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Study of calcium homeostasis in feline hyperthyroidism
Author(s) -
Barber P. J.,
Elliott J.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1996.tb02333.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cats , parathyroid hormone , endocrinology , renal function , hyperparathyroidism , homeostasis , creatinine , calcium , calcium metabolism , hormone , clinical significance , physiology
Thirty cats with untreated hyperthyroidism were blood sampled and their calcium homeosta‐tic mechanisms and renal function assessed. The results were compared with those obtained from 38 age‐matched control cats. The hyperthyroid group of cats were found to have significantly lower blood ionised calcium and plasma creatinine concentrations and significantly higher plasma phosphate and parathyroid hormone concentrations. Hyperparathyroidism occurred in 77 per cent of hyperthyroid cats, with parathyroid hormone concentrations reaching up to 19 times the upper limit of the normal range. The aetiology, significance and reversibility of hyperparathyroidism in feline hyperthyroidism remains to be established but could have important implications for both bone strength and renal function.