Why SPECIFIC

SPECIFIC® is the brand of veterinary pet nutrition from Dechra Veterinary Products – an international pharmaceutical company specializing in medicinal products for veterinary use.

Veterinary diets made with high levels of Omega-3 from fish delivering genuine health benefits and ease of recommendation

High levels of owner and animal acceptance of fish

Proven health benefits from fish

Dedicated to vets

Compact but comprehensive range

Our sustainability commitment

SPECIFIC DIETS ARE RICH IN OMEGA-3 FROM FISH PROVIDING EFFECTIVE HEALTH BENEFITS

  Fish provides a complete omega fatty acid profile including preformed DHA and EPA omega-3 fatty acids

  Fish is an easily digestible protein

  Fish is low in saturated fat

  Fish has a well-balanced amino acid profile

  Fish are rich in essential vitamins and trace elements including vitamins D and B2 (riboflavin), calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, iodine, magnesium and potassium

VET DEDICATED NUTRITION

SPECIFIC is the brand of nutrition from Dechra veterinary products.

Vets are not PART of our business - You ARE our business.

SPECIFIC is dedicated to vets - we are not sold in retail and do not actively engage with pet e commerce websites - helping you bring your nutritional customers into your practice regularly.

SPECIFIC DIETS DELIVER HIGH LEVELS OF OWNER AND ANIMAL ACCEPTANCE.

Fish is highly palatable with a strong aroma and umami taste that is appealing for dogs and cats, improving pet compliance

Widespread understanding and acceptance by owners that fish is healthy – reducing the time taken to explain to owners

MANAGEABLE RANGE

SPECIFIC has a compact range covering all life stages and special care diets supporting key conditions in both wet and dry varieties but without an excessively wide range for you to carry

Bladder uroliths Diabetes 
Gastrointestinal Weight management
Allergen management Recovery and convalescence
Skin function Adult
Joint and mobility Juvenile
Heart and kidney  Senior

 

OUR SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENT

SPECIFIC is committed to a philosophy that we call the Circle of Good

We believe it is our responsibility to support the environment that produces the extraordinary ingredients that create our nutritious and healthy foods.

  • Packaging changes made in 2018 and 2020 reduced plastic usage by 18 tons a year
  • In 2020 we launched our organic dry diets in recyclable bags – one of the first dry pet foods in recyclable packaging.  We are committed to having all of our foods in recyclable packaging by 2023
  • Most of our cardboard packaging is FSC certified and we will move to all FSC certified cardboard soon
  • We use fish as our main source of protein. Fish offer a sustainable source of protein with fewer methane emissions from fish and feed conversion ratios (the amount of food eaten by an animal relative to the amount of food produced by the animal) are better for fish.
  • Our fish are caught with the more sustainable midwater trawl and ring netting fishing systems
  • All of the fish in our dry diets now come from sources accredited as sustainable

Full product data sheets are available at the SPECIFIC product information book including

  • Indications for each diet
  • Properties and rational for the composition
  • Ingredients
  • Feeding amounts
  • Nutrient data
  • Any contra indications

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The Dechra academy provides a range of free on-line learning including a number of nutritional courses  

  • The role of nutrition in managing Kidney disease
  • The role of nutrition in managing Gastrointestinal disorder
  • The role of nutrition in managing Allergies and atopic dermatitis
  • The role of nutrition in managing unintended weight loss
  • Canine diabetes mellitus: more than just insulin
  • Feline diabetes mellitus: more than just insulin

To register or sign in for the Dechra academy

Click here to register or sign in for the academy

EQUIPE ANIMAUX DE COMPAGNIE

Abigail Deheyder
+32 (0)486 80 73 58
abigail.deheyder@dechra.com

  • Flandre-Occidentale
  • Flandre-Orientale
  • Brabant Flamand: 1500-1559,
  • 1570-1729, 1740-1779
  • Comines-Warneton: 7780-7789

Charlotte Van Genechten
+32 (0)478 52 01 64
charlotte.vangenechten@dechra.com

  • Anvers
  • Limbourg
  • Brabant flamand: 1560-1569,
  • 1730-1739, 1780-1999, 3000-3499

Véronique Frères
+32 (0)478 59 00 68
veronique.freres@dechra.com

  • Liège
  • Luxembourg
  • Namur: 5000-5599, 5640-5649, 5700-5999
  • Grand Duché du Luxembourg

Donatienne Dresse
+32 (0)478 52 07 55
donatienne.dresse@dechra.com

  • Regio Bruxelles
  • Brabant Wallon
  • Hainaut (excl. Comines-Warneton)
  • Namur: 5600-5639, 5650-5699
     
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