Vit’i5 Half-Half

Description

Mixed diet supplement

For dogs and cats eating half commercial half homemade food

Vit’i5 Half-Half supplement is specifically formulated by our Veterinary Nutrition Specialist to balance the mixed diet of dogs and cats.

If you feed your dog : Commercial Pet Food (kibble and/or canned food) in the morning + Homemade diet in the evening…
OR Commercial Pet Food (dry+/-wet) + Muscle meat or Fish filet…give Vit’i5 Half-Half with the meat and homemade part

It is the only supplement with calcium and vitamins and trace elements formulated to balance a daily diet made of:
– Half Kibble or Canned food or both AND Half Homemade diet (Vit’i5 Half-Half + soybean/canola oil + meat/fish + vegetables +/- carbs)
– Kibble or Canned food + ( Meat or Fish + Vit’i5 Half-Half )

Commercial Complete Pet Food is balanced for the part it represents. But the homemade part (meat+vegetables+oil+/-carbs) is not balanced.
So in case of a mixed diet, the overall daily food may be unbalanced and deficient.
A mixt diet lacks certain minerals and vitamins. To balance the non-commercial part, even if your pet consumes a bit of cheese, yogurt or milk, or brewer’s yeast… It is essential for maintain your dogs and cats healthy by adding Vit’i5 half-Half every day to the meat of fish filet.

Vit’i5 Half-Half indicative dose, composition, average analysis

When feeding half commercial complete food (dry and/or wet), and half home made recipe* :

If you give:

• 50 to 75 grams of muscle meat (or fish filet): mix 2.5 ml of Vit’i5 Half-Half with oil (or with a spoon of water to make powder stick to the meat) and then add cooked meat and vegetables, and finally cooked carbohydrates. – Mix well in order to homogenize the mix. – Give the meal.
• 100 to 150 grams of muscle meat (or fish filet): mix 5 ml of Vit’i5 Half-Half with oil (or with a spoon of water to make powder stick to the meat) and then add cooked meat and vegetables, and finally cooked carbohydrates. – Mix well in order to homogenize the mix. – Give the meal.
• 200 to 300 grams of muscle meat (or fish filet): mix 10 ml of Vit’i5 Half-Half with oil (or with a spoon of water to make the powder stick to the meat) and then add cooked meat and vegetables, and finally cooked carbohydrates. – Mix well in order to homogenize the mix. – Give the meal.

* homemade diet : Meat+Oil+Vegetables+/-carbohydrates

When feeding Commercial complete and balanced food, and muscle meat or fish filet:

If you give

• 50 to 75 grams of muscle meat (or fish filet): mix 2.5 ml of Vit’i5 Half-Half with a spoon of water (to make powder stick to the meat or fish). Then mix well with the meat or fish.
• 100 to 150 grams of muscle meat (or fish filet): mix 5 ml of Vit’i5 Half-Half with a spoon of water (to make powder stick to the meat or fish). Then mix well with the meat or fish.
• 200 to 300 grams of muscle meat (or fish filet): mix 10 ml of Vit’i5 Half-Half with a spoon of water (to make powder stick to the meat or fish). Then mix well with the meat or fish.

Vit’i5 Half-Half contains Calcium, 6 trace elements (Copper, Zinc, Selenium, Iodine, Manganese, Iron) and 12 vitamins. (A, D, E, B1, B2, niacine, B5, B6, biotine, Folate, B12, Choline), in order to cover cats and dogs requirements for the homemade part of the diet. Mineral and Vitamin requirement must be covered to ensure balance vitality of dogs and cats.

It also contains taurine in case the meat is overcooked or canned (taurine is partially destroyed by heat), as well as yeast wall. It brings Manno-Oligo-Saccharides and beta-glucans, for better digestive comfort.

The supplement Vit’i5 half-half for mixed diet contains no coloring agent, no preservative, no added flavoring, no animal protein, no salt or sugar.

It is therefore indicated even for very sensitive, allergic or diabetic dogs and cats.

Average analysis is the analyse of the product. Calcium, trace elements, vitamins are added and the amount warranty listed on the label. Breawers yeast is naturally palatable base, it contains is a natural amount of protein, fat, minerals… but the amount of Vit’i5 added to the diet makes these amounts very small compare to the requirements in protein, fat… and can be neglected. The important part of Vit’i5 is the amount of micronutrients (calcium, trace elements, vitamins).

DO NOT GIVE Vit’i5 Half-Half if you feed your dog or cat commercial petfood only. (Take a look at the label, you shall read “complete food for dogs” or “complete food for cats”)

Instructions for use, preparation and storage

Preparation, Storage and Distribution of the homemade diet

Give the commercial petfood as recommended by the manufacturer.
Prepare the home made food as follows:

* First mix Vit’i5 Half-Half with canola or soybean oil, then add the chopped cooked vegetables, then add the meat or fish filet. You can store this mixture in the refrigerator for 24 hours; You can also freeze it in daily portions, which will be thawed in the refrigerator overnight for the next day.
If it is in the recipe, cook the carbohydrates (rice, potato… source of energy from starch) on the day of distribution; And then mix them with the fresh or thawed mixture. The final complete shall be kept in the refrigerator for 24 hours maximum.

* Split the daily amount of food in 2 meals per day for a dog. Split it at least in 4 meals per day for a cat. (One or two in the morning, at noon or when returning home. One or two in the evening, depending on your availability).

Reheat a meal by adding a few spoons of warm water if necessary – do not thaw or reheat or cook in the microwave or in a pan.

Store Vit’i5 jar in a cool ambiant temperature, or in the fridge. Must be preserved from water. Once opened, if properly stored, you can use Vit’i5 powder in the 3 months after opening.

Vit’i5 half-half conditioning

350 grams of product per jar
Powder, very palatable, easy to dose.
One 10ml pod and one double side spoon (5-2.5ml) in each jar, to adjust the amount required.

Formulated by Dr G. Blanchard, DVM, European Specialist in Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition.
Best used before: 24 months from production date (see date on the jar, warranty of at least 3 months duration on the day of order).

If your dog or cat is fully on a homemade diet -and not on a mixed one-, use Vit’i5 Orange supplement (or Vit’i5 Blue if senior).