Effect of food intake on urine pH in cats

Journal of Small Animal Practice - Tập 33 Số 6 - Trang 261-265 - 1992
Mark D. Finke1, B. A. Litzenberger1
1Alpo Petfoods, PO Box 25100, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, 18002-5100, USA

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ABSTRACTNinety adult cats were fed an experimental canned meat‐based cat food at levels necessary to maintain weight for 11 days. On the 12th day the cats were split into six groups of 15 cats each and fed 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 or 100 per cent of their previous food allotment. Four hours after the food was offered a urine sample was obtained via cysto‐centesis. The pH of the urine sample was determined and the sample microscopically evaluated for the presence of struvite crystals. Post prandial urine pH was found to be a linear function of the amount of food consumed: (urine pH = 6–15 + [food intake (g) × 0–015]; P = 0‐000). The presence of struvite crystals was dependent on urine pH while amorphous crystals were not. These data suggest that ad libitum feeding (nibble eating) may be beneficial in the management of feline struvite urolithiasis by reducing the magnitude of the post prandial alkaline tide. It also supports the suggestion that struvite crystal formation is largely a function of urinary pH.

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Journal of Small Animal Practice

Tập 33 Số 6

261-265

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