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Hill's Prescription Diet

w/d Multi-Benefit Cat Food

Prescription Diet w/d Multi-Benefit is specially formulated by nutritionists & veterinarians to help stabilise blood glucose, address fibre-responsive GI conditions, manage weight and support urinary health

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  • Key Benefits

    Prescription Diet w/d Multi-Benefit is specially formulated by nutritionists & veterinarians to help stabilise blood glucose, address fibre-responsive GI conditions, manage weight and support urinary health


    These characteristics make Prescription Diet w/d Multi-Benefit cat food useful as a nutritional aid for obese-prone cats, cats with fibre responsive disease or diabetes mellitus, or obese-prone cats at risk for struvite uroliths.

    KEY FEATURES KEY BENEFITS
    Calories Appropriate levels Help avoid weight gain.
    Fibre Optimal levels Weight management – Soluble and insoluble Fibre to trigger satiety and maintain gastrointestinal health. Diabetes mellitus – Helps stabilise blood glucose. Colitis – Modifies bowel transit time. Constipation – Absorbs water and normalizes intestinal motility.
    Carnitine High Helps burn fat & maintain lean muscle.
    Magnesium, Sodium Reduced Help limit the formation of struvite crystalluria and uroliths.
    Antioxidants Added Defend cells from free radical oxidation, promoting a healthy immune system.

    Indications:

    - Diabetes in normal weight or mildly overweight cats

    - Colitis (acute or chronic)

    - Constipation (motility present)

    - Fibre responsive enteropathies (large bowel diarrhoea)

    - Flatulence

    - Struvite uroliths, reduce recurrence

    - Weight maintenance (obese-prone or post weight loss)

     

     

    Not Recommended For:

    Growing kittens, pregnant or nursing cats.

    Patients with concurrent use of urinary acidifiers, debilitation, dehydration, kidney disease or underweight.


    Additional Info:

    Prescription Diet w/d Multi-Benefit is specially formulated to help minimise blood glucose fluctuation, which may reduce insulin dosage. It addresses fibre-responsive GI conditions such as colitis, diarrhea or constipation and is low in fat and calories to help avoid weight gain. This clinical nutrition is also formulated with balanced minerals and promotes an urinary environment that reduces the risk of developing struvite uroliths.

    S+OXSHIELD: Formulated to promote a urinary environment that reduces the risk of developing struvite & calcium oxalate crystals


    Other Products to Consider

    - For patients with diabetes at a normal weight or mildly overweight: Prescription Diet m/d Cat Food, Prescription Diet Metabolic Cat Food, Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Stress+Metabolic Cat Food

    - For patients with colitis (acute or chronic): Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Cat Food

    - For patients with flatulence: Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Cat Food, Prescription Diet i/d Cat Food, Prescription Diet z/d Cat Food

    - For patients with fiber responsive enteropathies (large bowel diarrhea) or constipation (motility present): Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Cat Food, Prescription Diet r/d Cat Food

    - To reduce recurrence of struvite uroliths: Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Cat Food, Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Stress Cat Food

    - To reduce recurrence of struvite uroliths & weight maintenance: Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Stress+Metabolic Cat Food


    References:

    1 Nelson RW, Scott-Moncrieff JC, Feldman EC, et al., Effect of dietary in soluble Fibre on control of glycemic in cats with naturally acquired diabetes mellitus. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2000;216:1082-1088.


  • DAILY Feeding Guide

    Provide specific feeding instructions for your patient.

    Adjust feeding amounts as necessary to maintain optimal weight.

    Reinforce with clients to feed Prescription Diet dry food & canned food exclusively.


    This is only a guide. Grams are the most accurate form of measurement. Monitoring your patient's condition will assure the nutritional recommendation provides the best results.

    Gradually transition to this new food for 7 days or more.


