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Author wrote:
>I mentioned before that Sand (with the slow heart rate) has completely
>normal test results, well not quite.  his phosphorus was 3.18, higher
>than calcium (which is normal).  is this bad or indicative or anything?
>Sand gets a bit of chicken baby food each day, and our vet was wondering
>if baby food is high in phosphorus and causes this.  he gets nutrical
>on occasionally.  the other unusual thing is renal enzymes in the high
>normal range and monitoring was recommended.  what kind of problems can
>that cause?
 
An elevated phosphorus would suggest kidney problems, so monitoring is
probably a good thing.  Baby food and Nutrical do not possess high
phosphorus levels.
 
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
[Posted in FML issue 3919]