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® is 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. Keep fresh water available at all times! If switching from a canned product, make sure your pet drinks an adequate quantity of water to avoid constipation. 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 canned, decrease the amount of canned food to avoid overfeeding.

Adult maintenance

Weight of Dog Amount per Day 5 lb (2,3 kg) 3/4 cup (60 g) - 1 1/8 cups (90 g) 10 lb (4,5 kg) 1 1/3 cups (110 g) - 1 7/8 cups (155 g) 20 lb (9 kg) 2 1/4 cups (185 g) - 3 cups (245 g) 40 lb (18 kg) 3 3/4 cups (310 g) - 5 1/4 cups (430 g) 60 lb (27 kg) 5 cups (410 g) - 7 cups (575 g) 80 lb (36 kg) 6 1/3 cups (520 g) - 8 3/4 cups (720 g) 100 lb (45 kg) 7 1/2 cups (615 g) - 10 1/3 cups (845 g)

Weight loss

Target Weight of Dog Amount per Day 5 lb (2,3 kg) 1/2 cup (40 g) - 2/3 cup (55 g) 10 lb (4,5 kg) 7/8 cup (70 g) - 1 1/8 cups (90 g) 20 lb (9 kg) 1 1/3 cups (110 g) - 2 cups (165 g) 40 lb (18 kg) 2 1/3 cups (190 g) - 3 1/4 cups (265 g) 60 lb (27 kg) 3 1/4 cups (265 g) - 4 1/3 cups (355 g) 80 lb (36 kg) 4 cups (330 g) - 5 1/2 cups (450 g) 100 lb (45 kg) 4 2/3 cups (385 g) - 6 1/2 cups (535 g)

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)

Dry      2699 kcal/kg (220 kcal/per cup ² )

¹Measurement of Usable Energy in a food, which differs substantially from gross caloric content. ² An eight fluid oz. measuring cup of Canine r/d® contains 2.9 oz. by weight.

Average Nutrient Contents

Nutrient   Nutrient Guarantee % As Fed¹ % Dry Matter² % As Fed, Caloric Basis³ g/100 kcal Protein 20.0 min 22.8 25.1 8.4 Fat 5.5 min 7.9 8.7 2.9 Carbohydrate (NFE) 34.5 37.9 12.8 Crude Fiber 26.0 max 21.1 23.2 7.8 mg/100 kcal³ Calcium 0.50 min 0.60 0.66 222 Phosphorus 0.35 min 0.49 0.54 182 Sodium 0.27 0.30 100 Potassium 0.73 0.80 270 Magnesium 0.122 0.134 45 Carnitine 200 ppm min 279 ppm 307 ppm 10

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

Corn meal, peanut hulls 28.2% (a source of fiber), chicken by-product meal, soybean meal, soybean mill run, chicken liver flavor, dried egg product, vegetable oil, taurine, L-carnitine, preserved with BHT, BHA and ethoxyquin, minerals (salt, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), beta-carotene, vitamins (choline chloride, vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (a source of vitamin C), niacin, thiamine mononitrate, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement).