Patent ID: 8034372

Claim:
A pet food composition formulated to prepare a pet for strenuous activity and replenish nutrients in a pet after strenuous activities, said pet food composition comprising: between about 25% and about 35% by weight of maltodextrin; vitamins comprising about 200 mg to about 400 mg of vitamin E and from about 250 mg to about 350 mg of vitamin C; a mineral premix comprising about 66% by weight salt, about 16% by weight zinc sulfate, about 11% by weight ferrous sulfate, about 5% by weight manganese sulfate, about 1% by weight copper sulfate, less than 1% by weight calcium iodate, and less than 1% by weight sodium selenite; and wherein the antioxidants comprise between about 0.5 mg to about 10 mg of astaxanthin.