BLOOD CHEMISTRY OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY IN CATS†

Abstract

Adrenalectomy in 45 cats was followed by early loss of Na and an increase in K and NPN. As death approached lower blood sugar and Cl and higher P and Mg values also appeared. The administration of extracts of beef adrenal cortex arrested symptoms if started immediately after adrenalectomy, and reversed the chemical changes if started later[long dash]D. Permar.