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Evaluation of Serum Vitamin D and C Concentrations in Cats With Gingivostomatitis
Farzin Abbasi1, Reza Azargoun2, Siamak Asri-Rezaei2
1Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Graduate, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
Aim Of Study:
To investigate serum vitamin C and D concentrations of cats suffering from gingivostomatitis.
Materials And Methods:
Serum concentrations of vitamins C and D were evaluated in 30 cats of various breeds, including 15 healthy cats and 15 with gingivostomatitis.
Results:
Serum vitamin D concentration in the healthy cats (35.36 ± 15.39 ng/mL) was significantly higher than that of the cats with gingivostomatitis (17.54 ± 10.50 ng/mL) (p < 0.05). There was no difference in serum vitamin C concentration between the healthy cats (3.7 ± 0.74 mg/100 mL) and those with gingivostomatitis (3.1 ± 0.72 mg/100 mL) (p < 0.05).
Conclusion:
The results of this study suggest that cats with gingivostomatitis are predisposed to vitamin D deficiency. Further studies are required to confirm this finding in a larger study sample and to investigate the potential utility of vitamin D supplementation.
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