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Metabolic Dry Cat Food with Chicken

Hill's Prescription Diet

 

 

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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.

Need/preference

Weight Management

Alternate Product Recommendation

Diabetes Care

Flavor

with Chicken

Food Form

Dry Food

Sizes

1.5kg, 3kg, 8kg

Lifestage

Adult

Transitioning to Hill's

Mix increasing amounts of your pet’s new food with decreasing amounts of the old food over a 7-day period. More Feeding Tips

Old Food

New Food

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  • Key benefits

    Key benefits

    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. This food 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.

    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.

    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.

    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

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  • Ingredients

    Natural ingredients for a long, happy life

    Hill’s leads the way in combining natural ingredients with cutting-edge science to help your cat lead a long and healthy life.

    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.

    Hill’s nutritional philosophy

    We follow science, not trends. All our ingredient suppliers are held to stringent quality standards and the ingredients must meet our strict requirements for purity and nutrient content, which exceed industry standards - ensuring all pets get the premium nutrition they need.

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  • Helpful tips

    FEEDING INSTRUCTIONS: Feed only this food. It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use. Feed the correct daily amount based on cat’s ideal weight. For an efficient weight loss or ideal weight maintenance, the recommended daily energy intake should not be exceeded. A transition period when starting the diet is advised. FOR WEIGHT LOSS: Determine the amount of feed based on target weight rather than the current weight. FOR WEIGHT MAINTENANCE: Patient should be monitored to ensure that optimum body weight is maintained, increasing food amounts accordingly. Adjust the amount and number of meals as advised by your veterinary surgeon. Recommended time of use: until target body weight is achieved and after, if required to maintain the target body weight. Fresh water should be available at all times.

    Kibble size

    The shape and size of your pet’s kibble matters, which is why we offer different options for different breed sizes.

    Kibble size

    Medium

    Nutrition

    • Nutrition and caloric content

      3476 kcal/kg (348 kcal/100g)

      Nutrient As Fed1
      %
      Protein 38.2 %
      Fat 12.8 %
      Carbohydrate (NFE) 29.2 %
      Crude fibre 9.3 %
      Calcium 0.93 %
      Phospohorus 0.72 %
      Potassium 0.71 %
      Sodium 0.32 %
      Magnesium 0.089 %
      Taurine 0.24 %
      Vitamin C 135 ppm
      Vitamin E 1184 IU/kg
      Omega-3-fatty acids 1.28 %
      Omega-6-fatty acids 2.42 %
      L-carnitine 592.2 ppm

      References

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

    • Feeding table

      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

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