Chronic activation of the renin‐angiotensin‐aldosterone system (RAAS) promotes and
perpetuates the syndromes of congestive heart failure, systemic hypertension, and chronic …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the most common metabolic disease of domesticated cats,
with most affected cats being geriatric (> 12 years of age). The prevalence of CKD in cats …

In 2000, a group of experts was convened to develop comprehensive guidelines for the
identification and treatment of systemic hypertension in cats and dogs. In 2007, the …

Practical relevance: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed
diseases in older cats. In most cats, CKD is also a progressive disease and can be …

Serum creatinine concentration, the classical biomarker of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in
cats, has important limitations that decrease its value as a biomarker of early CKD. Recently …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and degenerative joint disease are both considered common
in older cats. Information on the co-prevalence of these two diseases is lacking. This …

The '2021 AAFP Feline Senior Care Guidelines' are authored by a Task Force of experts in
feline clinical medicine and serve as an update and extension of those published in 2009 …

Practical relevance: Feline hypertension is a common disease in older cats that is frequently
diagnosed in association with other diseases such as chronic kidney disease and …

Chronic kidney disease is common in geriatric cats, but most cases have nonspecific renal
lesions, and few studies have correlated these lesions with clinicopathological markers of …

Practical relevance: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most frequently
encountered disorders in cats, having increased in prevalence in recent decades. Although …