CASE REPORT article
Front. Vet. Sci.
Sec. Animal Nutrition and Metabolism
This article is part of the Research TopicCase Reports in Clinical NutritionView all articles
Case report: long-term calcaemia management in a dog after thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy
Provisionally accepted
- 1Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
- 2Department of Veterinary Science, Universita degli Studi di Torino, Turin, Italy
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This report describes a canine case of severe hypocalcaemia following surgical removal of a thyroid lobe and ipsilateral parathyroid glands for thyroid carcinoma. After initial stabilization with intravenous calcium gluconate, the dog was managed first with a commercial diet and subsequently with a homemade diet providing 3.72 and 3.30 g/1000 kcal ME of calcium, 376 and 295 IU of vitamin D3, and 2.48 and 1.50 g/1000 kcal ME of phosphorus, respectively. Both nutritional plans were supplemented with calcium carbonate (200 mg/day) and calcitriol (9.84 IU/day) to maintain normocalcaemia. A tailored homemade diet was formulated to resolve occurring hyporexia.The patient maintained stable serum calcium, phosphorus, and total 25(OH) vitamin D levels over a mid-term follow-up period (six months).
Keywords: Calcitriol, Calcium, Homemade diet, Hypocalcaemia, Vitamin D
Received: 10 Jul 2025; Accepted: 20 Jan 2026.
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* Correspondence: Alessio Ruggiero
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