2016 ACVIM Forum Research Abstract Program

Fifty client-owned dogs were prospectively included into the study: Twenty-seven dogs with a diagnosis of CKD (structural and/or functional abnormalities of one or both kidneys that had persisted for at least 3 months) and without signs of other significant disease and twenty-three healthy dogs were included as controls. All dogs were investigated by a physical examination, repeated blood pressure measurements, a complete urinalysis, a full hematology and biochemistry panel, an echocardiographic examination, an ultrasound examination of the entire urinary tract, and a scintigraphic examination for estimation of kidney glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Plasma from each dog was stored in À70°C and assayed in batch.