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Hill's PRESCRIPTION DIET

Metabolic Cat Food

 

 

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AVAILABLE SIZES
1.5kg, 3kg, 8kg

Hill's PRESCRIPTION DIET Metabolic Cat Food with Chicken is a complete dietetic pet food for reduction of excessive body weight and maintenance of healthy weight in adult cats. This food has low energy density.

Clinically proven nutrition to help cats naturally lose weight

NEED
/PREFERENCE

Weight Management

FLAVOUR

with Chicken

LIFESTAGE

Adult, Senior

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VETERINARIAN
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Even a little extra weight can impact the pet's quality of life and relationship with family as the extra weight can reduce play time, impact mobility and affect the lifelong general health of your cat. Maintaining ideal weight can help impact life expectancy by reducing risk of weight-related conditions.


Hill's nutritionists & veterinarians developed Prescription Diet Metabolic clinical nutrition specially formulated to help cats lose weight and keep the lost weight off. Naturally works with your cat's unique energy use for easy and effective weight loss. This food stimulates cats' natural ability to burn fat and and provides energy for active play. Its unique fibre blend helps keep cats feeling full and satisfied. In fact, 88% of pets lost weight at home in 2 months when fed the nutrition of Metabolic. * This dry food with chicken has an irresistible taste that your cat will love.


* Data on file, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc.

How it works:

  • Naturally works with your cat's unique energy use for easy and effective weight loss
  • Supports cats' natural ability to burn fat
  • Unique blend of fibre helps keep cats feeling full and satisfied

How it helps:

  • 88% of pets lost weight at home
  • Helps keep lost weight off and provides energy for active play
  • Easy weight loss: cats lose weight without excessively reducing portion sizes
  • S+OXSHIELD: Formulated to promote a urinary environment that reduces the risk of developing struvite & calcium oxalate crystals

Additional info:

Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic dry dietetic pet food provides all the nutrition cats need to lose and maintain weight. Naturally works with your cat's unique energy use for easy and effective weight loss and can be used long-term. Please consult your veterinarian for further information on how our Prescription Diet foods can help your cat to continue to enjoy a happy and active life. Dry, canned and pouch formulas can be mixed or fed concurrently.

Even a little extra weight can impact the pet's quality of life and relationship with family as the extra weight can reduce play time, impact mobility and affect the lifelong general health of your cat. Maintaining ideal weight can help impact life expectancy by reducing risk of weight-related conditions.


Hill's nutritionists & veterinarians developed Prescription Diet Metabolic clinical nutrition specially formulated to help cats lose weight and keep the lost weight off. Naturally works with your cat's unique energy use for easy and effective weight loss. This food stimulates cat's natural ability to burn fat and and provides energy for active play. Its unique fibre blend helps keep cats feeling full and satisfied. In fact, 88% of pets lost weight at home in 2 months when fed the nutrition of Metabolic. * This dry food with chicken and has an irresistible taste that your cat will love.


* Data on file, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc.

Recommended for:

Weight Loss & Maintenance

Not recommended for:

Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic dry dietetic pet food provides all the nutrition cats need to lose and maintain weight. Naturally works with your cat's unique energy use for easy and effective weight loss and can be used long-term. Please consult your veterinarian for further information on how our Prescription Diet foods can help your cat to continue to enjoy a happy and active life. Dry, canned and pouch formulas can be mixed or fed concurrently.

Clinically proven to reduce body weight by 11% in 2 months.1

The nutrition of Metabolic is clinically proven to work with each cat's unique metabolic response activating the body's natural ability to burn excess body fat and affect calorie utilization.1,2

In an in-home feeding study 88% of pets experienced weight loss within 2 months.3

Maintains effective and safe rate of up to 1-2% body weight loss weekly during weight loss period.1


1. Floerchinger AM, Jackson MI, Jewell DE et al. Effect of feeding a weight loss food beyond a caloric restriction period on body composition and resistance to weight gain in cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2015;247:365–374.

2. Christmann U, Becvarova I, Werre S, Meyer H. Effectiveness of a new dietetic weight management food to achieve weight loss in client-owned obese cats. J Feline Med Surg 2016;18(12):947-953.

