Patent ID: 11930831
Assignee: HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of reducing or treating oral inflammation in an animal, comprising feeding the animal a pet food composition comprising a plurality of primarily disc-shaped food kibbles,
wherein the primarily disc-shaped food kibbles comprise a top circular surface having a diameter substantially equal to a diameter of a bottom circular surface and have a thickness to diameter ratio of from about 1:5 to about 1:15,
wherein the primarily disc-shaped food kibbles comprise one or more botanicals comprising curcumin, wherein the botanicals are present in an amount of from about 0.1 weight % to about 0.5 weight %, based on a total weight of the plurality of food kibbles, and
wherein a reduction of oral inflammation is achieved in the animal after or during ingestion of the disc-shaped kibbles.