Clinical monitoring therapeutic a cat with a chronic kidney disease positive for a Viral Immunodeficiency and urinary infection
Keywords:
chronic kidney disease, cat, clinical approachAbstract
Kidney chronic disease is the most frequently diagnosed disease in companion animals and it is the second cause of death in cats. Major clinical signs in cats are weight loss, anorexia / loss of appetite, dehydration, depression, polydipsia, polyuria, vomiting, weakness, and constipation. Obtaining an accurate diagnosis and improving management and prognosis of renal ill is easier accomplished by a careful medical history and use of complementary tests such as hematological, biochemical, imaging, and urinary. Therapeutic approach is performed according to the stages of CKD determined by IRIS. The treatment should be adapted for each patient. The serial monitoring of these patients is ideal and treatment should be adapted according to their response to the treatment. Based on the assumption, we aimed to describe a case report of a cat with CKD, positive for FIV associated with urinary tract infection. The patient showed anorexia, dehydration, and gingivitis with dental plaque. During palpation was noticed reactive lymph nodes and small fibrotic kidney. The diagnosis was confirmed by complete blood count, clinical chemistry, urinalysis and abdominal ultrasound. The chosen therapy was according to the guidelines of IRIS: fluid therapy, renal diet, chelation and use sodium bicarbonate. Urinary tract infection was treated with antibiotic administration and it provided a clinical improvement and increased quality of life.
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