Abstract
Six-month-old and eleven-month-old mixed-breed cats which had ingested dry squid accidentally were referred because of vomiting to Kurayoshi Animal Medical Center. Both cats showed increased serum creatinine concentration, which was measured by DRI-CHEM7000V. We treated them with subcutaneous transfusion and an antiemetic drug. The following day, serum creatinine concentration had returned to normal, and the clinical symptoms had improved. Separately, we examined changes in serum creatinine concentrations in two other healthy adult cats after being given squid. The cats also vomited, and their serum creatinine concentrations were measured by two methods, that is, the DRI-CHEM7000V and an enzyme method which is reported as more accurate. The values of serum creatinine concentration measured by the DRI-CHEM7000V were similar to those of the above-mentioned cats. But the values measured by the enzyme method were normal. Therefore, increased serum creatinine concentration in the cats after eating dry squid accidentally might be false.
