Prevalence and causes of food sensitivity in cats with chronic pruritus, vomiting or diarrhea

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 12 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Guilford, W Grant ^a   Markwell, Peter J ^b   Jones, Boyd R ^a,c   Harte, John G ^b   Wills, Josephine M ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cats; Diarrhea; Food sensitivity; Pruritus; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; CANNED FOOD; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIARRHEA; DOG; FOOD ALLERGY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; VOMITING;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0031775530     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.12.2790s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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