Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Therapeutic urinary diet lowers short-term cystitis return in cats
By Naarden, Blanche & Corbee, Ronald J·Published in Veterinary medicine and science·2020·Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Netherlands·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: The effect of a therapeutic urinary stress diet on the short-term recurrence of feline idiopathic cystitis.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 31 cats with idiopathic cystitis (a painful bladder condition) were studied to see if a special urinary stress diet could help reduce the chances of their symptoms coming back. Over five weeks, 17 cats were fed the therapeutic diet while 14 cats received a regular diet. The results showed that only 5 out of the 17 cats on the special diet had a recurrence of symptoms, compared to 11 out of 14 cats on the regular diet. This suggests that the therapeutic diet may be effective in preventing flare-ups of this condition in cats.
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Abstract
The aim of this cohort study was to evaluate the effect of a therapeutic urinary stress diet on recurrent clinical signs of lower urinary tract disease in cats with idiopathic cystitis. The effects of feeding a therapeutic urinary stress diet were compared with feeding a non-therapeutic diet for a duration of 5 weeks. The owners selected themselves which food to feed their cat. Of 31 cats with acute non-obstructive idiopathic cystitis, 17 were fed the test food and 14 the control food. An episode of recurrence was defined as a minimum of one day with at least two clinical signs; i.e. stranguria, periuria, haematuria, dysuria and pollakiuria. The number of cats fed the therapeutic urinary stress diet that had an episode of recurrence (5/17) was significantly lower compared with cats that were fed other commercial diets (11/14). The formulation of the foods fed to the participating cats (dry, moist or a combination of both) was not found significant compared with the recurrence of idiopathic cystitis. Apart from type of diet, no other risk factors affected the short-term recurrence of FIC. A prospective clinical trial is needed to confirm these findings.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31532910/