Hill's Prescription Diet I/D Canned Dog Food | Review and Rating

The Hill’s Prescription Diet I/D Gastrointestinal Health product line includes one canned recipe … which the company claims has been “especially formulated to help manage dogs with digestive health problems”.

Since we could not locate an AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement for this product on the Hill’s website, we’re unable to report life stage recommendations.

, flaxseed, calcium carbonate, iodized salt, choline chloride, l-threonine, dl-methionine, vitamin E supplement, l-tryptophan, taurine, iron oxide, ascorbic acid (source of vitamin C), zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, cysteine, magnesium oxide, beta-carotene, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, niacin, calcium pantothenate, vitamin B12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, biotin, vitamin D3 supplement, calcium iodate, riboflavin, folic acid, sodium selenite

Fiber (estimated dry matter content) =

Turkey is naturally rich in the ten essential amino acids required by a dog to sustain life.

The third ingredient is dried egg product … a wet or dehydrated form of shell-free eggs. Quality can vary significantly. Lower grade egg product can even come from commercial hatcheries… from eggs that have failed to hatch.

In any case, eggs are easy to digest and have an exceptionally high biological value .

The fourth ingredient is pork liver . This is an organ meat sourced from a named animal. So long as it’s not over-weighted in a dog food, pork liver is a beneficial component.

The fifth ingredient is rice . Is this whole grain rice, brown rice or white rice? Since the word “rice” doesn’t tell us much, it’s impossible to judge the quality of this item.

The sixth ingredient includes corn . Corn is an inexpensive and controversial cereal grain of only modest nutritional value to a dog.

What’s more, corn is commonly linked to canine food allergies .

For these reasons, we do not consider corn a preferred component in any dog food.

The seventh ingredient is rice starch … a starchy powder extracted from rice and most likely used here as a thickening agent.

The eighth item is powdered cellulose … a non-digestible plant fiber usually made from the by-products of vegetable processing. Cellulose is sometimes added to dilute the number of calories per serving and to give the feeling of fullness when it is eaten.

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