Orijen Senior Dog Food
January 13, 2010
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Orijen Senior Dog Food
Orijen Dog Food is made and manufactured by, Champion Pet Food. If you prefer a high protein, grain free dog food, Orijen should be at the top of your list. This type of food is particularly good for very active working breed dogs.
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As dog’s age they become less efficient at metabolizing proteins, and require fewer calories (particularly those from carbohydrates). Orijen Senior Dog Food has been formulated with this in mind. It contains high amounts of protein to help your dog maintain it’s lean body mass, and a lower percentage of carbohydrates and overall calories to ensure your dog maintains a healthy body weight.
As with all of Orijen’s foods, the Senior formula contains very high quality ingredients, with no grains or fillers.
Benefits of Orijen Regional Senior Dog Food:
- 40% protein, 20% carbohydrates
- Grain-free
- Uses high quality “free range” meat ingredients
This is the right food for you if:
- You own an active, medium to large breed senior dog
- You are looking for a high quality dog food with no fillers
- Price & convenience are not a consideration
This is not the right food for you if:
- Your dog is small and/or inactive
- You are looking for a food that contains grains
- You are on a budget
- Your dog is allergic to chicken or Turkey
Have you used Orijen’s Senior Dog Food for your dog? Please let us know and post a comment below!
First five ingredients of Orijen Senior Dog Food:
- Deboned Chicken
- Chicken Meal
- Turkey Meal
- Russet Potato
- Deboned Salmon
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal and Turkey Meal are the first three ingredients in this food and account for the majority of it’s protein content.
Russet Potato is the fourth ingredient in this food, and is the main source of carbohydrates in this food. They help provide your dog with energy.
Deboned Salmon is the fifth ingredient in Orijen’s Senor formula. Salmon is an excellent source of protein and contains essential fatty acids that are important for your dog’s health.
Further down the list of ingredients there are more sources of protein (fish and eggs), and plenty of vegetables and fruits that provide your dog with the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants essential for optimal health.
Orijen Senior Dog Food Full Ingredients List:
Fresh deboned chicken, chicken meal, turkey meal, russet potato, fresh deboned salmon (a natural source of DHA and EPA), herring meal, sweet potato, peas, fresh deboned lake whitefish, salmon meal, fresh deboned walleye, chicken liver, fresh deboned turkey, chicken fat (naturally preserved with vitamin E and citric acid), whole eggs, fresh deboned herring, sun-cured alfalfa, salmon oil, chicory root, dehydrated organic kelp, pumpkin, carrots, spinach, turnip greens, apples, cranberries, saskatoon berries, black currants, choline chloride, psyllium, licorice root, angelica root, fenugreek, marigold flowers, sweet fennel, peppermint leaf, chamomile flowers, dandelion, summer savory, rosemary, sea salt, vitamin supplements (vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin E, niacin, vitamin C, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12), mineral supplements (zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, selenium), Lactobacillus acidophilus and Enterococcus faecium fermentation product.
Orijen Adult Dog Food Guaranteed Analysis
| Crude Protein (min.) | 40.0% |
| Crude Fat (min.) | 15.0% |
| Crude Fiber (max.) | 6.0% |
| Moisture (max.) | 10.0% |
| Calcium (min.) | 1.6% |
| Calcium (max.) | 1.8% |
| Phosphorus (min.) | 1.1% |
| Phosphorus (max.) | 1.3% |
| Omega-6 (min.) | 2.5% |
| Omega-3 (min.) DHA EPA |
1.0% 0.6% 0.3% |
| Carbohydrate (max.) | 20.0% |
| Glucosamine (min.) | 1400 mg/kg |
| Chondroitin (min.) | 1200 mg/kg |
| Microorganisms (min.) | 120M cfu/kg |
| BOTANICAL INCLUSIONS | |
|---|---|
| Chicory root | 700 mg/kg |
| Licorice root | 500 mg/kg |
| Angelica root | 350 mg/kg |
| Fenugreek | 350 mg/kg |
| Marigold flowers | 350 mg/kg |
| Sweet Fennel | 350 mg/kg |
| Peppermint leaf | 300 mg/kg |
| Chamomile flowers | 300 mg/kg |
| Dandelion root | 150 mg/kg |
