112 – Essential Vitamins 1 + Mg

Background:

Essential Vitamins 1 + Mg panel includes Vitamin D (25OHD), Cobalamin (Vitamin B12), and Magnesium (Mg) – three essential nutrients that are only obtained through diet.  Vitamin D, the most important hormone in the body, is responsible for supporting the innate immune system and has a role in disease prevention and management.  Sufficient levels are anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, and pro-immunity.  Cobalamin is chiefly response for DNA production as a critical cofactor.  Magnesium is a critical cofactor in hundreds of processes ensuring they run effectively and efficiently.  Learn more about VitD, B12, and Mg here.   VDI provides patient-specific dosing guidelines for Vitamin D, B12, and Magnesium.

Clinical Applications:

1. Diet Changes
2. Gastrointestinal Disease
3. Inflammatory Disease
4. Cancer Patients
5. General Wellness – preventative
6. PLE Patients
7. Patients on NSAIDs or Corticosteroids

Recommendations:

Evaluating essential vitamin levels should start once the dog or cat reaches adult stages and establishes their adult diet.  Once diet has been stable for 3 months, test baseline vitamins and correct any insufficiencies with supplementation, or consider a diet change if values are considerably low.   Recheck intervals are every year once sufficient unless diet or health changes occur.