    Weight Management

    Ideal Weight of Cat - kgs Amount per Day - 85 g pouches Amount per Day - grams
    2 1 + 15 g
    3 1 + 30 g
    4 1 + 40 g
    5 1 + 50 g
    6 1 + 65 g
    7+ 1 + 10 g per kg

    Weight Control

    Ideal Weight of Cat - kgs Amount per Day - 85 g pouches - Adult maintenance Amount per Day - 85 g pouches - Weight Management
    2 2 1 2/3
    3 2 3/4 2 1/3
    4 3 1/2 2 3/4
    5 4 3 1/3
    6 4 2/3 4
    7 5 1/4 4 1/3
    7+ 60 g per kg 50g per kg

    Adult maintenance

    Weight of Cat - kgs Amount per Day - 85 g pouches Amount per Day - grams
    2 1 + 25 g
    3 1 + 40 g
    4 1 + 55 g
    5 1 + 65 g
    6 1 + 80 g
    7+ 1 + 13 g per kg

  • Ingredients

    High quality protein and thoughtfully sourced ingredients.

    with Chicken: Chicken (17%), pork, wheat flour, maize starch, salmon, cellulose, pea protein, dried egg whites, minerals, flaxseed, digest, ground pecan shell, maize dextrine, dried pork protein, dried beet pulp, flaxseed oil, dried citrus pulp, vitamins, dried cranberries, taurine, trace elements and beta-carotene. Coloured with natural caramel.

  • Average Nutrient & Caloric Content

    813 kcal/kg, 69.1 kcal/pouch

    Nutrient As Fed1
    %
    Dry Matter2
    %
    As Fed, Caloric Basis3
    g/100 kcal
    Moisture 77 %
    Protein 8.1 % 35.9 % 10 g / 100 kcal
    Fat 2.6 % 11.6 % 3.2 g / 100 kcal
    Carbohydrate / NFE 8.7 % 38.5 % 10.7 g / 100 kcal
    Crude Fiber 1.4 % 6.4 % 1.8 g / 100 kcal
    Ash 1.7 % 7.5 % 2.1 g / 100 kcal
    Starch 3.6 % 15.7 % 4.4 g / 100 kcal
    Total Dietary Fiber 2.8 % 12.2 % 3.4 g / 100 kcal
    Calcium 0.24 % 1.07 % 298 mg / 100 kcal
    Phosphorus 0.18 % 0.79 % 219 mg / 100 kcal
    Potassium 0.21 % 0.94 % 262 mg / 100 kcal
    Sodium 0.1 % 0.43 % 119 mg / 100 kcal
    Magnesium 0.018 % 0.079 % 22 mg / 100 kcal
    Arginine 0.43 % 1.91 % 531 mg / 100 kcal
    Lysine 0.47 % 2.07 % 576 mg / 100 kcal
    Taurine 0.06 % 0.29 % 80 mg / 100 kcal
    Vitamin A 17824 IU/kg 78869 IU/kg 2192 IU / 100 kcal
    Vitamin C 36 ppm 159 ppm 4.41 mg / 100 kcal
    Vitamin D 325 IU/kg 1439 IU/kg 40 IU / 100 kcal
    Vitamin E 209 IU/kg 923 IU/kg 25.66 IU / 100 kcal
    DHA 0.037 % 0.165 % 45.8 mg / 100 kcal
    EPA 0.023 % 0.103 % 28.7 mg / 100 kcal
    Total Omega-3 FA 0.36 % 1.59 % 443 mg / 100 kcal
    Total Omega-6 FA 0.63 % 2.78 % 774 mg / 100 kcal
    Beta-Carotene 0.8 ppm 3.53 ppm 0.1 mg / 100 kcal
    Carnitine 129.8 ppm 574.3 ppm 15.97 mg / 100 kcal
    Chondroitin Sulfate 0 ppm 0 ppm 0 mg / 100 kcal

    References:

    1Differs from label guarantees which are either maximums or minimums.
    2The nutrient in the product after moisture is removed. It is used to make direct comparisons of nutrient profiles with differing moisture contents.
    3Nutrient intake for every 100 kilocalories consumed.

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