How to use Djimon food for dogs correctly?

Gemon Dog Food Review

Gemon dry dog food belongs to the premium class, produced in Italy by the same company that produces the super-premium food Monge.
Official website - https://monge.it. In addition to “drying”, this brand also produces wet food, not only for dogs, but also for cats. Let's take a closer look at these foods by studying their composition. Read about food from other manufacturers:

Composition of Gemon dog food

Let’s look at the composition of Gemon Dog food using the “Action Energy” option as an example (for active dogs of all breeds). The first ingredient is “cereals”, which ones are not specified (wheat, oats, rice?). In second place is “meat and meat by-products”, it is specified that at least 15% chicken (though it is not clear from the total amount or from 30%). The third component is “oils and fats” - again it is not clear which ones.

Apart from “meat and offal,” there are no rich sources of protein in the composition, which means that most of the 27% of proteins indicated in the analysis are of animal origin. On the other hand, among the “cereals” there may well be some kind of corn gluten or wheat bran, which are rich sources of protein.

In general, this food is in many ways reminiscent of representatives of the economy class, although the composition is not specified at all and there are few vitamins. There are also a lot of vitamins and minerals in the supplements.

Pros and cons of Djimon food

The advantages include:

contains meat (the “chicken” ingredient should contain at least 60%);
rich in vitamins and minerals;
relatively low cost.

The disadvantages include:

cereals are not specified, there is little meat in general;
not very common (but can be bought online).

Advantages and disadvantages

Pros common to all types of nutrition:
a wide variety of products, allowing you to choose the most suitable option for your dog;
average price category, these foods are 10-20% cheaper than other premium products;
wet products, a good solution for sick or elderly pets;
vitamins and minerals promote sufficient growth and development of dogs, improve coat and skin;
All these foods do not contain flavor enhancers, preservatives, or dyes.

Minuses:
increased carbohydrate component;
low protein levels;
lack of more precise detail of the composition, which does not allow us to understand what raw materials are used;
a little-known product, but it can be purchased using the Internet.

Gemon dog food - reviews

Review of Djimon dog food, writes Julia. For the last couple of months I have been buying Gemon dry food for my dog, since it has the most reasonable price. I used to feed super-premium, but now the price is twice as much, I had to look for an alternative. It turned out to be Italian premium food. The dog likes it and eats it with pleasure. Looks great, active, no problems. I take big bags, it’s more profitable. I can say that there is enough food, I recommend it.

Review of Gemon dog food, writes Diana. The food is normal. There are, of course, more worthy ones, but they cost many times more. The breeder from whom the puppy was taken fed the entire litter with it, I decided that there was no need to change it. The dog has already grown up on Djimon, healthy and cheerful!

Review of Gemon Dog food, writes Natalya. First, we took a 1 kg package of salmon for testing; when everything went well, we decided to buy another 1 kg. There were only 20 kg bags in stock, so we took a chance and bought it; if it didn’t fit, we could give it to the shelter. And so it happened, after three weeks the allergy appeared, I had to give up Djimon, even though the dog ate it well.

Gemon cat food review

Gemon dry and wet cat food is produced in Italy by Monge & CSpa. The official website is https://www.monge.it/, it contains all the important information about the food of this brand, but the site is only available in English and Italian. The inscription on the packages “hight Italian premium quality” says that the manufacturer classifies this food as a premium class.

In addition to Gemon, the same company produces products for dogs and cats under the brands Monge (super-premium food), LeChat, Simba, and Mustache.

Composition of Gemon food

Let's get acquainted with the composition of Gemon food using the example of the “Adult Complete with Tuna and Salmon” option (for adult cats with tuna and salmon). You can see it in the image below (for ease of reading, click on it to enlarge):

Above is a photo of the composition from the food packaging, below is a screenshot from the official website. The information matches and the translation is correct.

The first ingredient is cereals, which are a source of carbohydrates. It is not indicated exactly what kind of cereals and how many there are in percentage terms. A typical situation for economy class food, suspicions already arise about the “Italian premium quality” food.

In second place are fish and secondary fish raw materials, which are a source of proteins. It is specified that min 8% fresh tuna and 8% fresh salmon. It should be taken into account that “fresh salmon” does not mean “fresh salmon fillet”. In addition, fresh fish ingredients will lose volume after cooking. As a result, the interest will be significantly less.

The third ingredient is oils and fats, this is a source of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. It is specified that this ingredient uses salmon oil (2%). The fourth is “meat and derivatives”, it is not specified what kind of meat and derivatives are, but there are not many of them, considering that they are located before the additives.

Additives - “minerals” (those indicated in the analysis and nutritional supplements), yeast (M.O.S), F.O.S (prebiotics), Yucca Schidigera (to reduce the smell of excrement).

Advantages and disadvantages

Among the advantages of Djimon food:

quite common, low price;
eat dry food, canned food, spiders;
good content of vitamins and minerals.

general formulations of meat ingredients, usually covered by offal and processed products;
it is not specified what kind of grains are used (what if the cat is allergic to one of them?);
In general, the composition is quite poor, in reality the food is located between economy and premium class. Doesn't live up to premium.

Dry food Gemon Dog Medium for adult dogs of medium breeds

With chicken
Ingredients:
cereals, meat and meat by-products 25% (of which fresh chicken min. 5%), oils and fats, fish and fish by-products, vegetable by-products (beet pulp 2%), minerals, chestnut extract, Yucca Schidigera , choline chloride, FOS (fructooligosaccharides) 1 g/kg, vitamin E.
Guaranteed analysis:
crude protein 25.00%, crude oils and fats 14.00%, crude fiber 2.50%, crude ash 8.00%, calcium 1.70%, phosphorus 1.20%.

