公开(公告)号：US20170332686A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-23

申请号：US15600210

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: Nestec SA

Inventor： QINGHONG LI ,  Dorothy P. LaFlamme ,  Brittany Vester Boler ,  Hui XU ,  Sandeep Bhatnagar

IPC: A23L33/16 ,  A23L33/12 ,  A61K9/00

CPC classification number: A23L33/16 ,  A23K10/00 ,  A23K20/142 ,  A23K20/158 ,  A23K20/174 ,  A23K20/24 ,  A23K20/30 ,  A23K50/40 ,  A23K50/48 ,  A23L33/12 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A61K9/0029 ,  A61K31/185 ,  A61K31/198 ,  A61K31/20 ,  A61K31/202 ,  A61K31/205 ,  A61K31/23 ,  A61K31/355 ,  A61K33/14 ,  A61K45/06 ,  A61K47/12 ,  A61K47/14 ,  A61K47/183 ,  A61K2300/00

Abstract: A method of treating degenerative mitral valve disease (DMVD) in a companion animal having DMVD, a method of preventing DMVD in a companion animal at risk thereof, and a method of maintaining or improving cardiac health in a companion animal. The methods include orally administering to the companion animal a composition containing medium chain triglycerides and optionally one or more of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin E, lysine, taurine, magnesium, or sulfur-containing amino acids.