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Chronic
Renal Failure Links:
Dietary and Nutritional
Information
- Eukanuba
Veterinary Diet Multi-Stage Renal Formula
(Canned)
- Eukanuba
Veterinary Diet Multi-Stage Renal Formula (Dry)
- Hi-Tor Canned Neo-Diet Feline Canned Kidney Diet - Waggin Tails
- Hill's
Prescription Diet k/d (canned)
- Hill's
- Hill's
Prescription Diet k/d (dry)
- Hill's
- Hill's
Prescription Diet k/d with chicken (canned)
- Hill's
- Hill's
Prescription Diet g/d (canned) -Hill's
- Hill's
Prescription Diet g/d (dry) -Hill's
- Purina NF Kidney Function Brand™ FORMULA (canned and dry) - Purina Pet Food
- Royal Canin Veterinary Diet - Renal LP 21 (Dry) and Renal LP (Pouch)
- Royal Canin Veterinary Diet - feline Modified Formula (canned and dry)
- Medi-Cal® Feline Reduced Protein is specially formulated for cats with advanced kidney disease, chronic liver disease and heart failure. It helps prevent the formation of calcium oxalate and metabolic urinary crystals and stones. Dry and canned, available through a veterinarian's office. - Royal Canin Veterinary Diet.
- Hill's
Feline Restricted Protein Diet -
This site is maintained by an individual
- Canned
Food Analysis
- This site is maintained by an individual whose cat had
CRF.
- Dry
Food Analysis
- This site is maintained by an individual
whose cat had CRF.
- Nutritional
Management of Dogs and Cats with Chronic Renal Failure
- Dr. Tina Kalkstein, SouthPaws Veterinary Referral Center
- Potassium
Deficiency in the Cat - PetsVetsandYou, Inc.
- About
Vitamin B Complex -
Maintained by David Jacobson
- Feline
Renal Support
- Standard Process Veterinary Formulas, Standard Process, Inc
- Effects
of dietary protein and calorie restriction in clinically
normal cats and in cats with surgically induced chronic
renal failure - Adams LG, Polzin DJ, Osborne
CA, O'Brien TD. Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences,
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota,
St. Paul 55108.
- Dietary
management of feline chronic renal failure: where are we
now? In what direction are we headed? - Polzin DJ,
Osborne CA, Ross S, Jacob F. College of Veterinary Medicine,
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA.
- Chronic Renal Failure - Ask Ariel, the Website for Holistic Pet Care and Pet Health
- Feeding Your Cat: Know the Basics of Feline Nutrition - Lisa A. Pierson, DVM
Drugs
and Other Related Information
- Calcitriol
(Brand name - Rocaltrol)
- Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
- Calcitriol
-
Wendy C. Brooks, DVM, DipABVP Educational Director, VeterinaryPartner.com
- Calcitriol
for Cats & Dogs, Reference Page - Maintained by
David Jacobson
- Calcitriol - Continuing Advances in Veterinary Medicine Create Geriatric Pets, Island Pharmacy
- Protocol for Calcitriol Use in CRF Dogs or Cats - Island Pharmacy
- Calcitriol for Cats & Dogs - Reference Page, Island Pharmacy
- Calcitriol - The drug of choice for Renal Failure, Island Pharmacy
- Clinical Benefit of Calcitriol in Feline Chronic Renal Failure - Morris Animal Foundation Completed Studies, Principal Investigator: Dr. David J. Polzin, DVM, PhD, University of Minnesota. Click on "feline", then "Kidney Diseases", then "99FE014"
- Erythropoietin
(Brand names-Epogen, Marogen, Procrit) -
Jennifer Prince, DVM, Drs. Foster & Smith, Veterinary Services
- Erythropoietin
(brand name: Epogen, Procrit and Eprex)
-
Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
- Cimetidine (Tagamet) - Drs. Foster & Smith, Veterinary Services
- Antacids/Phosphate
Binders (Maalox, Milk of Magnesia)
- Veterinary & Aquatic Services Department, Drs. Foster & Smith, Inc.
