Harnessing the power of fibre to manage diarrhea in dogs and cat

Presented by Valerie Parker, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM (SAIM, nutrition)

Continuing education questionnaire

CE credit: 1

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Questions

1. Regarding insoluble fibre, which of the following is incorrect? *

Slows GI transit time

Bulking agent

Stretches intestinal wall to stimulate peristalsis

Doesn’t dissolve in water

2. Regarding soluble fibre, which of the following is correct? *

It binds excess water in the intestine

It increases viscosity

It slows GI transit time

All of the above

3. True or False. Hydrolyzed protein diets tend to be very high in fibre. *

True

False

4. True or False. Fibre can reduce the need for other microbiome modifiers (i.e., antibiotics, probiotics). *

True

False

5. The effects of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) include: *

Increasing colonic pH

Decreasing pathogen growth

Weakening the epithelial cell barrier

None of the above

6. True or False. Crude fibre provides a good indication of all of the fibre in a diet. *

True

False

7. True or False. The best indication of fibre in a diet is total dietary fibre. *

True

False

8. True or False. Obstipation and constipation have different nutritional requirements when it comes to fibre. *

True

False

9. Which of the following had the fastest resolution of clinical signs in a study of 30 dogs with acute colitis? *

Highly digestible diet

Psyllium-enriched, highly digestible diet

Highly digestible diet plus metronidazole

10. When supplementing a cat with psyllium husk, the recommended starting dose is approximately: *

1 tsp twice daily

1 tbsp twice daily

1 cup daily