Dietary fiber describes a diverse assortment of nondigestible carbohydrates that play a vital role in the health of animals and maintenance of gastrointestinal tract homeostasis. The main roles dietary fiber play in the gastrointestinal tract include physically altering the digesta, modulating...
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Moreno, A. A.; Parker, V. J.; Winston, J. A.; Rudinsky, A. J.
Publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2022, 260, S3, pp S33-S45
Management of feline chronic gastroenteropathies has included intervention with both veterinary therapeutic formulas designed to manage non-specific gastrointestinal disorders and those designed with limited novel or hydrolyzed ingredients for management of food-responsive enteropathies and...
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Perea, S. C.; Marks, S. L.; Daristotle, L.; Koochaki, P. E.; Haydock, R.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2017, 4, May, pp 69
Background: Diagnosis of adverse food reaction (AFR) is based on an eight week elimination diet (ED) and is confirmed by relapse upon re-challenge with the previously fed diet. Hydrolysed EDs are commonly used for this purpose. Objective: To evaluate the commercially available hydrolysed fish...
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Noli, C.; Beltrando, G.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Veterinary Dermatology, 2021, 32, 4, pp 326-e90
Diarrhoea is the most consistent clinical sign of intestinal disease in the cat, and one of the most common complains of cat owners. Chronic diarrhoea is characterized by persistent or relapsing diarrhoea of 2-3 weeks duration or longer. Acute diarrhoea is usually a self-limiting disease and...
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Tršan, J.; Šmit, I.; Gračner, D.; Žubčić, D.; Žužul, S.; Potočnjak, D.
Publisher
Hrvatski veterinarski institut, Centar za peradarstvo, Zagreb, Croatia
Citation
Veterinarska Stanica, 2019, 50, 4, pp 369-380
Dietary therapy plays an important role in the management of most gastrointestinal disorders. This study was designed to test the efficacy of a new therapeutic diet for cats with diarrhea, compared to the top selling brand. Sixteen adult cats with chronic diarrhea were grouped and assigned to diet...
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Laflamme, D. P.; Xu, H.; Cupp, C. J.; Kerr, W. W.; Ramadan, Z.; Long, G. M.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
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Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2012, 14, 10, pp 669-677
Feline chronic enteropathy covers a heterogeneous range of conditions, including food responsive enteropathies, inflammatory bowel disease and antibiotic-responsive diarrhoea. Dietary management can be extremely helpful, both as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool, when managing many of these...
Publisher
MA Healthcare Limited, London, UK
Citation
Companion Animal, 2021, 26, 8, pp 204-212
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a very common disorder in elderly cats. A proper renal diet represents the most efficient therapeutic intervention to improve survival and life quality in feline patients with 3 and 4 International Renal Interest Society (IRIS) stages. Twenty cats were selected in...
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Biasibetti, E.; Martello, E.; Bigliati, M.; Biasato, I.; Cocca, T.; Bruni, N.; Capucchio, M. T.
Publisher
Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Citation
Veterinary Research Communications, 2018, 42, 2, pp 161-167
Objective: To describe responses of cats prescribed a hydrolysed diet with or without concurrent medication for chronic vomiting and/or diarrhoea of undetermined aetiology. Materials and Methods: Anonymised records of 512,213 cats under UK veterinary care in 2016 from the VetCompass database were...
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Kathrani, A.; Church, D. B.; Brodbelt, D. C.; Pegram, C.; O'Neill, D. G.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Small Animal Practice, 2020, 61, 12, pp 723-731
A 10-year-old male domestic shorthaired cat was presented with chronic diarrhea unresponsive to treatment. Laboratory testing identified hyperglobulinemia and mild nonregenerative anemia, and nongastrointestinal causes of diarrhea were ruled out. Gastrointestinal endoscopy and biopsy were performed ...
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Tabar, M. D.; Naranjo, C.; Dehesa, A.; Rodríguez, M. C.
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2022, 36, 2, pp 753-757
Chronic enteropathies are characterized by persistent or recurrent gastrointestinal signs including vomiting, diarrhoea, weight loss, anorexia and lethargy for a minimum duration of 3 weeks. Diagnosis is by excluding other disease processes and includes faecal examinations, blood screenings (e. g., ...
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Ewald, N.; Rödler, F.; Heilmann, R. M.
Publisher
Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Stuttgart, Germany
Citation
Tierärztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere, 2021, 49, 5, pp 363-376