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Low calcium levels
- Thread starter wiggie
- Start date
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Diarrhoea
Pregnancy and lactation
There are other possibilities but they would involve other blood biochemistry abnormalities.
Then there is the fact that there needs to be a distinction between Total Calcium and Ionized Calcium levels I think :?
Bone density would be adversely effected and Dental Disease would be likely to occur.
. Part of me is confused:? She has the same diet as the other buns. Mainly hay, a handfull of excell light pellets so she doesn't selectively eat, and greens. They aren't outside every day but whenever it is dry. Her poos are normal and she is neutered. She had FBC, LFTs and renal tests and all other results were normal. I didn't have a clue about the different calciums . . .must ask.
The reason she was tested was that she is drinking and weeing alot.
Some of it does make sense now though as she does have dental disease and is being treated for arthritis
None of that can be further investigated though yet because the vet said there was a link between adverse effects of anaestheteics and low calcium levels:shock:
The vet thinks it's very interesting. . . I'm just worried.
With everything we learn more but it's always the buns who suffer when as learn.:roll:
