Publication: Short-Chain and Total Fatty Acid Profile of Faeces or Plasma as Predictors of Food-Responsive Enteropathy in Dogs:
A Preliminary Study
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2021-12-31
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Abstract
Food-responsive enteropathy is the most common diagnosis given for dogs with
chronic enteropathy, and there are no tests that can replace treatment trials. Furthermore, there is a
lack of information on the specific nutritional status of these patients regarding the lipid profile that
could relate them to the state of health/disease. This study evaluated differences in short-chain fatty
acids and the total fatty acid profile of faeces and plasma as possible indicators of food-responsive
enteropathy (FRE), as well as its relationship with body condition and the chronic enteropathy activity
index. Changes in the long-chain fatty acid of plasma, and short-chain, branched and odd-chain fatty
acids of faeces were detected in sick dogs, and high correlations were observed between some of
these compounds and the existing calculated indices.