Highly digestible pet food for improving stool quality
AssigneeHill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
InventorsDavid Kappelman, Susy Tejayadi, Valerie Proctor
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides highly digestible pet food compositions that, when ingested by an animal, result in reduced stool volume, weight, and odor, and methods of use employing those compositions.
Claims25
A method for improving stool quality in an animal in need thereof, the method comprising causing the animal to ingest a stool improving quality amount of a highly-digestible dry food composition comprising:
- (a) from about 10% to about 60% vegetable protein;
- (b) from about 5% to about 30% whole grain;
- (c) from about 5% to about 20% starch;
- (d) from about 2% to about 10% non-meat animal protein;
- (e) from about 2% to about 15% low-ash animal protein;
- wherein dry matter digestibility of the composition is at least about 88%;
- and
- wherein dietary fiber content is less than 5%.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein said composition comprises a water-soluble phosphate salt.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the starch is native rice starch and comprises from about 9% to about 16% of the composition.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the vegetable protein is corn gluten meal and comprises from about 20% to about 50% of the composition.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the non-meat animal protein is dried egg and comprises from about 4% to about 8% of the composition.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the low-ash animal protein is low-ash poultry meal and comprises from about 4% to about 8% of the composition.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein said composition has a total ash content of about 5% or less.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the improving stool quality is a reduction in stool volume and/or a reduction in the odor of excreta produced by the animal.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the composition further comprises an excreta odor suppressing amount of a zingiberaceous spice.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the composition further comprises an excreta odor suppressing amount of a zinc salt.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the animal is a feline.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the animal is a canine
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the true protein digestibility of the composition is at least about 90%.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the carbohydrate digestibility of the composition is at least about 90%.
The method of any preceding claim, wherein the fat digestibility of the composition is at least about 90%.
A pet food composition comprising
- (a) from about 10% to about 50% vegetable protein;
- (b) from about 5% to about 30% whole grain;
- (c) from about 5% to about 20% starch;
- (d) from about 2% to about 10% non-meat animal protein;
- (e) from about 2% to about 15% low-ash animal protein;
- wherein dry matter digestibility of the composition is at least about 88%;
- wherein digestibility of each of true protein, fat, energy, and carbohydrate is at least about 90%;
- wherein dietary fiber content is less than 5%;
- wherein the composition has a total ash content of about 5% or less;
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- wherein the composition is useful in a method for improving stool quality in an animal in need thereof.
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