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Hill's® Science Diet®
Senior 11+ Age Defying

Hill's® Science Diet® Senior 11+ Age Defying cat food provides precisely balanced, easy-to-digest nutrition to fight 4 important signs of aging in 30 days.

Defends the body and brain against aging
Nutrition to improve skin & coat in 30 days*
Supports long-term heart & vital organ health
Real chicken #1 with natural ingredients and no chicken by-product

*Vs. previously fed grocery foods

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Key Benefits

Feeding Guide

Average Nutrient And Caloric Contents

Ingredients

Reviews

Key Benefits

Recommended For:

Senior cats ages 11 and older.

Not Recommended For:

Kittens, pregnant or nursing cats.

Benefit	Nutrient	How it Works
Agile, alert, interactive cat	Multivitamin	Precisely balanced nutrition with an exclusive multivitamin blend to fight litter box accidents and help keep older cats agile, more alert and interactive.
Healthy kidneys & heart	Taurine	Taurine and controlled levels of phosphorus and sodium help maintain healthy kidneys, heart and other vital organs in older cats.
Healthy skin & shiny coat	Omega-6 fatty acids	Omega-6 fatty acids and vitamin E promote healthy skin and shiny coat.

Additional Info

Healthy choices matter, for both you and your pet. For more than 70 years, Hill's has been advancing knowledge of how to keep pets their healthiest. That means great-tasting, nutritious food with natural ingredients that helps your cat live a long, happy life.

We make every bag of our cat food in our own US facilities with highest quality natural ingredients from North America. These ingredients must meet our strict requirements for purity and nutrient content, which exceed industry standards.

By choosing Science Diet, you help us provide food to shelter pets 365 days a year.
Learn more at hillsfoodshelterlove.com.

Other Products to Consider

Science Diet® is available in a wide variety of foods for your cat's unique needs. Canned cat food is available from Science Diet® in several flavors such as delicious Mature Adult Savory Chicken Entrée that your cat will love. Also try Science Diet treats that are sure to please!

Feeding Guide

Daily Feeding Guide:

HELPFUL TIPS

Adjust feeding amounts as necessary to maintain optimal weight. If you are unsure, ask your veterinarian.
New to this food? Mix increasing amounts of your pet's new food with decreasing amounts of the old food over a 7-day period.
Keep fresh water available at all times!
Your pet's nutritional needs may change as they age. Ask your vet at every checkup.
Science Diet is available in a wide variety of dry foods, wet foods and treats for your pet's unique needs.
To prevent suffocation, keep this bag out of the reach of pets and children.

Senior

Weight of Cat	Amount per Day
5 lb (2,3 kg)	1/3 cup (40 g) - 1/2 cup (65 g)
10 lb (4,5 kg)	5/8 cup (80 g) - 3/4 cup (95 g)
15 lb (6,8 kg)	3/4 cup (95 g) - 1 1/8 cups (140 g)

Average Nutrient And Caloric Contents

Dry 4089 kcal/kg (511 kcal/per cup²)

Nutrient	Dry Matter¹ %
Protein	33.0
Fat	21.8
Carbohydrate (NFE)	37.8
Crude Fiber	1.7

Calcium	0.79
Phosphorus	0.6
Sodium	0.34
Potassium	0.67
Magnesium	0.087
Taurine	0.28
Carnitine	560 ppm
Vitamin C	109 mg/kg
Vitamin E	741 IU/kg
Omega-6 Fatty Acids Total	4.21

References

¹The nutrient in the product after moisture is removed. It is used to make direct comparisons of nutrient profiles of products with differing moisture contents.
²An eight fluid oz. measuring cup of Senior 11+ Age Defying contains 4 oz. by weight.

Ingredients

Chicken, Whole Grain Wheat, Corn Gluten Meal, Brewers Rice, Animal Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Dried Egg Product, Chicken Liver Flavor, Dried Beet Pulp, Flaxseed, Wheat Gluten, Lactic Acid, Fish Oil, Calcium Sulfate, Potassium Chloride, Soybean Oil, Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Taurine, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), L-Carnitine, Iodized Salt, Oat Fiber, Mixed Tocopherols added to retain freshness, Citric Acid added to retain freshness, Phosphoric Acid, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract, Dried Apples, Dried Broccoli, Dried Carrots, Dried Cranberries, Dried Peas.

