Diagnosis and Treatment of Kidney Diseases in Horses
- January 9, 2012
- Posted by Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
American author Roger Kahn once wrote, "Boxing is smoky halls and kidneys battered until they bleed." Horses don’t typically engage in behaviors that batter each other’s kidneys; however, there are many causes of both acute and chronic kidney damage worth "boxing around" when faced with a sick horse.
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury
Secondary to a disease:
- Colic
- Colitis
- Hemorrhage
- Exhaustive exercise
- Leptospirosis
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Written by:
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
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