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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Caro Vadillo, Alicia author Montoya Alonso, José Alberto author Laín García-Guasch author 2022 Obesity is a nutritional disorder commonly diagnosed in adult cats that has been associated with an increased risk of different chronic diseases including respiratory diseases. The main objective of this study is to define if there is a relation between lung function measured by barometric wholebody plethysmography and obesity in cats with bronchoconstriction. Fifty-three cats were included in the study. All animals presented a bronchoconstriction status diagnosed with an Enhanced Pause (Penh) value higher than the reference range. Based on a standardized 9-point body condition scale, 36 cats were normal-weight cats (with BCS < 6), and 17 cats were considered overweight or obese cats (with BCS ≥ 6). Overweight cats were mainly male cats and older, and presented lower tidal volume values, lower minute volume values, and lower peak inspiratory and expiratory flows than normal-weight cats. According to the results of the present study, overweight cats showed a more compromised lung function parameters related to restrictive pattern compared with normal-weight cats. However, overweight cats did not show a higher bronchoconstriction level compared with normal-weight cats. 10.3390/ vetsci9060278 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125641 2306-7381 https://doi.org/10.3390/ vetsci9060278 35737329 Impact of Obesity on Lung Function in Cats with Bronchoconstriction