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Measurement of obesity in companion animals All measures of adiposity involve defining body composition, or the "relative amounts of the various biological components of the body." The main conceptual division of importance is between fat mass (FM, the triglyceride component in adipose tissue) and lean body mass (LBM).

This is a College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University article evaluates the muscle potassium content in both cats recieving sodium gluconate or potasium gluconate during 6 moths

Abstract Nutritional intake in the patient with hepatobiliary disease provides the cornerstone of balanced medical care. Optimal recommendations require consideration of general nutritional principles, special species requirements and contemporary needs uniquely related to the patient's medical problem. Although general recommendations follow well-established guidelines developed to meet metabolic requirements for normal health, there is little information regarding altered requirements in animals that are ill.