| Summer savory | 150 mg/kg |
| VITAMINS | |
| Vitamin A | 15 kIU/kg |
| Vitamin D3 | 2 kIU/kg |
| Vitamin E | 400 IU/kg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.5 mg/kg |
| Thiamine | 50 mg/kg |
| Riboflavin | 40 mg/kg |
| Niacin | 250 mg/kg |
| Pan. Acid (B5) | 40 mg/kg |
| Pyridoxine (B6) | 26 mg/kg |
| Biotin | 1 mg/kg |
| Folic Acid | 3 mg/kg |
| Choline | 2700 mg/kg |
| Ascorbic Acid | 55 mg/kg |
| Beta carotene | 0.40 mg/kg |
| AMINO ACIDS | |
| Taurine | 0.3 mg/kg |
| T. Lysine | 2.7% |
| T. Threonine | 1.65% |
| T. Methionine | 0.87% |
| T. Isoleucine | 1.60% |
| T. Leucine | 2.9% |
| T. Valine | 1.9% |
| T. Arginine | 2.9% |
| T. Phen. | 1.6% |
| T. Histidine | 0.85% |
| T. Cystine | 0.5% |
| MINERALS | |
| Sodium | 0.4% |
| Chloride | 0.6% |
| Potassium | 0.65% |
| Magnesium | 0.10% |
| Sulphur | 0.4% |
| Manganese | 14 mg/kg |
| Cobalt | 0.47 mg/kg |
| Iodine | 3.5 mg/kg |
| Selenium | 0.5 mg/kg |
| Iron | 200 mg/kg |
| Zinc | 150 mg/kg |
| Copper | 13 mg/kg |
Review
In your review above, you say, “This is not the right food for you if Your dog is small….” Why is that?
I have had my dog on Acana ( the sister company name to orijen) for a few years. As my dog is a jack Russel/ pug cross i have had problems with many dog food brands as they have grain. She, had skin irritations, bad breath, weight problems, and shedding problems. I switched to Orijen senior dog food a few months back and it has had the best results. My dog is 6 years old, going grey in the face and he energy levels had dropped a bit, but since Orijen……she is more playful then when she was a puppy, her coat is super shinny, her bowel movements are smaller and solid and well i think i got a new dog. i would recommend this brand of food for anyone that is looking to improve the quality of life for there dog. The food is not expensive and a little goes a long way since the calories are higher. 10 out of 10 i give this food.
Laura, Acana and Orijen are both made by Champion foods. They are made at the same facility by the same people. Both are great foods. Some dogs just don’t do good on some foods.
http://www.championpetfoods.com/
My dog was deemed healthy prior to putting her on Orijen. She underwent a teeth cleaning, and due to her age, had to undergo all sorts of tests before hand. Everything, blood work included, came back fine. Also, over the course of her life, she’s had other draws which always came back clean. A few months later I put her on a “better” doog food brand, Orijen Senior. About a month later she was in the ICU due to accident. Because of this, blood was drawn and I was told her liver levels, alkaline & phosphatase and calcium levels of the kidney were all very high. I never would have know, as she showed no symptoms or distress. Immediately, she was put on 3 different liver support medicines. We had to follow up every month with more blood work to reassess. A few months into all of this, the vet advised that cancer could be present. This devastated me so I started researching this food. I learned how much protein is in the food and what that much protein could do to a body. I presented my concerns to my vet. She wasn’t as worried about the food as I was. Still her next labs came back the same. At that point, we decided to wean her off of Orijen and on to another brand. Once month later, and my dog aced her test! A clean bill of health. Her alkaline and phosphatase are still slightly elevated, but I’m told there’s nothing to worry about, we’ll just follow up with one more draw in 4 months. Had it not been for her accident, I never would have known of the damage this was causing her.
I tried Origen Senior for my dog who has extreme skin problems. Then I read that some dogs are allergic to chicken. Is this why my dog faired so poorly on Origen Senior? I have since switched to Pinnacle and she seems a little better. It is the wild duck/no grains and of course no chicken blend. It costs less than Origen. Time will tell if it is better, but I did read a review that stated their dog did better when switched from Origen to Pinnacle.
It is frustrating and expensive trying to find out what she is allergic to.
Chicken may have been the culprit. As far as the better food, it ultimately is going to differ from dog to dog.