Urology (Water Intake & Behaviour)
Key benefits & characteristics
- Increases water Intake and urination (sodium and proteins)
- Limit the risk of struvite and oxalate formation
- Coping with stressful situations (Behaviour Plus Complex: L-théanine)
- Limit low urinary tract inflammation (Omega 3 including EPA and DHA)
- Body weight control (moderate energy density)
Available sizes:
- 1.5 kg
- 3 kg
Dogs and cats are carnivores regardless of their health status. The VETERINARY HPM Clinical Diets are based on a formulation high in protein and low in carbohydrate (HP-LC), of which 90% of the protein is of animal origin.
Composition :
Dehydrated pork and poultry proteins, potato starch, hydrolysed pork and poultry proteins, minerals, faba bean hulls, peas, animal fats, lignocellulose, rice, beet pulp, linseed, brewers yeast, fish oil, psyllium fibre (Plantago (L.) spp.), fructo-oligosaccharides, dried green tea concentrate, hydrolysed crustacean (source of chitosan), chondroitin sulfate, Lactobacillus acidophilus.
VETERINARY HPM® contain no artificial flavor or colors.
Analytical Constituents :
(% as fed)
| Analytical constituants (% as fed) |
|
|---|---|
| Moisture | 5,5 % |
| Protein | 44 % |
| Animal to vegetal ratio | 90/10 |
| Fat | 13,5 % |
| Minerals | 7,5 % |
| Crode Fibre | 6,5 % |
| NFE * | 23 % |
| Starch | 15 % |
| Calcium | 0,7 % |
| Phosphorus | 0,7 % |
| Sodium | 1,1 % |
| Potassium | 0,7 % |
| Magnesium | 0,08 % |
| Chloride | 1,4 % |
| Sulphur | 0,7 % |
| Methionine + Cystine | 1,5 % |
| Omega-6 | 2,2 % |
| Omega-3 | 1,1 % |
| EPA + DHA | 0,4 % |
| ME** calculated | 374 kcal/100g |
| ME** mesured in vivo | 364 kcal/100g |
| * Nitrogen Free Extract : Carbohydrates ** Metabolisable energy |
|
| Functionnal ingredients | |
|---|---|
| Green Tea Extract | 0,26 % |
| Bentonite | 5 g/kg |
| Killed Lactobacilli | 7 mg/kg |
| Chitosan | 800 mg/kg |
| L-carnitine | 540 mg/kg |
| Potassium Citrate | 0,3 % |
|
Added vitamins & trace elements |
|
|---|---|
| Vitamin A | 17 000 IU/kg |
| Vitamin D3 | 1 700 IU/kg |
| Vitamin E | 610 mg/kg |
| Vitamin K3 | 0,22 mg/kg |
| Vitamin B1 | 11,2 mg/kg |
| Vitamin B2 | 8 mg/kg |
| Vitamin B3 | 113,4 mg/kg |
| Vitamin B5 | 14,5 mg/kg |
| Vitamin B6 | 7,6 mg/kg |
| Vitamin B8 | 0,15 mg/kg |
| Vitamin B9 | 1,9 mg/kg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0,046 mg/kg |
| Choline | 1 760 mg/kg |
| Taurine | 2 460 mg/kg |
| Copper | 12 mg/kg |
| Iodine | 0,4 mg/kg |
| Zinc | 110 mg/kg |
It is advisable to follow the ration table and make fresh water available.
| Body Weight (kg) | Daily Ration (g/day) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Overweight |
Normal* | Underweight | |
| 2 | 20 | 25 | 25 |
| 3 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
| 4 | 40 | 45 | 50 |
| 5 | 50 | 60 | 65 |
| 6 | 60 | 70 | 75 |
| 7 | 70 | 80 | 90 |
| 8 | 80 | 90 | 105 |
| 9 | 90 | 105 | 115 |
| 10 | 105 | 115 | 130 |
| *Adult cat with optimal body weight and normal physical activity | |||
The daily ration is based on the cat’s CURRENT bodyweight, and must be adjusted every month.
- Can I feed my kitten with a home-made diet?
The food that kittens receive throughout their first year must obviously provide energy and materials to build the skeleton, the muscles and all the new tissues. But nutrition doesn't stop there: it must also help kittens to develop a fully functioning nervous system and effective immune system. Any deficiency in essential nutrients (those who cannot be synthesized by the animal's body) during this very delicate period may affect the cat's future health.
Many recipes developed by veterinary nutritionists are available for owners who wish to prepare a nutritionally balanced home-made diet for their kitten. However, it is illusory to succeed in respecting all the required conditions because the nutritional balance of a household ration is subject to various hazards. The owner will always find it difficult to follow the recipe exactly, the necessary ingredients are not always available, and the nutritional composition of the ingredients can vary considerably depending on the origin of the product. When preparing a home-made diet, no laboratory analysis can verify the nutritional composition of the raw materials used!
Therefore, even when accompanied by the distribution of a mineral and vitamin supplement, home-made diets for cats often show deficiencies in several nutrients such as choline, iron and thiamine. In addition, cats cannot synthesize vitamin D as humans do (via exposure to UV rays) and this vitamin must be provided daily in the diet.
- Can I feed my kitten with a vegetarian diet?
The cat is a strict carnivore, which means that certain nutrients it needs cannot be provided by a plant-based diet. Such diets can cause major nutritional deficiencies with serious consequences on health. For this reason, a kitten should never be fed a vegetarian diet.
- Can I feed my kitten with raw meat diets?
Raw meat diets (red meat or chicken) are very popular among certain cat breeders but raw meat diets are deficient in calcium and phosphorus. The Calcium/Phosphorus ratio is totally inappropriate for the feline species, especially in terms of bone growth. Such a diet can cause major nutritional deficiencies with serious consequences on health. For example, when fed exclusively a raw meat diet, the kitten is exposed to the risk of pathologic fractures following minor trauma.
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