Effect of withholding food versus feeding on creatinine, symmetric dimethylarginine, cholesterol, triglycerides, and other biochemical analytes in 100 healthy dogs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Withholding food is often recommended before collection of blood for routine biochemical analysis in dogs despite a paucity of evidence to support this requirement.

Objectives

To compare measurements of selected biochemical analytes collected before and after feeding in clinically healthy dogs.

Animals

One hundred clinically healthy staff- and student-owned dogs weighing ≥15 kg.

Methods

Prospective observational study. Food was withheld from the dogs for 10-26 hours. Preprandial serum was collected, and then dogs were fed their usual food at an amount equivalent to at least 2/3 resting energy requirement (RER). Selected serum analytes were measured at 2-, 4-, 6-, and 8-hours postprandially. The proportion of postprandial values that exceeded either t

SUBMITTER: Yi KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061199 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature