The Parathyroid Glands and Disorders of Calcium Regulation in Dogs and Cats

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• Overview of the Parathyroid Glands and Disorders of Calcium Regulation in Dogs and Cats

• Physiology and Calcium-Regulating Hormones in Dogs and Cats
  • Parathyroid Hormone
  • Vitamin D
  • Calcitonin
  • Key Points

• Hypercalcemia in Dogs and Cats
  • Clinical Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
  • Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Dogs
    • Treatment and Prognosis
  • Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Cats
  • Key Points
  • Other Common Causes of Hypercalcemia
    • Paraneoplastic (Humoral) Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
    • Addison Disease (Hypoadrenocorticism)
    • Secondary and Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
    • Idiopathic Hypercalcemia in Cats
    • Key Points
  • Hypoparathyroidism
  • Parenteral Calcium Administration
  • References