick weight management food. Is Merrick just like the Hills diet food? Pet's info: Dog | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Male | neutered

Amber W · Accepted Answer

Hello and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. The Merrick food is not the same as the Hill's Metabolic. Merrick weight management will be a limited calorie diet whereas Hill's Metabolic is formulated to help the dog's metabolism for weight loss. Weight loss can still be achieved with a lower calorie food like the Merrick but it may not happen as quickly and you may have to feed significantly less Merrick (in volume) than you are used to feeding with the Hill's Metabolic. Usually An all canned food diet (using a light or low calorie canned food) would help you achieve more weight loss than a kibble or dry dog food. Another option, would be to look at a website like balanceit.com for a home cooked diet recipe as home cooking is a more "natural" way of feeding and can help with weight loss. If you decide to do a home cooked diet you do need to make sure you have a balanced recipe which is why a website like balanceit.com is so helpful. Good luck to you and Douglas!

Is Merrick Weight Management a natural alternative to Hills Metabolic?

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