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RENAL FAILURE, HYPERPARATHYROIDISM AND HYPERCALCAEMIA IN A DOG
Author(s) -
Watson A.D.J.,
Canfield P.J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1979.tb15271.x
Subject(s) - lethargy , hypercalcaemia , medicine , hyperparathyroidism , autopsy , tertiary hyperparathyroidism , biopsy , renal biopsy , pathology , secondary hyperparathyroidism , parathyroid hormone , calcium
SUMMARY: A 4‐year‐old Basset bitch with a 9‐week history of depression, lethargy, inappetence and weight loss was found to have azotaemia, hypercalcaemia and hyperphosphataemia. Laparotomy and kidney biopsy revealed end‐stage renal disease and the dog was killed. Hyperplasia of all 4 parathyroid glands was found at autopsy. The presumptive diagnosis was idiopathic renal failure with resulting tertiary hyperparathyroidism.