Prescription Diet b/d
Prescription Diet® b/d - Canine

BENEFITS OF PRESCRIPTION DIET B/D

Nutrition that helps your old dog act like himself again.

Clinical Study

A clinical study shows the patent-pending formula of Prescription Diet® Canine b/d® improves learning ability in older dogs.2

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Older dogs fed Prescription Diet® Canine b/d® experienced a 58% improvement in learning ability.

Study Methodology

Problem-solving test to assess learning ability in dogs was conducted. Two independent studies using 24 older dogs and 16 younger dogs were involved.

Clinical Study Conclusions

Prescription Diet® Canine b/d® helps older dogs:

  • Improve alertness
  • Increase attentiveness to problem-solving tasks
  • Improve enthusiasm

"In the last 10 years I've done a lot of work looking into the effects of interventions with the goal of enhancing cognition. In this time span, I have never seen such clear-cut positive results as those obtained by dietary intervention with this antioxidant food, Hill's® Prescription Diet® Canine b/d®."

- Dr. Bill Milgram
Professor of Psychology
University of Toronto

New Prescription Diet® Canine b/d® Shown to Reduce House-soiling Accidents and Improve Enthusiasm When Greeting Family Members

The following results were reported:3

74%

74% of older dogs with a history of house-soiling accidents experienced a reduction in accidents after being fed Prescription Diet® Canine b/d®

61%

Enthusiasm in greeting family members increased in 61% of dogs fed Prescription Diet® Canine b/d®

2 Milgram NW, Head E, Cotman CW, Muggenburg B, Zicker SC. Age dependent cognitive dysfunction in canines: Dietary intervention. In: Overall KL, Mills DS, Heath SE, Horwitz D [editors], Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Veterinary Behavioral Medicine. Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Wheathampstead, UK. pp 53-57: 2001.

3 Prescription Diet® Canine b/d®
In-home Use Test-I.
Data on file.
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. 2001.