- About
Phosphorus Binders -
Maintained by David Jacobson
- Ipakitine,
phosphorus binder
- Vetoquinol UK
- Epakitin - Vétoquinol
- ACE
Inhibitors and CRF Cats - Maintained by David
Jacobson
- Cyproheptadine
(Periactin)
- Drs. Foster & Smith, Veterinary
Services
- Diazepam
(Brand name -Valium)
- Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
- Fortekor
- Norvartis Product Information
- Management of Kidney Failure in Cats, Fortekor - Novartis Animal Health UK
- IPS
compounds an alternative to Basaljel (aluminum carbonate)
- Island Pharmacy
- RenaKare
- Neogen Corporation Profile
- Potassium
Oral Supplements (Tumil-K, RenaKare)
- Drs. Foster
& Smith, Veterinary Services
- Tumil-K®
Tablets, Powder and Gel - Virbac
- About
Potassium Supplements -
Maintained by David Jacobson
- Winstrol®
-V, Pfizer - Note:
This information is in Adobe Acrobat format.
- Fentanyl
Patch - Mar Vista Animal Medical
Center
- Common
Drugs and Nutraceuticals -
Doctors Foster & Smith
- Mar
Vista Animal Pharmacy Center
- Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
- Content
of Common I.V. Solutions
- International Win, Ltd.
- How
to Give Your Cat a Pill -
Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
- Giving
Oral Medications to a Cat -
Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Video, Giving Your Cat a Pill or Capsule - Cornell Feline Health Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
- Video, Giving Your Cat Liquid Medications - Cornell Feline Health Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
- About
Gel Caps -
Maintained by David Jacobson
- Pill
Pockets
- Healthy treats with a pocket to hide a pill
- Covalzin (Kremezin-based drug being marketed in Japan). Sankyo Lifetech Co., Ltd.
- VetCentric - The VetCentric Veterinary Pharmacy
- Azodyl - Vetoquinol.
- Wedgewood Pharmacy - Compounding Pharmacy
Selecting
a CRF vet
Subcutaneous
Fluids
- Information
about I.V. Catheters and Subcutaneous Fluids
- Long Beach Animal Hospital
- Giving
Subcutaneous Fluids to a Cat
- Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Administration
of Subcutaneous Fluids at Home -
By Wendy C. Brooks, DVM, DipABVP, Educational Director,
VeterinaryPartner.com
- GIF-Tube®
- PractiVet
- New
Equipment for Home Use: The Endo-Sof Subcutaneous Catheter
Set - Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
- Subcutaneous
Fluids Administration
- Pawprints and Purrs
- Philosophy
and Technique of Med and Sub-Q Administration
- Restraining
a Cat
- Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Giving
Fluids to a Difficult Cat - This website is maintained
by an individual who had a CRF cat.
- About
Needles -
Maintained by David Jacobson
- About
IV Admin Sets
- Maintained by David Jacobson
- Fluid
Therapy
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University
- Content
of Common IV Solutions - International Win, Ltd.
- Sophia
gets her Subcutaneous (sub-Q) Fluids - This
website is maintained by an individual who has a CRF cat.
- Fluid
and Electrolyte Therapy - Wayne E. Wingfield, MS,
DVM, Diplomate, ACVS, ACVECC, College of Veterinary Medicine
and Biomedical Sciences
Veterinary Supply
Houses and Other Sources of CRF Supplies
Kidney Transplant
Links
UC
Davis
North
Carolina State University
University
of Pennsylvania
Vet
Surgery Central, Inc.
