Everything a cat owner needs to know about chronic kidney disease and cats. I go over symptoms, diagnosis and general treatment concepts for what is probably the most common old cat disease, and certainly one of top three age related health conditions we see in our cat patients. Check out the follow-up LIVE Q&A session on cats and kidney disease here:    • Cats and Kidney disease LIVE Q&A  

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Timestamps for most important points:

What kidneys do (mostly) 1:45

How kidney disease is diagnosed in cats 3:10
Why annual blood tests are important in 'healthy' cats 4:10
Disease management goals 6:30
Emergency treatment for uremic crisis 7:00
Advanced diagnostics and UTIs 8:30
Should you do a kidney ultrasound? 9:35
Treatment of chronic kidney disease in cats 10:40
Food for cats with kidney disease 12:00
Wet food vs Dry food 13:40
Subcutaneous fluids 16:10
Calcitriol (Medication) 18:20
Frequency of monitoring 20:00
How to decide what other meds will be helpful 20:40

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