Tasted masked veterinary solid compositions

A composition for animal consumption comprising:

• an animal feed substrate;
• and
• one or more coated particles, whereby said substrate and said coated particles are intimately mixed and pressed into tablets or pellets of suitable size for feed consumption, and whereby said coated particles comprise:
• a carrier material having an average diameter of approximately 0.09 mm to 0.8 mm, whereby said carrier material is cellulose;
• a first coat comprising an active ingredient casing consisting essentially of benazepril;
• and
• a second coat comprising a physiologically compatible cationic polymer matrix, whereby said physiologically compatible cationic polymer matrix is an acrylic acid polymer or a methacrylic acid polymer or a combination of said polymers.

A method of making an animal medicament comprising

• mixing benazepril with a solvent;
• coating a carrier material with the benazepril dissolved in a solvent, whereby said carrier material has an average diameter of approximately 0.09 mm to 0.8 mm, and whereby said carrier material is cellulose;
• coating said benazepril-coated carrier material with an additional cationic masking protective layer to form multi-coated particles, whereby said cationic masking protective layer is an acrylic acid polymer or a methacrylic acid polymer or a combination of said polymers;
• intimately mixing said multi-coated particles with a substrate whereby said substrate consists of animal feed;
• and
• compressing said intimately mixed coated particles and substrate into tablets or pellets of appropriate size for feed consumption.

A composition for animal consumption comprising:

• an animal feed substrate;
• and
• one or more coated particles, whereby said substrate and said coated particles are intimately mixed and pressed into tablets or pellets of suitable size for feed consumption, and whereby said coated particles comprise:
• a carrier material having an average diameter of approximately 0.09 mm to 0.8 mm, whereby said carrier material is cellulose;
• a first coat comprising an active ingredient casing consisting essentially of benazepril;
• and
• a second coat comprising a physiologically compatible pH-dependent cationic polymer matrix capable of dissolving at an acidic pH value of up to pH 5.0, whereby said physiologically compatible cationic polymer matrix is an acrylic acid polymer or a methacrylic acid polymer or a combination of said polymers.

A method of making an animal medicament comprising

• mixing benazepril with a solvent;
• coating a carrier material with the benazepril dissolved in a solvent, whereby said carrier material has an average diameter of approximately 0.09 mm to 0.8 mm, and whereby said carrier material is cellulose;
• coating said benazepril-coated carrier material with an additional cationic polymer masking layer wherein the cationic polymer masking layer is pH-dependent and capable of dissolving at an acidic pH value of up to pH 5.0 to form multi-coated particles and whereby said cationic polymer masking protective layer is an acrylic acid polymer or a methacrylic acid polymer or a combination of said polymers;
• intimately mixing said multi-coated particles with a substrate whereby said substrate consists of animal feed;
• and
• compressing said intimately mixed coated particles and substrate into tablets or pellets of appropriate size for feed consumption.