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The Veterinary Record, Vol 138, Issue 15, 354-357
Copyright © 1996 by British Veterinary Association

Changes in the body composition of cats during weight reduction by controlled dietary energy restriction

R. F. Butterwick BSc, PhD1 and P. J. Markwell BSc, BVetMed, MRCVS1

1 Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 4RT

Thirteen overweight domestic short-haired cats were fed a commercial low calorie diet for 18 weeks at an energy intake to lose weight; they lost an average of 18·1 per cent of their starting weight. An evaluation of their body composition by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry before and after the study suggested that most of the weight lost was composed of fat. The cats' lean bodyweight did not change significantly, but increased as a proportion of total bodyweight.




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