Evaluation of gastrointestinal transit times and pH in healthy cats using a continuous pH monitoring system

Objectives The aim of this study was to characterize gastrointestinal (GI) transit times and pH in healthy cats. Methods GI transit times and pH were measured in six healthy, colony-housed, purpose-bred spayed female cats using a continuous, non-invasive pH monitoring system in a sequential order de...

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Published in:Journal of feline medicine and surgery 2022-10, Vol.24 (10), p.954-961
Main Authors: Telles, Naila J, Simon, Bradley T, Scallan, Elizabeth M, Gould, Emily N, Papich, Mark G, He, Yuqing, Lee, Mu-Tien, Lidbury, Jonathan A, Steiner, Jörg M, Kathrani, Aarti, Katherine Tolbert, M
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Language:English
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Administration, Oral
Animals
Cats
Female
Gastrointestinal Transit
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Intestine, Small
Original
Time Factors
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Summary:Objectives The aim of this study was to characterize gastrointestinal (GI) transit times and pH in healthy cats. Methods GI transit times and pH were measured in six healthy, colony-housed, purpose-bred spayed female cats using a continuous, non-invasive pH monitoring system in a sequential order design. For the first period (‘pre-feeding’), food was withheld for 20 h, followed by oral administration of a pH capsule. Five hours post-capsule administration, cats were meal-fed by offering them their daily allowance of food for 1 h. For the second period (‘post-feeding’), food was withheld for 24 h and cats were fed for 1 h, after which a pH capsule was orally administered. Studies in both periods were repeated three times. GI transit times and pH were compared between the two periods. Results The median transit times for the pre- and post-feeding periods, respectively, were: gastric – 94 mins (range 1–4101) and 1068 mins (range 484–5521); intestinal – 1350 mins (range 929–2961) and 1534 mins (range 442–2538); and GI – 1732 mins (range 1105–5451) and 2795 mins (range 926–6563). The median GI pH values for the first and second periods, respectively, were: esophageal – 7.0 (range 3.5–7.8) and 4.5 (range 2.9–6.4); gastric – 2.7 (range 1.7–6.2) and 2.0 (range 1.1–3.3); intestinal – 8.2 (range 7.6–8.7) and 7.8 (range 6.7–8.5); first-hour small intestinal – 8.2 (range 7.4–8.7) and 8.3 (range 7.9–8.6); and last-hour large intestinal – 8.5 (range 7.0–8.9) and 7.8 (range 6.3–8.7). Gastric (P
ISSN:1098-612X
1532-2750
1532-2750
DOI:10.1177/1098612X211062096