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Weber M, Sams L, Feugier A, et al. Influence of the dietary fibre levels on faecal hair excretion after 14 days in short and long-haired domestic cats. Vet Med Sci. 2015;1(1):30-37doi: 10.1002/vms3.6.
Weber, M., Sams, L., Feugier, A., Michel, S., & Biourge, V. (2015). Influence of the dietary fibre levels on faecal hair excretion after 14 days in short and long-haired domestic cats. Veterinary medicine and science, 1(1), 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.6
Weber, Mickaël, et al. "Influence of the dietary fibre levels on faecal hair excretion after 14 days in short and long-haired domestic cats." Veterinary medicine and science vol. 1,1 (2015): 30-37. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.6
Weber M, Sams L, Feugier A, Michel S, Biourge V. Influence of the dietary fibre levels on faecal hair excretion after 14 days in short and long-haired domestic cats. Vet Med Sci. 2015 Jul 07;1(1):30-37. doi: 10.1002/vms3.6. eCollection 2015 Jul. PMID: 29067172; PMCID: PMC5645811.
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Vet Med Sci. 2015 Jul 07;1(1):30-37. doi: 10.1002/vms3.6. eCollection 2015 Jul.

Influence of the dietary fibre levels on faecal hair excretion after 14 days in short and long-haired domestic cats.

Veterinary medicine and science

Mickaël Weber, Laura Sams, Alexandre Feugier, Sandrine Michel, Vincent Biourge

Affiliations

  1. Royal Canin Research CenterAimarguesFrance.

PMID: 29067172 PMCID: PMC5645811 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.6

Abstract

Hairballs are a common problem in cats and may result in intestinal obstruction. Dietary fibre has been recommended to stimulate hair faecal excretion. The objective of this study was to assess the influence of psyllium and different levels of total dietary fibre (6% vs. 11% vs. 15% TdF) on hair faecal excretion in short and long-haired (LH) domestic cats. Twenty-one adult cats were divided into three panels: shedding panel, short-haired (SH) panel and LH panel. Shedding panel was used to assess shedding throughout the study with a normalized brushing. In parallel, SH panel and LH panel were used to evaluate the impact of the diets on faecal hair excretion. They were fed a low-fibre diet during phase 1 (diet 6, 6.0% TdF). In phase 2, panels were fed either diet 11 (11% TdF) or diet 15 (15% TdF). In phase 3, cats returned to diet 6 before a crossover on the other diet in phase 4. Those diets were fed to cats for 14 days. Faecal hair excretion was quantified daily. Data were analysed using a generalized linear model procedure. The assessment of shedding showed that the study did not occur during moulting season. In the LH panel, diet 11 and diet 15 increased (

Keywords: dietary fibre; feline; hairballs; nutrition

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