ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2020
The Effects of Nutrition on the Gastrointestinal Microbiome of Cats and Dogs: Impact on Health and Disease.
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127 citing papers in PubMed, 196 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effects of Dietary Lactoferrin-Osteopontin Complexes on Immune Function, Intestinal Health and Microbiota Composition in Kittens.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Gut Microbiome Disruption in Shelter Cats with Feline Panleukopenia: Virome Co-Detection and Enteric Dysbiosis.Biology · 2026Review
- Genome-resolved and culture-based atlas of the feline gut microbiome enables host-adapted probiotic development.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Article
- Emerging Trends in Pet Food: Scientific Innovations, Patent Landscapes, and Global Market Development.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- From functional ingredients to bioactive compounds: a review of their role in commercial pet food.Veterinary research communications · 2026Review
- Management of Haws Syndrome in Cats With Gastrointestinal Diet: A Case Series.Veterinary ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Feline Alimentary Lymphomas: Established Concepts and an Underexplored Molecular Landscape.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Review
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- One Health Insights intoInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Plant-derived betaine enhances barrier integrity and immune responses in canine intestinal epithelial cells and macrophages under endotoxin challenge.Journal of animal science · 2026Article
- Does the definition of human ultra-processed foods apply to dog and cat foods? A review of pet food processing techniques, their impact on health, and a call for pet food processing classification.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Beneficial effects of a prebiotic-postbiotic supplement on digestive health and fecal microbiota in dogs and cats.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Dietary sodium hyaluronate and eggshell membrane improve skin barrier function and coat health in Ragdoll cats.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Cross-sectional analysis of feline gut microbiota reveals differences across age-defined groups under varying environments.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Quality Claims Associated with Fresh Pet Food: Evaluating Scientific Evidence for Additives, Ingredient Quality, and Effects of Processing in Pet Nutrition.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Glucose-Lowering Effects and Safety ofMicroorganisms · 2025Article
- The gut microbiota of Labrador retriever puppies: a longitudinal cohort study.Animal microbiome · 2025Article
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Abstract
The gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome of cats and dogs is increasingly recognized as a metabolically active organ inextricably linked to pet health. Food serves as a substrate for the GI microbiome of cats and dogs and plays a significant role in defining the composition and metabolism of the GI microbiome. The microbiome, in turn, facilitates the host's nutrient digestion and the production of postbiotics, which are bacterially derived compounds that can influence pet health. Consequently, pet owners have a role in shaping the microbiome of cats and dogs through the food they choose to provide. Yet, a clear understanding of the impact these food choices have on the microbiome, and thus on the overall health of the pet, is lacking. Pet foods are formulated to contain the typical nutritional building blocks of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, but increasingly include microbiome-targeted ingredients, such as prebiotics and probiotics. Each of these categories, as well as their relative proportions in food, can affect the composition and/or function of the microbiome. Accumulating evidence suggests that dietary components may impact not only GI disease, but also allergies, oral health, weight management, diabetes, and kidney disease through changes in the GI microbiome. Until recently, the focus of microbiome research was to characterize alterations in microbiome composition in disease states, while less research effort has been devoted to understanding how changes in nutrition can influence pet health by modifying the microbiome function. This review summarizes the impact of pet food nutritional components on the composition and function of the microbiome and examines evidence for the role of nutrition in impacting host health through the microbiome in a variety of disease states. Understanding how nutrition can modulate GI microbiome composition and function may reveal new avenues for enhancing the health and resilience of cats and dogs.
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