Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Amino acid supplements helped weight and protein levels in dogs
By Zatelli, Andrea et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2017·The Hospital Clí, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Short-term effects of dietary supplementation with amino acids in dogs with proteinuric chronic kidney disease.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of 46 dogs with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and protein in their urine were studied to see if adding amino acids to their diet would help. After about a month, 29 of the dogs received daily amino acid supplements while the other 17 did not. The dogs that got the amino acids showed an increase in body weight and serum albumin (a protein in the blood), while those that didn't receive the supplements had a decrease in urea and protein levels in their urine. This suggests that while amino acid supplementation helped with weight and protein levels, it may not have improved kidney function as much as hoped.
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Abstract
This retrospective study investigated the impact of amino acid supplementation on body weight, serum albumin, creatinine and urea concentrations, and urine protein-to-creatinine (UPC) ratio in proteinuric dogs with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Forty-six client-owned azotemic dogs with spontaneous proteinuric CKD already on a renal diet and in therapy with enalapril were included. After approximately 1 month of treatment (baseline), 29 dogs received oral amino acid supplementation daily (group A) and 17 dogs did not (group B). The parameters under investigation were determined at baseline and after 4 to 8 weeks in both groups. Compared to baseline, body weight and serum albumin increased (< 0.01,< 0.05, respectively) at follow-up in group A, but did not change in group B. Serum creatinine concentration did not change in both groups; urea concentration (< 0.05) and UPC ratio (< 0.01) decreased in group B, but not in group A. Supplementation with amino acids increased body weight and serum albumin concentration in these dogs but it might have prevented a decrease in proteinuria and urea concentration.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29203938/