Hill's Prescription Diet® l/d Dry Cat Food Review
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Hill's Prescription Diet I D Feline
l/d® Feline Cat Food Review and Cat Food Ratings
l/d® Feline For the Nutritional Management of Cats with Liver Disorders
Your cat's liver is its largest internal organ and is responsible for ridding the body of toxins and many other functions. Prescription Diet® l/d® Feline cat food was created by veterinarians specifically for the nutritional management of cats with liver disorders that cause reduced liver function. It is highly digestible, with high quality protein sources that reduce the liver workload and aid in the regeneration of liver tissue. Added antioxidant nutrients like Vitamin E, Vitamin C and selenium, help combat oxidative stress. It is also ideally formulated to deal with cats with fatty liver disease (Hepatic Lipidosis). The nutritional formulation of Prescription Diet® l/d® may also be useful for pets with a variety of conditions.
Daily Feeding GuideThese ranges are a starting point only. Your pet may need less or more food to maintain proper weight. Adjust as needed. If you are unsure, ask your veterinarian.
Split the recommended daily amount into smaller portions and feed throughout the day.
Keep fresh water available at all times!
With your veterinarian's approval, mix increasing amounts of your pet's new food with decreasing amounts of the old food over a 7-day period.
l/d® Feline is available in canned and dry. Supplementation with other foods is unnecessary and may decrease the effectiveness of the food. When using with l/d® Feline canned, decrease the amount of dry food to avoid overfeeding.
Product Characteristics Protein, Fat, Carbohydrate DigestibilityHighCarnitineHighPotassiumIncreasedSoluble fiber sourceAddedTaurineHighVitamin KAddedSodiumReducedArginineAddedZincIncreasedAdded antioxidantsHelp reduce free radical damage to counteract oxidative stress.Target Urine pHModerate (Acid) (6.4 - 6.6)*
*Urine pH of individual cats may vary due to complicating factors such as: time of feeding before urine collection, type of urine collection, individual animal variation, and test methodology.
*Urine pH of individual cats may vary due to complicating factors such as: time of feeding before urine collection, type of urine collection, individual animal variation, and test methodology.
Metabolizable Energy¹ (Caloric Content)Dry 4164 kcal/kg (505 kcal/per cup ² ) ¹Measurement of Usable Energy in a food, which differs substantially from gross caloric content.
² An eight fluid oz. measuring cup of l/d® Feline contains 4.3 oz. by weight.
Average Nutrient Contents Nutrient
Nutrient Guarantee
%As Fed1 %Dry Matter2 %As Fed, Caloric Basis3 g/100 kcalProtein27.0 min29.431.87.1Fat20.0 min21.523.25.2Carbohydrate (NFE)34.637.48.3Crude Fiber3.0 max1.71.80.4mg/100 kcal3Calcium0.70 min0.820.89197Phosphorus0.50 min0.630.68151Sodium0.250.2760Potassium0.850.92204Magnesium0.0780.08419Taurine0.30 min0.490.53118Carnitine500 ppm min929 ppm1004 ppm22Zinc282 mg/kg305 mg/kg6.8Arginine1.831.98439Vitamin K0.02 mg/kg0.02 mg/kg0.48 mcg/100kcal¹Differs from label guarantees which are either maximums or minimums.
²The nutrient in the product after moisture is removed. It is used to make direct comparisons of nutrient profiles of products with differing moisture contents.
³Nutrient intake for every 100 kilocalories consumed.
Hill's l/d® Feline Cat Food Review
- Animal Digest - Plus 1 point = No animal digest
- Corn - Plus 1 point = No corn
- Wheat - Plus 1 point = No Wheat
- Soy - Minus 1 point = Soybean Meal, Soy Fiber, Soybean Oil
- Gluten - Plus 1 point = No gluten
- Extra Goodies - Minus 1 point = Pasta Product, Dried Egg Product, Chicken Liver Flavor
- By-Products - Minus 1 point = Chicken By-Product Meal
- Animal Fat - Minus 1 point = Pork Fat
- Pet Food Recalls - Minus 1 point = Recalls Hill's Pet Foods and Prescription Diets
- Class Action - Minus 1 point = Class Action against Hill's Prescription Diets
Cat Food Rating for Hill's Prescription Diet l/d® Feline Cat Food
Total Score = 4/10
Ask Susan Peters Hill's Prescription l/d® Feline Cat Food Review
Wow, what an awful thing to even try to sell. I can't believe this company wants vets to peddle this stuff off on their clients. Only a trace of what a cat's diet requires, in this case it is fish, listed as the 10th ingredient. The first 3 ingredients make up 75% of the contents. Shame on Hills and the people and pets they are pushing their products onto!
Ask Susan Peters Other Sites Of Interest:
Cat Food Review - Cat Food Ratings
Cat Food Safe To Feed After The Cat Food Recall
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My friend's cat is eating Hills ID as recommended by the vet. We thought by changing to a 'better' cat food it would help the digestive issues. She also has pancreatitis and is on some herbs for that, as well as a chronic respiratory problem. She has tried antibiotics and many meds recommended by vets. Those did not work, so we're going with a more 'natural' diet...that is until I read your article. I suspected this might not be the best alternative. Do you know if it contains Ethoxyquin? Thanks for your great Hub on this!
We recently just started useing this for we have a cat that throws up every kind of dry food he eats, unless he eats a good amount of wet food with it. Our cat is still getting his normal amount of wet food, but is eating the dry food. It has only a couple of days, but no throw up anywhere. This wouldnt have happened with any other dry food, and believe me when I say we tried everything. We wouldnt have tried so hard except for we have have another cat who prefers dry food and I think has lost some weight, and is skinny already. I really hope this works out.
My cat had fatty liver disease when he was two years old, and was so sick that the vet said the only alternative was to put him to sleep. We kept him home and spoon fed him the soft i/d food. He got through it and is now almost seventeen years old! Through the years he has preferred the dry food, and now we soak it in water to make a gravy, since he is so old and has gum problems. We attribute him living so long to his diet of the i/d food.
stacy says:
15 months ago
my vet has put my cat on hills LD. i see all the awful stuff that is said about it but he feels since she is on thyroid medicine and it goes thru the liver that she must be on this. Is there a healthier alternative that will be as good for her liver?