Hill's Prescription Diet

r/d Chicken Flavor Cat Food

Product Description

Clinical nutrition formulated to support cats' weight loss

Primary Product Recommendation

Weight Management

Alternate Product Recommendation

Digestive Care, Glucose Management

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Key Benefits

Prescription Diet r/d Wet Cat Food is specially formulated by nutritionists & veterinarians to help with weight loss and the nutrition is clinically tested for healthy weight loss in just 4 weeks. This canned food is made with chicken and has a ground texture in a light gravy with an irresistible taste that cats love.

These characteristics make Prescription Diet r/d, veterinary exclusive wet cat food, a useful nutritional aid for obese cats or cats with fiber-responsive disease or diabetes mellitus:

KEY FEATURES		KEY BENEFITS
Fat	Low	Decrease caloric intake, which helps reduce body fat and lower blood lipid levels in patients with hyperlipidemia.
L- carnitine	High	Helps cats burn fat while increasing lean muscle mass, resulting in more effective weight loss.
Antioxidants	Added	Defend cells from free radical oxidation, promoting a healthy immune system.
Fiber	High	Soluble and insoluble fiber to trigger satiety and maintain gastrointestinal health.
Target Urinary pH*	6.2-6.4

*Urine pH of individual cats may vary due to complicating factors such as time of feeding before urine collection, type of urine collection, individual animal variation, and test methodology.

Indications:

Weight loss

Diabetes in obese cats

Constipation (motility present)

Fiber responsive enteropathies (large bowel diarrhea)

Not Recommended For:

Growing kittens, pregnant or nursing cats

Patients with concurrent use of urinary acidifiers, moderate to advanced heart failure, kidney disease, hepatic disease, debilitation, hypermetabolism, dehydration or underweight

Evidence-Based Clinical Nutrition:

Prescription Diet r/d Feline dry is clinically tested nutrition to reduce weight by 7% and body fat by 21% in two months.¹

Additional Info:

For optimum results, full client cooperation must be obtained, and all food intake strictly controlled. After reaching the target body weight, cats should be gradually transitioned to Prescription Diet w/d Feline or Science Diet Light Adult cat food to help avoid weight gain and maintain optimum body weight.

Determine the amount to feed based on the ideal weight rather than the current weight.

Suggested feeding amounts may sometimes need to be decreased to produce optimum weight loss.

Other Products to Consider

For patients with obesity, including those with diabetes: Prescription Diet Metabolic Cat Food, Prescription Diet m/d GlucoSupport Cat Food, Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Stress + Metabolic Weight Cat Food, Prescription Diet c/d Multicare + Metabolic Weight Cat Food
For patients with constipation (GI motility present) or fiber responsive enteropathies (large bowel diarrhea): Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Cat Food, Prescription Diet w/d Multi-Benefit Cat Food

References:

^1.Data on file, Hills Pet Nutrition, Inc.

Feeding Guide

How to adjust feeding amounts to maintain optimal weight.

Determine the amount to feed based on the ideal weight rather than the current weight.

Provide specific feeding instructions for your patient.

Daily Feeding Recommendations are only a guide and a place to start.

Grams are the most accurate form of measurement; cups are estimated from grams.

Monitoring your patient's condition will assure the nutritional recommendation provides the best results.

Do not allow obese cats to consume less than 80% of recommended feeding amount. Fasting may increase the risk of hepatic lipidosis.

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

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

Weight Control

Ideal Weight of Cat — lbs (kgs)	Amount per Day - 5.5 oz (156 g) cans - Weight loss	Amount per Day - 5.5 oz (156 g) cans - Adult maintenance
6 (2,7)	1	1 1/2
8 (3,6)	1 1/4	1 3/4
10 (4,5)	1 1/2	2 1/4
12 (5,4)	1 2/3	2 1/2
14 (6,4)	1 3/4	2 3/4
16 (7,3)	2	3
18 (8,2)	2 1/4	3 1/3

Hill's Prescription Diet r/d Chicken Flavor Cat Food is intended for intermittent feeding only.

Ingredients

High quality protein and thoughtfully sourced ingredients.

Water, Pork Liver, Pork By-Products, Powdered Cellulose, Chicken, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Corn Starch, Calcium Sulfate, Soybean Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Iodized Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Taurine, Chicken Liver Flavor, L-Carnitine, minerals (Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate), Beta-Carotene.

Average Nutrient & Caloric Content

Balanced nutrition that exceeds AAFCO nutrition standards.

Nutrient	As Fed¹%	Dry Matter²%	As Fed, Caloric Basis³g/100 kcal
Protein	8.6 %	36.6 %	11.1 g / 100 kcal
Fat	2.8 %	11.9 %	3.6 g / 100 kcal
Carbohydrate / NFE	6.8 %	28.9 %	8.7 g / 100 kcal
Crude Fiber	3.8 %	16.1 %	4.9 g / 100 kcal
Calcium	0.22 %	0.94 %	285 mg / 100 kcal
Phosphorus	0.19 %	0.8 %	242 mg / 100 kcal
Potassium	0.2 %	0.83 %	252 mg / 100 kcal
Sodium	0.07 %	0.3 %	91 mg / 100 kcal
Magnesium	0.014 %	0.057 %	17 mg / 100 kcal
Taurine	0.07 %	0.29 %	89 mg / 100 kcal
Vitamin C	25 ppm	108 ppm	3.26 mg / 100 kcal
Vitamin E	154 IU/kg	657 IU/kg	19.85 IU / 100 kcal
Total Omega-3 FA	0.04 %	0.16 %	47 mg / 100 kcal
Total Omega-6 FA	0.69 %	2.92 %	883 mg / 100 kcal

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