title: Salmon calcitonin as adjunct treatment for vitamin D toxicosis in a dog.
abstract: Calcitonin was used in conjunction with saline diuresis, furosemide, and prednisone in treatment of a dog that consumed a rodenticide that contained cholecalciferol and has been touted as safe for nontarget species. This report shows that the rodenticide is toxic to dogs and that salmon calcitonin is a useful treatment for the often refractory hypercalcemia induced by vitamin D toxicosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Dougherty
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Center
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Dzanis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002112:Calcifediol / Q000097:blood; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000506:poisoning*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D004285:Dogs; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012378:Rodenticides / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D012378:Rodenticides; D002762:Cholecalciferol; C028815:salmon calcitonin; D002116:Calcitonin; D002112:Calcifediol