Effectiveness of Cranberry Supplementation for Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Urinary Tract Disease in Dogs and Cats: A Systematic Review
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Current evidence does not support cranberry supplements for preventing or treating urinary tract infections in dogs and cats. More research is needed due to limited studies and low-certainty findings on cranberry efficacy.
Area Of Science
- Veterinary Medicine
- Pharmacology
- Urology
Background
- Cranberry and its extracts are marketed for preventing and treating urinary tract diseases in pets.
- Limited scientific guidance exists for their use in companion animals.
Purpose Of The Study
- To systematically review and assess the efficacy of cranberry supplementation for preventing and treating bacterial cystitis and subclinical bacteriuria in dogs and cats.
- To evaluate the available literature on cranberry's role in canine and feline urinary tract health.
Main Methods
- A systematic literature review was conducted.
- Three studies with a total of 122 animals (106 dogs, 16 cats) were identified and analyzed.
- Risk of bias and certainty of evidence were assessed for each study.
Main Results
- No statistically significant or numerical positive impacts of cranberry treatment were reported in the included studies.
- Two of the three studies were assessed as having a high risk of bias; one was low risk.
- The overall certainty of the evidence was determined to be low to very low.
Conclusions
- The limited number of studies, small sample sizes, and low certainty of evidence prevent a confident assessment of cranberry's effectiveness.
- Further high-quality research is required to determine the role of cranberry in managing infectious urinary tract diseases in dogs and cats.
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