Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Lab test differences linked to death within a month in cats
By Kuwahara, Y et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2006·Kuwahara Animal Hospital, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Association of laboratory data and death within one month in cats with chronic renal failure.
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Plain-English summary
A group of cats with chronic kidney disease (also known as chronic renal failure) was studied to see which lab results could predict death within a month. The cats showed symptoms like lethargy, loss of appetite, weight loss, and vomiting. Researchers found that certain blood and urine tests, especially the urine protein/creatinine ratio, were linked to a higher risk of dying soon after their first vet visit. This information can help vets identify which cats may need more urgent care to improve their chances of survival.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To retrospectively compare the data taken at the first visit of 34 cats with chronic renal failure surviving more than one month (surviving group) and 16 cats dying within one month (non-surviving group). METHODS: Records were collected on cats with chronic renal failure presented to a private veterinary practice in Nagoya, Japan, from March 1996 to March 2005. All cats with chronic renal failure diagnosed on the basis of case histories, clinical signs (such as, lethargy, anorexia, loss of bodyweight and vomiting) and a high plasma creatinine (>180 micromol/l) were included in the study. RESULTS: Plasma creatinine, urea nitrogen, inorganic phosphate, packed cell volume and urine protein/creatinine ratio were significantly different between cats of the surviving and non-surviving groups. In the surviving group, survival statuses were recorded, and laboratory data was obtained within one month before death in 13 cats. In the 13 cats, plasma creatinine, packed cell volume and urine protein/creatinine ratio showed significant differences between the data taken within one month before death and that taken at first visit, and only urine protein/creatinine ratio exhibited a consistent alteration (increase) in relation to first visit data. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: These results indicated that plasma creatinine, urea nitrogen, inorganic phosphate, packed cell volume and urine protein/creatinine ratio were associated with death within one month and urine protein/creatinine ratio was most likely to be associated with mortality in cats with chronic renal failure.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16911112/