Dietary Considerations
Purina Veterinary Diets® OM Overweight Management® canine formulas provide balanced nutrition for safe and effective weight loss and have been formulated to achieve the following characteristics:
- Low fat
- Low calorie
- Optimal level of natural fiber helps dogs feel full
- High protein to help maintain lean body mass
- Lite Snackers® are a perfect complement when using the OM Formula.
Proven Results In a groundbreaking 14-year study by Purina, dogs fed to a lean body condition throughout their lives had a median life span nearly two years longer than overweight dogs and a later onset of chronic conditions such as osteoarthritis.
It’s never too late to begin the lean-fed diet regimen. A recent study showed osteoarthritic dogs that lost weight through diet and exercise achieved increased mobility.
Ask your veterinarian to help you
score your dog’s body condition. After determining your dog’s score, you and your veterinarian can map a route to his ideal body condition and a longer, healthier life.
Feeding and Administration
The following feeding program is recommended as a guideline only, with discretionary clinical adjustments for proper weight maintenance.
Dry Formula
| Body Weight (lbs./kg) | Approximate Number of 8 oz. cups/day* for Adult Maintenance | Approximate Number of 8 oz. cups/day* for Adult Weight Loss |
| 5-10 lbs. (2.3-4.5 kg.) | 3/4 - 1-1/4 | 5/8 – 7/8 |
| 11-20 lbs. (5.0-9.1 kg.) | 1-3/8 - 2-1/8 | 1 – 1-3/8 |
| 21-40 lbs. (9.5-18.2 kg.) | 2-1/4 – 3-5/8 | 1-3/8 – 2-1/8 |
| 41-60 lbs. (18.6-27.3 kg.) | 3-3/4 – 4-7/8 | 2-1/8 – 2-5/8 |
| 61-80 lbs. (27.7-36.4 kg) | 5 – 6-1/8 | 2-5/8 - 3 |
| 81-100 lbs. (36.8-45.5 kg) | 6-1/8 – 7-1/4 | 3 – 3-3/8 |
Canned Formula
Animal feeding tests using Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) procedures substantiate that this product provides complete and balanced nutrition for maintenance of adult dogs.
Guaranteed Analysis (Dry)
| Crude Protein (Min) |
26.0% |
| Crude Fat (Min) |
4.0% |
| Crude Fat (Max) |
8.5% |
| Crude Fiber (Max) |
16.0% |
| Moisture (Max) |
12.0% |
| Total Isoflavones+ (Min) |
850ppm |
+ Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.
Guaranteed Analysis (Canned)
| Crude Protein (Min) |
7.5% |
| Crude Fat (Min) |
1.0% |
| Crude Fiber (Max) |
6.5% |
| Moisture (Max) |
82.0% |
Calorie Content (Dry)
Metabolizable Energy (ME): 2624 kcal/kg, 266 kcal/cup
Calorie Content (Canned)
Metabolizable Energy (ME): 595 kcal/kg, 224 kcal/can
Packaging
Cases of 12, 13.3-oz. cans.
Bags of 6, 18 and 32 lbs.
Ingredients (Dry)
Whole grain corn, corn gluten meal, soybean hulls*, soybean germ meal, soybean meal, pea fiber, wheat gluten, poultry by-product meal, animal digest, powdered cellulose, tricalcium phosphate, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), salt, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium carbonate, copper sulfate, brewers dried yeast, calcium pantothenate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, Vitamin D-3 supplement, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite. Q-4560
Q-4560
*15% - a source of fiber
Ingredients (Canned)
Water sufficient for processing, chicken, liver, corn gluten meal, powdered cellulose, meat by-products, carrageenan, calcium phosphate, guar gum, added color, potassium chloride, locust bean gum, magnesium sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, manganese sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, Vitamin A supplement, niacin, calcium pantothenate, Vitamin B-12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, potassium iodide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin D-3 supplement, sodium selenite, folic acid, biotin. H-4559
H-4559
*8% - a source of fiber