Storm Gets His Teeth Cleaned On 5-5-08- Update On PTH BLOOD TEST Results 5-13-08

[krazyaboutkatz]

Hi, when Storm went in for his annual exam his teeth and gums didn't look good. He has also not been eating very well for the last 2 weeks but he seems to be doing better today. His bloodwork came back fine except for part of it. My vet e-mailed me this about his results:
HI.
Storm's blood work is similar to last year when we checked. His calcium is still slightly elevated, like last year. Maybe we should check his PTH level ( a hormone that controls calcium metabolism). His thyroid level is normal. I think it is okay to schedule a dental. We could draw the blood for the pth level the day of the dental, since he has to be fasted for 24 hours.
-Rachel

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Rachel S. Boltz, MS, DVM

He's scheduled for his dental cleaning on Monday May 5th. Since he has to fast for 24 hours, I'll be dropping him off at around 11am tomorrow. They'll call me on Monday to let me know how everything went and let me know when I can pick him up. This may explain why he's been so grumpy lately. My big blue has probably been in pain for quite a while now. He's 12 years old so I'm very conerned about him being anesthetized. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks in advance.