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Evaluation of Gastric pH and Serum Gastrin Concentrations in Cats with Chronic Kidney Disease.

Mary Katherine TolbertS OlinS MacLaneE GouldJ M SteinerS VadenJ Price
Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2017)
These findings suggest that cats with CKD may not have gastric hyperacidity compared to healthy cats and, therefore, may not need acid suppression. Thus, further studies to determine if there is a benefit to acid suppression in cats with CKD are warranted.
Keyphrases
  • chronic kidney disease
  • end stage renal disease
  • peritoneal dialysis