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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US);
Dennis Jewell, Lawrence, KS (US);
Luis J. Montelongo, Lawrence, KS (US);
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for controlling hairball formation in animals, particularly for treating and/or preventing hairball formation, elimination, and/or discharge by companion animals, including cats and dogs, by limitation of dietary minerals. The methods comprise feeding the animals in need of such treatment compositions comprising from 0.60% to 0.74% calcium by dry weight of the composition; from 0.50% to 0.69% phosphorous by dry weight of the composition; and from 0.06% to 0.28% sodium by dry weight of the composition, in an amount and for a time sufficient for treatment and/or prevention of hairball formation in the animal.