Upper urolithiasis in cats with chronic kidney disease: prevalence and investigation of serum and urinary calcium concentrations.

Huai-Hsun HsuShion UenoHirosumi Miyakawa Mizuki OgawaYuichi MiyagawaNaoyuki Takemura

Published in: Journal of feline medicine and surgery (2022)

Cats with CKD that were purebred, fed dry food and fed urine-acidifying food only often had upper urolithiasis. A higher UCa:Cr may be a result of increased serum iCa and may cause upper urolithiasis.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
human health
climate change
peritoneal dialysis