Description
FirstMate founder, Michael Florian came to be in the pet food business through an interesting route. After years as a commercial fisherman, Michael began manufacturing fish feed the burgeoning salmon farming industry in British Columbia. Dogs were used on the farms to guard the stock from predators, but they enjoyed feeding themselves with the fish feed. Michael began to formulate a dog food that would keep them satisfied and use the same high quality ingredients, and FirstMate was born.
FirstMate Pacific Ocean Fish Meal Endurance Formula is a grain-free, dry dog food is specially formulated for growing puppies. Its unique bite size and optimal levels of protein and fat ensure healthy growth, while omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids aid in healthy skin and coat. This easily digestible diet uses only wild-caught fish from the herring family as a single source, novel protein.
Ingredients
Ocean Fish Meal, Burbank Potato, Norkotah Potato, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols,) Tomato Pomace, Dicalcium, Phosphate, Choline Chloride, Calcium Propionate, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Iodine, Cobalt Carbonate, Selenium Yeast), Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Riboflavin, Niacin, D-pantothenic Acid, Thiamine hydrochloride, Vitamin A Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Yeast Extract, Glucosamine Hydrochloride.
Guranteed Analysis
| Crude Protein (min) | 28% | Ash (max) | 8% |
| Crude Fat (min) | 18% | Calcium (min) | 1.2% |
| Crude Fibre (max) | 8% | Phosphorous (min) | 0.9% |
| Moisture (max) | 10% | Glucosamine (min) | 100mg/kg |
| Magnesium (max) | 0.1% | Calcium / Phosphorous ratio | 1.3:1 |
| ME (calculated): 3490 kcal/kg | 541 kcal/cup | |||
Feeding Instructions
| Weight | 6-11 weeks | 3-4 months | 5-7 months | 8-12 months |
|
3 lb (1.4 kg) |
½ cup (78 g) |
½ cup (78 g) |
½ cup (78 g) |
¼ cup (39 g) |
|
5 lb (2.3 kg) |
¾ cup (116 g) |
½ cup (78 g) |
½ cup (78 g) |
½ cup (78 g) |
|
10 lb (4.5 kg) |
1 cup (155 g) |
1 ¼ cups (194 g) |
¾ cup (116 g) |
½ cups (78 g) |
|
15 lb (6.8 kg) |
1 ¼ cups (194 g) |
1 ½ cups (233 g) |
1 cup (155 g) |
¾ cups (116 g) |
|
20 lb (9.1 kg) |
1 ½ cups (233 g) |
1 ¾ cups (271 g) |
1 ¼ cups (194 g) |
1 cups (155 g) |
|
30 lb (13.6 kg) |
2 cups (310 g) |
2 ¼ cups (349 g) |
1 ¾ cups (271 g) |
1 ¼ cups (194 g) |
|
40 lb (18.2 kg) |
2 ½ cups (388 g) |
2 ¾ cups (426 g) |
2 ¼ cups (349 g) |
1 ¾ cups (271 g) |
|
50 lb (22.7 kg) |
3 cups (465 g) |
3 ¼ cups (504 g) |
2 ¾ cups (426 g) |
2 ¼ cups (349 g) |
|
60 lb (27.3 kg) |
NA | NA |
3 ¼ cups (504 g) |
2 ¾ cups (426 g) |
|
70 lb (31.8 kg) |
NA | NA |
3 ¾ cups (581 g) |
3 ¼ cups (504 g) |
|
80 lb (36.4 kg) |
NA | NA |
4 ¼ cups (659 g) |
3 ¾ cups (581 g) |
Transition Instructions
It takes time to transition your pet to a new food without having digestive upset. Over the course of one to two weeks, you should gradually switch from the old food to the new. Start with a 75% old to 25% new mix, then 50:50, and finally 25:75, until you have switched to FirstMate food entirely.