Feline Medicine, Session 4

Talking about kidney disease

It is probably the most important disease in cats: chronic kidney disease? But is it always renal disease if you detect azotaemia on the blood work? And when can we classify a renal azotaemia as chronic kidney disease. How to differentiate from acute disease? And what about acute on chronic? Let`s find answers to all of these questions.
Aim:
– Be able to differentiate pre-renal, renal and postrenal azotaemia
– Learn how to find out whether it is acute or chronic kidney disease
– Take home some treatment guidelines for chronic kidney disease during different stages (early kidney disease, acute on chronic disease, advanced kidney disease)
Preparation material:
• Introductory video on how to differentiate pre-renal, renal and post-renal azotaemia
• Introductory video on how to differentiate acute from chronic disease
Live workshop:
Rico, Ruby, Wilma, Pim and some others will teach you how to differentiate pre-renal, renal and post-renal azotaemia and how to classify renal azotaemia as acute, chronic or acute on chronic. And once we have found out which of them have chronic kidney disease we need to talk about treatment options and the differences in the management of early vs advanced chronic kidney disease.