Management of acute renal failure requires hospitalization, intravenous fluid therapy, and medications to help offset the affects of toxemia associated with renal failure. Intensive therapy is essential to attempt to reverse the process. We hope to see positive changes with in 48-72 hours of treatment. The prognosis worsens if there is no reduction in the abnormal kidney values. Some of these are autoimmune diseases, the body's immune system actually turns on itself and attacks organs and tissues.
Cysts develop in the kidneys and grow, destroying normal tissue.
There is no way to prevent or stop chronic renal failure. Cats can only live with one healthy kidney, but because CRF affects both kidneys, over time it is fatal. Severely affected cats may need hospitalization. They are rehydrated. Treating CRF at home is essentially a matter of keeping the cat as comfortable as possible.