A Michael Broad Blog
The succinct infographic provides core information on Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) in Persian cats. My objective is to convert the technical information from a study “Inheritance of Polycystic Kidney Disease in Persian Cats” (link) to an easy-to-read infographic. I think that it is important to make studies accessible to everyone. They are difficult to …
Ragdoll cats are one of the world’s most popular purebred cats today; well suited to a full-time indoor life, it is said. That doesn’t mean that their minds don’t need stimulating in an enriched environment. Kidney disease is prevalent among all domestic cats as an illness which not infrequently occurs in old age and …
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is the most common inherited disorder in cats according to a 2015 study. It is present in British Shorthair cats. Both the Persian and the British Shorthair carry the same genetic mutation causing the disease. It is an autosomal dominant mutation in exon 29 of the polycystin-1 gene. So how …
Here is a short video of ultrasound testing for HCM and PKD at a cat show. The show was the April 2009 TICA Thunderkatz show near Oklahoma City. I must say that I was impressed by the set-up of the testing process, which was provided by PetSafe Diagnostics. Firstly, it was very accessible. Any …
