Kidney Disease in Cats What is kidney disease? Chronic kidney disease, also known as chronic renal failure or renal insufficiency, is a progressive loss of kidney function over a period of time. By definition, kidney failure is the inability of the kidneys to remove waste products from the blo...
What is the prognosis with kidney disease?Although we cannot cure chronic renal disease, we can help support your cat by developing a therapeutic plan. With treatment, many cats may live months to years with a good quality of life. As renal disease progresses, it is important to evaluate whe...
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This will depend on various factors such as the type or composition of the nephrolith, where it is located, how big it is, and if it is continuing to grow. The good news is that inactive nephroliths may be inactive for many years, which would prove to be the best prognosis! If ther...
There are many potential causes of AKI in dogs and cats, and the prognosis has been shown to vary with the cause as well as with therapy. This article reviews current concepts of the pathophysiology, causes, clinical presentation, approach to diagnosis, and medical management of AKI in dogs ...
However, the disease is irreversible and progressive, and the prognosis is guarded. AD-PKD is an inherited disease identified in Persian cats, Exotic Shorthairs, mixed breeds and sporadically in other breeds.1, 10, 11 The most important clinical manifestation is chronic renal failure. Cysts ...
In both cats and dogs, IS is associated with disease progression (Cheng et al., 2015, Liao et al., 2019). Numerous untargeted metabolomics studies have revealed disrupted profiles of uremic toxins in both cats and dogs, showing a general elevation in serum or plasma concentrations compared to...
The prognosis for renal lymphoma really depends on a number of factors. It depends on how sick the cat is and whether or not the lymphoma has spread to other organs. Some cats can live for a year or more quite happily with treatment. Other cats don't do well at all. If this was my...
I have recently summarized the limited evidence concerning the use of Azodyl, a popular probiotic product, fortreatment of kidney disease in cats, including arecent studypresented as an abstract at the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum. Another study of this product has...
This is a condition where the filtering apparatus of the kidney (glomeruli) is inflamed, causing defective filtering of the blood, which can result in kidney failure. From: Pathobiology of Human Disease, 2014 About this pageSet alert Discover other topics On this page Definition Chapters and Arti...