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- Title
Uso de psyllium para controle de constipação em cães.
- Authors
Tortola, Letícia; Brunetto, Márcio Antonio; Zaine, Leandro; Vasconcellos, Ricardo Souza; Oliveira, Michele Cristina de Camargo; Nogueira, Sandra Prudente; Carciofi, Aulus Cavalieri
- Abstract
Psyllium (Plantago psyllium) is a fiber generally used as a supplement in the treatment of diseases that led to constipation. To understanding of the effects of this fiber in dogs, two experiments were conducted. The first evaluated in healthy dogs a diet supplementation with 0%, 2% and 4% of ground whole psyllium seeds (as-fed basis). Eight adult Beagle dogs were used. They received the experimental diets for eight days. A linear increase of faecal moisture was verified with the addition of psyllium (R2=0.54 and P=0.0012), with no alteration on faecal score or number of defecations per day. The second experiment included 24 dogs with constipation. The dogs received a diet supplemented with 2% of psyllium as part of the treatment, and the owners were invited to answer a questionnaire. Nineteen (79.2%) owners reported that their dog had an easier defecation process during supplementation. Fifteen (62.5%) reported that the animals' faeces, which were dry or hard at the start, became normal or pasty after psyllium consumption. The results confirmed a laxative effect of psyllium in dogs, which was already reported in human medicine, supporting the use of this fiber in the clinical management of diseases that cause constipation in dog.
- Subjects
PSYLLIUM (Plants); CONSTIPATION; DOG diseases; DEFECATION disorders; VETERINARY diet therapy; VETERINARY nursing
- Publication
Ciência Rural, 2009, Vol 39, Issue 9, p2638
- ISSN
0103-8478
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S0103-84782009000900041