Internal medicine question. No x-rays or ultrasound images.
Young 4 year old Porty on Nutrix food that was just recalled for to much Vitamin D in the food.
The profile was normal in this dog including the calcium, ionized calcium and PTH.
The Vitamin D level was around 1500- very elevated.
My ?- is there anything I can do to lower the Vit D level besides getting the dog off the diet?
Cholestyromine has been used in people- but it can have side effects too. Maybe we just have to wait it out.
Make sure none of your clients are on that diet.
Internal medicine question. No x-rays or ultrasound images.
Young 4 year old Porty on Nutrix food that was just recalled for to much Vitamin D in the food.
The profile was normal in this dog including the calcium, ionized calcium and PTH.
The Vitamin D level was around 1500- very elevated.
My ?- is there anything I can do to lower the Vit D level besides getting the dog off the diet?
Cholestyromine has been used in people- but it can have side effects too. Maybe we just have to wait it out.
Make sure none of your clients are on that diet.
Thanks
(Remo- you watching?)
4 responses to “Vitamin D Toxicosis”
If the phosphorous was
If the phosphorous was normal, I would change the diet and wait it out. Cholestyromine is generally used for large exposure as with cholecalciferol ingestion I believe.
Remo may have other ideas:)
Thanks. This is what I
Thanks. This is what I thought. The Phosphorus was normal
As calcium and phosphate is
As calcium and phosphate is normal would change diet but monitor serum calcium.
That is what I was planning
That is what I was planning on doing. Thanks to you both.