Reporte de caso. Enfermedad renal crónica en felino de raza American Curl pelo largo de siete años de edad.

Abstract

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) or glomerulonephritis is considered an irreversible pathology in which the function and/or structure of the kidney gradually changes and decreases, thus being one of the main causes of protein loss and nephropathy in cats. This leads to the continuous loss of functional nephrons and is described as a recurrent disease that afflicts both dogs and cats, giving the presence of proteinuria which induces an inflammatory process in the renal parenchyma, causing tubulo-interstitial fibrosis, thus evidencing, that proteins can generate apoptosis of tubule cells, producing an increase in systemic and glomerular pressure. In the present report, the clinical case of a 7-year-old feline patient of the long-haired American Curl breed with clear signs of chronic kidney damage such as marked weight loss, decreased appetite, vomiting, lethargy, and dehydration is described. In order to reach the definitive diagnosis, in addition to the clinical examination, the following paraclinical examinations were performed: complete blood count, partial urine, UP/C, renal and urinary tract ultrasound, resulting in chronic kidney disease. Because a curative treatment for Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) is not described, a palliative treatment was established to control the signs derived from CRF and improve the patient's quality of life.