Further testing may be needed to assess how well your cat's kidneys are working. These may include blood and urine testing. Cats with AD-PKD should be monitored every 6-12 months ideally with ultrasound and urine testing to evaluate for disease progression.
How do I find a kitten without AD-PKD?
Reputable breeders of Persian and Exotic shorthaired cats will have all their breeding cats tested for AD-PKD. If both parents are free of disease the offspring will all be unaffected. Occasionally a breeder may need to have a litter of kittens from an affected cat, and in this case it is predicted that a proportion of the kittens may be unaffected. The kittens can therefore be gene tested to identify which of them have the disease, and which have not.
How can I find out more about the disease and testing?
Visit the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (University College, Davis, California) website for further information at https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/test/pkd1-cat.
