Best in Show for Senior Dogs: Purina ONE Smart Blend Vibrant Maturity 7+ offers affordable quality with added supplements and softer kibble for picky eaters.
Best for Brain Support: Purina Pro Plan Bright Mind 7+ Chicken & Rice Formula is formulated to protect cognition with real chicken, omega-3 EPA, glucosamine, and immune-boosting probiotics.
Best Premium Food for Seniors: Hill's Science Diet Senior Vitality Chicken Recipe is a top-quality, lower-protein option with fish oil, L-carnitine, and antioxidants at $4.30 per pound.
Best for Large Breed Seniors: Royal Canin Size Health Nutrition Large Aging 8+ is a high-end choice for large breeds with chicken by-product meal, glucosamine, antioxidants, and omega-3s at $3.67 per pound.
Affordable Option from a Leading Brand: Purina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice offers a mix of textures, palatability, and quality at $1.99 per pound.
Best for Sensitive Stomach: Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin & Stomach 7+ Salmon & Rice Formula aids digestion with salmon, rice, oatmeal, EPA, prebiotics, and glucosamine at $3 per pound.
Best for Dental Health: Eukanuba Senior Lamb 1st Ingredient focuses on dental care with lamb, DHA, and glucosamine at $2.90 per pound.
Best Affordable All-Around Option: IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Aging provides a balanced diet with chicken, DHA, antioxidants, and prebiotics at $1.62 per pound.