An undernutrition screening score for dogs with protein-losing enteropathy: A prospective multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of undernutrition in dogs with protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) caused by inflammatory enteritis, intestinal lymphangiectasia, or both and which variables are most predictive of outcome are unknown.

Objectives

Develop an undernutrition screening score (USS) for use at the time of diagnosis of PLE in dogs, which is predictive of outcome.

Animals

Fifty-seven dogs with PLE prospectively recruited from 3 referral hospitals in the United Kingdom.

Methods

An USS based on the presence and severity of 5 variables: appetite, weight loss, and body, muscle, and coat condition and scored out of 15, with higher scores reflecting worse undernutrition, was calculated at the time of diagnosis. Follow-up information was obtained for at least 6 months.

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SUBMITTER: Wootton FE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10472980 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature