Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Diet changes that helped cats with chronic diarrhea improve feces
By Laflamme, Dorothy S & Long, Grace M·Published in Veterinary therapeutics : research in applied veterinary medicine·2004·Nestlé, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Evaluation of two diets in the nutritional management of cats with naturally occurring chronic diarrhea.
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
A group of cats with ongoing diarrhea were fed either a diet that was easy to digest with moderate carbohydrates or a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet to see which worked better. About 71% of the cats showed improvement in their stool quality after trying one of these diets, with no major difference in effectiveness between the two options. If a cat doesn't improve within a month, it's recommended to try a different diet. Many pet owners found that changing their cat's food helped manage the diarrhea effectively.
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Abstract
Feeding either a highly digestible, moderate-carbohydrate diet or a highly digestible, high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet resulted in significant (P < .05) improvements in fecal scores in 71% of cats with chronic, nonspecific diarrhea. Approximately 58% of the cats improved on either diet, with no significant differences between the two diets regarding the percentage of cats responding or the degree of response. These results suggest that dietary management may be helpful in cats with chronic diarrhea. If cats do not respond within 1 month, an alternative diet should be considered.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15150729/