Preliminary evaluation of fecal fatty acid concentrations in cats with chronic kidney disease and correlation with indoxyl sulfate and p‐cresol sulfate

Abstract Background Straight‐ and branched‐chain (BCFA) short‐chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are produced by colonic microbiota and have both beneficial and deleterious effects in humans with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Fecal SCFAs in cats with CKD have not been described. Objective To characterize fec...

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Main Authors: Stacie Summers, Jessica M. Quimby, Robert Kyle Phillips, Jonathan Stockman, Anitha Isaiah, Jonathan A. Lidbury, Joerg M. Steiner, Jan Suchodolski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15634