洋车前子壳粉可增加健康猫的排便频率、粪便评分、体积和湿度
摘要来源：
https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X241234151
一校：刘玲
二校：kenda
编辑：百可事乐
摘要
目的
便秘是指猫很少排便或很难排出坚硬干燥的粪便，是猫常见的消化系统问题。洋车前子是一种低发酵纤维，含有可溶性和不可溶性成分，具有吸水特性。它与与水混合会形成黏液状凝胶，用于各种动物便秘的对症治疗。本研究评估了饮食中添加洋车前子壳对猫粪便特征的影响
方法
选取健康的绝育成年猫（6只母猫和3只公猫，年龄3.3–4.4岁），分别饲喂含6%洋车前子（实验组）或6%纤维素（对照组）的干膨化饲料，连续10天。在两个喂养期的最后3天（收集日），记录排便次数和粪便评分，并收集粪便以测量湿重和水分含量。统计分析采用线性混合模型，将饮食、天数及其交互作用作为固定效应，动物作为随机项。
结果
实验组在3天内的日均排便次数显著多于对照组（P=0.0052），且在第2天收集时更多（P=0.0229）。与对照组相比，实验组的平均粪便评分在所有3天（P <0.0001）以及收集第 1、2、3 天（分别为P=0.0011，P=0.0349，P=0.0003）时均较高（粪便更软）。此外，实验组的粪便总湿重（P=0.0003）和粪便湿度（%）也显著高于对照组（P=0.0426）。实验组的粪便通常外壳干燥而内部柔软，提高了粪便评分。
结论与临床相关性
洋车前子增加了健康猫的排便次数、粪便湿度和粪便评分，与先前在便秘猫中进行的的一项非对照临床试验结果一致。这些研究支持在猫的饮食中添加洋车前子来管理猫便秘。
原文：
Psyllium husk powder increases defecation frequency and faecal score, bulk and moisture in healthy cats
Abstract
Objectives
Constipation is the infrequent or difficult emission of hard, dry faeces and is a common digestive condition in cats. Psyllium is a low-fermentable fibre, with soluble and insoluble components and water-holding properties. It forms a mucilaginous gel with water and is used for the symptomatic treatment of constipation in various species. This study evaluated the effect of dietary psyllium on faecal characteristics in cats.
Methods
Healthy neutered adult cats (six female and three male, aged 3.3–4.4 years) were consecutively fed a dry extruded diet containing either 6% psyllium (test) or 6% cellulose (control) for 10 days each. During the last 3 days (the collection days) of both feeding periods, bowel movements and faecal scores were recorded, and faeces were collected to measure wet weight and moisture. The statistical analysis used linear mixed models with diet, day and their interaction as fixed effects and animal as a random term.
Results
The test diet was associated with significantly more bowel movements per day over 3 days (P = 0.0052) and on collection day 2 (P = 0.0229) than the control diet. The mean faecal score was higher (softer faeces) over all three collection days (P <0.0001) and on collection days 1, 2 and 3 (P = 0.0011, P = 0.0349, P = 0.0003, respectively) for the test diet vs the control diet; the total faecal wet weight (P = 0.0003) and faecal moisture (%) were also higher (P = 0.0426) for the test diet. Faeces associated with the test diet often had a dry shell and soft interior, which increased the faecal score.
Conclusions and relevance
Psyllium promoted more bowel movements and higher faecal moisture and faecal score in healthy cats, consistent with a previous uncontrolled clinical trial in constipated cats. Together, the studies support the use of dietary psyllium for managing cats with constipation.
