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Environmental enrichment and the gut microbiome of shelter cats

Shelter cats across Australia spend their days navigating unfamiliar sounds, smells, and the unpredictable company of other animals. From the RSPCA shelters in…

Feline Gut Microbiome and Tryptophan Supplementation in Cats

Surveys across Sydney and Melbourne consistently rank cats among Australia's most popular household pets, driving clinical interest in the trillions of…

How feeding frequency shapes the canine gut microbiome

Australian households share their lives with more than 5.4 million dogs, and meal scheduling is one of the most frequent conversations veterinarians have with…

The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Oxalate Stone Formation in Cats

Calcium oxalate uroliths are the most common urinary stones diagnosed in cats across Australia, with veterinary clinics in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane…

Microbiome-aware nutrition for canine chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in dogs is commonly managed with a therapeutic renal diet, careful hydration support and regular monitoring. Yet the…

How Feline Retroviruses Can Reshape the Gut Microbiome

Feline retrovirus infection can influence far more than a cat’s immune status. Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) may alter…

Fecal microbiome variability in repeat samples from healthy dogs

When a clinician sends off a faecal sample for microbiome analysis, the result is often treated as a single snapshot. Yet the canine gut is a living, breathing…

Reading the Canine Gut as a Clinical Ecosystem

Chronic diarrhoea, weight loss, altered appetite and intermittent vomiting are familiar presentations in Australian small-animal practice. When routine blood…

Oral probiotic paste and the neonatal canine microbiome

Puppies are born with a gastrointestinal tract that is essentially sterile, and the first weeks of life represent a critical window for microbial colonisation.…

Resistant Starch And The Feline Gut Microbiome

Dietary resistant starch is attracting interest in feline nutrition because it passes through the small intestine with limited digestion and becomes available…