Hill's Prescription Diet Canine Derm Defense Skin Care - Chicken

Hill's Prescription Diet Canine Derm Defense Skin Care with Chicken is a specialist dry dog food for adult dogs suffering from dermatosis or excessive shedding. This dietetic kibble contains a special complex with bioactive ingredients and phytonutrients, to support healthy skin and coat. This nutrient complex works to strengthen the skin barrier and helps to reduce unwanted reactions to environmental allergens. The ingredients of the dry kibble also have a soothing and nourishing effect on your dog’s skin and coat.

This tasty dry dog nutrition from Hill’s contains 17% chicken, and is particularly rich in unsaturated fatty acids such as Omega-3 and Omega-6. In addition, a balanced mix of vitamins, minerals and trace elements as well as beta-carotene and natural antioxidants support your dog’s general health and promote a strong immune system. This high quality dog nutrition is prescribed by vets to provide effective support in boosting your dog’s skin barrier function and to help your dog to regain its glossy, healthy coat.

Indications

• Initial management of any type of skin complaint in dogs
• Atopic dermatitis, flea allergy
• Reaction to environmental allergens

Contraindications

• Not suitable for puppies
• Not suitable for pregnant and lactating bitches

Hill's Prescription Diet Canine Derm Defense Skin Care with Chicken at a glance:

• Dietetic complete dry dog food for adult dogs
• Specially developed for dogs with dermatosis or excessive shedding/ hair loss
• With bioactive substances & phytonutrients: promote healthy skin and strengthen the skin's barrier against environmental allergens
• Special recipe: with vitamins, minerals and trace elements, as well as beta carotene and natural antioxidants
• 17% chicken: offers beneficial animal protein, which is easy to digest and full of flavour
• Recommended by vets: regularly prescribed by vets as an effective, therapeutic diet

Hypoallergenic
HistaGuard Complex is a unique mix of antioxidants, helping to reduce histamines and inflammatory proteins, which can lead to itching and scratching.

Reduces allergic reactions
Can help to build a protective barrier against recurring reactions, helping to support healthy skin from the inside and renew skin that has been damaged by scratching.

 

Healthy skin and glossy coat
Formulated with essential fatty acids such as omega-3 and omega-6, which are needed for cell function, growth and development, as well as skin and coat health.

Healthy immune system
With clinically proven antioxidants, which can help to protect cells by stopping cell-damaging free radicals.

100% flavour guarantee - your pet will love it!
Hill's Prescription Diet products are made exclusively using high-quality ingredients and have an excellent flavour. Hill's is sure that your pet will love Hill's Prescription Diet and, therefore, offers a 100% flavour guarantee on these products.

Ingredients:
Grains, meat and animal by-products, vegetable protein extracts, oils & fats, eggs & egg by-products, seeds, vegetable by-products, minerals.

Additives per kg:
Nutritional additives:
Vitamin A (27,730 IU), vitamin D3 (1,630 IU), iron (309mg), iodine (4.6mg), copper (39.2mg), manganese (13.6mg), zinc (262mg), selenium (0.6mg), with natural antioxidants.

Feeding Guidelines:
Hill's Prescription Diet Canine Derm Defense Skin Care is a complete dry dog food.

Dog’s weight	Feeding amount in g/day
2.5kg	50-70
5kg	85-115
10kg	140-195
20kg	235-325
30kg	320-445
40kg	400-550
50kg+	10g per kg

Please note that these are guidelines only. Actual feeding amounts depend on your pet's age, breed, activity levels and other circumstances. Fresh water should be provided at all times. Ensure your dog receives balanced nutrition and is taken for regular veterinary visits (at least 2 per year).
If you are feeding this food to your dog for the first time, introduce it gradually, by mixing it with your dog’s usual food in increasing amounts over the course of 7 days whilst decreasing the amount of your dog's current food.