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Chronic Renal Failure (view source)
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==Management==
==Management==
(1)''' Search for an underlying cause''' - this may only be appropriate in young cats, cats with enlarged kidneys and in dogs. Otherwise it is very likely to be [[[[Interstitial Nephritis|tubulointerstitial nephritis]] which is very common in elderly cats.
(1)''' Search for an underlying cause''' - this may only be appropriate in young cats, cats with enlarged kidneys and in dogs. Otherwise it is very likely to be [[Interstitial Nephritis|tubulointerstitial nephritis]] which is very common in elderly cats.
(2) '''Control any factors important in disease progression''' - these are normally self perpetuating.
(2) '''Control any factors important in disease progression''' - these are normally self perpetuating.
(3) '''Control factors that increase patient morbidity and quality of life''', these are mainly complications of the '''[[Uraemia|'uraemic syndrome']]'''.
(3) '''Control factors that increase patient morbidity and quality of life''', these are mainly complications of the '''[[Uraemia|'uraemic syndrome']]'''.
==Maladaptive mechanisms==
==Maladaptive mechanisms==