title: Measurement of the influence of diet on feline urinary pH.
abstract: The kidneys eliminate the acid produced each day by metabolism and diet. Consequently, urinary pH is influenced by diet. The urinary pH of cats consuming a natural habitual diet consisting of small mammal carcasses is between 6.2 and 6.4. Although the only authoritative way to determine the effect of diet on urinary pH is a feeding trial, there is no universally accepted protocol for measuring urinary pH. When interpreting the urinary pH of a spot or random sample, it is necessary to consider when the sample was obtained relative to time of eating.
authors.affiliation: Mark Morris Institute, Topeka, Kansas, USA.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000502:physiology / Q000652:urine*; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary*; D006706:Homeostasis; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007668:Kidney / Q000502:physiology; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry*