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Nutrition and your cat

Nutrition clearly plays a key role in the management of weight loss.

When your cat does not eat, they do not receive essential nutrients and this will have detrimental effects on their health.

While your vet investigates the underlying cause of weight loss, it is important that your cat  gets the vital nutrients they need.

To provide immediate and short term nutritional support SPECIFIC Intensive Support is a complete dietetic pet food for cats for nutritional restoration, convalescence and feline hepatic lipidosis.

The diet has a high energy density, high concentrations of essential nutrients and highly digestible ingredients. It has a high level of omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil and ß-1,3/1,6-glucans to support recovery and the immune system.


F/C-IN-W – Intensive Support

  • Highly digestible ingredients compensate for decreased digestion and ensure an optimal uptake of nutrients during periods of nutritional restoration and convalescence
  • High levels of energy, fat, protein and other essential nutrients support recovery and allow a reduction in the required amount of food, which is an advantage for cats with an increased requirement and/or reduced food intake
  • Special soft texture, which will become more liquid after stirring, makes it also suitable for syringe and tube feeding
  • Contains ß-1,3/1,6-glucans and increased levels of omega-3 fatty acids, zinc, selenium and arginine to support the immune status
  • Very high palatability

 

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Managing the underlying condition

Once your cat is eating again you will want to look at the underlying condition that caused the weight loss in the first place.  Whilst that may have been caused by stress or other psychological factors, it may also have been caused by disease. 

The good news is, the right nutrition can support the management of many of these diseases


Nutritional Support for Renal, Cardiac and Liver disease

SPECIFIC™ FKD – Kidney support is designed to provide nutritional support for adult cats with reduced heart, kidney and/or liver function. High levels of Omega 3 from fish, reduced protein and carefully balanced vitamins and minerals support blood pressure and reduce kidney workload.

  • Lower mineral and protein levels to reduce kidney workload combined with proteins of high biological value, providing all of the protein requirements even with the reduced levels.
  • It contains high level of fish oil to support heart rhythm and blood pressure – this can also support kidney function.
  • Restricted phosphorus content supports normal blood pressure and slows decline in kidney function.

 

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Nutritional support for Cancer

FOD – Skin Function Support has exceptionally high levels of omega-3 fish oils providing valuable nutritional support for cancer patients. High level of omega-3 fatty acids can help support to maintain lean body mass in case of cachexia related to cancer. whilst increased levels of immune-supporting nutrients support the immune response towards infections.

  • High level of omega-3 fatty acids can help support in case of cachexia related to e.g. cancer or cardiac disease.
  • The increased levels of immune-supporting nutrients support the immune response towards infections

 

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Nutritional Support for Diabetes

FED – Endocrine Support has low level of carbohydrates and carbohydrates from sources with a low glycaemic index (oats and lentils) combined with increased fibre levels help manage blood glucose levels.  High levels of omega-3 from fish and beta-glucans support the body’s natural anti-inflammatory process and improve insulin sensitivity.

  • Very low level of carbohydrates and in the dry diet carbohydrates from sources with a low glycaemic index (oats and lentils) combined with increased fibre levels help control blood glucose levels
  • High levels of omega-3 from fish and beta-glucans to support the body’s natural anti-inflammatory process and improve insulin sensitivity
  • Low fat level in the dry diet FED-DM support cats with the associated condition of pancreatitis
  • High levels of anti-oxidants including vitamins A and E and fruit extracts to support the management of oxidative stress

 

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Nutritional support for Inflammatory bowel disease

FΩD-HY Allergen Management Plus contains carefully selected ingredients reduce the risk of food allergies whilst high levels of Omega-3 from fish to support the natural anti-inflammatory process - supporting the possible food allergic component of IBD

  • High levels of Omega-3 from fish to help support the natural anti-inflammatory process.
  • Hydrolysed salmon protein and rice are ingredients less likely to trigger a food reaction.

 

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