Metabolic evaluation in overweight and obese cats and association with blood pressure

• Main Authors: Vanessa Danielle de Freitas, Alessandra Ramos Castilho, Luciana Auxiliadora Viebrantz da Conceição, Valéria Régia Franco Sousa, Adriane Jorge Mendonça, Felipe Gomes da Silva, Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira de Almeida
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2017-12-01
• Series: Ciência Rural
• Subjects: obesidade; gatos; hipertensão; dislipidemia
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782018000100602&lng=en&tlng=en

ABSTRACT: Obesity has been increasing in cats andis associated with metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. The association of these alterations can trigger the onset of metabolic syndrome (MS). Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the serum levels of glucose, fructosamine, cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), andalanine aminotransferase of cats and to identify the possibility of MS,as well as to evaluate changes in arterial pressure. Thirty-seven cats were classified by ECC and morphometric measurements, namely, 15 obese, 12 overweight, and 10 controls. Nocat manifested MS. Only VLDL had a statistically significant difference (P<0.05) between groups. Therefore, obesity may not be associated with arterial hypertension, and more studies are needed to evaluate the metabolic alterations in overweight and obese cats.