Prescription Diet™ r/d™ Canine
Recommended for:
- Overweight dogs.
- Fiber-responsive disorders in overweight dogs: diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, colitis and constipation.
Not recommended for:
- Cats.
- Puppies
- Pregnant or breastfeeding females.
- Dogs debilitated or underweight, dehydrated, in a hypermetabolic state, with chronic kidney disease (IRIS stages 3-4) or liver disease.
More information
Weight reduction- A realistic body weight reduction is approximately 1% weekly.
- The indicated quantities to be administered sometimes need to be decreased to produce optimal weight loss.
- It is necessary to obtain the owner's full collaboration and strictly control the food intake. Hill's offers the customer all the information to achieve effective weight loss; contact your Scientific Representative for further details and assistance.
- After reaching ideal body weight, it is recommended to give your dog Prescription DietTM w/d™ Canine, to maintain it.
- The use of a unique combination of nutrients capable of downregulating the expression of genes associated with fat accumulation is an example of how Hill's has created a product based in an innovative way on nutrigenomics science.
- Constipation
Ensure a sufficient supply of water.
| KEY FEATURES3 |
|
KEY BENEFITS |
Energy
Fats |
Low levels |
The accumulated body fat is used to meet energy needs and therefore weight is reduced. |
| Fibre |
Increased total dietary fiber.
Mixture of soluble and insoluble fibre |
Excess weight: offers greater food bulk which helps increase satiety and reduce hunger.
Diabetes mellitus: Helps minimize blood glucose fluctuations which can help reduce insulin dosage.
Colitis: changes intestinal transit times.
Constipation: stimulates intestinal motility. |
| L-Carnitine |
Integrated |
Facilitates the conversion of fats into energy.
Helps maintain lean muscle mass. |
| L-Lysine |
Integrated |
Helps maintain lean muscle mass. |
These doses are to be considered indicative, as the needs of dogs change. 1,2 Adjust the doses in order to maintain ideal body weight.
To control overweight, the quantity to be administered should be calculated on the ideal weight (goal to be achieved) and not on the excess weight
| Ideal Body Weight in kg |
FOR OVERWEIGHT REDUCTION
Can (350g) |
FOR EVERYONE
THE OTHER INDICATIONS
CAN(350g) |
| 2 |
1/3 |
2/3 - 3/4 |
| 3 |
1/2 |
3/4 - 1 1/4 |
| 4 |
3/4 |
1 - 1 1/2 |
| 5 |
1 |
1 1/4 - 1 3/4 |
| 6 |
1 |
1 1/2 - 2 |
| 7 |
1 1/4 |
1 2/3 - 2 1/4 |
| 8 |
1 1/3 |
1 3/4 - 2 1/2 |
| 9 |
1 1/2 |
2 - 2 2/3 |
| 10 |
1 1/2 |
2 - 3 |
| 15 |
2 |
2 3/4 - 4 |
| 20 |
2 1/2 |
3 1/2 - 4 3/4 |
| 25 |
3 |
4 1/4 - 5 3/4 |
| 30 |
3 1/2 |
4 3/4 - 6 1/2 |
| 35 |
4 |
5 1/3 - 7 1/3 |
| 40 |
4 1/3 |
6 - 8 1/4 |
| 50 |
5 |
7 - 9 2/3 |
| 60 |
6 |
8 - 11 |
| 70 + |
0.9 per 10 kg |
1 1/2 per 10 kg |
A 350g can corresponds to 85 grams of dry product. 9
A 350g can corresponds to 85 grams of dry food.9
Can Composition
Pork, vegetable fibre, ground rice, pork liver, cellulose, soy flour, iron oxide, hydrolysates, vegetable oil, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, iodized salt, taurine, supplemented with L-carnitine, vitamins and trace elements.
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On such and such |
Dry matter |
per 100 kcal ME5 |
| Proteins |
6.2 % |
25.4 % |
8.5 g |
| Fat |
2.1 % |
8.6 % |
2.9 g |
| Carbohydrates (NFE) |
9.5 % |
38.9 % |
13.0 g |
| Fiber (raw) |
5.2 % |
21.3 % |
7.1 g |
| Humidity |
75.6 % |
- |
103.6 g |
| Football |
0.16 % |
0.66 % |
219 mg |
| Phosphorus |
0.13 % |
0.53 % |
178 mg |
| Sodium |
0.06 % |
0.25 % |
82 mg |
| Potassium |
0.18 % |
0.74 % |
247 mg |
| Magnesium |
0.03 % |
0.12 % |
41 mg |
| Omega-3 fatty acids |
0.08 % |
0.33 % |
110 mg |
| Omega-6 fatty acids |
0.68 % |
2.79 % |
932 mg |
| L-Carnitine |
90 mg/kg |
369 mg/kg |
12 mg |
| Vitamin A10 |
4,000 IU/kg |
16,393 IU/kg |
548 IU |
| Vitamin D10 |
320 IU/kg |
1.311 IU/kg |
44 IU |
| Vitamin E10 |
122 mg/kg |
500 mg/kg |
17 mg |
| Vitamin C10 |
17 mg/kg |
70 mg/kg |
2.33 mg |
| Beta-carotene |
0.4 mg/kg |
1.6 mg/kg |
0.05 mg |
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On such and such |
Dry matter4 |
| kcal/100g |
73 |
298 |
| kJ/100g |
305 |
1.247 |
| kcal/can |
254 |
|
| urine pH |
6.8 - 7.2 |
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