Prescription Diet: Therapeutic Pet Food for Cats and Dogs

Prescription Diet™ Pet Foods

m/d™ Feline

For the Nutritional Management of Cats with Obesity or Diabetes

For veterinarians with overweight feline patients, Hill�s now provides two nutritional therapy options: Prescription Diet® r/d® Feline cat food is a low-calorie, high-fiber, nutritional therapy with the highest levels of L-Carnitine to effectively reduce weight and increase muscle mass while keeping cats feeling full. Prescription Diet® m/d® Feline cat food is an alternative nutritional therapy for weight loss in cats. Prescription Diet® m/d® Feline is a low-carbohydrate, high-protein food with the highest levels of L-Carnitine that alters a cats unique metabolism to reduce body fat and increase muscle mass. Added fiber increases satiety. Prescription Diet® m/d® Feline is also useful as a nutritional aid for cats with diabetes mellitus.The nutritional formulation of Prescription Diet® m/d® may also be useful for pets with a variety of conditions.

Key Benefits

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Key Benefits

Recommended For

Obesity and diabetes mellitus.

Not Recommended For

Growing kittens, pregnant or nursing cats.

Patients with renal disease, concurrent use of urinary acidifiers, debilitation or dehydration.

Additional Information

Prescription Diet® m/d® Feline is clinically proven to alter a cat's metabolism for effective weight loss.

In a clinical study of overweight cats fed m/d® Feline (canned) :

-- 75% reached their ideal body weight within 20 weeks
-- Average weight loss was 25%, consistent with appropriate medical guidelines
-- Lean muscle mass and liver health were maintained during weight loss.

Appropriate fiber levels help cats feel full while losing weight.

For optimum results, full client cooperation must be obtained, and all food intake must be strictly controlled. After reaching the target body weight, feed according to Adult Maintenance feeding guide, and adjust as needed to avoid weight gain and maintain optimum body weight.

Determine the amount to feed based on the target weight rather than the current weight.

In a clinical study of diabetic cats fed m/d® Feline :

-- Good glycemic control was maintained
-- Glucose levels were controlled
-- Owners reported their pets experienced improved quality of life.

Key Benefits Table


Protein Carnitine	High	Help ensure cats maintain lean muscle mass during weight loss. High carnitine also increases energy metabolism to improve glucose utilization in diabetic cats, and helps obese cats burn fat during weight loss and decrease the accumulation of fat in liver cells.
Antioxidants	Added	Defend cells from free radicals, promoting a healthy immune system.
Arginine	High	Has been shown to improve insulin secretion.
Taurine	High	Helps to maintain normal insulin activity and sensitivity

Product Characteristics


Protein	High	Carbohydrate	Low
Arginine	High	Carnitine	High
Taurine	High	Magnesium	Low

Added Antioxidants	Help reduce free radical damage to counteract oxidative stress
Target Urine pH	Normal Acid (6.2 � 6.4)*

*Urine pH of individual cats may vary due to complicating factors such as time of feeding before urine collection, type of urine collection, individual animal variation, and test methodology.