Hyperammonaemia in four cats with renal azotaemia
Carl Adagra1, Darren J Foster2
1School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia cadagra@hotmail.com.
Abstract:
Hyperammonaemia is well reported in animals with advanced hepatic disease and portosystemic shunts, but is unreported in cats with renal disease. This case series describes four cats with severe renal azotaemia in which elevated ammonia levels were detected during the course of treatment. In two cases hyperammonaemia was detected at a time when neurological signs consistent with encephalopathy had developed. This raises the possibility that hyperammonaemia may play a role in the development of encephalopathy in cats with renal azotaemia.
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