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I recently had a blood test done on my Jojo just on a gut feeling. All his labs came out normal except for his calcium. Normal is up to 10 and his was 12.4. The vet said that it is usually due to not enough fiber and prescribed fiber pills and a retest in 2 months.
I did some research and there could be some underlying serious conditions resulting from this such as cancer (lymphoma) being the worst. Best case scenario is a benign thyroid tumor which can be removed but could also mean kidney failure too.
My vet also said that if his calcium doesn't come down there are medications that she could give him to lower it. Something has to be causing this and I am concerned. I know down the road it is going to be expensive; more blood tests, ultrasound, etc.
Has anyone had any experience with this?
Thanks.
I did some research and there could be some underlying serious conditions resulting from this such as cancer (lymphoma) being the worst. Best case scenario is a benign thyroid tumor which can be removed but could also mean kidney failure too.
My vet also said that if his calcium doesn't come down there are medications that she could give him to lower it. Something has to be causing this and I am concerned. I know down the road it is going to be expensive; more blood tests, ultrasound, etc.
Has anyone had any experience with this?
Thanks.