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Clinical features and long-term management of cats with primary hypoadrenocorticism using desoxycorticosterone pivalate and prednisolone.

Nadia S Sieber-RuckstuhlLivia HarburgerNatalie HoferClaudia KümmerleClaudia MüllerBarbara RiondRegina Hofmann-LehmannClaudia E ReuschFelicitas S Boretti
Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2023)
Desoxycorticosterone pivalate and prednisolone requirements in cats were higher than what is currently used in dogs; thus, a DOCP starting dose of 2.2 mg/kg q28 days and a prednisolone maintenance dose of 0.3 mg/kg/day titrated to the individual need seems warranted. Small adrenal glands (width < 2.7 mm) on ultrasonography in a cat suspected of hypoadrenocorticism can be suggestive of the disease. The apparent predilection of British Shorthaired cats for PH should be further evaluated.
Keyphrases
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • pulmonary embolism
  • computed tomography