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Post #2889198

2026-05-13 07:31 UTC

Worth noting: * Journals published by MDPI are notorious for being low-quality. * Academic literature out of China is notorious for being low-quality. * The actual info relevant to your point is in [this study](https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/1/91) published again in MDPI's *Microorganisms*. * It reads: "These results [from 12 cats; 6 control, 6 treated] all show that the bacteria L11 could be related to the fat metabolism of cats and affect the gut microbiota positively so that the odorous substances decrease for the improvement of the digestibility of nutrients." * Many cats are lactose intolerant. Your own link discusses this. Not saying this is wrong, just that taking veterinary advice from someone on the Internet isn't necessarily a great idea. You can buy bacterial cultures rather than feeding your cat yogurt and messing with their digestive tract more than you have to, and certainly ask your vet if possible if your cat is having GI issues.

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  • @daannii@lemmy.world 2026-05-13 23:06

    I mean that paper is a review paper. It just discussed existing literature on the topic. Papers published from other countries and on other publishers. I don't think it's fair to outright disregard research just because it's from China. The u.s has a pretty big track record for falsifying data and findings. "Publish or perish" is a thing in the u.s too. Which encourages scientists to report false data.

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