Evaluation of serum cobalamin concentration in cats with clinical signs of gastrointestinal disease

Medical records of 261 cats presenting with gastrointestinal disease that had a serum cobalamin concentration measured were reviewed. In addition, a reference range for cobalamin (305 - 1.967ng/L) was established using 22 healthy adult cats with undetectable levels of urinary methylmalonic acid. A t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde 2012-11, Vol.154 (11), p.479-486
Hauptverfasser:	Kook, P H, Lutz, S, Sewell, A C, Bigler, B, Reusch, C E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	ger
Schlagworte:	Animals Cat Diseases - blood Cats Female Gastrointestinal Diseases - blood Gastrointestinal Diseases - veterinary Male Vitamin B 12 - blood Vitamin B 12 Deficiency - blood Vitamin B 12 Deficiency - veterinary
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Zusammenfassung:	Medical records of 261 cats presenting with gastrointestinal disease that had a serum cobalamin concentration measured were reviewed. In addition, a reference range for cobalamin (305 - 1.967ng/L) was established using 22 healthy adult cats with undetectable levels of urinary methylmalonic acid. A total of 108 of 261 cats (41.4 %) had hypocobalaminemia; 69 cats (26.4 %) had cobalamin concentrations below the detection limit of the assay (
ISSN:	0036-7281
DOI:	10.1024/0036-7281/a000391