Serum creatinine concentration, the classical biomarker of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in
cats, has important limitations that decrease its value as a biomarker of early CKD. Recently …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the most common metabolic disease of domesticated cats,
with most affected cats being geriatric (> 12 years of age). The prevalence of CKD in cats …

Practical relevance: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed
diseases in older cats. In most cats, CKD is also a progressive disease and can be …

The validated immunoassay for SDMA, the IDEXX SDMA test, is a clinically relevant and
reliable tool for diagnosing early CKD in small animals when creatinine level is still within …

The '2021 AAFP Feline Senior Care Guidelines' are authored by a Task Force of experts in
feline clinical medicine and serve as an update and extension of those published in 2009 …

Aim: The overarching purpose of the AAFP Anesthesia Guidelines (hereafter referred to as
the 'Guidelines') is to make anesthesia and sedation safer for the feline patient. Scope and …

Nerve growth factor (NGF) is essential for the survival of sensory and sympathetic neurons
during development. However, in the adult, NGF and its interaction with tropomyosin …

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and acute decompensation of CKD (ACKD) are
common in cats. Objectives To characterize the etiology, clinical and clinicopathologic …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is prevalent in elderly cats. Frequently, a diagnosis is made
in later stages of disease, by which time many renal lesions are irreversible. As such, little …

Simple Summary Adjusting drug dosages in dogs and cats with chronic kidney disease
(CKD) can be challenging in clinical practice due to the lack of specific indications in the …