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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / May 20044YO German Shepherd - High Blood Calcium Levels????
Kazz my 4 year old German Shepherd dog started drinking a lot more water about a week ago and also doing the toilet in the house (which he has never done). I took him to my local vets yesterday for a urine and blood test, urine was OK, so sign of diabetes. BUT the blood test has come back and shown a high Calcium Level, which I have been told is a sign of Cancer or Leukemia. The vet has said to come back in 1 weeks time to get another blood test and check the calcium level again. Has anyone got any experience of this or any advice on what I can do ? Any replies to my email would be most appreciated. TIA Iain (Scotland) iain@lowberryhill.co.uk Update - Seems to be getting worse by the minute, I feel so helpless. What should I do ? > Kazz my 4 year old German Shepherd dog started drinking a lot more water > about a week ago and also doing the toilet in the house (which he has never [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Iain (Scotland) > iain@lowberryhill.co.uk Update - Seems to be getting worse by the minute, I feel so helpless. What should I do ? > Kazz my 4 year old German Shepherd dog started drinking a lot more water > about a week ago and also doing the toilet in the house (which he has never [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Iain (Scotland) > iain@lowberryhill.co.uk Call your vet and tell him/her your concerns. Don't wait for the vets here to get off work to answer your questions, though they are so good about sharing their free time here. -Sharon > Update - Seems to be getting worse by the minute, I feel so helpless. What > should I do ? [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Iain (Scotland) > > iain@lowberryhill.co.uk > Update - Seems to be getting worse by the minute, I feel so helpless. What > should I do ? .......worse how? Dog panting and pacing? If you feel your pup is miserable, get him into the vet - even if it's an emergency vet. Something like Addison's disease doesn't always show up in initial bloodwork, yet can become a crisis situation. ....If you decide to wait for another blood test, make sure it's a fasting blood draw - 12 hours without food. Best way to do this is to get the first appt in the AM, then you can feed right after they take blood. Keep us posted. buglady take out the dog before replying > Kazz my 4 year old German Shepherd dog started drinking a lot more water > about a week ago and also doing the toilet in the house (which he has never [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Leukemia. The vet has said to come back in 1 weeks time to get another blood > test and check the calcium level again. what was his phosphorus level? if that is low, there's really only two things it could be- cancer or hyperthyroidism. if it's just the calcium, there's other possibilities. or it could be a lab goof. > Has anyone got any experience of this or any advice on what I can do ? wait a week, recheck it, and try not to worry too much. was calcium really the only value out of range? Josh Phosphorus was 1.8 mmol/l, I think the normal range is 0.9-1.6. So I guess its a little bit high. He has settled down a littl ebit but is being sick also. Seen the local vet yesterday & today, and was given an anti-nausea and an antibiotic injection. I will post a full set of blood results later today. Thanks to everybody for your help. Regards Iain > > Kazz my 4 year old German Shepherd dog started drinking a lot more water > > about a week ago and also doing the toilet in the house (which he has [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > wait a week, recheck it, and try not to worry too much. was calcium really > the only value out of range? > Josh > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Iain thanks, iain. hope it comes back normal. Hi , I am not a vet but when animals drinks lots of water. There is only two tings that come to mind. It is very hard but try not to worry. If it was me I would phone the vet ..telling them about the worry it is causing you. They are there to help you as well as the dog. Pat. > Kazz my 4 year old German Shepherd dog started drinking a lot more water > about a week ago and also doing the toilet in the house (which he has never [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Iain (Scotland) > iain@lowberryhill.co.uk > Kazz my 4 year old German Shepherd dog started drinking a lot more water > about a week ago and also doing the toilet in the house (which he has never [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Iain (Scotland) > iain@lowberryhill.co.uk Just out of interest have you had any fireworks or similar things going on around you. In the last few weeks. Pat. *Kazz my 4 year old German Shepherd dog started drinking a lot more water *about a week ago and also doing the toilet in the house (which he has never *done). I took him to my local vets yesterday for a urine and blood test, *urine was OK, so sign of diabetes. BUT the blood test has come back and *shown a high Calcium Level, which I have been told is a sign of Cancer or *Leukemia. The vet has said to come back in 1 weeks time to get another blood *test and check the calcium level again. What other blood tests were done? Were any of the other values abnormal (I'm particularly curious about white blood cell count, phosphorous, and total protein numbers here)? I see in your other post you are worried that your dog is getting worse. You should have him evaluated as soon as possible.  Signaturehillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net info@hillary.net "uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est." not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large :) Hilary Phosphorus was 1.8 mmol/l, I think the normal range is 0.9-1.6. So I guess its a little bit high. Red blood cells 8.14 10^12/l, normal range 5.4-8.5 Whit Blood Cells 11.2 10^9/l, normal range 5-18 The results also highlighted : Haemoglobin 19.6 g/dl, normal range 12-18 Platelet Count 82 10^9/l, normal range 200-900 He has settled down a little bit but is being sick also. Seen the local vet yesterday & today, and was given an anti-nausea and an antibiotic injection. I will post a full set of blood results later today. Thanks to everybody for your help. Regards Iain > *Kazz my 4 year old German Shepherd dog started drinking a lot more water > *about a week ago and also doing the toilet in the house (which he has never [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > "uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est." > not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large :) Hypercalcemia makes me suspicious of lymphosarcoma, anal gland carcinoma, osteosarcoma, renal disease, and thyroid disease. Since his urine was ok, that decreases the chance of kidney problems, but watch him very closely for swollen lymph nodes, lameness, throat swelling, or any other unusual behavior or appearance. Good luck! Ladyvet > Kazz my 4 year old German Shepherd dog started drinking a lot more water > about a week ago and also doing the toilet in the house (which he has never [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Iain (Scotland) > iain@lowberryhill.co.uk |
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