title: Hyperammonaemia in four cats with renal azotaemia.
abstract: Hyperammonaemia is well reported in animals with advanced hepatic disease and portosystemic shunts, but is unreported in cats with renal disease. This case series describes four cats with severe renal azotaemia in which elevated ammonia levels were detected during the course of treatment. In two cases hyperammonaemia was detected at a time when neurological signs consistent with encephalopathy had developed. This raises the possibility that hyperammonaemia may play a role in the development of encephalopathy in cats with renal azotaemia.
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia cadagra@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Adagra
authors.affiliation: Eastside Vet Emergency and Specialists, Rose Bay, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Darren J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D053099:Azotemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D022124:Hyperammonemia / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D011168:Portal System / Q000002:abnormalities