Kidney Blood Test Cats. Blood tests play an important role in identifying cats that have lost over 75 of their functional kidney capacity. Kidney disease also may increase blood pressure in cats and can cause changes in their electrolytes.
On a urinalysis dilute urine would suggest kidney failure especially if the bloodwork shows elevated bun and creatinine. Urea and creatinine are waste products of your cat s metabolism which are filtered out through the kidneys. When patches starts getting up there you ll want to monitor her kidney function with veterinary blood tests.
Blood tests play an important role in identifying cats that have lost over 75 of their functional kidney capacity.
Many conditions can potentially lead to microalbuminuria e g dental disease chronic skin disease feline leukemia virus feline immunodeficiency virus diabetes mellitus hyperthyroidism hypertension. Kidney disease also may increase blood pressure in cats and can cause changes in their electrolytes. Blood urea nitrogen bun and creatinine cre are indicators of kidney function. Blood urea creatinine and phosphate levels.