Results from a recent Nestlé Purina PetCare study reveal groundbreaking new insights into the ageing process in senior cats, with implications for optimum nutritional care. The study shows that cats fed on a diet including antioxidants vitamin E and ß-carotene, dried chicory root and a blend of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids, Longevis™, lived significantly longer - up to one year - than cats fed a standard nutritionally complete feline diet. Longevis is the crucial nutritional component in PRO PLAN Vital Age 7 for senior cats.

Findings from the Purina canine Life Span study, a landmark 14-year study by Purina veterinarians and scientists, demonstrate that dogs fed to an ideal body condition throughout their lives had an average (median) life span of 1.8 years longer - and were considerably healthier - than their littermates. Lean or ideal body condition here refers to body physique generally falling into three categories: too heavy, ideal and too thin. Although the dogs in the study did develop the same chronic conditions as dogs too heavy or too thin as they aged, treatment for those conditions was delayed approximately two years for the leaner dogs. As part of the PRO PLAN Life Plan Nutrition Programme, PRO PLAN complete dry dog food formulas are designed to help you to keep your dog in ideal body condition and provide important nutrients to help protect your dog's health and well-being.