3. Towell T, Forrester SD, Cross S et al. Evaluation of a weight management food designed to increase basal metabolism in a home setting. Intern J Appl Res Vet Med 2015;13(1):14-22.


- For patients with obesity, including those with diabetes: Prescription Diet m/d Cat Food, Prescription Diet c/d Multicare+Metabolic Cat Food, Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Stress+Metabolic Cat Food, Prescription Diet r/d Cat Food,

- For patients requiring a weight maintenance food (obese-prone or post weight loss) or with diabetes at a normal weight or mildly overweight: Prescription Diet m/d Cat Food, Prescription Diet w/d Cat Food, Prescription Diet c/d Multicare+Metabolic Cat Food, Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Stress+Metabolic Cat Food

- For patients requiring weight loss or maintenance with concurrent feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD): Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Stress+Metabolic Cat Food, Prescription Diet c/d Multicare+Metabolic Cat Food



Formulated to help

reduce the risk of struvite & calcium oxalate crystals

Made in the USA
with global ingredients you can trust

Proud to have helped
13 million shelter pets
find a forever home & counting

 

COMPOSITION: Meat and animal derivatives (chicken 16%), vegetable protein extracts, cereals, derivatives of vegetable origin, vegetables, oils and fats, seeds, minerals.

 

ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS: Protein 38.2%, Fat content 12.8%, Crude fibre 9.3%, Crude ash 5.9%, Calcium 0.93%, Phosphorus 0.72%, Sodium 0.32%, Potassium 0.71%, Magnesium 0.09%; per kg: Vitamin A 9,745IU, Vitamin D3 745IU, Vitamin E 810mg, Vitamin C 122mg, Beta-carotene 1.5mg.

 

ADDITIVES PER KG: Nutritional additives: 3b103 (Iron) 65.9mg, 3b202 (Iodine) 1.6mg, 3b405 (Copper) 6.5mg, 3b502 (Manganese) 126mg, 3b603 (Zinc) 136mg, 3b801 (Selenium) 0.2mg, with natural antioxidant. Metabolisable energy: 3,451 kcal/kg.

FOR WEIGHT LOSS

FOR WEIGHT LOSS
Ideal Body Weight kg Dry grams
2 25
3 35
4 45
5 55
6 65
7 + 10 per kg

For Weight Maintenance

FOR WEIGHT MAINTENANCE
Ideal Body Weight kg Dry grams
2 40
3 55
4 70
5 80
6 95
7 + 15 per kg

Mixed feeding guide FOR WEIGHT LOSS

Mixed feeding guide FOR WEIGHT LOSS
Ideal Body Weight kg Pouches 85g Dry grams
2 1 + 10
3 1 + 20
4 1 + 30
5 1 + 35
6 1 + 45
7 + 1 + 8 per kg

Mixed feeding guide FOR WEIGHT MAINTENANCE

Mixed feeding guide FOR WEIGHT MAINTENANCE
Ideal Body Weight kg Pouches 85g Dry grams
2 1 + 25
3 1 + 40
4 1 + 50
5 1 + 65
6 2 + 75
7 + 1 + 13 per kg

Ask your veterinarian for specific feeding instructions for your pet. This is only a guide. Grams are the most accurate form of measurement.

In case you are using Hill's measuring cup please refer to cup.hillspet.com.

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.

– To prevent suffocation, keep the packaging out of the reach of pets & children.



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3476 kcal/kg (348 kcal/100g)

Nutrient Dry Matter1
%
Protein 40 %
Fat 13.4 %
Carbohydrate (NFE) 30.6 %
Crude fibre 9.8 %
Calcium 0.97 %
Phospohorus 0.76 %
Potassium 0.74 %
Sodium 0.34 %
Magnesium 0.093 %
Taurine 0.25 %
Vitamin C 141 ppm
Vitamin E 1240 IU/kg
Omega-3-fatty acids 1.34 %
Omega-6-fatty acids 2.53 %
L-carnitine 620.1 ppm

References

1The displayed analytical values may differ slightly from the values shown on the package. Both values meet product specifications.

 

 

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