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Listed are the major variations in the many Hill's Prescription diets for DOGS
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HILL'S Formula	Major Characteristics	Used For	Contraindications
a/d	Increased protein Decreased carbohydrate Extremely digestible Increased vitamins, minerals, fatty acids	Growth and repair of body tissues after injury, infection, or many diseases that have left the body depleted.	Avoiding fluid retention, Preventing build-up of nitrogenous by-products, phosphorus, sodium, When the pet will not tolerate a high fat diet.
c/d	Mildly reduced protein Reduced calcium and phosphorus Mildly reduced sodium	Prevent struvite crystals and urolithiasis	Growth, reproduction, Use of urine acidifiers Non-struvite urine crystals
d/d	Reduced, highly digestible, novel protein Carbohydrates highly digestible from rice Highly digestible	Food allergy or intolerance	Growth and reproduction
g/d	Reduced excesses sometimes problematic in older dogs	Reduced sodium, increase Omega 3 Fatty acids,
HILL'S Formula	Major Characteristics	Used For	Contraindications
h/d	Greatly reduced sodium Reduced chloride, protein, phosphorus Increased B-vitamins	Moderate to advanced heart failure Liver and renal diseases where salt and fluid retention are the main problem	Growth and reproduction When sodium is depleted (from vomiting, diarrhea)
i/d	Highly digestible protein, fat, and carbohydrate Fiber added	Gastrointestinal conditions, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, non-hyperlipedemic pancreatitis, colitis	None
k/d	Reduced phosphorus, protein, sodium, Increased calories and B-vitamins	Renal failure Mild to moderate heart failure Hepatic disease where high fat intake is tolerated	Growth and reproduction
l/d	Protein Digestibility High Soluble fiber source Added Protein Quantity - Reduced Zinc - (canned formula) Moderate Carbohydrate Digestibility - High Zinc (dry formula) High Potassium Increased Copper Low Sodium Low Iron Reduced Carnitine High Vitamin K Added; Added Antioxidants Help reduce free radical damage to counteract oxidative stress.	Highly digestible, high quality protein that reduces the liver workload and aids in the regeneration of liver tissue. Added antioxidant nutrients like Vitamin E, Vitamin C and selenium, help combat oxidative stress
HILL'S Formula	Major Characteristics	Used For	Contraindications
p/d	Increased fat and energy Decreased fiber	Recovery from surgery or acute or chronic debilitating conditions in puppies	renal, liver, or heart disease
r/d	Reduced fat Greatly reduced energy Greatly increased fiber	Adult obesity Hyperlipidemia	Growth and reproduction Moderate to advanced heart failure Renal failure and hepatic disease Debilitation Hypermetabolism Dehydration Underweight
s/d	Greatly reduced protein Reduced calcium, phosphorus, magnesium	struvite stone and crystal dissolution	Growth and reproduction and Lots of other conditions - requires careful evaluation
HILL'S Formula	Major Characteristics	Used For	Contraindications
t/d	Moderately increased fiber Reduced protein, calcium, phosphorus	gingivitis, plaque, stain, tartar, oral odor that is not from metabolic causes	Severe periodontal disease Growth and reproduction
u/d	Greatly reduced protein Reduced minerals and copper	Urate, oxalate and cystine urolithiasis Advanced renal failure Hepatic copper toxicosis	Growth and reproduction Struvite urolithiasis hypoalbuminemia History of pancreatitis Hyperlipidemia
w/d	Moderately reduced energy Reduced fat, minerals Increased fiber	Obesity prevention Diabetes mellitus Colitis, constipation, hyperlipidemia, pancreatitis, struvite urolithiasis in obese prone patients	Growth and reproduction Use of urine acidifiers Debilitation Underweght

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