University
of Wisconsin
The
Animal Medical Center
Australia
Miscellaneous
CRF
Research, Studies & News
- New
Hormone Therapy May Cure Anemia of Dogs and Cats
- VetCentric, Tracy Vogel, Staff Writer
- Development
of chronic renal disease in cats fed a commercial diet
- DiBartola SP, Buffington CA, Chew DJ, McLoughlin MA, Sparks
RA
- Effects
of dietary protein and calorie restriction in clinically
normal cats and in cats with surgically induced chronic
renal failure - Adams LG, Polzin DJ, Osborne CA,
O'Brien TD
- A
Changing Role for ACE Inhibitors?
- VetCentric, Celeste A. Clements, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
- Contribute
to the Dr. Kathy James Fund - Help support research
that will help CRF kitties
- Is
Disease Hiding Inside Your Cat?
- Heska - Note: This is a .pdf file and must be opened in
Adobe Acrobat.
- Parenteral
Administration of FVRCP Vaccines Induces Antibodies against
Feline Renal Tissues - American College of Veterinary
Internal Medicine
- Vaccine
Studies Raise Questions on Links to Kidney Disease in Cats,
Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
& Biomedical Sciences
- Feline
Kidney Disease - Novartis Animal Health (Fortekor)
- Clinic
to Bench
- Evaluating the effects of a drug CTLA4-Ig on feline lymphocyte
function in hopes of preventing kidney rejection in post-transplant
cats - The Newsmagazine of the University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
- E.R.D.
HealthScreen Feline Urine Test
- Heska
- Renal Effects and Characteristics of a Newly Identified Dopamine-1 Receptor in the Cat Kidney - Principal Investigator, James S. Wohl, DVM, Auburn University - Click on "feline", then "Kidney Diseases", then "D03FE-008".
- Clinical Benefit of Calcitriol in Feline Chronic Renal Failure - Principal Investigator, David J. Polzin, DVM, PhD, University of Minnesota - Click on "feline", then "Kidney Diseases", then "99FE-014".
- Prolonging
the Life of the Feline Renal Failure Patient,
Jonathan Elliott MA, Vet MB, Phd, Cert SAC, DipECVPT, MRCVS,
Royal Veterinary College, London, UK Note: This is a .pdf
file and must be opened in Adobe Acrobat.
- A
Winn Feline Foundation Report On Recombinant Feline Erythropoietin
- Transfer of the feline erythropoietin gene to cats using a recombinant adeno-associated virus vector - Beall CJ, Phipps AJ, Mathes LE, Stromberg P, Johnson PR Children's Research Institute, Children's Hospital, Inc, Columbus, OH
- New Hope for Old Cats, Veterinary Breakthroughs - Prevention.com, Scroll down to find EPO gene study
- Specialized Grant Opportunity Renal Disease in Cats - AAFP
- Winn Foundation 2007 Grants Press Release - Scroll to last paragraph - Mesenchymal stem cell transfer for treatment of chronic renal disease in cats, Steven Dow, DVM, PhD; Colorado State University
- Azodyl in Renal Failure Trial (ART) - placebo-controlled clinical trial examining the efficacy of Azodyl ® in reducing azotemia and uremia in cats with chronic renal failure. This trial is being conducted by Dr. Mark Rishniw and Dr. Paul Pion at the Veterinary Information Network.
- Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Therapy in Cats with Renal Failure The Winn Feline Foundation announced the award of a new grant in for this study in 2007. Craig B. Webb, PhD, DVM; Colorado State University.
- Safety and Bioavailability of Oral L-Arginine Supplementation in Cats with Naturally Occurring Chronic Renal Failure - Macon Miles, DVM; Animal Emergency Referral Center; Torrance, CA
- Mirtazapine as an Appetite Stimulant and Anti-nausea Therapy for Cats with Chronic Kidney Disease -Katharine F. Lunn, PhD, MRCVS, DACVIM, Colorado State University
Miscellaneous
CRF Web sites
- Cat Owner's Guide to Kidney Disease (videos) - Partners in Animal Health, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Authors: Drs. Richard E. Goldstein, DVM, Dip. ACVIM, Joe Wakshlag, MS, DVM, PhD and Jodi Korich, DVM

- The
Urogenital System of the Cat -
Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Feline
Kidney Disease - The Internet
Vet Column
- Watch
for Chronic Renal Failure as Pet Matures
- Pet Column, University of Illinois, College of Veterinary
Medicine
- Kidney
Copes with Chronic Renal Failure -
Pet Column, University of Illinois, College of Veterinary
Medicine
- CRF
Treatment - Dr. Mike Richards,
Tiercom Veterinary Information Site
- Kidney
Failure and Disease - Dr.
