	US 11,930,831 B2
	Composition and method for reducing or treating oral inflammation
Jodi Vondran, Wamego, KS (US); Dennis Jewell, Lawrence, KS (US); Kiran Panickar, Lawrence, KS (US); and Dale Scherl, Lawrence, KS (US)
Assigned to Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US)
Filed by Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/700,204.
Application 16/700,204 is a continuation of application No. 15/533,185, granted, now 10,524,488, previously published as PCT/US2014/070804, filed on Dec. 17, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2020/0100526 A1, Apr. 2, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A23K 10/30 (2016.01); A23K 40/25 (2016.01); A23K 50/40 (2016.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01); A61K 31/12 (2006.01); A61K 36/185 (2006.01); A61K 36/82 (2006.01); A61K 36/9066 (2006.01); A61P 1/02 (2006.01); A61P 29/00 (2006.01)

CPC A23K 10/30 (2016.05) [A23K 40/25 (2016.05); A23K 50/40 (2016.05); A61K 9/0056 (2013.01); A61K 9/2072 (2013.01); A61K 31/12 (2013.01); A61K 36/185 (2013.01); A61K 36/82 (2013.01); A61K 36/9066 (2013.01)]

19 Claims

1. A method of reducing or treating oral inflammation in an animal, comprising feeding the animal a pet food composition comprising a plurality of primarily disc-shaped food kibbles,

wherein the primarily disc-shaped food kibbles comprise a top circular surface having a diameter substantially equal to a diameter of a bottom circular surface and have a thickness to diameter ratio of from about 1:5 to about 1:15,

wherein the primarily disc-shaped food kibbles comprise one or more botanicals comprising curcumin, wherein the botanicals are present in an amount of from about 0.1 weight % to about 0.5 weight %, based on a total weight of the plurality of food kibbles, and

wherein a reduction of oral inflammation is achieved in the animal after or during ingestion of the disc-shaped kibbles.