This week’s case is a 9-year-old male neutered Domestic Shorthair cat with chronic renal failure. What are your findings?
Findings
The liver and gastrointestinal tract appear normal. The left kidney is small with an irregular border and central calculi in the pelvis. The right kidney is enlarged and has a flattened cranial pole on the ventrodorsal projection. Calculi are present in the renal pelvis.Differential Diagnosis
- Bilateral chronic renal change
- Right renal enlargement may be due to compensatory hypertrophy or hydronephrosis (ureteral obstruction).
Diagnosis
- Right renal hydronephrosis secondary to right ureteral obstruction (mucus plug) and moderate hypertrophy (histopathology)
