TY - JOUR
T1 - The Use of Polymeric Liquid Enteral Diets for Nutritional Support in Seriously III or Injured Small Animals
T2 - Clinical Results in 200 Patients
AU - Crowe, Dennis T.
AU - Devey, Jennifer
AU - Palmer, Darcie A.
AU - Churchill, Julie A.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - This prospective, multicenter study evaluated the use of four polymeric liquid enteral (PLE) diets manufactured for dogs and cats in 200 ill or injured patients. Polymeric liquid enteral diets were administered by free-choice feeding, syringe, or feeding tube for up to 208 days. Overall results indicated a 4.9% incidence of vomiting in dogs and a 7.9% incidence in cats; an 8.9% incidence of diarrhea in dogs and an 18.4% incidence in cats. Patients fed the PLE diets seven days or longer had an average increase in body weight of 1.4% in dogs, an average decrease in body weight of 3.8% in cats, increases in lymphocyte counts, and mild decreases in serum albumin.
AB - This prospective, multicenter study evaluated the use of four polymeric liquid enteral (PLE) diets manufactured for dogs and cats in 200 ill or injured patients. Polymeric liquid enteral diets were administered by free-choice feeding, syringe, or feeding tube for up to 208 days. Overall results indicated a 4.9% incidence of vomiting in dogs and a 7.9% incidence in cats; an 8.9% incidence of diarrhea in dogs and an 18.4% incidence in cats. Patients fed the PLE diets seven days or longer had an average increase in body weight of 1.4% in dogs, an average decrease in body weight of 3.8% in cats, increases in lymphocyte counts, and mild decreases in serum albumin.
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U2 - 10.5326/15473317-33-6-500
DO - 10.5326/15473317-33-6-500
M3 - Article
C2 - 9358417
AN - SCOPUS:0031264228
SN - 0587-2871
VL - 33
SP - 500
EP - 508
JO - Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
JF - Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
IS - 6
ER -