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  2. Hypersomatotropism (veterinary) - Wikipedia

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    Neurological signs may be observed in some cats due to expansion of the tumour, this can occur in dogs with pituiary tumours too. The most common symptoms in cats are polyuria , polydipsia , and polyphagia due to diabetes mellitus; however polyphagia can be the result of growth hormone excess itself.

  3. Calcitriol - Wikipedia

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    Calcitriol is a hormone and the active form of vitamin D, normally made in the kidney. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] It is also known as 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol . It binds to and activates the vitamin D receptor in the nucleus of the cell, which then increases the expression of many genes. [ 11 ]

  4. Paricalcitol - Wikipedia

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    Paricalcitol (chemically it is 19-nor-1,25-(OH) 2-vitamin D 2.Marketed by Abbott Laboratories under the trade name Zemplar) is a drug used for the prevention and treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone) associated with chronic kidney failure.

  5. Luxating patella in dogs: Symptoms, causes and how to help - AOL

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    I’ve just taken precautions to keep her as comfortable as possible (like getting her on the best joint supplement for dogs) and I’ll keep monitoring her for signs her patella needs operating on.

  6. Feline hyperthyroidism - Wikipedia

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    Multiple clinical signs that support a diagnosis can be observed in hyperthyroid cats during a clinical exam. The most useful symptoms for this is weight loss with concurrent polyphagia and tachycardia. [2] A goitre is swelling from an enlarged thyroid gland. This does not occur in all cases of hyperthyroidism, even those caused by adenoma ...

  7. Vitamin D toxicity - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms appear several months after excessive doses of vitamin D are administered. A mutation of the CYP24A1 gene can lead to a reduction in the degradation of vitamin D and thus to vitamin toxicity without high oral intake (see Vitamin D: Excess). Symptoms of vitamin D toxicity may include the following: [2] Dehydration; Vomiting; Diarrhea

  8. Feline idiopathic cystitis - Wikipedia

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    Feline idiopathic cystitis begins as an acute non-obstructive episode and is self-limiting in about 85% of cases, resolving itself in a week. In approximately 15% of cases, it can escalate into an obstructive episode ("blocked cat") which can be life-threatening for a male cat. [5]

  9. Polyneuropathy in dogs and cats - Wikipedia

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    Eventually, the dog is alternatively flexing and extending each rear leg in a dancing motion. Dancing Doberman disease progresses over a few years to rear leg weakness and muscle atrophy. No treatment is known, but most dogs retain the ability to walk and it is painless. [7] Diabetes neuropathy is more common in cats