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Posts Tagged symptoms of kidney disease
Recognizing Kidney Disease in Cats Helps Prolong Kitty’s Life
In our practice on the most common diseases we see in cats over 7 years old are hyperthyroidism, diabetes and kidney disease. In this article I am focusing on the symptoms of kidney disease in cats (renal failure), the causes and treatment.
Kidney disease can occur suddenly (acute) or gradually (chronic) in cats and there are many causes. A diet of pre-prepared dry food must be accompanied by plenty of fresh available water. Sadly, although convenient, this is not an ideal diet for your cat and may be one of the causes of kidney disease in cats. Other causes that have been suggested in research surround annual vaccination against feline distemper.
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Blood Pressure Drug Combination Reduces Kidney Disease Risk in Diabetics, Believe it Or Not
Blood pressure lowering drugs also lower the risk for kidney disease among diabetics. Even among patients without high blood pressure, the reduction of kidney risk is 20% when a combination of two drugs is taken. What are these two drugs, you asked? And how did they come to this conclusion? Read on.
They analyzed the data from a study called ADVANCE. The number of type 2 diabetics who participated in this study was 11,140. They divided these patients into two groups. One group was given a combination of two blood pressure-lowering drugs.
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