Acute Renal Failure PetConnections Winter 2019
Acute Renal Failure in Dogs and Cats By Jessica Romine, DVM, DACVIM, Board-Certified in Small Animal Internal Medicine, BluePearl Specialty and Emergency Pet Hospital in Southfield, Michigan The kidneys perform critical functions for dogs and cats, including filtering blood, eliminating waste in urine, and maintaining proper hydration, electrolyte balance, bone strength, blood pressure and red blood […]
Can Cats Develop Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome?
With the experience of watching both of my parents and a few older relatives slip into what we used to call “senility,” I’ve often wondered if I saw the same sort of cognitive issue in my elder cats. Today we use the term “dementia,” but “cognitive dysfunction” is a more specific term. Symptoms of both […]