Table VI.
Mean (± sχ̄) values of urinary pH, urinary concentrations of struvite constituents, negative logarithm of struvite activity product (pSAP), and urinary struvite crystals in 12 cats fed a dry diet containing meat meal (MM), chicken meal (CM), or corn gluten meal (CGM)
| Variable | MM | CM | CGM |
|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 7.99 ± 0.12a | 7.58 ± 0.11b | 7.08 ± 0.08c |
| Magnesium (mM) | 4.50 ± 0.46b | 6.85 ± 0.82a | 4.70 ± 0.45b |
| Ammonium ion (mM) | 86.3 ± 13.2c | 117.1 ± 12.0b | 147.8 ± 14.4a |
| Total phosphorous (mM) | 36.1 ± 4.3b | 40.9 ± 5.1b | 54.6 ± 5.3a |
| Phosphoric acid ion (× 10−3 mM) | 3.15 ± 5.92a | 1.14 ± 1.27b | 0.50 ± 0.45b |
| pSAP | 9.27 ± 0.09b | 9.20 ± 0.09b | 9.61 ± 0.15a |
| Struvite crystals (No./μL of urine) | 374.3 ± 42.1a | 403.2 ± 70.3a | 114.4 ± 34.4b |
BW — Body weight
a,b,c
Mean values which do not have a common letter in their superscripts differ at a significance level of P < 0.05