Articles describing feline hyperthyroidism including its diagnosis, etiology, and treatment.
Williams T.L., Elliott J. and Syme H.M. J Vet Intern Med, 2014. 28(4): p.1251-5. BACKGROUND: Iatrogenic hypothyroidism is associated with an increased incidence of azotemia after treatment of hyperthyroidism, and decreased survival time in azotemic hyperthyroid cats. HYPOTHESIS: … Read More
Kujawa A., Olias P., Bottcher A., et al. J Comp Pathol, 2014. 151(1): p.19-24. Feline lung tumours are currently subclassified according to the criteria of the World Health Organisation, but this scheme contains overlap in the tumour phenotype. The … Read More
Castro Lopez J., Lloret A., Ravera I., et al. J Feline Med Surg, 2014. 16(6): p.527-31. An 11-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat was presented for polydipsia, hyperactivity and bilateral thyroid gland enlargement. Total T4 (TT4) was in the … Read More
Peterson M. Conference Proceedings, (2014). American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Nashville: Hyperthyroidism and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are both common disorders in older cats. Therefore, it should not be surprising that both disorders frequently develop together in the same … Read More
Peterson M.E. and Broome M.R. Conference Proceedings, (2014). American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Nashville: Radioactive iodine (131I) provides a simple, effective, and safe treatment for cats with hyperthyroidism. Ideally, treatment with a single dose of 131I restores euthyroidism without … Read More
Williams T.L., Elliott J. and Syme H.M. Res Vet Sci, 2014. 96(3): p.436-41. Many hyperthyroid cats develop azotaemic chronic kidney disease (aCKD) following treatment, which has led to the hypothesis that hyperthyroidism might be detrimental to renal function. … Read More
Hickey M.C., Jandrey K., Farrell K.S., et al. J Vet Intern Med, 2014. 28(2): p.319-23. BACKGROUND: Renal infarcts identified without definitive association with any specific disease process. OBJECTIVE: Determine diseases associated with diagnosis of renal infarcts in cats diagnosed … Read More
Galgano M., Spalla I., Callegari C., et al. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2014. 28(2): p.682-686. A 5-year-old, neutered male domestic shorthair cat was referred for evaluation of suspected hypothyroidism. In the previous 2 months, the owner reported mild … Read More
Rasmussen S.H., Andersen H.H. and Kjelgaard-Hansen M. Vet Clin Pathol, 2014. 43(1): p.1-3. This letter is written to raise awareness that there may be no clear benefit in the combined measurement of serum total T4 (tT4) and free T4 … Read More
Sangster J.K., Panciera D.L., Abbott J.A., et al. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2014. 28(2): p.465-472. Background Hyperthyroidism has substantial effects on the circulatory system. The cardiac biomarkers NT-proBNP and troponin I (cTNI) have proven useful in identifying … Read More