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Clinical NotesWhat Is Lanthanum Carbonate? Phosphorus Balance and Phosphate Binders in Cats and Dogs
Lanthanum carbonate is a phosphate binder that forms insoluble lanthanum phosphate with dietary phosphate in the intestinal lumen. Its mechanism, why it is given with meals, its link to diet and key monitoring points, with references.
Clinical NotesKidney Health in Cats: A Guide to Signs, Blood Values and Veterinary Check-ups
Drinking a lot, weight loss and a poor appetite can be the first signs of a kidney problem in cats. From a veterinary perspective, we explain what creatinine, SDMA, urea, phosphorus and urine concentration tell you, how IRIS staging works and how often senior cats should be checked.
Clinical NotesCan Two Supplements Be Used Together in Cats and Dogs with Kidney Disease? How the Vet Builds the Plan
Whether two different complementary feeds can sit in the same plan for a patient with reduced kidney function is not a product question — it is a clinical decision. This article sets out, at ingredient level, which separate lines Nephrovet and Azo-Fix occupy, where they overlap when given together, and what a veterinary surgeon actually looks at when building the plan. Dosage and sequencing are deliberately not covered here: that decision belongs to the veterinary surgeon examining the animal.
Clinical NotesWhy Are Phosphorus Retention and Microcirculation Vital in Chronic Kidney Disease?
In chronic kidney disease, blood phosphorus can look normal until the adaptive capacity of the remaining nephrons is exhausted. We explain the FGF-23–PTH axis and renal microcirculation at the level of general physiology.
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