Primary hyperparathyroidism in a dog
Legendre, A.M.; Merkley, D.F.; Carrig, C.B.; Krehbiel, J.D.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 168(8): 694-696
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488 PMID: 1262247 Document Number: 104236
Anorexia, severe skeletal demineralization, and muscular weaknesss developed in a 9 year-old Collie. Hypercalcemia, hypophosphatemia, and nephrocalcinosis were found on clinical evaluation. The surgical removal of a parathyroid adenoma was followed by profound hypocalcemia that was unresponsive to calcium therapy, and the dog died. The persistent hypocalcemia was attributed to increased deposition of calcium in mineral-deficient bone.