An at-home DNA test designed to connect genetic insights
with practical kidney care for cats.

View the Greycoat AIM DNA Test on Kickstarter → Link

We’re proud to announce that the Greycoat AIM DNA Test is now live on Kickstarter.

The campaign will run through Saturday, December 5, 2026.

Built on more than five years of Greycoat Research’s work in feline kidney health, the Greycoat AIM DNA Test brings together genetic testing, clear interpretation, personalized kidney care guidance, and ongoing research updates in one service.

We created it with one goal in mind: to make genetic information easier for cat parents to understand—and more useful in everyday kidney care at home.

Built Around Feline Kidney Care

The Greycoat AIM DNA Test is simple to start at home. A quick cheek swab is all it takes to collect your cat’s sample—no blood draw required.

From that sample, we check your cat’s AIM genetic variant status and 15 additional genetic variants across 7 health areas, including a PKD-related variant.

But the test does not end with identifying genetic variants.

Each test includes:

• AIM Genetic Variant Test
• 15 Additional Genetic Variant Tests across 7 health areas, including a PKD-related variant
• DNA Report explaining your cat’s genetic results in plain language
• Personalized Kidney Care Guide
• 2 Years of Kidney Care Research Updates

• Up to 2 free retests if a sample cannot be analyzed

From Genetic Results to Everyday Care at Home

The DNA Report explains your cat’s genetic results in clear language, helping you understand what they may mean and how that information can support everyday care at home.

It also includes a concise summary of key genetic findings that you can bring to a veterinary visit and use when discussing your cat’s results.

The Personalized Kidney Care Guide goes a step further, providing expert-reviewed information on diet, nutrition, and day-to-day kidney care at home, tailored to your cat’s genetic results, sex, and life stage.

As your cat moves through different life stages, the guide evolves with them. It is also refined through new feline kidney research and real-life care experiences from families caring for cats with the AIM variant.

The DNA Report and Personalized Kidney Care Guide are developed with expertise from Greycoat Research’s veterinary, bioscience, and pharmacy team, including veterinarians Dr. Jae-young Kim and Dr. Kobayashi, Dr. Hocheol Shin, PhD in biological sciences, and pharmacist Alex Shin.

Backers will also receive Kidney Care Research Updates by email at least once every 3 months for 2 years, with new feline kidney research and practical information that can support everyday care at home.

More Than Five Years Behind One Project

For more than five years, Greycoat Research has worked across feline kidney research, nutritional care, and practical information for cat families.

That experience shaped the Greycoat AIM DNA Test from the beginning.

We wanted to create a genetic test that would not simply stop at a result. Instead, we connected AIM and additional genetic testing with clear explanations, personalized kidney care guidance, and continued access to new research—so cat parents have more information to draw on in the care they provide every day at home.

This Kickstarter launch brings those years of work together in one project—and gives us the opportunity to share it with more cats and their families.

The Greycoat AIM DNA Test starts with understanding your cat’s genetics and carries that understanding into everyday kidney care at home.

We’re proud to bring this project to cat parents through Kickstarter.