2013 AAHA dental care guidelines for dogs and cats.
Holmstrom, S.E.
These guidelines of dental care for cats and dogs include aspects such as preventive oral health, oral health evaluation and treatment, materials and equipment and client communication tools.
The micribiome of the oral cavity is complex and plays a role in health and disease in companion animals. The article review the importance of the Oral Microbiome in Companion Animals, specifically in cats. Potential dietary interventions during pre weaning may be able to shape the oral bacteria
during this time to improve lifelong oral health in cats.
A look at how fozen chicken effect digestibility, bioavailability and body weight maintenance. The article illustrate the effects of the Purina proprietary technology on higher protein and fat digestibility, better absorption of essential fatty acid and higher bioavailability of some limiting amino acids such as lysine and arginine thanks to 14-25% of total protein content coming from chicken.
Talk about the importance of doing a complete nutritional evaluation of the patient before instituting a dietary change in any patient, especially an older dog or cat. The patient evaluation, the current diet, and feeding management should be included in this edvaluation. Many diseases in senior pets, as cognitive dysfunction, osteoarthritis, and obesity are “diet-sensitive”, meaning that diet can play a role in managing the effects of the disease.
Pretend to determine whether the chronic ingestion of fermentable dietary fiber regulates
the expression and synthesis of proglucagon-derived peptides in the distal intestine. This expression can modulate glucose homeostasis, having positive effects in some special situations.