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Iron concentrations in 7 commercial liquid enteral diets for cats. The horizontal bar represents the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Cat Food Nutrient Profile minimum and the National Research Council (NRC) Recommended Allowance, with are both 20 mg/1,000 kcal. The iron concentration in the diet represented as zero was below the detection limit of 0.0002%.

Iron concentrations in 7 commercial liquid enteral diets for cats. The horizontal bar represents the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Cat Food Nutrient Profile minimum and the National Research Council (NRC) Recommended Allowance, with are both 20 mg/1,000 kcal. The iron concentration in the diet represented as zero was below the detection limit of 0.0002%.

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To determine the prevalence of nutrients less than or greater than accepted standards in commercially available enteral diets for cats, and to identify contamination incidence in enteral diets for cats. Prospective cross-sectional study. University teaching hospital. Seven commercial enteral diets for cats. Labels were evaluated to determine if die...

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... total number of nutrients less than AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profile minimums ranged from 3 to 9 (median = 4). The most common nutrient to be less than the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profile minimum was iron, which was less than both the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profile minimum and the NRC-RA in 6 of the 7 diets (Figure 1). Manganese and potassium were less than both AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profile minimums in 4 diets (although below the NRC-RA for only 1 and 0 diets, respectively). ...

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... Veterinary liquid diets tend to contain adequate concentrations of thiamine. A recent study examined nutrient composition of seven veterinary liquid feline diets and found thiamine in sufficient concentrations in all but one analyzed diet [116]. Adequate thiamine supplementation is therefore expected in the majority of veterinary liquid diets. ...
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Recent pet food recalls for insufficient dietary thiamine have highlighted the importance of adequate thiamine intake in dogs and cats, as thiamine is an essential dietary nutrient with a critical role in energy metabolism. Prolonged thiamine deficiency leads to clinical signs that can span several organ systems, and deficiency can be fatal if not reversed. In this review, the current knowledge of thiamine metabolism will be summarized. Dietary recommendations for dogs and cats will be discussed, and the risk factors and clinical signs associated with thiamine deficiency will be examined.