Effect of Oral or Subcutaneous Administration of Cyanocobalamin in Hypocobalaminemic Cats with Chronic Gastrointestinal Disease or Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

Overview

Journal J Vet Intern Med

Specialties General Medicine
Veterinary Medicine

Date 2024 Sep 13

PMID 39268979

Authors

Chee-Hoon Chang

Jonathan Lidbury

Jan S Suchodolski

Joerg M Steiner

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Abstract

Background: No prospective study has evaluated the efficacy of oral supplementation with cobalamin in hypocobalaminemic cats.

Objectives: To investigate the efficacy of oral or SC supplementation with cyanocobalamin in normalizing serum cobalamin and methylmalonic acid (MMA) concentrations in hypocobalaminemic cats with chronic gastrointestinal disease (CGID) or exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI).

Animals: Forty-eight client-owned hypocobalaminemic (<290 ng/L) cats with normal or abnormally high serum MMA concentrations.

Methods: This study was conducted based on the prospective randomized clinical trial method. Cats with CGID or EPI were randomly assigned to 2 groups that received either oral or SC supplementation with cobalamin (250 μg/cat) for 12 and 10 weeks, respectively, in addition to other medical and dietary interventions. Each cat was evaluated 3 times (baseline, 6-week postsupplementation, and 1-week postcompletion) by measuring serum cobalamin and MMA concentrations.

Results: In cats with CGID or EPI, cobalamin concentrations were normalized in all cats that received either oral or SC supplementation (mean 100% [95% CI: 80.6%-100%] in both groups in cats with CGID and 100% [67.6%-100%] in both groups in cats with EPI). Among 37 cats with elevated MMA concentrations at baseline (21 cats with CGID and 16 cats with EPI), MMA concentrations were normalized in most cats with CGID (70% in oral and 82% in SC group) or EPI (88% in both groups).

Conclusions And Clinical Importance: In hypocobalaminemic cats with CGID or EPI, in conjunction with other medical and dietary interventions, both oral and SC supplementation are effective at normalizing serum cobalamin and MMA concentrations.

Citing Articles

Effect of oral or subcutaneous administration of cyanocobalamin in hypocobalaminemic cats with chronic gastrointestinal disease or exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.

Chang C, Lidbury J, Suchodolski J, Steiner J J Vet Intern Med. 2024; 38(5):2464-2479.

PMID: 39268979 PMC: 11423444. DOI: 10.1111/jvim.17195.

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