Complementary Dog Food

A complete meal contains everything your dog needs to stay happy & healthy - so it simply means that you don't need to mix it with anything else for your four-legged friend to get all the nutrition they need from their dinner. Most of our recipes are complete, with the only exception being our 'Just 90%' range which is a complementary food.

A complementary food is designed to be fed alongside something else for a balanced diet. Feeding a complementary food alone will not give your dog the balanced meal and nourishment they need - so you have to add either your own selection of carbohydrate and fibre filled vegetables or a good quality mixer.

Yes!

Our wet dog food can be used as an accompaniment to a good quality, natural dry food – just make sure you adjust the quantities to avoid over-feeding.

You can use whichever split of wet vs dry food suits your dog best, but as a start point if you’d like to feed a 50:50 mix of wet and dry food – simply feed 50% of the daily recommended allowance of wet food alongside 50% of the recommended daily allowance of dry food over the course of the day.  

We’ve not formally tested freezing our wet dog food, so we can’t guarantee the impact on quality or texture. If you do choose to freeze it, transfer the contents into a freezer-safe container and use within three months.

We have a wholegrain range that contains brown rice only. The rest of our wet food range is grain free. if you'd like to shop our wholegrain recipes, they are available here.

Our wet food trays should be stored in a cool, dry place. If you prefer a more solid consistency to our wet food, you may choose to store unopened trays in a fridge during hot weather. Just pop them on the side to bring up to room temperature before feeding.

In our Just 90% complementary wet recipes, we add seaweed extract, sodium carbonate and potassium chloride. All other minerals present in the product occur naturally from the ingredients themselves.

You can safely store your opened trays of Forthglade wet meals in the fridge for up to two days after opening, without any compromise to quality or flavour.

No, our recipes do not contain buckwheat.

Our wet food trays are gently cooked and sealed. They are shelf-stable and don't need to be kept chilled before opening. They should be stored in a cool, dry place. It's normal for them to feel warm after spending time in a delivery vehicle or carrier depot, especially during hot weather.

As long as the trays are still fully sealed, show no signs of damage, swelling or leaking, and are within their best before date, they're perfectly safe to feed. If you prefer a more solid consistency to our wet food, you may choose to store the unopened trays in a fridge during hot weather. Just pop them on the side to bring up to room temperature before feeding.