Mike Richards, Tiercom Veterinary Information Site
- Canine
and Feline Nephrology and Urology Page
- Dr. Katherine James, University of Wisconsin
- Small
Animal Nephrology & Urology Veterinary Medicine II, April1998
- Dr. Katherine James, University of Wisconsin
- Kidney
Failure - Newman Veterinary
Services
- Chronic
Kidney (renal) Failure in Cats
- The Feline Advisory Bureau Information Sheets
- Chronic
Renal Failure - What You Should Know
- Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
- Relevant
Diagnostic Tests for CRF
- Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
- Treatment
Options for CRF - Mar Vista
Animal Medical Center
- Chronic
Renal Disease and Failure
- Small Animal Medicine II, Class Notes, Dr. Cheryl R. Dhein
- Kidney
Disease - Long Beach Animal
Hospital
- Vomiting
- Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Pouncerstone-
This site is maintained by an individual who has two cats
with CRF. Its main focus is on kidney disease and cat care.
- Tanya's
UK Feline Chronic Renal Failure Information Centre
- This site is maintained by an individual who has had two
cats with CRF.
- Linda's
Feline CRF Hints -
This
site is maintained by an individual who had a CRF cat
- Feline
Renal Failure
- Pawprints and Purrs
- Searching
For A Miracle
- Feline Chronic Renal Failure, Ambrose & Me By Pam Norman
(Published in the Whole Cat Journal)
- Managing
a Cat with Chronic Renal Failure
- VetCentric, Celeste A. Clements, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
- Proteinuria:
An Important Clue to Kidney Disease
- VetCentric, Celeste A. Clements, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
- Too
Much In and Too Much Out: The Problem of Excessive Thirst
and Urination
- VetCentric, Celeste A. Clements, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
- If
my pet is still making plenty of urine, how can there be
kidney failure?
- By Wendy C. Brooks, DVM, DipABVP , Educational Director,
VeterinaryPartner.com
- Occult
Renal Disease: Slowing Progressive Renal Damage
- C. Newman, Ph.D, DVM, Newman Veterinary Medical Services
- Emma's
Top Thirteen Weapons in the Fight Against Chronic Renal Failure
(CRF)
- This site is maintained by an individual with a CRF cat
- Chronic
Renal Failure - Holisticat
- Feline
Renal Failure - Columbia Animal Hospital
- Living
with a CRF Cat - This site is maintained by an individual
who had a CRF cat
- The
Feline Kidney - From the Waltham Course on
Cat and Dog Nutrition Note: This is a .pdf file and must
be opened in Adobe Acrobat.
- Chronic
Renal Failure
- Vetcentric
- Prolonging
the life of the feline renal failure patient- Jonathan
Elliott MA, Vet MB, PhD, Cert SAC, DipECVPT, MRCVS, Royal
Veterinary College, London, UK, Waltham Focus - Note: This
information is in Adobe Acrobat format.
- Lecture
Notes - Chronic Renal Failure
- David J. Polzin, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, Professor of Veterinary
Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, St. Paul,
Minnesota
- The
ins and outs of polyuria and polydipsia
- By: Carl A. Osborne, DVM, Ph.D., Dipl. ACVIM, DVM Newsmagazine
- Home
management of cats with CRF
- The Feline Advisory Bureau Information Sheets
- Management
of Feline Chronic Renal Failure
- Scott A. Brown, VMD, PhD, University of Georgia - Note:
This information is in Adobe Acrobat format.
