Peterson Mark E, Eirmann Laura
Animal Endocrine Clinic, 21 West 100th Street, New York, NY 10025, USA; Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
Oradell Animal Hospital, 580 Winters Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652, USA; Nestle Purina PetCare, St Louis, MO 63102, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2014 Jul;44(4):775-88, vi-vii. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2014.03.005. Epub 2014 May 10.
When treating cats with endocrine disease, most veterinarians concentrate on medical or surgical treatments that can be used to manage or cure the disease. Dietary issues are frequently ignored or not properly addressed. However, nutritional support can play an integral role in the successful management of feline endocrine diseases. Furthermore, because most cats with endocrine disease are senior or geriatric, they may also have concurrent health conditions that warrant dietary intervention. This article discusses recommendations for nutritional support of the 2 most common endocrine problems of cats seen in clinical practice: hyperthyroidism and diabetes mellitus.
在治疗患有内分泌疾病的猫时,大多数兽医专注于可用于控制或治愈该疾病的药物或手术治疗。饮食问题常常被忽视或未得到妥善处理。然而,营养支持在猫内分泌疾病的成功管理中可发挥不可或缺的作用。此外,由于大多数患有内分泌疾病的猫是老龄或老年猫,它们可能还存在需要饮食干预的并发健康问题。本文讨论了临床实践中猫最常见的两种内分泌问题——甲状腺功能亢进和糖尿病——的营养支持建议。