Impact of Obesity on Lung Function in Cats with Bronchoconstriction
Obesity is a nutritional disorder commonly diagnosed in adult cats that has been associated with an increased risk of different chronic diseases including respiratory diseases. The main objective of this study is to define if there is a relation between lung function measured by barometric whole-bod...
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| author | Alicia Caro-Vadillo J. Alberto Montoya-Alonso Laín García-Guasch |
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| description | Obesity is a nutritional disorder commonly diagnosed in adult cats that has been associated with an increased risk of different chronic diseases including respiratory diseases. The main objective of this study is to define if there is a relation between lung function measured by barometric whole-body plethysmography and obesity in cats with bronchoconstriction. Fifty-three cats were included in the study. All animals presented a bronchoconstriction status diagnosed with an Enhanced Pause (Penh) value higher than the reference range. Based on a standardized 9-point body condition scale, 36 cats were normal-weight cats (with BCS < 6), and 17 cats were considered overweight or obese cats (with BCS ≥ 6). Overweight cats were mainly male cats and older, and presented lower tidal volume values, lower minute volume values, and lower peak inspiratory and expiratory flows than normal-weight cats. According to the results of the present study, overweight cats showed a more compromised lung function parameters related to restrictive pattern compared with normal-weight cats. However, overweight cats did not show a higher bronchoconstriction level compared with normal-weight cats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-78b171bea92a47e2b33bb8852f9d8e9b2023-11-23T19:23:15ZengMDPI AGVeterinary Sciences2306-73812022-06-019627810.3390/vetsci9060278Impact of Obesity on Lung Function in Cats with BronchoconstrictionAlicia Caro-Vadillo0J. Alberto Montoya-Alonso1Laín García-Guasch2Internal Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Complutense of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainInternal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35413 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainIVC Evidensia Hospital Veterinari Molins, 08620 Sant Vicenç dels Horts, SpainObesity is a nutritional disorder commonly diagnosed in adult cats that has been associated with an increased risk of different chronic diseases including respiratory diseases. The main objective of this study is to define if there is a relation between lung function measured by barometric whole-body plethysmography and obesity in cats with bronchoconstriction. Fifty-three cats were included in the study. All animals presented a bronchoconstriction status diagnosed with an Enhanced Pause (Penh) value higher than the reference range. Based on a standardized 9-point body condition scale, 36 cats were normal-weight cats (with BCS < 6), and 17 cats were considered overweight or obese cats (with BCS ≥ 6). Overweight cats were mainly male cats and older, and presented lower tidal volume values, lower minute volume values, and lower peak inspiratory and expiratory flows than normal-weight cats. According to the results of the present study, overweight cats showed a more compromised lung function parameters related to restrictive pattern compared with normal-weight cats. However, overweight cats did not show a higher bronchoconstriction level compared with normal-weight cats.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/9/6/278obesitycatfeline bronchial diseasechronic pulmonary diseasebarometric whole-body plethysmographylung function |
| spellingShingle | Alicia Caro-Vadillo J. Alberto Montoya-Alonso Laín García-Guasch Impact of Obesity on Lung Function in Cats with Bronchoconstriction Veterinary Sciences obesity cat feline bronchial disease chronic pulmonary disease barometric whole-body plethysmography lung function |
| title | Impact of Obesity on Lung Function in Cats with Bronchoconstriction |
| title_full | Impact of Obesity on Lung Function in Cats with Bronchoconstriction |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Obesity on Lung Function in Cats with Bronchoconstriction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Obesity on Lung Function in Cats with Bronchoconstriction |
| title_short | Impact of Obesity on Lung Function in Cats with Bronchoconstriction |
| title_sort | impact of obesity on lung function in cats with bronchoconstriction |
| topic | obesity cat feline bronchial disease chronic pulmonary disease barometric whole-body plethysmography lung function |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/9/6/278 |
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