Not exact matches
The topical drug Dovonex is a prescription preparation using vitamin D. Don't take more than 1000 IU of oral vitamin D daily without being supervised by a physician
for potential life threatening conditions such as
hypercalcemia that may occur.
My question
for you is... although SIBO prevents the intestines from absorbing calcium thus causing an increase in PTH, would it also cause
hypercalcemia?
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Hypercalcemia — best commercial diet?
If you continue to give your dog too much calcium
for an extended period of time, this can result in
hypercalcemia.
Some animals may have an elevated blood calcium level («
hypercalcemia»)
for any number of reasons and this could lead to excess calcium in the urine as the body attempts to restore calcium balance.
The important factors that tend to predict prognosis are the size of tumors (dogs with tumors greater than 10.7 cm2 had median survivals of 9.7 months vs. 19 months
for tumors smaller than 10.7 cm2) and
hypercalcemia (patients with elevated calcium levels had median survival times of 8.5 months vs. 19.5
for patients with normal calcium levels).
Calcium is an essential mineral
for cats, but if larger amounts are consumed, then cats with
hypercalcemia are more susceptible to pancreatitis.