Helping manage your pet’s

WEIGHT

Pet’s name: ..........................................................

Recommended product and daily feeding amount:

..............................................................................

Duration: .............................................................

Next appointment: .............................................

Weigh your pet every two weeks:

Recommendation

OLD FOOD

DAY 1-2

NEW

OLD FOOD

NEW FOOD

DAY 3-4

OLD FOOD

NEW FOOD

DAY 5-6

NEW FOOD

DAY 7

Current weight

week 2 week 4 week 6 week 8

How to introduce

the new food

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• Clinically proven to safely provide

28% body fat loss in cats and dogs

in 2 months2

• Works with each pet’s unique

energy expenditure, activating

the body’s natural ability to

burn excess body fat2

Clinically proven nutrition

to improve quality of life™

• Gradually introduce the new food over a

7-day period

• Mix the new food with your pet’s current

food, gradually increasing the amount until

only the new food is fed

• Always refer to the feeding guide on the pack

This is a general guideline only. Your vet will recommend

a transition plan specifi c to your pet’s needs.

Hill’s™ Prescription Diet™

product range

NEW

Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution

• Clinically proven to reduce body fat

by 22% in dogs in 2 months and 20%

in cats in 3 months2

• High protein and total dietary fi bre to

help pets feel more full between meals

r/d™ – Weight Loss – Low Calorie

• Weight maintenance food

• Moderately high fi bre levels

provide feeling of fullness and

help reduce begging

• High protein, low carbohydrate

for cats with diabetes

All foods available in bags and cans

in several sizes

w/d™ – Low fat – Diabetes – Colitis

m/d™ – Weight Loss – Low Carbohydrate – Diabetic

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How can special food help?

What is your pet’s ideal weight?

What you feed your pet plays an important role

in helping support ideal weight.

Why Hill’s™ Prescription Diet™ pet food?

Great taste your pet will love

Highly palatable, with quality ingredients to fully

satisfy pets’ appetites.

Signs

FPO

Clinically proven nutrition

• Ribs cannot easily

be felt

• Loss of an obvious

waist

• Collar needs

loosening

• Diffi culty walking

• Slow movement

• Shortness of breath

• Sleeping more than

usual

Even if your cat or dog shows no signs of

being overweight, it’s a good idea to have

your vet check your pet’s weight regularly

to make sure his or her ideal weight is

maintained.

Every pet has an ideal weight unique to his

individual size and body composition. Knowing

this target is the fi rst step in any successful weight

loss programme.

Ask your vet about Hill’s Body Fat Index, a simple

visual tool that will help you understand the

health risks of your pet’s condition. Your vet may

use the tool to assess your pet’s ideal weight and

prepare a customised feeding plan.

Some clinics may also offer

Hill’s Healthy Weight

Protocol, an online

assessment tool

based on your

pet’s body

measurement.

Prescription Diet is clinically proven, vet recommended

pet food formulated with your pet’s specifi c health

condition in mind while not compromising on taste.

• Proven weight loss and/or healthy weight

maintenance

• No starvation – increased fi bre and protein

levels help pets feel full and satisfi ed

• Added L-carnitine helps pets lose fat, not

muscle

What is obesity?

Obesity is the most common disease in dogs and

cats. Up to 50% of pets are above their ideal weight

for their breed, age and sex.

Overweight pets live shorter lives. Even just a little

extra weight – as little as 20% – can increase the risk

of such serious conditions as diabetes, osteoarthritis,

and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.1

Common causes

Weight gain usually occurs when pets get

too many calories and not enough exercise –

sometimes because their affectionate owners

give them extra food and treats. Other factors

also contribute:

Age

Older pets are usually less active, so they need

fewer calories.

Breed

Some breeds are more likely to gain weight,

including Labrador Retrievers, Cocker and King

Charles Spaniels and mixed breed cats.

Neutering

This procedure alters pets’ metabolism, making

them prone to weight gain.

Is your pet overweight?

1 Toll PW, Yamka RM, Schoenherr WD, et al. Obesity. In: Hand MS, Thatcher CD,

Remillard RL, et al., eds. Small Animal Clinical Nutrition, 5th ed. Topeka, KS:

Mark Morris Institute; 2010:501-542.