Cat Medical & Health Information Feline Urinary Systems Feline Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) Page 6
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| What Everyone Should Know About Feline Chronic Renal Failure - http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Everyone- Chronic Renal Failure or CRF is one of the most common age related illnesses in cats today. Chronic and progressive kidney failure is typically related to age, other illnesses and environment. Diet can play a part. CRF is always terminal, but with management of the disease, cats can live a quality life for many years after diagnosis. - Read more |
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| Cat health: Signs and treatments of Feline Chronic Renal Failure - http://www.helium.com/items/326195-cat-h The function of the kidney is to conserve water. It does this by removing salt from the urine-chemical equilibrium dictates that water will follow salt-and putting it back into the bloodstream. The BUN and creatinine levels are indicators as to how well the kidney is able to get rid of the nitrogenous compounds-or, in other words, how well the kidney is able to function. - Read more |
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| Feline Chronic Renal Failure - http://www.itchmoforums.com/feline-chron Feline Chronic Renal Failure A forum for lovers of dogs and cats. Discuss and research pet food issues, read cat and dog product reviews, pet health info ... - Read more |
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| Chronic Renal Failure Information: Stay At Home Cats - http://www.stayathomecats.com/crf.htm This Hot Topic is one I had to deal with—chronic renal failure, or kidney disease. CRF is a very common disease among older cats. Some experts say screening for kidney disease should be done annually after the age of seven because symptoms are very hard to spot until the disease has progressed quite a bit. Read on for more information about this condition. - Read more |
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| Feline Chronic Renal Failure - http://www.buzzardsbayvetassociates.com/ Feline chronic renal failure is a gradual decline of kidney function and is generally a disease of older cats. Usually this decline is caused by degeneration of the functional units of the kidney from chronic interstitial nephritis, but other factors can contribute such as high blood pressure, bacterial infection and dehydration. The kidneys become inefficient at their job of filtering out toxins without loosing too much water. Urine becomes dilute while toxin levels build in the blood. The other job of the kidneys is to make the hormone erythropoietin which stimulates the release of new red blood cells from the bone marrow. Without enough of this hormone a cat will become anemic. - Read more |
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| Kidney Disease in Older Cats By Jean Hofve, DVM - http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?ac Kidney disease, in the form of Chronic Renal Failure (CRF), is a common problem in older cats. I have seen natural kidney failure in cats as young as 4 years, but far more frequently in much older cats. - Read more |
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| Chronic Kidney Disease: PetCareLibrary - http://www.petsvetsandyou.com/pcl/articl |
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| The Tales of Three Thirsty Old Cats - http://www.petalia.com.au/Templates/Stor In the last two weeks we've had a run of 'thirsty old cats'. Since kidneys are the 'weak point' of cats (50% of elderly cats die of renal failure and most of the rest succumb to cancer), obtaining urine to test was the immediate goal. - Read more |
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| Treating Cats with Chronic Renal Insufficiency - http://cat-care.suite101.com/article.cfm Diet, Home Care, Hemodialysis, and Transplants for Felines with CRI. - Read more |
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| Accessing the AOL Feline CRF Chat - http://www.vetsites.vin.com/Kidney/aolch |
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| CRF-Fighters: Yahoo! Pets - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CRF-Fighte A cat Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) mailing list for those who are adamantly fighting CRF. - Read more |
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| Chronic Renal Failure: catmine.com - http://www.catmine.com/health/chronic_re |
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| Chronic Renal Failure in Cats & Dogs: Petalia.com - http://www.petalia.com.au/Templates/Stor |
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| Chronic Renal Failure Kidney failure, renal insufficiency, renal disease - http://wendyblount.com/encycEntry.cfm?EN |
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| Subcutaneous Fluid Administration - http://wendyblount.com/encycEntry.cfm?EN |
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| Nadia's Feline CRF Page - http://www.geocities.com/nadiacrfsite/ |
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| Linda's Feline CRF Hints: Traveling with a Cat - http://www.felinecrfhints.homestead.com/ |
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| Kidney Failure (Chronic Renal Failure): VeterinaryPartner: VIN - http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content |
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| How to Get a Cat to Drink More Water: PetEducation.com - http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm? |
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| Feline Chronic Kidney Disease - http://www.greenoaksnorthvets.com/medica |