Specialized Nutrition for Maintaining a Healthy Weight
- 25% less fat and 15% fewer calories than Pro Plan Original Chicken & Rice Formula for Adult Dogs.
- High levels of fiber to help dogs feel satisfied while losing weight.
- Optimal 25% protein to 8% fat ratio helps dogs lose fat, not muscle.
- Calcium, phosphorus, and other minerals for strong bones and teeth.
- Complete nutrition with vital antioxidants helps support a healthy immune system.
- Helps reduce accumulation of plaque and tartar for dental health.
- Vitamin A and omega-6 fatty acids promote healthy skin and a lustrous coat.
- Real chicken is the #1 ingredient.
- Recommended by veterinarians.
Purina's Life Plan
The Pro Plan line of dog foods is specially formulated with these elements to provide nutrition to help your dog achieve ideal body condition for a leaner, longer, and healthier life.
Optimal Protein:Fat Ratio
- Purina's protein to fat ratios are scientifically calculated based on the calories from protein needed for a dog's life stage and breed size.
- Each Pro Plan product is formulated to help dogs build and maintain lean muscle mass, without excess body fat.
Feed to Ideal Body Condition
- Feeding to ideal body condition provides real, long-term health benefits.
- Use the information below to regularly monitor your dog's body condition and modify your feeding amounts in order to realize these health benefits.
Underfed Dog: Ribs are highly visible. Increase the amount you are feeding. After two to three weeks, compare again. Adjust until dog exhibits ideal body condition.
Ideal Body Condition: Can feel and see outline of ribs. Dog has a waist when viewed from above. Belly is tucked up when viewed from the side. Maintain current feeding regimen.
Overfed Dog: Dog has no waist when viewed from above. Belly is rounded when viewed from the side. Decrease amount you are feeding. After two to three weeks, compare again. Adjust as necessary.
Benefits of Maintaining Ideal Body Condition
- Promotes a leaner, longer, healthier life.
- Reduces potential for developing weight-related health conditions.
- Reduces a dog's percentage of body fat for better health.
- Helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels.
- Helps maintain healthy blood pressure and heart rate.
While Pro Plan targets the protein and fat to meet the needs of dogs in specific life stages or breed sizes, Pro Plan recognizes that every dog is different. And because dogs have different metabolic needs, Pro Plan recommends using feeding amounts as a guideline. It is critical to your dog's long-term health that you strive to keep your dog in ideal body condition and adjust food intake as necessary.
Feeding Instructions for Pro Plan Weight Management Formula
Pro Plan recommends that you keep your dog in ideal body condition and not allow him to become overweight. The exact amount of food your dog requires will need to be adjusted according to age, activity, and environment. But a good place to start is with these guidelines for an average, active, adult dog fed once daily.
Feeding Instructions for 10% Calorie Reduction
3 - 12 lb. dog: 1/2 - 1 1/4 cups per day
13 - 20 lb. dog: 1 1/4 - 2 cups per day
21 - 35 lb. dog: 2 - 2 1/3 cups per day
36 - 50 lb. dog: 2 1/3 - 3 1/3 cups per day
51 - 75 lb. dog: 3 1/3 - 4 1/2 cups per day
76 - 100 lb. dog: 4 1/2 - 5 1/3 cups per day
Over 100 lb. dog: 5 1/3 cups plus 1/2 cup for each 10 lbs. body weight over 100 lbs.
Feeding Instructions for 25% Calorie Reduction
3 - 12 lb. dog: 1/2 - 3/4 cup per day
13 - 20 lb. dog: 3/4 - 1 1/3 cups per day
21 - 35 lb. dog: 1 1/3 - 2 cups per day
36 - 50 lb. dog: 2 - 2 1/2 cups per day
51 - 75 lb. dog: 2 1/2 - 3 1/3 cups per day
76 - 100 lb. dog: 3 1/3 - 4 cups per day
Over 100 lb. dog: 4 cups plus 1/3 cup for each 10 lbs. body weight over 100 lbs.
Using standard 8 oz. measuring cup which contains approximately 102 g of Pro Plan.
Making the Switch to Pro Plan
Although you'll be anxious to see the difference Pro Plan can make in your dog, please allow seven to ten days to ease the transition from his current food. This will help prevent stomach upsets. Each day, simply feed a little less of the previous food and a little more of Pro Plan until you're feeding Pro Plan exclusively.
Calorie Content
Metabolizable Energy (ME): 3342 kcal/kg, 1517 kcal/lb., 337 kcal/cup
Contains 25% less fat and 15% fewer calories than Pro Plan Original Chicken & Rice Formula for Adult Dogs.
Provide adequate fresh water in a clean container for your dog daily.
Store in a cool, dry place.
Animal feeding tests using Association of Animal Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) procedures substantiate that Pro Plan Weight Management Formula provides complete and balanced nutrition for maintenance of adult dogs.
Made in USA.
Ingredients
Chicken, brewers rice, poultry by-product meal, whole grain corn, corn bran, wheat flour, corn gluten meal, whole grain wheat, fish meal, beef tallow preserved with mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E), natural flavors, dicalcium phosphate, salt, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, l-lysine monohydrochloride, choline chloride, vitamin supplements (E, A, B12, D3), zinc sulfate, ascorbic acid (source of vitamin C), ferrous sulfate, riboflavin supplement, niacin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, biotin, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid, copper sulfate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), calcium iodate, sodium selenite.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude protein (min.) 25%, crude fat (min.) 8%, crude fat (max.) 12%, crude fiber (max.) 5.5%, moisture (max.) 12%, linoleic acid (min.) 1.3%, calcium (Ca) (min.) 0.9%, phosphorus (P) (min.) 0.7%, selenium (Se) (min.) 0.3 mg/kg, vitamin A (min.) 15,000 iu/kg, vitamin E (min.) 460 iu/kg, vitamin C** (min.) 70 mg/kg
**Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.
Manufacturer's Guarantee: Satisfaction Guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied with Pro Plan, the manufacturer will refund your purchase price. Simply explain why you are not satisfied, listing all the information in the "best if used by" date box on the bottom of the bag. Also, send your purchase receipt with the price circled, the weight circle from the bag, your name and address to:
Pro Plan Satisfaction Guarantee
Office of Consumer Affairs
PO Box 1606
St. Louis, MO 63188