Feline Obesity in Veterinary Medicine: Insights from a Thematic Analysis of Communication in Practice

Phillips, Alexandra M.; Coe, Jason B.; Rock, Melanie; Adams, Cindy L.

doi:10.3389/fvets.2017.00117

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“…According to a recent report by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, 60% of cats and 56% of dogs in the United States are classified as overweight or obese (Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, 2019). Obesity is also associated with a variety of other conditions, such as diabetes mellitus (DM), osteoarthritis, cardiovascular disease, skin disorders, and decreased lifespan (German, 2006;Tarkosova et al, 2016;Phillips et al, 2017). Several factors can predispose an animal to obesity, including the GI microbiome, genetics, neutering, decreased activity levels, and high fat and high energy diets (Zeng et al, 2014;Hamper et al, 2016;Davison et al, 2017).…”

Section: Obesity and Weight Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effects of Nutrition on the Gastrointestinal Microbiome of Cats and Dogs: Impact on Health and Disease

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The gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome of cats and dogs is increasingly recognized as a metabolically active organ inextricably linked to pet health. Food serves as a substrate for the GI microbiome of cats and dogs and plays a significant role in defining the composition and metabolism of the GI microbiome. The microbiome, in turn, facilitates the host's nutrient digestion and the production of postbiotics, which are bacterially derived compounds that can influence pet health. Consequently, pet owners have a role in shaping the microbiome of cats and dogs through the food they choose to provide. Yet, a clear understanding of the impact these food choices have on the microbiome, and thus on the overall health of the pet, is lacking. Pet foods are formulated to contain the typical nutritional building blocks of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, but increasingly include microbiome-targeted ingredients, such as prebiotics and probiotics. Each of these categories, as well as their relative proportions in food, can affect the composition and/or function of the microbiome. Accumulating evidence suggests that dietary components may impact not only GI disease, but also allergies, oral health, weight management, diabetes, and kidney disease through changes in the GI microbiome. Until recently, the focus of microbiome research was to characterize alterations in microbiome composition in disease states, while less research effort has been devoted to understanding how changes in nutrition can influence pet health by modifying the microbiome function. This review summarizes the impact of pet food nutritional components on the composition and function of the microbiome and examines evidence for the role of nutrition in impacting host health through the microbiome in a variety of disease states. Understanding how nutrition can modulate GI microbiome composition and function may reveal new avenues for enhancing the health and resilience of cats and dogs.

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Section: Obesity and Weight Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effects of Nutrition on the Gastrointestinal Microbiome of Cats and Dogs: Impact on Health and Disease

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“…Furthermore, an overweight condition is generally associated with several other comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus (DM), osteoarthritis or cardiovascular diseases that undermine canine and feline health (Grzeskowiak et al ., 2015; Phillips et al ., 2017). In this context, while dogs generally display type 1 DM, cats are more likely to be affected by type 2 DM (Wernimont et al ., 2020).…”

Section: Metabolic Disorders and Alterations Of The Canine And Felinementioning

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Catching a glimpse of the bacterial gut community of companion animals: a canine and feline perspective

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Argentini

Milani

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Microbial Biotechnology

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Dogs and cats have gained a special position in human society by becoming our principal companion animals. In this context, efforts to ensure their health and welfare have increased exponentially, with in recent times a growing interest in assessing the impact of the gut microbiota on canine and feline health. Recent technological advances have generated new tools to not only examine the intestinal microbial composition of dogs and cats, but also to scrutinize the genetic repertoire and associated metabolic functions of this microbial community. The application of high-throughput sequencing techniques to canine and feline faecal samples revealed similarities in their bacterial composition, with Fusobacteria, Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes as the most prevalent and abundant phyla, followed by Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria. Although key bacterial members were consistently present in their gut microbiota, the taxonomic composition and the metabolic repertoire of the intestinal microbial population may be influenced by several factors, including diet, age and anthropogenic aspects, as well as intestinal dysbiosis. The current review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the multitude of factors which play a role in the modulation of the canine and feline gut microbiota and that of their human owners with whom they share the same environment.

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“…, Phillips et al . ). Ultimately, people who lack financial and other resources may avoid veterinary clinics altogether (Baker et al .…”

Section: More‐than‐human Solidarity One Health and Veterinary Servicesmentioning

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From more‐than‐human solidarity to multi‐species biographical value: insights from a veterinary school about ethical dilemmas in One Health promotion

Rock

Degeling

Adams

2020

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This article features a partnership between a veterinary school and a charity that aims to enhance the wellbeing of low-income people. Through this partnership, the charity periodically hosts veterinary clinics for clients and their pets. Even as the veterinarians and veterinary students duly examine people's pets, these pop-up clinics aim to help people and their pets. Hence our analysis revolves around the ethics of 'more-than-human solidarity'. By 'more-than-human solidarity', we mean efforts to help others that either center on or that implicate non-human beings. To delve into the ethical and sociological implications of subsidised veterinary services, and to assist with program planning, we conducted several in-depth interviews with veterinarians. Most substantively, we found that the veterinary school's outreach clinics give rise to multi-species biographical value, which is prized as a pedagogical resource for veterinary students. The veterinarians whom we interviewed felt troubled by the extent to which the pop-up clinics ultimately benefited the veterinary school, but also by the shortage of subsidised veterinary services in the vicinity. Based on these interviews and our own reflections, we invite more scholarship on cultural, economic and political influences that shape the lives of human beings and non-human animals alike.

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Feline Obesity in Veterinary Medicine: Insights from a Thematic Analysis of Communication in Practice

Cited by 21 publications

References 54 publications

The Effects of Nutrition on the Gastrointestinal Microbiome of Cats and Dogs: Impact on Health and Disease

The Effects of Nutrition on the Gastrointestinal Microbiome of Cats and Dogs: Impact on Health and Disease

Catching a glimpse of the bacterial gut community of companion animals: a canine and feline perspective

From more‐than‐human solidarity to multi‐species biographical value: insights from a veterinary school about ethical dilemmas in One Health promotion

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