Royal Canin’s ‘DermAlliance’ Strengthened With Launch Of Two New Diets

With an estimated 1 in 4 of all veterinary consultations about skin disease¹, Royal Canin is set to launch two new diets at this year’s London Vet Show (24-25 November) – further strengthening its expert position in the field of skin care. ‘Hypoallergenic Wet’ is a new wet adaptation of its successful ‘Hypoallergenic’ range of diets, providing variety for the nutritional management of dogs with adverse food reactions; whilst Royal Canin’s new ‘Anallergenic’ dry food signals a nutritional revolution in the dietary management of dogs with even the most severe dietary allergy. ‘Hypoallergenic Wet’ contains soy protein hydrolysate, like the well-established dry diets in this range, and so can either be fed as a complete diet or interchanged and used as an addition to Hypoallergenic, Hypoallergenic Moderate Calorie or Hypoallergenic Small Dog. The wet food, available in a 400g can, can be recommended for short term feeding (for an elimination diet strategy) or for the lifelong nutritional management of dogs with adverse food reactions. It is designed to be highly digestible through its low molecular weight peptides and is also appropriate for the dietary support of dogs with inflammatory bowel disease, chronic diarrhoea and Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI). ‘Anallergenic’ follows in the footsteps of Hypoallergenic but goes even further – offering both hydrolysed proteins and a pure carbohydrate source, to which exposure is limited and therefore allergy would be rare. The diet comprises a unique protein source composed exclusively of free amino acids and very low molecular weight oligopeptides. Much like the Hypoallergenic range, Anallergenic is also formulated with essential fatty acids to help support skin health and a complex of nutrients to help maintain the barrier effect of the skin. The fully balanced diet - suitable for the nutritional support of adult dogs either short or long-term - has proven results with 100% of dogs in a Royal Canin study showing significant improvement in their skin condition. Gudi Stuttard BVSc MRCVS, one of Royal Canin’s Veterinary Support Managers, explains: “These two new products join our well-established ‘Hypoallergenic’ range, as well as our recently launched ‘Skin Care’ diets - for the nutritional management of dogs with dermatosis unrelated to food intolerance or allergy. “By building on our portfolio of veterinary skin care diets, we aim to further strengthen our DermAlliance campaign, which is dedicated to assisting in the improvement of skin care knowledge in general veterinary practice.” ¹ Nagata, M, Sakai, T Clinical survey of canine dermatosis in Japan (Japanese Journal of Veterinary Medical Association, 1999; 52: 775-779)

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