Canine r/d®

For the Nutritional Management of Obese or Overweight Dogs. Being overweight can cause your pet discomfort, reduce energy levels and even shorten their life. Just as in people, weight gain is usually associated with excessive calorie and fat intake combined with a lack of exercise. Obesity can lead to such serious conditions as heart disease, arthritis, and diabetes. Prescription Diet® Canine r/d® was designed specifically for the management of dogs that are overweight or obese. Its low fat, reduced calorie, high fiber formula helps dogs lose weight while helping them feel full. Prescription Diet® Canine r/d® has the highest levels of L-carnitine of any therapeutic weight loss food to help burn fat while increasing lean muscle mass. The nutritional formulation of Prescription Diet® r/d® may also be useful for pets with a variety of conditions.

Daily Feeding Guide

These ranges are a starting point only. Determine the amount to feed based on desired weight rather than the current weight. Your pet may need less or more food to safely lose weight. Adjust as needed. If you are unsure, or if you are not feeding Canine r/d® for weight loss, ask your veterinarian. With your veterinarian’s approval, mix increasing amounts of your pet’s new food with decreasing amounts of the old food over a 7-day period. Canine r/d® is available in canned and dry. Supplementation with other foods is unnecessary and may decrease the effectiveness of the food. When using with Canine r/d dry, decrease the amount of canned food to avoid overfeeding.

Adult maintenance - using 14.25 oz (404 g) can

Weight of Dog Amount per Day 5 lb (2,3 kg) 5/8 - 7/8 can 10 lb (4,5 kg) 1 - 1 1/3 can 20 lb (9 kg) 1 2/3 - 2 1/3 can 40 lb (18 kg) 2 3/4 - 4 can 60 lb (27 kg) 3 3/4 - 5 1/4 can 80 lb (36 kg) 4 3/4 - 6 1/2 can 100 lb (45 kg) 5 2/3 - 7 3/4 can

Weight loss - using 14.25 oz (404 g) can

Target Weight of Dog Amount per Day 5 lb (2,3 kg) 3/8 - 1/2 can 10 lb (4,5 kg) 2/3 - 3/4 can 20 lb (9 kg) 1 - 1 1/2 can 40 lb (18 kg) 1 3/4 - 2 1/2 can 60 lb (27 kg) 2 1/3 - 3 1/3 can 80 lb (36 kg) 3 - 4 can 100 lb (45 kg) 3 1/2 - 4 3/4 can

Product Characteristics

Carnitine High Calories Low Fat Low Fiber High Added Antioxidants Help reduce free radical damage to counteract oxidative stress

Metabolizable Energy¹ (Caloric Content)

Canned      733 kcal/kg (296 kcal/ 404 g can )

¹Measurement of Usable Energy in a food, which differs substantially from gross caloric content.

Average Nutrient Contents

Nutrient   Nutrient Guarantee % As Fed¹ % Dry Matter² % As Fed, Caloric Basis³ g/100 kcal Protein 5.0 min 6.2 25.3 8.5 Fat 0.8 min 2.1 8.6 2.9 Carbohydrate (NFE) 9.6 39.2 13.1 Crude Fiber 7.0 max 5.2 21.2 7.1 mg/100 kcal³ Calcium 0.10 min 0.16 0.65 218 Phosphorus 0.07 min 0.13 0.53 177 Sodium 0.06 0.24 82 Potassium 0.18 0.73 246 Magnesium 0.029 0.118 40 Carnitine 60 ppm min 91 ppm 371 ppm 12

¹Differs from label guarantees which are either maximums or minimums. ²The nutrient in the product after moisture is removed. It is used to make direct comparisons of nutrient profiles of products with differing moisture contents. ³Nutrient intake for every 100 kilocalories consumed.

Ingredients

Water, pork by-products, soybean mill run, rice, pork liver, powdered cellulose, soybean meal, chicken liver flavor, vegetable oil, iron oxide, taurine, L-carnitine, minerals (calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, salt, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), beta-carotene, vitamins (choline chloride, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, ascorbic acid(a source of vitamin C), thiamine mononitrate, niacin, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement).