Wiley

BASICS. OVERVIEW. Long-term (chronic) kidney failure is defined as the pet having an excess level of urea and other nitrogenous waste products in the blood (known as “uremia” or “azotemia”) in combination with a urine specific gravity of less than 1.030 in dogs and less than 1.035 in cats; “urine specific gravity” measures the concentration of substances (such as salt, glucose ... ................
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