Consuming treats with amino acids, osmolytes and sodium increased total water intake and decreased urine specific gravity of healthy cats.

Pauline Al Kosmal, Anna K Shoveller, Sydney Banton, Kira Cheer, Nicolas Farentino, Lawrence E Armstrong

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Article in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Pauline Al KosmalDepartment of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0005-3932-359X

Anna K ShovellerDepartment of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2584-4774

Sydney BantonDepartment of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, ON, Canada.

Kira CheerDepartment of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0004-0121-5940

Nicolas FarentinoDepartment of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, ON, Canada.

Lawrence E ArmstrongKorey Stringer Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9230-6925

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Abstract

ObjectivesIt is estimated that cats do not drink enough water, particularly those maintained on a dry diet. As such, the objective of this study was to determine the effects of providing two different high-moisture lickable treats containing glycine, alanine, taurine and betaine, and two sodium levels, on water intake and hydration indices in cats fed dry diets.MethodsA total of 12 adult cats were provided treatments in a 3 × 3 replicated Latin square design for 5 days per leg: dry diet (CON), CON + one treat with 0.99% sodium (TRT A) and CON + one treat with 1.55% sodium (TRT B). Daily free water intake (FWI) was measured using fountains, and total water intake (TWI) was calculated as FWI + moisture from food and treats. Urine specific gravity (USG) and pH were measured daily; urine protein (UP), urine creatinine (CR) and the protein:creatinine (UP:CR) ratio were assessed on the final day of each leg. Fasted blood samples were collected for serum biochemistry.ResultsDaily TWI was lower on CON than on TRT B (

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Amino AcidsAnimal FeedDietDrinkingSodiumUrineAnimalsCatsFemaleMaleSpecific GravityAmino AcidsSodiumAmino acidselectrolyteshydrationosmolaritysaltspecific gravitywater intake

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PMID42529917

DOI10.1177/1098612X261477044

PMCPMC13534996

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