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Comparison Of High Fiber And Low Carbohydrate Diets On Owner-Perceived Satiety Of Cats During Weight Loss, Martha Cline, Angela Witzel, T Moyers, Joe Bartges Dvm, Phd, Dacvim, Dacvn, Claudia Kirk Jan 2012

Comparison Of High Fiber And Low Carbohydrate Diets On Owner-Perceived Satiety Of Cats During Weight Loss, Martha Cline, Angela Witzel, T Moyers, Joe Bartges Dvm, Phd, Dacvim, Dacvn, Claudia Kirk

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Food-seeking behaviors exhibited by cats during weight loss programs are frustrating to owners. Two categories of therapeutic weight loss diets are available for cats: High Fiber (HF) and Low Carbohydrate (LC). The objective of this study was to determine if cat owners perceive a difference in satiety when their cats are fed either a HF or LC diet during a weight loss regimen. Twenty-eight client-owned cats were randomly assigned to either an HF or LC canned diet and fed to 80% of their ideal weight resting energy requirements. Cats were rechecked at 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks and food …