Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Two 17-day-old lambs with high calcium and vitamin D levels
By Roberson, J R et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·2000·Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Hypercalcemia and hypervitaminosis D in two lambs.
- Species:
- sheep
Plain-English summary
Two 17-day-old male lambs were brought in because they were weak and not growing properly. The vet found that they had high calcium levels due to too much vitamin D, possibly from their milk replacer or an accidental overdose of a vitamin D injection. The lambs improved after receiving saline treatment to help lower their calcium levels and switching to a different milk replacer.
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Abstract
Twin 17-day-old crossbred male lambs were examined to determine the cause of weakness and failure to thrive. Hypercalcemia attributable to hypervitaminosis D was diagnosed. The milk replacer or an accidental overdose of an injectable vitamin D product was suspected to be the source, although a definite cause was not confirmed. Lambs responded favorably to palliative treatment (administration of saline [0.9% NaCl] solution to induce calcium diuresis) and changing the diet to another milk replacer.
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