Feline primary hyperaldosteronism: an emerging endocrine disease

Abstract

The primary hyperaldosteronism, an endocrine disease increasingly identified in cats, is characterized by adrenal gland dysfunction that interferes with the renin-angiotensin-

Primary hyperaldosteronism in a cat

“…2 Mydriasis and partial retinal detachment were observed in the patient, with hypermetria when walking and the animal bumping into objects. According to reference 14 other side effects of constant hypertension are persistent kidney damage and cardiac hypertrophy, both ruled out in the patient. The alterations found in the routine laboratory tests include mainly hypokalemia, hypernatremia, and elevated urea and creatinine levels.…”