Whimzees Hedgehog Dental Dog Chew – Large, Box of 30

Whimzees Hedgehog Dental Dog Chew – Large, Box of 30

Thirty Large Hedgehogs is a month at one a day, which happens to be the interval over which a dental chew starts to show. Plaque mineralises into tartar within days, so the value is in the routine rather than in any single chew.

The chews are the standard Large, 173 kcal each and the only size Whimzees make the Hedgehog in, for dogs of 18–27kg. Thirty of them is about 5,200 kcal across the month.

Performance & Benefits

• 30 chews — a full month of daily dental care for one large dog.
• Spined shape that scrapes the crown and works the gum line.
• 173 kcal per chew, roughly 5,200 kcal per box.
• No meat and no cereal grain in the ingredient list.
• Better per-chew value than buying singles.
• Keeps the routine going, which is where the dental benefit actually comes from.

Suitable For

• Dogs of 18–27kg, one chew a day.
• Owners committing to daily dental care rather than occasional treats.
• Two-dog households, where the box covers a fortnight.
• Not a starting point for an untried dog — buy the single Whimzees Hedgehog Large first.
• Dogs under 18kg need a different shape, such as the Whimzees Alligator Medium.

Feeding

• One chew per dog per day.
• 173 kcal per chew, 30 chews per box.
• Store the opened box sealed; it will be in use for weeks.
• Whimzees publish bag and box counts for some markets but no pack count for this box on their own site, so the count here is the pack as supplied.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: potato starch, glycerin, powdered cellulose, lecithin, dried yeast, malt extract, sweet lupine meal, alfalfa extract, paprika extract.
• Typical analysis: crude protein 1.1%, fat content 2.0%, crude fibre 7.2%, crude ash 2.4%, moisture 12%.
• Nine ingredients. No "six ingredient" claim appears on Whimzees' own pages.
• Whimzees describe the range as natural and grain-free, excepting the Ricebone shape.

Care & Caution

• Whimzees state these are not suitable for dogs under nine months old, or for any dog under 2.3kg.
• Whimzees warn that swallowing any item without thoroughly chewing it may be harmful or even fatal — stay in the room and take the last short piece away.
• Feed one correctly sized chew a day only, and always leave fresh water down.