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Sparkle Plenty Since starting on Hills Science Diet Senior 11+ Age Defying, Miss Nina's coat sparkles as much as her personality. (I keep having to edit as she's "helping" me type this...) She zooms around the house the way she did as a kitten, sleeps on my head, and chases her younger sib Chloe Cat. You'd never think she was an old lady cat at 12 years of age! She likes her dinner so much, she demands an audience while she eats - silly cat... Proper diet is an integral part of pet care. My furbabies have eaten Hills Science Diet most of their lives, and it shows. May 17, 2012

Turns my senior cat into a kitten again My 15 year old cat had been healthy throughout her life. She started acting differently-not herself. She began vomiting a lot & had trouble with using the litter box. I took her to the vet & her blood work came back that her kidneys were slowing down but with the proper nutrition she could have many years ahead of her with a great quality of life. No prescription food though because she could be fine if she had a healthy lifestyle. I asked the man at the local pet store if there was any special sort of food he could recommend. He said he had luck with the Science Diet Age Defying for Senior cats. He reminded me that it came with a guarantee and also that it was developed by veterinarians & who would know more about feeding your pet healthy. I bought a bag and within less than a week the turn around in my cat was fantastic. She got her "kitten face" back again & began to play like she did when she was younger. (We do have 2 younger cats that help to keep her at a good weight by exercising her a lot) Next trip to the pet store I thanked the man & told him how good my cat was doing. Ever since then she has been her old self. No litter box issues or vomiting at all-except an occasional hairball-she is a Maine Coon. May 22, 2013

Recommended I have fed Sol, my lovely rescue cat with Science Diet for the last 6 years since her vet recommended. While she was recovering for an awful sickness, her vet told me about Hill's food, a better food to help her during her recovery. She survived the impossible and since then she is eating Hill's. She successfully transitioned through the different formulas as she aged, and now, she love the"improved" formula. She is healthy and active, like a young kittie, and she is almost 12 years old. May 22, 2013

Cat won't eat "improved" fornula I have fed my rescue cat Science Diet for the 14 years I've had her. She successfully transitioned through the different formulas as she aged but when I put the "improved" fornula out for her, she wouldn't touch it. I thought she was sick and I couldn't figure out why she wasn't eating, then I saw the "improved" banner on the bag. I went to the store and found a bag of the old stuff and she gobbled it up like always. I'm going to hoard as much of the old formula as I can find, but I'll eventually have to find another brand for her to eat because she won't eat the "improved" formula. April 24, 2013

Great product for a senior cat! I came across Age Defying about 2 years ago at my Vet's office. Thought it would be a good choice for my then 13 year old cat who had always eaten SD foods. She had be showing signs of aging and was slowing down. I even called her our grumpy old lady. I loved how small the kibbles were and she took to it right away. It did seem a lot easier for her to eat. It wasn't long before I started noticing her running around the house like she did years before. She actually wanted to play! Something she hadn't done in quite a while. Now she's an energetic 15 year old who just had a check up. The Vet said she looked amazing for her age!! April 22, 2013

My senior cats act young again I have 3 cats (4m, 13m, and 17f). Since switching the seniors to age defying SD, they have not acted so young in years. Every month that goes by the 13 yo male gets friskier, more adventurous, and more playful with his younger brother. His new "thing" is wanting to go on walks around the house on a leash. Three years ago I didn't know if the same cat would make it another year. Vets wanted to do major surgery on him. Luckily I found better alternatives and focused on his diet and getting him mobile. I never thought I would see that same cat do laps around the house. I also can't emphasize how helpful it has been reducing his weight to a healthy range. In just the past year, he started having problems keeping moist food of another brand down. I switched him to the adult moist SD knowing the dry food had been so helpful and he is no longer having the digestive issues. I have had both my seniors on the hairball and weight control formulas before as well. It's just something about the age defying that really works for them. My 17yo female does sometimes have more hairball problems then when she was previously on the hairball specific. Otherwise, it is the best product I could ask for to give my senior cats. My senior cats went from sleepy, old cats who didn't want much to do with me, other than the obvious feeding, to interactive, loving, cats that act more like they did in their youth. I also have to really try to keep the 4 yo out of the seniors' food. I've put him on the adult SD version, but he loves having exactly what the older cats eat. April 2, 2013

My 4 cats love it! Although I bought it for my 17-year old cat, Blanca, all 4 of my cats (ranging from 4 to 17 years of age) LOVE it. The small kibble is easy for her to chew. It's keeping her energy high. To give her variety, I also feed her Science Diet's mature adult turkey wet food, which is low in protein. I'm amazed how many other brands have senior cat formulas that are high in protein, which is harmful to their kidneys. February 26, 2013

Nobody liked it :-( My two 15 year old cats have always eaten Science Diet, and when I saw this I thought "Great! Something maybe better for them!" Brought it home and put it out next to their regular food and it went untouched. Even my two younger cats ignored it. Should have returned it, but put it out for the ferals. Someone ate it at least. Guess I need to stick to what they are used to, but thought you'd like to know my cat's reactions to it. January 20, 2013

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