Hills Prescription Science Diet

When it comes to clinical nutrition for the management of your pet's illnesses, Hills Prescription Science Diet programs are on the leading edge. They have even developed a nutritional plan for pets that have just undergone surgery or are just recovering from a serious illness. The Hills Prescription Diet for Canine/Feline a/d is the name of this product.

What about diseases? Can nutrition help? Obviously, the experts at Hills Prescription Science Diet think nutrition plays a key in managing disease in our pets and veterinarians agree.

Let's look at kidney disease in dogs and cats. Since the kidneys eliminate waste from the blood and regulate fluids, it's easy to see that kidney disorders are serious. What's more, signs of kidney disease don't manifest until the kidneys are functioning at 1/3 of normal capacity. So, where does a Hills Prescription Diet that has been formulated for dogs or cats with kidney disease come in? The Feline or Canine k/d formula will manage the condition so it doesn't get worse. Pets who have been helped in this way often recover completely. The therapeutic diet helps eliminate wastes for the kidneys, giving the kidneys a chance to rest and recover.

Another common ailment that can be treated with clinical nutrition is urinary tract disease. In cats, urinary PH is affected by diet. For dogs, when their diets are too high in magnesium and calcium, stones can form. Veterinarians believe that controlling the PH in a cat's diet and the nutrients in a dog's diet, stones or crystals can be removed and the urinary tract issues managed.