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Cholecalciferol Intoxication – Too Much of a Good Things for Our Pets

2018-02-19 by CriticalCareDVM

Every day I take a multi-vitamin. After all, medical doctors advocate vitamins are healthy supplements when taken appropriately. The same is true for dogs and cats. Unfortunately, too much of some vitamins is not good. In fact, ingestion of toxic amounts of specific vitamins can be deadly. This week, I wanted to share information about … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: activated charcoal, calcipotriene, calcitriol, cholecalciferol, cholestyramine, constipation, diarrhea, hematemesis, hypercalcemia, melena, polydipsia, polyuria, ptyalism, Quintox, Rampage, tacalcitol, vitamin D3, vomiting

Grapes & Raisins & Currants, Oh My! – An Important Toxicity in Dogs

2017-12-18 by CriticalCareDVM

Two of my favorite snacks as a child were frozen grapes and “ants on a log.” For those unfamiliar with the latter treat, the log is a stick of celery slathered with peanut butter and the ants are sweet raisins pressed into the peanut butter. Yet while I loved (and still do love) grapes and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: acute kidney injury, AKI, blood pressure, currants, diarrhea, fluids, fruit, grapes, intoxication, intravenous, kidneys, nausea, pain, polydipsia, polyuria, raisins, toxicity, vomiting

Diabetes Mellitus: Part I – Cats

2015-03-16 by CriticalCareDVM

This week’s post is the first in a three-part series about diabetes mellitus. In this first week, I discuss diabetes mellitus in cats. Next week I will review this disease as it pertains to our canine friends, and in the third and final week of the series, I will provide information about at-home glucose monitoring … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: diabetes mellitus, diet, glucose, glucosuria, hyperglycemia, insulin, pancreas, polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria, weight loss

Excessive Urination and Thirst in Dogs & Cats

2014-08-18 by CriticalCareDVM

A common reason for pet parents to bring their dogs and cats to the family veterinarian is an observable increase in thirst (called polydipsia or PD) and/or increased volume of urination (called polyuria or PU). A pet parent can’t keep a pet’s water bowl filled enough and/or the pet seems to “pee a river!” There are many potential … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: anti-diuretic hormone, diabetes insipidus, modified water deprivation test, polydipsia, polyuria

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