Insulin-Like Growth Factors and Recurrent Hypoglycemia Associated with Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Horse

Autor: Neil Hudson, Robert Pirie, Bruce McGorum, J. M. Swain, H. Evans, Roderick Else
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 19:613-616
ISSN: 1939-1676
0891-6640
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2005.tb02738.x
Popis: The case was examined at the Easter Bush Veterinary Hospital, The University of Edinburgh. A 520 kg, 6-year-old Thoroughbred gelding was referred for evaluation of acute onset profound depression, head pressing, and lack of response to external stimuli. The horse had a history of moderate weight loss over several months despite adequate nutrition and a good appetite. Previous episodes of weakness had been observed following administration of anthelmintics, namely, alternate doses of pyrantel and ivermectin, administered every 8 weeks. In an attempt to eliminate a possible parasitic cause of weight loss, over the 7 days prior to presentation, the referring veterinary surgeon treated the horse with a 5-day course of fenbendazolea (7.5 mg/kg PO q24h) and moxidectinb (0.4 mg/kg PO), 2 days later. A 5-day course of prednisolonec (1 mg/kg PO q24h) was initiated on the same day as the fenbendazole. This dose was then tapered to 0.5 mg/kg PO q24h, and was still being administered at the time of presentation.
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