Product Description

Product Overview

Mera Vital Gastro Intestinal Dry Cat Food  3kg is a dietetic complete food for adult cats formulated to support cats with sensitive or disturbed digestion.

The recipe uses easily digestible poultry protein and rice and contains ingredients selected to support digestion and intestinal flora, including chicory inulin, psyllium husks, yeast cell walls, beta-glucans and mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS).

It is intended for nutritional support during digestive conditions such as acute or chronic diarrhoea, insufficient digestion and other gastrointestinal disturbances when recommended by a veterinarian.

Key Benefits

• Dietetic complete dry food for adult cats

• Formulated to support gastrointestinal health

• Contains easily digestibice

• Supports digestion and intestinal flora

• Contains 0.2% chicory inulin

• Contains yeast cell walls providing beta-glucans and MOS

• Contains psyllium husks to support normal stool consistency

• Contains sodium butyrate

• Contains salmon oil

• Contains algae meal rich in DHA

• Provides additional minerals to help compensate for losses associated with digestive upset

• Contains taurine

• Developed as a veterinary dietetic formula

• Made in Germany

• 3kg bag

Product Details

Brand: Mera
Product Range: Vital
Product Name: Gastro Intestinal
Product Type: Dietetic Dry Cat Food
Pet Type: Cat
Life Stage: Adult
Food Form: Dry Food / Kibble
Pack Size: 3kg
Country of Manufacture: Germany
Energy Content: 1690 kJ ME/100g according to the supplied FEDIAF information
Dietary Purpose: Nutritional support for adult cats with gastrointestinal and digestive disorders

Composition / Ingredients

Poultry protein (33.5%, partly dried and hydrolysed), rice (27%), poultry fat, corn gluten, lignocellulose, egg powder, dried beet pulp (2.5%), chicken liver (2%, dried), linseed, potassium chloride, sodium chloride, brewer's yeast (dried), salmon oil, calcium carbonate, sunflower oil, chicory inulin (0.2%), yeast cell walls (0.2%, dried, equivalent to 0.042% beta-glucans and 0.038% mannan-oligosaccharides), algae meal (0.07%, rich in DHA ��������� 0.1%), psyllium husks (0.1%), marigold flower meal (0.02%, rich in lutein).

The manufacturer identifies the poultry protein, rice, egg powder and chicken liver as easily digestible ingredients.

Analytical Constituents

Nutritional Additives per kg

Technological Additives

Antioxidants

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Feeding Guide

The daily feeding amounts are guidelines and may need adjustment according to the cat's age, body condition, activity level and veterinary advice.

Always provide fresh drinking water.

Recommended Feeding Duration

According to the supplied manufacturer information:

• For acute intestinal malabsorption: approximately 1���������2 weeks

• For compensation of insufficient digestion: approximately 3���������12 weeks

• Some chronic digestive conditions may require longer-term dietary management under veterinary supervision

Veterinary advice is recommended before use and before extending the feeding period.

Food Transition Guide

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For cats experiencing acute gastrointestinal illness, follow the veterinarian's feeding instructions rather than making an unsupervised transition.

Storage Instructions

• Store in a cool, dry place

• Keep the bag securely closed after opening

• Protect from moisture

• Keep away from direct sunlight and excessive heat

• Use before the best-before date printed on the package

• Always keep clean drinking water available

Safety Instructions

• Intended for adult cats

• This is a dietetic veterinary food, not a medicine

• Veterinary advice is recommended before feeding

• Not intended for kittens according to the supplied product guidance

• Not recommended for pregnant or nursing cats according to the supplied guidance

• The supplied suitability information lists lymphangiectasia as a contraindication

• The supplied suitability information lists pancreatitis as a contraindication

• Cats with persistent vomiting, diarrhoea, loss of appetite or other gastrointestinal symptoms should be assessed by a veterinarian

• Do not extend therapeutic dietary use beyond the recommended period without veterinary advice

Frequently Asked Questions

Q What is Mera Vital Gastro Intestinal 3kg?
It is a dietetic complete dry food for adult cats formulated to provide nutritional support for gastrointestinal and digestive disorders.

Q What size is this product?
This listing is for the 3kg bag.

Q Is this a dry or wet cat food?
It is dry cat food.

Q What digestive conditions is it designed to support?
The supplied product information lists digestive disorders, constipation, acute and chronic diarrhoea, disturbed intestinal flora and other gastrointestinal conditions as situations in which the diet may be recommended.

Q Does Mera Vital Gastro Intestinal contain easily digestible ingredients?
Yes. The manufacturer identifies ingredients including poultry protein and rice as easily digestible components of the formula.

Q How much poultry protein does it contain?
The composition lists 33.5% poultry protein, partly dried and hydrolysed.

Q How much rice does the recipe contain?
The formula contains 27% rice.

Q Does it contain prebiotics?
Yes. It contains 0.2% chicory inulin and yeast cell walls providing MOS and beta-glucans.

Q Does it contain psyllium husks?
Yes. It contains 0.1% psyllium husks.

Q Does it contain sodium butyrate?
Yes. The composition lists 0.1% sodium butyrate.

Q Does it contain omega-3 ingredients?
The recipe contains salmon oil and algae meal rich in DHA.

Q Does it contain taurine?
Yes. It provides 2,000mg/kg taurine.

Q Is Mera Vital Gastro Intestinal grain-free?
No. The formula contains rice and corn-derived ingredients.

Q Can kittens eat this food?
No. Kittens are listed as unsuitable in the supplied product guidance.

Q Is it suitable for pregnant or lactating cats?
No. Pregnant and nursing cats are listed as unsuitable in the supplied guidance.

Q Is this suitable for cats with pancreatitis?
The supplied product suitability information lists pancreatitis as a contraindication, so veterinary assessment is important.

Q Is Mera Vital Gastro Intestinal made in Germany?
Yes. The product is stated to be Made in Germany.