Hypothermia in uremic dogs and cats

The concept of azotemic patients having lower body temperatures has long been recognized in human and veterinary medicine. Uremic hypothermia (UH) was documented in human dialysis patients with an increase in temperature after correction of uremia. A 1981 study investigating endogenous cryogens excreted by the kidneys concluded that dialysis of urinary cryogens led to increased body temperature. In 1985, another study failed to confirm the hypothesis that cyanate was responsible for hypothermia in anephric rabbits.
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Nephrology/Urology Source Type: research