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
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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
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
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