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ArticleVeterinary research communications2018

A long term feed supplementation based on phosphate binders in Feline Chronic Kidney Disease.

E Biasibetti, E Martello, M Bigliati, I Biasato, T Cocca, N Bruni, M T Capucchio

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Article in Veterinary research communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Gaps and Controversies in Feline Food Palatability.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

E BiasibettiUniversity of Turin, Grugliasco, Italy. elena.biasibetti@hotmail.it.
E MartelloUniversity of Turin, Grugliasco, Italy.
M BigliatiIstituto Farmaceutico Candioli S.p.A., Beinasco, Italy.
I BiasatoUniversity of Turin, Grugliasco, Italy.
T CoccaClinica Veterinaria Napolivet, Napoli, Italy.
N BruniIstituto Farmaceutico Candioli S.p.A., Beinasco, Italy.
M T CapucchioUniversity of Turin, Grugliasco, Italy.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a very common disorder in elderly cats. A proper renal diet represents the most efficient therapeutic intervention to improve survival and life quality in feline patients with 3 and 4 International Renal Interest Society (IRIS) stages. Twenty cats were selected in this study. Ten were administered the dietary supplementation for 360 days and the other ten, whose owners did not give consent for any supplemental therapies apart from the renal diet, were selected from a clinical database and used as control group. The present study is a long term study (360 days) aiming to evaluate the efficacy and palatability of a dietary supplementation containing calcium carbonate, calcium-lactate gluconate, chitosan and sodium bicarbonate in cats diagnosed with 3 and 4 IRIS stages of CKD. The owners were asked to fill in questionnaires to get information on the cat's appetite, the palatability of the given supplement, the presence of vomit and/or diarrhoea, general health and vitality. Hematochemical, biochemical and urinary analyses were performed on day 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150,180 and 360. GraphPad Prism® software was used to perform statistical analysis. Our study shows that the given dietary supplement reduced serum phosphorus and increased serum bicarbonate values in cats with CKD. In turn, this supplement could be used as a support therapy in cats with advanced CKD improving their clinical conditions without any adverse reaction. Finally, it is important to underline that all the animals completed the study and the owners reported a good palatability of the feed supplement.

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Animal FeedAnimalsBicarbonatesCat DiseasesCatsDietary SupplementsPhosphorusRenal Insufficiency, ChronicSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeBicarbonatesPhosphorusCatChronic kidney diseaseFeed supplementPhosphate binder

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