EFFECTS OF DIET ON FELINE URINE

  • 1 January 1978
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 28  (5) , 551-555
Abstract
Urine specific gravity, osmolality and the incidence of proteinuria were assessed in 18 caged cats. The values for these parameters were increased when dry, as compared to moist, cat food was fed. Failure to recognize these characteristics of feline urine could lead to erroneous interpretations of laboratory data since elevation of these values, particularly protein, was associated with renal disease.