Prithwish Mukherjee*

Dog Nutritionist, Kolkata, India

*Corresponding Author: Prithwish Mukherjee, Dog Nutritionist, Kolkata, India.

Received: May 08, 2025; Published: June 15, 2025

Abstract

Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism (NSH) in companion dogs can occur due to long term deficiency of vitamin D or calcium in the diet. It is characterised by constant high levels of parathyroid hormones (PTH) in response to chronic hypocalcemia, which increases bone resorption rate, making the skeletal structure to wear out. Although it can develop in dogs of any age, growing puppies, specially large breed puppies are more susceptible due to high requirement of dietary calcium. Affected animals commonly suffer from reduced bone density and pathological fractures, and are often presented with pain and paresis. Unbalanced diets deficient in calcium and vitamin D are the main cause of this. Dogs affected with NSH generally recover within a short span of time after receiving a balanced diet.

Keywords: Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism; Dogs; Calcium; Vitamin D; Parathyroid Hormone; Pathological Fractures; Balanced Diet

Citation

Citation: Prithwish Mukherjee. “Nutritionally Induced Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Companion Dogs".Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 9.7 (2025): 28-31.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2025 Prithwish Mukherjee. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.