Azodyl, a synbiotic, fails to alter azotemia in cats with chronic kidney disease when sprinkled onto food

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 405-409

  Rishniw, Mark ^a   Wynn, Susan G ^b  

^a VETERINARY INFORMATION NETWORK   (United States)

^b Florida Veterinary Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ISPAGULA; PREBIOTIC AGENT; SYNBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOOD; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; UREMIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; AZOTEMIA; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CREATININE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOOD; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PREBIOTICS; PSYLLIUM; SYNBIOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PLANTAGO OVATA;

EID: 79956157569     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2010.12.015     Document Type: Article

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