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Vaccination and the Canine Gut Microbiome

Vaccination protects dogs from serious infectious diseases by training adaptive immunity before exposure occurs. Its effects are usually evaluated through…

Feline inflammatory bowel disease and enteric glial cells

Feline inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a common explanation for persistent gastrointestinal signs in cats, including vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss,…

Microbiome Modulation With Soluble And Insoluble Fiber In Dogs

Dietary fiber is a practical tool for influencing the canine gut microbiome, stool quality, intestinal motility, and production of microbial metabolites. Its…

Canine Cognitive Dysfunction And The Gut Microbiome

Canine cognitive dysfunction is a progressive neurobehavioral syndrome in older dogs. It can involve disorientation, altered social interaction, disrupted…

Bile acids, the gut microbiome, and canine hepatic encephalopathy

Canine hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neurologic syndrome associated with impaired liver function and abnormal communication between the intestine, portal…

Using Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Feline Chronic Diarrhea

Chronic diarrhea in cats can persist even after dietary trials, parasite control, antimicrobial treatment, and investigation for systemic disease. When…

Reading Canine Microbiomes Through Saliva And Feces

The microbiome of a dog is distributed across distinct body sites, each shaped by local conditions, available nutrients, immune activity, and contact with the…

Targeting Clostridium perfringens in Canine Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis

Acute hemorrhagic diarrhea syndrome (AHDS), historically called hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, can develop rapidly in dogs. Profuse bloody diarrhea, vomiting,…

How Probiotic Yeast Saccharomyces boulardii Works in Dogs

The canine gastrointestinal tract is an active microbial ecosystem that influences digestion, immune regulation, intestinal barrier function, and stool…

Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease And Microbial Shifts

Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) describes a group of conditions affecting the bladder and urethra, including feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC),…