Patent ID: 9737053
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A01K,A23K,A61K,A61Q

Claim:
1. An animal chew having a consumable portion, the consumable portion comprising a chewable matrix and having dimensions selected to fit within an oral cavity of an animal, wherein the chewable matrix comprises: i) about 9-17 wt % protein, ii) about 30-40 wt % starch, the starch providing from about 10% to about 20% amylose by weight of the chewable matrix, iii) water and, optionally, a humectant, in amounts sufficient to confer chewable plasticity to the chewable matrix, iv) a temporally efficacious amount of an orally active ingredient, and v) at least 0.5 wt % of an edible saccharidic processing aid.