The Key to Kidney Disease… Early Detection
Pets are living longer than ever…that is the upside to improved veterinary health care and nutrition but with longevity other health issues like chronic kidney disease becomes more prevalent. Chronic kidney disease is one of the most common causes of illness and death in older pets. Even if your pet looks to be the picture of health this insidious disease may be affecting it. By knowing the subtle signs and appropriate screening tests, you may not be able to prevent your pet from becoming a victim but you could help it to experience as good a quality of life for as long as possible.
My guest is Dr. Jane Robertson. She is board certified in veterinary internal medicine and Director of Internal Medicine for Idexx Laboratories.
BIO:
Dr. Robertson received her DVM from the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph in Canada in 1992. She worked in mixed-animal and small-animal practice before completing a small-animal internship at the same institution 2 years later. She completed her medicine residency at University of California, Davis, and became board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 1998. She practiced in a busy referral hospital before joining IDEXX as a medicine consultant. Dr Robertson was Head of IDEXX consulting services for many years before moving to her current role as Director of Medical Affairs. Dr. Robertson’s current area of focus is to help veterinarians better diagnose and manage kidney disease. In the past 2 years, she has spoken at several national and international conferences and provided numerous webinars on this subject reaching more than 7000 veterinarians.