Vitalin dog food: what to know
Vitalin is a UK dry dog food brand that sits at the affordable end of the market, with recipes made without artificial colours or flavours across everyday adult and puppy formulas. We do not collect customer star ratings on individual products, so here is what the range actually contains and who it tends to suit, rather than an aggregated review score.
What Vitalin actually offers
The range covers everyday complete dry food for adult dogs across a small number of named-protein recipes, along with a puppy formula and small breed options, aimed at owners who want a straightforward, keenly priced dry food rather than a premium or specialist diet.
Recipes are made without artificial colours or flavours, which is a genuinely meaningful distinction from some budget dry foods, even at an accessible price point, and the range covers a reasonable spread of proteins given how tightly focused it is compared with larger premium brands.
Who Vitalin tends to suit
It suits owners looking for dependable everyday dry food at a lower price point than the premium end of the market, rather than those seeking a specialist grain-free, raw or hypoallergenic formulation, which is not really where this range is aimed.
As with any food, whether a specific recipe suits your dog depends on their size, age and any known sensitivity rather than the brand name or price point alone, so introduce any new food gradually and watch how your dog does on it.
Switching to or from Vitalin
Introduce Vitalin gradually alongside your dog's current food over about a week, increasing the proportion day by day rather than switching in one go, the same as with any change of dry food, to reduce the chance of an upset stomach.
Follow the feeding guide on the specific pack rather than a previous food's guide, since calorie density and recommended portions vary between brands even when the bag size looks similar.
From this brand
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Forthglade Cold Pressed Natural Turkey
Cold-pressed turkey kibble for dogs from 2 months, soft enough to mix with water for young pups
£45.99
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Salmon
Cold-pressed grain-free dry food for dogs, built on fresh and dried salmon
From£16.99
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Duck
Cold-pressed grain-free duck food with fruit and botanicals, in two bag sizes
From£16.99
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Chicken
Cold-pressed grain-free chicken food with fruit and botanicals, in three bag sizes
From£16.99
Forthglade Complete Meal Lightly Baked Turkey
A lightly baked complete dry food, 50% turkey, for adult dogs of any breed
From£12.49
Forthglade Complete Meal Lightly Baked Chicken
A grain-free complete dry food for adult dogs, lightly baked and built on 50% chicken
From£12.49
Forthglade Cold Pressed Small Dog Turkey
Cold-pressed grain-free dry food for small dogs and puppies, built on turkey
£16.99
Forthglade Complete Meal Lightly Baked Lamb
A lightly baked complete dry food, 50% lamb, for adult dogs of any breed
From£12.49
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Turkey
Grain-free cold-pressed turkey kibble for dogs, gentle on sensitive stomachs
£69.69
Harringtons Puppy Turkey & Rice
Complete turkey puppy food with 30% protein and feeding bands by adult weight
£6.49
Harringtons Adult Dog Turkey Veg
Complete dry food for adult dogs with turkey, chicken and salmon oil, 21% protein
From£3.39
Harringtons Adult Dog Salmon & Potato
Complete salmon and potato dry dog food with 21% protein in a 1.7KG bag
£6.25
Common questions
- Does Giddy Pets have customer reviews for Vitalin?
- We don't collect star ratings against individual products. This page sets out what the range actually contains and who it tends to suit, which we think is more useful than an aggregated score.
- Is Vitalin a good budget dog food?
- It is a straightforward, keenly priced everyday dry food made without artificial colours or flavours, which makes it a reasonable option for owners wanting dependable feeding without paying for a premium formulation. Whether it suits your dog specifically still depends on their own size, age and any known sensitivity.
- Does Vitalin make a puppy food?
- Yes, the range includes a puppy formula alongside its adult recipes. Check the specific product is labelled for puppies and follow the feeding guide for your puppy's current weight and expected adult weight rather than guessing the portion.
- Does Giddy Pets stock the whole Vitalin range?
- No, we stock a selection rather than every product Vitalin makes across its adult, puppy and small breed lines. What is shown in the grid reflects what is currently available, which changes as stock does.
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Written by Matt Garnett, who runs Giddy Pets and is a lifelong pet owner — not a vet. This is general information, not veterinary advice, and it cannot replace an examination by the vet who knows your animal. How we write these guides.