Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association
Online ISSN : 2186-0211
Print ISSN : 0446-6454
ISSN-L : 0446-6454
Successful Treatment of an a-Few-Month-Old Pandion Suspected of Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
HIROSHI KUMASHIROAKITERU AMIMOTO
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1987 Volume 40 Issue 10 Pages 701-703

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An a-few-month-old pandion fed only minced meat was presented with depression, anorexia, paraplegia and dangling the bilateral wings. Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism was suspected from the anamnesis and present status. Treatment was done by intravenous injection of calcium gluconate, subcutaneous injection of vitamin AD3E and vitamin complex, and oral administration of digestant, vitamin complex and calcium, while paying attention to feeding. Consequently, a remarkable recovery was recognize dat 3 weeks of treatment, and radiographs showed a recovery of fractures of the bilateral humeri. The subsequent course of recovery was satisfactory. The patient was almost completely recovered at 8 weeks of treatment.
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