Petzyo Dog Food Review

Petzyo is a very cool Australian deliver-to-your-door pet food company. They’ve been around a few years now and have established a loyal following with a lot of great feedback.

For our Petzyo dog food review we’ll focus on the Chicken & Turkey with Superfoods dry food formula, but keep in mind they also offer an excellent range of raw dog food, treats, and a couple of other dry formulas.

The Salmon & Ocean Fish with Green Lipped Mussels and Kangaroo with Sweet Potato and Superfoods offer you an opportunity to add variety to your dog’s diet, something I always consider a good idea.

I’ll skirt over the human-grade raw dog food as well, as it’s well worth mentioning.

Petzyo dog food review – Chicken & Turkey

What the marketing says

I love the fresh approach Petzyo use with their marketing. There’s no nonsense on the bag, it simply says “Petzyo – Kibble that counts”.

There’s a few claims such as “Australian Made & Owned”, “Sustainably-sourced”, as well as “Grain Free” and “100% natural”. It’s also “Suitable for All Life Stages”, which means it’s above the bar no matter the age and nutritional needs of your dog.

It’s nice they haven’t plastered the bag with pictures of gourmet chicken and fresh stem broccoli like you find on other Australian brands made mostly of cereal grains. Simplicity is best.

What the ingredients really say

The nice thing about the Petzyo dry food formulas is all the ingredients are decent inclusions. It’s preserved naturally with rosemary rather than ambiguous chemicals, and it’s great to see they use sustainable meats from Australian farms.

In the Chicken & Turkey formula we find the top two ingredients are what we’d expect – sustainable chicken and turkey. Both are lean meats rich in protein your dog can digest, so we’re off to a really good start with Petzyo.

Next we find a nice mix of plant-based ingredients, each with nutritional merit. It’s nice to see a mix rather than bulking up the food with something like corn (like you find in many other Australian brands).

They start with sweet potato as an excellent low-GI ingredient with a range of nutritional benefits. It’s a source of antioxidant beta-carotene which has shown to protect against cancer and heart disease, and it’s also a great source of fibre.

Peas and lentils are included which are great in moderation (again, with some other Australian brands we find most of the formula to be just peas). These will add vitamins and minerals to the mix, all of which are beneficial to your dog.

The mix is rounded off with a range of ingredients you’ll instantly recognise as nutritious – carrots, broccoli, tomato, spinach, kelp, blueberries, parsley, basil, oregano, and the wonderful anticarcinogenic spice turmeric.

Petzyo have an optimal omega 6:3 ratio which is great for heart and joint health, but will also help reduce inflammation and improve overall skin and coat health. We find three omega-rich ingredients – chicken oil, flaxseed oil, and fish oil

Each recipe is formulated for all life stages, meeting the needs of puppies, adults, and seniors alike, with balanced calcium and phosphorous ratios for healthy growth and maintenance.

All in all I find the formula of Petzyo dry foods very balanced. The protein sits around 25% which is above average, and 11% fat could be bulked up by adding some fresh meats/fats to your dog’s diet.

You’ll find some premium brands boast more protein (over 30%) but also come at a higher price, but boosting nutrition with the Petzyo raw dog food is a great answer for this – I’ll cover that next.

Petzyo raw dog food / BARF patties

I’m a big fan of raw patties as a convenient way of offering your dog excellent unmolested nutrition. They come frozen, so all you need to do is take a patty out of the freezer in the morning for your dog’s evening meal.

All three formulas in the Petzyo BARF range are complete and balanced and use human grade ingredients, which should give you peace of mind when feeding a raw diet!

You’ll find a combination of raw meat, ground bone, and organs such as liver and kidney as the most nutrient-rich animal ingredients.

Like the Petzyo dry food formulas you’ll find a range of vegetables and fruits, and eggs as a complete-protein source.

You really get what you pay for, with so many quality inclusions in the patties. Cold-pressed flaxseed oil is great to see, as is yoghurt and chia seeds. It’s starting to sound like a fitness-junkie’s morning smoothie.

Similar to the Petzyo kibble, you will also find the inclusion of kelp (ascophyllum nodosum) which is a brown seaweed with bioactive compounds. It’s known to reduce oral bacteria leading to decreased plaque and tartar. I consider dental health highly important, and that’s one step of many you should use to keep your dog’s teeth clean.

Kelp has other benefits too, with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties which boost immune function, thyroid, and skin health in dogs. It’s great for us too, so keep that in mind!

Dog’s are essentially carnivorous animals with a digestive system geared to digest raw meat, so if you’re in any way put off with raw feeding just keep in mind thousands of dogs these days thrive on raw foods.

The Petzyo raw dog food is well worth considering, and a mix of dry food and raw patties is a great way to feed a dog without cost spiralling out of control.

Where to buy Petzyo

Petzyo dry and raw food products are available directly from their website, delivered to your door. You can set up regular deliveries and cancel any time.

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Ingredients

Ingredients of Petzyo dog food (Chicken & Turkey with Superfood Extras):

Sustainable Chicken and Turkey Meat Meal, Peas, Lentils, Superfoods (Sweet Potato, Tomato, Basil, Spinach, Broccoli, Carrot, Rosemary, Oregano, Parsley, Kelp, Turmeric, Blueberries, Green Tea), Poultry Fat (stabilized with mixed Tocopherols & Rosemary Extract), Essential Vitamins and Minerals (including Calcium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, Magnesium, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Iodine, Selenium, Vitamins A, C, D3, E, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B9, B12, Choline), Poultry Digest, Sunflower Oil, Flaxseed Oil, Chicory Root Extract (Source of FOS), Amino Acids (Taurine, DL Methionine), Fish Oil, Yucca Extract.

Guaranteed analysis

The guaranteed analysis of Petzyo dog food (Chicken & Turkey with Superfood Extras):

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