Parathormone is a key polypeptide hormone controlling bone remodeling by influencing calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D homeostasis in mammalian body. This report describes unusual presentation of osteodystrophy causing facial hyperostosis due to nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism in a...

Protein-losing enteropathy is characterised by panhypoproteinaemia, mainly associated with small intestinal diseases. A homemade ultralow-fat diet is effective for the short-term treatment of protein-losing enteropathy, especially if it is caused by intestinal lymphangiectasia. However,...

A 6-month-old intact female giant schnauzer dog fed a nutritionally unbalanced homemade diet was evaluated because of a 1-month history of lameness and difficulty walking. Abnormalities identified on ancillary tests, in conjunction with the dog's clinical improvement following diet change,...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is quite often diagnosed in small animal veterinary practice. The aetiology of the loss of renal function is manifold; in general, the risk increases with increasing age in both dogs and cats. Dietetic measures are an essential part of the therapy of CKD with a focus on ...

Background: Hypovitaminosis D is associated with progression of renal disease, development of renal secondary hyperparathyroidism (RHPT), chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD), and increased mortality in people with CKD. Despite what is known regarding vitamin D dysregulation in...

An 8-year-old intact male Briard was presented with a non-painful bilateral diffuse swelling of mandible and maxilla. The teeth were mobile. The jaws felt like rubber. Radiographic examination revealed generalized osteopenia. Ultrasound showed prominent parathyroid glands. The plasma parathyroid...

Raw food is currently popular and many dog and cat owners are convinced that it is healthier than commercial feed. However, this has never been proven. On the other hand, risks of raw food are well documented - for example gastrointestinal obstructions, secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism,...

Veterinary nurses are often involved in diagnostic imaging procedures. In the quest to obtain images which the veterinary surgeon may use to further a diagnosis, it must be remembered that the patient in question requires dedicated care throughout the process. Discussion of the case with the...

This chapter reviews the significant role of calciotropic hormones in dogs and cats as well as discusses the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, differential diagnosis, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of diseases in relation to this hormones. Topics include: parathyoid hormones, vitamin D,...

Nineteen cases of bent or bowed leg syndrome in growing dogs were investigated for etio-diagnosis and treatment. The syndrome was more common in large breeds, growing pups and males and characterized by bowing of radius and ulna, lameness, reluctance in getting up and walking, pain, posterior...