Nutritional Imbalances in the Companion Animal

Question 1

What are the clinical consequences of excessive calcium in the diet of a small animal?

Answer 1

Osteochondrosis
Panosteitis
Radius curvus syndrome
Wobblers syndrome in young dogs

Question 2

What are the clinical consequences of excessive vitamin D in the diet of a small animal?

Answer 2

Osteochondrosis

Radius curvus syndrome

Question 3

What are the clinical consequences of excessive calcium and phosphorus in the diet of a small animal?

Answer 3

Osteochondrosis

Radius curvus syndrome

Question 4

What are the clinical consequences of deficient calcium in the diet of a small animal?

Answer 4

Hyperparathyroidism

Pathological fractures

Question 5

What are the clinical consequences of deficient vitamin D in the diet of a small animal?

Answer 5

Rickets
Bowed legs
Pathological fractures

Question 6

What are the clinical consequences of deficient protein in the diet of a small animal?

Answer 6

Dilated cardiomyopathy

Question 7

What are the clinical consequences of deficient taurine (cats) in the diet of a small animal?

Answer 7

DCM

Retinal degeneration

Question 8

What are the clinical consequences of deficient thiamine in the diet of a small animal?

Answer 8

Neurological signs

Question 9

What are the consequences of obesity in the small animal

Answer 9

Increased GA risk
Resp disease
Neurological disease

Cats: hepatic lipidosis, DM, urethral obstruction

Dogs: pancreatitis, ortho issues

Question 10

What do all meat diets in small animals result in?

Answer 10

Lack of calcium
- increases PTH and thus hyperparathyroidism
+ weakens bons