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成猫が必要とする栄養素と成分をふんだんに含み、病気にかかりにくい体作りの補助をいたします

PRO-VETは、すべての種類の成猫に必要な栄養素をもとに開発されました (National Research Council, 2006)。 高品質な原料から消化しやすいタンパク質、脂肪、炭水化物のみを使用することで健康な糞便を促すことができます。 また材料に含まれる未加工の繊維（一部は微発酵）が、結腸の粘膜の働きと腸の運動を促すため、健康な糞便を保つことができます(Hallman et al., 1995)。

猫に必要な多価不飽和脂肪酸、リノール酸、アラキドン酸、αリノレン酸、EPA(エイコサペンタエン酸)とDHA(ドコサヘキサエン酸）は、肌と毛の健康状態を改善し(MacDonald et al., 1983)、また抵抗力を強化します(Bauer, 1994)。高EPAは、炎症を抑えるエイコサノイドの生成を促すため、アトピー症状をやわらげることができます(Harvey, 1993)。

成猫は尿路結石症から下部尿路疾患を引き起こす可能性があります。尿のpHを下げること、そして尿中のマグネシウム、アンモニウム、リン酸（結石の成分）の濃度を低くすることで、結石の形成を防ぐことができます。PRO-VET STRUVITEは、尿中のpHを6.5まで下げることができ、またマグネシウムとリン酸を少なく含むことで、結石形成要素が尿中に高く含まれることを防ぎます (Osborne et al., 1990)。

By adult dogs may develop dental plaques. PRO-VET ORTODENT prevents the formation of dental plaque in order to promote dental health. This product has an unique elastic structure which has a cleansing effect on the teeth. PRO-VET ORTODENT is enriched with zinc and also contains xylitol and eucalyptus oil that inhibit bacterial growth in the dental plaque. To reduce dental calculus formation, PRO-VET ORTODENT is low in calcium and contains added sodium tri-polyphosphate. 

By adult dogs may develop diminishing mobility, osteoarthritis or susceptibility to develop this condition. PRO-VET MOBILITY is inriched with a mixture of chondro-protective agents, namely salmon oil, gelatin hydrolysate, glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, green-lipped mussel and a special milk concentrate. PRO-VET PROTEST is an alternative cold pressed food inriched with GAGs (glucosaminoglycans) and shark cartilage.

By dogs and cats may develop food allergy and/or atopic dermatitis. PRO-VET HYPERSEN (cat) and ULIMATE (dog) are based on hydrolysed proteins with molecular weights of the fragments lower than 10.000 Daltons in order to abolish any undesired influence on the immune system, particularly reverting allergic reactions. In addition, both PRO-VET HYPERSEN and ULIMATE contains high amounts of salmon oil and borage oil to diminish any inflammatory reactions in atopic disease conditions. Dogs may develop cardiomyopathy, PRO-VET ULIMATE has a supplementary combination of taurine and L-carnitine to treat cardiomyopathy. Thanks to PRO-VET ULIMATE all patients could successfully be weaned off medication.

By dogs and cats may develop obesity. PRO-VET WEIGHT CONTROL is a low-energy food (low fat and high fiber content). In order to maintain muscle mass during weight loss, PRO-VET WEIGHT CONTROL has a high level of protein and is enriched with L-carnitine. PRO-VET WEIGHT CONTROL nutritionally is a complete food that also is suitable to maintain body weight in pets after weight loss or in animals with tendency to develop overweight.  

癌の発症率を抑えるため、PRO-VETはビタミンE、ルテイン、ベータカロチンおよびローズマリ抽出といった天然の抗酸化剤を多く含み、遊離基の形成を少なくし、酸化によるダメージを抑えます(Jewell et al., 2000)。またPRO-VETはEPAを多く含むため、癌の発症率が抑えられ(Cowing and Saker, 2001)、その他にも変形性関節炎を抑える可能性があります(Schoenherr, 2005)。さらに豊富なビタミンE(Yu and Paetau-Robinson, 2006)、EPA(Plantinga et al., 2005)と、とりわけ最小限のリン酸(Beynen, 2006)が腎不全の発症率を抑えます。

また材料に含まれているFHV（高粘着性繊維）は、ブドウ糖の消化を抑制するため、糖尿病の発症率を抑えます(Kirk, 2006)。 材料に含まれるFLV（低粘着性繊維）は、腸の運動を助け、毛玉の形成を防ぎます。FOS（フラクトオリゴ糖）は、腸内の善玉菌を増やすことに役立ちます(Hussein et al., 1999)。PRO-VET^®は低塩のため血圧を抑え、さらにタウリンがふくまれているため健康的な心機能を保つことができます (Torin et al., 2007)。

多く含まれるオメガ3脂肪酸と天然抗酸化剤は、猫の寿命を延ばすことができます(Cupp et al., 2006)。ただし、寿命は身体の健康状態により大きく左右されます(Scarlett and Donoghue, 1998)。身体の過度な不良状態は、癌、糖尿病、変形性関節炎の発症率を高くします。PRO-VETに含まれる要素によって、以上に述べた病気の発症率を抑えることができますが、猫の健康状態はつねに管理される必要があります。PRO-VET^®は、各猫の健康状態、さらにその維持を目的としてお与え下さい。

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