Symptoms Of A Problem Kidney In A Cat
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Now that our pets are fed from bags and cans, kidney failure has become the second leading cause or death in cats. Chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis is the most common cause of a problem kidney in a cat, but there are other diseases too.
If you think your cat is having a kidney problem, don't procrastinate getting a proper diagnosis. Like every serious medical condition, problems such as nephritis (inflammation of a kidney in a cat) are easier to prevent than cure.
Talk with a holistic veterinarian about steps you can take to lengthen your cat's life and consider alternative medicines to support a problem kidney in a cat.
If you think your cat is having a kidney problem, don't procrastinate getting a proper diagnosis. Like every serious medical condition, problems such as nephritis (inflammation of a kidney in a cat) are easier to prevent than cure.
Talk with a holistic veterinarian about steps you can take to lengthen your cat's life and consider alternative medicines to support a problem kidney in a cat.
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Diseases Of the Kidney In A Cat
A list of kidney diseases in cats
There are several different diseases affecting a cat's kidney and renal system.
- Chronic Tubulointerstitial Nephritis: This is the most common renal disease and usually affects senior cats. This is also called chronic renal failure.
- Hydronephrosis: This happens when the flow of urine out of your cat is blocked. Often related to genital abnormalities, birth defects and bladder stones in cats.
- Amyloidosis: This is an inherited disease that is seen in Abyssinians, Siamese and Oriental Shorthairs cat breeds and rarely encountered in other cats.
- Pyelonephritis: This is a bacterial infection in the kidney in cats.It may be caused by a pre-existing feline urinary problem or bladder infection. That condition caused the bacteria to proliferate in the kidney.
- Glomerulonephritis: This is a breakdown in the immune processes in the glomeruli which occurs when a secondary disease causes antibodies to get lodged in the glomeruli, which is part of the kidney in a cat....
Important!
Symptoms Of A Problem Kidney In A Cat
There is no absolute cure for treating a chronic renal (kidney) failure however, several things can be done to slow the progression. Once you recognize the symptoms of a sick kidney in cat and you can begin to help him.
Decreased appetite
Vomiting
Weight loss
Excessive thirst
Excessive urination or
Poor hair coat
Depression
Loss of energy, lethargic
Decreased appetite
Vomiting
Weight loss
Excessive thirst
Excessive urination or
Poor hair coat
Depression
Loss of energy, lethargic
Treating A Problem Kidney In A Cat
Strategies
What your vet will do...
Your cat needs rehydration. The vet will inject fluids under your cat's skin. This is also known as giving subcutaneous fluids. This rehydrates your cat and encourages the production of urine which flushes toxins out of your cat.
Next, since many cats become anemic due to poor nutrition your vet may give your cat a erythropoietin injection that elevates your cat's red blood cell counts. Since nausea is a common symptom, you cat may get a dose of famotidine to reduce the stomach acid. If your cat refuses food and is hospitalized then nutritional support is done through tube or intravenous feeding.
Here are other strategies for treating a sick kidney in a cat....
Your cat needs rehydration. The vet will inject fluids under your cat's skin. This is also known as giving subcutaneous fluids. This rehydrates your cat and encourages the production of urine which flushes toxins out of your cat.
Next, since many cats become anemic due to poor nutrition your vet may give your cat a erythropoietin injection that elevates your cat's red blood cell counts. Since nausea is a common symptom, you cat may get a dose of famotidine to reduce the stomach acid. If your cat refuses food and is hospitalized then nutritional support is done through tube or intravenous feeding.
Here are other strategies for treating a sick kidney in a cat....
- Protein restricted diets
- Phosphorus binders
- Potassium supplementation
- Vitamin supplementation
- Gastric acid inhibitors
- Calcitriol
- Erythropoietin
- Bicarbonate
- Blood pressure medication
- Angiotensn converting enzyme inhibitors
- Kidney transplant
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The more you know, the more you can help your cat.
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