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Risk factors associated with disturbances of calcium homeostasis after initiation of a phosphate-restricted diet in cats with chronic kidney disease.

Pak-Kan TangRebecca F GeddesYu-Mei ChangRosanne E JepsonEsther BijsmansJonathan Elliott
Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2020)
Lower plasma potassium or phosphate concentrations or both at the time of transition of cats with CKD to a phosphate-restricted diet are independently associated with increased risk of an increase in plasma tCa concentration. Increasing plasma tCa concentration is associated with progression of CKD.
Keyphrases
  • chronic kidney disease
  • end stage renal disease
  • physical activity
  • weight loss