Chronic renal failure (CRF) in horses: Personal reports

摘要

Chronic renal failure (CRF) is rare in horses, mostly appearing in subjects over 15 years of age (Schott, 1998). However, CRF has been also described in horses less than 5 years of age as a congenital disorder (Aguilera-Tejero, 2000). Progressive weight loss is the most common clinical sign, associated with hypercalcaemia and hypo-phosphataemia. As these clinical and laboratory findings may also be related to other extrarenal diseases, CRF must always be considered, even though it is rare. This paper describes two cases of CRF in horses.