- Kidney
Failure in the Dog and Cat, ThePetCenter.com
- Chronic
Renal Disease and Failure (CRD, CRF)
- Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Kidney
Disease in Older Cats
By Jean Hofve, DVM, Little Big Cat
- Feline Kidney Diseases and Kidney Failure in Cats -Novartis Animal Health UK
- The Importance of Proteinuria and Microalbuminuria - Scott Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM; Katie Surdyk, DVM; Cathy Brown, VDN, PhD, DACVP
- Medical Management of Chronic Kidney Disease - Scott Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM; Katie Surdyk, DVM; Cathy Brown, VDN, PhD, DACVP
- Luckie Kitty's Tail - This site is maintained by two individuals whose cat had CRF
- Caring for a Cat with Kidney Failure - book from catprofessional.com
Mail Lists, Chat
Groups, Forums, Fundraisers and Memorial Sites
- Feline
CRF Support Group -The original
email list about Chronic Renal Failure in cats, started
in February 1997. This is a caring, supportive, safe place
to share your feelings, get information, and exchange ideas.
- Feline
CRF Mail List - A place of discussion, information
exchange, and support for Feline Chronic Renal Failure
- Caring
for CRF Felines
- Caring, supportive list for caregivers
- CRF-Fighters
- A Feline Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) mailing list for
those who are adamantly fighting CRF
- Feline
Calcitriol User Group - a
support group for people who have cats taking Calcitriol
- Feline
Anemia User Group - a support
group for people who have cats with CRF and anemia
- Feline
Chronic Renal Failure Support Group Archive Documents
- The
Friends of Avatar Mail List
- Friends supporting friends, care and after-care for feline
CRF and other terminal diseases
- Feline
Phosphorus Management Mail List - Group
discussion on controlling phosphorus in cats, generally
CRF cats
- Feline
Assisted Feeding Mail List
- Instructions
to access the Feline CRF Chat on AOL
- Sugar's
CRF Forum - A place of discussion
for caregivers of kitties with Chronic Renal Failure
- IMOM
CRF Kitties Fund
- Shop the iGive mall and help CRF cats in need at the same
time. For more information about how the IMOM CRF Kitties
Fund works, click here.
- CRF
GIF-Tube Users Forum
- This group was established by PractiVet
for users of GIF-Tube (subcutaneous fluid administration
tube) to talk about their experiences and offer information
to those in need
- Special-Needs
Pets - Resources, Information, and Support for a
Special Needs pet, not specific to CRF cats but an excellent
resource - The Special Needs Pets Web Site
- Cats in Crisis - Mesa Fund, Help for Cats with Kidney Disease
Other
Kidney Disease Links:
Acute
Renal Failure and Other Relevant Information
- Acute
Renal Failure
- Small Animal Medicine II, Class
Notes, Dr. Cheryl R. Dhein
- Acute
Renal Failure
- Experiences at Southpaws, Dr. Fiona H. McClure, BVSc MVSc
Dip ACVIM
- Easter
Lilies Are Toxic - Holly Frisby, DVM, Drs.
Foster & Smith
- Plants
and Your Cat
- W3Commerce
- Poisonous
Plants & Products - CommPath
- ASPCA
Animal Poison Control Center
- Antifreeze
Poisoning
- Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Prestone-Safety
-Antifreeze Tips for Pet Owners
- Prestone
- What
symptoms appear in a cat with antifreeze intoxication?
- VetCentric
- Why
Veterinarians are Anti-Antifreeze - VetCentric,
Kim Thomas, DVM
- Management
of Ethylene Glycol Toxicity
- Dr. Valarie Pallatto, Southpaws.
