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Key Benefits
These characteristics make Prescription Diet w/d dry dog food a useful nutritional aid for dogs with diabetes mellitus.
KEY FEATURES KEY BENEFITS Rapid glucose-releasing carbohydrates Low level Help regulate blood glucose level Soluble and insoluble Fibre Optimal blend Helps regulate blood glucose level Protein High-quality Help maintain lean muscle mass L-Carnitine Effective level Helps maintain lean muscle mass Fat & calories Appropriate levels Help maintain a healthy body weight Omega-3s from fish oil Added Helps break the cycle of inflammation associated with obesity and diabetes Antioxidants Added Supports a healthy immune system Indications:
Primary Indications: - Diabetes in normal weight or mildly overweight dogs Other Indications: - Cushing's syndrome - Insulinoma - Colitis (acute or chronic) - Constipation - Fibre responsive enteropathies (large bowel diarrhoea) - Flatulence - Histiocytic ulcerative colitis - Stress colitis - Struvite uroliths, reduce recurrence - Weight maintenance (obese-prone or post weight loss)
Additional Info:
Prescription Diet w/d Dog Food is a dietetic pet food specially formulated to help minimise blood glucose fluctuation, which may reduce insulin dosage. It also helps trigger satiety and give dogs a feeling of fullness to maintain weight. This nutrition is also formulated with balanced minerals and promotes a 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 Metabolic Dog Food, Prescription Diet c/d Multicare+Metabolic Dog Food, Prescription Diet Metabolic+Mobility Dog Food - For patients with Cushing's syndrome: Prescription Diet i/d Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Low Fat Dog Food, Prescription Diet Metabolic Dog Food, Prescription Diet c/d Multicare+Metabolic Dog Food, Prescription Diet Metabolic+Mobility Dog Food, Prescription Diet r/d Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Stress Dog Food - For patients with insulinoma: Prescription Diet a/d Dog/Cat Food, Prescription Diet l/d Dog Food, Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Dog Food - For patients with colitis (acute or chronic): Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Stress Dog Food - For patients with stress colitis up to 14 kg: Prescription Diet i/d Stress Dog Food, Prescription Diet GI Biome Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Low Fat Dog Food - For patients with stress colitis >14 kg: Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Low Fat Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Stress Dog Food - For patients with histiocytic ulcerative colitis: Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Sensitive Dog Food - For patients with flatulence: Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Low Fat Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Stress Dog Food, Prescription Diet z/d Dog Food - For patients with fibre responsive enteropathies (large bowel diarrhoea) or constipation: Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Dog Food, Prescription Diet r/d Dog Food - To reduce recurrence of struvite uroliths: Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Dog Food, Prescription Diet c/d Multicare+Metabolic Dog Food - To reduce recurrence of struvite uroliths & weight maintenance: Prescription Diet c/d Multicare+Metabolic Dog Food
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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, & Hill's treats 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.
Adult maintenance
Weight of Dog — kgs Amount per Day - grams 1 35 2 60 4 100 5 120 10 200 20 335 30 450 40 560 50 665 60+ 119 per 10 kgs Adult maintenance Mixed
Weight of Dog — kgs Amount per Day - 370 g cans Amount per Day - grams 1 0.25 + 10 g 2 0.5 + 10 g 4 0.5 + 50 g 5 0.5 + 70 g 10 1 + 100 g 20 1 + 235 g 30 2 + 255 g 40 2 + 365 g 50 2 + 465 g 60+ 2 + 93 g per 10 kgs -
Ingredients
High quality protein and thoughtfully sourced ingredients.
with Chicken: Wheat, maize, chicken (9%) and turkey meal, cellulose, maize gluten meal, digest, pea bran meal, animal fat, dried beet pulp, barley, oats, soybean oil, minerals, fish oil, L-carnitine, vitamins, trace elements and beta-carotene. With a natural antioxidant (mixed tocopherols).
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Average Nutrient & Caloric Content
3176 kcal/kg (318 kcal/100g)
Nutrient As Fed1
%Dry Matter2
%As Fed, Caloric Basis3
g/100 kcalMoisture 8 % Protein 20.8 % 22.6 % 6.5 g / 100 kcal Fat 11.3 % 12.3 % 3.6 g / 100 kcal Carbohydrate / NFE 42.4 % 46.1 % 13.4 g / 100 kcal Crude Fiber 12.4 % 13.5 % 3.9 g / 100 kcal Ash 5 % 5.5 % 1.6 g / 100 kcal Calcium 0.85 % 0.92 % 268 mg / 100 kcal Phosphorus 0.61 % 0.67 % 193 mg / 100 kcal Potassium 0.68 % 0.74 % 214 mg / 100 kcal Sodium 0.23 % 0.25 % 72 mg / 100 kcal Magnesium 0.096 % 0.104 % 30 mg / 100 kcal Vitamin A 9282 IU/kg 10090 IU/kg 292 IU / 100 kcal Vitamin C 99 ppm 107 ppm 3.11 mg / 100 kcal Vitamin D 724 IU/kg 787 IU/kg 22.8 IU / 100 kcal Vitamin E 593 IU/kg 645 IU/kg 18.68 IU / 100 kcal Total Omega-3 FA 0.59 % 0.64 % 185 mg / 100 kcal Total Omega-6 FA 2.56 % 2.79 % 807 mg / 100 kcal Beta-Carotene 0.71 ppm 0.78 ppm 0.02 mg / 100 kcal