Hill’s W/D Diabetes Care Prescription Diet Dog Food

Hill’s W/D Diabetes Care Prescription Diet Dog Food meets the needs of diabetic dogs with healthy weight or that are slightly overweight. The fat level in W/D has been increased bringing new benefits for such dogs.

Nutrition plays a major role in managing diabetes. By minimising blood glucose fluctuations, making insulin therapy easier to manage. Managing weight helps regulate blood glucose levels through low levels of rapid glucose-releasing carbohydrate. Hill’s W/D Diabetes Care contains total sugars (mono- and disaccharides) ≤ 62 g/kg complete feed with a moisture of 12% and carbohydrates level have been lowered by (-6.4% DM).

It has an optimal blend of soluble & insoluble fibre and is now formulated with mixed cereals including whole grain (wheat, barley, oats). This food also helps dogs maintain lean muscle mass through high-quality protein (protein level increased +4% DM) and has an effective L-carnitine level of greater than 325 mg/kg DM.

It is important that diabetic dogs maintain a healthy body weight. To achieve this W/D Diabetes Care has seen fat levels increase by 4% (using fish oils) to help dogs maintain an appropriate level of fat. Similarly, the metabolisable energy has been increased by +240 kcal DM, so it contains and appropriate level of calories and remain ideal for weight maintenance.

Enriched with Omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil, new W/D also helps break the cycle of inflammation associated with obesity and diabetes. While Clinically proven antioxidants to supports a healthy immune system and helps combat oxidative stress diabetes mellitus promotes.

New Formula Ingredients: Cereals, derivatives of vegetable origin, meat and animal derivatives (chicken 9%), vegetable protein extracts, oils and fats, minerals.Carbohydrate sources: Wheat, maize, barley, oats.

Mini Dry Ingredients: Maize, cellulose, chicken (15%) and turkey meal, maize gluten meal, pea bran meal, digest, dried beet pulp, animal fat, flaxseed, minerals, soybean oil, L-carnitine, vitamins, trace elements and beta-carotene. With a natural antioxidant (mixed tocopherols).

Original Dry: Maize, cellulose, chicken (15%) and turkey meal, maize gluten meal, pea bran meal, digest, dried beet pulp, animal fat, flaxseed, minerals, soybean oil, L-carnitine, vitamins, trace elements and beta-carotene. With a natural antioxidant (mixed tocopherols).

Original Wet: Pork, maize, chicken (6 %), pearl barley, cellulose, digest, flaxseed, dried whole egg, minerals, trace elements and vitamins.

PLEASE NOTE: Some pet food tins are made from very thin metal, so we package them carefully for shipping. However the odd tin can get a little dented during transit. In the majority of cases this is simply cosmetic damage and the contents are unaffected. If you see a dented tin on delivery, just give it a quick once over and if you can't see any leaks the can's unpunctured - the food will be fine. If a can has leaked or is punctured get in touch via email at info@petprescription.co.uk