Clinical Context Peer-reviewed veterinary literature continues to shape everyday decision-making for canine patients, especially when new evidence clarifies diagnosis, treatment selection, monitoring, or clinical outcomes.

What the Study Evaluated A study published in The Journal of small animal practice in 2026 evaluated clinical findings and outcomes of juvenile-onset chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology in dogs: a retrospective study of 36 cases (2010-2023)..

Key Findings To describe the clinical findings and outcomes of juvenile-onset chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology in dogs. This retrospective study included 36 client-owned dogs under 3 years of age with chronic kidney disease. In the observational cohort study, the signalment and clinicopathology findings in the dogs (n = 36) were described. A longitudinal analysis (n = 28) was performed to investigate the tim…