Composition and method
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsSteven Curtis Zicker, Karen J. Wedekind
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Abstract
A companion pet diet meeting ordinary nutritional requirements of the pet and further comprising a sufficient amount of an antioxidant or mixture thereof to inhibit the onset of deterioration of the mental capacity of said companion pet in its aged years.
Claims29
A companion pet diet meeting ordinary nutritional requirements for an adult pet and further comprising a sufficient amount of an antioxidant or mixture thereof, to inhibit the onset of deterioration of the mental capacity of said companion pet in aged years.
A method for inhibiting the onset of deterioration of the mental capacity of an aged companion pet which comprises feeding said pet in its adult years a sufficient amount of an antioxidant or mixture thereof, to accomplish this inhibition.
A companion pet diet meeting ordinary nutritional requirements of an adult pet and further comprising at least about 100 ppm of Vitamin E, at least about 50 ppm of Vitamin C, at least about 25 ppm of alpha-lipoic acid and at least about 50 ppm of 1-carnitine in the diet.
A method for increasing the mental capacity of an adult companion pet, which comprises feeding the pet an amount of an antioxidant or mixture thereof sufficient to increase the mental capacity of said pet.
A companion pet diet meeting ordinary nutritional requirements of an adult pet and further comprising an amount of an antioxidant or mixture thereof sufficient to increase the mental capacity of said pet.
A method for improving a companion pet's ability in its aged years to resist oxidative damage which comprises feeding said pet in its adult years a diet meeting nutritional requirement, said diet having at least about 25 ppm lipoic acid and said diet being fed for at least one month.
A method for improving a companion pet's ability in its aged year to resist oxidative damage which comprises feeding said pet in its aged year a diet meeting nutritional requirement, said diet having at least about 25 ppm lipoic acid and said diet being fed for at least one month.
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