Carrier for the oral absorption of an active substance by animals, method for preparing same and uses thereof
AssigneeGalewpet
InventorHervé Gabillet
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a carrier for facilitating the oral ingestion of at least one active substance by animals, characterized in that it comprises: at least one bead comprising said at least one active substance, a gelled appetizing matrix surrounding said at least one bead, the pH of said matrix being less than 4, wherein the Aw (residual water) of said matrix and of said at least one bead is identical and from 0.4 to 0.9. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing such a carrier, and also to the uses thereof. The present invention also relates to a non-therapeutic method for feeding animals, in particular dogs and cats, by means of this carrier.
Claims8
Carrier for facilitating oral ingestion comprising a plurality of beads each of the plurality of beads comprising an active substance that is different from those of the other of the plurality of beads, characterized in that it comprises:
- a plurality of beads each comprising an active substance,
- a gelled appetizing matrix surrounding said plurality of beads, the pH of said matrix being less than 4.0,
- wherein the Aw (residual water) of said matrix and of said plurality of beads is identical and from 0.4 to 0.9.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.