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Effects of diet on cats with non‐obstructive lower urinary tract diseases: a review
Author(s) -
Buffinggton C.,
Chew D.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.651
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1439-0396
pISSN - 0931-2439
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0396.1998.tb00512.x
Subject(s) - urination , cats , urinary system , urine , interstitial cystitis , pathophysiology , medicine , physiology , disease , nutrient , gastroenterology , endocrinology , urology , biology , ecology
Synopsis Diet plays a role in the pathophysiology and treatment of at least two lower urinary tract diseases in cats, urolithiasis and interstitial cystitis. Urolithiasis seems to be a diet‐sensitive disease, in which an intrinsic susceptibility in the patient is exposed by provocative nutrients. Patients with interstitial cystitis are unusually susceptible to changes in their environment, one of which may be abrupt diet changes. Increasing water intake to dilute urine and increase frequency of urination are important parts of treatment of both diseases.