Hills Prescription Diet » Cat Food » Z/D Food

Dietary allergies and food intolerances are surprisingly common in cats. They usually develop in young or middle aged cats and can cause a variety of problems affecting the digestion as well as the skin. Usually they will be to one or more specific proteins in the diet. None of the dietary proteins which commonly cause these reactions are present in Hills Prescription Z/D Diets, so feeding the diet for at lease 6 weeks will allow the reaction to subside and the symptoms improve.

Hills prescription diet feline z/d is for the nutritional management of cats with Food Allergy and Intolerance. Also called adverse reactions to food, they can cause serious skin and stomach problems in your cat.This condition is usually an abnormal response to a specific protein in food. 

Hills prescription diet feline z/d Low Allergen has an exclusive ingredient called Hills Hydrolyzed Protein System, a process that eliminates animal intact proteins and significantly reduces the possibility of an adverse reaction to food. For cats, most allergic reactions occur as a result of beef, dairy products and fish, Hills Prescription Diet z/d Low Allergen eliminates these.

Indications:
• Food allergy or food intolerance (i.e Dietary sensitivity or Adverse reactions to food).
• Use as an Elimination Diet.
• Pruritic dermatitis and/or chronic otitis externa.
• Chronic gastroenteritis and/or colitis.

Not recommended for:
• Kittens.
• Pregnant or lactating queens.
• Cats concurrently receiving urinary acidifiers.

Additional information:
• Proteins with a molecular weight less than 10,000 daltons will escape detection by the immune system. The animal protein component (chicken) in Feline z/d Low Allergen is extensively hydrolysed to produce a maximum molecular weight of 3,000 daltons. This is critical in avoiding dietary sensitisation or reaction.
• The other major ingredients are rice, protein concentrate, ground rice and vegetable oil (purified to contain no protein).
• No other ingredient in the formula contains protein or has been documented as causing an allergic reaction in cats.
• These features make Feline z/d Low Allergen ideal in to helping manage and eliminate such adverse reactions as nonseasonal pruritic dermatitis, chronic otitis externa, eosinophilic granuloma complex, chronic gastroenteritis and chronic colitis (inflammatory bowel disease).

Hills prescription diet z/d key benefits:
Protein Single animal source: chicken.
Extensively hydrolysed to a maximum molecular weight of 3,000 daltons.
Reduced amount - Minimises initial allergic sensitisation. Minimises subsequent allergic reaction. 
Carbohydrate Single source: rice - Allergy to rice is rare in cats.  
Essential fatty acids Increased - Helps nourish the skin and coat. 
Digestibility High - Ensures nutrient availability for patients with compromised digestive tracts.
Superior antioxidant formula Added - Reduces harmful free radicals. Skin cells are particularly vulnerable to oxidative damage 

Please consult your veterinary surgeon before feeding your animal this food.