4.8(2,800)Amazon rating$62.991,000+ bought last month
Our verdict
Hill's Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Small Bites is a weight management formula with smaller kibble pieces, made with chicken, and its 4.8 star average across 2,800 reviews suggests strong satisfaction among owners managing their dog's weight.
Adult dogs that need help maintaining a healthy weight and do well with smaller kibble pieces.
Skip if
Your dog needs a standard maintenance formula rather than a weight management recipe, since Perfect Weight is built around calorie-controlled nutrition.
Priced 69% above the category median ($37.22 across 146 tracked models)
Our scorecard
4.8/5overall
Owner rating4.8/5
4.8 average across 2,800 owner ratings
Popularity1.8/5
2,800 owner reviews, fewer than most models here
The overall score is owner satisfaction weighted by how many reviews back it, so a high rating from few reviews counts for less. The bars below show where this model stands against the other dog food and health supplements we track in this category on price, popularity and size. Context, not marks against it, and our read of the data, not a lab test.
Overview
["This is a dry food from Hill's Science Diet's Perfect Weight line, made with chicken and formulated for weight management in adult dogs. It comes in a small bites kibble size.", "Amazon's listing doesn't detail a full ingredient or nutrient breakdown for this bag, but it's part of Hill's established Perfect Weight lineup, sold here in a 12 lb bag.", "At $62.99 for a 12 lb bag, it's priced at the premium end for a weight management kibble of this size, and it holds a 4.8 star rating across 2,800 reviews with about 1,000 bags bought in the past month."]
Pros
4.8 star average across 2,800 reviews
Small bites kibble size, easier for smaller mouths or dogs that prefer smaller pieces
Part of Hill's established Perfect Weight weight management line
Made with chicken
Cons
Higher price per pound than a standard maintenance formula
Amazon's listing here doesn't spell out calorie content or a full ingredient panel
Weight management formula, so not the right fit for dogs that need standard maintenance calories
Performance notes
Perfect Weight formulas from Hill's are built around calorie-controlled recipes meant to help dogs lose or maintain weight without cutting portion sizes drastically, and the small bites size here is aimed at dogs that prefer or need a smaller kibble piece.
What buyers say
A 4.8 star average across 2,800 reviews and about 1,000 bags bought in the past month suggest solid ongoing satisfaction among owners managing their dog's weight with this line.
It's Hill's Science Diet line built around weight management, formulated with calorie control in mind for dogs that need to lose or maintain weight, rather than a standard maintenance recipe.
Is this a good fit for an overweight dog?
It's marketed as a weight management formula, but talk to your vet before starting any weight loss plan for your dog, since portion size and monitoring matter as much as the food itself.
What does small bites mean here?
It refers to the kibble piece size, made smaller than Hill's standard kibble, which can help dogs that prefer or need smaller pieces to chew comfortably.
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