	US 11,925,191 B2
	Oral compositions and methods for animals
Brittany M. Vester-Boler, St. Louis, MO (US); and Julie K. Spears, St. Louis, MO (US)
Assigned to SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A., Vevey (CH)
Filed by Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vevey (CH)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/694,116.
Application 17/694,116 is a division of application No. 16/376,020, filed on Apr. 5, 2019, granted, now 11,311,028.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/654,626, filed on Apr. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0192226 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. A61K 36/02 (2006.01); A23K 10/16 (2016.01); A23K 10/20 (2016.01); A23K 10/30 (2016.01); A23K 20/163 (2016.01); A23K 50/40 (2016.01); A61K 8/98 (2006.01); A61K 8/99 (2017.01); A61K 35/00 (2006.01); A61K 35/644 (2015.01); A61K 35/748 (2015.01); A61Q 11/00 (2006.01); A23K 50/42 (2016.01)

CPC A23K 10/16 (2016.05) [A23K 10/20 (2016.05); A23K 10/30 (2016.05); A23K 20/163 (2016.05); A23K 50/40 (2016.05); A61K 8/988 (2013.01); A61K 8/99 (2013.01); A61K 35/00 (2013.01); A61K 35/644 (2013.01); A61K 35/748 (2013.01); A61K 36/02 (2013.01); A61Q 11/00 (2013.01); A23K 50/42 (2016.05)]

9 Claims

1. A composition for treating, preventing, or minimizing bad breath in an animal, the composition comprising honey and spirulina and further comprising an effective amount of a preservative,

wherein the composition has a formulation selected from the group consisting of:

(i) the composition is a pet treat, and the honey is present in an amount of about 1.0 wt % to about 5.0 wt % of the pet treat, and the spirulina is present in an amount of about 0.1 wt % to about 1.0 wt % of the pet treat, and

(ii) the composition is a pet food, and the honey is present in an amount of about 1.0 wt % to about 5.0 wt % of the pet food, and the spirulina is present in an amount of about 0.01 wt % to about 2.0 wt % of the pet food.