FirstMate proudly sources Cage-Free Duck from France. Duck, as a novel protein, combined with pumpkin for its digestive benefits, can help to address common food sensitivities that pet parents have come to appreciate from FirstMate.
This Limited Ingredient, pea free diet is easy on digestion and highly palatable.
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Single Meat Proteins
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Crude Protein (min) | 26.0% | Ash (max) | 10.0% |
Crude Fat (min) | 12.0% | Calcium (min) | 1.6% |
Crude Fibre (max) | 8.0% | Phosphorous (min) | 1.1% |
Moisture (max) | 10.0% | Magnesium (max) | 0.15% |
Calcium / Phosphorous ratio | 1.5:1 | ||
ME (calculated) = 3120 kcal/kg, 510 kcal/cup |
Weight | Senior / Less Active | Adult | Puppy |
2-5 lb (1-2.3 kg) |
1/8-1/4 cup (19-39 g) |
1/8-1/4 cup (19-39 g) |
1/8-1/4 cup (19-39 g) |
5-10 lb (2.3-4.5 kg) |
1/8-1/4 cup (19-39 g) |
1/4-1/3 cup (39-52 g) |
1/4-1/3 cup (39-52 g) |
10-20 lb (4.5-9 kg) |
1/4-1/2 cup (39-78 g) |
1/3-2/3 cup (52-103 g) |
1/3-3/4 cup (52-116 g) |
20-30 lb (9-13.6 kg) |
1/2-3/4 cup (78-116 g) |
2/3-1 cup (103-155 g) |
3/4-1 ¼ cups (116-194 g) |
30-50 lb (13.6-23 kg) |
3/4-1 ½ cups (116-233 g) |
1-1 ¾ cups (155-271 g) |
1 ¼-2 cups (194-310 g) |
50-70 lb (23-32 kg) |
1 ½-2 cups (233-310 g) |
1 ¾-2 ¼ cups (271-349 g) |
2-2 ¾ cups (310-426 g) |
70-90 lb (32-41 kg) |
2-2 ½ cups (310-388 g) |
2 ¼-3 cups (349-465 g) |
2 ¾-3 ½ cups (426-543 g) |
90-110 lb (41-50 kg) |
2 ½ -3 cups (388-465 g) |
3-3 ¾ cups (465-581 g) |
3 ½-4 ¼ cups (543-659 g) |
110-140 lb (50-64 kg) |
3-4 cups (465-620 g) |
3 ¾-4 ½ cups (581-698 g) |
4 ¼-5 cups (659-775 g) |
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) |
Weight | Less Active | Active |
2-5 lb(1-2.3 kg) | 1/8-1/4 cup(19-39 g) | 1/8-1/4 cup(19-39 g) |
5-10 lb(2.3-4.5 kg) | 1/8-1/4 cup(19-39 g) | 1/4-1/3 cup(39-52 g) |
10-20 lb(4.5-9 kg) | 1/4-1/2 cup(39-78 g) | 1/3-2/3 cup(52-103 g) |
20-30 lb(9-13.6 kg) | 1/2-3/4 cup(78-116 g) | 2/3-1 cup(103-155 g) |
30-50 lb(13.6-23 kg) | 3/4-1 ½ cups(116-233 g) | 1-1 ¾ cups(155-271 g) |
50-70 lb(23-32 kg) | 1 ½-2 cups(233-310 g) | 1 ¾-2 ¼ cups(271-349 g) |
70-90 lb(32-41 kg) | 2-2 ½ cups(310-388 g) | 2 ¼-3 cups(349-465 g) |
90-110 lb(41-50 kg) | 2 ½-3 cups(388-465 g) | 3-3 ¾ cups(465-581 g) |
110-140 lb(50-64 kg) | 3-4 cups(465-620 g) | 3 ¾-4 ½ cups(581-698 g) |
Weight | Less Active | Active | Kitten |
1-2 lb(0.5-0.9 kg) | NA | NA | 1/8-1/6 cup(19-26 g) |
2-5 lb(0.9-2.3 kg) | 1/8-1/6 cup(19-26 g) | 1/6-1/4 cup(26-39 g) | 1/6-1/4 cup(26-39 g) |
5-7 lb(2.3-3.2 kg) | 1/6-1/4 cup(26-39 g) | 1/4-3/8 cup(39-58 g) | 1/4-3/8 cup(39-58 g) |
7-10 lb(3.2-4.5 kg) | 1/4-1/3 cup(39-52 g) | 3/8-1/2 cup(58-78 g) | 3/8-1/2 cup(58-78 g) |
10-13 lb(4.5-5.9 kg) | 1/3-1/2 cup(52-78 g) | 1/2-3/4 cup(78-116 g) | 1/2-3/4 cup(78-116 g) |
13-16 lb(5.9-7.3 kg) | 1/2-3/4 cup(78-116 g) | 3/4-1 cup(116-155 g) | NA |
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Alison Nahanee –
I cant wait to try this . First mate makes the best cat and dog food . Need a duck cat food too.
anon –
STILL HAS CHICKEN FAT! Not the best for someone trying to steer clear of chicken, is it 100% guaranteed to not cause an allergic reaction? Seems like false advertising. 🙁
FirstMate –
Thank you for sharing your feedback.
Our products are not medical specific and do not provide an allergy guarantee. However, we do make a variety of diets that have helped pet parents who have a dog or cat with food sensitivities.
We use chicken fat in all of our dry formulas as it is far more digestible than most other fat sources commonly used in pet products such as canola oil or sunflower oil, which are derived from a vegetable base.
Our chicken fat is produced using a centrifuge to separate the chicken fat from the chicken protein. When an animal has a food allergy, the allergen(s) that they are reacting to is almost exclusively the protein in that ingredient. Our Chicken Fat is protein-free and, therefore, should not cause a food-related allergy.
That being said, if your pet’s chicken allergies are severe, we would recommend caution in feeding any of our diets, which all contain chicken fat.
It would be our pleasure to arrange a free sample if that would be of interest.
We look forward to hearing from you.
– FM
Theadora James –
Great brand! I already ordered a bag of the Duck food. My girl has always thrived on these diets, (I feed the ocean fish and endurance grain free) and with the simplistic ingredients, she is not having any digestive issues. Thank you for adding a duck protein line! This is one of the proteins she does very well on.
Derek Tracy (verified owner) –
Just ordered this for the first time and my dogs absolutely love it. I’ve never had a grain-free dog food that my dogs would just eat all in one sitting (my dogs like to munch throughout the day), but they clearly like the taste of this food. A bit more expensive, but the grain/pea/gluten-free recipe is worth it from our standpoint.
Feel free to check out all the reputable spots that provide legit reviews of dog food and you’ll see this stuff is REALLY good.
Terri Snyder (verified owner) –
My dog has multiple allergies . Itching a lot of the time😬😫
This formula has caused her NO problems at all!! And i have added a probiotic… never itches anymore😃
The staff at First Mate have been very congenial and MOST HELPFUL!!