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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US);
Inventors:
Eden Ephraim, Lawrence, KS (US);
Dennis Jewell, Lawrence, KS (US);
Assignee:
Hills Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/375 (2006.01); A61P 25/22 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 36/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/375 (2013.01); A61K 9/0056 (2013.01); A61K 36/48 (2013.01); A61P 25/22 (2018.01);
Abstract
Compositions and methods are disclosed for treating anxiety or stress in an animal, for reducing elevated levels of 4-EPS in an animal with elevated 4-EPS levels, for preventing elevated levels of 4-EPS in an animal and for promoting growth of beneficial microbes in an animal's microbiome and inhibiting growth of non-beneficial microbes. The methods comprise administering to the animal an effective amount of soy protein and vitamin C. Compositions are disclosed which comprise amounts of soy protein and vitamin C effective for use in the methods.