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Antibiotic Stewardship And Canine Gut Microbiota Recovery

Antibiotics can be essential for treating bacterial disease, yet their effects extend beyond the targeted pathogen. In dogs, antimicrobial exposure may alter…

Predicting Canine Dysbiosis Scores with Machine Learning

The canine gut microbiome contains a complex community of bacteria that supports digestion, immune regulation, and intestinal barrier function. When that…

How Dietary Fiber Diversity Shapes the Feline Microbiome

The feline gut microbiome is a dynamic ecosystem influenced by diet, health status, medication, age, and individual biology. Although cats are obligate…

Faecalibacterium and Canine Intestinal Health

The canine gut microbiome is a dynamic ecosystem in which bacterial metabolites, intestinal cells, diet, medication, and host immunity constantly interact.…

Fecal Calprotectin And Gut Inflammation In Dogs

Chronic enteropathy in dogs can present with recurring diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss, appetite changes, or altered stool quality. These signs are common…

Enrichment, Stress, And The Shelter Cat Microbiome

Shelter cats experience a rapidly changing environment. New sounds, unfamiliar people, altered feeding schedules, limited control over space, and close…

Reading Canine Resistance Through Fecal Metagenomics

Antimicrobial resistance is increasingly understood as an ecological problem as well as a clinical one. A dog’s intestinal tract contains a complex community…

Water quality and the canine gut microbiota

Water is a daily dietary exposure, yet its potential role in canine gastrointestinal health often receives less attention than food, medication, or…

Feline coronavirus and the microbiome in clinical practice

Feline coronavirus is widespread in domestic cats, yet infection does not lead to the same outcome in every patient. Many cats remain clinically normal or…

Gut Microbiome Profiling For Precision Probiotic Selection In Dogs

The canine intestinal microbiome is a dynamic ecosystem shaped by diet, medication, age, disease, stress, and host genetics. When this community is disrupted,…