Sugarcane fibre may prevents hairball formation in cats*

Hair ingested by licking during cat grooming can eventually coalesce into solid masses in cat gastrointestinal tract. It is believed that dietary fibre might reduce formation of these trichobezoars (hairballs). The effects of two insoluble fibre sources added to kibble diets were evaluated with resp...

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Main Authors: Loureiro, Bruna A., Sembenelli, Guilherme, Maria, Ana P. J., Vasconcellos, Ricardo S., Sá, Fabiano C., Sakomura, Nilva K., Carciofi, Aulus C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4473147/