Hyperthyroid Hints

Hays M.T., Turrel J.M. and Broome M.R. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 1988. 192(1): p.7.   Dear Sir: The thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and 3,3′,5- tri-iodothyronine (T3), are known to be tightly bound by plasma pro- teins. It is widely … Read More

Broome M.R., Feldman E.C. and Turrel J.M. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 1988. 192(1): p.49-51.   Serum thyroxine (T4) concentrations of 10 hyperthyroid cats were measured at hourly intervals between 9 AM and 4 PM. In 5 cats, blood samples … Read More

Peterson M.E., Livingston P. and Brown R.S. Vet Immunol Immunopathol, 1987. 16(3-4): p.277-82.   Although feline hyperthyroidism has become a commonly diagnosed disorder of older cats, the underlying etiology remains unknown. Pathological findings of adenomatous hyperplasia involving both thyroid lobes … Read More

Flanders J.A., Harvey H.J. and Erb H.N. Vet Surg, 1987. 16(5): p.362-6. Three bilateral thyroidectomy techniques used in 41 hyperthyroid cats over a 7 year period were compared for rates of postoperative hypocalcemia. Extracapsular dissection of the thyroid glands resulted … Read More

Peterson M.E., Graves T.K. and Cavanagh I. J Vet Intern Med, 1987. 1(3): p.142-6.   We measured serum thyroxine (T4) and 3,3′,5-triiodothyronine (T3) concentrations in hyperthyroid cats (hourly for 10 hours in 14 cats, and daily for 15 days in … Read More

Peter H.J., Gerber H., Studer H., et al. J Clin Invest, 1987. 80(2): p.491-8.   Hyperthyroidism caused by nodular goiters is a common disease of aging cats. Growth and iodine metabolism were studied by autoradiography in normal and hyperfunctioning thyroid … Read More

Broome M.R., Hays M.T. and Turrel J.M. Am J Vet Res, 1987. 48(8): p.1286-9.   The metabolic clearance rate, volume of distribution, and fractional clearance rate of thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), and iodide were calculated for 6 healthy and 7 … Read More

Peterson M.E., Kintzer P.P., Cavanagh P.G., et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 1983. 183(1): p.103-10.   Hyperthyroidism was diagnosed in 131 cats during a 3 1/2-year period. The cats ranged in age from 6 to 20 years; there was … Read More

Chambers M. The Southwestern Veterinarian, 1987. 38(1): p.37-42. Feline hyperthyroidism Is a recently recognized syndrome of thyrotoxicosis resulting from the hypersecretion of the thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4), and triiodothyronine (T3I). The syndrome is usually seen in older cats and Is … Read More