Glomerulonephritis
Polycystic Kidney
Disease (PKD)
- Inheritance
of Polycystic Kidney Disease in Persian cats (Abstract)
- Oxford University Press
- The Genetic Test for Persian-related PKD: Will it be constructive or destructive? - Jerold S. Bell, DVM, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, N. Grafton, MA
- CFA
Health Committee Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
in Persian Cats
- The Cat Fancier's Association
- Polycystic
Kidney Disease - Colleen Power
- Norwegian
PKD Home Page
- The
Feline PKD Home Page
- Instructions
for Subscribing to the PKD Mail List
- The
Feline PKD FAQ - Sponsored
by LeBordo Persians
- Feline
polycystic kidney disease mutation identified in PKD1
- Abstract, Lyons LA, Biller DS, Erdman CA, Lipinski MJ,
Young AE, Roe BA, Qin B, Grahn RA, PubMed
Miscellaneous Kidney
Disease
General
Feline Medical Links:
Laboratory Test
Information & Medical Procedures
- Relevant
Diagnostic Tests for CRF - Mar Vista Animal Medical
Center
- Laboratory
Tests Used by Veterinarians
- Doctors Foster & Smith
- Overview
of Imaging Techniques
- Jennifer Prince, DVM, Drs. Foster & Smith, Veterinary
Services
- Dictionary
of Veterinary Terms
- Doctors Foster & Smith
- Chemistry
Panels & Tests - Race Foster, DVM, Marty
Smith, DVM, Drs. Foster & Smith
- Complete
Blood Count (CBC)
- Race Foster, DVM, Marty Smith, DVM, Holly Frisby, DVM,
Drs. Foster & Smith
- What
Do Those Lab Tests Mean? -
Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Feline
Biochemistry Normals - Max's House
- The
LabQuest Biochemistry Unit Conversion Page
- The is a conversion page, from US
to International (SI) units or vice versa
- Your
Pet is Going to be Anesthetized... -
Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Oxyglobin
for Transfusions
- Jeffrey A. LaCroix, DVM, Paws To Tails Archives
- Oxyglobin
- Veterinarians Use Blood Substitute Drug to Treat Variety
of Conditions - VetCentric
- Oxyglobin
- Biopure
- Test
Interpretation Index - North
Western Laboratories Ltd., England, Veterinary Diagnostic
and Clinical Pathology
- The
World's First Hemodialysis Program for Companion Animals
- UC Davis Center for Companion Animal Health CCAH Update,
Fall 1998, page 2
- Hemodialysis
for Companion Animals - Animal Medical Center
- Kidney
Dialysis for Sick Pets Comes to Southern California
- UC Davis
- Dialysis
is becoming an option for ailing pets - Tracy Vogel,
Sr. Staff Writer, VetCentric
- Coming
to the Ryan Veterinary Hospital in January: Hemodialysis
- Bellwether 58 Fall, 2003 -
University of Pennsylvania
- A
Test That Tells Your Pet: “Ur-ine Trouble” - VetCentric,
Lesli Wyant, DVM
- What
Does It Mean To Run “Bloodwork?”
- VetCentric -Elizabeth L. DeLomba, DVM
- Veterinarians
Use Blood Substitute Drug to Treat Variety of Conditions
- VetCentric, Wes Alwan, Staff Writer
- Practical
Test for GFR in Cats and Dogs Now Available
- James C. McConnell, D.V.M., SouthPaws Veterinary Referral
Center
- Feline
Blood Types - Cynda Crawford, DVM Post Doctoral
Associate, Pathobiology College of Veterinary Medicine
- Feline Blood Typing - dms Laboratories, Inc.
- Feline
Health Glossary - Hematology/Biochemistry - CatHelp
Online
- When
the Veterinarian Needs a Sterile Urine Sample -
VetCentric, Lesli Wyant, DVM
- A
Pet Owners Guide to Laboratory Testing -
Antech Diagnostics
- Luckie Kitty's Tail - The Feeding Tube
- Luckie Kitty's Tail - The PEG Tube
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