Cat food for reducing overweight (>30%) in cats and regulating glucose intake for overweight cats with diabetes.

Purpose

Virbac HPM Cat Weight Loss & Diabetes W1 dry food is intended for reducing overweight (>30%) in cats and for regulating glucose intake in overweight cats with diabetes.

Other uses: Constipation, colitis, hyperlipidemia.

Always consult your veterinarian before starting a special diet for your cat. Special diets should only be given to cats under veterinary guidance.

Vitamins, trace elements, and fats are not heated, unlike in many other complete pet foods.

KEY BENEFITS AND FEATURES

Low energy content
The food’s low energy density is designed for rapid weight loss.

Supports joints
Added chondroitin sulfate and chitosan support joints and help improve the animal’s mobility and quality of life.

Improves lean mass to fat mass ratio
The food contains high levels of crude protein and low carbohydrates, which helps maintain lean mass and reduce fat mass during weight loss.

Crude fiber enhances satiety
The food contains a high amount of crude fiber, especially insoluble fibers, and a significant amount of crude protein. This composition promotes a feeling of fullness.

Low glycemic index and total sugar
The food contains high crude protein and low carbohydrates, starch, and sugar. This composition reduces sugar and insulin spikes in the bloodstream caused by feeding and supports the treatment of diabetes or insulin resistance in the patient.

OTHER BENEFITS AND FEATURES

Burns fat
Added L-carnitine helps burn fat and maintain lean mass during weight loss.

Increased vitamins and trace elements
(15% more compared to Veterinary HPM Adult Cat Neutered food)
Added vitamins and trace elements ensure the intake of essential nutrients during the feeding period.

Reliable palatability
The food contains abundant animal-based crude protein and fat, helping to ensure its palatability for carnivores.

Reduces the risk of lower urinary tract diseases in cats
The food contains high crude protein and sodium, which helps increase water intake, urine output, and urination frequency.

Suitable for adult and senior cats
The food contains all essential nutrients your cat needs.

CONTRAINDICATIONS:
• Growth phase
• Pregnancy and lactation
• Chronic kidney failure

Ingredients

Dried pork and poultry protein, lignocellulose, potato starch (min. 4%) (1), hydrolyzed pork and poultry protein, minerals, animal fat, flaxseeds, sugar beet pulp, brewer's yeast, psyllium fiber (Plantago (L.) spp.), fructo-oligosaccharides, hydrolyzed crustacean (source of chitosan), chondroitin sulfate, Lactobacillus acidophilus.

SPECIAL INGREDIENTS/ADDITIVES

Bentonite 5 g/kg

Inactivated lactic acid bacteria 7 mg/kg

Chitosan 800 mg/kg

L-carnitine 540 mg/kg

Taurine 2900 mg/kg

Chondroitin sulfate 440 mg/kg

Antioxidants. No added artificial colors or flavors. 

NUTRIENTS

portion of composition, %

Moisture 5.5

Crude protein 44

Animal and plant crude protein ratio 94/06

Crude fat 11

Minerals 8.5

Crude fiber 13

NFE* 18

Starch 12.5

Calcium 1.3

Phosphorus 0.9

Sodium 0.9

Total sugar 1

Omega-6 fatty acids 2

Omega-3 fatty acids 0.7

Nutritional values:

Energy from crude protein 50 %

Energy from crude fat 30 %

Energy from carbohydrates 20%

*ME Metabolizable energy

* Nitrogen-free extract (NFE)

** Metabolizable energy

*** Calculated according to NRC 2006

Package size

1,5 kg