Lecture – Diagnostics, Staging and Treatment of Feline CKD

Lecture – Diagnostics, Staging and Treatment of Feline CKD – Can We Finally Make a Difference?

Dr Elizabeth O'Brien

At this time in veterinary medicine, hypertension is ideally treated in cats using which of the following medication

Amlodipine (calcium channel blocker)

Fortecor (ACE inhibitor)

Semintra ( Angiotension receptor blocker)

Doesn’t need to be treated in cats

The hallmark of Feline CKD is

An acute decline in the population of functioning nephrons

A single disease entity

A condition that has occurred over the last few days

A chronic decline in the population of functioning nephrons

The target organs or feline hypertension are

Liver, pancreas

Retina , liver, pancreas

Retina, brain, kidney, heart

Only the retina

Muscle mass impacts which of the following tests

Creatinine levels

Blood pressure

SDMA

Urine Specific Gravity

SDMA is

A biomarker for renal disease

Is increased earlier in the disease process than creatinine

Is not affected by muscle mass

All or the above

Ideally in a IRIS Stage 3 cat the following tests should be run on a urine sample:

Urine specific gravity

Full urinalysis, urine protein/creatinine ratio, urine culture and sensitivity

Full urinalysis

None of the above