Journal article
Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism in two cats: evaluation of bone mineral density with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and computed tomography : Evaluation of bone mineral density with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and computed tomography
Two three-month-old, intact female Abyssinian cats were presented with a history of lameness, constipation and ataxia. The cats had been fed a diet composed almost exclusively of meat. Both showed severe osteopenia and multiple pathological fractures on radiography. Following euthanasia of the more severely affected cat, postmortem examination revealed changes consistent with nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism and fibrous osteodystrophy, such as cortical thinning, massive connective tissue invasion in the diaphysis of long bones, and hypertrophy of the chief cells in both parathyroid glands.
After introducing a balanced commercial diet to the surviving cat, bone mineralisation improved from the baseline value, and at subsequent examinations at three, six and 22 weeks later, as indicated by bone mineral density measurements obtained by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and computed tomography.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | Schattauer GmbH |
Year: | 2010 |
Pages: | 56-61 |
ISSN: | 25676911 and 09320814 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.3415/VCOT-09-02-0016 |
ORCIDs: | 0000-0002-4730-4111 and Hansen, Mette Sif |
Absorptiometry, Photon All meat syndrome Animals Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal Bone Density Bone Diseases, Metabolic Cats Fatal Outcome Feeding and Eating Disorders Female Hyperparathyroidism Lameness, Animal Meloxicam Thiazines Thiazoles Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome feline fibrous osteodystrophy hyperparathyroidism