Dietary intervention for a growing Australian Kelpie with intestinal lipid malabsorption
Annegret Lucke,
Brigitta Wichert,
Annette Liesegang
Abstract:A 12‐week‐old male Australian Kelpie was referred for nutritional consultation after being diagnosed with autosomal recessively inherited intestinal lipid malabsorption (ILM). At the timepoint of referral, the dog's bodyweight was below the ideal growth curve, the faecal quality was poor and the patient received a pancreatic enzyme supplement. The patient's diet at referral was based on a commercial dry food for all age groups and contained approximately 20% fat in dry matter (DM). We formulated a highly diges… Show more
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