
Cats with chronic kidney disease (CKD) develop azotaemia and, in later stages, uraemia. What exactly are these conditions and how do they differ?
Farewell Dear readers, For more than 5 years now, my website cat.life and the accompanying blog have been my own personal project. The focus has always been on the scientific aspects of the complexity of chronic kidney disease in cats. Driven by personal experiences with my own cat, I have always aimed to provide you with the information that many people are desperately looking for in a clear...
In chronic kidney disease in humans, uraemic toxins (U-Tox for short) play such an important role that a European research group is dedicated to this topic alone. This research group defines uraemic toxins as follows: blood and tissue levels of the toxin must be substantially elevated during chronic kidney disease (CKD). high concentrations of the toxin are directly related to one or more...