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  • Title: Early diagnosis of renal disease and renal failure.
    Author: Lees GE.
    Journal: Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract; 2004 Jul; 34(4):867-85, v. PubMed ID: 15223206.
    Abstract:
    The main goal of early diagnosis of renal disease and renal failure in dogs and cats is to enable timely application of therapeutic interventions that may slow or halt disease progression. Strategies for early diagnosis of renal disease use urine tests that detect proteinuria that is a manifestation of altered glomerular permselectivity or impaired urine-concentrating ability as well blood tests to evaluate plasma creatinine concentration. Animals with progressive renal disease should be carefully investigated and treated appropriately. Animals with mild, possibly nonprogressive, renal disease should be monitored adequately to detect any worsening trends,which should lead to further investigation and treatment even if the increments of change are small.
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