おざき Oct 15, 2026 15:16 For those who live with cats, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is by no means an uncommon condition. It is particularly prevalent in older cats, and many owners likely keep a close eye on kidney values during health checkups. Increased water consumption. Increased urine volume. Gradual weight loss. While these changes can sometimes alert us to the disease, chronic kidney disease does not always present with noticeable symptoms in its early stages. Furthermore, even if blood test results fall within the reference range, it does not necessarily mean that no changes are occurring in the kidneys. So, is there a way to detect kidney abnormalities at an earlier stage? On July 31, 2026, an interesting study on feline chronic kidney disease was published in the academic journal 'Scientific Reports'. This was a collaborative study conducted by researchers from the Nestlé Institute in Switzerland and universities in the United States. Using a method different from conventional kidney tests, they performed a detailed analysis of proteins in the blood to search for changes characteristic of cats with chronic kidney disease. In this article, we will introduce what was discovered in this study and the potential for these findings to lead to future diagnostic methods
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition characterized by chronic abnormalities in the structure and fu