Application of Various Diagnostic Approaches for Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease in a Local Household Cat

N owadays almost all elite class people have a pet. Most people prefer rearing a cat as their pet. Like human's cats also suffer from many health issues when they are getting old like kidney disease, heart disease, liver disease, and many more. The most frequent metabolic disorder in older household cats is Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Its frequency will differ depending on the population In a study, it was found that about 1.6-20% of cats all around the world are exposed to CKD at some point in their lives Household cats have a high frequency of CKD than the dog. It has been hypothesized that dietary factors play a role in the development of CKD in cats At present people all over the world are too busy with their professions, they have less time to take care of their pets. So they prefer commercially available food for their pets instead of homemade food. These Commercially available feed, acidifying diets having a lower amounts of potassium led to hypokalemia and thus developing CKD in healthy cats Aging, Routine vaccination, Hyperphosphatemia, ischemia, are considered as risk factor for initiation of CKD in cat