how to prolong life expectancy in cats and dogs ?
By fighting against the compensatory mechanisms Along with improving the health status of the pet, slowing down the progression of the disease is the main goal of a treatment of CRF. Reduction of phosphataemia: the corner stone of CRF treatment. Reduction of phosphataemia has been shown to be the only way that life expectancy both in dogs and cats is increased whatever the stage of the disease. Reduction of protein intake: proven ineffective Protein restriction has no effect on survival time (1), (4), (5). Nevertheless low protein diets are generally recommended for limiting azotaemia, caused by excess in protein catabolism. Special care should be given not to reduce too much the intake of protein: it could result in protein depletion. Reducing glomerular hypertension: limited to the most severe cases in cats Vasodilators which specifically target the efferent arteries of the glomerulus should help in decreasing intra glomerular hypertension thus limiting glomerular sclerosis. In cats,
