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Decreased orocaecal transit time, as measured by the exhalation of hydrogen, in hyperthyroid cats
K Papasouliotis1, P Muir, T J Gruffydd-Jones
1Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bristol, Langford.
Research in Veterinary Science
|July 1, 1993
Abstract:
Orocaecal transit time was assessed in healthy cats and cats with hyperthyroidism by means of the breath hydrogen test using a standard liquid meal with lactulose. The median transit time in 10 healthy cats was 98 minutes (range 60 to 150 minutes) and 90 minutes (range 75 to 150 minutes) in a repeated assessment. The median transit time in 10 cats with hyperthyroidism was 53 minutes (range 45 to 150 minutes) which was significantly more rapid (P < 0.05) than in the healthy cats.