A conversation with Cat the Vet: What’s new in chronic Kidney Disease?

Join our director and Internal Medicine Specialist, Scott Kilpatrick, as he discusses chronic kidney disease (CKD) in feline patients. In this FREE webinar hosted by Hills Pet UK & Ireland, Scott Kilpatrick and Cat Henstridge delve into the complexities of CKD, exploring diagnosis, treatment options, and management strategies for this common condition in cats. They will also discuss key insights, including:

• Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with an altered intestinal microbiome (dysbiosis), resulting in the production of gut-derived uremic toxins that are harmful to the kidneys and have been associated with CKD progression.
• Even without obvious clinical signs in the early stages of CKD in cats and dogs, harmful uremic toxins are present.
• Controlling the amounts of high-quality/highly digestible dietary protein decreases uremic toxins compared to feeding higher protein in early CKD.
• Feeding a therapeutic renal food (Prescription Diet k/d with ActivBiome+ Kidney Defense) that contains prebiotics and betaine significantly decreases gut-derived uremic toxins and provides other benefits.”

Scott Kilpatrick

Director, Internal Medicine Specialist

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Scott graduated from the University of Edinburgh Veterinary School in 2007. He initially worked for the PDSA before taking up a Senior Veterinary Surgeon position with Vets Now in Edinburgh in 2010. In 2012, Scott began his residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, following a year as a Teaching Fellow in Anatomy and Physiology. He completed his residency in 2016 alongside a Master’s degree focused on the pathogenesis of canine liver disease and has since worked exclusively in referral-level clinical practice. Scott is currently based in Canada and undertakes his clinical work at Westcoast Animal Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital on Vancouver Island, where he sees internal medicine referral cases. In addition to his clinical work, Scott has created and delivered a Postgraduate Certificate in Small Animal Emergency Medicine in association with the University of Chester. In 2023, he was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (FRCVS) in recognition of his meritorious contribution to clinical practice.

Cat Henstridge

Veterinary Surgeon

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Cat graduated from Bristol Vet School in 2003 and has been a first opinion small animal practitioner ever since.  Her passion has always been the relationship between pet owners and vets and how we  work together to ensure the best outcomes for the animals. In addition to her clinical work, she channelled this interest by writing articles and blogs of advice for pet owners and then quickly progressed to social media as ‘Cat The Vet’, where she now shares information, highlights welfare issues, educates and promotes the profession she loves so much.