Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Protein and microalbumin in urine common in diabetic cats
By Al-Ghazlat, Suliman A et al.·Published in Topics in companion animal medicine·2011·The Animal Medical Center, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: The prevalence of microalbuminuria and proteinuria in cats with diabetes mellitus.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 66 cats with diabetes was tested for kidney issues, specifically looking for microalbuminuria (small amounts of protein in urine) and proteinuria (higher levels of protein). The results showed that 70% of the diabetic cats had microalbuminuria, which is much higher than the 39% in sick nondiabetic cats and 18% in healthy nondiabetic cats. Similarly, 70% of the diabetic cats had proteinuria compared to 35% and 9% in the other groups. This suggests that kidney problems are quite common in diabetic cats, and further research is needed to understand what this means for their health.
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Abstract
The prevalence of microalbuminuria (MA) and proteinuria was evaluated in 66 cats with diabetes mellitus (DM), 35 nondiabetic cats with other illness, and 11 healthy nondiabetic cats with use of the E.R.D.-HealthScreen Feline Urine Test. The MA prevalence was higher in the diabetic than in the nondiabetic sick and healthy control cats (70%, 39%, and 18% respectively, P < .0001). In addition, prevalence of proteinuria defined by a protein/creatinine ratio (UPC) > 0.4 was significantly higher in the diabetic cat than in the control cats (70%, 35%, and 9% respectively, P < .0001). There was a significant but weak correlation between the results of MA and UPC (P < .0001, r = 0.43). Our results showed that MA is common in cats with DM. Further studies are required to evaluate the prognostic value of the presence and the severity of MA in cats with DM.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21782146/