CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
Advertorial
New Test for The Early Diagnosis of
Chronic Kidney Disease
By: Hanne Friis Lund, DvM, Nordic Medical Affairs Manager, IDEXX
IDEXX SDMA™, a new and revolutionary biomarker for kidney function in dogs
and cats enables diagnosis already in IRIS Stage 1 and 2 thereby opening up for
early intervention
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is one of the most
prevalent conditions in dogs and cats. Statistics from
the US have shown that 1 out of 10 dogs and 3 out of
10 cats will develop CKD within their life span, prevalence obviously increasing with age.
The big challenge with these CKD patients is that the
cause is usually i