Oral Health

Feline dental disease is the most common disease found in Australian clinics and is the number one condition seen in dogs.

Nutritional features : Hills’ clinically proven unique mono-directional natural fibre technology kibble naturally scrubs teeth clean like a toothbrush. This reduces plaque and tartar build-up, thereby reducing the risk of gingivitis and periodontal disease.

Health benefits : Keeps teeth and gums healthy.

Key nutrients : Natural vegetable fibre, which provides more dietary bulk to increase satiety (makes the dog feel fuller) and supports gastrointestinal health and motility.

Weight Management

This food is low in fat and calories and high in fibre, which helps keep pets satisfied between meals without reducing their food intake. It also turns fat into a source of energy.

Nutritional features : Precisely balanced nutrition and high-quality protein. Fibre-enriched formula (natural fibre ensures satiety between meals) enhanced with L-carnitine (converts fat into energy to help maintain optimal body weight).

Health benefits : Helps to achieve ideal body weight in puppies and kittens and ensures optimal growth and development. In adult canines and felines, it helps maintain optimal body weight, build lean muscle and convert fat into energy.

Key nutrients : High-quality protein, natural vegetable fibre and added L-carnitine.

Joint Health (canine only)

Being proactive about mobility issues early on can avoid the need for more aggressive treatments in the future.

Nutritional features

Puppy: Supplies clinically tested levels of omega fatty acids and provides the building blocks for healthy joints and cartilage, with natural sources of glucosamine and chondroitin.

Adult canine: Enhanced with natural glucosamine and chondroitin. Controlled calorie content and added L-carnitine help maintain a healthy weight and avoid extra stress on joints.

Health benefits :

Puppy: Promotes healthy joint development and enhanced mobility Adults: Provides the building blocks for healthy joints and cartilage.

Key nutrients: Omega fatty acids with natural glucosamine and chondroitin.

Healthy Digestion

Efficient digestion is essential for your pet to build and repair tissues and obtain energy. It’s therefore important to feed them a diet that supports good digestive health.

Nutritional features: Optimal fibre mixture with high-quality, digestible ingredients.

Health benefits: Helps maximise absorption of key nutrients, maintain a healthy digestive tract and firm stools.

Key nutrients: High-quality ingredients and natural vegetable fibre.

Bladder Health (feline only)

The Vet Essentials formula helps to support your cat's bladder health by providing the right balance of minerals. Excess minerals can encourage the formation of crystals in the urine, which can cause bladder stones.

Nutritional features : Appropriate mineral balance.

Health benefits:

Kittens: Supports the development of a healthy bladder. Adults: Helps adult cats maintain a healthy bladder.

Key nutrients: Low levels of magnesium and controlled levels of phosphorus.

Skin and Coat Health

The Hills range boasts a high level of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, which nourish the skin and replenish the natural essential oils which keep skin healthy and coats shiny.

Nutritional features : Omega fatty acids nourish cells and hair follicles to rejuvenate the skin.

Health benefits : Promotes healthy skin and a luxurious coat.

Key nutrients : Omega fatty acids help prevent dry, itchy and sensitive skin.

Immunity: (puppy and kitten only)

This food is specially formulated to support your pet’s health from an early age and give them the potential for a happy and healthy future.

Nutritional features : Optimal levels of clinically proven antioxidants. Precisely balanced nutrition and high-quality protein with a balance of minerals and omega-3 fatty acids for healthy bone and joint development, which also helps achieve ideal body weight for optimal growth and development. It has increased levels of DHA to help support visual and cognitive development.

Health benefits : Supports the immune system between vaccinations and helps build a healthy immune system within 90 days. Helps maintain a healthy digestive tract and firm stools.

Key nutrients : Vitamins E and C.

There’s no wet food version of the Vet Essentials range, but Hills does have a variety of puppy, kitten, adult feline and canine wet foods available, which we can order for you.

Glenvale Veterinary Clinic will gradually phase out our supply of the Hills Science Diet range and will only stock the Hills Vet Essentials range in the future. This is because the Vet Essentials range has all the science diet benefits in one product.

We can, however, order the following products for you as requested:

• Hills Feline Optimal Care Original Adult
• Hills Feline Mature Adult
• Hills Feline Light
• Hills Feline Oral Care
• Hills Feline Hairball Control
• Hills Feline Indoor Cat
• Hills Canine Oral Care
• Hills Canine Adult Advanced Fitness
• Hills Canine Mature Adult
• Hills Canine Adult Small Bites
• Hills Canine Light
• Hills Puppy And Puppy Small Bites
• Hills Kitten

We will continue to stock all the Hills Prescription feline and canine diets as per normal , including Hills T/D, W/D, K/D, C/D, Z/D etc.

If you wish to continue feeding your pet the regular Hills Science Diet, we can order this in for you at a day’s notice and it will be delivered to the clinic for you to collect.