Derm
Formulated as a rice & egg recipe, this therapeutic puppy food is clinically proven to manage both adverse food reactions (food allergies) and environmental sensitivities (atopy) in puppies by utilizing a single intact animal protein (eggs), high levels of essential fatty acids, and the proprietary Histaguard Complex to normalize the immune response and reduce nighttime scratching in growing puppies.
What is Derm Complete Puppy?
Nutrition to reduce rate of recurrent FIC signs, dissolve struvite stones & decrease risk of recurrent struvite stones/plugs & CaOx stones. With ingredients to help reduce stress in cats.
What is c/d stress?
Therapeutic dog food clinically shown to help resolve diarrhea in as little as 24 hrs & reduce risk of recurrence.
What is Canine GI Biome?
Delicious clinical nutrition shown to add 2 years of life on average after a diagnosis (without concurrent conditions) and enhance quality of life. Can be used in all IRIS stages 1-4.
What is Hill's k/d?
100% customer satisfaction guarantee
What is the excellent Hill's Return Policy?
One of Hill's prescription limited ingredient (aka novel protein diets) that comes in duck, salmon, or venison as the sole protein. It is also considered a safe "grain-free" option for clients who really want to have a grain-free diet. It utilizes potatoes for its carbohydrate source instead of legumes or other uncommon carbohydrates that are not thoroughly studied for use in dogs and cats.
What is Hill's prescription diet d/d?
Feeding these everyday extra food items can completely ruin a prescription urinary diet by accidentally introducing excess calcium, phosphorus, or sodium.
What are treats?
This nutrient is kept very low in specific i/d, c/d, and z/d diet lines to help with pancreatitis?
What is fat?
Great-tasting clinical nutrition shown to help add years* and enhance quality of life by helping to preserve vital kidney function, while also supporting skin health and reducing itching for dogs with food and environmental sensitivities.
What is canine k/d + derm complete?
It is recommended that you slowly decrease the amount of old food and increase the amount of new food over 1-2 weeks but sometimes over 1-2 months. It is also recommended to put food side by side instead of mixing, feeding out of a plate not a bowl, and changing the temperature of canned food.
How to transition pet food?
Proteins broken into small enough pieces through a process using water so that they are not recognizable by the immune system and therefore, avoids an allergic reaction.
What is a hydrolyzed protein?
(what is hydrolysis?)
Hill's puts this specific trademarked seal on its packaging to show that the food promotes a urinary environment that reduces the reduces the risk of developing struvite & calcium oxalate crystals
What is the S+OX shield?
Great-tasting nutrition, clinically proven to help manage digestive upsets. Its high digestibility supports nutrient absorption, while added electrolytes and B vitamins help replace nutrients lost due to digestive issues. Great choice post anesthesia.
What is regular i/d?
(bonus points- do we claim that i/d lowfat has the same benefits?)
Animal feeding tests using AAFCO procedures substantiate that this food provides complete and balanced nutrition for the maintenance of adult dogs or cats
What is the AAFCO statement on Hill's k/d?
A specialized veterinary therapeutic pet food combining cognitive and joint support for senior dogs and cats. It features high levels of omega-3 fatty acids (DHA/EPA), antioxidants, glucosamine, and chondroitin to improve mobility, memory, and alertness.
What is feline and canine b/d + j/d?
Therapeutic dog food that helps avoid adverse food reactions and promote healthy skin in dogs with food and fat sensitivities. Contains hydrolyzed soy as the sole protein and 2.1g/100kcal ME (or 7.4% DM) of fat.
What is z/d lowfat?
Clinical nutrition to be specially formulated to help support your dog's bladder health. Helps dissolve urate and cystine stones, decreases risk for urate & cystine stone recurrence, and supports a healthy immune system.
What is U/d?
In Hill's Gastrointestinal Biome, the polyphenols within the fiber matrix are converted by gut bacteria into these specific metabolites, which possess powerful systemic anti-inflammatory properties.
What are postbiotics?
Diets are intended for intermittent or supplemental feeding only rather than complete and balanced long-term adult maintenance under standard AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) nutritional profiles.
What is the AAFCO statement on Royal Canin Feline Renal Support?
Clinical nutrition to help cats lose weight and keep the lost weight off naturally by activating their unique metabolism. It also has nutrients that help preserve cartilage and improve mobility. This food stimulates cats' natural ability to burn fat and keep them playful & active. Its unique blend of fiber helps keep cats feeling full and reduces hunger between meals. In fact, 88% of pets lost weight at home in 2 months when fed the nutrition of this diet. This dry food is made with chicken flavor and has an irresistible taste that cats will love.
What is feline metabolic + j/d?
The name of a gold standard test to determine if an animal is allergic to what they eat or environment. It involves feeding an allergic animal a strict prescription diet for 6 to 8 weeks and then challenging the animal with their old diet to determine if their allergies flare back up.
What is a diet trial?
L-tryptophan and milk protein hydrolysate
What are the calming ingredients in the stress diets?
A proprietary blend of synergistic prebiotic fibers (such as ground pecan shells, flaxseed, dried beet pulp, dried citrus pulp, and cranberries) designed to nourish the gut microbiome and release beneficial postbiotics.
What is Hill's ActivBiome+ Digestion?
While ActivBiome+Digestion prebiotic fibers optimize stool quality and GI motility, this proprietary blend of prebiotic fibers specifically utilizes oat beta-glucan, short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS), and betaine to target the gut-kidney axis and reduce harmful nitrogenous wastes such as indoxyl sulfate and p-cresol sulfate.
What is ActivBiome+ Kidney Defense?
Promoted as a quicker, clearer recommendation tool, this platform on Hillsvet.com enables veterinary healthcare teams to easily navigate nutrition by disease condition, compare relevant therapeutic diets, and quickly develop tailored nutritional feeding plans as handouts that can be emailed, downloaded, or printed for clients to keep. A version of this platform has also been recently added to the pet-parent facing website, Hillspet.com
What is Hill’s EasyCare?