Hill's PRESCRIPTION DIET

w/d 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

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.

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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.

Feeding Guide

How to adjust feeding amounts to maintain optimal weight.

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.

Adult maintenance Mixed Feeding Guide

Weight of Cat - kgs	Amount per Day - 156 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
2	0.5	+	25 g
3	1	+	20 g
4	1	+	35 g
5	1	+	50 g
6	1	+	60 g
7+	1	+	11 g per kg

Weight Control

Ideal Weight of Cat - kgs	Amount per Day - 5.5 oz (156 g) cans - Adult maintenance	Amount per Day - 5.5 oz (156 g) cans - Weight Management
2	1 1/8	7/8
3	1 1/2	1 1/4
4	1 3/4	1 1/2
5	2 1/4	1 3/4
6	2 1/2	2
7	2 3/4	2 1/3
7+	60 g per kg	50 g per kg

Weight Management Mixed Feeding Guide

Ideal Weight of Cat - kgs	Amount per Day - 156 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
2	0.5	+	15 g
3	1	+	10 g
4	1	+	20 g
5	1	+	35 g
6	1	+	45 g
7+	1	+	8 g per kg

Ingredients

High quality protein and thoughtfully sourced ingredients.

COMPOSITION: Meat and animal derivatives (chicken 5%), derivatives of vegetable origin, cereals, minerals, oils and fats. Carbohydrate sources: Wheat flour, maize starch.

Average Nutrient & Caloric Content

129 kcal (156 g) can

Nutrient	As Fed¹ %	Dry Matter² %	As Fed, Caloric Basis³ g/100 kcal
Moisture	76 %
Protein	9.3 %	39.6 %	11.4 g / 100 kcal
Fat	3.3 %	13.8 %	4 g / 100 kcal
Carbohydrate / NFE	6.2 %	26.4 %	7.6 g / 100 kcal
Crude Fiber	3.3 %	14.1 %	4 g / 100 kcal
Crude Ash	1.4 %	6.2 %	1.8 g / 100 kcal
Calcium	0.2 %	0.86 %	245 mg / 100 kcal
Phospohorus	0.16 %	0.67 %	191 mg / 100 kcal
Potassium	0.21 %	0.87 %	250 mg / 100 kcal
Sodium	0.06 %	0.26 %	74 mg / 100 kcal
Magnesium	0.015 %	0.062 %	18 mg / 100 kcal
Taurine	0.09 %	0.37 %	106 mg / 100 kcal
Vitamin A	48311 IU/kg	205352 IU/kg	5884 IU / 100 kcal
Vitamin C	26 ppm	109 ppm	3.12 mg / 100 kcal
Vitamin D	359 IU/kg	1528 IU/kg	43.8 IU / 100 kcal
Vitamin E	162 IU/kg	690 IU/kg	19.76 IU / 100 kcal
Omega-3-fatty acids	0.05 %	0.23 %	65 mg / 100 kcal
Omega-6-fatty acids	0.79 %	3.36 %	964 mg / 100 kcal
Beta-carotene	0.51 ppm	2.16 ppm	0.06 mg / 100 kcal