ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2024
Psyllium husk powder increases defecation frequency and faecal score, bulk and moisture in healthy cats.
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- A psyllium-supplemented gastrointestinal diet is effective for the management of chronic constipation in cats: a 6-month controlled clinical trial.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Psyllium Husk: A Comprehensive Review of its Functional Properties, Health Benefits, Mechanisms of Action, and Potential Adverse Effects.Current nutrition reports · 2026Review
- The use of functional foods and its association to chronic and multimorbid conditions: a cross-sectional study among Bangladeshi people.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Dietary Fiber as Prebiotics: A Mitigation Strategy for Metabolic Diseases.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Evaluating the safety and functionality of a novel compound containing prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics in healthy cats and dogs.Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- A study on the impact of diet supplementation of fermented dried seaweed powder (Kappaphycus alvarezii) on healthy cat gut performance, skin and hair coat conditions, and behaviour.Veterinary research communications · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesConstipation is the infrequent or difficult emission of hard, dry faeces and is a common digestive condition in cats. Psyllium is a low-fermentable fibre, with soluble and insoluble components and water-holding properties. It forms a mucilaginous gel with water and is used for the symptomatic treatment of constipation in various species. This study evaluated the effect of dietary psyllium on faecal characteristics in cats.
methodsHealthy neutered adult cats (six female and three male, aged 3.3-4.4 years) were consecutively fed a dry extruded diet containing either 6% psyllium (test) or 6% cellulose (control) for 10 days each. During the last 3 days (the collection days) of both feeding periods, bowel movements and faecal scores were recorded, and faeces were collected to measure wet weight and moisture. The statistical analysis used linear mixed models with diet, day and their interaction as fixed effects and animal as a random term.
resultsThe test diet was associated with significantly more bowel movements per day over 3 days ( CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Psyllium promoted more bowel movements and higher faecal moisture and faecal score in healthy cats, consistent with a previous uncontrolled clinical trial in constipated cats. Together, the studies support the use of dietary psyllium for managing cats with constipation.
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