ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2020
The effect of a therapeutic urinary stress diet on the short-term recurrence of feline idiopathic cystitis.
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- 2025 iCatCare consensus guidelines on the diagnosis and management of lower urinary tract diseases in cats.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2025Guideline
- Survey of veterinarians in the USA to evaluate trends in the treatment approach for non-obstructive feline idiopathic cystitis.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Uroprotective and pain-relieving effect of dietary supplementation with micronized palmitoyl-glucosamine and hesperidin in a chronic model of cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Occurrence and clinical management of urethral obstruction in male cats under primary veterinary care in the United Kingdom in 2016.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2022Article
- Prevalence, Risk Factors, Pathophysiology, Potential Biomarkers and Management of Feline Idiopathic Cystitis: An Update Review.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Review
- The effect of a therapeutic urinary stress diet on the short-term recurrence of feline idiopathic cystitis.Veterinary medicine and science · 2020Article
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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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