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1
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calcium deficient animal

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calcium essential for neuro-muscular function
Serum levels highly protected
Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 robbed to protect serum calcium

2
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Secondary Nutritional Hyperparathyroidism

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Low dietary calcium
High PTH levels
Serum calcium is often protected
Bones malformed or poorly formed
Normally a problem in growing animal
3
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Vitamin D deficiency

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v.rare in animals
Juvenile – Rickets
Adult - Osteopaenia

4
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Secondary Renal Hyperparathyroidism

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Chronic renal failure (normally adult)
decr activation of vitamin D
Lowered phosphate excretion - decr serum Ca
incr PTH drive + effects on bones

5
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Metabolic bone disease of reptiles and chelonians

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Low dietary availability of calcium

decr activation or availability of vitamin D

6
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Metabolic bone disease of reptiles and chelonians - presentation

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Lethargy
abnormal posture
Joint swelling, limb swelling, muscular tone and
atrophy

7
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Metabolic bone disease of reptiles and chelonians - diagnosis

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joints limbs and spine, egg binding, spontaneous fractures

Bloods - low Ca

8
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Metabolic bone disease of reptiles and chelonians - treatment

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Ca gluconate, dietry adjustment
UV light, and or direct sunlight
Monitor blood Ca

9
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other diseases often referred to as “metabolic” bone diseases

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Calcinosis circumscripta
Craniomandibular osteopathy
Metaphyseal osteopathy/Hypertrophic osteodystrophy (HOD)
Panosteitis
Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy