All that glitters is not gold

CATHY HARVEY Clinical history: A six-month-old, female kitten was brought into a veterinary clinic with abdominal pain, lethargy and vomiting.  In-clinic bloodwork and urinalysis were consistent with acute renal failure: BUN / urea >50 mmol/L (ref. 6.6-12.6), creatinine 992 umol/L (ref. 67-150), phosphate >5.81 mmol/L (ref. 1.07-2.22) and USG 1.012. Treatment was not elected and […]