Metabolic Dog Food

Hill's Prescription Diet

Clinically proven nutrition to help dogs quickly lose weight

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Formulated to promote a urinary environment that reduces the risk of developing struvite & calcium oxalate crystals

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Food Form
Flavour: with Lamb & Rice
Sizes: 1.5 kg, 12 kg

with Lamb & Rice: Wheat, maize gluten meal, pea bran meal, chicken and turkey meal, maize, dried tomato pomace, digest, cellulose, lamb meal (4%), brown rice (4%), flaxseed, dried beet pulp, animal fat, coconut oil, minerals, dried carrots, vitamins, trace elements and beta-carotene. With a natural antioxidant (mixed tocopherols).

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.

Adult maintenance Mixed Feeding Guide

Weight of Dog — kgs	Amount per Day - 156 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
1	0.5	+	20 g
2	1	+	25 g
4	1	+	65 g
5	1	+	85 g
10	2	+	135 g
20	2	+	270 g
30	2	+	390 g
40	2	+	505 g
50	2	+	610 g
60+	2	+	113 g per 10 kgs

Adult maintenance Mixed Feeding Guide

Weight of Dog — kgs	Amount per Day - 354 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
1	0.25	+	15 g
2	0.5	+	20 g
4	1	+	25 g
5	1	+	40 g
10	1	+	125 g
20	2	+	185 g
30	2	+	305 g
40	2	+	415 g
50	2	+	520 g
60+	2	+	101 g per 10 kgs

Adult maintenance Mixed Feeding Guide

Weight of Dog — kgs	Amount per Day - 370 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
1	0.25	+	10 g
2	0.25	+	35 g
4	0.5	+	50 g
5	0.5	+	70 g
10	1	+	95 g
20	1	+	235 g
30	2	+	250 g
40	2	+	360 g
50	2	+	465 g
60+	2	+	94 g per 10 kgs

Weight Control

Ideal Weight of Dog — kgs	Amount per Day - (grams) - Weight loss	Amount per Day - (grams) - Adult maintenance
1	25	35
2	40	60
4	65	100
5	75	120
10	125	205
20	215	340
30	290	460
40	360	575
50	425	675
60	485	775
60+	76 per 10 kgs	122 per 10 kgs

Weight loss Mixed Feeding Guide

Ideal Weight of Dog — kgs	Amount per Day - 156 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
1	0.5	+	5 g
2	0.5	+	20 g
4	1	+	30 g
5	1	+	40 g
10	1	+	90 g
20	2	+	145 g
30	2	+	220 g
40	2	+	290 g
50	2	+	355 g
60+	2	+	67 g per 10 kgs

Weight loss Mixed Feeding Guide

Ideal Weight of Dog — kgs	Amount per Day - 354 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
1	0.25	+	5 g
2	0.25	+	20 g
4	0.5	+	25 g
5	0.5	+	35 g
10	1	+	50 g
20	1	+	135 g
30	1	+	210 g
40	2	+	200 g
50	2	+	265 g
60+	2	+	55 g per 10 kgs

Weight loss Mixed Feeding Guide

Ideal Weight of Dog — kgs	Amount per Day - 370 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
2	0.25	+	10 g
4	0.5	+	10 g
5	0.5	+	20 g
10	0.5	+	75 g
20	1	+	105 g
30	1	+	185 g
40	1	+	250 g
50	2	+	210 g
60+	2	+	48 g per 10 kgs

Weight loss

Ideal Weight of Dog - kgs	Amount per Day - 354 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
2.5	0.5	+	5 g
5	0.5	+	35 g
10	1	+	50 g
20	1	+	135 g
30	2	+	130 g
40	2	+	200 g
50+	2	+	6 g per kg

Weight Management

Ideal Weight of Dog - kgs	Amount per Day - 354 g cans		Amount per Day - grams
2.5	0.5	+	25 g
5	0.5	+	65 g
10	1	+	100 g
20	1	+	220 g
30	2	+	245 g
40	2	+	345 g
50+	2	+	9 g per kg

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 dog. 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 dogs lose weight and keep the lost weight off. This food naturally works with your dog's unique energy use for easy and effective weight loss. This food stimulates dog's natural ability to burn fat and and provides energy for active play. Its unique fibre blend helps keep dogs feeling full and satisfied. In fact, 96% of dogs lost weight at home in 2 months when fed the nutrition of Metabolic.* This dry food is made with lamb and rice and has an irresistible taste that your dog will love.

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

How it works:

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

How it helps:

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
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 dogs need to lose and maintain weight. Naturally works with your dog'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 dog to continue to enjoy a happy and active life.

Caloric Content

3110 kcal/kg 256 kcal/cup

Nutrient	Dry Matter¹ %
Protein	27.8 %
Fat	12.2 %
Carbohydrate / NFE	39.7 %
Crude Fiber	14.2 %
Crude Ash	6.2 %
Calcium	1.02 %
Phospohorus	0.74 %
Potassium	0.87 %
Sodium	0.3 %
Magnesium	0.146 %
Vitamin A	11521 IU/kg
Vitamin C	145 ppm
Vitamin D	803 IU/kg
Vitamin E	1159 IU/kg
Omega-3-fatty acids	0.85 %
Omega-6-fatty acids	2.2 %
Beta-carotene	2.2 ppm

References

¹The nutrient in the product after moisture is removed. It is used to make direct comparisons of nutrient profiles with differing moisture contents.

†An eight fluid oz. measuring cup of this product contains the following oz. by weight:

2.9

Transitioning to Hill’s

Mix increasing amounts of your pet's new food with decreasing amounts of old food over a 7-day period.

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