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Cat with chronic kidney failure monitored for treatment effects over
By H.H. Arslan et al.·Published in Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia·2021·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: Evaluation of mean gray values of a cat with chronic renal failure: case report
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old female domestic cat with chronic kidney disease was monitored for nearly four years after her diagnosis. Throughout this time, she received probiotics as a supportive treatment, which may have helped her maintain a good quality of life and body condition. Regular ultrasounds were performed to check her kidney health, but researchers found that measuring the mean gray values (MGV) in her kidneys could provide more useful information about her condition. Overall, the cat remained comfortable and stable during her long battle with kidney disease, suggesting that probiotics might be beneficial for cats with similar issues.
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Abstract
ABSTRACT In this case, a 12-year-old female domestic cat with chronic renal failure (CRF), which had lived longer than the mean survival time for cats with that condition, was monitored to evaluate the effects of treatment and mean gray value (MGV) changes. The cat has lived for nearly four years since the diagnosis. Probiotics have been used as an additional, classical supportive therapy since the beginning of treatment. The temporal changes in renal MGV were statistically evaluated in the last year of the four-year period. The cat had a comfortable existence and good body condition all her life and probiotic therapy may have had a positive influence post-CRF diagnosis. Ultrasonography (US) examination is a commonly used tool for monitoring the CRF situation, but it is not particularly sensitive. Therefore, MGV may be more useful for the quantitative evaluation of the extent of renal failure. Also, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report for a long-term clinical evaluation of MGV in a cat with CRF. The aim of this case report was the evaluation of the relationship between MGV and clinical and biochemical changes in a cat with chronic renal failure.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4162-12172