Radiographic diagnosis of dogs and cats with nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Authors

  • Domingos José Sturion Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Patrícia Mendes Pereira Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.1995v16n1p28

Keywords:

Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism, Dogs, Cats, Feeding.

Abstract

The objective this work was to analyze the radiographic findings executed in the Veterinary Hospital of Universidade Estadual de Londrina from 1978 to 1993 in order to obtain the casuistry of nutritional secondary hiperparathyroidism, trying to observe the distribution related to sex, race, stade of nutrition and type of feeding. A hundred thirty six cats and eighty one dogs, from different races were found in the radiographic findings, the majority belonging the male sex. The most damaged species were those to six months. In the analysis of dogs race we could confirm a great percentage of animals belonging to bog races. The apparent nutrition state was fine for the majority of the animals. The feeding of those animals was deficient in Ca or rich in P. leading to an unbalanced diet

 

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Domingos José Sturion, Universidade Federal do Paraná

 

Professor Dr. Adjunto do Departamento de Medicina Veterinária da UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.

Patrícia Mendes Pereira, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

 

Acadêmica de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brasil.

Published

1995-01-25

How to Cite

Sturion, D. J., & Pereira, P. M. (1995). Radiographic diagnosis of dogs and cats with nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 16(1), 28–33. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.1995v16n1p28

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