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Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

Clinical Exposures: A perinephric pseudocyst in a cat

May 1, 2005
By:Becky L. Morrow, DVM

An 11-year-old 14.5 lb (6.6 kg) castrated male domestic shorthaired cat was presented for evaulation of a progressively distended abdomen.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

Endoscopy Brief: Using an arthroscope to identify and remove renal and ureteral calculi

January 1, 2005
By:Timothy C. McCarthy, DVM, PhD, DACVS

A 5-year-old spayed female Birman cat was presented for evaluation of a three-month history of recurrent depression, vomiting, and urinary tract infections.

Source: DVM InFocus

Chronic renal failure causes difficult to pinpoint

November 1, 2004
By:Gregory F. Grauer, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM

Loss of nephrons in CRF results in afferent glomerular arteriole vasodilatation causing intraglomerular pressure to increase.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

The options for treating feline hyperthyroidism

November 1, 2004
By:David S. Bruyette, DVM, DACVIM

The options for treating feline hyperthyroidism include surgery, medical therapy, and radioiodine therapy.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

Purdue veterinary school performs groundbreaking kidney surgery

October 1, 2004
By:Jessica Tremayne

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.—Purdue University veterinarians set precedent for diagnosis and treatment of a kidney tumor in a 23-year-old horse. Jan Hawkins, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, associate professor of large animal surgery, Purdue University, removed the horse's kidney through its flank using no general anesthesia. The right kidney was removed using a hand-assisted laparoscopic technique.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

AU develops new canine kidney transplant protocol

July 1, 2004

Auburn, Ala.-Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine has developed a canine kidney transplant protocol that promotes increased tolerance of transplanted organs between unrelated dogs. It also offers the possibility that the transplant recipients may not be required to take high-doses of immunosuppressive drugs for the rest of their lives.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

Glomerulonephritis remains an important cause of renal disease in dogs

March 1, 2004
By:Johnny D. Hoskins, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM

Q: How does one diagnose and manage dogs with glomerulonephritis?

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

Chronic renal insufficiency in the cat: A new look at an old disease

December 1, 2003

Chronic renal insufficiency is a common problem in cats. Many cats will live for years with very few clinical signs while others will progress more rapidly. Unfortunately, most will ultimately succumb to the disease. Conventional monitoring of these cats has included periodic blood chemistries and complete blood cell counts assessing for: progression of azotemia, alterations in electrolyte and acid-base balance, changes in the calcium and phosphorous levels and progression of non-regenerative anemia. Long-term management of these cases is typically aimed at correcting electrolyte and acid-base abnormalities, supplementing water soluble vitamins, alleviating gastrointestinal side effects and controlling serum phosphorous levels. In

Source: SMALL ANIMAL INTERNAL MEDICINE

Acute renal failure and chronic kidney disease: Introduction

May 1, 2003
By:Richard W. Nelson, DVM, DACVIM, C. Guillermo Couto, DVM, DACVIM

Renal failure occurs when approximately three fourths of the nephrons of both kidneys cease to function. Acute renal failure (ARF) results from an abrupt decline in renal function and is usually caused by an ischemic or toxic insult to the kidneys, although leptospirosis is reemerging as an important infectious cause of ARF.

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