Treatment of ionized-hypercalcemia in cats with oral alendronate

Unexplained disturbances in calcium homeostasis resulting in ionized hypercalcemia are attributed to parathyroid-independent hypercalcemia (IHC) in over 50% of cats. Most cats with parathyroid-independent ionized hypercalcemia have idiopathic hypercalcemia with malignancy and hypervitaminosis D thought to be less common. A diagnosis of IHC requires eliminating other known causes of hypercalcemia including neoplasia, chronic renal disease, primary hyperparathyroidism, hypoadrenocorticism, toxin ingestion, granulomatous disease, and osteolytic disease.
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Oncology Source Type: research