Compositions and methods for altering stool quality in an animal
AssigneeHill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
InventorsRyan Michael Yamka, Kim Gene Friesen
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Abstract
The present invention provides compositions and methods for improving stool quality of a puppy by adjusting the balance of metabolizable cations to metabolizable anions consumed by the puppy.
Claims7
A method for treating a puppy suffering from diarrhea and/or loose stool, comprising adjusting the balance of metabolizable cations to metabolizable anions in a food composition consumed by the puppy by an amount sufficient to improve stool quality of the puppy by increasing the balance of metabolizable cations to metabolizable anions consumed by the puppy to produce firmer stool, wherein the food composition has a dietary cation-anion balance (DCAB) of about 50 to about 300 mEq, and wherein the puppy consumes the food composition and the diarrhea and/or loose stool is treated.
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