The thinking behind
everyday care
Guides, nutrition notes and observations from practice, written from a veterinary point of view — to make daily care at home a little easier.
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Clinical NotesRemoving Uraemic Toxins Through the Gut: The Enteric Dialysis Rationale in Azotaemia Management
A substantial share of uraemic toxins is produced not in the kidney but in the colon. The urea–ammonia cycle, protein-bound solutes and the gut–kidney axis: the basis and limits of the "enteric dialysis" rationale.
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.
NutritionPractical ways to raise water intake in senior cats
Cats rarely show us that they are thirsty. Raising daily water intake is one of the simplest habits that helps maintain normal kidney function — and in most homes it takes only a few small changes.
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