Hills Prescription Diet r/d® Canine
For the Nutritional Management of Obese or Overweight Dogs
Being overweight can cause your pet discomfort, reduce energy levels and even shorten their life. Just as in people, weight gain is usually associated with excessive calorie and fat intake combined with a lack of exercise. Obesity can lead to such serious conditions as heart disease, arthritis, and diabetes. Prescription Diet® r/d® Canine dog food is designed specifically for the management of dogs that are overweight or obese. Its low fat, reduced calorie, high fiber formula helps dogs lose weight while helping them feel full. Prescription Diet® r/d® Canine has the highest levels of L-carnitine of any therapeutic weight loss food to help burn fat while increasing lean muscle mass. The nutritional formulation of Prescription Diet® r/d® Canine may also be useful for pets with a variety of conditions.
Daily Feeding Guide
These ranges are a starting point only. Determine the amount to feed based on target weight rather than the current weight. Your pet may need less or more food to safely lose weight. Adjust as needed. If you are unsure, or if you are not feeding r/d™ Canine for weight loss, ask your veterinarian.
Keep fresh water available at all times! If switching from a canned product, make sure your pet drinks an adequate quantity of water to avoid constipation.
With your veterinarian's approval, mix increasing amounts of your pet's new food with decreasing amounts of the old food over a 7-day period.
Prescription Diet r/d Canine is available in canned and dry. Supplementation with other foods is unnecessary and may decrease the effectiveness of the food. When using with r/d Canine canned, decrease the amount of dry food to avoid overfeeding.
Use only as directed by your veterinarian, the expert on your pet's health needs.
| Product Characteristics |
| Carnitine |
High |
| Calories |
Low |
| Fat |
Low |
| Fiber |
High |
| Added Antioxidants |
Help reduce free radical damage to counteract oxidative stress |
Metabolizable Energy1 (Caloric Content)
Dry: 2699 kcal/kg (220 kcal/per cup2)
1Measurement of Usable Energy in a food, which differs substantially from gross caloric content.
2An eight fluid oz. measuring cup of r/d® Canine contains 2.9 oz. by weight.
| Average Nutrient Contents |
| Nutrient |
Nutrient Guarantee % |
As Fed1 % |
Dry Matter2 % |
As Fed Caloric Basis3 g/100 kcal |
| Protein |
20.0 min |
23.1 |
25.4 |
8.6 |
| Fat |
5.5 min |
7.8 |
8.6 |
2.9 |
| Carbohydrate (NFE) |
|
35.0 |
38.5 |
13.0 |
| Crude Fiber |
26.0 max |
20.1 |
22.1 |
7.4 |
| mg/100 kcal3 |
| Calcium |
0.50 min |
0.71 |
0.78 |
263 |
| Phosphorus |
0.35 min |
0.62 |
0.68 |
230 |
| Sodium |
|
0.28 |
0.31 |
104 |
| Potassium |
|
0.76 |
0.84 |
282 |
| Magnesium |
|
0.111 |
0.122 |
41 |
| Carnitine |
200 ppm min |
281 ppm |
308 ppm |
10 |
1Differs from label guarantees which are either maximums or minimums.
2The nutrient in the product after moisture is removed. It is used to make direct comparisons of nutrient profiles of products with differing moisture contents.
3Nutrient intake for every 100 kilocalories consumed.
Ingredients
Ground Whole Grain Corn, Powdered Cellulose 15% (source of fiber), Chicken By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Peanut Hulls 11% (source of fiber), Chicken Liver Flavor, Soybean Mill Run, Dried Egg Product, Corn Gluten Meal, Soybean Oil, Iron Oxide, Vitamin E Supplement, Potassium Chloride, Iodized Salt, vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Choline Chloride, preserved with BHT, BHA and Ethoxyquin, Taurine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), L-Carnitine, Beta-carotene.
Additional Hill's Prescription Diet items are available upon request. |