Food additives/kg:

vitamin A (retinol acetate) 16000 IU, vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) 1150 IU, vitamin E (alpha tocopherol acetate) 120 mg, choline chloride 1500 mg, manganese sulfate monohydrate 70 mg (manganese 25 mg), zinc oxide 150 mg (zinc 110 mg), copper sulfate pentahydrate 40 mg (copper 10 mg), ferrous sulfate monohydrate 260 mg (iron 80 mg), sodium selenite 0.35 mg (selenium 0.15 mg), anhydrous calcium iodate 2.00 mg (iodine 1 .25 mg). Amino acids/kg: L-carnitine 50%: 200 mg.

Technological additives: MSM (methylsulfonylmethane) 400 mg, glucosamine 400 mg, chondroitin sulfate 260 mg, antioxidants.

Tuna with rice
Ingredients:
cereals (of which rice min. 5%), fish and fish by-products (of which fresh tuna min. 15%), meat and meat by-products 27%, vegetable by-products (beet pulp 2%), minerals , vitamins, Yucca Schidigera, chestnut extract, FOS (fructooligosaccharides) 1 g/kg, choline chloride, vitamin E.

Guaranteed analysis:

crude protein 25.00%, crude oils and fats 13.00%, crude fiber 2.50%, crude ash 8.00%, calcium 1.60%, phosphorus 1.20%.

Food additives/kg:

Technological additives: antioxidants.

Lamb with rice
Ingredients:
cereals (of which rice min. 5%), meat and meat by-products 24% (of which fresh lamb min. 10%), oils and fats, fish and fish by-products, vegetable by-products (2% beet pulp ), minerals, chestnut extract, Yucca Schidigera, choline chloride, FOS (fructooligosaccharides) 1 g/kg, vitamin E.

Guaranteed analysis:

crude protein 25.00%, crude oils and fats 13.00%, crude fiber 2.50%, crude ash 8.00%, calcium 1.46%, phosphorus 1.16%.

Food additives/kg:

vitamin A (retinol acetate) 16000 IU, vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) 1150 IU, vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol acetate) 120 mg, choline chloride 1400 mg, manganese sulfate monohydrate 70 mg (manganese 25 mg), zinc oxide 150 mg (zinc 110 mg), copper sulfate pentahydrate 40 mg (copper 10 mg), ferrous sulfate monohydrate 260 mg (iron 80 mg), sodium selenite 0.35 mg (selenium 0.15 mg), anhydrous calcium iodate 2.00 mg (iodine 1 .25 mg). Amino acids/kg: L-carnitine 50%: 215 mg.

Technological additives: antioxidants.

Chicken and Rice
Ingredients:
Chicken (30% dehydrated and 10% fresh meat), rice, corn, animal fat (99.5% chicken fat preserved with natural antioxidants), dried beet pulp, brewer's yeast (source of MOS and vitamin B12 ), corn gluten meal, hydrolyzed animal protein, fish (dehydrogenated salmon), fish oil (salmon oil), hydrolyzed cartilage (source of chondroitin sulfate), hydrolyzed crustaceans (source of glucosamine), methylsulfonylmethane, XOS (xyloo-oligosaccharides 3 g/kg), hydrolyzed yeast (source MOS), Yucca Schidigera, spirulina

Guaranteed analysis:

crude protein 26.00%, crude oils and fats 14.00%, crude fiber 2.20%, crude ash 6.50%, calcium 1.20%, phosphorus 1.00%, omega-6 fatty acids 5.20 %, omega-3 fatty acids 0.70%

Gemon cat food - reviews

There are few reviews about Gemon food on pet owner forums and specialized services, but there are some. Below we share some of them.

Reviews from veterinarians

Customer Reviews

I used to feed my cat Monge dry food, but due to financial reasons I had to look for a cheaper alternative. I also didn’t want to buy the worst foods like Wiskas and Friskies; judging by the reviews, they are not very useful. While studying the range of food in a pet store, I saw Gemon food from the same Italian manufacturer that makes Monge. The price of these feeds differs by almost half, after all, they are of different classes.

Price and where to buy

You can buy this food in online pet stores:

"Old Farm" (link):
Packaging Gemon 1.5 kg - from 495 rubles;
Gemon canned food 0.42 kg x 24 pieces - from 1858 rubles;
Spiders “Djimon” 0.1 kg x 24 pieces - from 1175 rub.

“UniZoo” (link): Dry food, 0.4 kg packaging - from 181 rubles;
Dry food, packaging 1.5 kg - from 659 rubles;
Canned food, jar 100 g - from 59 rubles;
Canned food, jar 415 g - from 88 rub.

The above prices are current as of May 2021 and may change over time. See the online pet store at the link above for the exact cost.

Manufacturer information

The Italian company Monge began its work in 1963 in a poultry factory. Baldassard Monge, the founder and owner, did not like that all the waste was thrown away and did not generate profit. Therefore, he is one of the first in Italy to produce wet food for pets.

Thanks to this idea, the company has been thriving for more than 50 years, selling products in more than 50 countries. The food lines are constantly changing; employees create food for dogs and cats of all ages, breeds, weights and sizes, conducting experiments and taking into account the characteristics of each. The price does not make dog breeders horrified, which is why Gemon dog food, which is very popular and in demand, although it does not have aggressive marketing and advertising.

Description

The product is a development of the Italian company Monge, specializing only in nutrition for four-legged pets. The food is suitable for dogs of different age categories, breeds, and sizes. It includes:

meat (proteins);
fish (minerals);
vegetables (fiber);
hypoallergenic rice (carbohydrates).

Thanks to the beneficial components, with regular use of this product, your pet will remain in good health and have regular, normal stools.