Research Communications of the 27(th) ECVIM-CA Congress: Intercontinental, Saint Julian's, Malta, 14th to 16th September 2017

Disclosures: Disclosures to report. Benoit Rannou is an employee of the Laboratoire de Biologie M edicale, VetAgro Sup, University of Lyon, France where the sample TLI, cobalamin and folates measurements were performed. Magnesium is the second most abundant intracellular cation. Magnesium concentration is predominantly regulated by ileum absorption and renal excretion. In human medicine hypomagnesemia may accompany inflammatory small bowel disease (IBD), affecting treatment and prognosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate total serum magnesium (tMg) and cobalamin (CBL) concentrations in cats with IBD and small intestinal neoplasia (IN) and to reveal possible correlations. Thirty-two client owned cats were included in this study. Twelve clinically healthy cats had comprised the control group, 13 cats histopathologically diagnosed with lymphocytic-plasmacytic IBD and 7 cats with IN (5 small intestinal lymphoma, 2 small intestinal adenocarcinoma). Blood serum tMg concentration was measured by atomic absorption using the Perkin-Elmer, A Analyst 100, while serum CBL was measured by direct chemiluminescence technology using the ADVIA Centaur, Siemens.