ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022
Feeding Fiber-Bound Polyphenol Ingredients at Different Levels Modulates Colonic Postbiotics to Improve Gut Health in Cats.
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- Efficacy of probiotic, prebiotic, synbiotic and postbiotic supplementation on gastrointestinal health in cats: systematic review and meta-analysis.The Journal of small animal practice · 2025Pooled it
- Feline chronic diarrhea: causes and nutritional management.Veterinary and animal science · 2026Review
- DietaryAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Cranberry: A Promising Natural Product for Animal Health and Performance.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
- A "berry" small inclusion: 40 types of commercial dog and cat kibble with added blueberries provide low levels of quercetin, free phenolics, and alkali-labile phenolics.Journal of animal science · 2025Article
- Food supplemented with a novel fiber blend containing soluble and insoluble fiber supported growth and fecal parameters indicative of gastrointestinal health in kittens.Journal of animal science · 2025Article
- The Role of Plant Extracts in Enhancing Nutrition and Health for Dogs and Cats: Safety, Benefits, and Applications.Veterinary sciences · 2024Review
- Insights into the interplay between gut microbiota and lipid metabolism in the obesity management of canines and felines.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2024Review
- Effect of dietary antioxidants on free radical damage in dogs and cats.Journal of animal science · 2024Article
- Prebiotic fiber blend supports growth and development and favorable digestive health in puppies.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Adding a polyphenol-rich fiber bundle to food impacts the gastrointestinal microbiome and metabolome in dogs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
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Abstract
Consumption of fiber in its different forms can result in positive health effects. Prior studies in dogs found that addition of a fiber bundle (composed of pecan shells, flax seed, and powders of cranberry, citrus, and beet) to food resulted in a shift in fecal bacterial metabolism from proteolysis to saccharolysis. The present study evaluated the changes in fecal metabolites and microbiota in healthy cats following the consumption of this fiber bundle. Following a 28-day pre-feed period, 56 healthy adult cats received food with none or one of three concentrations (0%, 1%, 2%, and 4%) of the fiber bundle for a 31-day period. In cats that consumed the 4% fiber bundle, levels of ammonium and fecal branched-chain fatty acids (BCFAs) decreased from baseline and compared with the other groups. Addition of any level of the fiber bundle resulted in increases in beneficial metabolites: polyphenols hesperidin, hesperetin, ponciretin, secoisolariciresinol diglucoside, secoisolariciresinol, and enterodiol. Little change in fecal microbiota was observed. Since higher levels of ammonia and BCFAs indicate putrefactive metabolism, the decreases in these with the 4% fiber bundle indicate a shift toward saccharolytic metabolism despite little change in the microbiota composition.
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