Arthrospira (Arthrospira platensis, trade name spirulina) is commonly called "green meat" due to its high protein content (up to about 80% of dry matter). It is used in many countries as an additive in human and animal nutrition because of its high nutritional value. Arthrospira protein is of high...

Objectives: There are ongoing investigations into diet-associated dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs, but there has been minimal investigation into possible diet-associated dilated cardiomyopathy in cats. The objective of this study was to compare cardiac size and function, cardiac biomarkers and...

Background: There has been a recent association between nontraditional diets and development of diet-associated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs. Hypothesis/Objectives: To compare echocardiographic measurements and cardiac biomarkers between healthy dogs eating nontraditional vs traditional...

Telmisartan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker that has great potential to improve the treatment of hypertension, proteinuria, and cardiovascular disease in dogs. A feline-approved telmisartan oral solution (TOS) is available, but this formulation has not been evaluated in dogs. The aims of this ...

Whether it is used for short-term management before or immediately after surgical correction or long-term medical management, diet can play an instrumental role and can provide a beneficial effect on the quality of life of portosystemic shunts (PSS) patients. The most substantial consequences of...

Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common heart disease in cats. This review article takes an in-depth look at the role of nutrition as part of effective multimodal management of HCM, examining specific nutrients that aid in improving the quality of life for cats with HCM....

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), caused by genetic and environmental factors, usually progresses to heart failure, a major cause of death in elderly people. A diet-associated form of DCM was recently identified in pet dogs eating non-traditional (NT) diets. To identify potential dietary causes, we...

OBJECTIVE: To determine breed-specific reference intervals for whole blood (WB) and plasma taurine concentrations in adult, overtly healthy Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (CKCSs) and determine whether taurine concentrations differ across preclinical myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) stages or...

The most common cause of heart failure in dogs is myxomatous mitrai valve disease (MMVD), which accounts for approximately 75% of canine heart disease cases and is especially common in smaller dogs. Although low-sodium diets have been recommended for humans with heart diseases for decades, there is ...

This study reports the efficacy of the vasodilator sodium nitroprusside (SNP), for treatment of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema in dogs. For this study, the patients were divided into the SNP only treatment group, the SNP, furosemide and dobutamine treatment group, and non-SNP treatment group....