Hill's Prescription Diet
i/d Dry Dog Food
Product Description
Hill's Prescription Diet i/d Dry Dog Food is highly digestible great tasting nutrition clinically proven to help resolve diarrhea and support quick recovery. Fortified with Hill's proprietary ActivBiome+ Ingredient Technology clinically shown to rapidly activate the gut microbiome to support digestive health and well-being.
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Key Benefits
Hill's Prescription Diet i/d Dry Dog Food is highly digestible great tasting nutrition clinically proven to help resolve diarrhea and support quick recovery.
This highly digestible formula is useful to support healing of the gastrointestinal tract and is appropriate for patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and other conditions resulting in maldigestion and/or malabsorption. Hill's Prescription Diet i/d Dry Dog Food may be fed long-term to patients requiring a highly digestible food with moderate fat levels.
For optimal recovery from acute GI disease, recommend feeding this food for at least 7 days (1-2 weeks for acute cases, 3-12 weeks for maldigestion or long-term as needed).
Appropriate levels of nutrients meet the special nutritional needs of puppies and adult dogs. Available in 2 kibble sizes, Regular and Small Bites.
These characteristics make Hill's Prescription Diet i/d, veterinary exclusive dry dog food, useful as a nutritional aid for growing puppies and adult dogs with gastrointestinal disorders and/or in recovery:
KEY FEATURES KEY BENEFITS Digestibility (Including protein, fat and carbohydrate) High Ensures easy nutrient absorption by the GI tract. ActivBiome+ proprietary blend of prebiotic fibers Added Promotes regular healthy stool. Nourishes and activates the microbiome to release beneficial anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds. Helps support GI microbiome balance and digestive health. Electrolytes and B-Vitamins High Helps replace key nutrients lost with diarrhea and vomiting. Clinically Proven Antioxidants Added Helps support a healthy immune system. Omega-3 and -6 Fatty Acids Added Help support healthy skin and luxurious coat.
Made in our own USA facilities with U.S. and imported ingredients.
Indications:
Primary Indications:
- Acute gastroenteritis (diarrhea or vomiting)
- Constipation (motility impaired)
- Esophageal disorders
- Flatulence
- Gastritis (acute or chronic)
- Gastrointestinal disorders in puppies
- Recovery from gastrointestinal surgery
- Growth
- Cushing's syndrome
- Diabetes, underweight
- Neoplasia, most forms
Other Indications:
- Forms of chronic enteropathy (inflammatory bowel disease):
- Food responsive
- Antibiotic responsive
- Steroid responsive
- Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)
- Infectious diarrhea
- Protein losing enteropathy (PLE) without lymphangiectasia
- Stress colitis
- Anorexia, cachexia & weight loss
- Debility, malnutrition & convalescence
- Hypermetabolic states
- Surgery (Pre- and Post-Op)
Evidence-Based Clinical Nutrition:
Feeding Prescription Diet i/d Canine has been shown to increase serum cobalamin concentration in dogs1 and support recovery of dogs from esophageal stricture2, colitis3-5, small bowel resection6 and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency7.
Additional Info:
Hill's Prescription Diet i/d Dry Dog Food provides all the nutrition your patient needs to help resolve diarrhea and support quick recovery. Fortified with Hill's breakthrough ActivBiome+ Ingredient Technology clinically shown to rapidly activate the gut microbiome to support digestive health and well-being.
Other Products to Consider
- For patients with acute gastroenteritis (diarrhea or vomiting): Prescription Diet i/d Low Fat Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Stress Dog Food
- For patients with constipation from impaired GI motility: Prescription Diet a/d Dog/Cat Food
- For patients with esophageal disorders: Prescription Diet i/d Low Fat Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Stress Dog Food, Prescription Diet a/d Dog/Cat Food
- For patients with flatulence: Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Low Fat Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Stress Dog Food, Prescription Diet w/d Multi-Benefit Dog Food, Prescription Diet z/d Dog Food
- For patients with acute or chronic gastritis: Prescription Diet i/d Low Fat Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Stress Dog Food, Prescription Diet a/d Dog/Cat Food
- For patients with gastrointestinal neoplasia: Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Dog Food
- For patients with infectious diarrhea: Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Dog Food
- For patients recovering from gastrointestinal surgery: Prescription Diet i/d Low Fat Dog Food, Prescription Diet a/d Dog/Cat Food
- For patients with Cushing's syndrome: Prescription Diet i/d Low Fat Dog Food, Prescription Diet Metabolic Dog Food, Prescription Diet w/d Multi-Benefit Dog Food, Prescription Diet i/d Stress Dog Food, Prescription Diet Metabolic Weight + j/d Dog Food, Prescription Diet c/d Multicare + Metabolic Weight Dog Food, Prescription Diet r/d Dog Food
- For patients with diabetes that are underweight: Prescription Diet a/d Dog/Cat Food
- For patients with neoplasia, most forms: Prescription Diet a/d Dog/Cat Food, Prescription Diet j/d Dog Food
References:
1. Davenport DJ, Ching RJW et al. The effect of dietary levels of folate and cobalamin on the serum concentration of folate and cobalamin in the dog. Journal of Nutrition (1994);124: 2559S-2562S.
2. Adamama-Moraitou KK, Rallis TS et al. Benign esophageal stricture in the dog and cat: A retrospective study of 20 cases. The Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research (2002); 66:55-59.
3. Churcher RK and Watson ADJ. Canine histiocytic ulcerative colitis. Aust Vet J (1997); 75, 10: 710-713.
4. Leib MS. Treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Large-Bowel Diarrhea in Dogs with a Highly Digestible Diet and Soluble Fiber: A Retrospective Review of 37 Cases. J Vet Intern Med (2000); 14:27-32.
5. Davies DR, O'Hara AJ et al. Successful management of histiocytic ulcerative colitis with enrofloxacin in two Boxer dogs. Australian Veterinary Journal (2004); 82, 1&2: 58-61.
6. Gorman SC, Freeman LM et al. Extensive small bowel resection in dogs and cats: 20 cases (1998–2004). JAVMA (2006); 228, 3: 403-407.
7. Westermarck E, Wiberg ME. Effects of diet on clinical signs of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in dogs. JAVMA (2006); 228, 2: 225-229.
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