Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic Dog Food with Chicken is a complete dietetic pet food for reduction of excessive body weight and maintenance of healthy weight in adult dogs. This pet food has low energy density.
KEY BENEFITS:
- Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic Weight Management Chicken Flavour Canned Dog Food clinical nutrition helps dogs lose weight and keep the lost weight off naturally by activating their unique metabolism
- 96% of dogs lost weight at home in 2 months
- Helps keep lost weight off and provides energy for active play
- Easy weight loss: dogs lose weight without excessively reducing portion sizes
- Activates pet's metabolism for easy and effective weight loss
- Transformative food that dogs absolutely love
- Consult with your vet to make sure Prescription Diet Metabolic is the right food for your dog
Suitable for: Weight loss. Weight maintenance (obese, prone or post weight loss). Diabetes in obese dogs. Hypothyroidism. Cushing's syndrome, Diabetes in normal weight or mildly overweight dogs
Not Recommended for:
Growing puppies, pregnant or nursing dogs.
Please consult your vet for further information and guidance on what is best for your dog.
Contents: 12x200g Cans
Advisory
Fresh drinking water should always be available.
COMPOSITION: Meat and animal derivatives (chicken 3%), cereals, derivatives of vegetable origin, vegetables, eggs and egg derivatives, seeds, oils and fats, minerals.
ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS: Protein 6.8%, Fat content 3.0%, Crude fibre 3.6%, Crude ash 1.4%, Moisture 76.1%, Calcium 0.18%, Phosphorus 0.13%, Sodium 0.09%, Potassium 0.20%, Magnesium 0.03%; per kg: Vitamin A 28,268IU, Vitamin D3 235IU.
ADDITIVES PER KG: Nutritional additives: 3b103 (Iron) 12.7mg, 3b202 (Iodine) 0.4mg, 3b405 (Copper) 2.1mg, 3b502 (Manganese) 2.8mg, 3b603 (Zinc) 32.6mg. Metabolisable energy: 810 kcal/kg.
Weight Control
| Ideal Weight of Dog - kgs | Amount per Day - 13 oz (370 g) cans - Weight loss | Amount per Day - 13 oz (370 g) cans - Weight Management |
| 1 | 1/4 | 1/3 |
| 2 | 3/8 | 1/2 |
| 4 | 2/3 | 1 |
| 5 | 3/4 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 1/3 | 1 3/4 |
| 20 | 2 1/4 | 3 |
| 30 | 3 | 4 1/4 |
| 40 | 3 3/4 | 5 1/4 |
| 50 | 4 1/3 | 6 1/4 |
| 60 | 5 | 7 |
| 60+ | 30 g per kg | 45 g per kg |
Weight loss Mixed Feeding Guide
| Ideal Weight of Dog - kgs | Amount per Day - 370 g cans | | Amount per Day - grams |
| 1 | 0.25 | + | 0 g |
| 2 | 0.25 | + | 15 g |
| 4 | 0.5 | + | 15 g |
| 5 | 0.5 | + | 25 g |
| 10 | 1 | + | 30 g |
| 20 | 1 | + | 115 g |
| 30 | 1 | + | 190 g |
| 40 | 1 | + | 260 g |
| 50 | 2 | + | 230 g |
| 60+ | 2 | + | 50 g per 10 kgs |
Weight Management Mixed Feeding Guide
| Ideal Weight of Dog - kgs | Amount per Day - 370 g cans | | Amount per Day - grams |
| 1 | 0.25 | + | 5 g |
| 2 | 0.25 | + | 30 g |
| 4 | 0.5 | + | 40 g |
| 5 | 0.5 | + | 55 g |
| 10 | 1 | + | 80 g |
| 20 | 1 | + | 200 g |
| 30 | 2 | + | 210 g |
| 40 | 2 | + | 310 g |
| 50 | 2 | + | 400 g |
| 60+ | 2 | + | 81 g per 10 kgs |
Ask your veterinarian for specific feeding instructions for your pet. 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. For best results: Gradually transition to this new food for 7 days or more Exclusively feed the recommended Prescription Diet dry and wet foods Keep fresh water available at all times Have your veterinarian monitor your pet's condition Cover and refrigerate unused portion