Hill's r/d Mini Weight Reduction - Prescription Diet - Canine

Obesity can cause problems for your dog, such as reduced energy and even a shorter lifespan. As with humans, obesity is usually caused by excessive calorie and fat intake, combined with inactivity. Obesity can lead to serious conditions, such as heart disease, arthritis and diabetes.

Recommended for:

• Dogs that are overweight (obese)
• Dogs with diabetes (diabetes mellitus)
• Dogs with intestinal problems that can be improved by a high fibre content, such as colitis or constipation.

Not suitable for:

This diet food is not suitable for:

• Cats
• Puppies
• Pregnant or lactating dogs
• Dogs that are weakened, thin or dehydrated
• Dogs with advanced heart, kidney or liver failure.

Composition:

The high fibre content ensures increased satiety and a reduced appetite. It minimises fluctuations in blood sugar levels, reducing the amount of daily insulin needed during diabetic treatment. Movement of food through the digestive system is regulated, along with water absorption, stimulating bowel activity.

Hill's r/d Mini Canine nutrition

To treat obesity, the amount of food should be calculated on the basis of the estimated ideal target weight, and not the current weight of the obese animal.

Composition

Hill's r/d Mini Weight Reduction - Dry Food

Composition: Maize, chicken (12%) and turkey meal, maize gluten meal, cellulose, pea bran meal, dried beet pulp, digest, animal fat, minerals, flaxseed, L-carnitine, vitamins, trace elements and beta-carotene. With a natural antioxidant (mixed tocopherols).

Nutritional contents: Protein: 30.9 %, Fat: 10.4 %, Carbohydrate (NFE): 32.8 %, Crude fibre: 12.2 %, Crude Ash: 5.6 %, Calcium: 0.87 %, Phospohorus: 0.61 %, Potassium: 0.84 %, Sodium: 0.27 %, Magnesium: 0.098 %, Taurine: 0.10 %, Vitamin A: 9720 IU/kg, Vitamin C: 101 ppm, Vitamin D: 730 IU/kg, Vitamin E: 342 IU/kg, Omega-3-fatty acids: 0.24 %, Omega-6-fatty acids: 2.24 %, Beta-carotene: 3.82 ppm, L-carnitine: 316.6 ppm