Claims
- 1. A method for treating a hairball or increasing fecal hair excretion in a mammal in need of such treatment comprising administering to the mammal a composition comprising an effective amount of a polyol fatty acid polyester.
- 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the polyol fatty acid polyester comprises a polyol that is a monosaccharide.
- 3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the polyol fatty acid polyester comprises a polyol that is an oligosaccharide.
- 4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the polyol fatty acid polyester is made from a polyol with at least 4 hydroxyl groups capable of being esterified.
- 5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the polyol fatty acid polyester is made from a polyol with at least 5 hydroxyl groups capable of being esterified.
- 6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the polyol fatty acid polyester is made from a polyol with at least 8 hydroxyl groups capable of being esterified.
- 7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the polyol fatty acid polyester has a degree of esterification of at least about 70%.
- 8. The method according to claim 7 wherein the polyol fatty acid polyester has a degree of esterification of at least about 90%.
- 9. The method according to claim 8 wherein the polyol fatty acid polyester has a degree of esterification of at least about 95%.
- 10. The method according to claim 1 wherein the polyol fatty acid polyester comprises fatty acid residues having from about 2 to about 30 carbon atoms.
- 11. The method according to claim 1 wherein the polyol fatty acid polyester comprises one or more residues of caprylic, capric, lauric, myristic, myristoleic, palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, eleostearic, arachidic, behenic, or erucic acid.
- 12. The method according to claim 1 wherein the polyol fatty acid polyester comprises sucrose esterified with one or more residues of oleic acid.
- 13. The method according to claim 1 wherein the polyol fatty acid polyester is a sucrose polyester wherein at least about 75% of the sucrose polyester, by weight, comprises octaester.
- 14. The method according to claim 1 wherein the mammal is selected from the group consisting of cats and rabbits.
- 15. The method according to claim 1 further comprising administering a dietary fiber to the mammal.
- 16. The method according to claim 15 wherein the composition comprises the dietary fiber.
- 17. The method according to claim 1 wherein the composition is a food composition.
- 18. The method according to claim 17 wherein the composition further comprises a dietary fiber.
- 19. A veterinarian or pharmaceutical composition comprising an amount of a polyol fatty acid polyester effective to increase fecal hair excretion or to treat a hairball in a mammal.
- 20. The composition according to claim 19 further comprising a dietary fiber.
- 24. A pet food composition comprising at least about 0.05% polyol fatty acid polyester, by weight of the composition.
- 25. The composition according to claim 24 which is a kibble composition.
- 26. The composition according to claim 25 which is a cat food composition.
- 27. The composition according to claim 24 which is a high moisture composition.
- 28. The composition according to claim 27 which is a cat food composition.
- 29. The composition according to claim 24 which is a semi-dry composition.
- 30. The composition according to claim 29 which is a cat food composition.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/403,107, filed Aug. 13, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60403107 |
Aug 2002 |
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